shadowspark's Journal: Sarah Slean, Speedball, Slurpee Bubble Tea!

Went to see Sarah Slean yesterday at the West End Cultural Centre (scored free tickets from GF's work). First off, our West End Cultural Centre is the theatre for the more 'off-beat' / 'weirdo' stuff that's out there. It's a very good venue as the acoustics are great and the atmosphere (although very left-leaning in political culturish speaking terms) is very cozy. The special guests were interesting talent as well. Jeremy Fisher sang about 5 songs. His sound reminds me of home made bread fresh from the oven and his guitar work was dazzling. Jorane was very interesting but not something I'd be into. She plays cello and her sound was haunting and when playing the deeper base parts of her music I was reminded of oriental fight films. Can't really explain it, but she'd be good music for a movie like Kill Bill. Sarah Slean was an interesting pianist. Although she was trained classically, her posture was ackward and was interesting to watch. I don't remember any of the songs anymore but altogether was a great show. I heard the show tonight is sold out. Note: I think I saw Fred Penner at the theatre last night :).

Last weekend my cousin had his birthday celebrated at SpeedWorld. Much faster than regular go-kart and unfortunately for my first race my car wasn't up to speed, and the second time I put my neckbrace on too tight and had a hard time breathing the last two laps. The karts are fast and the track was well thought out (although would be nice if it was larger). If I were to continue go-karting here I would definitely need to invest in a new helmet. Anyone out there Go-kart?

After the Sarah Slean concert, the gf and I went to Vi-Ann vietnamese restaurant and had some dindin. It's been a while since we had Bubble Tea, but we ordered some and realized they updated their cups to 'flex'. Very good change. Previous to this 'flex' cup, they used a standard plastic cup which tended to crease and freeze the ice crystals together conjealing the drink experience. (Yes in Winnipeg, we love our bubble tea's cold and slushy unlike the rest of the world which drinks Bubble tea in a liquid format). Anyway I had the coconut and gf had the lychee. I still prefer the natural taste of young coconut but alas I had to settle for regular coconut but it tasted pretty good. The lychee flavoured one was too sweet for my taste. Anyone out there drink bubble tea the same way? :)

Speedworld looks awesome

[insanecarbonbasedlif]

but bubble tea sounds disturbing... ?

No more insights out here.

Re:Speedworld looks awesome

[Oculus Habent]

bubble... tea...

Well... it looks...

unlike anything I've ever seen.

Re:Speedworld looks awesome

[insanecarbonbasedlif]

Hmm. +5 informative?

;)

Re:Speedworld looks awesome

[shadowspark]

I know some of the people that work at speedworld, and the facility is top notch. Definitely a location to visit if you ever visit our small town. The go-karting outside the city (one called thunder rapids and another called grand prix) do not compare to this one. The guy who owns speedworld knows what he's doing.

I shoulda gave a linkie, but the first google hit for Bubble tea was this [bubbletea.com]. The only difference is that in Winnipeg (verified Slurpee capital of the world) we like our bubble tea slushy style.

Re:Speedworld looks awesome

[insanecarbonbasedlif]

Sounds good. According to the sight, there's a lot in California, so I'll have to see if I can dig one up.

Don't Kart

[gmhowell]

I don't Kart, but I've thought about pocket bike racing.

Re:Don't Kart

[shadowspark]

That stuff looks interesting but I would imagine a lot more spills and wipeouts. They look more fashioned for asians like myself who are relatively shorter :). Are there successful pocket bike racing lanes around your parts?

Re:Don't Kart

[gmhowell]

Last year when I looked, there was a track or two out in Northern Va. I have absolutely no doubt that at 6'2", 300+ lbs, I wouldn't be competitive. But it could be fun.

And yes, there are tons of spills and wipeouts. That's some of the fun.