now the days go by so fast

after a pretty sad moment in the history of my life occurred not more than 30 min ago, i moved forward & realized that my birthday week is going to be awesome. i had this feeling a couple days ago that i wanted to go into hiding. not talk to anyone or see people outside of a work setting. but that would be impossible since the days are filling up very well. so far, i have something to do 5 out of 7 days.

sunday - blink 182 at jones beach
monday - (opening at the store)
tuesday - lunch with mary in nj (maybe) & kevin in west chester
wednesday - nightmare of you at looney tunes (perhaps)
thursday - blondie/pat benetar at coney island
friday - (babysitting)
saturday - my birthday at sharkey's

i have to work monday morning & babysit friday night. so it won't be like i'm sitting home doing nothing. and even some of the moments i'm sitting home doing nothing, i'll be getting paid for it. god bless vacations days.

this year's birthday is already better than last year's (it wouldn't take much at all for it to be better than last year).

then again, i'm going to so much more broke than last year. but for me, it's worth it!

i couldn't want you more

on previous blogs i have had (xanga, deadjournal, livejournal) i grew into the habit of making lists when i post rather than actually typing out things. i tink i have grown back into that mode of writing.

- i bought a shit ton of books, cds, dvds & vinyl this week. also in the past month i have gone bonkers with buying crap. i am going to have to go on a shopping freeze so i can catch up with myself & actually pay attention to what i bought. i hate having cds still in the plastic. the rest of june is going to have to be very boring so i can at least say i put all that money to good use.

- all this friday shopping proved to be a good distraction to all the crap in my head.

- this weekend is super busy. tomorrow i have work and then chrissy's graduation party out in east bumble fuck. sunday i have off from work and am going to be in new jersey the whole day. i haven't been there in way too long & am more than excited for firepit hangs.

- i have had the new jenny owen youngs record via amie st for a couple weeks now, but having a physical copy is exciting. actually being able to hold it in my hands makes a world of difference. that is why i could never go entirely digital, no matter how expensive it might be. but thankfully i have started to buy used cds. it costs me half as much to have what i would have gotten anyway.

every sweetheart on the scene

[Now Playing: Kevin Devine - I can be with anyone]

lately my musical trips have been few & far between. i don't like that fact. but i have somethings coming up that i am super excited about.

here is what's coming up:
03.03 - bess rogers @ red lion
03.04 - manchester orchestra (early show)/anathallo (late show) @ mercury lounge
03.13 - fleetwood mac @ nassau coliseum
03.21 - chris cubeta / bryan dunn @ mercury lounge
03.26 - brian bonz @ johnny brenda's (philly)
04.17 - we're all broken @ maxwell's (nj)
04.24 - kevin devine @bowery ballroom
04.30 - manchester orchestra @bowery ballroom

the only one that i am not sure about is the bess rogers one. but all the other i either have tickets for or have pretty much concrete plans in my mind to go. the two shows in april that are both on fridays are going to be hard to swing with babysitting, but i am going to just have to do it b/c i haven't seen joe's full band outfit yet & it is kevin so it is pretty much obvious that i will be there (& any other shows that pop up around then).

pattern must be destroyed

work was same ol' but it was a good day.

i'm spending my night watching rock of love: tour bus, reading some magazines and listening to some tunes.

i haven't done this in a bit
but here is is again...

sunday: work & then hanging around the house
monday: sleeping in!! & then show hopping in the city
tuesday: work 5-close
wednesday: work 4-close
thursday: work 4-close
friday: no babysitting!!
saturday: work 8-4 & going to jessi's show

(a nice lunch with chissy should be happening before work some day this week. it will occur whenever i am not lazy or when the mood strikes me)

tomorrows show hopping includes a mega local correspondent show at rockwood and then pablo at mercury lounge? it might prove to be an interesting night, but a least i'll have laura & maybe becca by my side.

i should at least try to sleep so i don't over sleep for work

sunday - work, kevin devine/manchester in philly
monday - teaching
tuesday - teaching, computer class
wednesday - teaching, my final seminar, concert (either kd/mo in hoboken or jessi at the living room)
thursday - teaching (last day), work (joy?)
friday - para job (maybe), babysitting (& playing rockband)
saturday - teaching exam (last one!), work all night

speaking of jessi's show on wed, here is some info:





we all know i love jessi & kelli rae is a doll and can play a mean ukulele. it is for a good cause so besides listening to lovely ladies, it is worth your time.

don't look at me like that

another busy week is well underway

sunday - work, time to breathe
monday - teaching, another seminar ($40 gone)
tuesday - teaching, computer class
wednesday - teaching, certification workshop ($40 gone, again)
thursday - teaching (field trip), work (joy?)
friday - class, babysitting ($60 back in my pocket)
saturday - work (at noon, so i can actually sleep)

i should have done laundry when i got home. seriously, i have nothing to wear tomorrow when i found something to wear this morning i was beyond lucky. i don't think i can be that lucky two days in a row. maybe i should start looking for something now?