there is nothing more to say

Here in Seattle every band or artist seems to play. And different from Sacramento, I don’t have to drive an hour and half to San Francisco to see them, I can walk down the street or drive five minutes to the show. Last week we saw Ted Leo, Rocky Votolato, and Junior Boys in 5 days. And this week there is Soulwax, The Walkmen, and Minus the Bear.

Last night was Soulwax. The opening guy sucked really badly. Think 1993 rave, as the guy was shouting out “peace love and ecstasy.” Yes, he was that lame. Then there was a 45 minute wait before Soulwax went on and by then it was 12:30. I was trying not to fall asleep while waiting for them to play. And finally they appeared in white collared shirts and accents, ready to play.

The show was a little electro and a little glitchy but half way through, they saved the day. Soulwax mixed their Another Excuse with Kanos- Another Life. Kano’s – Another Life might just be on my top ten songs of all time list and so as I was starting to get lost and dose off in all the sirens and noisy sounds, I awoke to the sound of Kano and was revived.

With that said the show was automatically made awesome. Not to discredit Soulwax, they did sound amazing and mix a ton of great tracks with their music and they did it all live…but it’s Kano. And that’s all there is to say.


Go to American Athlete and scroll down to the Kano - Another Life song and download it now, right now.

nap time

It’s been a rough start to the morning. One of those where you can’t seem to wake up and then things begin to unravel as the day goes on…it’s only 10:15. Anyways, from waking up late, to the coffee that tastes like crap, the mishap in the mailroom……ehh, frustration. At this point there is one thing, and one thing only that I need - - - a vacation.

I would kill to sit somewhere quite, 76 degrees, ocean side, pina colada in hand, and the sun warming my skin.

And it’s probably not going to happen. Instead I have my world of cubicles, some annoying co-workers, papers and papers to file and input and move somewhere and get for somewhere else. It just keeps growing and growing….

growing

I’ve taken a break for the last few months due to a variety of rather enormous life changes such as moving to Seattle, my dad passing away, my mom having knee replacement surgery, grad school starting up again, and spending most of January packing and most of February on a plane. But now that things are hopefully settling down I’ve had some time to organize and think.

I’ve finally got myself on a schedule, as 45 year-old housewife as it sounds, I have. And with that comes a realization of the things I’ve let fall to the side in the last 3 months. These things include calling my grandparents, sending postcards out like crazy to my friends, spending time at coffee shops, reading magazines, taking baths, carrying my camera on me at all times in hopes of finding that perfect – not so perfect picture, and lastly keeping up with music.

So I’m taking a proactive approach, and I’m starting or trying to start doing these things again. I guess it’s part of growing up or just me getting busy, but somewhere between responsibility and more responsibility, all the little things, the things that make life meaningful get lost in between.

One of the things I miss the most but can’t seem to get together is journaling. And perhaps this is where the blog comes in. Journaling is a time log of everything that has happened and an honest look at the situations and emotions that have occurred over the years. And when reading in retrospect, you can see how you have grown and changed as a person, in life, life experience, and in thinking.

God knows I don’t have time to journal at home. Between A’s baseball and grad school it’s not happening. But what I have realized is that between work and more work I have some free time to sit down, brose the internet, and think. And this is what a blogs are good for, a journal while I’m working, an alternate solution to track my life, my growth, my growing.

So as the spring and summer moves in, here’s to sending more postcards, taking more photos, my first trip to NYC, taking more baths, drinking more coffee, and trying to keep this thing up and running.