three weekends ago:
finally a quality local show (in my humble opinion). at least one that brings up good old memories of old show-going times. white light riot played at the fineline, and all of us girls went. i had several people shocked to see me, wondering where i have been this whole time. it made me a little sad to have gotten so distanced from the minneapolis "scene," but also happy that most of me has moved on to something else. good times, regardless. i over judged my capabilities and became highly obnoxious to everyone around me. i apologize. in any event, we stood in the front and danced and sang our hearts out. that band plays the only shows i feel totally comfortable being crazy at. i don't care who judges me there. was good. ugly mug after? not so good. what was i thinking?
two weekends ago:
another good show! the alarmists and this world fair played at the varsity theater. heather and i were the first ones in the front for the show, and of course we sang, sang, sang. many people we knew were there, including gabe (we agreed we were going to start recording weekly photobooth lip-syncs. watch for those one day), mike minehart, donovan, zack, ali, all of us girls, etc... was a great time. caught up with kalgren for a bit. watched laura get funny. eventually wandered over to a diner where we ate like queens. yum.
this weekend:
lindsey was in town from florida, so all of our friend group got together for the first time in 2 1/2 years. we all became friends in middle school and continued it through high school. we also had a nice little singing group called "angels in disguise." ha. we are completely different personalities, but we all get along so well (most of the time). me, heather, tiffany, megan, and lindsey met at olive garden, and we stayed there laughing for two hours. then we went to visit with little whit whit, who is getting to be SO OLD! he can pull himself up and everything. what a gorgeous little kidlet. later that night we decided to make it over to majors (a bar we would never go to in normal circumstances, but since we were reliving the high school dream, we undertook the mission). it was interesting, but pretty fun. lydia came out as well. and of course my little sister and all of her friends were there.
this coming weekend:
christmas is quickly approaching! for the first time i have all of my presents purchased well before the holidays, so it is all less stressful. i generally do not enjoy christmas, at least everything leading up to it. christmas eve i will be going to justin's family's house. christmas morning i am with my family, and then in the afternoon i am bringing justin to my mother's side at my grandpa's house. i am so very excited!
then? the day after christmas i leave for 9 days on vacation with justin to the north shore. EEE!!! we are going to be creative and write. it is all i can think about. it cannot come sooner!!!
other highlights:
the christmas carol at the guthrie with the extended family on my mother's side. we have gone for something like 30 years in a row. this year they changed it a lot. i was not impressed. less singing, rushed performance, unbelievable characters, but it was still fun to partake in the experience with the family.
watching the darjeeling limited about 50 times. i think i have found my new favorite movie. i am so excited about it! i absolutely adore all of the characters and the quirky story line. i especially loved the short film at the beginning. p.s. i am newly in love with jason schwartzman.
not getting much sleep trying to hang out with justin while he was in town practicing for the chicago shows, and trying to get to work at 6:15AM every morning. yikes. worth it, however.
watching beth's video stream of all of the chicago mcs shows from my bed, since i cannot be there. i have made new friends and have been obnoxious with the old ones on the chat stream. yes! it makes it a lot better to pretend i am there, only a connection apart. here is the video from the second night (commit this to memory), if you have a lot of time to kill.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
films i am looking forward to.
by the way, i was able to watch GODKILLER (justin does voice work in it). it. was. AWESOME! i can't wait to buy my own. the first part is available now. check it out. radical.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
gobble, fatty-fat, gobble.
on monday justin's dino trail came to minnesota. i was oh so excited to see him again after a weeks of non-seeing. i met him at the sculpture gardens with flashlights and umbrellas. before the show, i found mike minehart (i will post some of his photos later) and jim (farewell continental bassist) what an AMAZING crowd. justin used twitter to entice people out to see him perform a few songs--and i would say at least 60 people came. the crowd was so into it. for the most part, i just sat back and observed the smiling faces and the singing along that everybody did. i loved it. after he talked to everyone who was there and took pictures with them, i brought him back to his place, where we chilled for a few hours before his next gig (at the beat coffee house).
when we arrived to the beat, tons of people were outside waiting in the rain. brittany had been warning me, previous to arriving, that apparently the coffee house had overbooked and a comedy show was taking place. the show would have to be delayed. so justin, myself, my cousin casey, josh, tommy, claudio, tam, heather s., etc... waited outside in the crowd. it wasn't bad! we had many a laughs, and i think that everyone appreciated waiting outside more due to the fact that the band was out there waiting too, instead of hiding in a van.
eventually the doors to the beat opened, and we all piled in (packed house) to the back. casey and i stood by the door--as to breathe easier. nicely, tommy let us in through the back door for the last few songs--so that we could sit on "side-stage" to watch. justin, josh, and claudio did a fantastic job. they played at least a dozen songs--and everyone seemed quite enraptured. i become so proud of the guys when i see such dedicated crowds like the one that was there.
i met up with justin, kari, tommy, and josh at station 4 for the less than jake show on wednesday night. i love that group of people. kari and i did our (now) traditional shot at the bar (with the bartender who still remembers my name after a year of not attending), and we then looked on in awe at the upstairs dancing extravaganza happening. die hard ltj fans=passionate and perhaps a "bit" toxed. josh disappeared, and tommy left soon after arriving. justin, kari, and i ended up leaving a bit after tommy, truth be told.
justin and i then headed to downtown to meet up with beth (mcs's merch person and one of justin's best friends) at luce. luce is never a bad idea. we ended up playing trivia the whole time while we were there. we were god awful. but google helps. except for when the moderator comes over to you to ask if you were cheating, and you admit that you did (because you are good people), and then you do not even place. ha. at luce i ran into bobby, who did a crazy firework-like shot with me. i also saw meghan r.--who was taking the all time low guys out on the town. beth and justin introduced me to some of the all time low guys and some of the hey, monday guys, as they ended up sitting right behind us. very nice dudes. it was also good to sit down with beth and get to know her a bit, as i hear tons about her from stories, etc... she was super sweet--and it will be good seeing her in the future.
thanksgiving was radical. i did a split thanksgiving. one at my parent's house, and one at justin's dad's sister's house. both were lovely. everyone was kind, no one was scary, nothing was broken, all food was delicious, and all conversations were normal. whitney and heather came over to my thanksgiving, and whitney definitely stole the show. aww. my cousin casey included us in her photo project (that justin nearly had a hernia writing for). we played a strange, fun finger-shuffle-board-game at justin's (i lost severely to his mother). we ate too much food. there were good things all around! it was good practice for the christmas rounds.
the rest of the week was spent lounging with justin before he leaves for tour tomorrow. movies, movies, movies. yeehaw! i must post some recommendations of the good ones i have seen as of late.
as for these coming weeks, if you have anything fun happening that you know of--give me a shout. if i am not sleeping, working, checking farmville, catching up on netflix or lurking everything anyone posts about my boyfriend's stuff/mcs's stuff, then i will be bored and want to hang.
i'm a creep. goodnight. <3
when we arrived to the beat, tons of people were outside waiting in the rain. brittany had been warning me, previous to arriving, that apparently the coffee house had overbooked and a comedy show was taking place. the show would have to be delayed. so justin, myself, my cousin casey, josh, tommy, claudio, tam, heather s., etc... waited outside in the crowd. it wasn't bad! we had many a laughs, and i think that everyone appreciated waiting outside more due to the fact that the band was out there waiting too, instead of hiding in a van.
eventually the doors to the beat opened, and we all piled in (packed house) to the back. casey and i stood by the door--as to breathe easier. nicely, tommy let us in through the back door for the last few songs--so that we could sit on "side-stage" to watch. justin, josh, and claudio did a fantastic job. they played at least a dozen songs--and everyone seemed quite enraptured. i become so proud of the guys when i see such dedicated crowds like the one that was there.
i met up with justin, kari, tommy, and josh at station 4 for the less than jake show on wednesday night. i love that group of people. kari and i did our (now) traditional shot at the bar (with the bartender who still remembers my name after a year of not attending), and we then looked on in awe at the upstairs dancing extravaganza happening. die hard ltj fans=passionate and perhaps a "bit" toxed. josh disappeared, and tommy left soon after arriving. justin, kari, and i ended up leaving a bit after tommy, truth be told.
justin and i then headed to downtown to meet up with beth (mcs's merch person and one of justin's best friends) at luce. luce is never a bad idea. we ended up playing trivia the whole time while we were there. we were god awful. but google helps. except for when the moderator comes over to you to ask if you were cheating, and you admit that you did (because you are good people), and then you do not even place. ha. at luce i ran into bobby, who did a crazy firework-like shot with me. i also saw meghan r.--who was taking the all time low guys out on the town. beth and justin introduced me to some of the all time low guys and some of the hey, monday guys, as they ended up sitting right behind us. very nice dudes. it was also good to sit down with beth and get to know her a bit, as i hear tons about her from stories, etc... she was super sweet--and it will be good seeing her in the future.
thanksgiving was radical. i did a split thanksgiving. one at my parent's house, and one at justin's dad's sister's house. both were lovely. everyone was kind, no one was scary, nothing was broken, all food was delicious, and all conversations were normal. whitney and heather came over to my thanksgiving, and whitney definitely stole the show. aww. my cousin casey included us in her photo project (that justin nearly had a hernia writing for). we played a strange, fun finger-shuffle-board-game at justin's (i lost severely to his mother). we ate too much food. there were good things all around! it was good practice for the christmas rounds.
the rest of the week was spent lounging with justin before he leaves for tour tomorrow. movies, movies, movies. yeehaw! i must post some recommendations of the good ones i have seen as of late.
as for these coming weeks, if you have anything fun happening that you know of--give me a shout. if i am not sleeping, working, checking farmville, catching up on netflix or lurking everything anyone posts about my boyfriend's stuff/mcs's stuff, then i will be bored and want to hang.
i'm a creep. goodnight. <3
Saturday, November 28, 2009
her words destroyed my planet.
new motion city soundtrack single. CHECK IT!
i love this one. great sounds.
her words destroyed my planet - motion city soundtrack
and if you haven't already, check out the music video to the single "disappear." it stars one of my favorite kidlets--raven!
disappear - motion city soundtrack
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