shameful

i ventured out last night with with a new buddy. and an old friend. to a concert. it has been awhile since i have been to a show. missy higgins was performing at a venue i have been to a couple of other times. i am not too familiar with her. but she pops up on my pandora station through out the day. so i thought. might as well. always up for finding new music.

i am ashamed to say. that. i. was. the annoying. out of control. drunk girl. i had a few cosmos. a little wine. and not a lot of food. which i think every one knows is a combo. for disaster. i should have known it was getting bad. when i left my debit card at happy hour location. and the waiter had to chase after us. i didnt stop. i continued to be mouthy. we all became friends with everyone around us. they liked us at first. then we became rude. and disrespectful. by talking during the performance. and not caring about anyone else around us. i think back on my actions. and my goodness. i would have hated. i would have yelled. i would not have tolerated 'me' if the tables were turned.

i mean. we had a blast. we have nutty pictures. and lots of laughs this morning. it was hard. dragging myself out of bed. i should know better. on a work night. i have made it through the day. being productive. eating greasy food. and a cat nap over lunch. now if only. i could apologize to the people around me. i hope they too had a great time. and i didnt ruin it too much. although after the bouncer asked us to leave. they all began to clap. wow.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag

happy birthday bruder. my best friend for life. we have traveled the world together. entertaining one another. with jokes. pranks. and many adventures. the most recent of course. going to our third ingrid michaelson concert. his true love. we ventured up to omaha on sunday afternoon. met inbloom and her friend for dinner. and made it to the venue for the 8 pm show. i decided to be a road warrior and drive home after the show. i was the d.d. and let bruder enjoy his time off from work. and this was my present to him.

ingrid was marvelous. she has such a stage presence. not only does she have a beautiful voice. but her witty comments. and humor in between songs. makes for a wonderful show. the venue was also very nice. great acoustics. and even had speakers in the powder room so you can listen while. well while doing your business. it was a late night. but well worth it. this was by far the best show we have seen of her. i was happy with the songs from the new album (be ok). but was also pleasantly surprised by 4 new, new songs. i was a wee-bit delirious when crawling into bed at 3 am. after a morning of sleep. i was content.

superstar

the weekend began with a trip to the sprint center arena. i was invited and extended a free ticket to the janet jackson concert. and i gladly accepted. i was a little worried about knowing her new songs. most of my favorites are from her early albums. control. rhythm nation. and my all time favorite janet. it was a 2 hour long. non stop. high energy. show. well until the uncomfortable s&m section. no details as this is a family suitable blog. and its monday morning. cant start the week off with such things. my favorite was actually the end. she played 'if' and 'rhythm nation'. back to back. i was so excited. and happy. and it was pretty amazing. we then went across the street. to a bar where they played janet songs all night. i danced a lot. and even with a second string back-up dancer for ms. jackson. he pretty much asked me why i didnt join the tour.

i needed a day to recover. watch football. and then prepare for my mini me's 5th bday party. when i asked her what she wanted last week. her response. a guitar. i found one. it was perfect. down fall. it was hannah montana. that little slut. i really try not to support things like that. but i guess i am realizing. it is hard to not. its purple. and i got the one that didnt have hm's name plastered on it. well not as big. but madeline loved it. and i know she will use it to become a little superstar. as thats what she wants to be. and her mom gave me permission to be her stage mom. so i can live vicariously in the stands. and do all the routines. and mouth the words.

the party was a success. it was cowgirl/western themed. so i wore my boots. and canadian tuxedo. with a nice flannel top. i was in charge of game time. with 11 little cowgirls. and one cowboy. i made a cowboy face/head out of construction paper for the bean bag toss. the children did not stay at the invisible start line. and by the end were just standing at the end of the wood. throwing the bags as hard as their little arms could toss. it was out at a farm. so in between. snacks. games. cake. opening presents. they also found throwing and playing in the free leaves was just as fun. it was very windy. and bit chilly. but we luckily had a coral/table area in the sun. the second game was a pinata. i started off spinning the kids. but this only resulted in them getting dizzy and coming toward me with the bat. that stopped. then the kids werent hitting as hard with the bandanna over their eyes. so we ditched that. left them swinging away. no success. so i had to take over. the horse was stubborn. i even kicked it with my cowgirl boots. i finally just ripped it open with my man hands. and the kids went crazy. except for the one difficult child. who didnt like the chips earlier. she only likes sunchips. and didnt want any of the candy. because it wasnt her favorite. she went home empty handed. her choice.

and now. for my own little super star. zola. the wonder dog. i went for my weekly visit. to play. and see how much she has grown. she still loves sitting on my lap. and likes to be held. zola also likes biting my face. and chewing anything i have on my feet. or even sweatshirts. i think she is finally responding to her name. either that or she knows to listen to my mom. one of her favorite things is to just sit out in the front yard and watch. watch the neighbors. and listen. luckily they live on a squar-desac. although it is not fenced in. she doesnt run off. and scratches at the door when she wants to come back in. i tried my hardest to have some good shots with the pumpkins. but she was being awnry during that time. so the shot below is through the glass front door.

beck

walking into the uptown theatre. the ladies screamed. 'beck dont want no cameras. you hear me. we are serious. if you have a flash camera. take it to your car."

i panicked. i had my camera. luckily i carry it in a inconspicuous zip pouch. so could also be a wallet. so with no search. i walked in with my camera. and apparently so did a lot of others. although i was a big chicken once we got in. i didnt want to get thrown out or something. probably wouldnt have happened. but you know. i wanted to see the show.

after a preview of beck at the festival in san fran. i was very excited for this show. the opening band. mgmt. were fun to watch. had some good songs. then it was time for the man to come out. the first four songs were ones i love. so it started the show off on a great note. literally. ha. with tons of energy from the crowd. i went with jeramiah. so sans brother. i know he would have wanted to go. but i had a free ticket from jer. so another show. and another great time. i danced a lot. sang. and really loved seeing beck. good times had by all. and the taco bell run after the show. havent had a chicken quesadilla in a long time. yum.

vacation

is all i ever wanted. and i truly feel. is all i ever needed. after a slight delay on my second flight. i made it to san fran on thursday afternoon. it was wonderful seeing lemonade. her new home. the finster (puppy). and b. her fiance. she made me a welcome cake. which was beautiful. and so tasty. it was fun to see an orange tree on one side of their yard. and a redwood smack in the middle. with the constant breeze. a glass of wine on the porch was the perfect start.

on friday we woke up. refreshed and ready for a day in the city. after picking up brother from the airport. we drove to the golden gate bridge. down lombard street. and over to our hotel. it was then time to prepare for the festival. after chasing cabs. we found one and were on our way. as mentioned. there were 60,000 people in attendance. the most people i have ever seen. in one place. it was crazy. but everyone was very mellow. and there for the same reason. the music. food. drink. the experience.

brother left early on saturday. to get back to work. so we lost our photographer. for the saturday city touristy stuff. so here i am solo. we rode the trolleys. and went to the highest point in the city. and were disrupted at the labyrinth by a child. that needed to be reprimanded by his mother. he was old enough to know better. than to run like a mad man inside a cathedral.

the weekend ended too soon. of course. i was sad to leave on sunday. i would have loved to spend one more day. and that would have turned into another day. and another. we ended the trip with dinner out in the suburb where they live. yummy seafood. and then i became the reigning champ of uno.

radiohead

short video. you can kind of see the little guys. bopping around the stage. if the stupid vip tent wasnt in the way. for 60,000 attendees. not a bad view. this is their second song. so its still light out. the boys were everything i expected. and could have asked for.

m.m.j.

the gibson de tour of le kansas city concerts continued on monday night. with my morning jacket. i let brother pick this one. i wasnt too terribly familiar. but turns out i gave him one of their songs from a complemation mix of austin city limits. huh? i didnt know this. but recognized that one song when they played it. ha. the show was really cool. lots of lights. with a wide range of music. slow stuff. which i liked more. a little blue grassy stuff. and heavier rock. it was a lot different than the other shows we have been to this summer. my ears were a little tender during and the next day. but i appreciate the great music. and thought the light show was pretty amazing.


this just got us revved up for this weekend. friday night we will be attending the outside lands music & arts festival at the golden gate bridge park in san fran. thats right. we're taking this act on the road. lemonade brought this to my attention months ago. and i cant believe it is this week. the count down seems like it started ages ago. we will just be going for friday night. since this is my first visit to the city. and to see lemonade since she moved there. it just wouldnt be ideal to spend the whole trip at the festival. although the weekend line-up makes me a little queasy to think some of these musicians will be in the same city. at the same place. so i am off for a weekend adventure. i am so excited to see lemonade. a new city. and be amongst the first to see radiohead at night at the golden gate bridge park. toodles.

girls and boys

funny gal that ingrid michaelson. she put on a wonderful. intimate show last night. there were a couple of choice people in the crowd. i could have done with out. loud shouter. huge guy with this roaring voice. or obnoxious girl that i think had turrets. with her silly japanese fan. she would yell out the most random things. i mean. ingrid even shushed her once. but as brother said. it takes all kinds. so here are some pics i got last night. i tried a special effect on my camera. the stars on the lights. also. not the most steady of hands on the video. but it captured the evening nicely.



on another note. i think i have pulled something. in my lower region. my left butt cheek. is killing me. i have been walking around like an old lady. with something shoved up her. you get the point. i have been stretching it. which is the only thing that makes it feel somewhat better. i even do my crazy yoga moves in my cubical. i dont know what to do. i havent been running this week. due unpacking. but i want to be able to go. go. go. next week. i walked one lap on monday night. thats when i really noticed the pain. but i stretched and it didnt bother me until yesterday.

ingrid part duece

tonight ingrid michaelson is coming back to kc. brother and i are going for round two. its at a different venue. but still small enough. that i know it will be an awesome show. i dont think i can work the rest of the day. i am so excited. i was on her website and noticed a new contest. to win a gibson guitar. how fitting. ha. too bad it is a singing contest. and us gibsons. well we were not blessed with the best vocals. we could probably enter. maybe get picked as the worst. what not to do.

here are some pics i have been meaning to post. the first is at inblooms going away happy hour. all her work buds ditched her (sans untitled. she doesnt count since she is friend and coworker). so the three of us united and had our own fun.


next. sitting at my favorite coffee shop. on a sunny friday morning. lemonade was in town. so i took a personal day. we slept in. then walked to go grab coffee. delightful. two of my favorite things. with two of my favorite gal pals. inbloom and lemonade.


and now. moving flip flops. with the new apartment. filled with boxes. i made a nice dent last night. after driving around with untitled. we dined at sweet tomato. our new favorite feasting place. helene. the lady at the front that passes out the trays. informed us about the price difference of lunch vs. dinner. more people tend to come back 4-5 times. during dinner. so it is more expensive. you would be surprised how much people can eat. she says. then told me about how kids are blowing up houses with fireworks. one boy burnt down his parents entire house. brand new house. parents need to monitor firework usage. she says. the best part of the feast. was the frozen yogurt machine at the end. with dark chocolate swirl. yum-mo. and maybe helene.

then i drove to dollar general and aldi's. it was during this part of the excursion. i hit little rocky. rocky the squirrel. i saw him. but thought he was going to either stop. or run faster. but no. he went crunch under my big ol' tires. we turned the radio off. and had a moment of silence. i felt bad. then i was yelled at dollar general. i walked in and the lady asked me to set my bag at the front. i looked at her. then said this is my purse. she said sorry thats policy. i grabbed my bag. like heck no. she then told me to zip it up. that it would be okay to walk with it then. she then proceeded to talk badly about my while i was walking off. to other customers. i did not purchase anything at her stupid store. i just wanted some shelf paper. finally found it two stores later. and spent the rest of the night riffling through boxes. kitchen. bathroom. 90% complete. closet. ugh. i have too much crap. need to purge more.