the past forever...

Things I've been up to: Nothing. Well, actually something. Last weekend I was lazy and cleaned my house. I refused to drive to portland even though I had tickets to a concert. Sunday I woke up and went grocery shopping. I happened to run into this girl from my work who asked if I was going to the wedding. I forgot that this girl I work with is getting married, and I had previously said that if I was in town, I'd make an appearance. I decided that I'd be nice and go. I dragged Dennis as a 'people watching' accomplice and had a better time of it than I would have alone.

After the wedding I decided firmly that I couldn't/wouldn't stay home when I had tickets to a fun concert and that I would drive 500 miles... well not that many, but a significant amount of miles to see Wolf Parade. I drove the three and a half hours. It was a nice drive. I had time to think, which is a luxury these days. Also had time to shuffle through the new music on my iPod. Some good stuff.

I'm pretty much in love with Bishop Allen, Band of Horses, and some album called The Swell Season, by some people who I can never remember their names. I love driving for long periods of time after I've gotten new music. It gives me time to listen to it all and filter through what I like and don't like.

The concert was great fun. I got there earlier and heard the first band... I wasn't impressed so I left and ate some dinner at Whole Foods, and then went to Powell's for a while. I could live in there. So many books... so little time. :) By then, the first band was done and I went to hear this other band called Holy F*ck... I didn't think I'd like them due to their lack of taste in name, but I enjoyed their fresh beats and great... well, it was electronic and I'm not entirely sure that I know how they were making some of the noises that they were... but it was very good. I liked it a lot. This one guy had this thing that was like a piano crossed with a trumpet... and instead of blowing into it, he blew into this tube that was attached to it... I can't explain it. It was something to behold. Very fun.

Finally wolf parade came out and played. I was in love. They played a bunch of new stuff that I hadn't really heard much of yet, but they mixed in enough of 'apologies to the queen mary' to please me and most of the crowd. I was wearing flip-flops and almost died when kids around us started to jump around... apart from some of the claustrophobic feelings I experienced, I had a great time. For the encore they played my favourite song, I'll believe anything... I loved it. I was deaf afterwards, but it was definitely worth driving there and back and losing sleep over.

Work this week was awful. Somehow it's Friday and it's all over. I'm so relieved. Neighbors moved into the house next to mine. Now I'm living between my boss and the lady who used to be my dean... life should be interesting.

I've been freaking out about school starting in like 10 days because I got a financial audit from the Student Finance Dept. but it looks like everything is in order so I should be attending yet another year of college... shame it wont be my last. I have an extra quarter, and then I have to come back for 2 upper division classes... how does this happen? I don't know.

Latest music I have come to love: 'photograph' by Eagle Seagull... I like them... a lot. Almost as much as I love New Young Pony Club... but not quite as much. :)


Ps: I finally cleaned up that bike behind my house. It's hot. I want to ride my bicycle, but the breaks don't work and it needs more air in the tires. I am going to wait a while before I fix it further. It is clean and free of spiders for now. So cute!!!