Saint Genevieve

Well, after nearly a month of waiting, the midwife called back and said I could work with her, so I officially have a new apprenticeship - and thus will be staying in Austin for the time being. Thanks for all the support, guys.

Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day

Someone once predicted that in the future, everyone will look like Rae Dawn Chong.

BOO-YA!!!!

What's a day without zombies?

I am not wearing pants.

HAY YOU GUYS!!!

Good show, eh?

My god! You're right - the resemblance is striking!

I was going to yell that I was from Portland, but I didn't actually come all the way from Portland for the show.

Actually, the phone call wasn't planned - I just suddenly started missing my west-coast posse and I had your number programmed into my phone from my last visit to SF. So yeah, the show was pretty awesome. I arrived just as Wilco were soundchecking, which made me happy. The venue left something to be desired, though - the doors opened about twenty minutes late, and then when they finally admitting people, security made everyone wait outside a barricade for 45 more minutes, which virtually guaranteed a crazed stampede for the stage once they finally deigned to let us sheep go. Also, the s

It was pretty awesome - especially "Forget the Flowers"! I'll write a more detailed review tomorrow.

"Cold" by Texas standards means 70 degrees.

I'm seein' Wilco tomorrow!!! :dancing

Yup, the Sunset Station website says doors at 6:00, show at 8:00. I'm cool with that - it means I won't be having to drive home super late. Keep an eye out for the girl with the skull-and-crossbones bag... that'll be me.

A relatively small Texas roach, as seen in my bathtub a few weeks ago. Cute, ain't it?

I am now officially registered to vote in Texas. GO KINKY!

Jen's constant name changes are confusing me.

When are you planning on getting there? The ticket says doors open at 6:00 - I was thinking of trying to get there maybe an hour or two ahead of time. (Maybe closer to two hours, given Wilco fans' obsession with queuing.)

When I moved to Texas, I was absolutely astounded at how big these fuckers get. Soon my apartment became a battleground as I stalked and killed an insect escapee from "Jurassic Park" nearly every day. I found out that you can't just whack them, because they can flatten their bodies and slide out from under whatever heavy lourde you drop on them. You have to sort of... smear them. Anyway, just remember that you're bigger and smarter than they are, even though their species will outlast yours.

Thanks for everything!

Well, at least someone caught it. I'm not donating till the typo is fixed.

OK, who's spotted the typo in the donation message? Calibeer, if you haven't noticed it by now, I'm going to be very ashamed of you.