Don't stop the rock...

in toe with my "Amy" hat on, I took travis to work with me; getting paid overtime to watch crazy fans meet Jason Mraz and shoot the shit with him for a bit? Not bad...

This week will be busy, but i've got a lot to look forward to...

-alkaline trio popping up somewhere tomorrow night
-kings of leon, the stills, and we are scientists tuesday night
-tv on the radio wednesday night
-australian pink floyd & alejandro escovedo thursday night
-cheech and chong/ willie nelson friday night
-willie nelson saturday night

What a splendid, much needed evening...

one with friends, one with dancing, one with smiles, laughter, love, and a feeling that i have not seen or felt in such a long time.

I am a very lucky girl with the friends in my life, the people i work with, and the places i go.

Days that are over Will not continue to last If you try to construct the past

Today, I've been playing all my Sondre Lerche albums. I've been a fan since high school, and I used to listen to them quite often (his norweigian english is such a great example of winter music).

While getting ready for bed, it's made me ponder about life (something i do quite often). I think back to all the times in college to when i would listen to sondre so much; where i was, who i was with, what was going on in my life at the time, how old i was, ect...

It made me think about how, I don't think I ever saw myself or imagined I would be where I was today. You may think, well, you aren't really anywhere. But I am. It makes me think of the quote "If you ever want to make God laugh, tell him your plans for the future..." People that have 5 to 10 year goals make me giggle.

I've always been pretty vague when it comes to "dreams;" I've always just had this overwhelming desire to just be utterly happy when i "grow up." It's not that i lived this horribly depressing childhood/adolescence (not that it didn't have it's fair share of heart aches). I guess I can see myself happy by doing a lot of things, and that is something that isn't easily able to be described to others.

This desire of happiness is the main reason i got involved in "the music business." As I got older and older, music was the only constant thing that i loved through out my later years in life. The great thing about music is that there are so many facets that you can get involved in. You don't have to be musically gifted.... you just have to find a job that's doing something "tolerable" or something you enjoy doing.

I used to believe that doing what "your passion was" would end to you at one point beginning to hate what you once loved. I guess it works out that my passion is happiness.... because then i cannot get burned out with music and concerts....

oh dear...i've gotten distracted. this is the pitfalls of working too hard. your brain doesn't think about other stuff (i.e. life and the events surrounding it)

So now i lay down to get ready to go to sleep again, to wake up and face the day. To brace myself to take on the tasks of work, the tasks of being "an adult"; But i'm looking and I'm still striving for that dream of being just utterly happy... and one day, I realize just what that is...

The Beat goes round and round...

it's been quite the last few months. I've been working so hard these past 3-4 months with getting ready for the opening of house of blues houston, and I can't believe it was actually all pulled off.

Last night was the first night. And ALMOST everything went off with out a glitch; (one of the big signs did say hose of blues (priceless).

I've been almost to the point of breaking a couple times this past month or 2. But I just tried to take a deep breath and take care of stuff. I met a lot of different people over the last few days from other house of blues, corporate, radio stations, yadda yadda. And it was an amazing feeling to have those people thank you for your work and what a great job they think you have been doing. I wasn't expecting that or some other possible news that i got.

I'm just really grateful. I'm still overwhelmed with everything that is going on around me, but I think I'm going to make it after all. I have people along side of me to help me get through it, and I have people that believe in the good work that I'm doing. Maybe that's all I need after all....

when we see it...we don't believe it

i just worked "my" first show.
it was a long night.
they aren't ready for change.
but here i am.
i'm not going anywhere.

i like when happiness pops up in the least likely spots,
in the least likely of people.

I'm glad to have those reminders that it's going to be ok.
i'm going to be ok.
and that i have people with me through the good and the bad.


nothing says good night like those songs that you just want to scream at the fucking top of your lungs for everyone to hear.
those songs where you can tell someone why that one line is so significant.


and for now...i sleep. dreaming of tomorrow. what is to come and what it can be...

There's a pretty, young thing in front of you...and she's real pretty, and she's real into you...

so much has happened this week.
good.
bad.
horrible.
the worst.

But I guess I got through the cusp. above the cusp? I'm starting to see more, I've got my eyes open, glasses on, and I'm just trying to look on, look ahead. I just want to learn from my mistakes and work very hard not to repeat them.

Tomorrow, my friends come to town. Saturday, my friends come to town. And though they aren't necessarily coming to see me, I'm pretty excited to get to see them and my friends living in Houston now.

Saturday, Radiohead comes to town. Radiohead with 15 of my friends? I can't even fathom it.

I've been listening to this song all week. I love it. Kind of depressing lyrics, but it's hard not to dance and smile to it. I have a great memory with this song in my past. Now, it has a whole new meaning.

...I came here on a train, in search of something pretty, it's my heart i have to blame...

the second day was much better than the first.
it's crazy to think that this is my new life.
I work on the 11th floor of an office in the galleria area.
I have a cubicle, a work email, and my own extension.

work is already getting so crazy. it's a little frightening.
i think i'll be ok.
in the end, i'll be ok.

Parallel lines-kings of convenience

I start my new job in about an hour.

I'm scared shitless, and all I can think to myself is,

"How did I get here and what am i doing?"

....on a leash

I accepted the live nation job.
I start next week.
I realize just how incredible awkward i can be at times, and it makes me want to chooch.



guhhhhhhhh. I wish i could have this awkward bone removed from my body, but then what would my friends have to laugh at me for.......

big girls don't cry...

I got the job offer from live nation yesterday.

some days ARE aces.....

so i may get paid shit at work. but i've always said the perks are unbelievable.

today's greatness:
1. having mama ninfas cater our lunch today.
2. getting to make a 45 minute business run to specs.
3. Starting happy hour at work, pre 5 p.m.


I may still be at work now, but what a glorious, glorious day it has been.

eep

I got news today that I am getting very good news tomorrow.

sigh.

you say goodbye, i say hello

likes:
watching the office...all evening
getting to go to college station tomorrow to see friends
work going good
sneaky things. my own secrets and doings.

hehehe

when is this movie going to come out on dvd....

I'm bored at work. listening to the juno soundtrack. Enjoy.

The Kink's "A Well Respected Man"


Kimya Dawson "Tire Swing"


Matt the Hople "All the Young Dudes"


Cat Power "Sea of Love"


Michael Cera & Ellen Page "Anyone Else Buy You"



I like listening to these songs and thinking about the people it reminds me.