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[15 Jun 2005|01:56pm] |
i am leaving work to let the weds sunshine wash away the grouchy bear inside my brain.
hah. that was a ridiculous sentence.
last night i went to the most elegant and calm bachelorette party of the season. we nibbled appetizers and i'm afraid i had more drinks than anyone (on account of the free refills for my shirley temple). i bought the bride some celebratory fantasias. i cannot wait to escape to her wedding this weekend and fill my eyes with good old friends, my ears with happy wedding sounds, and my heart with the love that can't help but spill over and infect all of us who attend.
kari and i spent years wondering (forlornly, at times)together why no one was smart enough to fall madly in love with us. six months after she met her prince i met mine and as of this weekend we'll both have settled into the first part of our happily ever afters, each with our very first love.
it's the story that she would tell me when i was oh-so-lonely, and i would do the same when she felt terribly sad.
all come true.
i love symmetry.
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[14 Jun 2005|01:35pm] |
last night i watched the office holiday special(british of course)with my churchmouse.
all i can say is thank god.
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tonight you might be able to catch me out and about town at a very fabulous bachelorette party.
kisses,
a.
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[13 Jun 2005|10:29am] |
well i am back at work and i'll admit it - i'm not unhappy to be here.
there's something appealing about waking up after 8+ hours of sleep and juicing some vegetables. (tomato-carrot-spinach-celery-pepper)
dear seattle - it felt so amazing to come home to you last friday. i was exhausted and crinkly eyed and have never been happier to be onstage at the crocodile. thank you so much for everything you are to the catch and to me. ♥♥
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saturday was goodbye again.
followed by a weekend full of my favorite husbandless activities. i went to the veggie stand and discovery park. i passed three more levels on katamari damashi. i watched five episodes of star trek tng. i went to church. i slept. i saw lots of my sarahsue and megan s.
it was fabulous and i plan to continue the pattern this evening. tomorrow i will start in on my fabulous plan for summer.
but tonight i get one more evening of rest with my katamari's and starship crew.
loves, all.
♥ a.
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[09 Jun 2005|09:38am] |
bye bye san fran
hello eugene
and hello husband!!!
heLLO motel six!!
(and tomorrow it's hello seattle, ow!)
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[04 Jun 2005|09:31pm] |
it's warm and pleasant at night in new mexico. we don't have a show tonight, carly is gone to endfest, and the other three of us are stealing my kate crowe's apartment for the evening. we are doing laundry and sleeping early.
i want kittens cuddled next to me.
i want my husband's nose touching mine and a long moment to rediscover his eyes.
i want to play austin texas again.
i want it to be friday.
i want the peace of this moment to truly inhabit me, with no buzzing hectic voices murmuring just outside my ability to calm them down.
i want resolution.
but i don't think that is what life is about. like it or not the real moments, the ones that teach and grow me are found in tension. its when i cry for missing you, when i seethe with frustration and pound my mental fists against invisible walls, when i have to deal with a life that is less than charmed and scrape for peaceful moments that i can call my own that i learn. and when i am sick and tired of that sort of learning maybe that is when i grow.
but oh, for a night with my home.
tour, i should add, is pretty damn fabulous.
but i do get melancholy after the sun goes down.
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[30 May 2005|01:31pm] |
as we tour i write whole novels in my head.
last night in NYC was our best show yet. although boston was right up there, too. people danced and we played our songs with an energy this tour hasn't seen yet.
grace and salah and nikoel were there! it was so so so good to see them.
then for some crazy reason we drove to philly and got here at six this morning.
i have many much more eloquent things to say but now isn't the time.
loveyou.
missYOU.
i am going to eat a strawberry.
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[26 May 2005|11:57am] |
the days begin by driving away, and end in driving in as the "there" in "are we there yet?" becomes a reassuring "here" from "we're here!".
today i'm typing from a fancy hotel in downtown philadelphia, where we partied until way past three in the morning with our good friends aqueduct playing mad libs and reading the bible. something about traveling this direction makes it hard to sleep in though - so i woke up earlier than necessary but just in time to take the elevator to the hot tub and do some laps in the pool before hitting up the internet kiosk.
so far:
minneapolis: a city that feels enough like home to live in. our show there was with good friends melodious owl, in the teeny offshoot of a club that my ♥ played only a few weeks ago. a nice man with dreadlocks past his waist developed a drunken crush on me and followed me around nicely asking to help with my drum equipment for the last hour of the night.
chicago: i wish i could have stayed with you longer. we were treated to a blustery blue sky day and the city was beautiful. our show was on the outskirts, but we dashed in the next day for a quick h&m trip and it confirmed that no one shops like my ladies. (confidential to chicago: i'll be back.)
detroit: we rolled in late and rolled out even later, but the doorman at our club was in the movie 8 mile, and that says it all.
pittsburgh: we stopped in for lunch because we just couldn't pass this city up, and we were not disappointed. after asking around and doing some investigating on our own we ended up eating at a quiet greek restaurant with some of the most amazing food i've had so far on tour. (and the clubs have been feeding us WELL) we were also treated to the older owner's description of what it was like to work on jackie onassis' yacht as one of her personal cooks, and a special dessert that he created for the incredibly choosy miss o. we couldn't blame her for loving it, it was absolutely scrumptious.
philly: and now we're here. we arrived into town much later than expected due to several mishaps and the fact that there are no exits on turnpikes, goddammit. but around about midnight we met up with aquadave and co, and had our first night to truly party, complete with a fancy hotel and doorman named kermit. our show is tonight at the fire and baby expect kermie's name on the list.
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there's a lot to think about while mountains, plains, pastures, rivers, cities, and gas stations roll past your window. i am concocting plans and writing novels in my head. i am thinking about you and trying not to think about the space and time that stands between us. i am letting the madness of the past few months settle into something manageable, watching it become beloved history instead of a chaotic and stressful present. i listen to songs you wrote when you were seventeen and pretend that i knew you then. we write mad libs and limericks and play various versions of our favorite road games and soak it all in.
imissyoulikecrazy.
so much love,
a.
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[19 May 2005|11:27am] |
yesterday was a day off from the past few weeks and a day ON for being married.
after waking up at 11 my ♥ and i made juice and puttered around the house for a while before running errands like any domestic pair.
costco provided both of us with supplies for our upcoming tours, and a stop at the bon with some returns helped us fill out our dish set. (we now have complete setting for 8! except for mugs. we only have four mugs.)
and then, just to add a storybook ending to our day, a stop by the star wars line at cinerama ended with two tickets to the midnight showing practically falling into our laps. my beloved husband had resigned himself to seeing it with the "dedicated laypeople" instead of the "hardcore geeks", in order to spend more time with me - so i was thrilled to toss that plan out the window and join the truly dedicated for a few hours in line. we watched mock jedi battles and rated the various darth vader and wookie costumes that were walking around. there was an excellent storm trooper, and personally i was quite impressed with several of the ladies in costume throughout the line. my hands-down favorite however, were the two small jawas, complete with beady flashlight eyes winking from underneath their deep brown hoods.
thanks to our friend chunk( who, aside from standing in line since sunday, has managed to get into cinerama with surveying equipment in order to scientifically determine where the best seat for enjoyment of both the visual and sound experience is located)who used his standing as #6 in line to get us tickets, and of course our beloved eric hodder who used HIS place as #7 in line to bodily protect three seats for us until we managed to get in and claim them. not an easy task in the mad rush for the sweetest spots. i sat right behind chunk and it was truly amazing.
and for once, the experience was completely worth it. thank you mr. lucas. (finally)
today is my last day in seattle for precisely three weeks.
tonight i will pack, rest, and spend as much time as possible gazing adoringly at my husband.
tomorrow we drive and drive and drive.
some of you i'll see along the way
most of you i'll see on june 10th.
you.....let's not talk about how long it will be.
MWAH!
-a.
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[17 May 2005|11:27am] |
this morning, with andrew's help, i made a supreme effort and arrived at work 10 minutes early instead of my usual 15 minutes late. the reason? today we had a field trip to washington's one and only steel mill. it happens to be located across the street from my building in west seattle.
it was definitely worth the extra effort. a small group of my fellow researchers (plus andrew) spent almost two hours being escorted through the steel making process. the nucor steel mill produces steel that is 99+% recycled materials, and it was an amazing process to observe. we watched scrap metal from the huge piles of shredded cars, tin cans, and other squashed and used up items being loaded into gargantuan suspended containers using electromagnets. then (by far the most exciting part) we observed the process of melting it down in the huge electrode furnace. it involved loud noises, crackling electricity, and many many flames. temperature in the furnace? 3179 degrees. then our tour guide took us to the floor under the furnace where the molten steel is poured into bars that are later cooled, then reheated just enough to shape into the 100+ products that the mill produces for sale in canada, los angeles, and the northwest.
things i learned that made me happy:
- the steel mill is practically a 100% recycled process. the steel they produce is just as strong as virgin steel, but made with less than 1% virgin products.
- all the by-products of the steel production are also reprocessed and sold to various industries. even the dust that is produced from the melting process is filtered out in one of two buildings that are basically big vacuums and sold to a company that separates into its components and uses them.
all in all this was one of the most education mornings i've had in my life. plus i got to see lots of fire, explosions and liquid metal. fabulous.
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[16 May 2005|10:29am] |
i worked all day yesterday to help the time go by.
i also did dishes, laundry, and vacuumed.
i made roasted veggies and ate them.
i went to band practice.
i came home.
i slept.
and then at 5 this morning my HUSBAND came home!!!!!!
and there was no one in the world as happy as i was at 5 this morning.
promise.
tonight we're going to visit heather d. and get some cyber dogs.
and maybe go up the space needle.
and most certainly share lots of kisses.
and maybe i'll show him discovery park.
and all the presents he hasn't seen yet.
we have a lot to do this week, my ♥ and i.
four days to squeeze in enough of each other to last us 'til july.
the key is to enjoy today.
andrew moore is HOME!!!!
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[14 May 2005|10:22pm] |
ohmy.
i had a fabulous night on the town last night...well, by "the town" i mean a huge auditorium at the uw watching the shins, preceded by drinks at the twilight. i looked around for any familiar faces, but i don't think that 7pm on a friday night is when any of my favorites are there. the shins were ethereal, melodic, amazing, and made me very sleepy.
today we played in bellingahm, at western. it was a really fun show, and the only thing that could have made it better would have been if i had had any food before going on, and if my car hadn't completely broken down on the way there. blown front seal. my poor umlaut was literally bleeding oil and just now i've arrived home from the two hour journey back from burlington with a very friendly though not terribly bright tow truck driver named mike.
i'm sleepy.
i'll be staying in tonight and you have one guess what it is i'll be up to.
♥
a.
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[13 May 2005|11:42am] |
lovely people!!
most of you already are aware of this BUT.
our video for "after party" is up and you can find it right here.
the three imaginary girls note that the video is good times "where you can play Spot-Your-Favorite-Seattle-Indie-Rocker"
our album seems to continually be well received which is awesome.
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yesterday i finally met the zippy the turtle at discovery park, which was fabulous. i've been hearing about him for weeks now. ms ruthie joined megan and myself for our little hike, and both the scenery and the company was especially delightful.
then i forwent the churchmouse and spent the evening in yet another park with equally delightful company.
luckily the good folks on the enterprise are always available to me, even when i get home later than expected. so after some phone time with my ♥ and a bowl of cereal i cuddled up with my kittens and watched captain picard and crew once again struggle with the letter vs spirit of the law in the prime directive. data was taken over by nanites, some angry vulcan natives nearly killed counselor troy because they thought the captain was god, and geordi fell in love with a holographic starship engineer - it was all just fabulous. all except for poor commander riker who by now(3rd season) should be sent to the sick bay to be treated for the beginning stages of obesity.
obviously i've been spending enough time with TNG to lose any sense of perspective. i'm actually writing about it in my LIVEJOURNAL.
get home quick baby. this is getting out of control.
loves,
a.
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[12 May 2005|10:28am] |
yesterday i worked later than expected, but unexpectedly dinner was waiting for me when i got home. or, rather, near home. an hour spent with my long lost kyle did much good for me.
remember how we were going to live the bachelor life together and two months later we'd met our ♥s? goes to show ya...
today i get off work early (yay!) and plan on an afternoon with ms. carlyjean and an evening walk in the park.
then i quite possibly have a hot date with a churchmouse.
it'll be either him or the crew of the starship enterprise.
and well, i adore both. although the crew of the enterprise has yet to provide me with any sort of free food, despite their advanced technology.
omg GEEK!
:)
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[11 May 2005|02:12pm] |
today i consummated my renewed relationship with the seattle public library by checking out FOUR books that i can't wait to dive into. one of them, crossing california comes very highly recommended and i can't wait.
the other three are non-fiction books about/related to feminist theory and its history. i'm starting a new life project and it is more than time.
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i also backed into a pole in the parking garage and snapped the passenger side mirror right off of poor umlaut. he's taken a lot of abuse in various forms in the three years we've been together but i feel especially bad about this because it was pointless.
*sigh*
the ticker on my info page tells me that you are home in four days. weeee!
my inbox tells me that get cool is doing just that.
my tongue tells me to let my soup cool longer next time i have cup o noodles for lunch.
my desk tells me that my work world could use some serious cleaning and re-organizing.
my eyes tell me i need a nap.
my bank account tells me to eat in for the next few months.
my husband tells me i need to follow my heart(not necessarily regarding food...).
and my legs tell me that tomorrow is hardly soon enough for a walk in the park.(i tell them it will have to do)
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[10 May 2005|02:10pm] |
last time i looked at the clock last night: 2 am
alarm went off this morning: 5 am
arrived at work: 6 am
leaving work: NOW
remind me to opt out of any more 9 am interviews in vancouver, wa. and i would also ask for a reminder not to stay up too late on the phone, but if i hadn't been talking your ear off for over an hour first, i'm not sure i would have gotten any sleep at all. loveyou.
♥,
a.
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[09 May 2005|12:22pm] |
oh i am not very good at livejournal sometimes....
ANYWAYS.
this weekend started out by an well timed escape from the city. sarahsue and myself rode a ferry and crossed a bridge to be greeted by the silence that is only found in places where people are scarce and trees are many.
saturday we walked the beach with andrew's mom for a couple hours, chatting, laughing, and getting our feet dirty. we hunted through tidepools and water-saturated beach for sand dollars and star-fish to look at at put back. we collected a sweatshirt full of oysters to haul home and BBQ. i breathed clean air and let my ears fill with tree and water sounds and thought blasphemous thoughts about a small cabin on a cliff somewhere and only youandme and possibly a rowboat and a couple kittens.
for now, however, visiting works just fine.
yesterday after church and brunch i cleaned my house from top to bottom in spite of being temporarily stricken with a heaviness that quite frankly i'm still trying to shake. the next couple of days are a whirlwind but what i really want is a sunny day and a walk in the park.
seeing as it's nearly summer i do NOT feel hopeless about that possibility.
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[06 May 2005|01:54pm] |
welcome to friday everyone!
don't forget your mamas this weekend!
tonight i'm going to put plenty of food in the kitty dishes and pack up umlaut with an overnight bag, miss megan, and sarahsue, and i am heading to the penninsula for a mini-vacation. at my in-laws house. i know that probably sounds weird....but it's actually going to be amazing. my mother-in-law and her husband live in a beautiful peaceful house overlooking the hood canal. there is a trail to the beach, and an amazing flower garden and the most gracious host and hostess you could find. i seem to have married into a fabulous vacation home away from home.
so it's a weekend for escaping the city! we're going to watch a couple girly movies maybe, and eat TONS of good food definitely and tomorrow morning i'm planning to take a long walk on the beach and then later i'll be having breakfast in a barn. i want to smell trees and flowers and sand.
all you PnA BBQers i will miss you. i've been perfecting a guacamole recipe that i'd like to show off...but alas perhaps next time!
you are home in 10
i leave in 14
you leave in 29
i am home in 35
our next entire week together begins in49
we look forward don't we baby?
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[05 May 2005|10:44am] |
last night
i went straight from a homeless shelter in the ghetto to a small church on queen anne, and from there out for drinks with (of all people) my priest and a few others from my spirituality class.
what i loved about it was that "drinks" didn't mean booze: of the 8 or so of us sipping beverages around a wooden table i spotted a couple coffee cups, a glass of wine, two cocktails, and one other soda besides my sprite/cran. no one had more than one. it was almost as if all beverages were equal and i loved it.
i'm definitely falling in love with the a-frame building on roy st. and the people who inhabit it.
it was after ten when i finally arrived home, too late to steam the artichoke i had set aside for that purpose (artichokes at the veggie stand are 3 for a dollar!!!!), but just in time for phone calls with best friends, and one episode of tng.i'll admit it, that's what i've been watching every night. if the abbreviation doesn't ring a bell then nevermind.
i'm ready to pass season one on to YOU, lady.
it's cloudy out right now, but it turns out i won't be working late and i have faith that the weather will look up so ms. ingo(and fisticuffs if you can) if all goes well i'll be picking you up even sooner than expected this evening.
MWAH!
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[04 May 2005|01:15pm] |
my gym class heroes obsession is alive and well today.
in case you were wondering.
last night i saw friends, kissed faces, and sipped my way through a couple sxe cocktails at the viceroy. it was so much fun to be out and about for a few hours with my ladies and you and you and you and you....
my head hit the pillow not too much after my appointed bedtime and if i would have slept better minus the complaining kitty outside my bedroom door well, i won't complain.
i am getting excited about the next 6 months, for reasons that are obvious and one or two reasons that are just for me and you to know.
also, walkers out there, let's do discovery park tomorrow. i work late but i should be able to get there by 7ish. we can watch the sunset and look for turtles.
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