It was good. It's always good -- Old 97's Industries Inc. is a dependable producer of powerhouse live music. I also loved opening band Chomsky. And the 97's have put me through some bad, bad opening bands ( Read more... )

Let's clear up the confusion. I am not working on commission for Old 97's. I am a fully salaried employee.

But really, it makes me happy to have brought you into the fold.

I wish girlonthewire, kiki679 and thursby could go with me to the show tonight, especially if they were in a mood to buy me drinks. I would give them boozy hugs when Rhett sings "all the bad things are ( Read more... )

It is fixin' to storm, which is a problem, because, as I may have mentioned, I have to go see Old 97's tonight ( Read more... )

In a fit of ambition some time ago, I signed up to get daily health update e-mails from Dr. Weil's site.

I can safely say I haven't opened one of these e-mails before deleting them.

From the AP ( Read more... )

My journal has just kind of withered up in the heat, hasn't it? I'm going into repeats for this entry ( Read more... )

I put off my career change for at least a day. But soon, soon ( Read more... )

today, I decided suddenly but with utter conviction that I was going to quit my job and sell Mary Kay.

So, who needs lipstick?

I saw some of "The Breakfast Club" while at the gym, although, sadly, not the the part where Molly Ringwald puts on the lipstick without using her hands. As God as my witness, I am going to learn how to do this. It motivated me to work hard at the gym and take my vitamins when I got home.

I wonder what happened to John Bender after high school.

I have laughed an unusual amount in the past few days, thanks to my good judgment in associates. I love that good, post-laughter feeling, where your limbs feel loose and you just breathe a little easier. Last week also brought me more than my fair share of good, pretense-free conversation -- and, of course, mojitos (although let's repeat my ( Read more... )