I've had a couple of good, interesting nights this week.
Last Night, Wednesday, I made it - although quite late - to the Railroad Earth group show & performance at Eyedrum.

Tuesday, I was able to nap and then catch the set of the Twistin' Tarantulas at the Echo Lounge. It was a small crowd - I guess from the fact that it was a Tuesday night as well as the blast of cold air that came into my city that day. Coldest night in a month. But despite the small turnout everyone played like the room was full. Fun swing/rockabilly covers of old punk songs as well as originals. Not too many rockabilly bands play any original material, which is a shame. "Pistol Pete" is great live standup bass player who loves what he does.

Had a lovely dinnner at the home of Audrey and Nick. Grouper (cooked perfectly) in a tamaron(sp?) sauce with couscous followed by fresh baked cherry pie and coffee. Then got to enjoy their HBO watching The Sopranos and Six Feet Under before calling it a night. Really cute - it was me and Audrey on the futon with four sleeping kittens on my right, a sleeping dog (Bismark) between us and one sleeping husband on the left of Audrey. At one point one kitten and Nicky were gently snoring in stereo - made both of us chuckle.
This is another night that I'm truly grateful to have such good friends.

I am bored and wish I was at Nomenclature tonight but the weather is icky and I'm in a rented car that I'm much too worried about scratching or denting, etc. to drive when I don't really need to. Wish a handsome goth prince would show up on my doorstep to escort me into the night.
hahahahaha

Having a kinda blah day. Made a huge mistake in putting off the things I wanted to do last night to go to a family dinner that I just didn't fit in at.
I need motivation, a lover, new shoes, a good cup'o'joe.

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Watching the President's state of the union address tonight.
All very predictable. Talk of heeros and eevil.
Best part was talk about national healthcare.
Worst part was roundabout talk of increasing corporate welfare.

"Let's roll." - Todd Beamer on Flight 93, 9/11/01

Better living through technology.
I got my new cordless phone & answering unit yesterday. It's amazing how spoiled I got being able to walk around my place and even outdoors to do laundry while chatting. When the old unit died totally (one part went at a time over the last few months) I was resigned to staying plugged into the wall in one room to talk. Now I can do something constructive while I'm keeping up with things outside my home. This model has a big improvement over my last phone. The new phone has an earpiece jack, so I can be completely hands free.



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My grandmother has been phoning me daily since my parents went to St. Augustine, Florida just to "get away" and "take a break" for a few days. Suddenly, I feel like the parent of my parents in an odd, second-hand way. Anywho, if they are there to get away from things, I'm not about to phone them and blow that for them. On the upside, I've been chatting a lot more with my grandmother this week, which is great. I love my grandma.

...and I am sadly very slack about calling her.

She gave me a wakeup call this morning right when I had rolled over like I usually do, after the alarm. I wish I could just ask her to do that for me every weekday.

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I am now the proud owner of a Hello Kitty rice cooker. It has a very friendly smooth round shape and the outside is a happy candy pink color. I needed it. It's just the right size for a single person like me - produces just three cups of cooked rice.

I went to a girlfriend's party last night where I shared this news with anyone who looked like they could appreciate it. Was actually a fun party filled with people I hadn't seen in quite a while. There were a few odd-vibe emitting individuals but only very few. Mostly all good intelligent creative souls who were glad to be there. I brought a friend who was also an old beau from many many years ago with me. That was intriguing to the hostess because she wanted to do a little routine we had years ago where I would list all of my boyfriends while she listed all the cars she had owned but I left the party when I started yawning way too much before doing it. Didn't have time to get my nap in after work. Maybe I should have had coffee.

Tired as I was, we still ended up in a discussion on men, women and other human relationships in the parking lot for nearly an hour when I took him home.

Got a call last night from Audrey and Nick thanking me for taking care of the house and cats. Their flight had been delayed last night and they'd gotten in three hours later than expected. Thanks to Charlie for taking over the morning/afternoon house duties on Monday for me. The house and kitties are fine and happy now.

Worked on paper mache tonight and put off baking for another night this week. So many good intentions. I am the Queen of Procrastination at home.

Speaking of timing, it seems to always be a social awkwardness with me. I never know how long to stay. Often I'm either the first to leave or I stay all night till the bitter end and beyond.

Tonight I saw the best episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" ever.
It was a perspective episode. Perspective episodes of any series always intrigue me. I know everyone lives in a different reality. I know that my brother and I grew up with two entirely different families. If I ever had the opportunity, it is one of my great desires to have a serious conversation with my little brother over drinks (or a similar a de-inhibition agent) about our respective lives.

Feeling kinda blue today. I believe it's just from physical fatigue.

House sitting for some friends with four small kittens teaches me that while my allergies can handle a single dog or cat with the limitation that I just wash my hands often, I can't really handle four kittens constantly climbing on me and sitting on my head and shoulders. Weather permitting, I think I'll try to come home tonight after feeding the fish and kibbling the kitties so I can go to work in one peice.
Otherwise, it's kinda fun changing neighborhoods for a weekend. East Atlanta, although not actually "gentrified" is actually a good place to live. I wish the owners of the little grocery there would give their store a facelift both in appearance and in stock. I also wish there was a closer pharmacy.