Laughter Through Tears

The Big Name Company people haven't given so much of a peep, so I'm putting them out of my mind. Sending resumes and planning for an interview and getting ready for the OU semester to open very, very soon.

Valentine's Day was my parents' anniversary and that's about it.

Meanwhile plotting gift exchanges and playing lots of games. I considered posting an invitation to write for CotD on a writing comm but I'm not sure it's ready. Flight Rising occupies many of my idle minutes. I caught a live show on Thursday and I'm hoping to go out tonight or tomorrow.

Life stuff. I just wanted to post about the mundane

Had a blast. Hours in humid city. Soaked in sweat--literally. Off to shower and then bed.

So today was students' day, which is a day off. That means yesterday was students' day eve which means a cheap concert that's even cheaper for students. Since I had class from 8 AM to 6 PM, and because of the heat, I was exhausted. So, I couldn't quite make the most out of it. I missed Monica Sex, but sort of heard some of it through my open window -- the park where they held the show is pretty close to my street.

I met my brother at the show at about elevenish, and I heard most of Ivri Lider. He's super popular, although kindof hit-and-miss for me. Most of the songs he played, I really liked. We weren't paying as much attention to the early shows though, because at 12:30 Kool and the Gang came on. AND. They were. SUPER-AWESOME. There is not enough capslock and excessive punctuation in the English language to express how SUPER FREAKING AWESOME Kool and the Gang were. Ladies.

PEOPLE. Kool and the Gang are responsible for approximately 95% of the awesome songs you sort of know and like, but you never knew who played them. Yes. Yes they are. These guys are like my mother's age, and they rocked the fuck out. Hadag Nahash were supposed to come on after, but I was exhausted so I turned in. I heard snippets of Ehud Banai when I woke up at fourish for a drink of water.

So anyway, I guess I really like Funk? You learn something new every day.

My new laptop is delayed. They said ten days on Friday. I'm hoping it'll be less, although I can make it through another weekend. Worse come to worst, I'll spend it watching Doctor Who marathons. When I finally have it, I can rehook my home internet and return to civilization, not to mention finally listening to the two CDs my brother got me for my birthday. No, I don't have a stereo, and I'm not buying one, either.

I finished Forest Mage yesterday, and am buying Renegade Magic soon, hopefully tomorrow. Reminiscent of the original Farseer trilogy in more ways than one.

On Thursday my brother and I watched James Cotton live. It was incredible, even though I was very tired and nearly dozed off more than once. Seriously, his band was so awesome that for a second I thought the bass-player would spontaneously combust. I will seek and post clips at my soonest convenient access.