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[24th July 2008|08:32 p] [ Music | Toubeh - Mucca Pazza ] I rearranged my room tonight. Still have to get used to it. And used to having one less bar for my wireless. That could be a pain. Anyway... I wanted to have my keyboard not be in the way and whatnot, and have it so I wouldn't have to move it every time I wanted to play... and so I could keep it plugged in. I think once I get a bed frame it'll help. The whole mattress on the floor thing is getting old. I think I might also have to invest in a stand for my horn too. I mean, I could always keep it in the case here... but eh, it's pretty. .. and I might practice more if I see it. (Though not the case with my keyboard... but I do use it about three times a week.. so that's good.) I've decided over all to just be more relaxed about my room. For a while I wanted to have the right colors and everything -- I talked about it a lot below somewhere.... but now, well, I'm not living here forever... so I'm thinking I may take a more dorm approach to it... I want it to just be a safe place I can go to... so if that means bright colors and whatnot.. randomness... that's fine. I'll have the nice put together bedroom another time at another place... something a little more permanent than this one... I mean, what, I'll probably only be here one more year... then I'll move closer to the loop. anyway. I might watch a movie to rest a bit before sleep. Link [throw a ferret]

[18th July 2008|06:03 a] [ Music | Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab For Cutie ] reasons for my less than normal blogging: 1) I bought a keyboard 2) I'm tired and it hot/sticky 3) I'm in the middle of composing and arranging some music.... ... so no, there's not a person that has stolen my interests and kept me from the internet. still single. Link [throw a ferret]

[18th July 2008|05:58 a] stolen from oheldiablo SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Copy the text below, erase my answers, then use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.. nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial.. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Erini 4 LETTER WORD: even BOY NAME: Esteban GIRL NAME: Eulalie (any one see that Office special clip online with Stanley's baby names?) OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur A COLOUR: Ecru (look it up, it's real) SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Elevator Shoes. BEVERAGE: Elixir FOOD: Entree of Escargot! SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: emory board PLACE: Evanston (sorry, it's not 6a, I can take an easy one) REASON FOR BEING LATE: Excuse SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: ERINI! (what?!)... okay... ENOUGH! Link [throw a ferret]

[14th July 2008|06:53 a] [ Music | Long Ride Home - Patty Griffin ] You know... coming back from vacation sucks.... I've got little motivation to work. maybe if I didn't have that data entry looming. Maybe if I could get both my coworker and our intern to help me with it, and we could get done this week (or very early next), then the rest of the job will be okay. and once I'm not behind like I am now, I could actually keep up with some of these tasks... maybe not feel so overwhelmed. anyway... I get the first part of my blood work back today... Then I still need to go in for more blood work (my doctor didn't tell me that I wasn't supposed to eat)... and after all that.... well... hopefully ... I'll get a positive result and start working on taking care of myself. but I haven't gotten a positive diagnosis.. so I have little faith in actually getting one, even if I am showing and have been showing many of the symptoms for a while -- and it's in the family. Link [throw a ferret]

having fun online again... [9th July 2008|01:28 p] [ Mood | amused ] Link [1 airborne ferret|throw a ferret]

[8th July 2008|06:46 a] [ Music | I Know, and I Said Forget It - Mates of State ] vacation was good. I didn't burn -- but I did tan. It was amazing having Abby around, she's practically a part of the family now. (Or at least it feels that way -- especially when you have my niece going "That's my Abby" or my 5 year old sister giving her a huge hug and kiss goodnight... and my grandparents really liked her too.... man.. you'd think I was introducing them to my girlfriend or something...) Dad's engaged. Yep. And future step-mom no.2 is really awesome. A very good fit for the family. We'll probably not agree on various things theologically and whatnot, but well, I don't with my dad either.... But I had voiced some of my liberalish thoughts and she didn't bark back... so that was good. It's nice having someone respect others views like that... Anyway.. the wedding is Sept. 6th.... in NC... so I'll be flying... Joe + Jenna's wedding is the week before.... Matt's is two weeks before that one... and KT's is in December... ... so by the end of the year.. I will have gone to seven weddings. none of which are my own. (the whole single thing sort of interferes... but I'm not rushing either) in other news.... Tonight is my first practice with MP's reading band... basically it's Mucca Pazza and a handful of community people.... I'm a little nervous, but it should be a lot of fun. The main downsides: my baritone is in Indiana -- it arrived one day after I left... and my mouth is busted up again... Basically this week I'm going to get some tests done to see if I have pernicious anemia... which I'm fairly certain I do... but since I've never had a positive diagnosis, I have my doubts and I can't really be confident that I'll get any answers.... stuff about "home" life... ( this ended up being a lot longer of a rant than I thought...  ) Link [throw a ferret]

[26th June 2008|12:00 p] [ Location | my desk ] [ Music | Borino Oro - Mucca Pazza ] So excited. I'm leaving work in 3 and half hours and head out with Abby to my dad's... from there we will be going with my family to Topsail (topsuhl) Beach, NC. much needed vacation. I'm mostly getting the facility ready for me being gone for a week. They should survive. I'm copying files and stuff and just generally preparing things. Organizing. I think I might put together an inspiration board (examples: flickr)... something to keep me focused on this direction. Especially since I won't be able to start grad school until Fall 09. And well, a lot will change then when I do go, so I need to reassure myself of what I'm doing. I mean, I'll be quiting my full-time job where I'm appreciated and paid well, and subsequently losing my health insurance. I mean, the loss of income is one thing, but well, I like my insurance. (Better get my wisdom teeth out now!) But I really feel like I've finally found a good fit for me... that I sort of know what I want to do now... well, or at least where I'd like to head... I mean, I've been doing some of this tech and stage crew/managing for a while now, and I've always enjoyed it -- even on the hard days, the job is really rewarding... I loved radio, and minus getting burnt out, I loved film too. So why wouldn't I try for that? What am I so afraid of? (Besides failure.) I really do think this will be a good fit. I'll figure out the financial part of it, and I'll be okay overall. I've just got to trust. Anyway, it completely slipped my mind that dad's background is in audio... I guess I'm more like him than I thought. I wish he could be a little more encouraging about this for me, but well, it's dad and he's hardly ever serious -- he continually feels the need to joke and tease... which is why I tend to ignore those comments and just move on with the conversation. Circling back. I think the inspiration boards would be a good house project. Something we can keep in our rooms as a reminder. I feel good about this. Also, I bought a baritone. Hopefully it'll be at my grandparents' when I'm returning from vacation so I can bring it home with me! ... anyway... I'll probably not post until the 6th or 7th... but who knows. you might get a little message from the beach. Link [throw a ferret]

for the jenjens... [26th June 2008|11:34 a] Link [1 airborne ferret|throw a ferret]

[24th June 2008|09:31 p] [ Music | Adieu False Heart - Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy ] So, well, I know I've gone in many directions throughout my life... but I feel that I'm getting better at just the whole life thing in general. This past month, I feel pretty good about it... I turned 24, found a local band that I absolutely love and have budding friendships with a few of the members, got to visit with family I haven't seen in either a couple months or many years, I decided not to rush into grad school but go back to what only seems somewhat natural now, briefly mentioned to my boss that I was overwhelmed, finally have paid vacation, and (as of today) bought a baritone. Hopefully things work out and I can start practicing with MP. I don't really care if I ever perform with them, but it'll be nice to get into this amazing friendly and nerdy group of people. I used to really love playing, and once I build my embouchure up and get some confidence.. maybe work on sight reading.. well, it'll just be a good thing. Also, I'm working on getting more experience in audio engineering, both live sound and recording... and I've got someone to show me the basics for some of it. So that's exciting. And I'm just talking to people about it. Just trying to get as much info as I can. And well, I've got some ideas about grad school... better ideas... so I feel better about it... but I'm taking time to figure things out. which is very good... ... but right now I'm also talking to my dad on the phone.. which makes typing clear sentences a tiny bit hard... Link [throw a ferret]

[23rd June 2008|06:53 a] So Saturday I went to a third Mucca Pazza concert.... yes, I love them that much. I mean, great music that when I'm listening and dancing along, I forget about the crowd around me. Granted, the crowd is a big part of the concert too... but it's nice to have those little intimate moments... Anyway. Talked to Tony a lot more... talked to the live sound engineers, got a lot of good tips... Met Tom's wife and little baby son... Tony introduced me to Elanor, who was the 4th person to encourage me to pick up the baritone again, and invited me to their reading sessions... So, if I can get a horn, I'll be playing with Mucca Pazza... not performing, at least, not yet.. that may come, but I'll just have fun playing and practicing and getting to know these people. In other news: Abby and I will be leaving Thursday night after I get off work and then traveling to my dad's for the night.... then very early friday morning we'll head off to North Carolina and the beach! One week of vacation! dance dance dance. Link [throw a ferret]

[21st June 2008|09:43 a] [ Music | Chick Habit - Mucca Pazza ] so I'm really a bit nervous... putting yourself out there is always scary and intimidating.... ... but all or nothing right? go big or go home? Link [throw a ferret]

[20th June 2008|10:58 a] [ Music | Peace Meal - Mucca Pazza ] It's hard to hear this song and not want to dance. ... but well, in the office... yeah... Like I posted earlier.. the show was just amazing last night. I really like this band... not only are they good musicians with great songs, they are amazing performers, they've got so much energy, and as an added bonus, they're pretty cool people. I've talked with a small handful (4) and they're pretty approachable. After the show was over, I talked to Tony, one of the percussionists for a bit.. and his friends too. We just chatted about miscellaneous stuff, a lot of it music related... Before the second act, he had walked by and we had a bit of small talk, and he was "so how did you know of this?" .. so I explained that I was at the Saturday show and I was the one who wanted the picture with Tom (see 6/15 post below about that--yep, Tony was the percussionist in that story)... so Tony and I talked more... Then before I left, I decided to say hey to Tom.. he was with some friends, so I didn't want to interrupt at first. ... but he remembered exactly who I was and we had fun chatting for a little bit. He really seems like I cool and interesting guy... I definitely wouldn't mind talking to him more. anyway. very awesome show. ... and sometimes... sweaty hugs are also very awesome. :) Link [throw a ferret]

[20th June 2008|01:12 a] best. concert. ever. seriously. Link [throw a ferret]

[19th June 2008|08:19 a] [ Music | Modutrongulous - Mucca Pazza ] So lots of little annoyances and frustrations have been adding up and adding up again.... I need to work on these things.. or address them... or just do something... it's not like there's really one big thing... it's just a lot. and a good deal of it is minor stuff... ... I'm just ready for vacation. .. and for an f-ing good concert. and hearing from the cousins is good. I've been in contact with Shune, Saramoira, and Nathan... Link [throw a ferret]

[15th June 2008|10:19 a] Weiss invited me to come out the the Swedish fest in Andersonville last night.... I was game. Neighborhood festivals are generally interesting. At the end of the night we make our way to the north stage to try to get good spots for this band Claire and Weiss are excited about.. which we do.. though I'm behind some obnoxiously tall dude... who is lucky to still have knee caps (easiest way to shorten someone)... anyway... this band, is f-ing amazing. Mucca Pazza. Being a band geek myself, seeing this circus punk marching band is something one can't miss.. ever. So we rock out with the band for the rest of the evening... you should just seriously check them out (JenJen especially... but not sure if Isadora will like them)... The band and the cheerleaders go through the crowd throughout the performance.. Once it was over, I bought a shirt, signed up for the mailing list... then sought out members of the band... I got a picture with Ronnie (accordion), who then proceeded to play Happy Birthday for me (and only me).. and then she introduced me to her dad... the only way to describe it is this: :) .. then we head out through the back, and though Weiss wanted to leave... I went up to the gate, and told one of the percussionist that it was my birthday (which it was only the continuing celebration), and I wanted a picture with that *point* trombonist... "Oh, Tom?"... so he got Tom over, who exited the gate and gave me a huge hug. He was really cool and I got my prized birthday pic. Just before we parted ways, he told me I should come out to the show this thursday.... .... so I will. (I was already planning on going when they announced it on stage.) A week with two Mucca Pazza concerts, in which two days ago I (sadly) didn't know who they were. needless to say... I'm very happy and that concert was the highlight of my birthday celebrations. Link [throw a ferret]

typical post-birthday post [14th June 2008|09:47 a] [ Music | Let It Fall Apart - The Helio Sequence ] Things were good. Good company, good food, good games, a good night. And things are continuing today... mainly, I really really want to go to the zoo... so we are. :) Now, for the all important list: Bottle of Italian red wine Flower bouquet An exotic angel ivy (who's name is now Little Herman(n).) a penguin watch macy's giftcard money thinkgeek's Ring Thing bottle opener ring Moleskine Chicago City notebook Flight of the Conchords dvd Mono. (plush microbe from thinkgeek) .. I don't know if my roommates planned it... but mono is all too perfect out of all the germs and diseases and other plushies they could have gotten me... I have a tendancy to make out with guys... in fact, I probably could not count how many guys I've ever made out with... I mean, it's not like I'm some whore or something... but if I like a guy, and timing seems right, I'll kiss them. Anyway... my little mono has a nice home in my room now. :) Still waiting on gifts from mom and dad (separately, remember: divorced). .. I'm going to see if they'll help cover the keyboard I want to buy.... Link [2 airborne ferrets|throw a ferret]

[13th June 2008|06:37 a] [ Music | Harmonica Song - The Helio Sequence ] YAY ME! that's all. Link [2 airborne ferrets|throw a ferret]

[12th June 2008|06:57 a] [ Music | Looks Good (But You Looked Away) - The Helio Sequence ] I'm just really tired. it's just all of a sudden.. I lose absolutely all of my energy. ... and it takes a freakishly long time for it to come back. basically I don't want to do anything but sleep. Link [throw a ferret]

[6th June 2008|06:33 a] [ Music | Hallelujah - The Helio Sequence ] J came through with the music... much happiness. that kid is fun once you get him talking. anyway. no emails or messages or anything from any of the cousins. hopefully soon. ... and tonight I'm heading off to my dad's again... then hopefully and finally getting rid of my car... ... then it's Steph & Mike's wedding... on sunday it's back to Dad's.. then back home... ... it's busy weekends like these that are making my birthday come so much sooner... 1 week. that's all that's left. 1 week. oh. and yeah... the first "hot poster guy"... he came back... and we talked... who knows, maybe I'll get to see him again... Link [throw a ferret]

you're the secret I keep... [4th June 2008|06:53 a] [ Music | Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers ] this past weekend was awesome. I love my cousins. I really want to hang out with them more... two of them in particular... Saramoira and I have always gotten along and would really be close if we had actually been geographically close while we were growing up.... and Nathan... well, I honestly can't remember the last time I saw he or his sister (Hannah)... we were probably really young kids... I don't know.. I always pictured him in my head as being older than me... but he's only a year older... just like Saramoira. So the three of us get along grand. They both live in brooklyn... but Nathan has interest in NU... (which would mean leaving Juilliard...) Anyway... I've got loads of cousins*... Let me list them in as close to age order as I can..... David, Hannah, Katie, Timmy, Nathan, Matt, Saramoira, Rini, Shune, Sherry, Christina, Hannah, Rachel, Abby, Lydia, Jimmy. My dad's the only one who broke the 2-kid tradition... well, and Big Dave.. who just had Saramoira... but my dad ended up having 6 kids... (notice the last 4 girls... all my half sisters).... Anyway. I miss my cousins a lot. can't wait to see them again... *All but Matt are my second cousins... and my siblings are listed in there. I just wanna sing a song with you... Link [throw a ferret]

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