What a great summer!  It's wrapping up although technically fall doesn't start for awhile, correct? 

In June I went to Muncie for 5 days.  It was my ten year class reunion from high school...wow, time flies.  Honestly I still feel like a little kid half the time like I am "playing adult."  It was good to reconnect with old classmates and look at pictures of when I had blonde hair and wore long skirts to school (everyone who knows me now, are you in shock?).  Just so we're clear, it was our dress code.  Also got two wisdom teeth yanked out in Indiana and learned it is ALWAYS going to be cheaper to fly home to get my teeth worked on than to do it here.  What cost me $823 in Feb would have been $205 in Muncie.  Ouch.  That combined with airfare is still half price.  Sigh. 

Saw Nada Surf in Indiana and Ours back in LA.  Also some of my local boys of course.  Met Cooper. :) 

July was busy busy busy.  Saw Live at The Greek, Coldplay at the Forum, Feist at Hollywood Bowl, Carolina Liar at the Troubadour, The Ruse at the Viper Room, and scb at hotel cafe.  Also made a trip to Dallas, TX mid-month for a 4 day girls weekend with my best friends from college.  So fun! 

August was "the underwear affair" to benefit City of Hope's fight against cancers below the waist and we had a blast as Team Autobutts dressed up as transformers.  The race itself was a great mix of people and was so much fun to participate in.  Also saw Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl which was incredible.  Just wrapped up the month with a lovely love-filled getaway weekend. 

Great summer. 

In every headline we are reminded
That this is not home for us

Where is it?
Where is home?

Muncie used to be home.  It's not anymore.  LA is home.  It was a natural switch.  I didn't even notice it happening.  But this is where I belong.  And I gave a little sigh last night as the plane started it's descent and I saw the lights of my city below me.

Reunion was good...enlightening, interesting, funny, reminiscent.  And I'm out of adjectives. :)  The after-party festivities were....interesting and mostly amazing.  Ha.   I love my boys.  They listened to my confessions and said the right things in response. 

Wisdom teeth extraction went ok.  I still rallied to go to Nada Surf the same night so I guess that's fairly impressive.  They still hurt today...but I'm better.  And I'm back at work with a TON to do.  So this is the end.  I'm home. 

The moment my life was changed...

It's not often I write an "automotive" blog...

My car got crunched early Sunday morning.  Sometime around 4:15 according to witnesses.  She be dead.  Let me tell you that it is quite odd to wake up and get ready to go, to walk out to your car and to see it looking like this...





Anyone have insight on what I should get?  There's been a lot of logistics on my end with talking to the cops, insurance people, rental car, the repair shop...not so fun.  Luckily the guy got caught an hour or so after the accident but now it's a waiting game to see what happens next.  Strange sense of emotional violation, but I'm feeling better.  Thanks to everyone who listened to my frustrations!

Saw the documentary Young at Heart two weeks ago and again last weekend (yes, it's that good).  So when I heard that they were playing a show out here I knew I had to go.  Katie C and I went last night to an amazing performance by these inspiring elders.  So impressive to see their passion and love for music.



New additions to their setlist were Nirvana's "Come as You are" and Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees."  So incredible.  They got a standing ovation and did an encore of two songs.  As they ended the show by singing "Forever Young" and each threw their fists in the air for the last note I got SERIOUS goosebumps.  I hope I'm still rocking out at 87 and loving life.  I know Gerty would have been front and center in a choir like this...:)  Go see the movie if it comes to your city!  A-mazing!!  I love Lenny. :)

My month...

March 4th--Bad Religion at HOB

March 6th--Foo Fighters at the Forum

March 7th--scb at Molly Malone’s

March 9th--Live at the Grove in Anaheim

March 11th--Adam Kowalczyk at the Troubadour

March 18th--the bravery at Spaceland

March 19th--Nada Surf and Sea Wolf at the Fonda

March 21st--Jameson at Gypsy Lounge

March 26th--scb at hotel cafe

Now, that is some madness...the best kind. :)  What a great month.

And P.S. I have the greatest friends in the world.  Thanks guys for being my LA family and taking care of me.   Your love and support is amazing. 

The title of this is from the Wind in the Willows cartoon movie.  Just in case you were wondering (it is the trial scene). :)

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone that was a part of my birthday this year.  From serenades over the phone (some more beautiful than others depending on their entertainment resumes...) to bday messages to those who came down to Gypsy Lounge on Friday to watch scb play with me it was fabulous!  It's a great feeling to be with amazing friends like that on the day you were born.  Well, and other days too. :) 

Thanks to the scb boys for playing and sounding amazing as usual and for the cupcakes.  And to Katie C for her awesome cupcakes too.  To those who helped with my debauchery by buying me beverages (Cory and Gretch, the other Cory, Devon, Austin, hmmm, and someone else I can't remember right now).  To Kerri for hooking up the hotel room. To Brett for the GREAT tix to disney on Saturday!  To Anne, Katie, Mom, KT, and Devon for putting up with me being in a wheelchair at disneyland and for taking turns pushing me around the park.  To Devon for driving home because of my stupid foot.  And to my amazing karaoke peeps who rocked it on Saturday night back in LA!!!  So so so much fun.  I love you all!!  Thanks for helping my 28th year get off to an incredible start. :)

I hurt myself today...to see if I still feel.  Ok, it wasn't today.  It was on the 2nd.  But I really did hurt myself.  And yeah, I still feel.  I rolled my ankle and apparently managed to have a high ankle sprain that usually happens to basketball and football players.  I am special.  After 10 days and it not getting better I went to the doctor....

One healthy foot, one not healthy foot


Massiveness.


My lovely rainbow ankle.  Gay pride!


And finally the boot I get to wear for the next month....ain't she purty?  I'm going to be the most feminine Star Wars robot at the ball.