Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Laundry list!
Well, I’ve been a Grade A crappy blogger lately, so to get back into the flow, I’m going to do a long list of good news. "What?" you say, "good news? Mandy usually gripes and moans!" Well, gentle reader, I’m in a good mood, and I’m going to stretch it out as long as I can!
And now, back to my job.
Well, I’ve been a Grade A crappy blogger lately, so to get back into the flow, I’m going to do a long list of good news. "What?" you say, "good news? Mandy usually gripes and moans!" Well, gentle reader, I’m in a good mood, and I’m going to stretch it out as long as I can!
- Kurt and Meredith’s wedding was about the sweetest wedding ever. And by “sweet,” I mean “aww, kittens and puppies and rainbows” not “dude, I just scored a sweet dimebag.” They got married in Mayfield Park in Austin on Saturday, which was a gorgeous day, and the park looked beautiful. They wrote their own ceremony, and it made quite a number of us (and them) teary-eyed. Afterward, we had yummy Curra’s at the reception, plus heavy drinking and a klezmer band. When the reception was over, we went to Ryan’s backyard for the afterparty and dance party. Mark DJ’d from iTunes, and just like at our wedding, he did a fantastic job. I had switched from heels to flip-flops, and many of the guests changed into more casual attire, because Texas is hot, yo! So we danced the night away to indie tunes, good hip-hop, Def Leppard, and old Prince and Michael Jackson. And of course, the new theme song of our dance parties, “Since U Been Gone.” Victor stuck it out on the dance floor (and by dance floor, I mean grass and dirt, really) almost as much as I did. The cops eventually came and shut the music down, but we stayed late into the night, reminiscing and having a wonderful time.
- 2006 is turning out to be a really strong year for music. We’ve recently purchased the latest from the Flaming Lips, Morrissey, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Band of Horses, Built to Spill, and probably some other stuff I’m forgetting. I’ve still been listening to the new Destroyer, Jenny Lewis, and Belle and Sebastian albums a lot. And recently I’ve been driving around with the Arctic Monkeys album in my car, since they’re so hyped these days. Victor and Mark like the album a lot, and I think Victor is getting tickets for us to see them next month (or is it June?). And the new Streets is out next week!
- London is hopefully our next destination. If all goes well, we’re getting on a flight tomorrow evening that will arrive on Friday. I’ve got Friday and Monday off work already. If we make it (fingers crossed!), we’re going to be staying with Ellen, who recently relocated there from New Zealand. Also, I’d like to take the opportunity to direct you to her blog, Liberal and Miserable, which is open and ready for business. Yay for more friends blogging! Here’s hoping that we actually get on the flight.
- One more blog to announce before I go. I got a comment yesterday that mentioned coming here from another site, one which I had never read called Swiss Toni's Place. After a lot of googling, I found the site, but not before I learned who the real Swiss Toni is. So I went look at the blog, and lo and behold, I had been featured in the blog of the week feature back in January. How lovely! His blog looks quite interesting, with lots of music musings, so I'll definitely be reading the archives over the next couple of days.
And now, back to my job.
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