I haven't been around much. I think I have been frustrated with social networking sites, feeling as though people have started relying on them so much that I only ever hear from anyone in digital form anymore. When I am a person who much more prefers to talk to people or see people in person, or on the phone.
Just so all of you know, it is never appropriate when I call you and leave a message on your voicemail to respond to me via facebook. If I call you, it is because I actually want to talk to you. I mean, come on now.
But I miss you guys, so I figured I'd stop on by, actually post something more than a sentence long, see what you guys have been up to. Maybe keep up with this some. Though, granted, my account is going to expire sometime in.. July? And unless someone buys me a gift account or I submit a new set, I won't be renewing. I just can't afford it and I don't care enough at this point to pull the money together.
This weekend was busy for me. On Thursday/Friday I worked two concerts for Carbon Leaf, selling merch for them. One in Richmond, the other in Greensboro, NC. Both were really great shows. The Richmond show was outdoors and it was hot. It was threatening to rain the entire time, which was a huge relief. Luckily the huge downpour didn't start until about an hour after we had everything packed up. It was so funny, I merched with another woman that night. We started talking about knitting and she said "wait, I remember you. You were knitting a scarf waiting in line for a show at the 9:30 club. It was cold out." I thought for a moment and went "wait, you mean the show the day after Thanksgiving 2003?!" She remembered me from a conversation we had waiting in line for a concert six and a half years ago.
Earlier that week I had posted on their facebook page that I was merching these two shows for them, and that I thought they should reward me for my loyal dedication by playing Blue Ridge Laughing (my favorite song) on one of the nights. It is a song that they play live very rarely. I've seen them more than thirty times, and have seen them play it maybe twice in the past. Well, they played it during the Richmond show. I remember while they were playing it thinking to myself "I wonder if they already planned on playing it, or if they actually added it to their set list just for me?" Because I never in a million years thought that they'd do that, I had mostly been joking. Then, after the show ended and they had signed autographs and mingled with the crowd for awhile, Terry - the guitarist, came up to me while I was cleaning up the merch booth. He said "Blue Ridge Laughing, that was what you had wanted to hear, right?"
That is so cool. SO SO COOL.
I ended up being the only person working merch in NC. That show was weird because for some reason everyone thought I was actually WITH the band. Which, I guess in a sense I was, being as though I was selling merch for the band and not working for the venue, but they all thought I actually toured with the band and knew everything about their inner workings. No. I'm just a volunteer. But what this meant was that not only did people keep asking me questions that I either didn't know the answers to or bulshitted answers to, but people kept trying to impress me. They'd talk about how many concerts they'd been to, how many cds they had, conversations they'd had with band members, how long they'd been fans, etc. Which was really, really strange to me. I kept wanting to say to them "um, no, really, I swear. I'm just like you. I'm just a fan." Yeah, the guys know my name, they give me hugs when they see me, but I'm just a fan. I'm just a fan who has been seeing them in concert for 8 years and is now a familiar face. I don't have any status other than unpaid volunteer. I still got giggly and happy when I got home on Saturday and had a facebook friend request from Terry's personal facebook. I still get excited whenever I go see them on any level, whether I am going to see a show or I am working merch. They are just this amazing, energetic, uplifting live experience. That is their forte, what they excel at.
On Sunday I went to Baltimore and hung out with JekyllAndHyde. He is good times. Hopefully I did my job well and distracted him properly from his personal issues. I know I enjoyed myself. I always enjoy spending time with people capable of supplying good conversation, of which he most certainly is. I like smart people.
I'm going to massage school. I didn't just make the decision I am going to do this, I followed through. I am all signed up and everything. My orientation is June 15th and I start on the 16th. It is a seven month program. After which I'll be nationally certified as well as certified in Virginia, Maryland, DC, and PA. Any other states I'll need to figure out their specific requirements. I want to work at a resort somewhere for awhile, then maybe to the cruise circuit thing. I want to live interesting places while I am still in my twenties and don't feel forced to settle down.
On top of that opportunity I feel like massage will give me the ability to live and support myself, doing something I enjoy, while I finish up my education. Whenever I do end up doing that. Because I have figured out that I am not someone who can successfully do something, long term, that I don't enjoy. I enjoy massage, and I am good at it. With this, not only will I be able to work while finishing up my bachelors/masters (if I choose to get a masters) I'll also have work I can do while I am writing. This is all assuming that I don't absolutely fall in love with massage and decide that I want to just do that full time for the rest of my life, and just give up all together on the writing thing.
How are all of you? Tell me things.
Just so all of you know, it is never appropriate when I call you and leave a message on your voicemail to respond to me via facebook. If I call you, it is because I actually want to talk to you. I mean, come on now.
But I miss you guys, so I figured I'd stop on by, actually post something more than a sentence long, see what you guys have been up to. Maybe keep up with this some. Though, granted, my account is going to expire sometime in.. July? And unless someone buys me a gift account or I submit a new set, I won't be renewing. I just can't afford it and I don't care enough at this point to pull the money together.
This weekend was busy for me. On Thursday/Friday I worked two concerts for Carbon Leaf, selling merch for them. One in Richmond, the other in Greensboro, NC. Both were really great shows. The Richmond show was outdoors and it was hot. It was threatening to rain the entire time, which was a huge relief. Luckily the huge downpour didn't start until about an hour after we had everything packed up. It was so funny, I merched with another woman that night. We started talking about knitting and she said "wait, I remember you. You were knitting a scarf waiting in line for a show at the 9:30 club. It was cold out." I thought for a moment and went "wait, you mean the show the day after Thanksgiving 2003?!" She remembered me from a conversation we had waiting in line for a concert six and a half years ago.
Earlier that week I had posted on their facebook page that I was merching these two shows for them, and that I thought they should reward me for my loyal dedication by playing Blue Ridge Laughing (my favorite song) on one of the nights. It is a song that they play live very rarely. I've seen them more than thirty times, and have seen them play it maybe twice in the past. Well, they played it during the Richmond show. I remember while they were playing it thinking to myself "I wonder if they already planned on playing it, or if they actually added it to their set list just for me?" Because I never in a million years thought that they'd do that, I had mostly been joking. Then, after the show ended and they had signed autographs and mingled with the crowd for awhile, Terry - the guitarist, came up to me while I was cleaning up the merch booth. He said "Blue Ridge Laughing, that was what you had wanted to hear, right?"
That is so cool. SO SO COOL.
I ended up being the only person working merch in NC. That show was weird because for some reason everyone thought I was actually WITH the band. Which, I guess in a sense I was, being as though I was selling merch for the band and not working for the venue, but they all thought I actually toured with the band and knew everything about their inner workings. No. I'm just a volunteer. But what this meant was that not only did people keep asking me questions that I either didn't know the answers to or bulshitted answers to, but people kept trying to impress me. They'd talk about how many concerts they'd been to, how many cds they had, conversations they'd had with band members, how long they'd been fans, etc. Which was really, really strange to me. I kept wanting to say to them "um, no, really, I swear. I'm just like you. I'm just a fan." Yeah, the guys know my name, they give me hugs when they see me, but I'm just a fan. I'm just a fan who has been seeing them in concert for 8 years and is now a familiar face. I don't have any status other than unpaid volunteer. I still got giggly and happy when I got home on Saturday and had a facebook friend request from Terry's personal facebook. I still get excited whenever I go see them on any level, whether I am going to see a show or I am working merch. They are just this amazing, energetic, uplifting live experience. That is their forte, what they excel at.
On Sunday I went to Baltimore and hung out with JekyllAndHyde. He is good times. Hopefully I did my job well and distracted him properly from his personal issues. I know I enjoyed myself. I always enjoy spending time with people capable of supplying good conversation, of which he most certainly is. I like smart people.
I'm going to massage school. I didn't just make the decision I am going to do this, I followed through. I am all signed up and everything. My orientation is June 15th and I start on the 16th. It is a seven month program. After which I'll be nationally certified as well as certified in Virginia, Maryland, DC, and PA. Any other states I'll need to figure out their specific requirements. I want to work at a resort somewhere for awhile, then maybe to the cruise circuit thing. I want to live interesting places while I am still in my twenties and don't feel forced to settle down.
On top of that opportunity I feel like massage will give me the ability to live and support myself, doing something I enjoy, while I finish up my education. Whenever I do end up doing that. Because I have figured out that I am not someone who can successfully do something, long term, that I don't enjoy. I enjoy massage, and I am good at it. With this, not only will I be able to work while finishing up my bachelors/masters (if I choose to get a masters) I'll also have work I can do while I am writing. This is all assuming that I don't absolutely fall in love with massage and decide that I want to just do that full time for the rest of my life, and just give up all together on the writing thing.
How are all of you? Tell me things.
I just moved to South Philly. I hope to see you sometime when I'm in the DC area again, in the 3rd week of April!