...ok...waxing HURTS!!!!...ouch...my poor skin-around-my-eyebrows...but i have nice clean eyebrows now which is always a plus...it took all of 5 minutes...



...i have lost my boyfriend to some video game at his brother dave's...boys will be boys...it's just as well...now i can control the clicker...



...i think i am going to save up for a moped...they're not that expensive...and they're cute as hell!



...i am currently amusing myself with this site...

...i am currently eating some very bland vegetable soup and regretting it...if there's one thing i can't stand, it's bland food...if yer gonna put it in that orifice on yer face that connects to the plumbing innards of your makeup, it should at least not taste bland...it can be bitter or sweet or sour or spicy...but not bland...koreans don't do bland food...except for mook, that tasteless gelatanous stuff that you have to drown in soy sauce and scallions and sesame seeds for it to have ANY taste whatsoever...



...anyways...



...i'm getting my eyebrows waxed today...i've never done it before and i have no idea what it entails, but meggin, lielle's maid of honor, told me it's the best $8 she spends every month, and she has very nice eyebrows...i think i'm spending more than $8 for the convenience of a wicker park salon...teddy's probably gonna choke when he finds out how much i'm spending, which is i don't know how much, but i'm only gonna do it this once, and if it's too traumatic of an experience, i'm never gonna do it again...



...i have this strange desire to purchase a moped...it's strange cuz it's november now and no sane person should be thinking about riding a little motorized bicycle around the windy city in the dead of winter, which lasts for 5 months in these regions...nevertheless, i will admit to visiting ebay...



...speaking of ebay, remember that casio vl-tone that i purchased off ebay recently? well, i don't remember if i mentioned receiving it or not, but i did, and teddy turns out to be quite good on it...not only has he learned to play the star wars theme (it only took him all weekend!) but he's also quite nimble at creating interesting melodies by smacking me on the ass with it...i do love that little thing...ah, the memories...well, i don't really have SPECIFIC memories, but just general ones of childhood, back when i was mesmerized for hours recording little diddies on that thing...*sigh*....



...i wonder when i'll accept the fact that i can't return to the days of paper dolls and coloring books and lego (unless i become a full-time mom which i don't foresee for myself)...remember the show thirtysomething? if you do, you're dating yourself, but then again so am i...remember how OLD everyone on that show seemed??? and to think i now qualify...AGHHHHH...i'm older than damien jurado...that's what it all boils down to...the day i found out i was older than damien jurado was the day i REALLY started feeling old...



...but enough of that nonsense...



been listening to--

where shall you take me--damien jurado

only with laughter can you win--rosie thomas

rehearsals for departure--damien jurado

the postal service (yes, i FINALLY got the postal service album...*sigh*...ben's voice...makes...me...swoo-o-o-o-o-n....)

...well, i'm back in the saddle, folks...thanks to all the well-wishers who ordered me to stop puking and to take care of myself...except for some pflegm in the chest and a hacking cough, i'm a million times better...



...teddy & i got to go see rosie thomas & damien jurado play yesterday @ schubas...i was really happy teddy got to go because i wanted him to see two artists who have been very important to me in my personal listening habits as well as my fantasy life as a singer-songwriter...rosie was sick and out of it, but she was hilarious as always...brian, her brother, played keys w/ her and eric played guitar...the only one missing was andy myers on drums...damien & rosie had brought someone named justin to play the drums, and i'm sure he's sweet and all, but he's no andy myers...anyways, photos are here for rosie...i didn't really take any of damien...he's not all that photogenic, ya know...actually, i didn't try all that hard to take photos cuz i was more into the music...i really love him mostly for his music...damien played a bunch of songs from rehearsals for departure, and he even closed w/ a full-band (well, as full a band as you're gonna get on this tour) version of honey baby, which is my favorite upbeat damien jurado song...that was fun to sing along to!



...i hope rosie & damien come back through chicago sometime soon, although damien said he might not be back until next fall...i haven't heard their new albums yet, but i really liked the songs they did at the show...



...i also went to church yesterday, believe it or not...teddy & i went to the humboldt park vineyard cuz it's so close to my apartment...it was nice to be totally anonymous, but you still stick out like a sore thumb in a mostly hispanic church when you're a 5'3" korean girl sporting pigtails with your 6' skinny white boyfriend...it was nice and small...definitely close and convenient...they have this percussion lady on their worship band who was really cool...



...i think i gotta give sam a call and see what he's up to...



...in other news, i heard that ester drang got in a really bad head on collision after their st. louis show a couple of weeks ago and they lost most of their gear, their van was totalled, but not one of them was injured...i'm so glad none of them was hurt...it made me think about all these musicians on the road, especially the ones i really care about who tour incessantly (i.e. bill mallonee) often on more caffeine than sleep...and me, i complain about having to drive 30 miles to work once a week...makes you think about lighting candles or buying a st. christopher medallion...



...all you travelers out there, please be careful...



been listening to--

in between ep--rosie thomas

time (the revelator)--gillian welch

measure--matt pond pa

team boo--mates of state

start here--the gloria record

happy sad--tim buckley

and then nothing turned itself inside out--yo la tengo

...all that comfort food...wasted on the toilet...



...well, i spoke too soon last night...i started feeling nauseous sometime after smallville, and i basically didn't stop throwing up until midday today...needless to say, i was dehydrated, and when i got to the doctor's office, my bp was not stable, and the doctor hooked me up to an iv right there in the office...he wanted to put me through 2 liters, but after 1 bag, i was stark raving mad with hunger and bolted...i had this intense craving for french fries (probably my need for salt) and forced teddy to go through a wendy's drive thru...



i'm not so queasy now, but the doctor doesn't want me back at work for another few days...i'm getting mighty bored...

well, the good news is, i feel much better (except when i'm coughing)...the bad news is i probably have bronchitis...olarn, a personal expert on bronchitis and pneumonia called me and told me what the symptoms for bronchitis were, and i had all of them, pretty much...so i'm gonna try to go see a doctor tomorrow and nip this in the bud before it turns into pneumonia...



...and my comfort food for when i'm sick? pb&j on toasted bread, ice cream sandwiches, and lots and lots of juice...