so reckless records is having their 'blowout' sale except it's not really a blowout cuz if it were a blowout i should've found a ton of stuff for like cheap and of the four cds i walked out with last night, only two even qualified for the sale, and only at 20% off at that...so the deal is, if it's been on the shelf for 6 months or longer, it's 50% off...if it's been on the shelves for 3-6 months, it's 20% off...i still only paid $26 for the 4 cds even though i technically only got $2 off w/ the sale...big whoopdee doo...



so i had my weekly meeting with my boss halane and coworker andrei, and i shared with them this idea i had for keeping the lines of communication open with the users of that evil application, the HRIS/Payroll system, that my job centers around...the idea was along the lines of a newsletter with gentle advice on how to not screw things up more than they already are, little pep talks on how entering data CORRECTLY could save the company money, and a q&a section...i also though a caricature of our payroll manager would be a good idea...i also said a whole bunch of blah blah blah on getting input on users for quarterly training sessions blah blah blah...and i could see andrei slowly distancing himself from me...and my boss is like, 'that's great! i love it! i guess you're going to be really busy from now on!' so i guess i've justified my existence in this company for a little while longer, but it's gonna be a lot of work...ugh...well, it's not so bad...i'd get to design the newsletter myself, and i'll find ways...maybe stick in little lyrics from my favorite songs without anyone noticing...like 'i could be wrong but i don't think i am' or 'we've got solid state technology' or ' you were right when you said you can't always get what you want' etc etc etc...

i have a new work schedule...i've worked this out w/ my boss...i'm gonna work 12 hour days once a week and take off one day every other weeks...so basically i'm working 44 hours this week, and next week i'll work 36 hours, but i'll get a whole day off!! the 12 hours aren't so bad...you just play a lot of tunes and keep busy, that's all...i'm happy cuz this means i'll be using less vacation days for the miscellaneous day off here and there...like going to great america...and even going to new york, i can make that only one vacation day and still get 4 days in new york...



so this thursday is zapruder point's long awaited cd release party @ subterranean...here is my promo that i sent to the chicagomuzik yahoo group...out of sheer exhaustion (NOT a lack of desire to promote) i'm just gonna copy it word for word:



hey folks--



i know that there are a gazillion bands out there deserving of more

attention than they're getting, and i realize there are a gazillion

shows going on in chicago on any given night (which is why i love

this town)...



...but i wanna draw your attention to a certain trio called zapruder

point (http://www.zapruderpoint.com)...take a 2-string guitar, add a

violin (or fiddle if you like), set 'em next to a not-so-big drum kit

and voila! you have zapruder point...granted, the recipe is not as

simplistic as that, but the music is simply delectable...their

supporters include the likes of jim derogatis, and i've even seen mr.

thomas dunning doing merch at a zapruder point show (before he moved

his hoot nights to dublin)...



...so anyways...they're having their long-awaited record release

party @ subterranean (2011 w. north ave--that's like north &

milwaukee next to estelle's) in like TWO DAYS!!! that would be this

thursday, july 24th @ 9pm...they're headlining and it's only $5!!

like how cheap is that!!! that's less than the price of a decent

beer @ house of blues!!



...imagine if you will...the mellow tones of the lower couple strings

on dan phillip's guitar striking soul-stirring harmonious

chords...the mellifluous dancing strains of casey millard's

violin...to the enthusiastic but not overbearing beats of the dashing

tom millard...



...i know of few bands who are as DIY as these guys...let's give 'em

some love shall we? i've been to shows in new york, seattle,

portland, austin, madison, etc. and i know we've got the best fans

here in chicago...



...so come to the show and say hi to me! i'll be the asian girl with

hair as long as her legs (which isn't saying much) toting a nikon

coolpix 4500...



..alright...that's it for now...i figured there aren't many posts

here so i might as well give you some reading material...thanks!



-sarah



so yeah...come see zapruder point this thursday @ subterranean! and come see denison witmer @ the same time same place NEXT thursday...

so sunday teddy & i went to hyde park vineyard...rand wasn't there...we actually got there almost on time this time...we were only maybe 5 minutes late i think...that's like a record for me...the one time i've been to church on time was when caleb & i stayed over @ audrey's and i had to drive them early enough to set up & practice for worship...speaking of audreay, she was there yesterday but left early...i'm gonna see her on friday though @ pete's 25th bday bash...

after church, we went to this middle eastern restaurant called cedars w/ pete & amy and this young couple named maggie & kyle...they were very sweet...maggie said that ted reminded her of her brother...i guess his crazy hair and his longstanding vegetarianism...ha ha...anyways, lunch was yummy...after lunch, teddy & i went to his apartment and played drums...at first, we played along to the clash (london calling was still in the cd player from last week's bbq), but i really couldn't hear the music w/ my earplugs in so i just started making my own stupid beats on the little red kit and ted played along on the full white kit.

we picked up dave around 4:30 and went to lauren & jay's apt for the d-kids & friends meeting...it was the inaugural meeting and i thought it went well...ted, dave, me, jay, lauren, douglas, timm, baby, and then later ellen and at the end mike cole...pizza & cappucinos...and lots of discussing...it was cool...those siblings are so lucky to have each other, that they can get together, have fun, and talk and share and support each other's dreams and be accountable as well...the rest of us who were not siblings are lucky to share in that via association...

i think that few people in this day & age experience community like they used to in past generations...esp. in western society...especially if you're a young adult and single...and yet our need to be affirmed and loved and accepted has not at all diminished...if anything, those needs are even more acutely felt in the context of a society where they are so difficult to meet...living in the inertia of such isolation and disconnectedness, surrounded by a sensory overload of stimuli from the constant bombardments by the likes of MTV, starbucks, hollywood, and the gap company...our hearts and souls and spirits atrophy as our physical sensual beings continue to gorge on the readily available buffet of consummables...

yesterday's meeting was a beacon of hope in the midst of a dark, dark world...

so friday night we met up w/ teddy's siblings & their significant others--greendeeve & yellowellow, orangelorange & rougedouge--and we ate at that indian restaurant on belmont & sheffield right across from leona's...teddy & i haven't had indian since new years day w/ brownjown & tealpheal & violetta brioletta...it was yummy! teddy kept talking about how he wanted some MGD or miller high life, and when we walked out of the restaurant, there was this huge sign there for miller...so i took a picture...



after dinner, teddy, dave, ellen & i headed over to the 10 cat tavern...i was really excited because i wanted to play pennant fever, this baseball pinball game where one person pitches and one person bats...it's loads of fun and terribly exciting....much more so than a real baseball game...so we did that and teddy kicked my ass at the last inning...oh wel...the 10 cat's got this exhibit of all this baseball stuff...i think they really like baseball there...but i didn't see any cats...it's a cool place with really nice pool tables...and a mature patronage...not as in senior citizen agewise mature, but just the type of folks who ain't there looking to pick up somebody...and they all seem pretty laid back and not like really yuppyish types who need to show off their designer clothes and designer cars...nice folks...not really punk rock or anything but nice...



i'm going to my mom's now to say hey cuz my bro's in korea for a month and she's all by her lonesome...and it's a nice sunny day so i think i wanna spend some time on her deck...it's all good!



been listening to--

execution of all things--rilo kiley

moon & antarctica--modest mouse

murray street--sonic youth

heehee...teddy is so sweet...he just called me from work to tell me he saw a lady w/ a wilco shirt on and told her all the good seats for the sept show were gone and she said she probably shouldn't tell him this but that they added another show...and he didn't want to wait until after work to tell me...little did he know i'd already bought the tickets!