Movin' on UP!

leelanau2010 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:52:02 +0000

I’m exhausted. I’ve been up since 5am this morning because I had to go in to work for half the day and the remaining half I spent moving things over to my new house! We are not even half way done at this point and we have a full day ahead of us tomorrow. I will say, thank GOD for my parents. As it happens, everyone I know who might have been willing to help me move today and tomorrow works the opposite shifts from me at work and thus, they are all working and so of little help to me. My parents (as always) have stepped in to help out and lucky for them, this is very likely the last time they will have to help one of their kids move. I’ve been pretty good to them about moving in the past. I’ve done it mostly on my own or with the help of my friends. This time, they got stuck with it and all I can say is that I’m glad my dad is still able to move around like a 40 year old. Getting older sucks, and believe me, I’ve had my share of the “getting older sucks and my body aches” moments in the past few years. Retail tends to kick my ass on a regular basis. Anyhow, tomorrow we are getting a U-Haul because it’s supposed to snow and after some consideration, we decided that hauling my things 15 miles in an open trailer in the rain and snow was just not a very smart thing to do. So, today, Dad and I lifted heavy things and my wonderful Mom packed up and cleaned my kitchen in the condo. I hate to clean (but I do know how thanks to my Mom) and I’m very happy she was willing to volunteer to do that task for me. Tomorrow, she is going to unpack my kitchen at the new house while Dad and I move in the furniture.

Tomorrow night I’ll be sleeping in the new house and I can only pray that Gavin the Wonder Dog takes chill pill by then. He was a ROYAL pain in the ass today although I can’t blame him too much. His world and daily routine has crumbled right before his eyes in the past few days and he’s taken it fairly well. It will take some adjusting at the new house for him but I’m quite sure that he will come out just fine.

It’s going to take me a while to recover from this. Tomorrow night, I will have to get the house in some sort of order so at least I can get from one end of the place to the other without falling over boxes. It’s going to be a real challenge. I’ve got a lot of shit. You don’t realize what you’ve got until you have to pack it all up and move it.

Now, I’m off to bed to try and get some sleep before all hell breaks tomorrow. Hope everyone is doing just grand!

Indigo Girls!

leelanau2010 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:13:43 +0000

In what was a highly anticipated concert event for me, tonight I went to see the Indigo Girls in concert at Interlochen. They did not disappoint. I’ve followed this band since their inception nearly 20 years ago and I’m certainly a die hard fan, I know all the lyrics to all their songs, I own all their CD’s and I even have a number of bootleg recordings from their live shows that I’ve collected over the years. The one thing I had never done however was go to see them in concert. Every time they were on tour, I was either working or doing something else or I simply could not afford the tickets. This time, the time was right and the venue was perfect. It was a beautiful day but extremely hot and honestly, I was outnumbered easily 3 to 1 by lesbians but I expected that. This is a band that entirely represents womyn and everything that particular spelling represents. Anyhow, I won’t go into their politics here, that is indeed a topic for another post.

They played quite a long set. They managed to work through their entire new album consisting of 10 new songs and they also got in nearly all the standards. Power of Two, Kid Fears, Galileo, Ghost, Last Tears, and several songs from their Nomads, Saints, and Indians album. Whether it’s a good thing or not, I was able to sing along with every song, even the new songs. I think Mom, Dad, Nancy, and Joan had a decent time as well. Mom was excited to hear a couple of the songs that Sarah had performed, in all it was a great night out and a great concert.

One of the great benefits of a band that is fiercely independent (they have their own label, do their own tours, and their own marketing) is that they get to make the rules. Despite printed warnings from Interlochen about the use of cameras and video during the concert, the Indigo Girls really don’t give a dam especially now that they are an independent label. You can actually go to their official web site and barter for bootlegs of their concerts. Anyhow, I managed to get one good picture of them performing Power of Two which is one of my favorite songs. I’ve posted the picture below as well as the song for you to enjoy.

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Tomorrow it’s back to work. I now have to work straight through until next Tuesday. Work is getting long right now. I don’t hate going in to work, but lord I wish time moved faster. I’m coming up on a vacation too so that just makes things drag. Hopefully I’ll get back to posting more on this blog soon. Working 50 hours a week makes me really tired and I just don’t have the motivation to write when I can barely keep my eyes open. Oh well, this has been a good and productive summer so far, hopefully I can keep up the trend.

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Movin' on UP!

Indigo Girls!