- I visited my mom in Eugene for Mother's Day, and stayed a couple days. Had such a great time -- I crashed her symphony rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem (oh.my.god.), hung out with my grandpa (he's 93!), and visited with my mom's good friend Worth (who is also in his 80s). It was so nice to catch up with the elders; I'm really happy I don't live that far away.
Immediately afterwards, I flew out to New York to watch Rusty play with Ottmar Liebert at the Blue Note. They had a week-long run there, two shows a night, twelve shows in all. I caught about six of those. Wow! I used to be a big Ottmar fan when I first discovered him 20 or so years ago; it was great and amazing to catch him live. His new stuff is equally as good as, if not better than, his old classics. The whole band (Ottmar plus another guitarist, bass, trap set, and hand percussion) was super tight and polished, and Rusty (hand percussion) fit in perfectly. I had no problem watching their set six times! (Photos are uploaded...)- And when we came home, it was time to pack up and move! Ack, moving. Well, the move itself got done in record time -- we had plenty of help, and it took just under four hours to load the truck, drive over to the school, and unload. Yay! But now: everything is in boxes. I still need to finish painting, the kitchen still needs some wiring, there's lots to do... only the bedroom is functional right now. (Thank god for that!) It'll be so great when it's all done... yes, I'll post some pictures (as soon as I find that USB cable...!) (and get a desk again... right now I'm on a folding chair in the half-painted living room, balancing the laptop on my lap).
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May update
Where did May go?? Oh, I remember...
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