Day 252/365 (April 27, 2009)

look i finally got a band shot!!!!

Oh what a day! i had a really hard time sleeping, even harder than usual, and ended up really only getting good sleep from like 8:30 until 11! The majority of the day was spent with playing with tucker and giving love to the kitties... especially Fred since Sasha was coming to pick him up.

i prepped the dinner i was planning on having and it ended up being alot more work this time around, and of course lots of dishes were involved. Krysta came home eventually and i filled her in about the specifics of yesterdays happenings and then i got myself ready to go out and about.

Sasha finally came and after we gave her a band-aid our first failed attempt at getting fred happened. It was funny for a cat that is always try to escape out the front door he failed at a prime opportunity. He was in his carrier and Krysta was coming through the door as the carrier fell to the ground (not zipped correctly) and he had this look of panic on his face until he landed, then he made a run and ran back inside the apartment! I went in after him and picked him up and then failed attempt 2! he climbed up on my back, which is usual... but then he launched himself like crazy... so then Krysta went after him and was successful at getting him back.

We dont usually have too many legitimate cabs in our area and yet usually it is hard to get one if we do, and by some amazing miracle there was one coming down and he hopped in it without waiting at all! I felt a little left out since i was the only one without a pet on her lap.

We got dropped Krysta off at Petco and then went to Sasha's. After fred had a tiny chance to roam around i said my goodbyes and then then i headed to meet karolina, karen, and diane by madison square garden. We made our way to The Annex (by rockwood music hall) and let me tell you... eww! it was the worst venue by far as far as comfort and stuff... the sound system was astounding though! we sat through an interestingly strange guy and then finally Frisco Verdes. They were great as usual. We hung around for a tiny bit after then bounced out!

I swung by Josh's to pick Tucker up before heading home, and then we made our way home in his swanky new bag. i watched Chuck (amazing) and Gossip Girl, then time for bed! However it was quite sad because when i walked in the door i forgot for a moment and was expecting to find fred right there, but he wasn't! i know he is happy to be back with his momma, and she is even more happy to have him back but my heart is broken just a little!

Day 241/365 (April 16, 2009)

The day started off taking care of Tucker, Fred, and Emma. Then i got a phone call from Michelle that Kyle Dean was going to be performing in At This Performance on Sunday so i bought a ticket then l got dressed and headed out.  Marty was doing a reading of sorts so i went down to see him and left Tucker alone for the first time. I was a little paranoid but when i came back he was of course fine. Marty and this other girl sang ten songs from a show and the music was really good actually and Marty got to sing some pretty stuff. It was nice hearing just him, and not a bunch of others at the same time.

Then i went to Sasha's apt and picked up her sweet camera and came back. Like i said Tucker was fine and then i passed the time until i got ready for realsies.

I headed out to Kenny's Castaway to see Frisco Verdes perform. I was quite excited that it was easy to get to if i used the A train and i didnt have to do any crazy transfers of the like, then walk a bazillion miles away. I met up with Karolina and then we went in and met Diane. The only open table was in the front and it was actually two tables but a chair had a coat on it and there was a used beer glass. I moved the beer glass to the table that had the coat and chair then moved a chair to the other table and split them up a bit. FV didnt start when we thought they would (of course) and we had to scream to hear each other over the loudness. Our waitress was pretty bad too. Frisco Verdes was great of course and i was able to take some pretty awesome pictures when i got the guts to use the flash. I mean i was told i could but i still felt bad, next time i will do so more! Diane and i also learned that we were so not on the same page for our road-trip in May... gotta work on that.

Then we headed out and went to see karaoke for a hot second, but left shortly there after because diane saw the time and was like i need to catch a train so i didnt even get to sing a song... oh well!

ps insomnia is the stroy of my life still and if it changes i will let y'all know!

Day 199/365 (March 5, 2009)

I baked and ate a lot of brownies... but the birthday boy got them no worries!

I saw Rooms from front row and liked it alot. It seemed a little slow to me until Scottish Jewish Princess and then it was awesome! i cant wait to see it again... i went with Matthew and Mackenzie which made me happy because i hadnt spent real time with them in a while... then i hung out at TOL for a tiny bit of karaoke before going to Sidewalk Cafe to meet Karolina and see Frisco Verdes. The lights were too bright at karaoke and since i was barely there i only sang once.

technically i shouldnt talk about FV since they started playing well after midnight but i wanna break up my happy news posts. (this photo however was taken before midnight). THEY HAD LIKE 4 NEW SONGS AND THEY SOUNDED GREAT AND (stupid caps)... it was just fun to see them perform again, and i am sad i am missing the next show, but not too sad since i will be in Texas!

After the show something seriously awesome happened... and it is proof that "I am that good" so karolia asked me to be her Maid of Honor! but she did it in a fun/clever way!

She handed me a hangman game... it had no punctuation just dashes for the letters and slashes for the line breaks. She wouldnt give me any hint or subject and wouldnt even let me guess letters... she just said to figure it out.... and scarily i did on my first try

_ _ _ _/_ _ _/_ _/_ _/_ _ _ _/_ _/_ _ _ _ _   now if i am not amazing for figurng out will you be my maid of honor i dont know what i am!

Then after we chatted with the band we cabbed it to dianes parked car by NWS and i rode the subway with her to chambers street... then i got on my train there and headed home.

I didnt go to bed right away since krysta and i caught each other up on the happenings of our night,

Day 112/365 (December 8, 2008)

We met in Starbucks to work on our Frisco Verdes Project… here that is what we are doing but it looks like she is working on wedding stuff thanks to well-placed wedding planning stuff.

Day 106/365 (December 2, 2008)

Frisco Verdes is a pretty “new” band that I have been enjoying lately. So this is my iPhone shot of them playing at the Sidewalk Café.

Day 29/365 (September 16, 2008)

This is Frisco Verdes. They are a band... they are a great band. I love this picture for so many reasons. First you can actually see the drummer in it (yay Garry), then you can also see the other two (Austin and Dom). Then the fact that i took this without flash and it still came out so well! What was awesome about this particular gig of theirs was the location. It was at the Tada Theatre and whatever show they have going on now has this as their set, so between the set and the performers (especially the one who looked like he was in his pajamas) it did not feel like we were at a gig, it felt like we were invading someone's house and having a show in their living room. Not quite sure what is blocking the bottom of the picture since i was in the front row... ah well!

Day 18/365 (September 5, 2008)

So on Friday I went to a place called Uncle Mike’s to see Frisco Verdes perform. This was a far stretch from my comfort zone, and we ended up waiting ages for them to start. I give the place credit for having such an eclectic line-up of music guests. They had a guy singing about vampires who kept serenading us off stage while singing, they had a Frank Sinatra-esque band and of course FV. The other band they had was named Rahway and as they were setting up they had this chilling on one of their boxes. We saw it and thought OH NO! Their music may not have been my favorite but I can at least recognize talent and they were incredible for that respect. I love this picture because (at least on the computer) when you look at it you can kind of tell what it is, but when you look at it from the side you can see the skull and cross-bones much clearer!

Day 11/365 (August 29, 2008)

This was taken while we were passing time waiting for Frisco Verdes to take the stage. I was trying for a random candid shot of us, but she saw me pull the camera out and leaned in to pose... clearly i did not have a postion for a "nice" picture, but after her not letting me delete it i decided that i liked it. It is kind of representive of the time we spend together... crazy, fun, random, and unexpected.

p.s. i am a little freaked out that blogger knew to rotate this picture all of their own!