I’m not sure why I did so little in April as according to my calendar, I should have had three weekends free with only one weekend out of town, and one weekend with a house guest. Hmmmph. Procrastination reaches new heights!<\/p>\n
I only saw one movie <\/a>in April. And it wasn’t very good<\/a>.<\/p>\n I read a few books <\/a>in April and I’d have to say that Haven Kimmel’s latest memoir <\/a>and the conclusion to Justine Larbalestier’s Magic or Madness trilogy <\/a>were probably the best two, although I enjoyed all my reads that month.<\/p>\n Wow, I went to five concerts <\/a>in April, I guess that’s what I was doing with my time. The Decemberists <\/a>and Youth Group <\/a>were probably the performances I just outright enjoyed the most, but seeing Josh Rouse <\/a>a second time was definitely worth my while: he’s a lot of fun live.<\/p>\n I really didn’t buy as much music during April as I did in prior months of 2007. I listened a lot to “She’s About to Cross My Mind” from The Red Button <\/strong>which I bought after reading about them here<\/a>. I bought Vandaveer “Grace & Speed” <\/strong>after reading that he played at Number 4<\/a>‘s wedding (!!). And after Golden Smog <\/strong>made my top 10 last year<\/a>, it wasn’t like I could pass up “Blood on the Slacks<\/strong>” with its Dylan teasing title. Singles-wise, I cannot stop listening to “Walk Over Me” Dirtie Blondie and the Like Rebel Diamond remix of The Killer’s “Read My Mind” (both featured on Friday Night Lights, of course). I made a mix last month that’s pretty damn fantastic if I don’t say so myself. I might send you one. Give me a good reason…<\/p>\n Random personal highlights:<\/em> a) How came to visit!; b) Cezanne\/Picasso “Vollard” show at the Art Institute was v. cool; c) FINALLY!! eating at Mas again and having my favorite drink in all the world: Pisco Sour. YUM!; d) trip to NY for Amy’s yarn inventory<\/a>. Nuts.; e) brunch with the McCains and spending time with Clark’s dad again, planning our some-day hike through Colorado!; f) Lollapalooza tickets go on sale = Done!<\/p>\n Lowlights?<\/em> I remember being really, really, really tired. Just cannot catch up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m not sure why I did so little in April as according to my calendar, I should have had three weekends free with only one weekend out of town, and one weekend with a house guest. Hmmmph. Procrastination reaches new … Continue reading