this is what you’d call practical. informative. bulleted.
in MP3, Thoughts and Feelings
as apartment, austin tx, back in the day, bulleted, deodorant, friend john, god doesn, goodness, how to hear god, kind, March, mojo, Newark, order, Philly, pop, Scary, song, Speaking, Thursday
Here is some news, in no particular order:
- There is a song at the end of this.
- My wonderful friend John is giving me his apartment in NYC for March through June. I will be living in Chelsea. By myself. Whoa. Awesome. Scary. But more awesome. And I will be coming back to good old PA quite a bit, too. And I will still be playing Paper Janes shows. And I will still be me (just in case you guys wondered).
- Speaking of the Paper Janes, we have two shows next week: one on Wednesday at Lickety Split on South Street in Philly. And one on Thursday at Mojo Main on Main Street in Newark. This is exciting. There’s not much I’d rather be doing than music. Like, ever.
- I lost my deodorant. This is not exciting. It is actually annoying. Luckily, it’s pretty cold outside, so deodorant is not as necessary as it is in, say, August. But still, I danced a lot last night. And then I went to the gym today. And sometimes I get embarrassed and get kind of hot feeling. And well, all this adds up to me purchasing new deodorant when I have some perfectly fine deodorant somewhere, which is annoying.
- I will not be moving to Austin, TX in the fall. I did not get accepted to that school. I read the no thank you email and actually felt relief. I didn’t want to go to Texas (no offense, Mandy! I do want to see you, however!). It felt just like: thank goodness God doesn’t want me to go either.
- My pop gave me a tutorial on how to hear God’s voice tonight. It was really kind of him. It reminded me of homeschooling back in the day. Only the lesson wasn’t in the morning, so I didn’t yawn quite as much as I used to when he taught me lessons. Sorry pop, it wasn’t that you were boring; it was just that you were teaching me in the morning.
- And now I am gonna see if I can bullet a song.
- just be
- Turns out, I can.
friday cliff’s notes.
in Loved Ones, Performance, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as bed, Friday, good friday, head, headband, hornbuckle, judah, Mandy Hornbuckle, Newark, poor brother, Saturday, Shane, toad, two different places
Because I am tired, I will be giving you a post in cliff’s notes. Goodness, it’s Saturday, anyway. You probably have tons of better things to do than stay inside, in front of a computer, when the day is beckoning you to go and find out what all the hype about Saturday is anyway.
And because I was negligent in documenting the last time I mentioned getting out of bed with some mad bed head to show for my night, I decided I’d at least capture it today. Cause it was good.
And you’re welcome, Mandy Hornbuckle.
So this is what morning looked like.
And yes, bed head comes in many different varieties. Lately I have been showcasing the kind with roots.
And once I tamed my bed head with a headband, I went on a hike with some lovely people who share my last name.
Judah caught a frog. Or maybe a toad. I don’t think there was a final say, so they ended up calling him Frog-Toad.
And what a lovely little Frog-Toad he was.
And for a hot minute, Judes and I swapped accoutrement. He wore my pink headband while I wore his hat and it suited us well, I think.
Oh, and my brother and I stood on a log together.
And we talked about life and how good it is now, and how unbelievable it’s been and how, man, we’re not sure how we made it here, exactly, but it sure looks a lot better than we ever thought it could.
And we didn’t particularly mean the log, but we could have cause that was nice, too.
Oh, and also, you might not have realized this, but I have a fairy for a niece.
And the woods suit Cosi just fine, I think.
And then tonight Shane and I sang some songs at two different places and with the exception of me messing up just a few lyrics (sorry, Shane!), I think we did well. We added two new songs to our set, which is fun–and now this means that we don’t even have to play every one of our songs to fill out a set. We can pick and choose, which is a nice little luxury.
It was a pretty good Friday, I think.
Oh! except my poor brother and nephew wandered around Newark looking for us to hear us play and never did find us, which is probably not exactly how they wanted to spend their friday night.
So, except for that sad story, it was the kind of Friday that I didn’t mind at all.
one heck of a mixed bag
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Thoughts and Feelings
as cat, cat and the fox, fox, fox change, friend, John, knock knock joke, life, lion and the lamb, Newark, snow, stars and the moon
Today I cried with one friend and I laughed with another. I cried by myself, lost in my thoughts, and then a small red fox ran through the snow, in front of my car, and I smiled despite myself. It’s the same red fox who seems to have chosen the end of my parents’ lane [...]
when this isn’t a bad dream. when you can’t wake up to the sun shining through your windows.
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Thoughts and Feelings
as ballads, Christian, divorce, divorce papers, Dover, drew, entire world, friend, God, Jessica, Maria, mutual friend, Newark, piece of bread, someone, thing, truth
I know this is ugly, but can I just say that driving around with divorce papers sitting in the seat right next to me–the seat that should be filled with my loved one, making the contrast that much more startling–is just unbelievable? It’s enough to make me curse. The other day I had a friend [...]
z-pac, work your magic
in Thoughts and Feelings
as clean house, Delaware, doctor, drew, home, house, husband, Newark, newark delaware, sick, sick wife, straight days, strict orders, tomorrow, water
I am under strict orders from my husband to do absolutely nothing. And now, while he’s at work, he keeps texting me with this question: are you drinking your water? At which point I proceed to grab my trusty water bottle that is sitting nearby, take a sip, and then text back: yes. It would [...]
