What's everyone up to?

[EC]

Can we make this the: how are you, what are you up to, what are your spring/summer plans, are you happy, anything interesting going on with you, thread?  I need to know how everyone is doing. :)

Give 'er c'mon!

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

a-c-squared
hangin' in the park
perfect spring kentucky days and nights
maker's mark
blogging and blogs
baseball
white denim (the band)
that guy from the strokes solo stuff
work
sleep
home improvement
boredom
regret
angst
contentment
love
pride
cassettes (the band)
cabin (the band)
email
wind
kites
whatnot

[ycartrob]

Roller Derby and Be Your Own Pet this weekend in Nashville>>
http://www.nashvillerollergirls.com/

Neko Case in Memphis next week
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in Nashville after that
25th high school reunion in May in Mississippi
Neice's high school graduation in Mississippi in May
   "      "       "           "          "  Virginia in June
Trip to South Dakota (Black Hills/Badlands) with mom! in June
Peacemaking Circle training in July
RUSH in Cincinnati in September
cutting grass
playing bocce
work
hammock
patience
breathing
sitting, walking, being safe

[BH]

I was just thinking of you Meg!  I am going to see Andrew Bird in a couple of weeks and I read that Cortney Tidwell was opening up.  I went to her myspace page to check it out and she sounds a lot like you!   The music is different but the voice could be you!

Any who, I will be spending the whole summer doing as much outside as you can with a newborn baby.  

Shows booked so far:

Andrew Bird
Kings of Leon
Roger Waters

Hoping to make it to "1st Annual One Big Holiday"

Going to Gulf Shores for vacation in October.

Blowing (Floaties)
Sprinkling
Mowing
Ipoding
Mountain Biking
Seizing (the Day)
Waiting (For a new MMJ album)
BarBQing Pigs/Cows/Chickens
Makers Marking
Fat Tireing
Hefevising
Kung Pow!ing
Merloting
Sleeping?  No

[sweatboard]

The Planet Earth series in High Definition
Hey Girl!!
bootlegging
Garage Cleaning
Pollen headaches
Rescued a Lost Dog that looked like a Polar Bear
Tattoo Removal Machine
Sour Patch Cotton Candy
Velma
Tighty Whities
Ping Pong
Explosions In The Sky
Diet Rockstar
Scotch and Vinyl Records
Getting Groceries For My Mom who broke her kneecap
Figure Skating
Court Dates
Swinging
Peanut Butter
S&M
Ski Masks
Tractors
Ninja Gear
Disco Ball
Driving Backwards
Punching Walls
Dead Animal Collection
Work

Oh yeah,

Apparently we have a Coyote problem in our neighborhood, so I've been looking out for that.

[ycartrob]

here you go Brian (and don't forget the free drinks):

http://www.centre-biotechnique-avance.com/11.05.02/Laser_Treatment_Procedure_Long_Pulse_Tattoo.htm

[sweatboard]

here you go Brian (and don't forget the free drinks):

http://www.centre-biotechnique-avance.com/11.05.02/Laser_Treatment_Procedure_Long_Pulse_Tattoo.htm

Perfect, you want in?  I'll run the machine and you can record the stories.  We can sell Cracker Jacks and Bumper Stickers as well.

[ycartrob]

here you go Brian (and don't forget the free drinks):

http://www.centre-biotechnique-avance.com/11.05.02/Laser_Treatment_Procedure_Long_Pulse_Tattoo.htm

Perfect, you want in?  I'll run the machine and you can record the stories.  We can sell Cracker Jacks and Bumper Stickers as well.

and we can sit Conaway in the corner, give him a jam box with an 8-Track of Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak stuck in it since 1983 and feed him bourbon all day so he can talk about the "good ol' days". People will be like, "Have you been to that Tattoo removal store that has the drunk guy in the corner who says absurd shit? No? You got to go see him! And get there before 2 b/c he is usually passed out by then and all he does is snore."

And Hey Girl plays in the parking lot on Friday nights!   :o

[Hawkeye]

Mountain Dew
Drinking
Trying to quit smoking
Falling in love
Puppysitting
Restoring my '69 Firebird
Getting ready for baseball
golfing
disc golfing
looking to buy a new guitar
practicing the guitar
YouTube
(Poorly) officiating 4th grade girls basketball games
Wanting to lose 20 lbs. (notice I did not say trying)
Wishing I could grow a decent beard
"Appreciating" the 2% raise I got this year  >:(
Reading the forum but hardly ever posting
Thinking I need to go back to school
Bonnaroo
Neko Case - April 9 in Madison, can't wait...hopefully I can find someone to go!

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

and we can sit Conaway in the corner, give him a jam box with an 8-Track of Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak stuck in it since 1983 and feed him bourbon all day so he can talk about the "good ol' days". People will be like, "Have you been to that Tattoo removal store that has the drunk guy in the corner who says absurd shit? No? You got to go see him! And get there before 2 b/c he is usually passed out by then and all he does is snore."

Classic.  

[Jaimoe]

I'm painting the kitchen and getting geared up for the NHL playoffs and the Raptors first trip to the post-season since 2002. I also just got a DigiTech looper for my guitar and plan on playing many more solo open mic nights.

[ycartrob]

Trying to quit smoking

you know, I was up to a pack and a half a day when I quit. I suggest cold turkey; suffer as much as humanly possible, that way it's more of a deterrant to starting back.

Smoking will kill you, not smoking won't!

Just stop! Quit! Today! It's hard, but after a while you DO NOT miss it.

[whothrewthecake]

counting down the days until summer when i get to sit on my ass like a bum but still get a paycheck. the spring weather is awesome and is slowly turning to summer in austin. i wish you could all come visit and we could get a margarita and a chicken taco and shoot the shit all day!

[Hawkeye]

A margarita sounds good right about now...then again when doesn't it?  thanks for the encouragement Tracy, I only smoke about a pack a week right now, but probably all the more reason to quit before I do develop a pack-a-day habit...not gonna quit smoking EVERYTHING though, at least not til I grow up

[dragonboy]

I'm in one of those 'I'm sick of my life here & want to go home' moods. The only problem is this is home  :-/
Living for June when I fly to Spain & see my family again...

[fitzcarraldo]

Hi EC and everybody!!!! I just replaced (somebody stole) a micstand, for my lovely shure. Cuzit's hard to play keyboard or guitar while holding a microphone.  :) That and A lot of work and staying in and rollerblading in CP with my ipod, and a nice weekend vacay this June! Maybe Dublin/Paris/Amsterdam in September. That's why it's all about work and home for the most part. Hopefully.

How are You? New Ep coming soon right!  :)

[colleen]

Taking lots of long walks mostly to photograph interesting stuff but also because I just like to walk. Found a fully intact and clean deer rib cage the other day that I am going to try and incorporate into a project. Also stumbled upon an old abandoned campground full of really old mangled debris. To my surprise, people were squatting in some of the buildings. A little scary but I love getting scared as long as I can escape. Other than that, teaching and printing and trying to find work for the summer that doesn't involve food service.

[mjkoehler]

Landscaping
Landscaping
Landscaping (I will have pics under this thread  ::)hopefully::) after this weekend http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-local/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1173535772
Running a 1/2 marathon or 2
Orlando vacation in early June
KOL, BRMC, hopefully Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire and Dandy Warhols
Cardinals
Grilling my own freshly butchered piggy (mmmm homemade organic ribs/chops/sausages)
Hopefully traveling to Minneapolis for a new position at work
Guitar lessons with my son

[megisnotreal]

being OWNED by my job
not sleeping
wanting to sleep
being hot
being awesome
cooking
being in love
getting ready to see my other again
getting ready to party down on my birthday friday
reading
cat scans
being sick of being sick
strawberries
sweet tea
honky chateau
"beer thirty"
house-sitting in glasgow
missing someone
secret self-loathing
recreating that paula deen cookbook magic

[EC]

it's nice to catch up, palz. :)

jc, do you have a blog link?
trace - that's awesome that you're going to go with your mom.  that's where you went last year and had such an amazing experience, right?
"seizing (the day)" = awesome
brian, you owe me a full email update. ;)
jaimoe, you let me know when you're playing.  there's a fun new one on tuesdays that derek downham (by divine right) hosts and i've been meaning to check it out...
cakey, we're going to do that someday.  you know we are.
sorry to hear that you're homesick, db. :(
sean, glad to hear that you're back in axxion.  
i want to know about the ribcage project!

for me, i'm feeling really good these days.  i'm doing some work for a theatre consulting firm (first 9-5 job i've had in... actually ever.)  i was torn about taking it because i was afraid it would take too much away from what i really want to do, but so far i'm managing to make it work.  they're really nice, i'm almost completely independent and they know where my priorities lie so i can take off when i need to and it's cool.  the rock and roll nights followed by the office days make me pretty tired sometimes, though. ;)  went back to sask in january to do some recording, and yep sean, we're releasing the ep first week of juuuly.  rounded up some out of town shows for april/may and then june is nxne so there's lots going on there.  i've finally landed some in town shows at venues i've wanted to play for a long time, so that feels snazzy. :)  playing still in shelby's band, and it's very fun.  and then after everything's released i'm hoping to get back on the road.  i would really like to make that southern trip i was talkin' to some folks about earlier.  so we'll seeeee where it all gooooooes.  

keep 'em comin...