Tuesday, February 24

i go for walks almost everyday - usually to run errands to the post office or to yoga and such - and i always think of things i want to say here. they somehow seem to leave my brain when i actually have a keyboard at my fingertips. it's like pushing a key is the button in my brain - 'a ha! you pushed the 'E' key. 'E' is for 'Evacuate' - poof! all your ideas gone! maybe i'll wear a hat more often to hold them in.

more tour dates! funny how the canadian shows are my 'home' shows now. i mean canadian shoW. no s. but, there are many shows nearby - just wish there were less that involve crossing the border. i always feel like they think i'm some criminal trying to sneak back into the states!

i leave for south america in less than a month! crazy. i need to expand my spanish beyond 'hola como estas?', 'banos', 'gracias' and 'cervesa'!

Friday, February 13

dave and friends at bonnaroo! not to mention the dead, trey, string cheese, moe., gomez...yay!

2004 Bonnaroo Confirmed Artists:

The Dead
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
Willie Nelson
David Byrne
Primus
Wilco
Burning Spear
String Cheese Incident
Ani DiFranco
moe.
Gov't Mule
Los Lobos
Galactic
Yo La Tengo
Femi Kuti
Medeski Martin & Wood
Gomez
Yonder Mountain String Band
Damien Rice
North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Review
Beth Orton
My Morning Jacket
Gillian Welch
The Del McCoury Band
Taj Mahal
Sam Bush Band
Vida Blue feat. the Spam Allstars
Los Lonely Boys
Grandaddy
Kings of Leon
Bill Laswell's Material
Soulive
Neko Case
Calexico
Leftover Salmon
Cut Chemist
Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud
Umphrey's McGee
Maroon5
The Black Keys
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
The Bad Plus
Marc Broussard
Donovan Frankenreiter
Blue Merle

Monday, February 9

i expected to find weapons

well, of course you're not going to come to us and say 'well, i just wanted to have a war to finish what my father didn't so i decided looking for scary weapons was a great, plausible excuse.'

saying 'i expected to find weapons' is like when a kid says 'but i thought you said it was ok' after they took their parent's new bmw for a joyride and crashed it. sounds like a very sorry, hollow excuse. he knew better.

here in canada, the overwhelming opinion about the US election seems to be NOT BUSH. we don't care who it is. anyone. please. just no bush. in an opinion poll on mcleans.ca, (the cover of their current issue reads 'hope you lose, eh?') 86% said they would NOT vote for bush. i only hope the numbers are that happy come november in the states. some of the quotes by people who participated in the poll are very interesting, if you get a chance to read them. this one explains why i don't care to live in the states again (besides the fact that canadian spelling is cool. :) )

I think the U.S.A. needs a new president to instill pride, peace, tolerance and compassion back into its citizens. Someone new to show the world that Americans are not as arrogant as the world thinks they are. Someone new who could put the economy back on track, who could care about jobs, health and the education system. - Mike C., Montreal, Que.

on a happier and completely unrelated note, an interesting yahoo article talks about dogs being good for young children's allergies - as one researcher put it, 'dogs are more likely to lick you in the face than cats.'

while we never had dogs (due to white carpet and a car-obsessed dad. dog=hair=drool=mess=bad), my mother was never germ-obsessed. clean, yes. but did she go around constantly wiping our hands with anti-bacterial gel or yelling at us not to touch things? nope. my sister and i were very very rarely sick. funny how a whole industry has grown around the 'must keep you safe from germs' idea.

Friday, February 6

i wish the thought of WWDS (what would dad say?) didn't hover over every decision i make. sometimes i hear it, try to tune it out, try to tone down its infuence. other times, it just kind of floats there while i make up my mind, waiting to jump in when something goes wrong.