So first things first....WELCOME LAILA! That's right...There is a new baby to celebrate. Ewing had her baby on the 19th of May! She was very early. (Wait, I am getting old, two of my blogs in the last 2 months have been to celebrate babies!) Regardless, here is a picture of Laila and her dad, LeVar. I'm still waiting for a picture of mom and baby....But I'm very excited to meet Ms. Laila and to teach her to play baseball.
What else?
Bright Eyes and ATL
We had a great time. We stayed at The Highland Inn (you should stay here too). We had lots of good food...Pura Vida and Eclipse di Sol. The show itself was perfect. The Fox is a beautiful venue, expansive. So expansive in fact that twice Conor commented about what a beautiful night it was, this outdoor venue. The funny part is that Fox has a ceiling that is painted to look like the night sky. You'd think they'd tell the musicians that before they make comment on it...
After the show, there was a reunion of sorts backstage. It was Andy Lemaster's birthday, as well as some old Athens pals were around: Clay and Casey. It was fun to catch up with everyone, particularly Mike and Conor...as well as to look over and see Gillian Welch relaxing. We drank some beer, ate some vegan cake, and hugged alot. There are two moments that stick out to me the best (and keep in mind these are vague at that...)
1) When we are all leaving for the night, Conor came over to hug us all. As he hugged Tim, he told him he was a very lucky man...(and this wasn't because Tim is damn sexy or smart or any of that- though he is....but because we had told the crew about our engagement)...and I realized that if I was a book jacket, that'd be one of the things you could put on the back.
2) When we finally made our way outside, we were behind the band. We had no idea where we were going...and suddenly we hit the door to the outside...and there were like 100 kids waiting to see the band...waiting to get an autograph or catch a glimpse of the rockstars as they got onto the tour bus....it was weird to have all those people standing around looking at you, as you exited the building. I thought about stopping to sign some autographs, pretending to be Arienette or something...but thought better of it.
Beyond the show, another highlight was seeing my good friend Greg. We had brunch with him the next morning. He is a treasure, for sure.
We loved ATL...so much in fact, I'm going to look into graduate schools there.
School
Some classes have officially started. Good so far. In one class, I've got two Iraq War veterans. For some reason, that makes me feel weird. I don't feel like getting into that today...I'm still waiting to hear about one other class. If that class doesn't make, come visit me at the Wings, Eagles, or Pacific Beachwear.
Some other things that happened to me: my truck is barely hanging on, the mosquitos are attacking me which has resulted in me looking like i have chicken pox, and i believe i nursed an injured cat back to help with only antibiotic ointment. Oh yeah, we survived both of the Bike Weeks!!!
So, its my day off...I've got a full load of preparing for classes this week. And oh yeah, movies on HBO to watch. I think if I get an opportunity to watch Must Love Dogs once more...I'm not sure what will happen.
3 comments:
Vets are just trying to make their way in the world. If you there is an issue with them, try to lay it aside and see what they can teach you, and hopefully they will do the same. The one thing that hurts vets is people thinking their opinions and their experiences are some how not important to those whom they serve.
I woke up this morning to find this comment from Nick on my blog. I was surprised to find a stranger had posted a comment. Excited, even. Then I read what Nick wrote. Then I got irritated. I absolutely abhor being taken out of context.
So, I thought about not posting the comment, but then I thought, "wait, who am I? No one actually reads my blog...god knows I need all the comments I can..." So I posted it. But of course while I drank my morning coffee, I started thinking "Who the hell is this Nick?" and "Did he even read my blog?"
Just to clarify...I said it made me feel weird that I had two students that were vets. Did I say they weren't trying to make their way in the world? Did I say I have issue with them?
JESUS.
I feel weird because I can only fucking (I told you I get heated to be taken out of context) imagine what their life experience has been like. It saddens me. They've most likely had experiences I'll never have. And that being said, they'll return from serving and be denigrated for their actions. That's the fucked up part. Oh yeah, not to mention if they lose a limb or have mental health issues, good luck finding help from the same people (read our government) that they are serving.
So, Nick...check yourself before you wreck yourself. Take it easy on the judgement.
Hi Katherine,
I apologize if I offended. It certainly was not intended to do so.
I admit fault that my response was was perhaps out of context. In my defense there was not much context given for me to base that on. As you pointed out I do not know you, and perhaps that would have provided the context that was needed. In the end I must beg your forgiveness.
While apologizing I must point out that I did not provide enough context for an adequate judgement myself. My purpose was to say that they are normal folks with different experiences, and that they should not evoke feelings of awkwardness. They might express opinions others disagree with, and they might get passionate about things we don't.
Hope all is cool, by the way, I like the blog, and congrats to the happy family.
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