Current Mood: Cool
Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz Club, New York City
In what can only be described as a brush with greatness, as well as an opportunity of a lifetime (pardon the cliches, but I’m otherwise at a loss for words–heh) my DS and I spent a couple of hours last Monday night truly basking [...]
Current Mood: Happy
On the same day my oldest turned 20, my youngest graduated from high school. The school he attended, and where I teach, is not your typical high school. Like our “Open Mic” event, anyone who wants to speak at graduation, may. My son didn’t want to speak, per se; he [...]
You Act Like You Are 26 Years Old
You are a twentysomething at heart.
You feel like an adult, and you’re optimistic about life.
You feel excited about what’s to come… love, work, and new experiences.
You’re still figuring out your place in the world and how you want your life to shape up.
The world is full of possibilities, [...]
Our school has an “Open Mic” every spring, which is a talent show of sorts, but different from what you often find in high school talent shows. There are no auditions; no competition, no awards. Everyone that wants to perform, may perform. It’s casually eclectic—blue jeans, mohawks, t-shirts and hoodies. Sometimes even the [...]
This is one of the smarmiest and most cynical pieces of bullshit ever created to manipulate young women. An age-old ruse packaged in an acoustic guitar ballad crooned by two romantic long-hairs. Ick.
I was dismayed to hear a cover for this song on Friday at the high school where I teach. Three young [...]
Just got in last night from Reno after a quickie road trip to see the Foo Fighters and Against Me. It was a blast from beginning to end, largely due to my traveling companions:
John, Yasmine, and James. No, John and James are not gang members, despite the red bandannas and goofy poses; they [...]
Just got home from seeing this film with my son a little while ago. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, The Future is Unwritten is the biography of Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash.
When you spend your teen years in a small town in a huge [...]
Just in case you think I’m not out there earning my rep as a Rockin’ Girl Blogger, may I present–
THE DONNAS
I heard about this show only a couple of days ago, and couldn’t find anyone who wanted/was able to go with me. What’s a girl to do?
Go anyway.
They were AWESOME. Yes, I [...]
EWE-TAH KNITS
