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June 1st, 2012
11:30 pm - New zine!
New zine, Like Lightning. Short, personal, a collection of vignettes on the following topics: apostasy; waiting; beauty; “Difficult? Well, learn it;” voices; latency; women, men and fiction; unclaimed bodies; hate; his biggest complaint; the malignancies of men; crumbling; neurological misfires; what is hidden behind the cynicism; crushes; first steps; Smog; and brutal dichotomies. Probably extremely obviously influenced by Anne Carson. 24 quarter-sized pages, with a sparkly black cover.
Anyone want to trade? Or just want a copy? Comment here or email me: peel_the_moon@hotmail.com.
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May 14th, 2012
08:07 pm
Also, my story, "Volcano Kicking," is out in Corvus Magazine now!
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08:04 pm - Tropical Heatwave
Playing rock stars at WMNF's Tropical Heatwave festival this past weekend.
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April 29th, 2012
07:20 pm
Here is my shame from last night.
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10:42 am
And here is the proof that my tolerance for making an ass of myself is getting higher: I was asked to play a solo set last night and I finished by covering Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." I did not do a girl-with-guitar cover, like I have seen on YouTube. Derek downloaded the instrumental backing track, I put in on my phone, ran it through the p.a. and rapped it as best as I could. Up on stage, alone, rapping. Who am I? Who have I become? My new life's motto is "Fuck it!"
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April 28th, 2012
12:49 pm
Yesterday, before hanging up a call with a customer, the customer said, "Oh, and keep playing the guitar." Too stunned, I just awkward-laughed, mumbled okay and hung up. Afterward, asked my office manager, "How did he know I play guitar? It took me eight years to tell my parents I play music, I'm not going to offer that information to our customers." She replied, "Stalker!" But I looked up his account and he's from Tennessee. Proof that all of our customers are creepy? Yes, I think so.
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April 15th, 2012
09:38 pm - Help me dress myself!
This is cross-posted to my tumblr, because I need help! And I feel really stupid doing this, but I live with dudes, so not a lot of help there.
My band is playing a fest in May and I'm trying to figure out what to wear. This is what I have in mind, at the moment (ignore my stupid faces/lack of make-up/stupid "poses"):
 
But I have some reservations:
*Are the shorts too short? (These were an impulse purchase; I've had them in the back of my closet for months and months and months now, tags still on...I'm trying to justify having bought them, but... I still feel as though I'm fifteen, but I'm definitely not fifteen, and maybe these are more for a fifteen year old.)
*Should I wear a different color shoe? If so, which color?
*Does the outfit work, in general? (To keep in mind: by the time of the fest, my hair will be pink (and actually styled)).
*If this looks stupid, what else could/should I wear? I usually wear a dress or skirt of some sort when we play, but this is a fest, I thought sparkly & bright would help me stand out, plus, it's too late to return the shorts, so...?
For what it's worth, Derek's opinion was, "It looks a lot better than what I pictured in my head when you described the outfit to me" and, "The shorts are short, but you can pull them off." (But I don't know if that last part is true.)
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April 11th, 2012
09:52 am
"and I wanted that heat so bad
I could taste the fire on your breath
and I wanted in your storm so bad
I could taste the lightning on your breath" ("Coxcomb Red," Songs:Ohia)
I'll admit it: I want someone to write something like this about me. I cry because this is not written about me.
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March 18th, 2012
10:13 am
Oh, I miss this. I miss my thoughts and pretending like they matter.
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February 12th, 2012
09:18 pm
Things purchased for La Casa Fea (so far):
* awesome red couch
* awesome wood bench to be used as a coffee table
* leopard-print rug (needless to say, also awesome)
* spine bookshelf thing
* queen-size bed frame
* shiny, new-fangled telly (um, what do all these things do?) that looked so small (46") in the store, but now the box takes up half the living room
* kitchen crap (new silverware, strainer, can opener, spatula, sharp little knives)
* actual frames for everything (show fliers, art prints, posters, photographs, notes) we had previously tacked onto the wall
Things still to purchase:
* interior paint (deep teal, lemon yellow, mint-julep green, black)
* mattress (dreading this)
* piano
* shower curtain
* a scrillion more things
* chest and/or dresser
* fire-pit fixings
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February 7th, 2012
08:30 pm
Also, for my birthday, Derek got me a guitar kit that he put together himself and it's finally done! The SBK signature series is ready for its debut!
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08:22 pm
Submitted my first show review today (Zola Jesus).
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January 23rd, 2012
06:25 pm
Okay, so I didn't win the fiction contest (judging by the winning stories, they wanted something completely different than what I write (to be snarky honest: they most certainly did not want literary fiction)), but I am now officially a music blogger for Creative Loafing Tampa. Finally putting that writing degree to use!
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January 13th, 2012
07:06 pm
Moving into La Casa Fea is going to kill me.
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January 3rd, 2012
December 18th, 2011
09:23 pm - Dirty Feet for download
My band's album Dirty Feet is finally available for download. Click the pic to get it.
It's free, but if you'd like to donate something, it will be very appreciated, and will help us get the 7" splits we're doing out into the world that much sooner.
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November 27th, 2011
03:54 pm
I am so, so ready for Nanowrimo to be done, but I still have 3,615 words to go. Soldier on, yes - but I want to be done now.
I gave up my paid LJ account. There go my icons and "scrapbook". Oh well.
When is it all going to be over?
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September 8th, 2011
12:22 pm
No one cares? So what! I care.
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September 5th, 2011
05:09 pm
Last night, for my birthday, we went "clubbin'." It was my first time. I bought a slinky gold dress, and danced, and had so much fun. My heart still feels to be racing from the adventure, and I'm looking forward to going back.
Tonight we're heading up to Orlando (technically Winter Park) to see JV. He played here in Tampa on Friday, but I missed him, as ...y los dos also had a show. It would have been more convenient if we had gotten to see him in town, but I like the idea of seeing him on my actual birthday. What a great gift!
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August 31st, 2011
11:37 pm
I think I may only smile when we're playing shows.
I swear there are others in my band, see? (But please note my giant, awesome guitar. What a beast!)
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