Monday, June 1, 2015

Slow Animals and Highly Suspect

It's been far far too long and I have a lot I'd like to say on here, but for now I'm gonna stick to a few basics.

First of all, I'm in Nashville for the summer working at Vandy! So happy to be able to stay in this city for just a while longer. Since I have been working, I've invested in Spotify and lately I've just been listening to a playlist I made that consists of The Strokes' entire catalogue. Today, my favourite is "Slow Animals" from Comedown Machine.

In other news, Highly Suspect are going places guys! Saw these fellas last summer opening for Chevelle and (being the asshole that I am, I normally don't enjoy openers all that much) but this band completely enthralled me. Since, I've been eager for more music and finally it's coming: July 17th is the release of their first full-length album. Until then, I've been relying on singles to get me through. "Lydia" and "Bath Salts" will remain my favourites though, I think. The thing that I love about Highly Suspect besides their amazing stage presence and the incredible integrity in their music is that you can just see IT in these guys. They want IT. They are just starting out (relatively) and they just love making music and jamming. Those are the marks of a good band. I don't care what anyone says, if you're in it for anything but the music, you're kidding yourself. And these guys mean it. They FEEL it. The late night rambles that Johnny, their frontman, posts online are soul-awakening kinds of things that make you realize what being HUMAN means. Just please do yourself a huge favour and check these people out. #MCID

Anyway, there's a lot more I'd like to write but I'm out of time.

(Laters, baby) -- please get this joke

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

10 Songs Right Now

It's been too long since I've posted on here, but I've been busy this semester!

I am in the midst of studying for finals and just had a busy Thanksgiving Break. Now I'm just waiting for the 13th so that I can go back home and relax for Christmas!

I thought I'd just shout out a few of my favourite songs at the moment. Some are part of my all-time favourite list, but others are just some I'm into right now. I'm numbering them but they aren't in any particular order. Hope you find some new music to dig out of this list!

1) Flashed Junk Mind - Milky Chance
2) Jawbreaker - Chevelle
3) Dialysis - It's Alive
4) Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
5) R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
6) Minus the Machine - 10 Years
7) Creep - Radiohead
8) The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
9) Dangerous - Big Data
10) Boneless - Steve Aoki

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Back on the Grind

Well hello out there!

Today marks 6 days back in Nashville and so far it's been amazing and extremely busy. The drive down was decent and moving in was fun because I'm now living in a 6 person suite with some friends. Amanda is back molding the artistic youths in Missouri! So far for me there's been a good mix of class and extra-curriculars to keep me busy. Yesterday I spent 3 hours in a hot tent outside trying to recruit freshmen to join the sailing team and today I spent 5 hours power washing our precious little F-J boats in the 100 degree sun. BRUTAL. But still fun to hang out with the Vandy sailors.

Also, I went to the Chevelle show in Chattanooga and it was amazing as usual! Ended up with a setlist and got to talk to Jackie and Chris before I left! Overall, it was the perfect end to my last official night of summer.

Other than that stuff, I'm just getting used to being back on that college grind. Let's hope I can do everything I need to this year and get out alive! Kidding...but still.

Hasta luego y'all.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

el verano

Hey Hey!

I sit here watching Seinfeld, about halfway through summer, wondering how time passes so quickly. I've been home for about 2 months and I'm working part-time. As for what I've been up to: I got into a car accident (but no worries I'm okay), I've had a few fun days at the pool with Amanda, and most recently I went to the beach in North Carolina to visit my extended family!

As for what's ahead, I'm hoping for a few Chevelle concerts and Vegas with Amanda and Devon. I think Amanda and I have realized that the summer tour of 2010 will never happen again so we just kind of need to roll with the punches and make the best of the concerts we can go to. That tour was something that will always be in the back of my mind. However, Chevelle is about 10,000 times more fun to see live because the music/show is so good! I'm gonna see them solo in Chattanooga on 8/19 so that should be a good cap to a solid summer.

Other than this stuff, I've just been chilling. I realize that since I've started this blog, I've been posting less and less; but I suppose that's just a product of being busy with growing up. Speaking of growing up, I graduate college in about 10 months. Fuck. I mean I'm definitely excited but I need to figure out my plans after Vanderbilt.

Anyway, I'm gonna try to keep up more often on here (which I suppose is easier said than done), not that anyone is waiting for the second I submit these random musings.

--Jennifer

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

SURFBORT BIRTHDAY

Hello there!

Just wanted to post a little something because I'm sure I won't get around to another one until after Summer starts (which for me is April 29!!!)

Today is my 21st birthday! wut wut It's been solid so far; although it's only consisted of going to class. But I'm going to dinner later with some friends so that should be fun! Saturday I'm heading to STL to see Chevelle with Amanda! It's been too damn long. I mean the last concert I went to was SP in Lancaster and we all know how that went (and if you don't remember, all I can say is it did not end ideally...but it's for the best!) So anyway, this Saturday I'll be having a blast! Also, it is absolutely necessary that everyone listens to the new Chevelle album "La Gárgola" which came out today. If not, you're missing out

Hope the week is going well for everyone else out there :)

Hasta Luego,

PS I do say it's the shit if I do say so myself...if I do say so myself...if I do say so myself

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Updates

This is going to be short and to the point.

It's been several months since I've blogged on here. However, I wasn't completely inactive in the blog world. My sister and I went on a summer tour through the Northeast for SP (the last time that will happen) and we blogged about our adventures here -->    http://concerttravelerconfessions.blogspot.com/

Believe me, reading that is worth the drama. To put it in a few words: we said some things that were true, Shim took it the wrong way, the truth came out. And here we are. Their new album is honestly shit (minus about 2 gems) compared to the old stuff and I'm (well WE) are over it. The music is pop...not what I signed up for. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I'm sure they've sold their once musical, naive souls to the record deal gods to become successful. And it fucking sucks. But whatever.

Anyway, I'm in Nashville at Vanderbilt. AND I LOVE IT. Nashville is amazing, Vandy is amazing. I miss NYU a little sometimes but not enough to ever question my decision to transfer.

There's so much more to say and catch up on but I'm busy procrastinating right now. So until next time,

Stay Quiche (J'Amie: Private School Girl reference)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

A Tale of Three Cities

It's officially summer now!! I have been waiting for this for what seems like an eternity and...I'm already sick of it. Kidding. But I could do without the humidity. Anyway, my sister and I have already had a nice little mini-concert tour to start the summer off in preparation for the real deal in August. We saw HURT in Springfield, Mo, Kansas City, and tiny little shithole called Algona, Iowa. If you ever get the chance to visit this village, don't. But in all seriousness we had a fun time and made some interesting memories. We got introduced to a great new opening band that we actually liked which surprisingly doesn't happen that often. Check out Righteous Vendetta if you have the chance! Their music is great and the guys are even greater! Springfield and KC were fun...but Algona proved to be really awkward considering there were approximately 10 people at the venue including me, my sister, and the bands so.......

We got caught chatting in the moshpit by RV...oops ;)

However, this awkwardness could have been worse and now Amanda and I are ready for our KV13 trip in August. I've mentioned KV13 a few times throughout this blog and now it's finally happening. Don't ask me what it means 'cause I ain't gonna tell ya...all I can tell you is that it is going to be amazing!! Luckily a tour has finally been announced too so we can work our way to KV13 in Boston while also going to a thousand concerts. It's an SP tour which probably sounds dumb since everyone thinks we hate them now. For the record, we don't. We're just....disappointed. But it will be a blast nonetheless. Our plan tentatively now is some magical route to Richmond; then we have a few days to fuck around in Richmond, DC, and Annapolis. Then it's something like Delaware, Rhode Island, Boston, a couple places in Upstate NY and blah blah blah. Essentially we're going to be gone for 13 days so if anyone has a place to offer us to stay we wouldn't be opposed hahah. I'm so excited!

In other news, I finally finished the first season of Revolution and it was awesome! I officially am enrolled in Vanderbilt now! And my last 2 silly bands broke from Summer 2010...boo. Hopefully this was at least somewhat entertaining for you. Adios

Thursday, May 23, 2013

El Verano

Summer is here! I finally said goodbye to New York City...

Goodbye Washington Sq. Park

I have been home for a week today and I'm loving every minute of it! I am so glad that I survived this semester...now it's fun, heat, sun, and concerts!! Amanda and I already have a few lined up: 6/8, 6/9, (6/16), 6/27, and 8/16. I CAN'T WAIT. I'm trying to be patient and wait for the perfect stretch of tour dates to be announced but I'm dying of excitement. Still, these little dates are good ones to get us started for the summer. Also, SP finally put out their first single off the new album. It's called "There's No Going Back." I hate it. It's actually more poppy and worse than "Maybe" which I didn't think was physically possible. It is. The verses are okay but the rest of the song is full of "oh-oh" chants and shit melodies. From what I've heard from the rest of the album though, this is the poppiest song off of the album. At least I hope it is. So, I'm a little disappointed but I also kind of expected it. Anyway, a trip to Boston to cross KV13 off of mine and Amanda's bucket list is slowly getting planned out so this summer is already more exciting than last.

Gotta go,

xoxo Gossip Girl...kidding but I do miss that show

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tomorrow, Tomorrow

I have 2 papers standing between me and freedom. And by freedom I mean summer. I know this sounds like every other student during finals week but I am so relieved that I'm this close to finishing. I've obviously gone through finals before but this time was the absolute worst. I was one more item on my to-do list away from a having a mental freak out. Yet here I sit almost free, with the slightest smile on my face. I just finished my last final of the day and I now have to finish writing papers, pack, sell back books, and catch a flight home tomorrow. So these next 24 hours are going to be great. Since I'm sure I won't be on here again for awhile, I'll say it now: Goodbye New York, see you again...maybe.

Good luck to everyone that's suffering along with me this week!

Sunday, May 5, 2013

So.....

Qué pasa everybody? Today is cinco de mayo and I'm celebrating by watching television and reading a book for class about Bostwana! The last few weeks have been a little hectic with some lingering midterms and term papers being due. But I managed to finish everything on time and now only have 3 papers and 3 exams left until I'm finished with my final semester at NYU! That's right, I said "FINAL SEMESTER AT NYU" I've been agonizing for close to a year about transferring to a place that's in the Midwest and I've finally heard back from one school I applied to and...I got into Vanderbilt!! I'm still waiting to hear back from others in lovely Chicago but Vanderbilt is a big possibility for me. I think I'll miss New York once I'm gone but I know that it was never the right place for me. I've tried to soak up all that I can though in these past few weeks though (museum trips, central park visits, going grocery shopping at the TJs in Chelsea). And I've met a few good friends while I've been here; but enough about all that.

I go home in 11 days!! I can't wait! Not only will I be home but it will finally be summer! And I already have a few things to look forward to (aka 5/13 and 7/19)...so we'll see how that goes. Amanda and I are also ready for tour again. It's been too long and we have a few things that need to be crossed off our bucket list like KV13 and San Bernardino. So I'm sure we'll at least accomplish those while driving through the desert in style. I'm also working on a playlist for the summer. At the top of my list right now is "I Need Your Love" - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding. It's perfect for summer!

Must go back to life now, PEACE out girl SCOUT

P.S. So...... (snobby)

Monday, March 25, 2013

Spring is here...wait is that snow?

Hola!

I'm back from spring break and ready for these next 6 weeks to fly by. My break was a nice, relaxing trip home. I got to hang with my favourite person in the world: my sister, Amanda! We spoke in Aussie slang, visited the OG, went to the movies and oh yeah got new tattoos! A lucky number 5 for her wrist and a nice outline of Australia for my arm. These hold more meaning to each of us than you could ever realize. Anyway, after visiting some friends, family, and watching Friends on Nick @ Nite and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami it was time to come back to the city. Unfortunately a small blizzard covered STL and my flight was delayed 13 hours. This essentially led to:

  • waking up at 3am to get to the airport for my 7am flight on time
  • having a nice 5 minute layover in one of my favourite cities: Chicago
  • making it back to New York just in time for my last 2 classes of the day.

Exhilirating, right? Wrong. I'm living off of 2 hours of sleep and I think I'm going to bed in 5 minutes. However, I felt it was necessary to catch up with my life on here.

P.S. I can't wait for the amazing tours that are bound to happen this summer!!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

#drafts

Here are a list of things I wanted to tweet but never did, so they ended up in the limbo of "Drafts"...

1) Does Canada have wars?
2) Am I the only one here who is confused by quinoa (keenwah)? #wtf
3) Funny how things change.
4) Call me old fashioned, but I don't like people who are assholes.
5) It's all about the subtleties.
6) I want all of the Dyson fans.
7) Is mixology an actual degree?

Some of these are out of context so I didn't think it would make sense to tweet them anymore, but I didn't want them to be nothing forever.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Superb Owl Sunday

Someone I follow on Twitter tweeted "Superb Owl Sunday" and I thought that was clever so I'm using it in this.

This was the first week of Spring semester and I have to admit I'm excited for these classes so far. But I'm still excited for the semester to end and it to officially be SUMMER 2013. My sister and I are finally going to accomplish KV13 and cross another item off our bucket list. Also, I'm looking forward to warm weather. It's been "cold as" lately and I'm over it.

FYI: The super bowl is tonight! I'm possibly watching, but also I don't care so I will most likely finish my history chapter and watch Bones.

Sorry for the short, semi-boring blurb but I must bid this writing adieu. Look forward to some fascinating lists and other types of posts in the near future! In the meantime, don't die of fatal hilarity.

UPDATE: I did watch the superbowl.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ready, Break!

Here we go!

It has been forever since I last shared my thoughts so I thought I'd cover a few things:

I finished finals and final papers relatively unscathed. Boosted my GPA a bit and now I'm finishing up my transfer applications. If you recall, the world was supposed to end on 12/21/12. Well my world almost did. I got out of my final late, missed my ride (that was prepaid/nonrefundable), had to take a cab for an additional $80. Then when I'd finally sat down waiting to board my flight home, it got CANCELLED. Long story short, the next flight out was not for several days so me and 8 other St. Louis-ians rented a car and drove 16 hours overnight. I made home without being murdered! YAY! Then Christmas break began!!

I had several family Christmases and then had a New Year's extravaganza week with my sister and my brother-in-law. We themed NYE and dressed like we lived in the '30s and took paparazzi pictures. I love when the 3 of us get to spend time together. We also coloured my hair tips purple! LOVING IT


Random but: I forget to mention that over Thanksgiving break my sister and I went to see Hurt at the Outland Ballroom and I met one of my future boyfriends who played drums in one of the opening bands. That concert put us both back in the tour mindset so hopefully we can work something stellar out this summer!

Anyway back to the present: My fave bio teacher from high school is convinced I'm knowledgeable enough to teach his seniors about Human Evolution. So I'm making a presentation for that on Friday. Hopefully after this I'll never have to type "hominin" again.

I'm going back to New York on Sunday. Only 4 more months until I'm an official Chicago resident (fingers crossed)!

Lastly, 2 things I've realized about myself:

I'm a lister. (Ironic b/c that's my mom's maiden name), but I mean I love listing things. So look forward to a few of those in the near future.
I'm addicted to every show about the Kardashians.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

F-F-Finals WEEK

HELLO EVERYBODY (I'm writing that in the tune to Retro, Dance, Freak by Gaga btw)

So I've got limited time here but let me break down my life lately:

I go home in 2 days for a month. Can't even talk about how excited I am!! However, this means it is finals week. While I was under stress as it was, one of my professors realized she had mis-communicated the date/time of our final and gave us less than 24 hours notice of its new time. I obviously had planned to study according to the old schedule while also writing papers that were due this week. I admit to my procrastination, but it was still a bit unfair. This curveball left me writing/finishing 3 papers in 3 days while also cramming for my sudden final. Long story short, I pulled an all-nighter to get shit done. Now I'm finishing my last paper that's due tomorrow at 11. Then I've only got one more final until I'M OFF TO MISSOURI!

I realize this is boring but damn...stressful time.

Side note: I'm listening to "Ca Plane Pour Moi." If you've ever seen the Mary-Kate & Ashley movie, Winning London, you'll recognize this song.

See ya on the flip side! (The Midwestern side)



Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Fiz what?

It's been awhile but....

I'm just gonna jump right in with a few random thoughts:

Every week, I watch Parenthood and seriously end up crying. Not always at sad things, but the show is just such an emotional roller coaster.

Also, Chevelle just released a new song called Fizgig. That sounds weird, but just look it up. I've listened to it on YouTube about 4 times and I love it. I'm not quite sure how to put it but everything about the song almost sounds wrong or off which is what makes it so interesting to listen to.

Speaking of new music, I may be crazy but I always love discovering something new and how it feels foreign. I'm always a little sad when I become desensitized to a song or an artist or whatever. Does anyone else ever think this?

By the way, 16 days until I go home for a month for Winter break! Between now and then I have several papers, finals, and readings that I have to get through.

Well, Until next time...

Monday, November 5, 2012

Oh, Sandy...

Hey, how ya goin?

Right now I'm avoiding reading as much as I can. So, that obviously leads to me writing a new post.

Last week was a bit of a whirlwind. Hurricane Sandy hit and New York City freaked out. Luckily where I am didn't get hit too hard. We did lose power for a week which led to me staying at a friend's in New Jersey until Sunday. While it was nice to have a week off from school, living in the middle ages was not amazing. I'm glad to be back in my room now with electricity and water.

I'm listening to a very weird playlist right now that I made. Currently playing "All the Things She Said" by TATU. Instead of reading I've gotten coffee, made a study schedule, and cleaned up my email inbox. I'm only 14 days away from going home for Thanksgiving! Is it sad that I'm already excited for next summer?

I'd like to say I'm going to read now but we all know I'm probably going to end up on Youtube.

P.S. Don't forget to VOTE tomorrow! I sent in my absentee ballot weeks ago!

P.P.S Here's a clip about Sandy from my favourite movie.


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Albums you need to hear (or at least give a chance)

Here are a few albums that I can listen to all the way through. For me, it's kind of rare to find an album where you can listen to every song and legitimately like the entire album. I picked a couple of songs off of each one that I love, but the fact that I'm saying the whole album is great kind of counters the fave song idea. I just thought I'd give a sample though.

1. In Utero - Nirvana: This album is one of the first albums I ever listened to when I first got into rock music. I could probably go ahead and say that every Nirvana album is just as good (in different ways) but for some reason, this album has always been my favourite of their's. The album starts off with "Serve the Servants." The opening line to this song is one of my favourites as well: "Teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old." Kurt Cobain was a lyrical genius in my opinion. I've listened to this album 1000 times but the songs that stick out to me a lot are "Very Ape" and "Milk It." I also think having "All Apologies" as the final track just ties the whole album together.

2.  This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) - Chevelle: There's a long story about how I've gotten into Chevelle. But, with where I've ended up, these brothers are my favourite band now. I debated between which of their albums I love most but I picked this album because it is so innovative and the songs are heavy. Pete's an incredible lyricist anyway (if you haven't figured it out, I'm big on lyrics) but this album especially is unique because Pete and Sam decided to avoid rhyming in order to challenge themselves with writing. The guitar sound has a lot of drop tuning which gives the album an almost sad, pretty vibe. The drumming is a ton of double bass kick which I'm a huge fan of. Also with Chevelle in general, melody is HUGE. The melodies are so addicting. You may think you don't like Chevelle (I originally disliked them for several reasons) but seriously give this album a listen. My favourites include "Another Know It All," "Breach Birth," and "Get Some."

3.  The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga: I've been a fan of Gaga for awhile. I have my sister to blame for that. I know a lot of people don't like her, but I think not only is her music catchy (obviously) but she writes her own stuff, which is rare these days and she's truly a full-on performance artist. This album isn't just another pop album. I've read that each song is supposed to represent a different monster in her life, whether that be drinking or a person or whatever. The album is only 8 songs, but each one is eerie and complex. I would argue that Bad Romance is one of the greatest songs ever written (and the video is amazing). I think it's interesting that she'd write about someone loving everything ugly in someone else. Don't dismiss this just because it's Gaga. Listen to it. Faves: "Bad Romance" & "Teeth."

4. Human Resources - It's Alive: I met IA on a tour in 2010. I became friends with the guys and still remember buying this album for $10 from Clay (the guitarist) at Bogart's in Cincinnati after the show. My sister and I were following that tour (for another band) and were driving from Cincinnati to Cleveland that night. We popped the album into our Scion's CD player and literally played it on repeat during the entire drive. We were going through something that night and this album was saying what we wanted to hear. We would pick up certain lyrics and begin analyzing. That summer, I listened to this album nonstop. The stories behind the songs are intense. There's something about this album that I just can't quite put into words. I do know that every time I go back and listen to songs off of it though, I remember exactly how I felt the first time I heard it. This album is simply incredible. Favourites here are "Questions," "Dialysis," and "Fool For You."

5. No Name No Color - Middle Class Rut: This album was a more recent find for me. I heard the single "New Low" when it first came out in 2010 and my sister got super into this album. Then, we finally had the chance to see these guys (who are a 2-man band btw) this year twice in a 7-day period. After I saw them, I started listening to the album. My sister told me that they wrote these songs and then recorded them immediately so that they didn't lose the urgency behind them. When you listen to the music, you can hear that. The music is so odd, but the fact that Zack and Sean both sing is quite interesting. The lyrics are also so honest. This album just has a lot of emotion behind it. It also doesn't hurt that I have a huge crush on Zack. I go through phases, but right now I'm digging the song "I Guess You Could Say" (which I'm currently listening to). Other faves are: "Busy Bein' Born," "Sad to Know," and "Cornbred."

6. Nox Aeris - Janus: I met these guys back in 2010. I've now developed an interesting friendship with them after seeing them countless times. I loved a lot off of their first album and they're good live. Then this album came out. It's twice as heavy as the last album. I love everything about it. The music is strange and interesting. And I had the pleasure of hearing the stories behind all the songs from David (the singer). The single "Stains" is unexpected sounding but so intense. A couple of my favourite songs are "Waive" and "Lifeless." This band and this album are really unlike anything else and require a certain kind of taste. But once you like it, you'll love it.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

"Get Some" Mexican Sun

Hey hey! So I decided that it was time to write again because a) it's been awhile and b) I read 4 chapters of biology today, so I earned it. As you may have guessed, I'm back at school at NYU in NYC. Classes started Tuesday and that's about all that's interesting about that. Right now, I'm not sure how much longer I'll be here in NYC as I am possibly having a change of plans in the near-ish future.

Anyway, since the last time I posted I went to Mexico! I went with my mom, stepdad, and some family friends. It was so much fun and so beautiful but let's be real: me and my hair don't like that Caribbean humidity. Plus most of the drinks (water, milk, juice) were warm...eww. But we got to do a lot of fun shit, including my favorite thing: seeing the ruins of Tulum.

 The beach of Riviera Maya
Tulum

I'm still peeling from my sunburn BTW. Also, my sister, Amanda, and I are only 9 days and 1.5 hours from what is going to be an "interesting" day at worst. I'll let you know how that concert goes after I start breathing again. Kidding, but seriously, going from seeing someone on a regular basis to twice in the past year is obviously going to make that whole shindig interesting. At least if anything goes badly, Amanda and I will be in our favourite city in the world, CHICAGO! 

At some point, I'm going to post another list-like entry that sums up some of my favourite albums...but for now, I must go. 

P.S. I think it's important that you know I'm currently listening to "Forfeit (Live)" and smiling. Just listen and you'll know why. You can't miss out on the voice of a sexy sheep!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Accents and Carnival of Madness

I'm home from what has been a fun past couple of weeks. After the whole Fair to Midland fiasco, my sister and I were ready for a different, better concert experience. We were originally planning to hit up Atlantic City for the Carnival of Madness show at HOB (Chevelle is the only reason we wanted to go). Instead, as fate would have it, we ended up going to the Springfield, IL show. In summation, New Medicine literally counts to 4 in every song. Cavo was slightly lackluster. And Lzzy of Halestorm wore a spandex suit so...anyway, Chevelle was perfect. I'm so glad that was how we ended our concert run this summer.  The new stage set up is amazing.


We obviously didn't stay for Evanescence. Our last sight onstage was something to remember. The whole night was a blast with a lot of details that I want to just keep inside my own head for now. Amanda and I found out some things that are sure to keep our minds hyper for a few months at least.

Now, we're both waiting for the show we have planned in Chicago on 9/15. I'm flying in from school in NYC for one day to see Sick Puppies and she is driving up 8 hours to meet me there. Did I mention that today marks one year since we've seen Sick Puppies? So weird.

Amanda and I spent this final weekend  in Springfield, MO. Between watching thunderstorms on a couch in front of the hotel window and making fun of people at Art Walk, we spent 72 hours speaking to everyone we encountered in our best Australian accents. "Ya knowr?" Everyone was a little surprised when we would respond, but we knew it was hilarious. At this point, we pretty much do everything in sync and I'm having a hard time believing we aren't identical twins.

Other random stuff:
            Currently obsessed with the song "Blood" by In This Moment
            Sheldon the bull is following both, Amanda and I now.
            I'm over the world crew.
            KV13 will occur in Summer 2013 in the midst of a mega tour.