As many of you know, a few weeks ago Matt and I made a very short trip to Salt Lake City. The lead singer of one of my favorite bands recently came out with a solo album was touring, Salt Lake being one of the stops on the tour. Matt had class and I couldn't afford to miss much work so we drove down on a Friday, went to the concert on Saturday and drove home Sunday to be back at work and school on Monday. I think it was worth it to spend some time with my family and see one of the best performers out there, but three days is just not enough time.
I had never heard of Bret Detar before and I didn't really know what to expect. All the times in the past that I've seen Nick 13 he has been with his band Tiger Army (which is darker and more punk than his solo stuff which is a little more country). They've always played with bands like: Rancid, 12 Step Rebels, The Business, etc. I don't think he could how found a more perfect musician to open for him. Bret Detar came on stage and said his style was "sad bastard music" and he didn't lie about that. I thought to myself that I would not want to be the act before Nick 13 but I think Bret really held his own.
Seeing Nick with a new, country band was definitely different than seeing Tiger Army but it was still a wonderful show. He played my favorite Tiger Army song, "In The Orchard" and my favorite song off his new album, "All Alone". Did I mention my mom came to the show with us? She got to see for herself what I've been talking about for years (without putting up with punk kids and mosh pits). I still love my Tiger Army but I think Nick did a pretty damn good job on his own. I can't wait to see what he has in store for us next.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Our Apartment
We have been living at our "new" apartment for a little over 7 months now and I still love it! After living at the place on Broadway for about a year and a half and then moving here, I don't know why we stayed there for so long. There wasn't much winter left when we moved into the new place so I hope the winters here are better than the last place. The radiators in the bathroom and bedroom at the old place didn't work and despite informing the landlady about it, they never got fixed. And, to be fair, it is a pretty old building so I guess it can't be expected to hold too much heat.
Our new landlord/lady are pretty awesome. They mow the lawns themselves or when they are out of town they hire someone to make sure it gets done. The other day the landlady came over and vacuumed the entryway. It's a nice change of pace to have owners that actually care about the property.
Our last neighbors had a five year old son and we could hear him all the time. For hours at a time jumping around and yelling. Matt and I joked that they must have collected bowling balls and were rearranging them. That's how loud they were. They tried to use his age as an excuse for him to be loud but I think they just didn't want to discipline him. Our new downstairs neighbor also has a young son, probably about five. I have heard him once! And I'm pretty sure he was crying because he got hurt. That I can understand. I would cry too.
I'm glad every day that we found this new apartment to live in and I hope we're happy here for many more months!
Our new landlord/lady are pretty awesome. They mow the lawns themselves or when they are out of town they hire someone to make sure it gets done. The other day the landlady came over and vacuumed the entryway. It's a nice change of pace to have owners that actually care about the property.
Our last neighbors had a five year old son and we could hear him all the time. For hours at a time jumping around and yelling. Matt and I joked that they must have collected bowling balls and were rearranging them. That's how loud they were. They tried to use his age as an excuse for him to be loud but I think they just didn't want to discipline him. Our new downstairs neighbor also has a young son, probably about five. I have heard him once! And I'm pretty sure he was crying because he got hurt. That I can understand. I would cry too.
I'm glad every day that we found this new apartment to live in and I hope we're happy here for many more months!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Reverend Horton Heat
After waiting years to be old enough, I finally got to see The Reverend Horton Heat. We had to drive to Missoula right after I got off work and drive home right after the show ended so I could go to work this morning and Matt could go to class. We ended up getting home at 1:30 and Matt had class at 9:00. It was so worth it! I was a little bummed that they didn't play my song, "The Girl In Blue." However, they played "Galaxy 500" for Matt and another one of my favorite songs "Bad Reputation." I think the best song they played was a cover of Johnny Cash's song "Folsom Prison Blues."
The Rev had on a black work shirt (that you could buy at the merch. booth with the band name and "25 years" printed on it to celebrate the band's anniversary) with black slacks that were embellished with light pink flames on the sides and black shoes with white and red pinstriping. They played a few songs from their new LP, one of them being "Ain't No Saguaro in Texas" about a cactus that people think grow in Texas but actually grow in Arizona. The bass player, Jimbo made up a "dance" move to go with the song. Basically you just hold your arms in the air to resemble a cactus and move side to side. It is ridiculous but the whole crowd, including myself, followed along. It was so funny to watch.
Towards the end of the show they decided to play a few requests from the crowd, which was pretty sweet. Since they had played at least one song from every album they decided it was only fair to play at least one from the Christmas album too. So they played "Run Rudolph Run" (in September) but Jimbo and The Rev switched instruments for this one!
I cannot wait to see these guys again. Who knows, maybe next time they'll play my song. :)
The Rev had on a black work shirt (that you could buy at the merch. booth with the band name and "25 years" printed on it to celebrate the band's anniversary) with black slacks that were embellished with light pink flames on the sides and black shoes with white and red pinstriping. They played a few songs from their new LP, one of them being "Ain't No Saguaro in Texas" about a cactus that people think grow in Texas but actually grow in Arizona. The bass player, Jimbo made up a "dance" move to go with the song. Basically you just hold your arms in the air to resemble a cactus and move side to side. It is ridiculous but the whole crowd, including myself, followed along. It was so funny to watch.
Towards the end of the show they decided to play a few requests from the crowd, which was pretty sweet. Since they had played at least one song from every album they decided it was only fair to play at least one from the Christmas album too. So they played "Run Rudolph Run" (in September) but Jimbo and The Rev switched instruments for this one!
I cannot wait to see these guys again. Who knows, maybe next time they'll play my song. :)
Monday, September 5, 2011
Mummy Card
I have finished another Halloween card to add to my Etsy collection. It wasn't the color scheme I had originally planned on using but it turned out very nicely. Here it is, the mummy card!
I found the idea for the "wrapping" online and I couldn't resist!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Bewitching Halloween Card
I got another one of my Halloween cards finished. It went a different direction than I had originally planned but I like it.
I think she is just adorable!
First Day of Class
Today was Matt's first day of class at UM Helena. His first class was Microsoft Office at 8:00 AM (ouch). He is going to take the test to challenge the class this Friday. If he passes the test he will still get the credit hours for the class without having to actually sit through it all semester. He's not really a morning person so I hope he passes. Then he won't have to deal with an 8:00 class four days a week! I had one 8:00 class, one day a week and that was enough for me.
He also had his math class today at 9:00. Still kind of early but not as bad as 8:00. He'll also have a writing class and an intro. to networking class later in the week. I'm so excited for him to dive in and also be learning about subjects he is interested in. (The networking class. Not so much the math or writing class.)
He also had his math class today at 9:00. Still kind of early but not as bad as 8:00. He'll also have a writing class and an intro. to networking class later in the week. I'm so excited for him to dive in and also be learning about subjects he is interested in. (The networking class. Not so much the math or writing class.)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Frankenstein Card
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