fill it to the rim

happy days are here again...

not really. not too much has changed in the 5 or so hours it's been since i last posted my most recent self-involved dribble.

yogs was good. i almost died from hangover-ness, but that's what i friggin get. serves me right.

i want the new cormac mccarthy book. and did you know that william gibson was here in june, presenting the intro for a photo exhibit? of course i completely forgot the photographer's name, but i am quite the sad girl for missing mr. gibson in person.

did anyone go to live earth yestiddy? kayi and i had designs on checking out the shanghai concert - which allegedly took place at the base of pearl tower, even tho the ticket promoters said it would be in the stadium - but instead we did stupid drinkfest 2007. ugh. what a waste. the performers - with the exception of sarah brightman or some shit - were all chinese artists, none of which i actually know unless jay chou was there, but we were feelin the sentiment. i very much wish i could have seen the new york show... newly (sorta) reunited smashers were there plus of course AFI. they who make my world go 'round. (photo above, used without permission. lo siento.) bloc party and keane and the chili peppers were in london, that would have been super duper, as well. too bad.

speaking of music, has anyone been listening to cool stuff lately? recent obsessions include sunny day real estate and old UB40, plus aventura that i mentioned a while back. but i need some new stuff. am anxiously waiting the black audio debut album dropping aug 14. my sister WILL be bringing me an album, hot off the presses, when she comes to see me. and prolly some gear, too. i'm hoping they're going to have a local show when i'm home in december, but prolly unlikely as it'll be damn close to xmas around then. shucks.

kayi was excited to find out that mark farina's going to be in shanghai, but i'm over it. my friend cyndi used to drag me to his shows - usually at snowdrift - and that fool like rarely actually showed up. that's poor form.