Ok, so, whatever, I haven't written in ages. I mean, I've been really busy, okay? Feeling sorry for yourself takes a lot of time out of your day.
Anyways, I suppose that before I launch back into this whole "blogging" thing (oh, I'm so Web 2.0!), I should update you on what's been going on in my life.
I am still working at the same job as before. I can't complain -- I get paid well, I can work when I want to, and it's really easy. But I can't help feeling like I'm treading water. I just want to get my damned life started. And looking for work in this economy? Forget about it. Marketing's usually the first thing to get cut in most businesses. Funny, it seemed like a good idea the FOUR years I was working towards my degree.
Last week, I was able to make it to Austin and go to Austin City Limits, one of the biggest music festivals in the country. It was so amazing -- five stages, three days, with over a hundred bands. I got to see almost every band that I missed by living here. Wanna know who I saw?
- Vampire Weekend
- Jamie Lidell
- Gogol Bordello
- Hot Chip
- N.E.R.D
- The Swell Season
- Manu Chao
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
- CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
- MGMT
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
- Iron & Wine
- Beck
- Flyleaf
- Silversun Pickups
- Gnarls Barkley
- Tegan and Sara
- Foo Fighters
And then on Monday, we went to Emo's, and saw The Presets and Cut Copy.
My friends and I are trying to coordinate a New Year's Eve trip to New York City -- which would be super fun, but also so, so expensive. Could you imagine how fun that would be? Well, fun and cold. But still. Liquid jackets and all, it's bound to be a good time. This is going to make me sound like such an alcoholic, but my favorite part about vacations is that you can abandon all pretense of being a productive member of society and just booze when you choose.
I probably should have put this at the top of the page, but my friend Mike has graciously offered to redesign 'ol Good Bloggie for me. He said it will take until the end of the month, but I'm willing to wait. That has been half of the problem for me -- my blog looks so damned generic. Hopefully, after the redesign, I'll have something impressive. Fingers crossed.
And, for the more exciting addendum to that paragraph, I have been helping Mike with a brand new website -- Awesome Society . It's a men's interest site, with product recommendations, articles, and reviews. It's got a really nice, clean look, and hopefully it can start competing with some of the bigger sites out there. I'm helping edit the content on the site (but haven't for a week, don't hold me responsible!) and am responsible for the general tone. When the time comes, he is going to launch a similar site for women, and I'll be completely in charge of that. It's nice to have something different to do for once.
Anyways, I hear the rumblings of everyone else, which means that if I'm not working (or looking like I am), I'm going to be in a world of trouble. Expect more soon!
