i'm alive

in case anyone was wondering, i am alive. i have been busy working, watching the olympics, and hanging out with the nephew. i also don't really have anything terribly interesting to blog about. well, i guess when i have more time i will blog about the olympics because, holy shit, they've been amazing. also something else that is noteworthy, for me, is that buddy and ian ball are playing at the red devil lounge in san francisco on october 18. i will be flying out for the weekend. i am beyond thrilled. this year has been so lame for me in terms of travel (concert wise it's still been pretty good). the last time i flew anywhere was to see ian in san francisco last october. i seriously can't believe it's been so long since i've really gone anywhere. i mean, i went to houston and kansas but those don't really count for me.