* So Gmail is apparently totally busted for my ISP. It's a DNS issue, apparently. Fail. If you for some reason have pressing information to email me, send it to sarah@howsmyliving.com , thanks muchly ( Read more... )

Hi, LJ. I didn't really read anything over the weekend, so if anything interesting happened, I missed it ( Read more... )

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* omg I need a Halloween costume, guys, what am I going to do? Ideas, give them to me ( Read more... )

1. BEN TEMPLESMITH, I MET HIM. dkgfdfg I love this man because he is insane. No picture, as no one else there was taking photos and I didn't want to be the asshole who asked, even though I'm sure he would have taken one with me if I asked nicely. Anyhow, I got him to sign my copy of Fell and chatted with him for a minute. He's pretty and ( Read more... )

Concert Review: Andrew Bird with Alpha Consumer, Schubas, August 6.
For a performer who is finally getting the mainstream attention that he deserves, Bird is still remarkably humble and down to earth. As a relatively recent transplant to Chicago, I unfortunately missed out on the days where you could catch Bird routinely playing at the Hideout or ( Read more... )

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Things I will never get tired of: Andrew Bird live. Phenomenal as always. My fifth row seats were just about perfection, except for the fact that the dude in front of me was, as usual, like 7 feet tall. Fortunately I had an aisle seat so I just spent most of the show leaning out into the aisle ( Read more... )