I think I can confidently point to one reason why I didn't enjoy this concert as much as I wanted to: High Expectations.

Jamie hasn't done a full-fledged tour since 2006 I believe - when he toured LA twice for "Catching Tales" and both concerts were mind-blowingly indescribably awesome. In the meantime we had to content ourselves with appearances ( Read more... )

One of the bloggers I read (Kung Fu Monkey) asked his readers to post the movie/tv show/band/book, etc that you couldn't stop begging your friends to read/watch/listen to in 2008.

My list:

Book(s): The Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott Lynch and the followup book, which Kung Fu Monkey tipped me off to.

Music: Los Campesinos!

TV: Supernatural, as ( Read more... )

My yucky day has been turned around with the greatest news I've heard in a long time: both The Lucksmiths and The Guild League have new albums coming out! I've got them both preordered, and now I can just sit back and wait till mid-October when they ship. Yay! In yucky news, my allergies are killing me. I keep waking up sneezing (must be the season ( Read more... )

Sometime, when I have more time, I'm totally going to write an entire lj entry in song form. Like take "In My Life" from Les Miserable and rework the lyrics to include "last night I went to a TV writers mixer in Hollywood and I've decided I want to organize my boyfriend's closet." I think it'd be oodles of fun ( Read more... )

Last night was Jamie Cullum at the Hollywood Bowl, this time performing with the Count Basie Orchestra. I have to say a quick "sorry" to Caity and Connie here, because this concert was so much better than the last one we saw. The Philharmonic is nice and all, if you're into that sort of thing, but the Count Basie Orchestra's got rhythm baby, and ( Read more... )

Be careful what you wish for ( Read more... )

Good times were had while my brother was in town visiting - he's on the plane right now and I'm already thinking my apartment will be really lonely tonight ( Read more... )

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull!

( Non-spoilery tidbits.... nothing worse than you'd find in a newspaper review, including cinematography and overall impressions )

Yay! Last major tape shipment (totaling over 200) is in, and I'm logging and labeling away. The bulk of production is now over, and I'm happy.

You guys should join twitter. A friend turned me onto it and it's kinda cool, though a bit of an information overload. I like that I can send updates to it from my cell phone! If I could do that with ( Read more... )

Well, I did it. I went to Amoeba today and bought the albums of my latest twee pop obessions - Los Campensinos! (And yes, the exclamation point is part of their name) I also bought a newish Jamie Cullum compilation (similar to the Target stores only one he had a few yrs back) called "In the Mind of Jamie Cullum." I heart Amoeba. Oh! And in related ( Read more... )