goodbye 2k8, hello 2k9!
so. much. happened. this year!!!!!
i just flipped back through my calender to refresh my memory of memorable events of 2k8, and i can't believe how many spectacular things happened! i can't believe it was all in one year!!! so many good things...and many many extremely terrible things also.
i'll try to sum them all up into lists:
BESTS of 2k8!!!
-ethos restaurant opened, best vegan food!
-got to spend Ashton's sixth birthday with him and Michelle, in a bounce house, with a cake shaped like a half pipe!
-TESSIE! greatest kitten!
-opened the alice project--the biggest challenge of a show i have ever worked on!
-danced my heart out to GIRL TALK at firestone, and then czar bar
-opened machinal, probably the second most challenging show i have ever worked on
-spent spring break in gainesville with Max. we were very much in love then, and we had an awesome time--singing along to ghost mice at wayward council and eating tons of leos pizza and reggae shack and jumping on a king size bed and walking around in the sun and laughing
-USITT in houston--ate for free all week, stayed in the coolest hotel, got to hang out with danielle!
-PILFERS AND DUCKY BOYS IN BOSTON WITH ED AND DAD AND SABINA!!!!! one of the best days/nights of EVER, not just 2k8
-GOT TO GO TO RHIANNON'S FREAKING WEDDING WITH SAMANTHA AND SEAN!!! again, one of the best adventures of EVER
-back booth put on a bunch of AMAZING cover shows: the misfits! (went by myself) minor threat! (went with zach mice) black flag! (went with samantha, met JORDAN for the first time) the descendants! (went with parker) blink 182! (with parker) the ramones!!! (parker is a good sport about going to shows)
-made a lot of awesome new friends at CSF: Celia, Amber, Amy, Madison, Kelly
-saw tiger army in denver with most of those new friends
-ladytron in denver with Christy
-free iced americanos from espresso roma every day with Christy and Danielle :)
-working out at the gym every day with Christy and Danielle!
-hosted delicious vegan pancake brunch for the entire CSF company every monday
-fourth of july on top of a mountain, again
-attended my first roller derby bout, in denver. fell in love and vowed to get involved
-joined a roller derby team shortly after arriving back in florida :)
-oh de lally at stardust
-oh de lally and ghost mice and DELAY at wayward council
-danced A LOT
-swam A LOT
-skated A LOT
-pilates!
-MET PARKER!!!
-STREET DOGS ACOUSTIC INSTORE AT PARK AVE! "music is our shelter where we know we're not alone!!"
-played in my first roller derby bout!
-another awesome october:
-worked at halloween horror nights and got in FREE
-got in to alll the houses in one night with parker!
-KELLY came to visit and get scared with me
-horror nights with ED and SABINA and PARKER!
-made another half pipe cake, this time much more professional since i've been watching ace of cakes, surprised jordan at work with it, he loved it.
-got to see the RED SOX play the rays with ed and sean and jason
-BUSCH GARDENS (for free!) with ed and yara and ana
-ALKALINE TRIO!
-opened west side story, my favorite musical, i made a bunch of pretty pretty dresses for it
-got a job as a PEDICAB DRIVER (this will also appear under worsts), found out what my body is really capable of
-THE FEST SEVEN IN GAINESVILLE WITH PARKER!!!!! MARIO AND THE PRINCESS SEE LESS THAN JAKE, BOUNCING SOULS, DIRTY MONEY, DELAY, COBRA SKULLS, FAKE PROBLEMS, PAUL BEARIBEAU, ERIC AYOTTE, GHOST MICE, NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD, LEMURIA...AND LIKE A MILLION OTHER AWESOME BANDS!! ate plenty of leos pizza and second street bakery and REGGAE SHACK, walked so much i wore holes in my shoes!!!
-i think october is always the best month
-the toasters at the social
-GOT GUINEA PIGS!!! rescued them from a shelter and built them a huuuge home, their names are yoda and chewie and they are the cutest things ever!
-danced to THE SLACKERS at the social with ana and rob
-got dressed up WICKED GOTH and saw AYRIA, I:SCINTILLA, AND CRUXSHADOWS in jacksonville with parker!
-ate garden cafe and danced to OF MONTREAL with parker and david and jr and john for my birthday!
man alive i am not even done with these bests but i have to go
i'll edit later!!!
i just flipped back through my calender to refresh my memory of memorable events of 2k8, and i can't believe how many spectacular things happened! i can't believe it was all in one year!!! so many good things...and many many extremely terrible things also.
i'll try to sum them all up into lists:
BESTS of 2k8!!!
-ethos restaurant opened, best vegan food!
-got to spend Ashton's sixth birthday with him and Michelle, in a bounce house, with a cake shaped like a half pipe!
-TESSIE! greatest kitten!
-opened the alice project--the biggest challenge of a show i have ever worked on!
-danced my heart out to GIRL TALK at firestone, and then czar bar
-opened machinal, probably the second most challenging show i have ever worked on
-spent spring break in gainesville with Max. we were very much in love then, and we had an awesome time--singing along to ghost mice at wayward council and eating tons of leos pizza and reggae shack and jumping on a king size bed and walking around in the sun and laughing
-USITT in houston--ate for free all week, stayed in the coolest hotel, got to hang out with danielle!
-PILFERS AND DUCKY BOYS IN BOSTON WITH ED AND DAD AND SABINA!!!!! one of the best days/nights of EVER, not just 2k8
-GOT TO GO TO RHIANNON'S FREAKING WEDDING WITH SAMANTHA AND SEAN!!! again, one of the best adventures of EVER
-back booth put on a bunch of AMAZING cover shows: the misfits! (went by myself) minor threat! (went with zach mice) black flag! (went with samantha, met JORDAN for the first time) the descendants! (went with parker) blink 182! (with parker) the ramones!!! (parker is a good sport about going to shows)
-made a lot of awesome new friends at CSF: Celia, Amber, Amy, Madison, Kelly
-saw tiger army in denver with most of those new friends
-ladytron in denver with Christy
-free iced americanos from espresso roma every day with Christy and Danielle :)
-working out at the gym every day with Christy and Danielle!
-hosted delicious vegan pancake brunch for the entire CSF company every monday
-fourth of july on top of a mountain, again
-attended my first roller derby bout, in denver. fell in love and vowed to get involved
-joined a roller derby team shortly after arriving back in florida :)
-oh de lally at stardust
-oh de lally and ghost mice and DELAY at wayward council
-danced A LOT
-swam A LOT
-skated A LOT
-pilates!
-MET PARKER!!!
-STREET DOGS ACOUSTIC INSTORE AT PARK AVE! "music is our shelter where we know we're not alone!!"
-played in my first roller derby bout!
-another awesome october:
-worked at halloween horror nights and got in FREE
-got in to alll the houses in one night with parker!
-KELLY came to visit and get scared with me
-horror nights with ED and SABINA and PARKER!
-made another half pipe cake, this time much more professional since i've been watching ace of cakes, surprised jordan at work with it, he loved it.
-got to see the RED SOX play the rays with ed and sean and jason
-BUSCH GARDENS (for free!) with ed and yara and ana
-ALKALINE TRIO!
-opened west side story, my favorite musical, i made a bunch of pretty pretty dresses for it
-got a job as a PEDICAB DRIVER (this will also appear under worsts), found out what my body is really capable of
-THE FEST SEVEN IN GAINESVILLE WITH PARKER!!!!! MARIO AND THE PRINCESS SEE LESS THAN JAKE, BOUNCING SOULS, DIRTY MONEY, DELAY, COBRA SKULLS, FAKE PROBLEMS, PAUL BEARIBEAU, ERIC AYOTTE, GHOST MICE, NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD, LEMURIA...AND LIKE A MILLION OTHER AWESOME BANDS!! ate plenty of leos pizza and second street bakery and REGGAE SHACK, walked so much i wore holes in my shoes!!!
-i think october is always the best month
-the toasters at the social
-GOT GUINEA PIGS!!! rescued them from a shelter and built them a huuuge home, their names are yoda and chewie and they are the cutest things ever!
-danced to THE SLACKERS at the social with ana and rob
-got dressed up WICKED GOTH and saw AYRIA, I:SCINTILLA, AND CRUXSHADOWS in jacksonville with parker!
-ate garden cafe and danced to OF MONTREAL with parker and david and jr and john for my birthday!
man alive i am not even done with these bests but i have to go
i'll edit later!!!