Folks, today marks 3 years since my surgery in 2009.

I was having such a wonderful time in Chicago today, walking in the snow and having lunch with friends (lilrongal, adamselzer, arjil, tadghlughan) that I forgot all about it.  For almost the entire day.  Isn't that something?

Your support, efforts, prayers, and well-wishes, then and now, are why I was healthy and happy enough to ( Read more... )

B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BEETZ.
Rough recording, from my iphone, at rehearsal about a week ago.

Renee and I started writing this at the Whole Foods salad bar in Memphis the day we headed out to the river for Festival of Souls.
It seems I'm not done with silly salad songs.  :D  
I've got one show left this year, at Voulez Vous Lounge in Eureka Springs on ( Read more... )

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1. Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Earth Warriors Festival in Ohio JUST FOR FUN.  Imagine that.
AAAAAND I ended up working, anyway, but the fun was all wrapped up in it, even so.  
I had a great interview for the Modern Witch Podcast, you see, with host Devin Hunter, who's an absolute doll.
Devin's just posted this newest podcast on ( Read more... )

The really good part starts at about 2 minutes, here. I remember watching this interview when it aired and laughing and being utterly thrilled. The man was already one of my acting heroes. :D

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I had a dizzyingly beautiful time at Heartland last weekend.  This was as good as the best of them.  Some of the many highlights:
-singing with Ginger and Bekah on the mainstage Friday night as the Traveling Fates. One of our best shows yet.
-having Tabber join us on drums for a few songs
-having Tabber compliment my purple pants (and my butt) all day
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Ladies and gentlemen, I am in a webcomic! Sort of. http://arpeggiothecomic.com/ The first strip of ARPEGGIO, which goes live today, is based upon something that actually happened to me on Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a few years ago. ARPEGGIO's creators, Satyr, Syme, and Sandi, are three amazing media makers who I'm proud and ( Read more... )

Patty being awesome.  She just released a new album a few days ago, called 25.  Keep an eye out for it.
I think I might want to be this badass and beautiful when I grow up. :-)

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Back from the silence--justified:  straight from two amazing cons in a row, flew back to Denver just last night, packing to leave for Santa Fe today.  Show details for New Mexico are here--got one in Santa Fe tomorrow night, and one near Albuquerque on Saturday.  Y'all come.
It's the genius musical fireworks and snark of Tim Minchin that kept me ( Read more... )

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