Happiness is seeing one's band name listed in The Portland Mercury, under the recommended "Up & Coming" section (page 23 in the print edition, by the way). I am going to keep the current issue of the weekly, as I am extremely excited about The Tar Plains' first-ever live show on Saturday ( Read more... )

Yikes. Network issues at work forced me to work longer than expected. I will be thankful when I receive the next paycheck. I am extremely grateful that I can take the wonderful mass transit to my dinner gathering tonight. I am also grateful for free Flexcar hours (between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.) for monthly plan members--I will be flexcar-ing later ( Read more... )