Wowza, it sure has been a long time...

[troisbalances]

It has been a crazy-long time since I updated my journal. Jeez. My reason for this is the same as always -- I'll have something semi-major that I want to write about, and then I won't have the time to do it, and then it gets so far after the fact that it seems silly to post about it, and I don't want to post more recent things until I cover the

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[ex_cloak]

I really don't know why, but I always think it's strange when I see/hear you swear. :)

[troisbalances]

Well, you know, it's because I'm all proper and ladylike. And stuff. ;)

[scarred2112]

And stuff.

Now, don't go all KeithK on us. How's that for old-school?

Two minor corrections/additions:

1) "Ian and I celebrated our sixth anniversary of togetherness... " to which my gift was "...the eyebrow piercing that I've wanted for as long as I can remember". This was balanced by the "redo/refreshing" of my first tattoo (which was complete and utter shit) and now looks brand-spankin'-new! :D

2) "I saw Ian perform his first live solo gig at UAkron's "Rockin' for Relief" event". It's not like I've *never* played live before... just a while, and always with backing. I greatly prefer it that way.

[troisbalances]

I'm glad you appreciated my (quite deliberate) KeithK shoutout. As for your gig, that was the first time I saw you perform on stage, and thus my sentence was intended to reflect that it was the first time for my viewing, rather than the first time for your playing.

[mayostard]

Fuck Cincinnati? No, Fuck Ohio!

[troisbalances]

My hatred is reserved just for the Nasty 'Nati. We truly love it where we are now, and have talked about staying here permanently.

[scarred2112]

I think mayostard is simply venting about the last Presidential election... and will be for 10-15 years...

Plus, Ohio is too flat a state to want to fuck. ;-)

It's always good to read a post by you!

[yourmuse]

* Mmm, Nine Inch Nails. I saw 'm twice in college, but not since.
* Congratulations! Wow!
* Yay for eyebrow piercings! I still love mine (even when I forget it's there), eight(!) years later.
* Ew. I'm glad it worked out, but ew.
* Now I want to see some more live shows.
* \m/
* More congratulations!
* ! I'm glad your father wasn't injured (he wasn't, was he?), and I am NEVER going to Cincinnati.
* Congratulations to your mom! Hey, do lots of schools (like, say, any schools in California) do accelerated Master's programs?
* Yet more congratulations! That's so awesome.

And...I recognized cloak's icon...and it turns out that he is an LJfriend of one of my closest real-life friends. O_o

Re: It's always good to read a post by you!

[scarred2112]

\m/

Oh no. Bad acoustics + little help from the staff + technical problems = 30 minutes of fretless bass "new agey noodling" = so not \m/. But thanks anyhow. I've got better stuff in the (upcoming) works... ;-)

Some hard-core belated comment responding

[troisbalances]

Hmm... methinks it'll be easier to just keep with the bulleted list theme:

*If you get a chance to see Nine Inch Nails during this last (summer) leg of the With Teeth tour, I highly recommend it. I went from being a casual fan to a serious devotee as a result of these shows. Fantastic stuff!
*Thanks!
*I think it's completely awesome that you've had your piercing for so long, and that you get to rock both the piercing and kick-ass haircolor at work. Here's to hoping that my place of faux-employment will be similarly cool.
*It was indeed craptacular. At least I got some amusing stories out of it...
*I'm telling you -- try to catch a NIN show. And hey, isn't Keneally supposed to be doing a Baked Potato show here soon? You know that will be ten pounds of fantastic in a five-pound bag