something old:
i saw the subhumans in concert last monday and boy, did it take me back to the early 80's punk genre. not only did i come out of it with a bruise and a hangover (pabst blue ribbon on tap= big no-no), i realize that watching teenagers stagedive and mosh isn't my idea of fun. i do have to say it was the best show of the week and gives me hope that when i'm 50 years old, i hope i can still have the spunk and enthusiasm of the lead singer.
something new:
on saturday i saw wilco in concert. i love this band. haven't listened to their music all that much, but right now it has filled the cd player in my car and is running continuously. i could listen to shot in the arm/via chicago/spiders/heavy metal drummer over and over and over....i'm pretty happy that i got out of my widespread panic rut with this band. and although the fillmore was stuffy and smelled of bo the whole night, i came out of there renewed, energized and ready for more.
something blue:
on sunday i saw yonder mountain string band in concert. i have been with this what-used-to-be-local band since '99 or so. they're kick ass, hard driving bluegrass i love. but since getting bigger and now playing at red rocks, their sound has changed and has made me sad....yes, a bit blue over the fact that my little band has grown up and turned into adults. i guess it was inevitable that it happened, but just like having children, you're not ready for them to leave the house.
something who?
who? who me? you mean me? me getting a phone call from a local private university to interview for an ASSISTANT professor position? me, the freak who can't even pull a doctorate out of her ass is interviewing for a REAL professorship? nah....can't be.
i'm still looking over my shoulder to see who this is really happening to. i interviewed with 3 of the pu's (private university's....hehehe...actually it's quite an appropriate acronym given academe in general) faculty last wednesday and got through to the next and final step. this means meeting with the academic dean and vice president of the college. oh my word. dust off the suit and heels...it's show time.
this happens tomorrow. yes, tomorrow afternoon. and if the speed of my heart is any indication of stage fright, it's gonna be a rough few hours. thank god for my handy dandy xanax prescription to calm these tatters nerves cause i'm gonna need it.
yes, i want it. want it bad. to move to the next level in a tenure track position is what i was striving for...i just didn't expect the possibility of it happening this soon. so, for this evening i'm going to wish upon a star, toast it with a jagerbomb and wish to god i hit a homerun.
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That is awesome Shawna!! God luck today. I can't wait to hear all about it. Hopefully where ever the PU (tee, hee) is it won't make you move.
You've been to a lot of concerts recently. I haven't been to one in YEARS! Dan still likes to go and the bigger the mosh pit the better for him. What is it about men, testosterone, and violence?
I have never heard of any of those bands... I'll have to check them out.
Big, big, big good luck vibes going your way ~ be sure to keep us posted!!! You are such a rock star, they'd be silly to not love you like the rest of us do!! That is such great news!!
OMG! That is awesome! I was thinking about you on Wednesday. Amy and I had lunch and I was filling her in about your interviews.
I am so glad I did not read this until tonight or else I would have been nervous for you all day but I wish I could have sent you good luck vibes.
I will be calling you soon...I will be awaiting your return phone call. LOL! ;-)
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