just because

I haven't written in a while, not because I haven't had the time or interest, but because everything I would write on here I've written on emails, and if my friends aren't reading this then who is? So here's for those of you who haven't gotten my long droaning emails about Bonnaroo. It's only 49 days away you know, and thanks to my good friend Keith, my schedule will be quite tight this year. New bands that I've been listening to who will be there include, but are not limited to: Lyrics Born, Umphrey's McGee, moe., The Wood Brothers, Mike Doughty, Oysterhead, to name a few. There's also a bunch of bands that I've listened to for years that I'm looking forward to seeing and a lot that I've never listened to, but have read good things about. So I'm planning on this being the year that I'm at a show all day long. Not much time for kicking back at the camp site drinking beer and laughing with friends, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of that going on too. I also have to come up with a way of getting minimal sleep, but still staying functional. Or I can just have a re-play of the sleep deprived delirium that was last year's Bonnaroo. The only problem with that is that eventually you crash, and last year that meant missing Mars Volta, which I'm still upset about.

I can talk about other things though, you know. Like how dorky am I that I got a book about running at the library? I've been running for the past few months, but since I'm a beginer I'm having trouble regulating my breathing. I could run forever if I didn't get out of breath. That's the hardest part about it for me. I always feel like running faster, but that makes my lungs want to explode and I end up having to take breaks too often. But today I was able to run almost the whole green trail down at Side Cut. Probably about a mile straight, but hey, it's progress. My goal is to be able to run the entire orange trail (4.1 miles) by the end of the summer. And that should be challenging, because summer is my nemisis. I find running in cold weather easier on my system, the heat makes me want to pass out, even with water. But I have my book, so I will find an answer.

That's about it, other than work, which is pretty much the same as always, except for the fact that my boss came back from maternity leave yesterday. Bad for her, but great for us, we all missed her incredibly and I told her if she ever plans on quitting to let me know ahead of time so I can find a new job. I love working there, but I came to realize in her absense that she is a big part of why I love working there. The 2 different people they brought in to take her place gave me a little view of how Michaels would be if my boss didn't give me the space that she gives me, and I didn't like it. The first one treated me like a kindergarten, until I started talking back to her and then she left me alone. The second, and much worse one was a obsessive-compulsive, control freak who avoided any kind of real work, but tried to change our whole way of doing things. This is truly a store run by it's employees, because we didn't let him get his way and wouldn't let him tell us what to do. I'm pretty sure if Hollie (my boss) ever did quit her succesor would probably fire us all for insubordination. I dont' know if I spelled that right, but you get my point.

Ok, so I think this has made up for the last few months of not writing much. Bryan, we should talk as soon as we both figure out what day we're leaving for the roo and see if we can caravan down, a dream I've yet to fulfill. I know you're always busy when you're down there, but since I've met Gretchen and Paul hopefully we can all find a little more time to hang out. Clearly I'm down for seeing just about everything. Peace out all.