jules and juniper

I <3 Hockey and they’re coming to DC! March 17 at RnR. Tix here. Purchased mine today. I fully intend to dance for the entire set. You should join me.

you do now. :)

RSVP here.

PEOPLE

Portraits by

Elizabeth Graeber (below)

and

Laura Shema (above)

Thursday, Nov. 12

7-11 pm

Music by DJ Lucas Smudge and Matthew Hemerlein

drink specials and cookies!

@ SOVA

Elizabeth and I were there last night setting up until just before 11 pm. A late night but it was worth it to have (almost) everything done the night before. Two epsiodes of 30 ROCK later and I was relaxed and sleeping soundly the night before a big event, which NEVER happens! Yup, this is a new Jennifer. Sometimes you just have to do your best and accept that things are going to unfold a certain way and more importantly – enjoy it! That is exactly what I intend to do. Hope to see you there!!!

P.S. Thank yous to everyone who helped to make tonight possible. Special THANKS to Ronald Soltes (NUNCHUCKS) for stepping in as a friend and supporter and going way above and beyond the call of duty. Ron, this week you were my hero in more ways than you may ever know.

My time with friends over the past few days (week?) has led to some interesting discussion mostly on the topics of love and happiness and relationships in general. I’m usually too busy to dwell on such things, a sign perhaps that I have too little on my plate at the moment (I can see you laughing already). So I thought it best to put some things down on the blog, hoping that this will encourage me to take a break from all the self-reflection and obsessive analysis of the state of my life… so here goes.

A few conclusions which I shall attempt to take comfort in are as follows:

• I feel very lucky and fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life (both new friends and old ones).
• I am also lucky to have found my path in life. I know myself well enough to know what I want to do and how I want to do it. Still working on those actual steps and learning a lot along the way.
• I am strong and healthy and grateful for both.
• I am optimistic about the future.
• My mother loves me and always will.

So it’s not an exhaustive list, but to sum – I’m happy. On that note I’m just gonna relax and live for awhile and see where that takes me. The pressure is off, let’s enjoy summer…

Blue Roses – I am leaving

Lindsay Hart, you are a genius.

The next time the Nothing Nobodies ride, I’m there.

New (infectious) music from Salem Al Fakir

Confirming once again that the best new electric pop comes to us from Sweden. Today just couldn’t get any better….

Bryan Scary was amazing (even more than I expected) and I am officially exhausted. All that dancing and screaming and dressing up can really wear a girl out, ya know. So much in fact that I’m having an afternoon coffee to keep me running all the way through rehearsal tonight. Also, this song by Big Fresh has put a much appreciated smile on my face…

Big Fresh – Large Crowds

You thought you were free on Wednesday night…? Well, you’re wrong cuz you’re going to see Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears at RnR. I know, you forgot, but it’s ok, I won’t tell Bryan. It’ll be our little secret. Just make sure you come in costume, otherwise he’ll know….

Here’s some photos from the last time I saw them live. Roger was such a doll, indulging me by lugging his photo equipment around all day just so I could have lovely pictures of my favortie band. Roger, my apologies for not posting them earlier. They are fantastic. Have you made friends with the band yet…? Hmmm, we’ll have to work on that.

Union Hall performance, February 15th (?), 2009

All photos by Roger Braunstein. Check out his photostream here.

And here’s some photos from Bryan Scary shows past….

March 2008

August 2008

Always with the lovely Laura by my side. She’s the best partner-in-stalking a girl could ask for!

I posted on the Leisure Society back in March with a couple of youtube videos (one live and one produced). I adore their sound which seems to be of another era (decade) and reminds me of simple times with great friends in… a wheat field or something along those lines – all blurry and sunny and happy and warm. It’s the hippie in me I guess.

I have only recently gotten into the entire album which is, as a whole, almost as impressive as the first few singles they released. Prior to acquiring it (thanks Rayhan :)) I would occasionally search for them on youtube and awhile back I came across some interesting videos involving a stuffed duck and tweed. They are the work of Paul Mansley (jackandunion on youtube). He made the videos for fun and I find them to be very enjoyable indeed. Paul is talented with art direction and has worked with many bands (he is a friend of the Leisure Society’s Christian). He is also one of my first internet friends of sorts. It’s a concept I learned about at the Summit of Awesome and I guess it refers those people that we meet through blogging and such that we may never see in person. I enquired about his quirky videos and he responded with lots of info on himself and enthusiasm for the Leisure Society. I guess technology is good for some things after all.

SO, here’s a couple of the Leisure Society vids by Paul. I’ll also post some other works of his in the next week or so and will keep you posted on new projects of his and his website when it goes live. For now, I hope you enjoy his work!

So I open my ticket master email today and am informed that Van Morrison will be coming to DAR Constitution Hall for two consecutive shows in August. The only catch is that the cheapest tickets are $95!!!! Are you kidding me?! I mean, that’s the cheapo seats AND DAR has pretty sucky sound quality. SO, I will not be attending the show even though I have always said I would like to see Van peform live before one of us dies. Bummer….

Feel free to post your favorite Van Morrison songs in the comments…

… a roommate with purple hair, piercing quests, tattoo envy and that rebellious angst of youth that seems all too far away most of the time. Those were my days of PUNK. We used to watch SLC Punk over and over and we’d quote the film at every opportunity and talk about dyeing hair with kool aid and dating guys with mohawks.

Well, tonight I’m gonna do a little reliving and maybe some drinking and remembering how good it feels to be a little (just a little) hardcore punkette for a night. Check out the lineup at DC9. Only $15 for you and free for me.