spring awakening

Do you enjoy musicals about puberty, masturbation, sex, abortions, suicide and rebellion? Then get yourself tickets to see “Spring Awakening” on Broadway before it closes on Sunday!
My sister and I saw the show last night from the first row in the mezzanine. While the story was dark, the music was energetic, and the young actors [...]

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letter to jason mraz

Dear Jason,
I just looked at your tour schedule and was disappointed to learn that you won’t be coming to Omaha this Fall.  However, you’ll be going to BOISE, ID???  Seriously?  Not that I have anything against Boise or Idaho, but BOISE, ID?
Omaha is very upset by this news.
Love,
PJ
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renegade wrap-up: mucca pazza

Mucca Pazza, a self-described “circus punk marching band,” performed Sunday afternoon at the Renegade Craft Fair, and the majority of their performance took place directly in front of the CraftStylish booth. Talk about great publicity! Here are some photos I took:

(photo taken from our booth — check out Michaela in the yellow shirt and greenish [...]

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i’m yours

I love J, of course, but I’ve always had a sweet spot for Jason Mraz. They’re starting to play his new single, “I’m Yours,” on 98.5 FM, and every time I hear it I melt a little bit.
Imagine if I got J to sing it to me… I’d be a [...]

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viva la song i didn’t write

Every so often Omaha’s “Modern Hit Music” radio station will actually play something modern instead of Pink’s “Who Knew” or something terrible by Buckcherry or Three Days Grace. The past couple of days I’ve been lucky enough to catch something new while driving around running errands: “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. At first [...]

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adam has fake dreads

According to this Rolling Stone article, Adam admits to having fake dreadlocks. I’m shocked. I really had no idea they were fake. Did you?
His dreadlocks — which he has always freely admitted are hair extensions — are fascinating up close. They’re so incongruous with the rest of his appearance (“I’m a [...]

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a surprise gift

J surprised me yesterday with a copy of Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings. At 59.9 minutes long, I can listen to the album 8 times during work today.
What I wouldn’t have done to be at the West 4th subway station the day the album photos were taken…
Updated: First listen review — not in love.  [...]

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my rainbow umbrella on a dreary day

Originally uploaded by sektordua

It’s a grey and rainy day in Omaha. I spent half of the night sleeping on my living room floor because J had some minor surgery yesterday and at 4 AM decided he needed to relocate to the couch in order to be more comfortable. I wanted to stay [...]

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why today is special

1. It’s the release date of the new Counting Crows album, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings.
2. It’s exactly two months until my wedding.

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welcome to the ’90s

I didn’t realize how much I liked Matchbox Twenty until the end of their concert last night at the Qwest Center, when my throat was sore from singing and screaming and my legs ached from dancing at my seat. I surprised myself by knowing words to songs I haven’t been played on the radio [...]

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