Past weeks.

I've been stressed out the past couple weeks. I may need to lay low for a while.

A While.

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It's things like this that make me miss home.

Prep Work.

Big holiday weekend coming up. I love Halloween.

Yesterday, I was supposed to go MTBing with my friend Travis, but I wimped out because it was too cold. I don't have any cold-weather gear (knee warmers, full-finger gloves, etc.) so we went and got Pho instead.

Afterwards, went over to the guys house and picked Joe up for an adventure. Ended up doing some Halloween shopping at Fair City Mall. Dropped Joe off at home, then went to Party City to grab more Halloween stuff, dropped Trav back at school and headed to Chez Koucheravy.

Momma Koucheravy made dinner (or did you make it, T?) and then Theresa and I went out for even more Halloween shopping. This weekend had better be worth it. Ha.

Fun times. Oh, and costume? Still kinda secret. Kinda.

Top Five.

Favorite songs:

History, The Verve*
Portions for Foxes, Rilo Kiley
Travelin' Thru, Dolly Parton
Hotel Yorba, The White Stripes
Burn That Broken Bed, Iron & Wine w/ Calexico


*always #1

Apples!

Saturday, I went apple picking with my best friends in Syria, Virginia:

New.

There's going to be a big change in the life of Kate in the next couple weeks.

I got the job.

Never Gonna Give Up.

Dan kept asking me, "When are we going to leave? When are we going to leave?" He was excited about his first-punk-show-at-a-real-club-and-not-in-some-kid's-basement. His favorite band, Time Again, was opening for The Briggs at Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield.


Brian (no longer with the band), Daniel, Ryan, and Elijah of Time Again.

Highlights:

• Jaxx is small and it wasn't crowded, so everyone (in the bands and not) were hanging out together.
• Danny on the floor singing every word.
• Daniel Dart holding the mic to Danny singing.
• Daniel Dart all hott and stuff (my brother says Time Again are the pretty boys of punk; I have to agree).
  
• Meeting Daniel, Ryan, and Elijah from Time Again.
• Danny almost peeing his pants because of it (but not really). Conversation went like this: "Your name's Dan? My name's Dan! Yeah, I have a big sister, too."
  
• Daniel Dart touched me (score!) and we actually conversed, heh.
  
• Talking with the bassist from The Briggs.
• The Briggs apologizing to Jaxx for playing punk at a heavy metal bar.
  
• We left the club and Ryan (drummer for Time Again) wished me a good night. It was quite sweet, I thought.
• Denny's run at 2am.
• And crash at my house.

Sunday, I drove back out to Warrenton, got lunch with Phil and Dan, took a nap with the kitten (or the kitten took a nap with me) while my laundry was getting done, and spent an hour and a half driving back to Falls Church. This weekend was a definite success.

Interview downtown this afternoon, wish me luck!

Joe and Kate Dance-off 2006.

I've never laughed so much in my entire life.

Hyperbole, I know.

I'm glad there aren't any pictures.

Recently.

It's officially turned Autumn and it's chilly out. Sweatshirt weather is awesome.

I've been listening to In the Reins, the EP Iron & Wine did with Calexico and I've really been digging it. I think slide guitars can make almost anything better.



Tonight is Midnight Madness at George Mason University.

Pooped.

Yesterday was my first "day off" in a long time. Yes, I went to work yesterday, but I didn't have anything out of the ordinary planned: no appointments, no interviews, no going out with friends, nadda. Although Bennett came over to do his laundry, but I hadn't seen him in a couple weeks. Good times catching up.

So what did I do on my night off? Oh, just watched the first half of the A&E epic Pride and Prejudice, ate dinner, played with my cat (who has finally stopped hating me for being busy so much recently), and talked with Ben. That's it.

And green tea with honey is really good. FYI.

Not Lost.

This makes me so happy!

Like yesterday.

Last night I met an old friend for dinner. I'm only 23, so meeting an old friend is kind of a big deal.

My friend Valerie and I ate lunch together every day from 9th grade until we graduated high school. She was here on a business trip so we met and went out for tapas at La Tasca in Chinatown.

Maybe I've been displaced for so long, but talking and catching up and feeling so close to home 1,300 miles away...I hadn't felt that in a while.

That, and I forgot about the accent. Or I didn't notice it then.

Yay!

Biked with T-bop on Sunday and again on Monday with her and Charles.

Bikes bikes bikes bikes!

Music.

Mood this week:

Rilo Kiley
Brendan Benson (genius)
Doves (of course)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sufjan


Jenny Lewis is sold out at 9:30 Club. Boo. So to make up for it, I bought my brother and I tickets to see Imogen Heap in November (his xmas present) and (for me) tickets to see OK Go the same week. I haven't been to this many shows since my Three Concerts in Four Days (Los Lobos, Sleater-Kinney show that got cancelled halfway through, and Sleater-Kinney for reals).

Whenever I'm down...

...I listen to "Ooh La La" by the Faces.

And Life is perfect again.




And it reminds me of Rushmore. That may be one reason.

Adventures a Million.

I like that I can recover from the weekend at my job.

It went like this: bowl, drink, sing, sleep, hike, chili, movie, sleep, bike, hike, drive, sleep.

Perfect.

And BR and I know how to party on the trail:



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