Hear Music

I was on my break at work and shuffling through the J&C and read that the first artist that has been signed to Starbucks music label is Paul McCartney. Krazy. I wonder what kind of deal was worked out. I would have never guessed when I first started working for this company that Hear Music would have become such a huge thing (they do make some pretty good compilations and I've been impressed with some of their album choices to sell in the stores, plus I've always been curious/interested in working for them), or that Hear Music would team up with Concord Records and become a music label for Starbucks. And now especially this. Paul McCartney's next album is scheduled to come out sometime this summer. It's weird to think when you pick up that album and look on the back, Hear Music/Starbucks will be on the back...

here's one of many articles on this topic from The New York Times.

McCartney Signs With Starbucks for His Next Album

it's that time again...

Racing Season! F1 has already kicked off with Ferrari taking the first win of the season at the Australian GP with Kimi Raikkonen (having replaced Michael Schumacher) and my favorite Fernando Alonso taking second (now driving for McLaren). This should be an exciting season with plenty of good races ahead. I plan on going to the USGP this year, prob with James since he is the only other person I know who is interested in Formula One racing (besides Pete). And hopefully if all goes well Bernie, will decide that it is a good thing to have a Grand Prix in the good ol' US of A! And! perhaps Alonso could win his third world championship this season...

and of course, I couldn't leave out IndyCar Series. I am hoping for Wheldon to win this season, but with Hornish, Castroneves (still a fave), Marco and Danica all thrown in the mix, who knows what will happen. Definitely exciting though! I just gotta remember to ask for race days off at work before it's too late=D

anywho, all for now.

much love!

Taco! Burrito! What's coming out of your speedo?!

so I was looking on weezer.com and there was an article mentioned about Rick Rubin on MTV.com (February 14, 2007), so I thought I would read it and this was mentioned about Weezer by Rick Rubin...

"Rivers [Cuomo] just gave me some demos, the first round for this album," Rubin said. "I'm trying to get my head clear to really just dive in."

that's definitely exciting. especially, since after Rivers got married the rumors were that the band was kinda chillaxing for a while and no major rush to record another album. So who knows when the next Weezer album will be. Maybe we can expect one in 2008?

The new Wilco album, Sky Blue Sky, has a release date for May 15th. I enjoyed the new songs they played during two shows I went to. I'm not sure what to expect from the album, I have listened to a couple songs that were leaked early (You Are My Face and Either Way) and they seem a little laid back for Wilco. Nothing krazy special about Either Way and sorta the same with the other, except that about a minute into You Are My Face, it picks up a bit with a guitar solo. On a more positive note, both songs show solid guitar playing from Nels Cline and vocals from Jeff Tweedy. But I can't judge an album from just these two songs, so I'll just have to wait until May 15th...definitely still excited to hear it!

anywho, I'm off to eat some food!

much love!

*phew*

so I finally got my resume updated and sent out for a job this week. slowly, but surely I think I'm getting better at not putting things off and instead getting things done. Plus, I'm trying to work on the whole not being afraid of rejection thing/avoiding everything!

Today was a pretty good day. I didn't get much sleep the night before and I felt horrible at work, but I get to sleep in tomorrow since I don't have to work until 9am, so that will be nice. Eric came in early this morning and he hung out a little bit to talk, but we got kinda busy so we didn't really get to chit-chat much. The guy I have a crush on, came in this morning and I talked to him a bit. I'm trying so hard, prob too hard, to act normal when he comes in, but there is just something about him that makes me get all nervous/lame and I say/do stupid stuff in front of him. A huge part of it is that he knows I think he's cute or whatever, so that makes me feel weird. But he's nice and doesn't make it seem awkward, I do that on my own=Þ

Hillary came back today since she had to work this evening, so we got to catch up on things a bit this afternoon. I know we're roommates, but I wish we had more time to hang out. boo for working opposite shifts! Then I got my hair cut by Mandi from Christina's. She did a really nice job and they took care of mailing/sending my hair into Locks for Love. My hair is right above my shoulders with long layers and I just got my bangs trimmed. I think this is prob the second time I've actually liked my hair short after having it long for quite some time.

anywho...time for hot cocoa, reading and then sleeping!

much love!

it's finally here!

So tomorrow is the big day. I am finally getting my hair cut and donating to Locks for Love=D I know I am going to miss my hair a little bit, I'm not sure it has ever been this long. Still haven't really decided what style I want to go with. My hair should still be at my shoulders after taking 10 inches off so maybe some long layers so my face won't look more round than it already is. Trying to avoid making my cheeks look any chubbier!

anywho, off to do laundry and finish my resumé and then sleep a bit since I have to open tomorrow...eeks!

much love!

I so don't want to go to work today, but it's not like I have any other option. Anywho. It has been such a nice day today. I slept in quite a bit, I eventually got up around 10am, watched two or so episodes of Gilmore girls (season 4), ate breakfast while watching it. Talked to my dad for a bit on the phone and then I went outside and walked for an hour or so in the neighborhood around here and through Happy Hollow Park, where I can usually get my fill of seeing couples walking together with/without their dogs and/or children. And just got done stuffing my face with food before I have to hop in the shower and go to work.

that's pretty much all I have to blog about at the moment.

much love!

ps. just wanted to give a shout out to Kelly M. for getting a job with Alaska Airlines...woot woot for getting jobs with the degrees we earned! And a shout out to Kelly Rolley for finally getting to leave the Buck. It's been a long almost three years and I am so happy for her that she won't have to work two jobs, but instead one and make decent money!

Our Suffering Stems From Ignorance

Observing respiration is also the means for practicing right awareness. Our suffering stems from ignorance. We react because we do not know what we are doing, because we do not know the reality of ourselves. The mind spends most of the time lost in fantasies and illusions, reliving pleasant or unpleasant experiences and anticipating the future with eagerness or fear. While lost in such cravings or aversions, we are unaware of what is happening now, what we are doing now. Yet surely this moment, now, is the most important for us. We cannot live in the past; it is gone. Nor can we live in the future; it is forever beyond our grasp. We can live only in the present. If we are unaware of our present actions, we are condemned to repeating the mistakes of the past and can never succeed in attaining our dreams for the future. But if we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.

--S.N. Goenka, in The Art of Living

Georgia on my mind...

So the time has come and I'm finally ready to move on from West Lafayette/Purdue. It's been forever since I graduated from school and I haven't really done anything career wise to move forward, just Starbucks and a couple of things in between. The more and more I think about it, this is the time for me to move away and have new experiences and start moving towards what I want for a career. I don't really have anything keeping me here, the only thing that I am going to miss tons, are my friends and of course my family. I've been thinking of where to move where I would know at least one person and where I could potentially get more experience with writing/music and also some place new/exciting and Georgia makes the most sense (I would love to live in Chicago, but without a decent job I can't afford to live there). Lisa is in Georgia, Paste is in Georgia and of course Athens (music and UGA where I could possibly apply for grad school if I so choose). I talked to Lisa today about it and I am definitely nervous/excited and a bunch of other things! I wouldn't move until my lease is up here which is the end of July. Hillary has already renewed her part of the lease and in talks with having her sister move in. Either way, I am not renewing my lease here and as we all know I refuse to move anywhere else in this town. I've lost count of how many times I have moved! So ya...I have a lot of planning to do. Jobs to search for, a place to live (with Lisa), what would I take with me and how will I get it there...oy! I told Lisa I would commit to one year, with a lease and all and see how it goes from there. Now of course we have discussed if something happens and plans change (things are always changing!) that she won't be disappointed. So unless something incredibly good happens while I am still here in West Lafayette that would keep me here or close to here, that is the plan to move to Georgia at the end of the summer!

much love!

I can't believe it is already March! Kim and I had the brunch yesterday and it turned out to be a success. Quiche, popovers, french toast with cream cheese and berries, potatoes and fruit. It was nice to get together with ppl outside of work and enjoy good food together. It did get a little odd when our manager showed up like 3 1/2 hours after the brunch had started, but what are you gonna do?

This past week went really well compared to past weeks. Still needing to get more sleep through the week before I collapse of exhaustion someday. I think a few weeks ago I realized that Monday through Friday I had only had 12-15 hours of sleep total...eeks! So here's to another week of trying to get more sleep than the week before. I definitely made up for some of it today...I slept until noon. I just didn't feel good and just went back to sleep after all of my alarms went off this morning. so now I need to get a couple of things done so I don't feel like the day has been a total waste.

so I guess that is all for now...off to the post and then to take some things over to goodwill.

much love!