CSULB, Poetry, Goldfish, and Messy House
So, I’m writing this at 12:35 a.m. March 26th. I played a last minute show tonight at Cal State Long Beach’s Poet’s Lounge. It’s always such an interesting crowd and experience. The music (me and my cellist Irina tonight) start the show with a few songs and then they have featured poets as well as open mic poets. I find most of the poems to be extremely innapropriate- but some are pretty amazing. I also find myself very inspired because it gets my brain thinking in a different creative way. It really inspires me to write better lyrics and different perspectives. I really like it.
I was also pleasantly surprised because two of my dear friends came to surprise me and support us- even though it was really last minute and on a huge college campus- they walked like a mile to find us. Seriously, getting to this place, especially your first time feels like when Buddy the Elf from “Elf” tells his story about getting to NYC. It’s like “I walked through seven parking lots, and then realized I had walked the wrong way, but then a kind student steered me in the right direction past the fountains…” etc…etc… :)
So, all in all I had a really nice night. My cellist and friend, Irina is just AMAZING. If you’re around- you should really come out to see us play, I’m SOOO blessed with every band member- each one is also an artist themselves- so I’m so honored to have them!
I came home, then, and my baby and hubby are sleeping- but I can never go to sleep right away, no matter how exhausted. It’s like it always takes a couple hours to wind down and be ready to sleep. I also find I need to process every performance and that takes time.
I was sitting on the couch eating goldfish (thanks to my son for getting me into goldfish as an adult!) watching “Community” and just couldn’t take my dirty house any longer. So, I at least tidied up the kitchen, dining and living room. I could write a lot more about how the house is always messy with a baby around- it’s not even that he messes up that much (although he definitely does like things ‘out of place’) :) but it’s more, you’re so TIRED to really clean how you’d normally clean. Can I get an Amen from all you mommas and poppas…
Ok, well I’m going to start rambling (like I haven’t already) Hope you sleep well! I hope I sleep well!
