for the first time ever last night i was on the winning side of the mercy rule in softball....the score at the bottom of the 5th was something like 27 to 2.  it feels good to win.  what doesnt feel so good is the sweaty catchers mask.  thats right, just call me pudge.  i dont hate it as much as i thought i might, except for the sweaty 15 lb mask that totally obstructs my view.  i have a new appreciation for good catchers. hopefully i wont be stuck behind the plate all season.  but if we keep winning like this i guess i dont have much to complain about.

happy 4th.  if yer up early im holding down the fort at work from 6am till noon. and i promise not to play any of these

looking for a place to live has been crazy stressful, but it looks like ive got a place nailed down.  phew. should be moving in by the 10th.  unfortunately, ill be living without furniture or "stuff" for about a month.  should be interesting....

bought a microwave at a garage sale yesterday (cause a person cant live w/o a microwave for a month) - which they call "tag sale"s around here - it was marked 10, i asked him if hed take 7, he said yes - i was very pleased with myself and my bargaining skills.  then i get the thing home and open it up and theres a little mini boombox in there.  bonus! they must have put it in there to transport it more easily and forgot.  either that or they have some very interesting culinary ideas.

i got recruited for a softball team! my first practice was last monday and our first game is tomorrow.  i couldnt move for 3 days after practice.  i hope its not quite as bad this week.  and i hope we win! but either way im just glad to be playing so soon after moving to a new place.  glad i brought my glove and bat and cleats with me

drove to albany to dress shop for emilys wedding today, got a little lost, ended up adding almost 1/2 hour to my drive time, and didnt have any luck in the dress department. but i got to have taco bell for lunch, so it was all good. (there's only one fast food place in manchester, and its mcdonalds.  ick.)

bought my plane tix for em's wedding...im getting in the evening of wed july 25th, and flying back here the day after the wedding.

musically speaking, im in love with alexi murdoch...he's the new nick drake.

i really like the cold war kids song we used to vacation.

when doing some housekeeping i discovered some editors rarities that im digging...heads in bags, colours, you are fading, french disko.

theres probably more but im too tired from shopping and driving to think anymore. 

...and it feels so good. 

the verve are back!(minus a member)

weezer too 

i was supposed to see morrissey tonight.  he lost his voice in boston last night so the show is cancelled. im so bummed.

is streaming here

enjoy! 

so this weekend was my first big event with EQX...river street fest in troy new york.  we had live tunes from last november, mink, stars of track and field and they might be giants.  today we just announced another free concert with the cracker, the lemonheads, the fratellis and the clicks.  you can read all about it here. my job is so cool.

hopefullly will have pics from this weekend up before the snow starts falling.  this whole not having internet where i lay my head at night is not fun.

things im digging right now:

a new song from the afghan whigs called im a soldier.  its on their new (ish) retrospective unbreakable.

marc ronson's album version - its a bunch of really well done, interesting, catch you off guard covers/remixes including phantom planet doing radiohead's just, kenna doing ryan adam's amy, a cool version of kasabian's lsf, and a medely of the smiths stop me with daniel marriweather on vocals....theres also a really funky instrumental version of a coldplay song with a super fun horn section.  you will love it.  i think its out next month.  check out a preview here

white stripes icky thump. im listening to it right now on repeat. repeat. repeat. repeat.

an ep from sea wolf called 'get to the river before it runs too low'. understated. creeps up on you. check out 'you're a wolf' first.

im sure there's more but im in overload at the moment...i hope to have an update of good stuff every week...so stay tuned!