Resting up from the weekend!

Friday night my friend, Mindy, and I went to see one of my local favorites, Andy Davis, play at 12th and Porter. That was the first time I’ve ever seen him live–another friend of mine heard him once, knew of my deep abiding love for singer/songwriters and bought me his CD, which I love!–and he is a great show. Thing is, the Andy part of the show didn’t get started until, like, say, after 10 p.m. Yes, I understand this is normal and such in the world of musicians, but in the world of publishing when you’ve been up since 4:45 a.m., staying awake, on your feet, and into a show until after midnight is a feat in and of itself! And I managed it–thanks to caffeine and Andy’s unmistakeable talent! I love people who love music and think it’s great when that love flows through their performances. Plus, Andy’s the kind of songwriter I admire–a writer who really thinks about his words, who’s really trying to craft a thought rather than find words to fit a lyrical hook. It was a good show all around. I’ll be sure to catch him the next time he’s playing in town–until then, I’ll be listening to his CD, Thinks of Her. And get out on the Internet and find out more information about my boy Andy! You have to hear him!

In other news, last Thursday I had a photo shoot for my new job. I’m usually very uncomfortable with getting my picture taken, generally because I end up looking weird and strange in most photos. It’s the whole I-have-one-big-eye-and-one-little-eye thing! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out any pics you may have of me. Is my right eye a little more squished up than the left? I either have one big eye and one little one or one of my cheeks is bigger than the other!) Anyway, the photo shoot, which I was personally dreading since being the center of attention really isn’t my dream most of the time, turned out to be a great time. The photographer and my graphic designer/make up fiend made it a lot of fun. I laughed for most of the two hours–and of course, I think there are pictures of that! 🙂