Some Serious Choices

Well, I have to figure out if I'm going to grad school.

IF YES, then
...I need to figure out where I'm living.
...I need to organize my class schedule.
...I need to move all my stuff.
...I need to determine if I need a car.

IF NO, then
...I have to figure out where I'm living (two choices!)
...I have to determine job prospects.
...I have to start writing more.
...I have to start writing more for pay.

At the very least, the small streak of rejections has ended and made way for a brief series of acceptances. This provides a greater number of options, or to put it in sports lexicon when a coach has too many good players (see: Carroll, Pete), "It's a good problem to have."

What's been going on:

1) Sasha and Digweed, Friday 4/25 at the Warfield. Mind blowing. Granted the Warfield is not the best dance venue ever. It was kind of nice to have that amplitheater effect with the Warfield...and nice for chilling out during the dancing. Why not the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, with a bigger floor and still some seats for the...uhh...resting crowd? I guess, even though they were Sasha and Digweed, there were still so many shows going on, including Danny Tenaglia at 1015 and Booka Shade/MANDY on the Get Physical tour at Mezzanine. If you are an electronic fan, 4/25 was your day in nirvana.

2) UIS Travel, 4/26, 4/28. To be discussed soon.

3) UIS Interview 4/27. Likewise.

4) Mike Birbiglia on Friday 5/2 at Cobb's Comedy Club...was hilarious! His show was the hardest I've laughed at Cobb's. It wasn't even close. He did some skits from his DVD and his CD, so it felt kind of like a live concert...you could anticipate his key hits and recite each line. The fact that Birbiglia could not only incite laughter, but belly-aching guffaws was a true testament to his storytelling abilities.
(For more, see my recent clips!)

5) Ellen Allien on Friday 5/2 at Mighty. Cool beats, nice XLR8R giveaway. I think at some point, I would love to write for XLR8R. Hell, why not right now?

I've also started a new feature on AsianWeek, focusing on the international rice rationing and price hikes. Editors want something daily from me for the blog. Yeesh. But hopefully it all comes together into some majestic feature article that I can hone in on. It's been actually fun, asking people about why things are the way tjey are. It tickles my curious bone.

I'm starting to like writing alot again. I'm almost in The Zone...that one place where you feel like you could write anything and it'd be gold. No editing needed. Fingers move a little more lithely over the keyboard. The mind easily outraces the body. Focus comes naturally. I'm not quite there yet. I think this rice beat might put me over the top. We'll see.