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Well, this summer. Things are a little wild suddenly. Last weekend I was up at my mom's to help with a garage sale and that was exhausting. I took some pictures but haven't gotten around to dealing with them yet. Tomorrow I have to go to the airport to fly out for a quick weekend trip, then come back home and really crack down on school (trying to get ahead on the regular stuff so I can work on my final projects). The following weekend is the first booster club meeting of the year, the next weekend is Josh Johnson and Mariners and dinner with friends, and the following week is probably going back to work a little, training camp for hockey, then Jordan Klepper, then school.

Oh, and then in December I'm flying to California for an overnight to see TAI on tour. Because they hate the NW (like every other band, let's be honest). Bought the expensive package so I can see Beckett, since it's been forever. And, you know, I like that guy. He's a cool dude.

In the meantime, I've done some work on the house and today I'm getting the tax stuff for the booster club ready to go and taking it to the accountant. Next week might have lunch with a friend during her work lunch break. Also need to get this year's budget ready, make some stuff for the booster club table (I'm using a large saw. Fear me), balance the books for July, and find out if we're doing a pot luck so I can figure out what to make.

I wouldn't mind summer being so busy if it wasn't all at once.

Hi, gang! Hope you're all doing well.

Welcome back to another week of the Fitness Fellowship!

Here's the place to check in for the week that was. How did you do, goals-wise or otherwise? Did you have any challenges? Little victories? Happy accidents? Whatever the case, please know that you are always welcome to share your ups and downs with us.

( My Week in Review )

May the week to come be gentle on you, my friends.

hi, dreamwidth! if you’re one of my bandom mutuals, you already probably know that my chemical romance, my all-time favorite band, is on tour right now. if you’re on bluesky, you know that i’ve been watching all the shows through streams and liveblogging my reactions.

(watching tour streams is a big thing in music fandoms right now! if the act is big enough, multiple people will livestream the show from their phones to places like instagram, tiktok, and twitter. i know a lot of people who followed along during taylor swift’s eras tour, for example. i started doing it in earnest when mcr played las vegas’s emo festival when we were young, this past october.)

however, even if you know my chem, if you’re not following along with the shows themselves and the lore around them, my bluesky threads are probably mostly or completely random. no longer! this post is intended to be a guide to follow along. if you’re inspired, maybe you can watch the streams too. it's written for someone with little-to-no initial knowledge, but there's definitely new info if you're a fan and not actively following along.

however again! there are a bunch of reasons why my observations might not be precise or accurate: i watch the show through someone else’s cellphone camera while i’m sitting at my computer, i watch the show while typing observations, my sources are ephemeral, the staging is a bit closed-in, etc. i’ll be editing this primer as the tour continues and as i watch shows, but i encourage seeing this as a jumping-off point to look into details yourself vs. a definitive/accurate guide to what’s happening.

oh, and if you’re seeing the band on this tour, obviously there’s going to be some spoilers here. best to avoid if you want to go in cold.

got it? now we just get up and go!

( table of contents. )

( sources. )

( the band. )

( the album and old performances. )

( the long-live conceit. )

( the shows, part one. )

( the shows, part two. )

( extra/various details. )

Hello, Fitness Friends!

How has your fitness journey been this past week? Ups? Downs? Indifferences? Please do share how you've been coming along.

( My Week in Review )

I'm hoping the week ahead is an excellent one for you all!

I had a boyfriend once who was really into Firesign Theater and introduced me to "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger", and I haven't really thought about it in years, but the phrase "You can't get there from here" has always stuck with me, and been the catch phrase of many of my journals. Tom Lehrer's death reminded me of it for some reason. So I'm going to listen to that today as well as some of Lehrer's stuff (I am happy to admit that my two favorite Lehrer songs are from Electric Company). Same kind of vibe, I guess.

The radio guy for the bb!hockey team has a podcast Attila: Heists and Hockey and it is a most ridiculous story, and Casey's amazing and, anyway. If you're interested in hockey, stupid people, and good storytelling, there you go.

I have to do some interviews for my capstone class, and so I got two done this week. The two licensed clinical social workers I talked to were amazing and I got some great information. No one else on the group project has started. I love group work (also - if you are a licensed clinical social worker and would be willing to answer some questions, I'd love to talk to you).

Going to spend today doing homework, going out to a late lunch with hubby and some of the kidlets, and doing laundry. The excitement of my life knows no bounds.

I'm not sure if it's trying to post here again or being off work for the summer or what, but I did more adventuring this weekend, heading up to Canada and going to Stanley Park. We took the scenic route around because I fail at turning at the right time because the little map lady likes to tell me right after I pass the turn. Anyway, Pictures.