raise your hopeful voice

[reflectedeve]

Had a lovely family weekend punctuated by intense worry, the reason for which is all over the news. (sweetvalleyslut and her fellow Peace Corps volunteers are being evacuated to Armenia, and all should be well, but it's fucking terrifying all the same).

Since sitting around fretting doesn't actually help things, I did try to have a good time. The New Pornographers concert was great fun, if very different from the concert experience I've gotten used to. (Someone needs to tell those indie kids that it's all right to dance! Well, I think some of the ones in the pit were swaying, but up in the balcony, everyone was just sitting there. Tch.) That's all right, though; I came home today to find Reggie/Leathermouth tickets waiting for me. In case I was worried about missing the full spectrum of concert experiences.

I also went to see The Swell Season with my family. It was an outdoor concert, and it kind of rained all over us. I forgot my poncho! (Shame on me!) I did have an umbrella though, and it was really kind of awesome . . . their music is amazing in any case (as you'll know if you've seen Once), but the crowd's defiance of the weather brought the whole experience up to a new level. Just brilliant (I thought of you).

I should stop refreshing Yahoo! News and go to bed. The rest of my week will be work, the Red Sox (possibly with more rain), trying to make international phone calls, and drawing more pictures of Gerard Way making funny faces. (Also IB designs. I have one and a half done. I need to learn to draw zombies . . . and um, boats.)

Comments

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Oh man, "Falling Slowly" is my favorite song from Once. I purchased the soundtrack after watching the movie but have yet to be able to bring myself to actually listen to it. (I watched the movie on Ian's recommendation back in late March and, um, reacted strongly to it.)

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

The harmonies in that song make me want to cry. *hug* Their music is incredible; they played some new stuff at the show, too, and I really want it to be recorded now so I can listen all the time.

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

The one time I actually did cry during the movie was when they sang that song in the piano shop; I literally started tearing up at the very opening line. *hugsback*