faces & places: The Story on The Magic Position

The last two days have been quite eventful! On Thursday, I went to see Patrick Wolf at Paradise Club in Boston. He was quite adorable! British. Humble. Glamorous. Definitely a great musician and entertainer. The show was general admission, and since I was by myself, it was easy for me to get right up front. I was standing in the second row and could see everything. When Patrick was playing piano, he was pretty much staring straight into my eyes. Or so I told myself.

Last night I went to see Brandi Carlile (pictured, right) and she was amazing!

She put on a really good show with high energy and audience participation. The girl knows how to rock. I had a great seat, despite buying my ticket just a few days earlier. It was in the first

section of seats, about 12 rows back. A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol - pictured, left) opened for her, and she was great as well. I met Alison after her set and she signed a CD for me. The show was at the Orpheum Theater, this really old place right downtown. It was a very beautiful theater.

I had never been to a concert by myself before, but I'm so glad I went to these shows. The experiences were confirmation that I can do pretty much anything alone and still enjoy myself. I clapped, I sang, I danced; and it was wonderful. Next I want to go see Neko Case - she's touring with her band, The New Pornographers. They're coming in a few weeks. So many shows, so little money.

Now it's the weekend - yay! It's about 80 degrees and sunny right now. So hot. I'm actually starting to crave sweater weather, especially since the leaves are turning. The commute to work has been really beautiful (about 20 minutes of the drive is through the Blue Hills, which is very scenic).

I think I'm going to take the subway into Cambridge today ... walk around there and see Harvard University. Cambridge is supposed to be pretty cool. There is so much to explore not only in downtown Boston, but also the neighborhoods just outside of Boston (like Cambridge or Brookline).

I'm starting to feel comfortable getting around town by foot, subway and bus. I'm learning valuable tricks, like if you get off one subway stop and walk a block, you can more easily get to another subway line. These things can save a lot of time.

Tomorrow is my productive day. I need to do laundry (which will require going to a laundromat for the first time in my life) grocery shop, and run some errands. We're also acquiring a dining room table and chairs from one of my co-workers.

Work is still going well. I like it a lot. Our new slogan is "Small Farmers. Big Change." I think I might be addicted to coffee now.

Overall, I'm feeling very adjusted and content. No, happy.

(Here are a couple of photos from things I wrote about previously.)

Tiffiney (my roommate)'s karaoke birthday event. Tiffiney is on the left, and Vanessa (other roommate) is on the right. I can't remember what they're singing but they look very concentrated.