i've had a great weekend

Currently Playing:
Picaresque
By The Decemberists

..and i just thought i would let you all know. friday afternoon, i hung out over at the house on campus-duval with ethan, andy, and chris, while they worked on recording guitar for golden bear, and it was really nice to be there with them. friday night, i attended a dinner party hosted by the wonderful kathryn arnold and marc cucco. the food, the company, the wine, the music, and the discussion were all fantastic. thank you's to marc for inviting me.

saturday night, julie and dave DeAngelis joined me in attendance at the Decemberists show at emo's. the show was incredible, like one of the best i've ever been to. the songs and instrumentation were highly varied and always entertaining. the combo of organ, rhodes, accordion, violin, electric and acoustic guitar (including a big pretty fireglo rickenbacker), 12-strings, bells, upright and electric bass, melodica, banjo, male and female vocals, electric mandolin, and who knows what else sounded soooo good. i would definitely recommend seeing them live. ethan, thanks for recommending them to me so strongly.

today, i've gotten a lot of schoolwork done: made progress on a group project and completed my optics homework with jakub and tina. next up: writing up a journal on an in-class debate from last week. and right now, somebody's playing chopsticks on the piano outside of the presidential lobby of the union, or whatever this study room is called, and it's putting me in a cheerful mood.

throughout the weekend, i've had a lot of fun conversations with friends (old and new) through AIM or myspace or whatever, and that's been really nice too. you all made me feel very loved this weekend, so thanks, even if you never see this. oh yeah, and mom made lamb chops saturday night, and they were great.

so, how was your weekend?