Crazy few weeks since Houston - plenty cooking. Houston was exactly as I expected it to be, and I was happy to get outta there & jet up to Chicago. Landed at 1030pm and was in the industrial club with Hannah, Jeannette, Maggie & friends by 1130. We danced our tails off till 4 (All due creds to you, Chicago, and your generous club closing hours), then Hannah & I caught wiener circle (don't ask) for a 4am calorie burst. Thanks again Hannah. It's always awesome, and it's always over too soon.
Back in Seattle and into a few weeks of madhouse workload - there's usually a lull after the July conferences because people are too exhausted to work for a week or two afterwards, but not this time. It's good though - I got what I needed done, and I think I'm in-role long enough now to get the hang of the new job.
Last weekend Deborah drove down from Vancouver with an extra NIN ticket (merci beaucoup Deborah!). Great show - Trent had these semitransparent metal screens with LEDs all over them descend across the stage in front of and behind the band, so the LEDs would create these wild pictures and patterns (some phonecame pictures here). I've never seen stage visuals like that before.
Now Magnus and Kajsa are here from Sweden, and tomorrow morning we're all cramming into my little Honda Civic and barreling down the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. I've never done the drive before and people say it's great. We're going to stay overnight in Eureka and see the Redwoods. Then to SF where all kinds of fun awaits. Can't wait to hook up with the SF crowd again (Marton - it will great to see you before you go back to Hungary!). And fuck knows I've needed a vacation lately.
Love you all, as ever.
Posted by case at July 31, 2008 08:06 PMHave a great trip! and take lots of pictures. If anyone deserves a vacation, it's you :)
Posted by: Deborah at July 31, 2008 09:33 PM