only bats could hear and understand the noises I was making

[asimplechord]

That high-pitched shriek you heard a couple of hours ago? That was me, realizing that Patrick Stump is going to be in Texas on his tour, 26-28 August. SMALL VENUE AWESOMENESS. :D :D :D

In other news:

1. Sasha is back in my possession. I love my car. I live in the 'burbs, and I drive an unfortunate amount, and I MISSED MY iPod DOCK AND MY DECENT GAS MILEAGE AND MY EZPASS. Now I have them back, and Sasha is pretty and shiny again. My commute time is halved. I am marginally less cranky at the end of my work day now. Marginally.

2. Finished Tropic of Chaos. It's an interesting read, examining what Parenti calls the "catastrophic convergence" of climate change and political/economic policy of the Global North as applied to the Global South. [For GK fans, you'll be amused to hear that when citing The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy National Security Implications of Global Climate Change, a product of CNAS & CSIS, Parenti says that it was produced by "the most scientifically literate of the lot" of DC think-tanks.]

3. Is anyone else planning on going to the Empires show in Austin on the 18th?

Comments

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

OBVIOUSLY. I am hoping not to make the Houston-Austin-Houston drive by myself, though. :/ Especially if I'm going to be making it again the following week for Ludo. Ugh, gas is expensive.

[katieupsidedown.livejournal.com]

C'mon, Houston girls. Tom Conrad!

Also Sunny and I are coming to Houston for Ludo/Stamps too.