catch up

Well well, I did not think that the fickle laws of LA Guestlisting would permit me to space out to Massive Attack at the Wiltern last week, but I was wrong! They are, needless to say, one of my favourite bands, and it was sweet getting to see them in all their monolithic, awe-inspiring glory. The only slight bummer was that the mix didn't quite do them justice, but hey, win some, lose some. The other pleasant surprise of the evening was that the extortionately-priced drinks at the venue (to be expected) were, for once, also pretty strong (not expected). The Wltern must also be collecting crazy karmic points, because the after-show party was nicely stocked with an open bar, not to mention abundant CHOCOLATE! Yeah!

I have been taking lots of pictures recently, which I think is something that is OK for me to indulge in, since the only thing being wasted is my time, rather than mass quantities of film. The only thing I have to be careful of is not wearing out the patience of our neighbours; I can only stand in their front yards for so long, zooming in on their flowers and shrubbery, before they start to think it's creepy. Anyway, Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits already used one of my photos for a show flyer a couple of months back, which was hugely exciting for me. This time, however, I took the bull by the horns, clicked open ye olde Photoshop (sitting there, ignored, in my applications folder for embarrassingly long), and made a flyer with a picture I'd taken a while back. Combined with the excitement of the actual show itself, it was almost enough to push me over the edge.

This flyer tells you everything you need to know.

My ultimate aim with all this stuff- Photoshop, various music recording and programming software, playing music, writing, taking pictures- is to eventually be OK at all of it. As in, I could be totally competent at all these things, whilst at the same time managing not to excel at any of them. Truly, a jack of all trades, but a really mediocre one.