Concert, visit, looking forward.

So, activity in the post-move era of Melinda's life has been both ceaseless and fantastic. I'm pretty worn out, but a lot has been going on. Everything is so much easier, closer, more accessible now that I live in the city, therefore, I do not quite have the same lame excuses (JLee) as I did when I lived in Berkeley. A few things of note:



Josh Ritter concert - amazing! So utterly refreshing and full of goodness. It's hard to explain how or why, but it was. First off, get his last two albums (Hello Starling and The Animal Years) pronto, then go see him in concert, thirdly, feel great about life. Honestly, that's how it works.



Some of you will remember Jon McSparran, who recently came to visit (actually he just left) and check out West Coast law schools. It was really great seeing him again (so all of you that are worried about imposing on me, don't! I love visitors) plus we got to see and do a lot in a short time. Visitors are actually great, in that they really force me to go out and see the city, which is what I needed, being such an SF newbie. The visit included 5 straight nights of drinking (surprise surprise) and lots of sightseeing, including two days of 15 miles+ gigantic walks around the city (including up some massive hills, which my legs are currently thanking me for). I think I may plot out our routes (they were really good ones) and figure out exactly how long it was. Jon doesn't like to take pictures, but Amber did get this one at a bar:

Looking forward, my life is going to get even more hectic, I believe. Today I'm supposed to meet up with my mother's best friend for dinner. Then I'm going to Vegas next weekend with coworkers (degenerate gamblers all!). After that, I think the lovely Susannah Grossman will be in town, so I will have to make sure to bump into her at a coffee shop or watering hole or someplace. Then my sister Katie is coming to visit for 10 days, which is going to be AWESOME. She is the coolest kid on the planet, I do believe. Then I'm going back to Philly for conferences and seeing friends and family (and Ben Folds). I may include a couple days in New York City during that trip as well, so let me know if you want to meet up! After that, I haven't made any plans, but I'm sure something will come up. Actually just making this list was exhausting, so I think I may take a lie-down. Last thoughts: if you haven't watched HBO's Extras yet, do so immediately (especially season two) and Evan, I finally got out and bought Post-War - LOVING IT! I hope that you are all doing as well as I am on the beautiful day. Hugs and kisses for all!