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Your Lucky Underwear is Yellow

You're an extremely happy, laid back, fun soul. And your lucky yellow underwear can help you get even more out of life.In life, you rather play than work. You're apt to quit any task that doesn't nourish your creativity and inner child. Sometimes your drive for freedom hinders your quality of life. You find it impossible to do anything unpleasant.If you want to have responsibilities and still have fun, put on your yellow underpants. They'll help you make a party out of the most mundane tasks.

What Color Is Your Lucky Underwear?

I got my first sunburn of the season today. It wasn't even that hot, I'm just so fair skinned. Anyway, I love Thursdays 'cause they're my day off.

Well, no dinner solo tonight. My mom & Chris came back AND the neighbors. Grrrr. I really miss living alone.

I was just reading James' newest post & he wrote about how the trombone is his therapy. I completely understand what he is saying. Maybe that's why it's been so hard for me this past year; I haven't had my "therapy." Whenever I was down, I'd just pick up my horn & everything would just melt away. It's so hard not having that now. Anyway, I'm not trying to be all sad and stuff, but reading that just now made me feel like that.

It's pretty much decided that I'm getting a scooter. A cute one, mind you. I don't want some stupid I-want-to-be-a-motorcycle kind of scooter. I'd totally spring for a Vespa if I were made of cash. I'm excited to have an alternative to the bus. Once I have my scooter I will cut 2 hours off of my day! Yes! No more 12 hour days! I will be cute too, if not funny. I want a matching helmet, I'll wear large sunglasses, drink espresso out of tiny cups, and overuse the word ciao. Fun!

Some things other than my aforementioned scooter that I'm excited about:

~Piano lessons over the phone with Ez
~My sister coming to visit for mother's day
~Going to Port Townsend this summer
~Wearing jeans on my days off
~Teaching Breanna to make cheesecake
~My paycheck (on the 1st)
~The new coffee shop I found. It really feels more like Portland than anything else here.
~Having the house to myself
~Eating dinner alone tonight
~My fakebook project
~Alicia's thesis being published in a brain research journal (I have smart friends)!
~My scooter (whoops! it snuck in)
~Having next Thursday off
~Growing my hair out

Hope to talk to you guys soon.

Much love.

Well, I've officially registered for the Port Townsend Jazz Workshop & I've sent them 100 of my hard-earned dollars, so I guess I'm really going! When I get my audition cd from Ez then I can send that in too & just forget about it for a bit. I'm excited to go. And I'll be going as a singer. Weird. I wonder how many times I'll feel that I have to justify myself my telling them that I'm a trombone player. Maybe I'll forget that I'm a trombone player for a week.

I'm listening to the rough mix of Ez's newest record. It's really great. I finally got my computer to do what it needed to do so I could burn it onto a cd. I'll be listening on the bus. I really do love it Ez & not just 'cause the first track is "For Heather." : )

I think I messed up my wrist carrying my dresser into my bedroom. It's really bothering me. Good thing I go to the doctor tomorrow.

I'm thinking about taking a serious trombone break. I've tried to play a little bit recently and it just doesn't feel right; it's not fun. Maybe if I try to live without it for a while and come back to it when I really feel ready it will be better. Who knows.

Had a good long talk with Ez tonight. I've missed him.

Blah. Nothing exciting to add. It's Boise. Not exactly an exciting place.

miss you

Partying with Pancho Sanchez and his friends = fun

Partying with Shannon and his friends = not so fun

I guess I should move to LA. . .not really. I hate driving and sunburns.

I'm hanging out tonight with Shannon (a piano mover from work) and some of his friends. It should be a good time. They aren't coming by until 11 or so, so I think I'm going to take a nap. Getting up before 7 every morning sucks!

Ez and I decided that I am going to be his road manager for his next tour. Yes! I will be that bitch that knocks on your door until you get your ass out of bed! I've done it before and I'll do it again. The many years that I have spent as "band mom" are going to pay off.

I called Ben Dobay today. We didn't get to talk since he was about to go on for Colin's recital, but he said he'd call tomorrow. It's been far too long since we've talked. Yay Ben.

Javier (Pancho's sax player) called me today. I was working, so I didn't get to answer. He gave me his email address and told me that they were playing in Seattle later this month. He thought Seattle and Boise would only be a couple of hours away, but it's actually a long drive, so I won't be able to make it. I would have a great time partying with those guys again though. I'll see what I can do.

Well, enough babbling. I'm going to take a nap and then get into my hoochie dancer clothes! Just kidding. I don't think I own anything resembling club wear. Whatever.

Goodnight Y'all.

Love,
Heather

Best Night Ever!!!

I'm apologizing right now for any typos or grammatical errors since I am officially drunk! I had the most fun today!! I worked at the store and everything was like normal until late this afternoon when Pancho Sanchez and his tenor & trombone players came into the store. That's right folks! I sold Pancho Sanchez a cowbell!! And he used it in his show tonight! Anyway. . .I tried to help his tenor player (Javier) find a mouthpiece & I sold "The Pat Metheny Songbook" and some Bill Evans transcriptions to Francisco, his trombonist. I told the guys that I was coming to the show & they told me to come by and say hello.

I went to the concert and met up with some people I know from Portland. Thara Memory brought his band to compete in the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and boy did they clean up! The band won everything& every person in the band got a soloist award. I met up with my friend Stephanie at the concert and we danced the whole time. It was a blast!! Pancho's band sounded great!! Afterwards I met the guys backstage and we went out for drinks; Pancho even came out! Everybody was so nice & now I have their numbers if I ever go back to LA. Pancho even told me about a great doctor to check out if I can get down there.

Maybe I'll write more tomorrow when I'm less intoxicated. I'm super tired now. Hell, I've been up since 6:15 this morning.

Love,

Heather

Ouch!!!

I think I'm going to have to wait a bit for my Steinway D.

they're only $110,000

Maybe if I live in the giant cardboard box it comes in, I can just buy the piano and not a house. Hmmmm, I'll ponder that one. . .

I found some pictures of Ez's and my apartment in New York.

This is our room.

This is our Bosendorfer. It's big!!!

This is the view.

Happy Birthday Benny!

Love you.

It's nearly 2 in the morning and I've yet to get some shut eye. I'm going to have a tough time pulling myself out of bed at 6:00. Damn this time change!

A big thanks to Ez and Derek for cheering me up. Sometimes I need a little outside encouragement to keep me from getting too depressed. It's always harder when my arm's hurting. It's been bothering me more than usual for the past few days, and I'm not going to be able to get into the doctor until Thursday. I guess I'll just have to suck it up. I'm tired of sucking it up.

I saw a commercial for my music store tonight. It was funny. A few of the staff members were in it playing piano and stuff. I guess we're famous!

I had a dream this morning and it was set on a mountain where I was skiing. I've never been skiing before, but whatever. At some point I was hanging out in the lodge with some guy (I think it might have been Shane) and Roy Hargrove. It was Roy Hargrove from back in the day when he still had hair. Anyway, we were singing something and RH was super impressed and told me that he would pay for me to move to New York and start my career. He was going to pay my rent and work on my album and everything. Then I woke up. I guess I need to find RH and take him skiing. . .

I miss you EC people. Give me a call sometime if you're feeling up to it.

Thanks friends