Night with jg at au

A wonderful little night last night. Me-lady and I looked the winter storm prediction in the eye and drove down to Anderson U. to see son Isaac and spend the evening sweating to the tunes of the incomparable Josh Garrels. Nothing you can say about his music but... awesome. I even got to chat with him for a bit, and he seems a stellar dude too. I asked if he could play his cover of 'Killing Me Softly' but unfortunately he was playing a loaner guitar and - while it was a nice Martin (which I would love to have) - it wasn't good for banging on the sides. But I was ok with that. It was a good show.

They were also raising money for Kenya with an art auction. Lady Jane bid on a drawing, but apparently didn't have the high bid. And... lemme tell ya... I haven't been packed into a room like this in quite some time. All the couches and chairs were overstuffed (in every sense of the word), so we sat on the floor. I was in the aisle actually, and at first thought I was crammed in..... but probably SIX MORE PEOPLE squeezed in around me during the show. It was like a sea of people, and I was dripping with sweat, thought my foot was going to cramp, and Isaac got coffee spilled down his arm and leg, but.... it was worth it.

One of my regrets in life is missing the whole *college scene.* I mean, I went to college. Several times, actually. But I never LIVED at a college; I never got involved; I was never really a *college student.* I think that would be cool. Talk about living in community. It was just fun being around that many young people. Of course, I'm sure it's amplified for me since I'm so often not around people. Which, you know, I do need my space also. But sometimes I wish I could turn the clock back. At any rate, I'm glad my kids both got to experience college life.

That is one thing I've kind of been thinking about lately.... seeing other people on a regular basis. And, I know there are people who say I should make my office at a coffee house or restaurant or something. Um, maybe, but... Anyway, sometimes I miss walking into work and having someone to say "Good morning" to. Someone to talk about the game last night with. But, you know me, I would then start whining about that. So... whatever. :)

At any rate, it was a nice time last night. The predicted storm has yet to materialize. We were supposed to get between 5 and 15 inches of snow. When we got home at midnight there was none, and this morning there is maybe a couple inches.

Well, now I have a doctors appointment. Just a regular checkup to re-up my bp meds. And later I'll be linking to a pretty awesome post by son Isaac. Wow. You can get there from the link on my sidebar if you want to see it now. Hmm. Who'da thought all that was runnin through his mind while rockin out last night.

So far it's a good day.