Hi folks - the no-internet saga continues (now the embassy has made its policy that employees can't get internet at home because the embassy owns the phone line and doesn't want to get involved in contracts with ISPs...never mind that we-the-employees would be paying the contract, and have to pay in advance...). This is so stupid even the ambassador is getting involved to try to help resolve things.
Anyway, until it either gets resolved or we leave for a more rational embassy, in, say, Iraq, I'll be battleship gray. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of one-month-old Mal [link]
There are two events in the Bay Area for Lost in the Grooves this month.
Moe's Books, Berkeley, Monday, April 25th, 7:30pm.
Reading and Signing. Participants include editors Kim Cooper and David Smay, plus Kevin Carhart, David Cotner, Brian Doherty, Chas Glynn, Max Hechter, Richard Henderson, Jay Hinman, Mike Lucas (Phantom Surfers), Alec Palao and a special guest appearance from John Trubee, whose album “The Communists Are Coming To Kill Us” is featured in the book. The reading is free. Location: 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704, phone (510) 849-2087.
Scott Miller, Free Show, Saturday, April 30 at 9pm,
two very special performers will be playing their Lost in the Grooves music. Scott Miller led the legendary pop outfits Game Theory and The Loud Family, and is Aimee Mann's favorite songwriter. He'll be doing a solo set focusing on the two albums featured in the book, Game Theory's “Real Nighttime” and The Loud Family's “Interbabe Concern.” Also on the bill is Savage Republic / 17 Pygmies guitarist Jackson Del Rey, playing classic Savage Republic songs for the first time in more than a decade. This show is at The Rite Spot Café, 2099 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94110, phone: 415-552-6066.
Sorry. Really wrong thread.
Hey Chicago-istas, I'm going to unexpectedly be in your city (Lincoln Park area) Sunday night, and thought I'd see if anyone would like to meet for drinks or a late dinner (I'll be free after 10:30 pm or so), or possibly for breakfast Monday morning.
Mr. H's grandmother had a heart attack yesterday morning. He'll be on his way up to AR as soon as he catches some sleep. There was minor damage, and things seem to be ok, it's just really important to him in a sort of family dynamic kind of way to be there.
Send him some good thoughts if you have some to spare.
And some for me too, since I don't want him to go and will really miss him.
In upcoming news, my doctor scheduled a date for inducing labor. So if it doesn't happen before, I'll be going to the hospital in the way too early hours of Tuedsay morning to have meself another baby.
Daniel is here, sitting next to me on the sofa. No further details available at this time.
I will likely be grey through the 26th, as I am with the aforementioned Andi (Windsparrow) in Arizona.
No further details available at this time.
Hey, everybody, I'm finally out of the hospital and trying to get back in the groove. I appreciate all the well-wishes and health-ma, it really made me feel better. I'll head on into Natter to bore anybody with details.
Daniel should be at the airport by now.
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