I'm up way past my bedtime, but I finally feel like writing. At the last blog I left you with some good and bad news. Well, Be and I are both doing well. We both know that we are in the right place and we must be free of our relationship so we can continue on our own paths. I've moved out of our 'studio' and back into the Leschi Lounge. In fact, I was living in the glow room until yesterday when Mel headed off to Hawaii for 4 weeks. So now Willow and I are on plant patrol, as I accidentally inherited her theatre room and view of Mount Raineer.
It feels good to be back. After my last long-term relationship breakup, I thought I had to do everything myself -- move into a place where I didn't know anyone, be strong, that sort of thing. This time I was like 'screw that! I'm moving in with my friends'. And they've been nurturing me and keeping me busy. In fact, I've been hanging out with friends that I haven't seen in years -- not in a one-on-one sitch anyway. Mathew pointed out during our dinner at Galeria's that we hadn't spent time alone together since we were at Burning Man -- that was in 2002! I guess when you get into relationships, you get into the habit of leaning on your partner for everything and forget that your friends' shoulders and sturdy, soft and warm. I've met so many amazing people in the last 4 years, its too hard to spend the time with everyone that I want to. I'm much better in one-on-one situations or in dinner groups of less than 5. But I tend to see people in a blur at a gig or a party. I get a few sentences with them and then woosh, off to someone else. There's just so many artisians in Seattle and I find them all so brilliant. We are blessed.
I was at Trader Joe's the other day and I ran into Jessica Star. Which isn't a common occurance because she lives in Vancouver. But fate has it that her and Jenna were grabbing some groceries at the same time I was in the same place. I was such in a zone that I only said hi for a minute and then spent the next 20 minutes feeling sad that I didn't get to connect with Jessica because I always promise to go to Vancouver and never do. And I've missed the last 3 (or 4?) events that Jenna has so graciously invited me to. But after a while I realized that if that moment happens again in time, I'll give each of them an extra long hug that says everything that I feel about what they mean to me.
So this last weekend I was hit with that nasty head cold. I woke up at 9am Sat morning, ate breakfast and headed right back to bed until 4pm. Then I slept 12 hours Sat and Sunday nights (which is why I should be in bed right now). The cold was actually a good thing because it really helped me ground over the weekend and I didn't miss any work. Last weekend was pretty busy with the start of Qool Seattle on Wednesday and Broken Disco on Friday night. I have another one next Saturday at Allure Salon , which is where I get my hair all pretty-fied. I know you've been wondering. Michelle is a friend of mine from college is an amazing stylist. Sat is a celebration of the 1 year anniversary of her Salon. I'll be dj'ing some way eclectic stuff, so come by and meet the diva behind the doo.
Oh, and an update on Evolve. The Sole Repair Shop (aka that gorgeous Loft space) is a great spot, but DJ Joy and I felt our energies would be more productive if we concentrated them on our other respective monthlies. So Joy is rolling the concept of Evolve into her night at Dollhouse and I will concentrate on helping make Qool Seattle a smashing happy hour success. So starting this Saturday at Lo-Fi (Feb 16th) there's house and electro with all the great lady DJs that you would see at Evolve in the front and hip hop with other great lady dj's, like Rickie Leigh, in the rear . Come visit me at Allure to get some drink on and then head over to Lo-Fi to see the newest lady dj sensation, Res, a Florida transplant. You can check out her newest mix on her blog .
Off to bed, finally, so I can kick this cold and start the fun again.
