you sleep, i'll breathe

tonight was a great night. the day started terrible, so to be able to say that. to be able to read that. goodness. sometimes days can't get back on track, after you wake up to an overdrawn account, a job that can make you go batty, or a day that just seems like everything is not going your way. but sometimes things go your way, despite self-fulfilling prophecy or bad vibes. sometimes parents can still lift you up, even when you feel like you have out-grown their help. sometimes something so beautiful as caring for the one you love, just takes all the sting out of a day that felt like it would have been better spent in bed all day.

tonight was like the ultimate high for jess and i. she got her vegan food, and i got to go record shopping. the wonderful part about both of these things, is that we both enjoy these things. so jess wanting to go out for vegan isn't exactly like pulling teeth out of my mouth. likewise jess loves records almost as much as i do, so when i lust for vinyl, she tends to go along, because she loves me, and of course she loves records TOO!

tonight was more than great food and awesome record buys. tonight we saw love of everything. goodness i think this may have been the most fun, most smiling, shouting, and girlish laughter i have been guilty of in one half hour of my life. it was so fun, to see bobby put together a song, it really was like being in a studio, or seeing someone create something from the bones. it was beautiful. and jess and i had so much fun yelling along to the songs. so much fun. and if that wasn't enough, i got to talk with bobby afterwards. thanking him profusely, and enjoying some idle chatter, being a total geek, but i guess this is how people would act if they met a famous movie star they liked, or something like that. he even sold us a shirt at a discount, and gave us an out of print 7" he was humble and just cool. if you are up for seeing a great show, go do yourself a favor and see love of everything.

btw, here is a pic of jess and i with bobby last year after the make believe show:

so the night has winded down, jess is sleeping and we are listening to the mountain goats'"heretic pride" a very beautiful album, that i really don't have the time to go into. but a definite top ten of '08 already. a great night, i am nearly passing out, running on pure adrenaline from such a great time tonight. i leave with you a picture of my wonderful bevy of records from reckless records: