ROCKNROLL DOMESTICITY

ROCKNROLL DOMESTICITY i sing in a rock band. i'm married to the drummer. i'm a booker for a local promoter and he delivers your mail. we own a house, two cats and a dream of one day playing music full-time for lots of dolladollabillzyall. i just started a band management agency with a friend and am still figuring out how that works.

this is a blog about our lives and the clash between our rocknroll nightlife and our domestic home life. follow along as i learn to work both sides.

holy freight train

i feel like hell today. my back is killing me, i’m exhausted beyond all belief, my face is still itchy and raw (better than it was, but still pretty gross) and my guts are hurting.

i let my boss know i was going to kick it at home today. all i want to do is eat mochi and taco bell and watch battlestar galactica. i need to fold some laundry, but i think that’s about as much as i’ll be getting done today, as nothing else allows me to sit/lay on a hot pad. 

i never felt this rundown in my previous pregnancy and haven’t felt like it this time either. i think the craziness of this weekend has caught up to me. 3am mornings no longer agree with me… i guess now i know that once i’m off stage, i need to sleep asap.

Posted May 22, 2012 at 12:40 pm 1 notes

#rocknroll vs the preggo#pregnancy#exhaustion#sciatica#this is worth it right?

impulsivefarmer: afarmjournal: I’ve never grown, cooked with, or even eaten rhubarb before, yet here is some from the new garden. What do you suggest I do with it? Something I could save and share with the landlord would be cool- perhaps a freezer jam? Strawberries aren’t up yet. The only thing I like rhubarb in is Strawberry-Rhubarb pie. I don’t know what else to do with it. rhubarb strawberry tarts/handpies! totally delish.

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impulsivefarmer:

afarmjournal:

I’ve never grown, cooked with, or even eaten rhubarb before, yet here is some from the new garden. What do you suggest I do with it? Something I could save and share with the landlord would be cool- perhaps a freezer jam? Strawberries aren’t up yet.

The only thing I like rhubarb in is Strawberry-Rhubarb pie. I don’t know what else to do with it.

rhubarb strawberry tarts/handpies! totally delish.

Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:23 pm 6 notes

Cravings!!

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mybabybelly:

So I was dying of morning sickness all day EXCEPT for the moment when someone placed a plate of taco dip and bean dip in front of my face with delicious tortilla chips. I suddenly became ravenous… eating every little bit that was in front of me and even going for seconds. I apparently can’t get enough Mexican food.

Must. Eat. More. Mexican. Food.


yes. all the mexican food.

Posted May 16, 2012 at 7:49 pm 3 notes

#pregnant fattie#i luffs food

jdotisdancing: theparticularg: thefrisky: “[It] would’ve been helpful for [President Obama] to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview. … Sometimes dads should lead their family in the right ways of thinking. In this case, it would’ve been nice if the President would’ve been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of “Glee.”” (via Unwed Mother Bristol Palin Wags Her Finger At Obama Over Gay Marriage - The Frisky) OH. HELL. NO. Ugh this is terrible.   Bristol Palin, shut your stupid face…. No - I said SHUT IT.

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jdotisdancing:

theparticularg:

thefrisky:

“[It] would’ve been helpful for [President Obama] to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview. … Sometimes dads should lead their family in the right ways of thinking. In this case, it would’ve been nice if the President would’ve been an actual leader and helped shape their thoughts instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too many episodes of “Glee.”” (via Unwed Mother Bristol Palin Wags Her Finger At Obama Over Gay Marriage - The Frisky)

OH. HELL. NO.

Ugh this is terrible.  


Bristol Palin, shut your stupid face…. No - I said SHUT IT.

Posted May 10, 2012 at 5:13 pm 88 notes

pdxhomesteading: think-progress: Thank President Obama for embracing marriage equality! Hurray! YESSSSSS!

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pdxhomesteading:

think-progress:

Thank President Obama for embracing marriage equality!

Hurray!

YESSSSSS!

Posted May 9, 2012 at 5:16 pm 581 notes

this sucks

just found out the show i put together last minute (because everyone kept fucking canceling) did 18 paid heads last night.

my entire day is fucking ruined.

i’m exhausted, i’m working my ass off to get bands into this venue (which most bands hate, and rightly so, because for last 6 years the venue has treated locals like shit) and i’m getting nothing in return.

in fact, yesterday i received a very blunt email from a band telling me they will never ever ever be interested in playing the venue.

this is going to be way harder than i thought.

fuck my life.

on top of that, i just found out Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys died.

what a shitty fucking friday.

Posted May 4, 2012 at 3:03 pm 2 notes

#fuck me#what was i thinking?#in over my head#i hope my boss doesnt hate me

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this is exactly what i’ve been saying all day about my dress, which, in conjunction with my bra and my tights happening to fall all in the same place, is just a bit too tight for comfort right under my boobs and across my upper ribs. want to go home and get in my jams now!

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Posted May 2, 2012 at 6:27 pm 115993 notes

#oh no#no no no

the business of being born

just got done watching The Business of Being Born. i really enjoyed it and thought it touched on a lot of important facets of pregnancy and birth. i cried a couple of times (when the babies were born and you just saw this -look- on the the mother’s face) and had to turn away a few times (during the c-sections). i feel even more secure in our decision to go to Alma to have our baby. i don’t think i’d like to have the baby in our own house - i’d be worried about the clothes in the washer that needed to be transferred or the recyclables that should be taken out - so a birth center is perfect. like a little staycation where you get taken care of and then sent home to your quiet, peaceful home once all the commotion is over. i’m also really glad that a friend of mine will be one of my midwives. i think i’ll be able to be more honest and open and, should i feel like it’s really, actually too much, i can tell her it’s time to transfer with no qualms. i just want to do everything i can at each moment to make sure that i’m having the birth i want to have. if it turns out that i have to transfer to a hospital to make sure that this baby gets into the world safely, then we’ll do it and i won’t be sad about it. i just want to be in control of the when and the where.

Posted May 1, 2012 at 12:35 am 5 notes

#business of being born#birth center#natural birth#water birth

the professor snape of cats

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the professor snape of cats

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Posted April 30, 2012 at 6:13 pm 2 notes

zombienoms: jaxtarr: gregrutter: (via Videogum) sad story to my life. I don’t get why people are so embarrassed or put off by eating by themselves! I do it every once in a while. I think it’s really relaxing. I wouldn’t sit at the bar, though. I like having a table to myself. It’s nice for quiet time, when you just wanna sit down and enjoy a meal you really like. I shouldn’t feel like everyone is judging me and I don’t have friends just because I’m sitting alone. Sometimes it doesn’t work out with schedules and you can’t eat with friends. We overestimate the power alone time can really bring us. Eating alone is such a nice way to get that time. i eat tons of meals by myself in restaurants. if i go out to lunch while at work, i’m definitely alone. i LOVE it. i get to read without interruptions, i get to drink however many glasses of wine i want (well, not anymore, but before) without anyone giving me the eye and i get to just people watch like crazy. i also love going to the movies alone, though. i really value my personal time and i don’t think there’s anything sad about it. i feel sad for people that don’t know how to be alone with themselves.

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zombienoms:

jaxtarr:

gregrutter:

(via Videogum)

sad story to my life.

I don’t get why people are so embarrassed or put off by eating by themselves!

I do it every once in a while. I think it’s really relaxing. I wouldn’t sit at the bar, though. I like having a table to myself. It’s nice for quiet time, when you just wanna sit down and enjoy a meal you really like. I shouldn’t feel like everyone is judging me and I don’t have friends just because I’m sitting alone. Sometimes it doesn’t work out with schedules and you can’t eat with friends. We overestimate the power alone time can really bring us. Eating alone is such a nice way to get that time.

i eat tons of meals by myself in restaurants. if i go out to lunch while at work, i’m definitely alone. i LOVE it. i get to read without interruptions, i get to drink however many glasses of wine i want (well, not anymore, but before) without anyone giving me the eye and i get to just people watch like crazy.

i also love going to the movies alone, though. i really value my personal time and i don’t think there’s anything sad about it. i feel sad for people that don’t know how to be alone with themselves.

Posted April 27, 2012 at 7:08 pm 4391 notes

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