bauhaus makes me grin

today i woke up and went to get tickets to the unseen in april. 10 dollars apiece. i love punk rock. it's so cheap. i haven't even told nathan yet that they're coming. i just found out last night after he went to bed, and he's on duty tonight. shiftwork is over!!! i'm so happy about that.
i went over to beth's house after i got the tickets. we went shopping and had a lot of fun. that sounds very ditzy...i have to clarify that we aren't suburban mall ladies who spend all day in boutiques. it's just that maintaining a house involves doing things like buying chicken and toilet paper, and it's easier to do that stuff with a friend. and i'm sure it's gotta be at least a little bit easier for beth to do that stuff with me, because i make an effort to help carry one of those little things she has, and open doors and stuff.
i think tomorrow we're going to play cards over here. nathan mentioned something about it yesterday. and i'm going to try to sign max up for agility classes. he needs some kind of exercise. taking walks with a human just isn't very strenuous on a dog, and i don't want a lazy, fat old dog that can't do anything, so i am concerned about his health. plus, "a tired dog is a good dog" is my motto. if i wore him out making him run around an obstacle course, he'll bother me less at night, so i'm excited about it. it's the same reason beth wants to put jaiden in karate when he turns 3 (in may, and i think it's a fantastic idea). i suppose a tired toddler is a good toddler.
have i mentioned lately just how happy i am? it occurred to me on the way home tonight. even though i really hate cars, i always realize when i'm driving (and the traffic isn't horrible) just how happy i am. not because i'm driving, but because i'm listening to music, and that has made up some of the happiest and most memorable times of my life. i start to think about how lucky i am, too. maybe not when the songs are really political, because then i just get hyper, motivated and angry, but when it's not political, i just get really happy, even with a sad song. not many people understand that about me. bauhaus makes me grin.