you may keep me from being happy, but you're not going to stop me from having fun

ANI DIFRANCO.

ahhh, that's all i can say! i could seriously kick my own ass for allllll the times yusef talked to me about ani and i'd shrug and go, "ehh, she's just 'too out' there for me... i dunno..."

what was wrong with me????

so the weekend, lots of laughs. friday went out with rebeca & kasey (surprise, surprise?? she's like the #1 mention in my blog lately, haha, which is funny only b/c we really shouldn't be allowed to go out together unsupervised.) we went to arlington, ragtime and four courts. it seems as if i'm always too far gone by the time we get to four courts to really notice anyone or be at all intelligent. ran into nicole from work at ragtime, which was hilarious and heard a rockin' rendition of "(hit me) baby one more time" by the hottest local band with the hardest working road crew in virginia, practically einstein. i'm sure i won't regret having signed up for that mailing list.... no, not at all.

the events of the evening were largely overshadowed by the blood gushing out of my knee when i fell on my ass, or rather, knees, in kasey's parking lot. that's right, i'm a classy broad. watching me drunkenly stumble!

but, the fall made saturday night, the ani show and the bar afterwards a lot more exciting. "i'm crazy limp-girl!! give me some candy!!!"

ani difranco is such an amazingly inspiring artist. i didn't know a single song but i was completely blown away. she totally reaffirmed my desire to get involved in the election in these crucial final two months. not that she was a outright bush-basher, she just made a lot of sound observances about the casual way we take our liberties for granted. yusef made a sound observation regarding damien rice, but sadly ani did not hear. (but i heard him and was very proud!) such a good show. can't say enough about it.

here's a fantastic article everyone should read... a prime example of why i feel the need to help defeat george w. bush.

after the concert, which was in baltimore, have i mentioned that?, kasey and i headed back to virginia and over to the best and only cowboy bar in alexandria... nicks. which is on pickett st., oddly enough. anyway, we went to meet up with a dear friend of kaseys, only to be immediately sucked into drama the second we walked in... classic courtney/kasey fashion. for the protection of my readers and the characters involved in said drama, i cannot elaborate fully on the events. but i will say that between kasey & myself we ARE the world's foremost SUPERSPIES. seriously.... we need to start our own private investigation company.

funny moment #12billion from superspy saturday night:
me: "ok.... he's getting out his phone.... ok, he's dialing someone.... who would he be calling with her sitting there???"
*kasey's purse rings*
kasey: "oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...... ahhhhhh..... wait - it's jodi."

~courtney

"but if there's a sanyo technician out there somewhere that can put the pieces of that phone back together, then by god maybe the pieces of their love can be put back together as well. let's get that service restored! no more dropped calls!!!"
~the saga of sarah and crazy john