I literally talk to my parents once a week on Sundays, so any time they call outside of the I’m like oh no what happened? Except my father somehow pocket dials people all the time. So it’s always a fun game of is something wrong or do you not even know you’re calling me. Today it was a pocket dial.

I did not appreciate the Secret Service agents training a dog at the Annapolis Mall and letting it get all up on everyone’s heels. Also there were like 2 guys dealing with the dog and like 4 other guys just chilling in the massage chairs.

Add this to the pile of other development plans that Baltimore has spent so much time and money on all to ultimately have it turn into nothing. I know in this case it’s not really the city’s fault but also we could be so much better if we got out of our own way.

Today was the longest drive I’ve done in my new car. Stop and go traffic is much nicer without a manual transmission. The antenna in this car is not as good, which sucks because I’m a radio girly. I like the serendipity way more than I like throwing on a playlist.

Off to Annapolis for an academic library workshop being held in a public library inside a mall

Some days thinking about all we’ve lost in the last year and a half is too much

Tylenol did nothing to touch the headache I have. Ibuprofen is contraindicated for multiple of my chronic health issues so I mostly avoid it, but I might have to take some if sleeping it off doesn't help.

I know this just announced concert will interest some people here

Welp there’s no unseeing this

I still miss the Little Italy movies. Nothing like watching a movie somehow related to Italy while eating Italian pastries from Vacarro's.

Second morning in a row this butthead has kicked his sister out of a sunbeam

This is a cat checkpoint. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone.

Husband met the new next door neighbor and her kitten while I was out for the evening. He got the neighbor’s name but failed to get the kitten’s name. I’m like but that was the most important part.

It’s June, which means it’s time to switch from baseball flamingo to Pride flamingo

Argh! I'm trying to read on my lunch break and my Kindle won't turn on. My birthday is in a couple weeks, and I'm thinking I might need to treat myself to an early birthday present.

Me going to NYC on Thursday night to see the Phoebe Bridgers pop-up concert at MSG would be absolutely insane, and yet I did just enter my name in the lottery.

Looking at the informed delivery email from USPS for what mail we're receiving today, and I really need to know what my husband has done to be receiving a piece of mail from Erika Kirk

My Instagram feed right now is the most jarring juxtaposition of videos from Brandi Carlile’s weekend at the Gorge, Heated Rivalry winning a bunch of Canadian Screen Awards, and what’s happening at Delaney Hall

Every time I think about adding my thoughts about the discourse of the day I don’t and my life is much better for it. So if you want to know my thoughts about conservative art you’ll have to come talk to me in person.

Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

Penultimate show of the season

I find it insane that LabCorp sends me my bills via text message

Everyone has been saying how delightful Sheep Detectives is, which is true, but no one warned me how emotional it is and that I would cry multiple times.

Everyone has been saying how delightful Sheep Detectives is, which is true, but no one warned me how emotional it is and that I would cry multiple times.

Husband and I decided the booms are actually being made by aliens trying to summon Phoebe Bridgers to the east coast since she pretty much avoided it on this crazy little tour she has going on

Ok chat seems like there was a big sonic boom type thing in MA today days after an unexplained one in SC. are they related? No one needs this.

The Milli Vanilli of it all is even more wild than I imagined

Today in no one wants Danielle to sleep, Loki woke up me at 6 am, which is not something he normally does. I decided it’s because it’s so bright and sunny after many days of gloom he thought it was later.

Apparently it’s too much to ask the things I pay for to work right. This is me complaining about how Sonos and Apple Music will just not play nice. I really wanted to adopt something other than Spotify and have been trying give Apple a real try but it’s been months and it’s just garbage all the time

On the one night I've purchased tickets to so far this season because mama needs a relish hat to go along with her relish shirt

I am unreasonably annoyed by every story about the Power to the People festival that refers to it as Bruce Springsteen's festival when it clearly says on the poster Tom Morello presents. Make people find out who Tom Morello is if they don't know.

Samuel Herring is such a magnetic performer. His body is clearly holding up much better than mine the way he can jump and fly around the stage. I on the other hand broke my back at a Future Islands show in 2017 giving myself something called an annulated tear in 2 vertebrae by jumping up and down.

Shout out to the Ottobar on the new Kurt Vile album!

Think I’m going to use my last day of staycation to walk over to the BMA. Gotta love a free art museum.

No one wants me to sleep in on my vacation. No jackhammering this morning but my husband woke me up before he left forgetting I had the day off. He was like time to get up and I was like why? He said oh yeah sorry.

Samuel Herring is such a magnetic performer. His body is clearly holding up much better than mine the way he can jump and fly around the stage. I on the other hand broke my back at a Future Islands show in 2017 giving myself something called an annulated tear in 2 vertebrae by jumping up and down.

Somehow this is this first time I’ve seen Dan Deacon aside from when he played the national anthem at an Orioles game

Was unfamiliar with Ed Schrader’s Muisc Beat but I enjoyed the 3 songs I got to hear. Was definitely not expecting a giant rat puppet.

Ok they caught on and opened the other entrance which works out well for me at the back of the line snaking in on itself to get to the other side because now I’m near the front of the new line.

This line to get into Pier Six is preposterous. The new people running this place need to get it together. They need both entrances open. Not just one.

PSA for anyone driving to Future Islands tonight, park in the Little Italy garage. Not that long of a walk to Pier Six and by far your cheapest option.

Sad news everyone. We will never know what the heck a Milli Vanilli performance would have been. But don’t worry according to this article Vanilla Ice is all in.

Loving this so much. I was only 7/8 years old in 1986 but this music rather than the music of my teens feels like my nostalgia music. Maybe because it’s when I first started controlling what I listened to or it was a tape I had recorded of Casey Kasem’s 1986 end of year countdown I listed to a lot.

Hey look a festival at Merriweather that I probably wouldn't hate because I'm guessing it will not be overrun by teenagers. powertothepeoplefest.com/announce

I was already in a mood this morning but these photos just made me cry. It’s just a visual representation of everything we’ve lost and become.

I’m getting fed this ad on Instagram and it’s sort of making me feel old but mostly it’s making me laugh. Per Gessle brings his original Roxette and featuring Lena Philpsson!

Husband sent me a photo of the view of the UFC monstrosity from the roof of his office

How is Milli Vanilli performing? Like are they just going to lip sync? Or are you getting the looks with different voices are the actual singers without the looks?

I’m flying solo to the Future Islands show tomorrow because neither my husband nor the friends I saw them with last time wanted to go. Who else is gonna be there?

Yes! I love WXPN summer Throwback Thursdays!