When Sheep Cannot Sleep

Lots of things have gone down the past two weeks. I meant to chronicle them and keep my peeps informed but it hasn’t been a priority, so I apologize and offer a quick wrap-up:

Let it snow
Indy was hit by a huge snowstorm. The biggest ever, according to the news. It wreaked havoc on just about everything (more below).
It snowed for 2 days straight, starting Monday night and all-day Tuesday. At the end, we had over a foot of snow on the ground. And high winds piled the snow up high everywhere.
We had to dig out my car. Took about a half hour. But it was kinda fun. We went sledding and I built a snowboard jump in my backyard, which settled my shredding jones after watching all that snow.

Valentine
Because of aforementioned snow, Beth had three days off! Two scheduled days were called off because Lafayette declared "emergency travel only". So it was sweet - we spent all day Tuesday mixing the album (sorry Beth!), but on Wednesday, we spent the day together, watching it snow.
Beth wanted to get her nose pierced, so I bought her a piece of jewelry for V-day and we went over to Metamorphosis to get it done. Same place my mum got hers pierced. Kinda surreal. It looks good on her though. Soon she’ll be bugging me for more nose jewelry…
We spent Thursday together too. Inside, nice and warm as the temperature dropped steadily.

Courting Disaster
Apparently, our band was well named. With the snow and everything else, our CD is currently on hold. It’s been a long journey and a longer story, but to keep it short, tracking is done, so was mixing. But the snow prevented it from being duplicated and artwork being printed. At this point, I don’t even know if I will get a (finished) copy before I leave for home.
So, our CD release "party" and my farewell show went on. It was pretty mellow and littered with "get a green card" jokes. Assholes! The weather prevented lots of people from coming out, but most of our friends came out anyway. The owner of the bar paid my tab at the end of the night. Thanks, Dave. Maybe I should have a farewell show every week!

Hello goodbye
I sold my car yesterday. Goodbye Civic - four years of independence and (mostly) fun. We got a good price for it, only $400 less than I wanted/expected.
I’m planning on spending today packing, maybe reminiscing. There might be a sappy entry coming soon. I might even start writing it now.

Most of you have already heard or know that I’m heading home at the end of February. I don’t have a return schedule as of today - I’m still waiting on news from a few grad schools.

Five years and a ton of friends has made Indy my second home - it’s kind of scary to leave. Leaving my girlfriend for a while is scary too. Beth will remain in Indy for now. I know it’s hard for her but I’m planning on coming back. And hopefully soon.

There is a lot of personal stuff to get through. I know I’m coming back, but things will change and I will have changed. I’ll leave the personal and sentimental stuff for the next entry.

Right now I am wrapping up loose ends. Courting Disaster will continue. Blake, a mutual friend of Shayne and I, will take over the main guitar duties. I hate leaving this behind as well, but for the time being, I have to. I’ve no doubt they’ll be writing new stuff soon - I might be obsolete and they might not need me if/when I get back, but I hope this won’t happen.

We’re planning on a farewell show and CD release party sometime before I leave - watch this space for updates.

Also, here’s a goodby to Suresh, who’s leaving Indy for good tommorow. Have a good trip and I’ll see you soon!