as you may or may not know, my brief but much-lamented (hahaha) haitus was brought upon by several factors. the first is the love of drink and the fairer sex. the second is my uncanny ability to do the exact opposite of what is right and makes me feel good about myself. but the final and by far least sinister reason is that i was fuckin’ busy in the last week or march/first week of april. we had some very special guests here in the sunshine state! yes, i know the sunshine state is actually florida, and i am also well-aware that it is pissing rain outside as we speak, but still, spring break went rather well here in l.a. and i want to share my experiences.
the first wonderful life-changing meeting was with the band Swan Island, who came into town from portland, oregon to play two shows and stayed at my apartment. i met the Swans exactly a year before at this great show they played in a huge craftsman-style house on rampart with my roomate jaime’s band Traeh, our other friend larissa’s band Fuckin’ A and my friend danielle’s project Flowers and Bulls (formerly Wolf). that was a GREAT show. all of those bands are so talented and it was a daytime show so we were drinking and dancing and hanging out all day.
i remember loving those girls when i met them then, but i only really really got to know them this time since aubree (guitar), bob (bass), brisa (vocals), torrence (guitar), and vera (drums) stayed at our house. 
they stayed for three nights and played two shows that were both AMAZING. i love to dance and i love when a live show makes me want to dance like crazy. their music is really great live and 
they gave me a copy of the cd and a beautiful shirt that nikki (vera’s girlfriend and fashon designer/hot lady extraoidinaire) hand made. i listen to the cd alll the time. and wear the shirt probably way too much but it’s gorgeous. my fav songs on the album are “crumble” “night owl” “flew the coop” and “tracks” but really i love it all so you should buy it. it’s called “the centre will hold” and it’s on on iTunes. i had an absolutely wonderful time talking and laughing with all of them while they were here. it made me want to visit portland and even think about moving there. it seems like the queer scene is just much larger and more nurturing there. plus vera and aubree both told me the butches there love femmes and um, hello! i was especially excited because i got to know aubree, bob, brisa, and torrence much better this time and fell in love with them all! it’s always a treat to hang out with vera.
she, much like myself, knows all of the words to most 90s hip hop songs. i think knowing the words to 90s hip hop songs is important because it brings people together and reminds everyone that no matter how punk rock they may have become since then, “regulators” by warren g was probably their jr. high anthem. oh my gosh, anyway i miss them a lot and wish they lived in l.a. i had Swan withdrawals for like, two weeks and everyone who doesn’t know them was like “shut the fuck up already” but everyone who does totally got it. they are just really great people, and i’m glad they’re my friends. even more glad their band exists. it makes one hopeful for the future.
so right after Swan Island left, i was given the wonderful gift of SarMoll. no, that is not a STI (which is what they call STDs now, fyi. omg. lol.) it is the awesome brangelina-esque hollywood nickname i gave to christie’s friends (and now mine) sarah c. and molly. they are her friends from bloomington/normal illinois (though molly currently lives in nyc) who came to visit for spring break. we had sooo muuuch fun. a little too much in fact. so much so, it warrents it’s own entry. how did i not realize this earlier?
omg, it’s nearly 5 a.m. omg, i have to be at Buffalo Kitchen in six hours. omg, i am a hostess at a chain restaurant in a mall! i am going to sleep. pics and stories of SarMoll tomorrow. i miss them 
i will leave you with the so so so awesome video swan island made for “crumble.” rocks.