I'm attacking the darkness!

It is way too damn cold for my liking.

Let me back up.

I love Boston. I love the feel of the city and its people and its buildings. I love the skyline in the day and at night. I love the Commons, and Chinatown, and the Pru. I even love the schizophrenic bursts of weather like the crazy things that happened yesterday. (Note: It should not be snowing with thunder and lightning at the SAME TIME. To paraphrase Lewis Black, that is some scary-ass biblical weather. That means you Boston!)

But my love for Boston is easily stretched thin when I stepped outside this morning and was greeted by an icy blast of wind that sucked the air right out of my lungs. I froze, both metaphorically and movementally, and thought, "This is not going to be a fun day to be outside." Walking just to and from my one class has left me with a large distaste for the negative wind-chill that Boston has conjured up. One would think that a weather system with any sense of decency would at least drop an inch or ten of snow to make it at least visually appealing. Instead we have this horrible dusting of barely an inch that is more ice than winter wonderland.

To change tracks completely, this Friday (February 15th, 2008) marks the beginning of the 2008 VoiceMale East Coast tour! I am quite excited. Gigs I know for certain (I'm not in charge of planning the tour) are as follows:

Friday, February 15: Wesleyan University with Onomatopoeia (did I spell that right?)
Sunday, February 17: Bryn Mawr with the Night Owls
Monday, February 18: Drew University with... I really have no idea who we're singing with or where this is... New Jersey maybe?
Tuesday, February 19: Virginia Tech with the Sensations
Wednesday, February 20: UVA with the Sil'hooettes
Thursday, February 21: Duke with Out of the Blue and possibly UNC with the Loreleis ( again, did I spell that right?)
Friday, February 22: William and Mary with the Passing Notes
Saturday, February 23:Johns Hopkins with the Sirens
and finally Sunday, February 24:Back to Brandeis

So it should be a fun tour to say the least. I hope for good turnouts and good health along the way. I'll keep you posted.