Has it really been three weeks?

Sorry guys... I was fairly certain I had blogged more recently than Sept. 30. Oops.

Here's a random list of catching up between you and i:
... a great article on Where the Wild Things Are, and how it ties to our humanity
... i've been following the Ingrid Michaelson tour on twitter [consisting of Ingrid, Allie Moss, Bess Rogers, Chris Kuffner, Dan Romer, Elliot Jacobson, and Greg Holden for awhile]. Great group of people, incredible group of musicians.
... Allison Weiss's new album is coming out soon. She's playing in Chicago on Dec. 21, and Alecia and I are making the trek.
... Lauren Zettler has a Christmas album coming out, too.
... apparently I have been drowning in good music while i've been gone.
... Harrison Ford [my car] got backed into two weeks ago, and he's going to be getting some reconstructive surgery this week. A facelift, if you will.
... my students are incredible. they never cease to amaze me, uplift me, challenge me. they're absolutely wonderful.
... we skipped fall and moved straight into winter. then back into fall. then we had a spring spell. Indiana weather could not be more ridiclous.
... I'm looking at furniture all day, because we're giving the youth room a makeover. it's probably a health hazard right now, and if we don't do something soon, we're going to have to start charging the mice rent.
... i'm looking for a graffiti artist in the Fort Wayne area to push us over the edge on the cool factor. i've got a lead, but it's going to take some digging. i'd love to get some local students in working on it.
... i challenge any dog toy manufacturer to give me a soft dog toy that Dogzilla won't be able to destroy. I got her a new one last night, and she had the stuffing ripped out in less than a minute. She loves soft toys, but i'm paying $2/minute for her to play with them, and thats not financially responsible [or something]
... my office is still not finished. maybe this week? [two month project haha]
... my dad is turning 60 next month! and as my brother will tell you, my dad's moustache is turning 41. exciting times, guys, exciting times.

alright, back to the grindstone [or whatever].

oh, ps. Joe Torre, GIVE ME A CALL. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS WHOLE "LOSING" THING YOU GUYS HAVE GOING ON.