Shaun Tan has a new book. I know, i am full of media today.
The drawings are absoluuuutely stunning. Can’t wait to read it can’t wait to read it! May sneak into Quimbys/ChicagoComics tomorrow to purchase it…
Episode 305 of Grube Wears Headband and Fancy Outfit as Means of Distraction from Fatigue and Need for Good Hairwash.
Success of this repeated offense? Yet to be determined.
Suggested alternative approaches for maximum presentability? sleep, a shower.
i figure: what better time to take outfit pictures than in nelle-land? when in rome. er.. iowa city.
Thanks, Kansas!
Eat it, Chicago sogginess. Maybe you did not know that I can dance in wet shoes/ tights.
(Downside, toes are still numb.)(Also hope that foot/leg/hip/face/arm/shoulder bruises due to front-of-crowd perseverance will not impede HOT DANCE MOVES TOMORROW!! doubtful. I will have Evan by my side (in my belly) no doubt. He is such a sweetpea.)
Pygmalion Music Festival. Sept. 16th-19th
If you’re in the Chicago area (or midwest in general for that matter) be sure to checkout Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign, IL (just a little over 2 hrs. south of Chicago)
Some of the lineup includes
- Iron & Wine
- My Brightest Diamond
- Ra Ra Riot
- Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s
- Owen
- Maps & Atlases
- Brooke Waggoner
and lots more. A pass for all three days (including ticket to Iron & Wine) is $60…. prices will go up over time, though… so be sure to order your ticket early.