the one luxury i will have to fight in d.c. is the live music scene, i am quickly discovering. a sampling of upcoming performances:

9/3 - guster & mayer at dar (somehow i think my first day of work is a little soon to be hitting the concert scene)
9/22 - bright eyes at 9:30
9/27 - OAR at the mcdonough center
10/3 - ryan adams at 9:30
10/10 - dashboard confessional at 9:30
10/17 - BADLY DRAWN BOY at 9:30
10/25 - melissa ferrick at 9:30
10/26 - soulive at 9:30
10/27 - counting crows at the charles e. smith center
11/7 - something corporate at the nation
11/9 - jack johnson at 9:30
11/26 and 11/27 - matt nathanson (!!!!) and OAR at 9:30

this is going to get very, very ugly. i have a feeling that i will love the 9:30 club.

looking forward to tomorrow and the coming days. tomorrow is my last shift at work (REVEL REVELFUCKINGREVEL), and i'm hoping to be able to see michelle (stop by work, crackhead!). on monday, i'm buying the last of my necessities and then heading to my aunt's with my mother so we can see the family (aunt, cousins, grandmother, uncle) and, as an added bonus, my aunt's giving me a haircut (mom quote: "so you have a business sexy look going on."). tuesday i finish packing and doing all that fun stuff, then wednesday, if all goes the way i hope, trip to massachusetts to see michelle and attend averi concert that night. come home early thursday, figure out what i'm forgetting and pack some of the stuff that mom and dad will be bringing when they drive down, then leave for washington early early friday morning.

wow...everything's speeding by so quickly...but what's excellent is that i should be able to get everything done and still be able to see everyone and spend some time with them before i leave, which is crucial to me. it should all work out beautifully.