Jocelina.

Shows, shows and more shows.  That was my weekend.  If there is one thing this girl likes to do, it's hear live music.  Needless to say I was a happy camper.  And live music from The Violet Burning really never hurts.  At all.  I posted some pics to my tumblr--crappy iPhone ones.  If you're interested, head on over.

But more than music, what makes me happy is spending time with old friends.  Especially old friends who you don't see very often.  Is there anything better?

My friend, Daryl, who plays with The Violets gave me my what is perhaps my favorite nickname, 'Jocelina'.  When he and I worked at Starbucks together down in San Diego, he and another co-worker would sing my name when I came in. It would be 4 in the morning and I would be feeling like I just got run over by an absurdly large tractor, but it was my own personal theme song. Seriously it was better than Cheers.

It was the best.

The Violets have all adopted this nickname for me.  Heck, even my family now calls me it from time to time which I love because it reminds me of Daryl, of Michael.

Nicknames are gifts for sure--like friends, like music. Sometimes I think I'm pretty fortunate to have found and been given things that make me so darn happy.  I don't know if everyone is as lucky as I am. Make way for the thankful train.  That thing is seriously steaming through.

Oh and by the way, do you like the new look?