Good Weekend...

Weekends with large, open swaths of trackless time are possibly the greatest boon to this season, when we're blessed with cloudless days that don't yet have the humidity equivalent to breathing melted Velveeta cheese. It's this time of year that Houston is actually an ideal city to live in (once you cast aside the traffic, the cost of gas, and the sprawl).

I spent this better-half-less weekend trying to enjoy all this as much as possible - running Rice after dark on Friday, shooting at things and eating BBQ out of a trailer in the woods with Kate and Robert Eubanks, and making notes on Waller's 2007 marching show sitting in Cafe Artiste today . Ahh the good life.

Also today, I will be attending Univ. of Houston's final Wind Ensemble concert of the year - they're playing Dahl's Sinfonettia (a piece I am very excited to hear), Lincolnshire Posy, Marche Joyeuse, Brahm's Variations on a Theme by Haydn (a piece I am as yet unfamiliar with - but I love Brahms so my interest is piqued) and the 1812 Overture. After that, I hope to head over to Scott Gertner's SkyBar and check out the Civic Jazz Orchestra - Cameron Kubos and Mike Cheripka performing - and then round out the day by picking up Sarah at the airport, fresh back from New York City.

All-in-all, a good weekend. Apologies for the lack of pictures - the camera is currently on Ellis Island, hopefully being put to good use.

Adios!