I'm checking out Music in the City tonight. It's put on by Nashville Lifestyles. Back in the day Nashville Lifestyles would have just been the Society Pages in the local newspaper, but now I guess rich people need a whole magazine.  I'm looking forward to the Lady Antebellum portion of the evening. 
The show is at the Tin Roof, I'm not usually a fan of this place. It's got that overgrown frat boy feel that is soooooooooo 2005 for me.  Personally, I feel like if you've seen one guy in a polo shirt and khakis, you've seen them all. Also the place has a tendency to resemble a frat house orgy if you stumble in after midnight. Skinny, blonde girls stumbling in stilettos.  Bleh.

Today, I am also pimping, I mean promoting! my friend's new website WinePoor. It's all about people with champagne tastes and beer budgets.  Actually it's about people with wine tastes and beer budgets but you get my point! And it's great. Check it out if you are looking for a new spot to try a good Pinot Noir, or a cheap AND sophisticated date.

This weekend was great! Vanderbilt men's basketball kicked Ole Miss's ass. I spent time with my friend and his lil' brother which was fun. Spending time with a good kid is always fun, I liked hanging out with him. Hearing stories about the 5th grade dance, his class presidency, and other funny stories from childhood. It makes your heart a little lighter.
On Sunday my friends and I went to the Nashville Jazz Workshop's presentation on New Orleans Jazz. The music was incredible and I learned lots of nifty things about the history of jazz. Like who Fats Tuba was: Apparently the coolest tuba player that ever lived. I also learned you can do all sorts of cool things with a slide trombone, an amp, and a guitar peddle. All of this great entertainment and education was absolutely free. They will be having these workshops once a month for the next four months, with the next happening at the Nashville Public Library on Woman in Jazz.
If you're in town, I highly recommend it. The go get drinks at Flying Saucer which has the biggest selection of beers in town at over 400! Best Sunday I've spent in a while.
Links:
( because I am an idiot who can't do links under the words and all that stuff, I really need to work on that, maybe late tonight)

http://www.bbbsmt.org/
http://www.nashvillejazz.org/
http://www.library.nashville.org/index.asp
http://www.fristcenter.org/site/default.aspx
http://www.beerknurd.com/

Quote of the weekend:

"If I were a lion, I would find the shy girl in the corner…and bang her." -The Artist

The Artist and I are spending a bunch of time together again. We basically had a 24 hour marathon from Friday night to Saturday night which involved: watching world cup soccer way too early in the morning, a very yummy breakfast where I insisted that a Kosher beef hot dog was in fact a perfectly respectable breakfast food, a visit to the Frist Center for the visual arts to see the new Egypt exhibit, yet more World Cup Soccer watching in an honest-to-goodness beer garden drinking Stella Artois, a stroll through the "Redneck Festival" that is the CMA Musical Fest weekend, dinner in an Irish pub, and whew! swimming in the pool. And on the 7th day We Rested.

Then I couldn't seem to avoid him on Sunday despite trying to desperately, but that's probably because we live in the same neighborhood. Ohmigoodness: I AM the "girl-next-door"
Weird.

I also went out with a new friend whom shall be referred to as the Teddybear, because he is this huge man, he's got to be 6'4" and he's big. He's a bouncer at a club and studying to be a nurse. He also has this quiet gentleness about him. He took me to Bourbon Street Blues and Boogey which had an awesome funk and blues band with a complete horn section. That was so much fun. It was a big treat for me. I love live music. And the Teddybear just took me out to be nice and cheer me up. After we left the Blues club we ended up running into the Med Student's friends and singing karaoke for awhile. I can't say it didn't give me some pleasure for Med Student's friends to see me having fun after I was treated so harshly.
I went shopping with my friend Pete. We did the whole Target, Home Depot, thing. Well, he bought stuff, basically I just told him what to buy. And what he absolutely should not buy.
I tried out a new church in Nashville. Belmont United Methodist Church. You can check it out here: www.belmontumc.org I was very impressed. I got a really good feeling there. The people were nice, a diverse crowd, and an intelligent sermon. And a beautiful sanctuary. Only problem I didn't see many people my age. Still, I think I will go again.
Actually it was as close to a great weekend as a girl can hope for. Especially given I didn't spend any money.
I live a charmed life.

So I decided to put up an add on craigslist for a roommate. In 3 hours I had 10 people contact me. Why? Because I live in the hottest location in Nashville and my rent is actually reasonable. It's sort of like having a rent controlled apartment in midtown Manhattan (actually it's more like the Greenwich village but that's besides the point). I knew I was smart to take my apartment.

Good Morning

So I am in this super pleasant mood today. I woke up without my alarm clock. I took a relaxing hot bath, for a half an hour while listening to my morning NPR. I dressed in a leisurely fashion. I headed down to the local bakery and grabbed a croissant and a glass of fresh squeezed OJ. I picked up the weekly Nashville Rage and Scene. I walked in the crisp morning air with a smile on my face. I just feel good.
Sometimes I just love where I live, and that I can live such a great lifestyle. I don’t have tons of money but by every other measure I am exactly where I want to be.
I am relaxed at work, I’ve got a date tonight with an international banker.
All I have to do is decide whether to go to the gym or do my usual 3 hour pre first date ritual after work.