. . .Because everything is never as it seems. . .

. . .please take me away from here. . . - Owl City's "Fireflies"

It seems like September and October are always weird months for me. Every few years, it's as if the chapters in my life transition in the way that seasons change. Today is Halloween the day we all dress up and pretend that we're something we're not. Went to a party last night, I was a dinosaur, or in some instances I apparently looked like "Puff the Magic Dragon." Orange Rice Krispie Treats were in order. Also learned the hard way about why some children's costumes are so darn expensive as I embarked on the task of being a Halloween elf to make my friend's autumn fairy skirt by hand. It's super cute and I can't wait to see the whole costume in photos from tonight's party.

In the past couple of weeks, I've enjoyed going to DineLA's restaurant week. Had some excellent meals at Akasha, Beacon, Daily Grill, Maison Akira, and Cafe Was. Caught up with friends and co-workers. And the best one was the combo of Cafe Was which is owned by Ivan Kane (owner of Forty Deuce) and a Curtis People's singer/songwriter night. It just worked out that Curtis was filling in for a friend who normally has the gig. I was happy as a clam since I hadn't been to a small acoustic show in what seemed like forever. Tony Lucca, Dave Yaden and Keaton Simons joined Mr. Peoples on the tiny rotating stage and did a fantastic job and even played quite a few of my favorites and even covered Michael Jackson. I needless to say was so happy that people were making fun of me.

Last weekend I played "Trojan Football Fan" for alumni weekend. Awesomeness with cocktail parties, catered tailgates and good times with college friends. Wanted to be back in school when we went to the "Youth In Revolt" screening for the cinema class. It's the new Miguel Arteta film starring Michael Cera and is produced by the Weinstein Company. I enjoyed it immensely, however I'm not so sure why the heck they chose to show that during the "Parents Weekend."

Tony Lucca's still got one more date for his residency at Hotel Cafe on Wednesday. Last week was all things Jack's Mannequin (well sorta, it was more just Andrew McMahon). Two solo shows and one docu screening and a lot of little sleep. And as usual there were classic moments of awkwardness. Strongly dislike the HOB of Anaheim for messy pre-sale and stupid ideas of putting general admission upstairs where NO ONE can see. The docu, "Dear Jack" was great and very real with all the needles and such that I had to look away from b/c it freaks me out too much. It was directed and produced by two ex-MTV News producers and one of my friends actually shot some of the footage. Yay!

Contemplating what's next and taking the advice of Mr. Simmons pretty seriously on Twitter. Have a Happy Halloween!