Guess what??? Good news for Milwaukee Rufus Wainwright fans! February 21st is a great day for us! Rufus Wainwright will be at the Pabst Theater!! WOOHOO! I am SO there! Then again, I have right to be a tiny bit nervous, because the last time I went to a so-called concert at the Pabst, half of the concert didn't show up, and being that I wasn't so interested in seeing Bruce Cockburn do a double show, I didn't go at all. But Rufus Wainwright is appearing solo, so maybe there shouldn't be a problem. And I think he'll be coming from Chicago, NOT Dallas. And we all know that Chicago has more than one plane. Not to mention trains and buses and automobiles! So Rufus Wainwright should have NO problem appearing at the Pabst after a night in Chicago. WOOHOO!!
I know I have taken a slight hiatus from the reminiscent blog, but I promise today we will get back on track!
Today's blog features Tara. As many of you may or may not remember, Tara was my awesome freshman roommate. Due to the number of things that we came up with in our suite during freshman year, Tara was led to compose a song about why her life sucked. I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I think this song was composed in honor of the purple foxtail that was given to her as a six-month anniversary present by her then boyfriend Mark. So, here's featuring Tara's song.

WHY MY LIFE SUCKS
By Tara

MY PAPER I’VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT IS DONE ALL WRONG

I HAVEN’T HAD A FULL NIGHT’S REST
SINCE I LEFT HOME AND MOVED SOUTHWEST

I WORK THE STREETS TO PAY OFF MY LOANS
MY LEG HAIR STICKS OUT AND IS OVERGROWN

AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE I GO TO RIPON COLLEGE

MY DORM ROOM’S BRAND NEW PIECE OF ART
IS A PURPLE FOXTAIL FROM MY BOYFRIEND MARK

THERE’S A CHART ON OUR SQUEAKY COMMON ROOM DOOR
TO MEASURE OUT WHO SEEMS TO VACUUM MORE

I ICQ MESSAGE MY ROOMMATE WHO
IS STILL INSIDE OF OUR DORM ROOM

AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE I GO TO RIPON COLLEGE

I CAN READ FIVE CHAPTERS EVERY DAY
AND I’M STILL BEHIND THREE ANYWAY

WE SLEEP WITH THE FAN IN THE WINDOW
EVEN WHEN IT’S FIVE BELOW

I WORK OUT EVERY DAY TO LOSE
THE 15 POUNDS ON MY CABOOSE

THE GREATEST JOY I’VE FOUND SO FAR
IS THAT EVERY DORM ROOM SEEMS TO HAVE A BAR

AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE I GO TO RIPON COLLEGE

- posted by L. @ 1:32 AM