I had a blast at the Utah Art's Festival where I went to some amazing concerts and performances. The kids from the Wasatch Music Coaching Academy were as amazing as ever. The blew the audience away with songs like "Empire" by Queensryche and some Red Hot Chili Peppers as well.

I also found out my friends' indie/folk band The Mollies were playing, so I went to their concert. Their first CD Yours Around the Rosies comes out in August, so I'll have more details about that later. Because, you know, I have no qualms about shamelessly promoting my friends, especially if they are as talented as Becky and Vivian. For your entertainment, I have included a music video of their song "Float My Boat."


One thing I regret missing at the festival was the poetry slam. It has been years since I have been to a slam, and I was hoping to see some good performances.

In other news, my friend Brenda finally had her baby! He was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long, for any of you who care about that kind of stuff. I just think he's cute. Check out this Mama Sandwich little Brandon and his big brother Andrew made.

Aren't kids just the cutest thing ever? I mean, as long as I can give them back to their moms and have no responsibility for them and don't have to change diapers, pay bills or go through the teenage years, I love kids. Especially when they have huge gummy smiles like Andrew or cuddle up to sleep on your chest like Brandon.

Seriously, I don't know how Brenda does it. She and her husband build Web sites (and their pretty amazing at it--honest--I'm not bias at all), her husband goes to school full time, she is active at church and still manages to find time to be a good friend to me. There are so many super-women out there, and I'm lucky enough to know a few.

I am also relieved to announce that the temperature has now hit about 90 in Ice-burg, I mean Rexburg. I have to carry around sunscreen and wear at hat all the time, but having warm fingers and toes is well worth it. After all, I have a pink Sox ball cap I got last summer, and because the Sox swept the Cubs this past weekend, I wear it proudly.

I have a geology field trip to go on tonight, so maybe I'll get some styling pictures of me in my hat standing on R Mountain, surveying the land made of calderas, cinder cones and floodplains. You'll be able to see scoria and basalt. Maybe I'll even spot some dendritic drainage patters as well as oxbow lakes and point bars. Okay, I really need to stop now. I'm even scaring myself.