your angst about the tour dates is like exactly what I am experiencing right now ;_; when Wiser People In My Life hear me say things like "if x happens then i NEED TO GO" they think I'm crazy/lacking in priorities/lacking common sense but these are also people who don't have the least idea how important x actually is to me and how much i feel compelled to take advantage of the - to use a loaded word - opportunity.

also i am deathly afraid of grasshoppers. one time i almost drove off the road when one suddenly landed on the steering wheel.

good like with the house repairs! i had to cancel a lot of remodel plans because of the expense :/ hopefully not forever.