Atlanta: Update.

ROBIN WILLIAMS TO POSTPONE REMAINDER OF “WEAPONS OF SELF-DESTRUCTION” TOUR

March 5th, 2009

MARCH 5, 2009 NEW YORK, NY – Robin Williams is postponing the remainder of his critically acclaimed one-man show, “Weapons of Self-Destruction,” to undergo surgery for an aortic valve replacement. The tour is expected to resume in the fall. Previously purchased tickets will be honored once the new dates are scheduled or ticketholders can contact their place of purchase for refunds.

“I’m so touched by everyone’s support and well wishes,” said Williams. “This tour has been amazing fun and I can’t wait to get back out on the road after a little tune-up.”

Williams has been on the sold-out 80-city “Weapons of Self-Destruction” comedy tour since September 2008.


I got that news yesterday, and I'm pretty disappointed as one might assume. But it's definitely not the end of the world. It's too bad that Robin Williams is having heart problems, though! Such an interesting actor.

Well, since that was going to be my end of winter quarter reward, I think I'd still like to plan a trip to Atlanta this coming weekend. Maybe check out a local show, grab a nice dinner... go to Six Flags! I'm going to think on it.

Atlanta.

In the 2.5 years that I've lived in Georgia, I have yet to make a visit to Atlanta. I've driven through many times, but never stopped to check it out. Finally, I'm going! My boyfriend and I have tickets to see Robin Williams there in March (good seats too). I've read some reviews of his new tour, Weapons Of Self Destruction, and it sounds like it's his best gig ever. So excited!

In April, there are two other awesome events in Atlanta. Unfortunately, they fall on the same night - so I'll have to pick just one to go to. That's fine with me, I'm just having trouble choosing which one!

David Sedaris is one option. His tour simply consists of him reading a collection of his hilarious short stories: An Evening With David Sedaris. Undoubtedly entertaining as hell.

Lily Allen is the second option. I love her! She is one of my favorites. Seeing her live would be so sweet! I just can't imagine dragging my boyfriend to that concert.

My Name Is Kat.

Kathleen Rutt, 20 years old.

I spent the first 14 years of my life in the Washington, D.C. area. The town that I come from has a population of about 4,000 (was 2,000 when I was a kid) and is located in northern Virginia... A strange mixture of suburban and rural living. I grew up in a predominantly Christian community, and sometimes attended church with my friends (even went to vacation Bible school one summer!). My parents never forced any type of religion on me, and let me decide what I wanted to believe or not believe. If you know me, you know that I always talk about my parents. They are my best friends and I'm so lucky to have them. I think I had a fairly normal childhood. We traveled a lot, and I spent a lot of time outside. My biggest battle as a kid was with school. I hated everything about it except for the socializing part.

Purcellville, VA.

A few days after my 14th birthday my parents, our dogs, and I packed up and headed west: New Mexico. I began getting into much more trouble than I had ever been in before. My parents blamed my new, unique surroundings. Maybe that was true. I attended a hippie-type, small, artsy high school (there were about 20 people in my graduating class). I liked the act of going to school mostly, but I struggled through those four years - repeatedly finding trouble wherever I turned. My parents struggled to keep me from going out of control like some of my friends had. The final straw was during the early winter of my senior year. I totaled my truck with 7 of my friends riding in it... I was drunk. We are all okay today, but my life is forever changed because of it. In a way, I am very grateful to have walked away with that experience under my belt.

Santa Fe, NM: downtown.

Santa Fe: Shyla, Brit (foot) & I; we were all in the accident.

So, I got my ass into gear that year. I worked hard to raise my grades while balancing community service and DWI classes over the several months before my graduation. I applied to many schools across the country, but only had my hopes stuck on one: the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. I was worried that I would be forced to go to college somewhere that was just okay. When I received my acceptance letter from SCAD, I was ecstatic. Leaving New Mexico was one of the best decisions I ever made. It was a fun place to grow up, but there are far too many temptations there for someone like me (or anyone, I think). I have a lot of friends who I worry will be permanently stuck there.

Santa Fe: rail yard.

Now my life is in Georgia and I love it this way. I love art more and more everyday. For the most part, my classes are very beneficial... Learning is fun here. I've met some great people during my time here, and I know a couple of them will be my friends for life. I endured an intense, emotional relationship during my first and second years here... But that's over now and I have learned so much from it. I am so lucky to be with the person I am with now. I think we'll last. I plan to move to New York City when I graduate... Hopefully the summer of 2010. I want to make it out there. I don't want to feel obligated to depend on someone else (although, that might be nice, right?).

Savannah, GA: my neighborhood.

Savannah: me in Forsyth park playing frisbee w/ friends.

New York: Nick; we took an awesome trip in December.

I can't possibly survive this world without three things: My family, the company of others, and traveling. I love people, and I love sharing and experiencing things with them. I have been fortunate enough to have traveled to many places on this planet, and hope to visit so many more. As for other things, I love dogs (and animals, in general) and have always had them around. I can't wait to buy my own someday (yes, buy: I'm an anti-shelter person). My favorite place in the entire world is Highland County, VA. My parents have a farm there, which they bought when I was under a year old - I won't ever let it leave the family. Sense of humor is also extremely important to me. If you can't laugh at life, it's not worth the haul. I want to get married and have kids some day, however typical that may be. I love drawing, painting, writing, video games, movies, documentaries, fashion, Hello Kitty (it's true), bright colors, dark colors, an insane variety of music, beer and wine, not just good but great food (seafood & steak in particular), learning to cook, laughing, loving, and just living.

Savannah: St. Patty's Parade; with two people I love, Michel & Ann.

Highland County, VA: Luke; Nick's dog at the farm.

Here I Am.

The internet is a strange and fascinating place.

Websites like Facebook and Myspace are becoming more and more strange to me, while sites like Twitter and Blogger are fascinating me more. Facebook and Myspace are referred to as "networking" sites, but they are really just havens for young adults (some as young as 10-12!) to exploit themselves in a not-so-positive manner. I'm not sure I enjoy these sites' superficiality as much as I did in high school (but it's still, sadly, slightly addicting). I'm no longer interested in seeing my friends (in some cases, people I only vaguely know) post, basically, the same drunk picture or the same "sexy pose" over and over for the world to see. And, yes, I'm just as guilty - but trying to steer away from all that. Don't get me wrong, I think Facebook, in particular, is a great site for finding old friends and staying connected to people in general... But there are so many other aspects that I don't want to be bothered with: all those annoying applications; people I don't know attempting to 'friend' me; "relationship status" updates being announcing all the time; even the newly-added instant messager is kind of getting to me. Myspace is even worse! I can't count how many useless "application invites" I receive; or people and bands that I'm completely uninterested in knowing anything about "friending" me; or my friends' younger siblings and young girls from my high school behaving like twenty-somethings because they feel brave on the internet. It's a little sickening sometimes.

That is why I'm here. Lately, I've stumbled upon several blogs while Googling random interests of mine and have found some really great stuff! There is one that I have bookmarked and am now reading everyday: A Canadian girl who is teaching English in Tokyo started a blog to share her adventures while there... And it's so interesting! I spent 10 days in Tokyo a few years ago and fell in love with it... And also felt that 10 days wasn't nearly enough. Although I don't know this girl teaching in Tokyo, or ever intend to, I think of it more as reading a column in the newspaper. I love hearing about other people's daily experiences... As long as they aren't rants about how depressing it is to be grounded.

So, my goal here is to publish and share bits of my daily (or not) routine, findings, experiences, adventures, insights, and thoughts in general. Instead of posting bulletins on Myspace, or trying to explain my day by updating my status on Facebook, I will mostly be here from now on.

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