Hi, I'm Bonnie

I started interning at Drive-Thru in either 1997 or 1998. I had gone to see Blink 182 play at the Ventura Theatre and River Fenix opened up for them. I instantly fell in love with them because they kinda sounded like Blink Jr. and I was totally into that. I bought their cd and a few days later noticed that there was an email address for the record label, which was located in “the valley”, a short drive from the suburbs of Thousand Oaks. I sent an email asking if they were looking for interns because I was interested in working in the music industry. I was 16 and had just gotten my driver’s license and I was pretty sure I knew what I would be doing for the rest of my life. 

Richard Reines wrote me back and then I started making the trek up the 118 to work out of a garage on the afternoons I didn’t spend working at the mall. I remember on my very first day interning I met Barbie from Rx Bandits and we talked about our mutual love of Jimmy Eat World. I also remember being BLOWN AWAY by the wall of cd’s that Richard and Stefanie had lining their living room. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. 

I interned at DTR when they signed New Found Glory and Midtown, on the same day. I remember how excited RnS were about these bands they had found and when they gave me that Midtown EP that Pinball had released I went home and put it on my CD player and sat down and listened to it while reading all the lyrics. I’m pretty sure that Midtown became the only band that mattered to me on the very first listen of that EP. 

By the time Drive-Thru signed The Starting Line I was a full time employee at the label and I’m pretty sure we were working out of a legitimate office by then. I remember sweet baby Kenny calling me on Valentine’s Day and singing to me over the phone and thinking that I would do anything I could to help that band because of that phone call. 

The best thing that happened to me while working at Drive Thru though was meeting my best friend, Randy. The night I met Finch we all went bowling and Randy and I talked about our two favorite bands being Jimmy Eat World and Blink 182. Our friendship was pretty much cemented in our first conversation. After bowling we all went to the movies and Randy rode in my car with me where I played him Refused, who he had never listened to. I was fortunate enough to visit them in the studio when they recorded both their EP and their full length. I even autographed some of the cd’s that were pre-ordered when What It Is to Burn was released. 

Anyway, I absolutely LOVE the list of albums that Jason Tate wrote and cried a little reading it because I have about a million memories associated with each of those albums and feel so incredibly lucky that I was able to be a part of them. 

we-find-wildness:

OOF, 1962 (reworked 1963)

Oil on canvas, 181.5 x 170.2 cm

by Ed Ruscha

Yesterday I spoke to my bosses about a BIG DECISION I had made that I am really excited about! I decided to take the month of February of 2013 off of work to go to Rishikesh, India to do Kundalini Yoga Teacher’s training. I’m writing it about it now, a full YEAR away so hopefully my friends on the internet will remind me to stay focused and not to chicken out. 

Lately I’ve been so totally inspired by two ladies who are just so brave and amazing that they have reminded me that I am supposed to be doing more with my life - so thank you to Ashley Cook and Sarah Saturday for just being the incredible humans that you are. 

Also, I work with like the greatest people ever because all of my bosses were so supportive of my decision and really only made fun of me a little bit. 

Lastly, I am exactly halfway done with my 40 day yoga challenge and I feel so amazing and very thankful that I found this practice and more specifically my teachers.

inothernews:

HOT POTATO   This image from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows solar flare activity on the Sun. Massive solar storms, such as the one currently underway, have the potential to disrupt satellite systems and communications and to produce increased auroras in the night skies.  (Photo: NASA via the Telegraph)

Eartha Kitt  (via blua)

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I went to Old Navy at lunch to buy some more yoga pants (they are only $12.50!) and I saw this shirt. It is fully adorable! I could not bring myself to spend $35 on a shirt from Old Navy though.

I did get some neon tanks, also for yoga, and some other blousy type thing that I couldn’t even be bothered to try on because it was like $10. I probably should have just bought the silly cat shirt too. Oh well.

Today is day 15 of my 40 day yoga challenge. I’ve been pretty sick and gross the last few days but have still managed to make it to class every night. It was the only 90 minutes of my day that I felt human and I tried a new class that I really loved! So yay for being sick but still doing yoga! I apologize to all of those that I may have infected.

I have so much love for Butch Walker and this video pretty much made my Friday.

Also, does Matthew McConaughey not age? Just another reason to keep going back to yoga!

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fuckyeahfirstaidkit:

First Aid Kit | Blue acoustic for Vogue

RuPaul (via fancypance)

(via stilljenn)

fallonelizabeth:

Moonrise Kingdom: A New Film by Wes Anderson

fuckyeahronswanson:

Best thing on the internet. Period.

Yesterday I went with Koz to the Rose Bowl Swap Meet. This sweater was the only thing I really considered buying, even though it weighed like 80 pounds and cost $100. 

After almost 3 hours of wandering around I had a panic attack and made Zach leave. I felt sort of bad about that. I haven’t had a panic attack in months though, so I was really surprised. When I got home I changed and headed to yoga for Day 3 of my 40 Day Yoga Challenge. The class was with one of my favorite teachers who I hadn’t seen in awhile because I haven’t been to a yoga class in over a month. (Oof!)

After class I went home and fell asleep for like 3 hours. Then I woke up, ate dinner, washed my face and went back to sleep at like 9PM and slept through the night. 

fuckyeahfirstaidkit:

First Aid Kit - Emmylou (New Video)

Louis CK

http://jonahweiner.com/RS_Louie_CK_Jonah_Weiner.html

aconversationoncool:

Breakfast with Neil.