Susan Parsons
Walking, Work, Whoa Mama!
Remember when I boldly proclaimed that I was going to walk 1,000 miles between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Well, then I went to Nashville, where being outside in the summer is the equivalent of being in utero without an umbilical cord. Is that gross of me to say? I don’t know – do YOU…
All the things I didn’t say
Monday I saw Patty Griffin on Monday night with Rachel, the cutest date ever. We walked the mile and a half downtown to the theater, which made us feel very city-like. But I’ll be honest: after all of my anticipation and excitement, I was kind of disappointed in the show. The set list consisted almost…
All hail the redhead
So, remember why I moved to Denver? Because my mom has cancer? Well, as she put it this weekend, “I’m not sure that I have cancer. But I KNOW that I have chemotherapy.” It’s true. In the last 2 months since the initial diagnosis, cancer has felt like a joke, a deception. This woman is…
Bumming me out
When I moved to Nashville two years ago, I switched to Bank of America because I never wanted to have to switch my bank account again – so naturally, I chose the bank of AMERICA. It turns out that Bank of America is actually the bank of NOT DENVER. – – – – – –…
Is this real life?
I moved up to Denver on Friday night, and have been camping out in my apartment on an air mattress; my stuff should arrive late this week. I live off of exit 206 (an homage to Seattle) on a street called Franklin (an homage to Nashville’s little sister) next to Cheesman Park (an homage to…
It’s good to be a Parsons
For the past several years, Thanksgiving has been the occasion of the Parsons’ Family Christmas Picture. We usually get some great outtakes – but never so amazing as this. Does anyone know what’s happening here? Anyone? Anyone? Because I have no recollection of this moment. But clearly, Swayze was wrong: SOMEBODY puts Baby in a…
What’s been going on
Last week, while the EP listening party was happening here on the blog, and I was steadily posting a new track each day, there was a lot happening in my life. Like, A LOT a lot. My mom was diagnosed with cancer – soft tissue sarcoma. The doctors removed a mass from her hip socket;…