Ahh lunch. I've looked forward to lunchtime since I was a young lad. I mean, I look forward to every meal because I love to eat. But lunch has always come in the middle of the day when I'm doing something I don't want to be doing (work and/or school). It's a break and a meal all in one. I'm on lunch right now, in case it wasn't obvious.
This weekend was a busy one. Friday night I hung out with Kate. We went to Chipotle, which is this Mexican fast food place. I like it a lot. Then we rented a movie ("Welcome to the Dollhouse") and hung out at her house. It's so nice, being with her. Then Saturday she had her last day of training for her internship (which starts tomorrow, by the way). During her lunch break (!!!) we went on a little picnic. I brought a cooler with some drinks and meats and breads and chips and we ate and relaxed in the shade. Picnics are fucking great. Did I mention it's so nice, being with Kate? Yeah. So she went back to training and I picked up Rob and drove to Wisconsin to see Radiohead. It was such a good show. I think it deserves its own paragraph.
We got to Alpine Valley (a venue much like the Tweeter Center, but with a not-so-stupid name) around 7 PM. We wandered around a bit, bumping into like 3 different people that Rob went to school with. Lawrence only had like 1,200 people or something, so who knows how that happened. Then we ran into Tom Else, which was pretty awkward. More on him later. We finally went down to our seats in the pavilion around 7:30. Now I knew the seats I got were decent, but holy shit... they couldn't have gotten much better. We were about 12 rows from the front of our section, just a bit left-of-center. The section in front of ours was the "pit", which was like a general admission area. I was happy to be behind them because I got to sit for the half hour before the band came on. I guess we missed the opening act, but whatever. Radiohead came on at about 8:00. I'd never seen Radiohead, but I'd heard a lot of live bootlegs and things so I thought I knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong. They came out and went right into "2+2=5", the first song off their new album and one of my favorites. It sounded pretty standard for the first half of the song. Thom's voice sounded excellent. And then? At the part when they start rocking? I think my head exploded. It was unbelievable. It was so loud and so tight and so fucking perfect. I won't go into too much more detail, but they played most of my favorites and some not-so-favorites and every one of them was fantastic. Thom was extremely entertaining, dancing all over the place, making faces into the cameras they had set up on stage... Colin was smiling the entire show and singing along in the back... Ed's guitar playing was good and his backup vocals were even better... Phil's drumming was superb and he just looked cool cuz he was wearing a white suit... and Johnny is completely insane. They were all obviously enjoying themselves, which is important because if I were playing music in front of tens of thousands of people I would sure as hell be enjoying myself. Now... I can't say it was the best show I've ever seen, but it was damn close. Radiohead has to be one of the best live bands ever. Seriously. Even if you're not a huge Radiohead fan, you must go see them if you ever get a chance. I demand it.
After the show, Rob and I drove a little further north to Milwaukee to meet a couple of his friends for a drink or 5. Good times. The drive back was pretty quick. I think I passed out around 3 AM.
Woke up Sunday morning and drove to the Michigan dunes with Paul, Laura and Rob. I hate traffic more than anything. I think it took us almost 4 hours to get there. Yuck. I need a helicopter or something. Once we got there, though, it was good times. I walked up the dune once and almost died 4 times. That thing is high, and each step up is followed by a 3/4-step slide back down the hill... so it's quite a struggle. The view once you get to the top is excellent though, and coming back down is extremely refreshing. Paul went up 3 times, because he's an idiot. And cuz he's in good shape. But mostly cuz he's an idiot. The water was a bit chilly, which was good... especially after a torturous walk up the dune. It was a good day, but I think I got too much sun because I felt like hell on the way home. Oh yeah, and traffic sucked again.
And now it's Monday again. Back at work. But it's only a 4 day week for me, and I have a 5 day weekend coming up! Woo! Friday is my last day off for summer hours, Monday is labor day, and Tuesday I took off to go to a Cubs game. Yes, I'm a bitch. Rob and Dayna move into their new place this weekend too, which is excellent. It's downtown near Wrigley Field and the Metro, so it should be good times. And not just for them.
I found out what Bill keeps talking about on his stupid blog. "That thing that was going well? It's still going well." What a bastard. Why didn't I get an e-mail about this? So much for visiting him in Arizona.
Oh yeah, and Tom has apparently moved down to St. Louis. The only reason this concerns me at all is because I'm kind of expecting something from him and this makes it a little harder for him to give it to me. It also allows me to see some of the other kids a little more though, which is good.
That's about all for today. Take care.
This weekend was a busy one. Friday night I hung out with Kate. We went to Chipotle, which is this Mexican fast food place. I like it a lot. Then we rented a movie ("Welcome to the Dollhouse") and hung out at her house. It's so nice, being with her. Then Saturday she had her last day of training for her internship (which starts tomorrow, by the way). During her lunch break (!!!) we went on a little picnic. I brought a cooler with some drinks and meats and breads and chips and we ate and relaxed in the shade. Picnics are fucking great. Did I mention it's so nice, being with Kate? Yeah. So she went back to training and I picked up Rob and drove to Wisconsin to see Radiohead. It was such a good show. I think it deserves its own paragraph.
We got to Alpine Valley (a venue much like the Tweeter Center, but with a not-so-stupid name) around 7 PM. We wandered around a bit, bumping into like 3 different people that Rob went to school with. Lawrence only had like 1,200 people or something, so who knows how that happened. Then we ran into Tom Else, which was pretty awkward. More on him later. We finally went down to our seats in the pavilion around 7:30. Now I knew the seats I got were decent, but holy shit... they couldn't have gotten much better. We were about 12 rows from the front of our section, just a bit left-of-center. The section in front of ours was the "pit", which was like a general admission area. I was happy to be behind them because I got to sit for the half hour before the band came on. I guess we missed the opening act, but whatever. Radiohead came on at about 8:00. I'd never seen Radiohead, but I'd heard a lot of live bootlegs and things so I thought I knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong. They came out and went right into "2+2=5", the first song off their new album and one of my favorites. It sounded pretty standard for the first half of the song. Thom's voice sounded excellent. And then? At the part when they start rocking? I think my head exploded. It was unbelievable. It was so loud and so tight and so fucking perfect. I won't go into too much more detail, but they played most of my favorites and some not-so-favorites and every one of them was fantastic. Thom was extremely entertaining, dancing all over the place, making faces into the cameras they had set up on stage... Colin was smiling the entire show and singing along in the back... Ed's guitar playing was good and his backup vocals were even better... Phil's drumming was superb and he just looked cool cuz he was wearing a white suit... and Johnny is completely insane. They were all obviously enjoying themselves, which is important because if I were playing music in front of tens of thousands of people I would sure as hell be enjoying myself. Now... I can't say it was the best show I've ever seen, but it was damn close. Radiohead has to be one of the best live bands ever. Seriously. Even if you're not a huge Radiohead fan, you must go see them if you ever get a chance. I demand it.
After the show, Rob and I drove a little further north to Milwaukee to meet a couple of his friends for a drink or 5. Good times. The drive back was pretty quick. I think I passed out around 3 AM.
Woke up Sunday morning and drove to the Michigan dunes with Paul, Laura and Rob. I hate traffic more than anything. I think it took us almost 4 hours to get there. Yuck. I need a helicopter or something. Once we got there, though, it was good times. I walked up the dune once and almost died 4 times. That thing is high, and each step up is followed by a 3/4-step slide back down the hill... so it's quite a struggle. The view once you get to the top is excellent though, and coming back down is extremely refreshing. Paul went up 3 times, because he's an idiot. And cuz he's in good shape. But mostly cuz he's an idiot. The water was a bit chilly, which was good... especially after a torturous walk up the dune. It was a good day, but I think I got too much sun because I felt like hell on the way home. Oh yeah, and traffic sucked again.
And now it's Monday again. Back at work. But it's only a 4 day week for me, and I have a 5 day weekend coming up! Woo! Friday is my last day off for summer hours, Monday is labor day, and Tuesday I took off to go to a Cubs game. Yes, I'm a bitch. Rob and Dayna move into their new place this weekend too, which is excellent. It's downtown near Wrigley Field and the Metro, so it should be good times. And not just for them.
I found out what Bill keeps talking about on his stupid blog. "That thing that was going well? It's still going well." What a bastard. Why didn't I get an e-mail about this? So much for visiting him in Arizona.
Oh yeah, and Tom has apparently moved down to St. Louis. The only reason this concerns me at all is because I'm kind of expecting something from him and this makes it a little harder for him to give it to me. It also allows me to see some of the other kids a little more though, which is good.
That's about all for today. Take care.
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