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Okay, report of night #1:

EnergyChannel insisted that BRMC were headlining, not opening. I insisted the opposite. Since we did not care about seeing the Rapture, the answer to this question was very important. After grabbing some delicious bar food, and being antsy around him for about half an hour, we left for the show. A sign on the door at the Roseland said that...
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Odd weekend, in that it was a mix of socializing extremes. I was either a total hermit or a social butterfly with a bunch of you SG kids. Party on Saturday, which was tons of fun. I met a couple of out-of-towners, including Cedar and Maxx, drank a bit more than I ate, but still managed to be one of the more sober ones...
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It makes me sad that the new Wilco is not so good. It's actually pretty annoying on the first listen. The only song I liked was Handshake Drugs, and it's from an earlier ep they released. Sigh. What happened, guys? Your earlier stuff was so much better. Did you OD in the direction of avant-garde and just end up making a crappy album?



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Guess I should update, since we've been back from the woods for a number of days now. I think I'm experiencing cabin hangover. It's kind of like cabin fever, except that it is the desire to remain inside the cabin, and never leave. Ever.

We had a blast, needless to say. It was secluded, with a river in our backyard, a hot tub off our...
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Time to disappear into the woods. See you in a few days, kids.

Okay. Things are looking up a bit. Thanks to everyone for the well-wishing and suggestions and everything else. I had a meeting with HR today and I can get on unemployment, so that will be a bit of a cushion for a while. Medical and dental benefits will have to go away though, as I'm not going to pay $300 a month. So I just...
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Sigh. So I was laid off today, effective May 3. Sure, this sucks, but you know what sucks in an extra bonus way? This is the second position I've been in at this office that has been eliminated. You'd think I would have learned my lesson the first time. Damn nonprofits and their lack of money.

Time to move on, I guess. I hope I...
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Eventful evening at Pirate's last night. Aside from the 8 hundred thousand people who showed up, the constant making out between a few of the girls and I think a couple of the guys, the two dudes playing pool who got a huge kick out of it (surprise), and all of the out-of-towners, we had to leave rather suddenly after a pitcher, two pints, and...
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Blah. Sick. Bored. Was sick all weekend and did nothing. Called in sick today. Watching movies to combat boredom. Writing in poor grammar to amuse self. Actually shed a single tear while watching "Finding Nemo" for the first time. It just made my nose stuffier.

Iron and Wine tonight. Fuckin' A. We want to meet him. Luckily Sam kinda sticks out in a crowd.

Back...
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Wow, Stereolab was tres awesome. The Crystal was much less packed than expected, which I guess isn't too surprising since it was a Wednesday night. Nonetheless, all of you who didn't make it to the show missed out.

Manitoba, a three-piece instrumental type creation, opened. They were led onto the stage by a person in a leopard suit, presumably helping them to see, as all...
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I really should change my five favorite girls, because people keep commenting on the fact that they are all sort of redheads. Thinking I have some sort of fetish for my own kind, perhaps? Except that I don't think any of them are actual redheads, which blows that theory out of the water, kids. I dunno, I like reading their journals, and I don't check...
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What do you get when you take an as yet somewhat obscure band from Glasgow, the first Monday of spring break in these parts, an unseasonably warm evening, and a few hundred hipsters?

You get my evening seeing Franz Ferdinand, the closest thing to Hot Hot Heat I've heard in quite some time. They have the swagger, they are just missing the fluffy hair. They...
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