We're Toilet Beej Weekend, and We're Here To ROCK!

I killed that giant spider that was living in my room last night. I was a little bitch about it too. I don't think any of you realize just how big this spider was! I went and got this big and thick rubber glove, then I got two paper towels, and started inching my way over to the spider. I quickly grabbed at it, and smashed that fucker into mush! Literally! My curiosity got the best of me, and I opened up the paper towels, and there was a brown goo all over. It was probably the most disgusting thing I've ever seen. And while that's not true, it was pretty gross. Alright, well that's enough of my embarrassing stories about being a huge wimp. On to the cool stories of things I did today!

So today my good friends Ryan and Anthony, and I had big plans. Yes, indeed. They all started off with us going to Orange to have a lovely dinner at Chip's. I hadn't eaten anything all day in preparation. So by the time we got there I was starving. So we grabbed a seat and picked up our menus. I ordered a chocolate milk to drink, because I'm young 'til I die. Ryan had a regular milk, because he's a god damn man. And Anthony had a gigantic milkshake, because he has aspirations to be fat. This is not to say that having a milkshake will make you fat, Anthony just eats like he's trying his hardest to get as fat as possible. This isn't really working out, because he's a rail. But that's not important. We all looked over our menus, and were overwhelmed at the amount of different pancakes they had. Now I've been here twice before this, but I still get overwhelmed. But I finally decided on having a full stack of five delicious Black Forest Pancakes. These are chocolate chip pancakes with a black cherry compote and whipped cream on top. I also got a side of home fries. And while I came nowhere near finishing my meal, it was so very delicious. Ryan got some crazy ham and cheddar omelet, and a short stack of bacon pancakes. He didn't finish his meal either, but I'm fairly certain he enjoyed it. And Anthony also landed on the short stack of bacon pancakes, but he had it with three scrambled eggs with cheddar on top, and probably a number of sides. I can't remember everything he eats! I had my own food to deal with! But I do remember he spread two big things of butter all over his bacon pancakes, and then proceeded to almost empty the contents of the syrup bottle we were given on top of them. What a gross person. I think it was safe to say that the trip was a success, though. We paid and then left for the show.

It was only a ten minute drive from Chip's to the bar where the show was happening in Milford, and as a result, we were a little under an hour early. So I parked the car in the condo complex that Christian parked in last time we were at this bar. We probably shouldn't park there, but I'm two for two with it being a success. So we walk to the venue, and we see Mark, the promoter. I say hey to him, and he says hey, but then tells us we can't come in yet, and that the doors are going to be at 7:30 instead of 7, So under an hour quickly turned into a little under an hour and a half. But we weren't complaining. We went around the corner and sat at a table that just happened to be there. So we were talking, and then this middle-agey looking gentleman came walking past with his dog. So we started petting the dog, who was absolutely adorable, and the man, who seemed kind of reserved and soft-spoken was asking us if we were going to the show tonight. And we told him we were, and I thought he asked who was playing, so I said "This band Why? is playing. They're like..." and the guy cuts off my explanation, and starts saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know who Why? is. They're big time." or some shit like that. But he said it in this really condescending voice. And I'm just sitting there and I don't know what to say, and he just walks away with his dog. I was speechless. I was essentially metaphorically jizzed on by this old guy pseudo-hipster. Like, "fuck me," right? I didn't take any personal offense to it, but I was just astonished. It was more funny than anything. And my friends thought so, too. They started giving me the business, afterword. Saying things like "Yeah, you know this band... the Rolling Stones. Yeah, they're pretty good." And we all had a good laugh at my expense. You win this round, man with dog.

Then after my tongue lashing, we decided to take a peek into the coffee house that's right next door, and hit on the cute chicks in the window. They pretty much left right as we walked in. Go figure. But we sat down and had some drinks, anyway. Anthony and I both got hot chocolates because, like I've discussed, we're little kids. And Ryan got a PBR because, like I've said, he's a god damn man. Anthony also seriously considered getting a panini, because he's gross and never stops eating. So we just chilled out for a bit, and talked about things like porn, beer, and hot chicks. Yeah, we had real man talk time. But eventually we finished our drinks, and figured it was close enough to the time where we could just stand in front of the bar waiting for the doors to open. And after maybe 45 minutes of talking to some guy we met from Groton, and saying hey to Elise and her friend, who told us we couldn't have the apples she had even though we were not hungry at all, we got into the show.

The show ended up being great. Dark Dark Dark played first. They are like a dixieland folk indie kind of deal. You know how bands are these days, throw a bunch of music genres against the wall, and see what sticks. But they ended up being pretty great. They were a little awkward up on stage, but they had some great songs. Then, after them, AU played. I had no idea what AU was going into this, but they ended up being something completely different than I expected. What I was not expecting was a noise rock group who leaned a lot further towards the noise side of the spectrum than the rock side. Now, there's a lot of noise bands that I really dig, but these guys didn't end up being one of them. They had some parts in all of their songs that I liked, but overall I was not into them. The band of the night was Why?, though. This was to be expected, though. Why? is an amazing band. But they played a killer set. It was a little short, but I'm probably just saying that because I would have enjoyed them playing their whole catalog. But there is something awesome about watching a drummer lay down a beat while playing lines on a xylophone and singing to boot. Yes, Why? put on a hell of a show. Then we left after the show, and I decided to take the longest way home possible, because I'm dumb. It wouldn't have been the longest, but I missed the on ramp for the highway, and decided I'd keep driving to see about finding my way home without the highway. It ended up being really easy, it just took long. But what do I care?

Well that's all I've got for you guys tonight. Come back tomorrow to see whatever else I decide to tell you about. As for now, I'm going to scour the internet for... Fuck it. I'm going to bed. Talk to you later, knuckleheads!