Owwww....

Get-Paper-Done-Early Week might not have been the best time to quit caffeine.

I was a zombie all day yesterday. Which was fine, because most of campus was drunk. Spring Fling and whatnot. But I had planned on using the less-than-optimal concert lineup as an excuse to do some work (trading the day in for next Tuesday, as it were). Mostly I just lay there with articles in hand, wishing I were asleep.

Speaking of the Fling, though, I did get out to see the first act, The Format. I had checked out their MySpace offerings and wasn't particularly impressed -- they seemed like what would happen if you fused your average alt-pop radio band with the indie quirk of, say, The Shins (who were awesome at '05's Fling), but forgot to mix in anything particularly distinctive. Live, however, they were quite enjoyable. They had a much louder sound than I had expected, and showed considerable vocal talent. The last song they played, the new "Swans," was absolutely beautiful. The singer interjected cute little comments about "what a healthy, active school" this was (in reference to the people all out on the lawn throwing footballs), and Rory Gilmore, who he wished were actually here. He vaguely reminded me of John Reznik from The Goo Goo Dolls. I unfortunately didn't have my camera, but oh well. I skipped Sister Hazel, whose overplayed 1997 hit "All For You" annoys me for no particular reason, and T.I., because hardcore rap's not my thing. I figured I could kill two birds with one stone by way of this impressive mashup. (For the non MySpace-familiar, ignore the webpage and listen).

I certainly am more relaxed without coffee. I've gone from being unable to eat or sleep to unable to stay awake. Wonnnnnnnnderful. It's tempting to get back on it just for the sake of this paper, but I'm hoping that the increased sleep will eventually replace the drug as my brain fuel. We shall see.