It's cold but skies are blue

This is just to say that I am feeling much better about things now. I had a wonderful, wonderful evening with Tom where we went out for sushi together, wandered around the Coop fantasizing about being acclaimed authors, and wasted time at CVS. Its is remarkable how the two of us are at such similar places in our lives right now, facing such similar fears, hopes, and uncertainties. We both talked about how being in Cambridge is so much fun, and that if we took time off it might be nice just to stay in the area and work rather than going to our respective hometowns, except for the whole sky-high rent part. But I'm feeling slightly less overwhelmed by everything even though I have A Lot Of Things To Do, especially for Japan and China. And this afternoon I am going to see my bone collection for the first time. Whoot!

I didn't end up going to the WFNX show. In retrospect I kind of wish I had, because I didn't use my time that well anyway, but the clincher for me was when I realized that the whole concert was from 6:30 to 8:00, at which time Jonathan Davis (of Korn) had his own show in the same venue. I was like, what now? I calculated Spoon would get half an hour, with twenty minutes apiece for CWK and Against Me!, when the other minor openers (Mute Math and the winner of the radio contest) are taken into account, not to mention the time for set changes...yeah, that is an entirely different kind of beast, and not a $30 one. If I'd gone I would have felt kind of gipped that my party got curtailed by Jonathan Davis, who is forever on my black list for calling MCR a "gay ass emo band." Which they totally are, but I don't think he meant it in the endearing sense with which I might use it. Adults who use "gay" derogatorily should not be given microphones.

I am going to Bayside tonight though. Alone, but that doesn't matter - it's at a local club, early, and I can fend for myself at a concert. I had mentioned it to a couple others and Chris really liked the idea, but the tickets were sold out by the time he got around to getting them. I'm glad I snatched one up last weekend. Everything I've heard says they put on a great show. Will report later.