I haven’t blogged in awhile and I really can’t decide on one topic, so this is going to be one of those boring “what I’ve been up to” entries.
The first thing that comes to mind is shows. I just took a peek at my calendar and over the last 2 months or so, I’ve hit up 7 shows. Going back to October, the number is 9, and I had another half dozen or so on my radar that I didn’t make it out to. Needless to say, I’m getting a little burned out on shows these days. I think I’m going to take it easy for awhile.
Ironically, tonight I’m heading to First Ave. to catch In Flames, one of my all-time favorite bands. They’re from Sweden. They kick ass. I saw them at Sounds of the Underground last summer and I can’t wait to see them headlining. But after tonight, I swear, no more of this show per week stuff!
Being as much of a music fan as I am, it’s really hard not go when bands are in town. I’ve got this obsession with checking bands of my internal list (One of these days maybe I’ll make a list of bands that I’ve seen and how many times I’ve seen them). It’s especially hard when I can most often get into these shows for free with Decoymusic. Rick is usually up for the shows as well because everyone knows that it’s not as much fun to go alone.
I had a funny conversation with my family last weekend while we were out for my mothers birthday. My sister, Brenna, isn’t known for having a whole lot of common sense, but my youngest sister, Hannah, is pretty sharp as am I. My reasoning was that I got all the good genes right away, then they had Brenna 4 years later which wasn’t enough time for the gene pool to replenish. Then with Hannah, they waited 7 years which was enough time. Everyone laughed. Had Brenna been present, she probably would’ve smacked me. It’s all in jest. I love both of them.
Mom also quickly reminded me what a nut case I am myself. She’s got a point there.
