I don't care how cliche it is to say this, I can't fucking wait for this week to be over. Work has been relentlessly hellish lately, and I'm just about to snap. And even though it's Friday and it's almost over, I can't help but think of next week and having to do it all over again. Already my weekend is tainted—by just the thought of Monday morning.As much as I could bitch and moan about work, everything else has been rather ok. Last weekend was just about the antithesis of the one before. In other words, I got to do some pretty cool shit and had a lot of fun.
Thursday was a show at Warehouse Nextdoor—Uncut and A Place To Bury Strangers. Although Ceremony cancelling their set was a little disappointing, the remaining bands were great. It was really nice to see a short but satisfying show for once. Three bands or more playing for 45 minutes each is a bit much to sit through, even if you like em all.
I saw two movies over the course of the weekend. First was Palindromes, the new Todd Solondz flick. I really liked it, if only for the Mama Sunshine stuff and the hilarious Peter Paul character, but it didn't quite outdo Welcome To the Dollhouse. I did find it less disgusting than Happiness, though, which goes a bit too far overboard in its depravity and misanthropic view for my liking. (I mean, if I want to feel digusted with humanity I need look no further than people I see everyday. Why not save myself the ten bucks?) The second film was Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, which was just pretty ok. I have to admit I'm not particularly a fan—I've never even read the books—so that may have something to do with it. I remember the text adventure game more than anything else. But it was nice to see Zooey Deschanel, of whom I'm a bit of a fan, and visually it was certainly pretty cool, but maybe I just don't get British humor all the time or something. It's a little too zany for me. Or whatever, who cares.
Sunday was nice. The weather was just amazing. I had brunch with Tim and Andy in the city and then we walked around taking photos downtown and on the Mall. I didn't get many (if any) good pictures, but it was relaxing being outside. That night, after a good dinner at Thai Tanic, a bunch of us caught The Wedding Present at the Black Cat. It was a pretty good show, even for this recent fan, but I'm still sort of regretting not making it up to Baltimore to see Prefuse. I'm almost certain it was awesome.
Well, here's hoping this weekend at least partially restores my sanity. I'm looking forward to Autechre tonight at the Cat. I hope they play something I can dance to. And seeing Leigh and Shannon tomorrow and getting some much needed hugs will be super nice. I'm planning on catching my niece's soccer game on Sunday. The weather should be lovely. I'm gonna take pictures. I won't be here. I won't have to be anywhere.
