I actually had a pretty eventful weekend for once. Friday ended up being a long work day, as I had 6 hours of class. This is incredibly unusual for a Friday, because our school generally has the common sense to ease up on us at the end of the week. I guess since we got Monday off though, they had to make up for it somehow. Bastards. Anyway, I ended up going to the Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV and The Editors concert that night. It was at the Vic Theater, which was literally a smaller version of the Warfield in SF. It was a pretty great show. Hot Hot Heat kinda phoned in the performance, probably because they were the openers and they haven't done anything great lately. Louis XIV rocked pretty hard. I only knew their one song which Live105 used to play all the time, but their other songs aren't bad either. They also have two violinists who are fun, and the guitarists were both really really good. They were fun to watch.
The Editors were pretty unexpectedly good. I listened to their album before the show, and it pretty much sounded like Interpol, but more upbeat and not all their songs sounded the same. And granted, all their songs did end up sounding the same live, but the fact that the lead singer was insane and the songs were crafted well made the show. The guy literally would jump from playing the piano to playing the guitar and back to playing the piano in a single song. At one point, he grabbed the mike, jumped on the piano and sang his little heart out from there. It was insanity. I haven't seen someone play with that much energy in a long time.
On Saturday, I had my second wine class. This time, it was all about red wines and how to buy one that was ready to drink and one that you could put away for a couple decades. The dude poured us this Spanish tempranillo wine that was just mind-blowingly delicious. Usually we take a couple sips of the wine and pour it out, so we don't end up throwing up in the middle of class, but I drank every little bit of this wine. It was soooo good (and I was kinda tipsy after class). I also realized that I can finally taste the differences between wines. Before, I just knew if a wine was good or bad. Now, I can kinda identify flavors. Oh yes, I'm working my ways up the snob hierarchy here. This is pretty momentous. This one wine is slowly becoming an obsession too. I've been looking online for this wine and for wine stores in my area so I can go buy some. Just the thought of it makes me all warm and happy inside.
January's coming to an end (time to send out the rent check), which actually makes me happy. It means I'm that much closer to spring break and summer vacation. And boy, do I need a decent break, even though I just had winter break, I know. I got a position as a coordinator for the student-run psychiatry clinic, which I kinda happened to fall into. It'll be fun, but also a crapload of more work. I also got a research project to work on, which is mostly for summer, but it's going to get started within the next month. This is all exciting, but we all know how lazy I am. All I really want to do is sleep. Like constantly, for maybe a week or so. That sounds so awesome.
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