case in point:
i spent the last part of my spring break in sf. i suppose i could interject a line from I Left My Heart in San Francisco, but i'm going to refrain simply because it really has nothing to do with me except that it's the only song i can think about right now with the words 'San Francisco.' we partied hardy, had some crab, and bought inordinate amounts of unncessary shoes.i probably had the tune Let's Get Retarded running through my head as i made this face (during a drunken phase) while on the way home from TheGlass Kat, but unconsciously it may also have been because bobby is one of the craziest drivers in the world! that guy runs red lights and travels the opposite way down one way streets, and he's not even a taxi driver.
SF is always a blast, but a part of thinks i should've stayed in OC a little longer. i had a really strong pang of homesickness and missed my parents.
MJ came back with me to Boston. being the ever lovely wifey, she could me a few meals (curry=yum!) and even tidied up the place. on tuesday we had delicious persian food at Lala Rohk and on wednesday we tried some seafood at the No Name (salmon was verra good). afterwards we tried out Bar 33, which i thought was a lot of fun, but MJ and joey were blah on the intensity of the asian population. the place was quite trendy, i think, but i quite enjoyed myself. verra LA in my opinion. we put away a good number of drinks each, but only mj got really wasted. the following evening was a different story however...
we tried out redline in cambridge. it was st. patty's day and the massachusetes masses were out to celebrate. i went out to drink with a mission... suffice to say, mission accomplished. i vaguely recall the bartender and bouncer getting us a cab and coming home, but other than that, neither mj or i could recollect the last half of the evening. heh... there are bits and pieces, especially some recounted to me by lynda, of whom i had un-recollectable drunke phone call with,, but they are on par with some of my worse drunk stories and so, only the priviledged few will get to hear it. ;)on friday, my hangover was massive, but i dutifully trudged along to school for an exam. throughout the entire exam, i must've looked terrible because dr. chang kept asking me if i was okay. at the end, he asked if i had the flu, and i begrudginly replied that i had gone drinking the night before, to which he laughed at me. yesterday i found out that i got a 110 on the test! that's two for two kids, the first time being when i got drunk with the girls for halloween, took an exam the next morning grossly hungover and then received 117. yes, i know, freaking genius am i. ^_- alfred thinks that alcohol is to me like spinach is to popeye. i had another test today, but i forgoed giving it a 3rd round.
friday night i saw Vanessa Carlton in concert at the Berklee Performance Center. i went because janice asked me to accompany her and the girls and i suprisingly enjoyed the show. she's quite good in concert, which is true of many artists, but especially the truly talented ones. seeing her live made me appreciate her a lot more. the only drawback was that she wasn't feeling well that evening and so had to cut it short, but she stayed afterwards to sign autographs and meet fans. she was drinking tea while on stage and she exclaimed laughingly that her sound guy had spiked it with whiskey.
i really enjoyed her opening band too. the lead singer and saxophonist of Averi, both of whom attend the Berklee school of music, played an acoustic set to open and they totally rocked. i especially liked their song When You Gracefully Creep In. i'm definitely going to try and check them out again soon if possible.
after the show, i decided to relax at home for the rest of the evening since i was still feeling ill from the prior evening's events. saturday, we rolled into Club Rumor (see previous post). sunday we saw the musical Sweet Charity at the Colonial Theatre. Christina Applegate was to have starred in it, but she broke her foot in one of he previous shows. i was a little disappointed, but the show was still verra entertaining. it also had a good and satisfying ending, which i greatly appreciated. i don't know why, but i always think story endings are important... and yet in life, it isn't the endings, but the journey, right?
as for our ending, for our last supper together on monday night, we ate at Vinny T's. they have this iced lemonade drink that reminded me very much of the ice lemonade you get at Disneyland, just spiked with vodka. MJ left this morning at 5 and i'm a bit lonely now. :( however, i am lightened by the fact that i shall be in SF in just two short days. additionally, MJ left behind a lot of dessert and ice wines to comfort myself during the loneliness. ;)
after the run of drinks and parties, my credit card is hurting. for the rest of the month, i'm going to have to eat at home and artfully conserve my funds.
finally, some concert pics. ^_^
Backbeat the word was on the streetas previously mentioned, Bryan Greenberg and Tyler Hilton did a rocking cover of this classic. *sigh*, not only is Bryan Greenberg adorable, he plays guitar and sings. swoon much?
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall.
--Wonderwall, Oasis
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
--Goodbye to You, Michelle Branch
she actually didn't play this song, but this is my favorite one of hers, and so you shall have to endure it. lalala...
And this year burned a hole in my hope
I got debts that could choke out a rope
And it's not my approach it's the way I go summing things up
And there's really nothing great about this bar
So here I am and right there you are
We're both shooting way under par
But soon we'll forget what par was
Yeah, sometimes you need a few drinks to fall in loveIf you need a few drinks
You might as well start with a couple of shots
Give a couple of winks
And later blame it all on the buzz
Sometimes, you need a few drinks to fall in love
--Few Drinks to Fall in Love, Gavin Degraw
sometimes i think this could be my theme song for life... that or Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (when i saw Story of the Year last year with Linkin' Park, they did a cover of this classic hit... it was really great and i wish i could find a bootleg of it somewhere!!). when Gavin performed this song, he originally began alone on the piano, solo style, but for the last chorus, his bandmates came out and joined him a la acapella.
'Cause this whole world needs an Anthem
And I'm trying to put the words where they belong
Yeah this whole world needs an Anthem
And I'm hoping everyone will sing along
Well I quickly got to work and put the song in gear
And my neighbor rang the doorbell said it caught his ear
I was playing it so loud the whole neighborhood could hear
And at night from every household it became quite clear
Everyone was singing along
The same notes the same song
Or maybe I heard it wrong
'Cause this whole world needs an Anthem
And I'm trying to put the words where they belong
Yeah this whole world needs an Anthem
And I'm hoping everyone will sing along.
--Anthem, Phantom Planet
yes, my adoration of them has been renewed. can you believe m5
used to open for pp, and now it's the other way around? i want
to see them again, but i'm not going to be in the right cities while
they're on their headlining tour, and i don't want to shell out bookoo
bucks when they open for sting.You are not what you seem
You are a mystery to me
Sometimes I just want to scream
I think you should just go away 'cause
There's no necessity for you to stay and
Next time you come around my way
Forget it baby
You're not comin' in
A heart ready for a life of sorrow
No you can't come back tomorrow
Shut my windows
Lock my doors
'Cause my heart won't be your ragdoll anymore
--Rag Doll, Maroon 5
i'll be seeing them again shortly at the Agganis Theatre at BU,
as well as the Anaheim Pond in May. also, Kressler just informed
me that they've scheduled a show in Vegas for June. i'm verra
tempted to go!!
definitely good times. peace and joy always.
