It's only about a month and a half until Halloween, my favorite holiday. I decided it's time to crack down and figure out what I am going to be. In recent years, I've been Steve Urkel, Captain Planet, Ash Ketchum, Peter Parker, Dick in a Box, and more. Because grad school is taking up all of the free space in my brain, I haven't been able to settle on a costume. I got some help from my friend, but I could use some help from you all.
There was this guy who decided he was going to have an amazing weekend. He had just got a new haircut, and was ready to head out on the town.
When this guy moved to Boston, he decided that he wanted to do wild and crazy things, be adventurous, and try new things. So, in talking to his classmate, decided that he was going to attend a silent rave that he heard about. The concept of a silent rave is that everyone shows up with their ipods to a disclosed location, hits play at the same time, and dances to their own music. This, happening in the middle of Copley Square, had all the makings of hilarity and awesomeness. So our young friend decided that he would brave the rain to see what it was going to be like. When he and his other classmate (whose codename will be Nevada) arrived on the scene, there seemed like there was noone there. It was scheduled to begin at 7, and all they could see was the hundreds of sad Bostonians with and without umbrellas. At 5 'til, approximately 60 people ran out of a nearby church and gathered in the square. They then counted down the last few seconds... and it began. It looked like this:
He was overwhelmed by the lack of silence. People kept chanting and giggling loudly. Oh well. It was around then, when Nevada and our main character (whose codename will be Pterodactyl) realized that this was not something they really wanted to be a part of. Pterodactyl noticed that the people actually dancing were all those kids who nobody liked freshman year of college. They then decided to meet some classmates at the bar closer to their next adventure...
After trying Sam Adams Oktoberfest at Tavern in the Square (Central), Pterydactyl and friends went over to a nearby church and took Swing dancing lessons!!! Quick summary of that experience because there is so much more to the story and my fingers are starting to get tired is that Pterydactyl had a great time, and his classmates did too. Nevada was stellar at it, as were some of the other people there. They went to another bar that night, got some HI-FI pizza, and went about their merry ways for the evening.
The next day, Pterydactyl did nothing until late afternoon, where he met Nevada, Twin (who went swing dancing too), Twin's friend Minn, and Sunshine for food. They then made there way to their designated destination: The Bud Light Presents: Disorientation Concert featuring Are You Offended Yeah, Anberlin, Alkaline Trio, the Kooks, and Flogging Molly. Let's just say that free Monster Energy drinks as they walked in, free stuff from vendors, delicious beverages, the awesome company, and most importantly the great bands made it an amazing evening!!
And for the next day (today), they all lived happily ever after.
Now that I don't have to pretend to study, I can post again. Today was quite the new experience. I went into a new barbershop on my street called Sly's Barber Shop. It is a tiny little hole in the wall joint that just opened up, and can only be described as what you see in the movies. There were people hanging out there, watching tv, chatting it up and more. I had a short wait and then my tuckuss was in a really comfy chair. I told Sly that I wanted a little off the side and to clean up the back. After a sweet convo about my family, my home, what I'm doing in Boston, and all sorts of blades all over the place, this is what I got:
My first super tight fade!!! So now, I'm feeling fresh 2 deff and figured I'd share that with you all. I am ready to head out on the town, possibly hit up a silent rave, and then swing dancing. Catch y'all on the flipside...
Life has been all sorts of crazy. One of those roller coasters that goes up really high, and then seems like it goes down forever. Not to sound to depressed though. I have been utilizing my personal strategies for pick me ups to get me through these times, which include: naps, eating delicious food, and spending as much time as I can with friends and family. If you all have any of your own strategies that you would like to share with the world and me, please leave a delightful comment on this here blog.
