October is Coming

Saturday night I saw the band My Bloody Valentine in concert. For those of you who aren't familiar with the band, they are a seminal shoegazer band that released only two albums in the late 80s-early 90s then broke up. Some people think their second album is one of the best ones ever recorded. They got back together this year and are touring for the first time in 16 years, so they are kind of a big deal. In fact, I don't think they've even toured North America until now. Anyway, I like their stuff enough and thought it'd be cool to see them. I ended up buying a tix--something that's usually against my religion. I was just curious what it'd be like. Well, I was seriously disappointed. And I wasn't alone with my thoughts. MBV is known for being really loud. So loud in fact, they were handing out earplugs at the venue. The venue was really big and doesn't have the best acoustics, so maybe that was an issue. When they started performing, they had all these incessant strobe lights flashing. It made me glad I wasn't an epileptic or I'd been dead by the end. At first it was cool, then not so cool. Their vocals were muddled and they ended their set with a 20 minute drone sound. Yes, sound, not song. It went on forever to the point people were leaving because they couldn't take it. I don't know if they're a difficult band on purpose, but I probably will never see them again. Well, at least I know now.

Last night I saw the band Hot Chip which was good. Well, until some dancing bitch knocked into me and spilled my beer all over me. I'm so sick of going to shows where people don't mind their 18 inches of personal space. They just think they can dance all over the place and don't consider others feelings. Luckily the bar gave me a new beer for free, but getting doused with beer is something that shouldn't happen. From now on, VIP only for me at dance-orientated shows.

The Cubs is in the playoffs which start this week. The boyfriend informed me he's going to need to watch every game. If they go to the World Series, then more games. Great. I'm losing the boyfriend to the Cubs for a while. I guess I could try to watch the games with him, but I know I'll get bored within minutes. I'm not looking forward to this. Is it superficial to break up with someone over a sports team? In a week, I'm officially taking over as editor of My Open Bar. I'm really nervous about the gig. Finding events is going to be my life and I really don't want it to be. I want to do a good job and everything. I've never really managed people before either. I have some training I need to do this week, so hopefully when I figure out how to do everything, I will have a smooth transition. I guess we'll see how it goes. I really want to take the time to do a good job and learn the ropes.

In a couple of weeks, another one of my friend's is moving. All the way to New Zealand. I haven't been able to wrap my mind around this yet. I can't believe the time is almost here. Where the fuck has all the time gone? It simply disappears into oblivion. Usually I love the month of October with fall in full gear and the leaves changing, but I guess the theme of fall is always change and I don't always handle that well. There are definitely some major changes ahead and I'm not sure how I'm going to handle them. When my friend leaves, there will be even a bigger void left behind. We have about 61 mutual Facebook friends. That's a lot! I wonder if I'll still see the majority of our Facebook friends. I wonder if I'll stay connected to them or if they'll fade away without her bringing everyone together. It's something I don't want to think about right now. I really miss my friend who moved to Nashville, but I try not to think about it. It's the whole outta sight outta mind thing. I know she's gone but I pretend she isn't. I'm sure I'll do the same when my friend goes to NZ. I wonder how many more friends of mine will leave Chicago in the next few months. It's getting to be ridiculous.

For the week ahead, I'm going to do some writing, try to think of some pitches, try to figure out a way to make more money, hope the Vermont plans come through, try not to worry too much and try and get things done.