We were younger then,

but I can still read the words across your chest.

Last night was pretty awesome. After a day of working in the lab and attempting to start my final philosophy paper, I took the T down to Central to see Now, Now Every Children. Their first full-length was one of numerous records that carried me through the last few insane months, and I was beyond excited to finally see them. I got there at about 8:20 and was literally the only person there besides the bands, so I decided to walk around Cambridge and found a cool used record store. They had a surprisingly good, well-priced selection, and I was considering buying two first-pressing Orchid 12-inches, but decided against it at the last minute, which was a wise choice, because otherwise I wouldn't have had money for a cab later. I ended up just sitting outside for awhile, and met two guys from Revere that were really cool. One of them had the Nephilim tattooed on his forearm, so I commented on it and we had a good chat about AFI. It's really cool how music can always give rise to sudden bonds like that. They have a band that I've yet to check out, but I might try to catch their show tomorrow if I like it. Anyways, the first few bands were okay, one of them was a local band that was fairly amazing, they kind of reminded me of Polar Bear Club and Minus the Bear, but unfortunately I've forgotten their name. Too bad.

Anyways, Now Now finally went on at about midnight, and it was incredible. All of the band members are such nice, genuine people, and I think I was one of few people there that actually knew them and sang along and whatnot, and I could tell that they appreciated it, because I think most people went to the show just because they were friends with the promoter. It's been awhile since I've been to a show that I was really looking forward to, and it was amazing just to turn off my brain for half an hour and sing along. It was tons of fun. I miss them already, I've been listening to them nonstop all day and I can't wait to see them again. I think they're playing Bamboozle, which would have been amazing to go to, but alas. School, finals, blah.

After the show I took a cab to College Ave to stop by Max's 21st birthday party, which was dwindling by the time I got there, but was still pretty fun for the time being. It was nice to hang out with people and enjoy one of the first summer nights in good company. After that I went back to Miller and sat outside with Jane for awhile, and then went in and hung out with Adam and Sarah. We attempted to watch Resident Evil, but I quickly fell asleep (around 4am at this point, I think). And today I've just been sitting around, listening to music and working on my paper. Oh, how I love relaxed days like this. The last couple of weeks have been much less stressful than I expected them to be, which has been a welcome change of plans, because I've really gotten to clear my head and get in the right mindset for this summer, which should be full of hard work, but also full of fun. I really couldn't be more excited for it.

As for tonight, I think I might go see a movie or something. Any recommendations? Or maybe I might go read outside, it's such a nice day. As you can probably tell, I'm pretty scatterbrained right now. I just haven't been in a good mood like this for a very long time, and it feels good to finally be getting back on track.

EDIT: I found that band I was talking about. They're called "You Can Be a Wesley," and they're awesome. Listen to "Creatures". http://www.myspace.com/youcanbeawesley