distractions

Seems like I haven't been home much the last while. I like the distraction from thinking/worrying about possible job action and cramped living quarters.

Things of particular interest:
- last Wednesday I went for a birthday dinner with visiting David and got to see such rad people as Sue and Sara. I followed it up with CSS at Richard's, which kicked ass. Dancing at live shows is awesome, and I wish more people would shake their asses in public.
- Thursday and Friday nights I went to Music Waste and saw all sorts of fantastic stuff. Highlights: Yukon, the Choir Practice, Kellarissa, Secret Mommy, and Bison. I meant to go on Saturday night to see 011 from Montreal (beats!), but I'm just going to see them this Friday at the Western Front for a full set instead of the tiny 30-minute one.
- Saturday was Eileen's birthday gimlet party. Gimlets, according to Raymond Chandler, can only be gin and Rose's Lime, but we added a little tonic to cut the sugar. Loads of out-of-control people by the night's end, but definitely a fun time. I accidentally let drunk people borrow my camera and when I went to download the pictures I was surprised to find 77 photos waiting for me.

Spending a few nights on the DTES, I can't figure out why I was ever afraid of it. Sure, there are always loads of people sort of learing at you, but they're not necessarily all out to get me. I felt surprisingly safe walking to the bus after shows, and the only hit I got was a little bit of bird poo splattered on my shoe from a dive-bombing seagull with some sort of grudge. The only really weird thing I saw was the gate of bikes outside the Royal Unicorn: people locked their bikes up the height of the gate, doubling up.

I'm currently trying to convince my sister to move into a co-op, despite her being less than leftist. I'm hoping she gets into one suggested by friends' friend so she may become a little more social and Socialist. I have no idea how we can have such diverse political/social views when we were raised by the same parents. I mean, my parents are more leftist than my sister. Weird.

Loads of good stuff this week. Tonight's the last night of Music Waste and there are a few shows that I would like to go to if I didn't have to deal with Ticketmaster, including Architecture in Helsinki/Yacht. Friday I'm going to the Pipettes/Smoosh, but it's an early show and, like I said, I'm pretty jazzed about getting to that 011 show. (Seriously, search them out on here. Soooooooo goooooooood!)

Next week Rose Melberg is playing!!! *swoon*