hard livin'

I seem to be crazy.

This morning I had a mug of Bailey's and soy milk with my breakfast. And thought about following that up with a big bottle of chocolate stout sitting at the back of my fridge, but that seemed like something an alcoholic would do. The inner dialogue while I chugged the booze was analysing possible pairings with soy milk. The brand I have now has less of an aftertaste than other brands, so I'm wondering if I can somehow document which brands go best with which booze.

I've also been nearly nude since returning home from Calgary, largely because of the burn sustained on Saturday. For some reason, arm burns result in a sharp rise in overall body temperature. My apartment is not hot; it's probably one of the coolest non-air conditioned places I've been in recently. The charred skin, however, makes any temperature uncomfortable. As soon as I'm in my door I've peeled off whatever clothing I had on to cool down and just neglect to put something on to replace it. Is this a common phenomenon?

Oh, right. I was in Calgary. Ages ago I bought a pass for Sled Island and was pretty excited to get the hell out of Vancouver for a few days. So many bands to see, but being lazy and unfamiliar with Calgary, I didn't see everything I wanted to. Still, I saw a pretty good amount. A few show highlights:
- Grizzly Bear in a church. Sooooo amazing. Their voices fit the room so nicely.
- The Mae Shi. Such fun, the show started with the lead singer yelling the first song from the far corner we used as our home base between bands.
- acoustic Yo La Tengo with a Q&A in a small theatre. James McNew is super rad, funny and just a cool guy.
- Jonathan Richman. I could have sworn he looked at me and smiled a few times, which made me blush and smile like a schoolgirl. Granted, there were a few other people around me at the time, but I'm going to cling to the idea that he and I had a moment.
- Jose Gonzales. Super swoony. Sadly, I missed getting a picture with him when he abruptly left the spot he was chatting with fans, mere seconds before I got the nerve to go toward him. Sigh. I think a lot of people were impressed by him, as the area around the front of the stage amassed more and more people as the set went on.
- The Wet Secrets. Is it possible for Lyle Bell to write a shitty song? I think not. Brilliant, and love the marching band uniforms.
- Wire. I totally get why so many bands were influenced by them now.
- a dreamy looking Mark Lanegan.

I also got to spend a goodly amount of time with friends with special appearances by a number of other people I didn't expect to see but was happy to run into. And while I don't love Calgary, I would consider visiting again. I like the no sales tax thing. And the #1 Legion is pretty rad. Wish my camera didn't suck so I could have gotten some good pictures of the murals.