Gimme gimme sopor

For some reason I just got really really sleepy. Maybe it's because I'm four years old and missed my nap today.

I did get a fair amount of apartment cleaning done. The weather was too beautiful to sit at school all buttoned-up in the A/C, so I came home and hung out with the windows open and a nice breeze coming through. Unfortunately I still have a ginormous amount of apartment cleaning left. Still, in general I feel better than I did.

I did end up talking to Amber for an hour while the sun set behind me and I watched the dusk reflected in the city skyline contrast with the darkening eastern sky. It was cool.

While washing dishes I started to think about how great shows have made me feel. Maybe it's because I was listening to FMTM and it brought to mind some of the better shows I've seen. I mean, I've talked about the first time I saw them, but last week's show was great since it was me and one other guy that were there to see them, and it was like a private show, almost. Matt said my energy was keeping him going throughout the set.

Other great shows in the last year:
Lifetime at the Metro - it was like all the kids from the 90s punk scene came out and were having a good time. Super-cool crowd, great pit with almost no violence and tons of dancing, and the whole place was throwing hands.
Alkaline Trio at the Metro - for once not drunk and pretty tight, the energy was great even though the crowd was pretty lame for the most part. I got my head rubbed after doing the robot in the pit. I think I was the only person in the club dancing to Good Fucking Bye.
Against Me! at the Metro - the whole place was dancing and singing. You couldn't move without hitting anyone, but there was no violence, and the crowd held me upright so I didn't even worry about balancing as I danced. Beautiful.
Suicide Machines at the Bottom Lounge - for some reason it was like 110 degrees out on the dancefloor, but that didn't stop me from having one hell of a dance.
Chris McCaughan at South Union Arts - just made me feel warm.
Just about any Lawrence Arms show, especially with a Chicago crowd.
Avail at the Beat Kitchen - nothing like melodic southern hardcore with wall to wall dancing.

There were lots of other good shows, too. I know some great ska shows, but I can't remember the specifics. I just like to dance to the ska. And right now I'm practically asleep.

It turns out I may not get together with Liv before she moves to Madison, after all. Just a lack of time due to my trip to the east coast and her packing and going to Florida for her sister's kid's baptism.

I guess I'll have to go visit her in Madison; heading out to her house is almost a third of the way there already. At least Les is staying close to Chicago. Actually, closer than he is now since he'll be living in Oak Brook.

The last two years have been weird since it seems so many of the people I get to be good friends with move away from the city. At least I'm getting good at making new friends. Eventually some of them will be staying in the city. And of course, at that point I'll move away and need to rebuild my life, just to make the irony sweeter.

I was IMing with Laura and she signed off in the middle with no warning. Weird.

I saw some cool shit today that I wanted to take photos of, then remembered that the good camera is at school for patient photos. And now I just remembered I need to put some cases together to present to the odontographic society.

Tomorrow is another day.

I think it's too much!

Between Dana haranguing me for not having any shows to take her to on her week off, and me finding earplugs in the pockets of just about every article of clothing I own, I'm starting to think I may be going to too many shows.

More later; for now I must clean.