Go Collabo (Or, Play Local)
What up, blogistos y blogistas (not sure if those made up Spanish words mean "people who read blogs" or "people who write blogs),
Dios mio, it has been another crazy week here on the Camel Campus in the Whaling City (too many animal references?), so I thought I'd unwind for a few minutes and update everyone on what's been going on.
This past weekend was a treat for me because I didn't have to travel anywhere like I usually do, meaning that I got to sleep in my own bed on both Friday and Saturday nights (that's doubly exciting since I just recently upgraded my bedroom to include a mattress, box spring, frame, headboard, footboard, sideboard, pillows, sheets, comforter, floor and curtains all made entirely out of memory foam). Fortunately, that doesn't mean that my weekend was devoid of musical performances. On Saturday night, my local band Above/Below played its first full-band concert at The Oasis here in New London. The place was packed, and everyone had a great time! I'm sure much of the attendance can be attributed to the fact that there are 10 people in the band (one of whom is Conn Coll dance demigod David Dorfman), so really each of us only needed to bring a few folks to get to capacity. That having been said, thanks to everyone who came!
Much of my effort this week has been spent preparing for an event on campus this weekend called Insights, where alumni who are interested in planning Reunion 2010 come back to campus to get some ideas going and meet the staff members with whom they'll be working. As much as I would prefer to not have to wake up at 6:00am on a Saturday (is there even a 6:00am on Saturdays?), the program was a big success last year, so I'm looking forward to being there once again this year. Any 2006ers reading this should plan on coming next February!
It actually just occurred to me that because of Insights, I'll get to sleep in my own bed twice in a row again this weekend. Boo ya! I am going to be refreshed come Monday morning (okay that's never true).
Also happening this weekend is Welcome to Florida's first show ever at the Bank Street Cafe here in New London tomorrow night. Sharing the bill with us is local power trio Superbald, which is fronted by my good buddy and colleague Ben Parent (a.k.a. the nicer, more reasonably-sized Vin Diesel). I believe it will be Ben's first time ever seeing WTF perform (don't hate, he has kids), so we'll be sure to make it memorable for him (think copious Whitesnake covers).
Phew, after all that excitement this weekend, I'm going to need another weekend!
Until next time, I wish you many hugs and no bed bugs.
C-Rei