Coffeehouse and Tangents for Me

I'm still not done with that paper. woops. but my preceptor hasn't e-mailed me asking where it is. So I doubt he noticed the due date even passed.He's the Head of Ultrasound or some other department at the hospital and probably teaches at the med school. He probably has better things to do than wonder where my rough draft is.thank god. But I can't stand looking at it anymore. It needs to be out of my sight. I am going to attempt to smush it together by tomorrow morning and e-mail it away.
I caught Kyle Andrews's acoustic set at Mojoe's HotHouse, a coffeehouse that is somewhere northwest of where I live. I still don't know what neighborhood I was in. And it was scary going there in the dark, alone. But I'm still in one piece so it turned out ok. I think I recommended Kyle's song "Amos in Ohio" sometime in the summer. I've listened to the rest of that album since then, and it is just as great. I think it would be a good album to listen to while driving, if I ever got to drive anymore. Instead, I am stuck with the glorious CTA. As usual, I was running late and had no sense of direction. Mojoe's is pretty small, and the stage faces the entrance, so I was mighty embarassed to have to open the door as he was playing a song. I sat at a back table, in front of this sleeping kid on a couch. Here is what I think was played:
K.A.'s Set List
Song I missed ?
Song I don't Know
Moon Tea
Your Tester Bunny
22 Boxes
Give up the Anger
Sushi
I heard the couple next to me say that kyle played 6 or 7 songs total. Meaning I may have missed only one. I hope it wasn't 'Amos in Ohio' cuz that would be depressing, just barely missing it. I didn't know the one he was playing when I walked in. And I hadn't heard 22 Boxes before. Sushi sounded so different live (slower) but good.
Next up was Horse in the Sea, a Chicago band. I had listened to their myspace songs for a few weeks before the show, and Loved "I Order the Sun." It is at least a 3.9 on the catchie-riffic scale, and even more on sunny days like this. Did i mention that Chicago was actually warm today? Hot, even. I had forgotten how to sweat. I was wearing my winter coat and was so hot in my psch lecture that i fell asleep every few minutes. it didn't help that i had only slept 2 hours this morning (studying for a genetics lab exam). I was sitting in the 4th row and our prof. notices Everything that goes on, so I had to shake myself awake so he wouldn't see me and feel badly. Then about half way through, he all of a sudden declares "You know what? We already took the quiz, and I am Really Hot, so let's just quit for today" and their were cheers of joy all around the room and we headed out into the whimsical afternoon. Ok, that's enough for this tangent. Back to the band. They are great live. They have a banjo and everything! I'll definitely listen to the album once it's released. Oh and Kyle Andrews produced it. There was one song in particular, besides "I Order," that was funny and highly enjoyable, called "I Can't Talk to Girls." Too bad I can't write, because my song would be of the same sort, but about boys. After their set, the next band set up. Then I realized that the lead singer of HitS had just sat next to me, since there was nowhere else to sit and my table was free. i wanted to tell him i liked his songs very much, esp. the 2 i mentioned above, but my jaw was wired shut. with gum. granted, i have been trying NOT to talk or open my mouth cuz my wisdom teeth have been acting horribly this week. But I probably wouldn't have said anything even if they were fine. I need some courage. like the Lion. Or like Dr. Zoidberg in that Futurama episode with the "what if" machine. I think I relate to him more than most characters on TV. nobody gives a crap about him. AND he's a doctor, an internist to be specific, like my pa. Zoidberg is a horrible one though. nothing like my pops. Or me, hopefully. I'd like to be good at my job. Bad tangent, bad!
The last band was The Great Lakes, consisting of 2 guys. I couldn't find anything about them before I went to the show. Turns out this was only their 2nd show. No wonder they didn't have a myspace page yet. But they were good for being so new. They did mess up on a few songs, but I didn't care. They even had a sing-along. I didn't sing, cuz i have no courage, remember?
It sounds like there is a werewolf outside my window. excuse me, lycanthrope. I watch too much sci-fi. like the dresden files. I can't really tell if this show is good yet. I mostly watch it cuz it takes place in Chicago. Oh, and Special Unit 2, another show on Sci-fi. the most cheese-tastic show you'll ever see, but again, I watch it because of Chicago. too much loyalty, I tell ya. But both of those shows, I'm pretty positive, are taped in Vancouver. sheesh. ok back to the show, again. I am glad I saw all 3 bands. I hope they all play at similar-sized venues again soon. Mojoe's was quite comfortable. I felt mellowed out. I wish it was closer, I think I would actually study there.oh well.

Hysterical Moments for Me

So I just got done laughing hysterically for at least 5 minutes non-stop. Tears and gasping and everything. And it the most enjoyable thing I could ever feel. I can only remember laughing this hard 3 times this school year, which is a far improvement from last school year. And not because anyone I actually know is THAT funny. They are all relatively boring. Relatively, I said. No, all of these times occurred because of TV. So here are the 3 occassions that made me forget all the worries in the world, in chronological viewing order:
1) Michael kissing Oscar on the Office. I was literally sliding off my chair waiting for it to happen and shrieking at the same time. And when it happened, I could not stop myself from laughing so loudly, I think my neighbors next door could have gone deaf.
2) Ari firing the mailboy on Entourage. I didn't start laughing until after Ari left, when we realize that poor kid had no clue what the hell just happened to him. And he stalks off saying "My life is over." and I kept repeating that in my mind and could not stop laughing about it for at least a half hour straight.
3) In a case of mistaken identity, Andy's poor old father-in-law gets beat up in the parking lot by crazy Lew Staziak, with Simon cheering him on, on Andy Barker P.I. Nothing like geriatric duels, though this was more of a one-sided fight. This show is pretty funny, with lots of movie references for nerds like me, and a bunch of the episodes are online right now.
Ok, I have a paper due tomorrow. It is just the rough draft, but it should still be somewhat coherent, right? My goal is to get around 3 pages done tonight, and the rest done tomorrow by midnight. That is what happens when you are allowed to e-mail assignments And there is no particular due time specified by anybody involved in the seminar. Sneaky, huh?