Bleary-eyed and bushed

Last night I went out to check out a band on the recommendation of some friends. These friends would be GREG and EMILY, mentioned in an earlier post as "two of the graduate students" who hosted the party I went to on Saturday. Apparently they felt "two of the graduate students" was cold and impersonal and they wanted to be mentioned by name, so GREG and EMILY, here you go.

The band was Trailer Bride, a very talented band, but not thrilling as a live show--at least the show at Bottleneck. Apparently the show last night at Davey's Uptown was better. They seemed to be up there just playing for themselves. Which, ok, if that's your thing. I'm used to bands that will thank the dancers, heckle the audience, chat, joke, etc. I have to admit, when Melissa Swingle started playing the *saw*, I was impressed. Pity she only did it on one song.

I'm glad I went out to the show, but wow I'm paying for it this morning.

In other news, I finalized plans to take a quick vacation with D to Chicago at the end of the month. We'll be staying at W, which I'd never heard of but looks pretty swanky and came recommended by two friends. I got a package deal through Hotwire, which I'd never used, but also came on a friend's recommendation. I was pretty pleased with the flight times we were assigned, and the discount we got on the hotel room was amazing. I've never stayed somewhere so posh. Who knows, we might just stay in the hotel all weekend.

I'd planned to go dancing with girlfriends the weekend that we're going to Chicago. Since that's out, who would be interested in dancing this Saturday? And/or next? Let me know.

Daily Soul Search, #140

If someone offered you a huge sum of cash, say, ten million US dollars or the equivalent, but the catch was that in exchange you would never find true love and/or would have to give up the true love you've already found, would you take the money? What would be the reason for your decision?

No way! Are you kidding? Keep your money. Besides, the boy reads my livejournal. And $10 million really isn't all that much. Ha ha.

Seriously, though, rougewench had some interesting thoughts on this. I read hers after I answered it for myself. I didn't pay as much attention to their use of the words "true love" as she did. I would agree with her that if True Love = One Love, then yes I really would take the money. But I read True Love as meaning honest love, shared love, and good love. And I wouldn't trade that.

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