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As many times as people have yelled homophobic or otherwise unnecessary expletives at me on the street, I don't know if I'll ever get used to burying the desire to stop and beat them half to death.
Where do you live that people are constantly yelling at you on the street?
As many times as people have yelled homophobic or otherwise unnecessary expletives at me on the street, I don't know if I'll ever get used to burying the desire to stop and beat them half to death.
Where do you live that people are constantly yelling at you on the street?
I live in Minneapolis, but I don't know if that's necessarily part of it. I live in a part of town where there are a higher number of college students than otherwise. Combine that with wearing short cut-offs and people getting riled up when they're in a group, I become an easy target. I've been called an asshole more times in my life than I can even remember. Not to mention f@ggot, bitch, etc.
When people in my regular day-to-day call me an asshole, it's fine and I've grown used to it. I sort of have a maybe overactive imagination, quick come-backs, and a general irreverence for what most people think is important, so I have a daily quota of at least once during the day someone jokingly (or perhaps seriously) tells me to go fuck myself.
Absolutely unforgettable weekend with my love, showing her about town.
Thursday night, we started out the evening checking out a photo exhibition in the rear foyer of the Opera House, by a guy called Kevin Cummins. He's shot all the greats of Manchester / late 70s & early 80s punk and post punk. Bowie, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Cure, Patti Smith, you name it. Unfortunately I spent a little too long checking out the exhibit and not enough time lining up to get a book signed - the people at the front of the line got a proper chinwag with him, but I just felt fortunate enough to tell him how much I appreciated his work. Probably for the best because I might have gotten somewhat tongue-tied! He autographed his book for me (Manchester: Looking for the Light Through the Pouring Rain), which is an amazing portfolio of photos and stories of back in the day. Already treasuring it.
Then we headed into the main hall of the Opera House, where we saw New Order crush it! As backed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra - what a treat. There were a few sound issues in the first half of the show (it being the first show w/ the full orchestra), but all in all still a great performance. For Vivid, they do a lot of the crazy kind of exterior lighting inside the SOH, on the roof and sides of the Concert Hall - so combined with New Order's own light show, it made for a very immersive experience (especially in a certain... state).
Afterward we wandered around the Botanical Gardens to more Vivid-y stuff, then cabbed it across town to meet up with some mates of mine for our hip hop jam nights and drinks. Well... missed the actual jam, but still had fun. Monie said my friends are such hippies, and I told her those are my hip-hop friends, not my hippie friends. Just wait 'til I take her to a camping festival to meet my real hippie friends!
Friday we went back to the Opera House and saw an interview with Poliça (well... mostly the woman. The dude was like Silent Bob), and she talked about the inspiration for a lot of the songs, and how the project came together. There was a New Order talk on at the same time that I had also wanted to catch, but I would have been so lost in Poliça w/o hearing her explain it. And it was interesting, and also a great show. Monie has had a few "almost saw 'em but..." experiences with them, so it was nice to cross them off together at last.
Saturday, well... we had planned on some things. I wanted to see a local psych rock band (Los Tones) who were doing a ticketed house party. I've seen them open up for King Gizz a couple times. Also some more Vivid stuff. But the best laid plans of mice and men, as they say... recovery day.
Yesterday (Sunday), it was raining so we decided to do some indoorsy stuff (and maybe enjoy another nom or two of the special corn). We had entirely too much fun messing about at the aquarium, checking out dugongs and manta rays and clownfish, and getting all too excited for our trip north next weekend. Then we had some food and went on to watch Through the Looking Glass... in 3D... on the largest movie screen in the known universe. Also quite *ahem* immersive.
All told, one of my best weekends in a hot minute.
Awwww. What a reminder of a fantastic weekend. Easily one of the bestest. Love you! <3
Edit: I still think it's funny that you put it in this thread of all places. Lol
So I'm in Pawtucket, Rhode Island right now at some brewery holding a party for their Octoberfest release.
For those of you who watch Family Guy, Peter works at a brewery in Pawtucket. However, it's not this one. That doesn't exist. Closest thing I can imagine to a Pawtucket Patriot brewery is Narragansett, which is based in Providence but brewed in Rochester NY - but moving soon to Pawtucket.
One of the Pawtucket breweries should do a Pawtucket Patriot beer. I'd try that. It'd probably be popular around the country, cause of Family Guy.
Y'all should come to Rhode Island and hang out with me. Let's get beers.
My life is in a crazy state of flux right now, and come the end of August I may not have a place to live. However...
Last night I brought Woody Harrelson to his seat at a play. Not but half-an-hour ago I was offered to make a duo of two women into a trio in the next week.
it feels weird that I was in pittsburgh for the summer. being back in RVA with my classmates suddenly makes me feel like pittsburgh never even happened.