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Metal and birthday.
May. 4th, 2009 05:33 pmNext Tuesday, May 12, I am turning 31.
I have no idea what I am doing that evening. I thought about getting wasted because that's what one does, but I've gone so long without drinking, and am not particularly keen on some of the really out of control things that have happened the last couple of times I drank. So maybe I will have a whiskey because I like whiskey, but I don't anticipate boozing. I am also thinking a bit about the Star Trek movie, which will be out that week, but then again I'd rather hang out where I can actually talk with people.
The Thursday after my birthday there is a death metal show at the Big Room on Legion. General Surgery, Engorged, Midnight, and Funerot are playing. I'm not sure I will be super keen on the music as I am not familiar with any of those bands, but I know that I am always keen on Olympia metalheads, because they are adorable. The shows just have a good vibe to them.
Then on Friday, Paganfest is at the Hawthorne in Portland.
Both of these things sound nice enough in theory, but here's the problem: My friends both here and down in Portland are not really metalheads, I don't think. Down in Portland I have Chris and Si, but Chris is touring with Belphegor right now, and Si is.. unreliable at best and probably can't make the $30 cover even if he's available. So if I really, really want to go to any of these shows, I must either go by myself or subject a loyal friend or two to music and a crowd they are not fond of. I have no doubt that at least one of my friends would be willing and free to do either of these things, but I don't know if I want them to.
Wow, I just re-read this post and realized how fucking privileged I am that my biggest concern is whether or not I will get to see some metal for my birthday.
Wtf, mate. How about if I shut my yap and be grateful that I am seeing yet another birthday, and that I am spending it with a roof over my head and a full belly.
I don't give a shit what I do for my birthday, really. As long as people I love are there.
I have no idea what I am doing that evening. I thought about getting wasted because that's what one does, but I've gone so long without drinking, and am not particularly keen on some of the really out of control things that have happened the last couple of times I drank. So maybe I will have a whiskey because I like whiskey, but I don't anticipate boozing. I am also thinking a bit about the Star Trek movie, which will be out that week, but then again I'd rather hang out where I can actually talk with people.
The Thursday after my birthday there is a death metal show at the Big Room on Legion. General Surgery, Engorged, Midnight, and Funerot are playing. I'm not sure I will be super keen on the music as I am not familiar with any of those bands, but I know that I am always keen on Olympia metalheads, because they are adorable. The shows just have a good vibe to them.
Then on Friday, Paganfest is at the Hawthorne in Portland.
Both of these things sound nice enough in theory, but here's the problem: My friends both here and down in Portland are not really metalheads, I don't think. Down in Portland I have Chris and Si, but Chris is touring with Belphegor right now, and Si is.. unreliable at best and probably can't make the $30 cover even if he's available. So if I really, really want to go to any of these shows, I must either go by myself or subject a loyal friend or two to music and a crowd they are not fond of. I have no doubt that at least one of my friends would be willing and free to do either of these things, but I don't know if I want them to.
Wow, I just re-read this post and realized how fucking privileged I am that my biggest concern is whether or not I will get to see some metal for my birthday.
Wtf, mate. How about if I shut my yap and be grateful that I am seeing yet another birthday, and that I am spending it with a roof over my head and a full belly.
I don't give a shit what I do for my birthday, really. As long as people I love are there.
