A Kick in the Shin

This weekend was nuts. I've already brought you up to a speed about Thursday night's big to-dos and my plans for Friday night, but since then a lot has obviously happened. Namely, Allison, Angela, and Alex joined Matt and me in Boston yesterday afternoon for what was to be an eventful 24-hours. After picking the ladies up from South Station, we made a mildly successful stop at The Garment District in Cambridge before hitting up California Pizza Kitchen in Cambrideside Galleria. We spent a good two hours munching on appetizers and each others' food there before heading to The Middle East to take in ADULT. Or so we thought we were going to be taking in ADULT. around 9:15 when we got there... ADULT. had other plans for us, though, which included holding off their set until 11:30. And by 11:30, they naturally intended to go on at midnight. So, it was a late concert to say the least, but it was also so much fun (filled with LOTS of spastic dancing) that it was entirely worth it.

I also forgot to mention that Matt Leonard met us at the show, which made things extra special for all of us. Because Matt Leonard is special. (Freshmen year, he and I vowed to start a band together. We thought we'd make a better Blonde Redhead than Blonde Redhead since his hair is kind of a dirty blonde and mine is red even though a) we would be way better than Blonde Redhead, b) his hair is probably more akin to light brown than straight blonde, and c) Blonde Redhead is actually pretty good anyway. But still! It was such a good idea, and we kind of/sort of still pretend we're going to do it someday...even though I'll be in CA for a good portion of the next year. That's why it's a good idea, though! Ideas don't necessarily have to come to frution; it's just awesome when they do!)

Ummm...so about ADULT. It's sort of a threesome now (at least for the live shows), but I'll go ahead and pretend it's still just her (Nicola Kuperus) and him (Adam Lee Miller) all the time. Why? Because they are married. And they are doing what they love. Together. Check out the FAQs portion on the ADULT. site. It's highly enjoyable reading anytime, anywhere. You can learn about ADULT.'s grammatical nuances and read about how cool it is (or seems to be, at least) to make music with the one you love. Charming. Someday, maybe, if I'm lucky, I will be like Nicola with my very own Adam. Wouldn't that be swell?

Okay, so before I got sidetracked, I was trying to say that the ADULT. show was fabulous and that the night would already have proven itself hugely successful had it stopped there. But it didn't, because, after the show, we headed to Store 24 to stock up on cookie dough and the like before retreating to the Westin Waltham-Boston for a slumber party. I LOVE SLUMBER PARTIES. THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH MY FAVORITE THING EVER. Matt hung out with us in the hotel room for a while, but then we kicked him out because it was, you know, time to be girls and braid each other's hair and pig out on popcorn and Sour Straws and prance around in our undies and sing Beach Boys' songs into our brushes-turned-microphones. 'Cuz that's what all slumber parties are like. At least for girls. We had such a silly time, and the evening was topped off by humorous dialogue and one-of-a-kind quotes. For example:

Me: When I was little I always used to try to convince my mom to let me have a sleep-over in our Suburban. She would never let me, though, because supposedly ventilation is sort of an issue? I guess it's kind of impossible to sleep in a car anyway.
Alex: Yeah...but Jewel did it...!?

Ahem. Yes, I love Alex and the abundance of laughs she provided us with this weekend. I also love the fact that we got to sleep in the most comfortable beds ever at the Westin, where they have super swanky bedding that you can even purchase post-stay (or, I suppose, mid-stay if you are so eager) to have for your own bed at home. Even if home is a car. Because Jewel did it. (I think I'll answer everything with that catch-phrase from now on. For example, when asked what to order at California Pizza Kitchen, I'll say, "Get the Fettucine with Garlic Cream Sauce...because Jewel did it.") I also love the fact that we got to eat at Joseph's II for brunch and Anna's for dinner and that we putzed around in Harvard Square all day and even managed to run into The Walkmen before they played their set in the middle of Harvard Square in a long line-up of bands for this annual May Fair shindig. I am, in fact, in love with so many things about this weekend because it was so much fun.

And now I am exhausted (even though I was already exhausted for most of the weekend to begin with), and I wasn't even planning on writing about all of this until tomorrow, but I really needed to post this incredible picture that we took at brunch today. Or rather, I really needed to post this incredible picture that Alex took at brunch today. She has mad photo-taking skills, especially when it comes to pretending to take legit photos when actually capturing shots of other people who don't even know it. Like this man:

Whaaat? Are you joking me? Can you believe this dude? What a fucking tool! Not even Sunil Amin tops this character off. Sheesh!

Okay, enough of this tired posting business. I know I have lots more to say, and I know I'll say it, so I'm not worried. You shouldn't be either. I posted pictures up of this weekend. There aren't a ton, but they are cute. End story.