Summer... Part 2

Part 2: Play

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." A proverb that holds so much truth. It was the summertime, I was out of New York, and I needed plenty to do to keep myself from suffering from cabin fever in my room. It helped that I had a roommate. Darwin was a pretty cool roommate I must say. He has quite a musical gift that will one day make him millions of dollars as a producer. Throughout the entire summer we through ideas back and forth at each other and came up with some really cool stuff. Living together worked out great because we had known each other from before. We both didn't want to get stuck with some random person as a roommate. We both clicked pretty well. We hung out a lot, went to Guitar Center and geeked out on all the musical instruments, passed on different microwave food ideas to each other, good times. I had fun rooming with him, and I hope he feels the same way.

Another thing that also helped was the fact that I had so many friends nearby. I had a handful of people that I knew that were either in the area, a stone's throw away, or the next building over.
Christian and Kristina came by quite often in an attempt to get me addicted to the show Big Love. It almost worked. It was a very riveting season, and the plot was quite interesting. However I missed one important episode and got lost. What ended up happening was that I got hooked on Flight of the Conchords. That came on right before Big Love. Now that is a hilarious show. It's such random comedy, and it's right up my alley. I love how Jermaine and Brett break out into song so spontaneously. I need to catch up with that show again. It was good hanging out with the two of them and pigging out on chinese food.

I ended up getting acquainted with a few people as well. My friend Scott happened to move in the same suite as me, which turned out great because we really didn't know each other too well to begin with. Scott and I were student managers with Aramark and met during one of the SM meetings. Other than that, we didn't know too much about each other. We eventually started getting to know each other, and started jamming since he knows guitar and bass. I learned to appreciate and respect the various genres of Metal thanks to him. Note to self: Scott and I must record a very Metal version of the Trogdor theme. Throw our friend Jessie in the mix and there was a good time. Now those two are quite good drinking buddies. Jessie was working for Facilities for the summer so she was close by. A big positive to that was the fact that it gave CJ a good incentive to come and visit every so often. It was good to see CJ again. We got together and it was the same ol', same ol' as before when we roomed together. Fun times.

Quite possibly the most fun I had during the summer had to have been when a large group of us decided to head to Brooklyn to catch QB3 in action. The group consisted of myself, CJ, Jessie, Laura, Carla, and my friend from home St. Clair. Our friend John was supposed to make it down, but got sidetracked in Manhattan by his partner. We stopped in Manhattan first and took a trip to the Kwik-E-Mart (a 7Eleven retrofitted with Simpsons memorabilia) and got ourselves a bunch of cool treats. After that, we whisked over to Williamsburg where we enjoyed fine dining at Dokebi Korean Barbecue Restaurant. After nicely stuffing ourselves, we headed over to catch QB3. They were performing in a special event called Noisy Film Night. At Noisy Film Night, bands come in and improvise over a movie or cult classic TV show. That night two episodes of the Twilight Zone was shown. We were all mesmerized by the melodies that resonated through the instruments. What was even more amazing was the fact that such a mighty sound came from only three people. We all had fun that night. What made it even more fun was the fact that members of Aleda were there. Those guys are so much fun to chill with. We all had an amazing time. It was definitely worth the retardedly long trip back.

Good times.