Getting Back On Track

Howdy folks. I haven't posted the last few days because I've been enjoying the transition from Working Stiff to Lazy College Student on Summer Vacation. Granted, soon I'll be College Student during Fall Semester and probably pretty busy again, but that's all the more reason to enjoy these few slow days. I'm writing from home today, recharging and having a good time doing it.

So what was this Day of Change I kept alluding to last week? Well, it's pretty simple, really: a lot of things changed on Friday the 13th. Tim moved out of the basement at the end of the summer session. I completed my last co-op term. The 2004 Athens Olympics had their opening ceremonies. And the new Subway in Kent Square was supposed to open. But curses, they were behind schedule! It appears I won't be among the first to grace its sandwich building goodness, after all. Yes, I love Subway and will defend its faults till the end.

From the concerts desk, I went back up to the Mountain Stage in Charleston last night to catch a concert from the Mutual Admiration Society, whose album I plugged a few weeks ago. They lived up to the hype quite well. MAS's touring group is Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame, and Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello's band. It was an eclectic lineup, but it was such a hoot to see them perform songs from the MAS album, plus a few Nickel Creek and Toad tunes, with some Zeppelin and Beatles teases thrown into the mix. I'm sad to say their tour is wrapping up soon, but if you're near Arlington this week, I'd go check them out at the Birchmere. I also got a chance to talk to Sean Watkins after the show; he's a pretty cool guy.

I've got a lot of neat things planned for the rest of the day. Talk to you all soon!