I just finished up two of the most hectic weeks I've had in a long time. It's basically smooth sailing from here. A handful of exams and projects seem pretty relaxed in comparison. As far as I'm concerned the term is basically done. Can't wait to get back to Ottawa, see people on Canada day, and see the manfriend. I miss that guy.
For the millionth time, congratulations to Stacey for being the first to snag an internship...and one of the best ones possible, in my opinion. She'll be interning with Dave Quilico, the director of A&R and Music Publishing at Sony Canada. Holy hell! Get Andrew Austin signed, man! I'll be one of the first to buy an album, I promise.
Latest students' council activity: karaoke night, which was a complete flippin' bust. I think we lost several hundred that night. I haven't counted yet. I don't really want to. Add that to the hundred we lost last week and we're doing mighty fine. Eeep...I should listen to my instincts more often. The night before I was filled with a feeling of dread and thought we should call the whole thing off. It seemed crazy at the time though. In hindsight we really should have. I should have also followed my instincts last week when I thought we were pricing our wares too low. Oh well. Next time. We keep saying "next time".
Seeing McGill people last weekend for brunch was kind of weird. I feel very disconnected with them now. It doesn't really bother me. All I know is spending time with them is not necessarily enjoyable anymore. They've got pretty different lifestyles. These lifestyles involve all sorts of sleeping around. Not really my bag.
Stacey Superstar and Wayne came over last night. We ate pizza, drank beer, and watched Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. It was, as expected, a sometimes silly kind of kid's movie, but the art direction and stuff was super cool. Really cool costumes, sets, all that. And Jim Carrey was enjoyable. And babies are always cute. And I'm a fan of Meryl Streep. And why didn't they show Jude Law's face?? What a waste.
Wren City Churches and Hunter Valentine both played the NXNE conference this past week. They both did well by their own standards. For those just joining us, they are the bands I have been managing for the past few months. Between those two bands, they are playing 9 shows this month I think. That is insane. That's a lot of shows that this here merch girl will have to attend. Why the hell does the merch vendor have to be a girl? Maybe it's because they think that's all I'm good for on the night of the show. At least I don't have to haul equipment.
Young Men With Unlimited Capital is a good read. I reccommend it. That word doesn't look right. Recommend. It's about the guys who organized Woodstock. Even if you're not into music it's really interesting, just because the event was pretty big on a pop cultural level anyway. Is that even a term? Pop cultural? Pft, you bet it is.
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