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July11,2006

"warped tour 2006" music: Plain White T's - Take Me Away
mood: all right

no pictures this time, i didnt want to lug my fat nikon coolpix around warped tour. but whitney took fab pictures of the bands we saw and gorgeous views of the bay bridge. the weather was so beautiful on saturday. the sun was beaming down on us at pier 30, and i got sunburned for the first time in years.

we got there before 11, but we still didnt make it in time to see Armor for Sleep. i guess they're not a very well-known band, but they're still very good and i wish i had seen them perform. anyhow, we started off with the hellogoodbye performance, which had a fabulous end with "touchdown turnaround." they are definitely a lot of fun to see on stage, and i liked the nice touch with the dancing banana, chubaka, hotdog, and beer bottle. i didnt like them too much before because i felt they were too SoCal-powerpop for me, but after that performance, i've definitely developed a soft spot for them. we also saw Thursday, Less Than Jake, The Academy Is..., Saves the Day, Motion City Soundtrack, and a little bit of Plain White T's and Amber Pacific along with other random bands. unfortunately, none of us were able to get autographs because 1) we didnt want to wait in long lines in the scorching heat and 2) we'd rather watch the bands perform than miss their performance to wait in line for them. at least we picked up a shitload of sampler CDs, a 1 year subscription to Alternative Press for $5, and random free posters and stickers. brian got the meg&dia EP that's not even out yet, and wolf...i dont know what he was doing, but i know he was raking in free shit. and i bought this great t-shirt that came with a free vans hat:



evan, thanks for another fabulous weekend ;D and i forgive you for your ridiculous hat.

i worked the next day at the world cup final and damn, zidane just let me down. but then again, the missed penalty kick was unforgiveable. i think that miss is gonna haunt the french forever. anyhow, tips were okey...not as great as they were in the past, but at least tips are good in general at the restaurant so i can look forward to making money that tends to surpass my actual salary. good shit. anyhow, spent a quiet sunday evening with evan, watching tv and eating klondikes. summer has been fantastic, and i only wish it was slower. i havent accomplished much, but i have been enjoying my summer. i guess that's what really counts.

something very obnoxious i saw at macy's on friday:



when you see an iPod accessory vending machine, you know our nation has its priorities fucked up.