A weekend to remember

I took a creative writing class in high school, and for one of the projects we had to write a short story. Regarding this project, the only advice I remember my teacher offering the class was something like, "Make sure that the title is interesting and not something cliché, like 'A [blank] to Remember'." So, Mrs. High-School-Creative-Writing-Teacher, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I don't remember your name, and I'm sorry that I titled this post the way I did. If clichés weren't so good at explaining things, people wouldn't use them so often. But as they say, hindsight is always twenty/twenty.

Friday night, five friends and I headed to La Crosse, Wisconsin on a road trip. We all just wanted to get off of campus, swim in a pool, and relax in a hot tub together. On the way there, Tom and I recorded a to-be-released podcast segment in the back of a minivan. I think it will be one of the funniest segments yet, and if not, the most disgusting. We stayed in a hotel and - as planned - had a great time. You can see some pictures from Friday evening, as well as others from this weekend on my Flickr account. The new pictures continue onto the second page.

Saturday night, I played in an "open mic" competition on campus. I entered twice, once as myself (accompanied by hand drums and keys) and once with Dr. Thunder & the Generic Sodas. This contest was a pretty sweet deal, with 1st place receiving $300, 2nd $200, and 3rd $100. Out of more than twenty acts, Dr. Thunder and the Generic Sodas (DT&GS) took first prize. We actually ended up tieing with another group, so we won $150 and split it three ways. Not bad for just having a good time. In our first show in over a year and a half we played the wildly popular tribute to a required class for all freshmen called "Paideia (2 Many Dealines)", and the competition-clincher/brand new "Facebook (I Poke and I Poke)". We hope to record the new song this week - it's a good one.

This was definately a weekend to remember (it does kind of make me cringe to say that).