I got back from the AFI concert about an hour ago, after seeing Aaron and Wheaties off, and grabbing a relaxing shower. The concert was decent, but that’s in comparison to seeing my favourite band live. The lighting was amazingly done, with the correct colours and spotlights to match the music. Davey Havok was singing almost a semi-tone flat through most of the concert, so he must have been pretty tired. I only enjoy their last album, Sing the Sorrow, but at one point during the summer I was listening to it to no end. Dina asked me if I thought there were any pretty girls walking around between sets and all I could answer was “lots”.
There aren’t too many bands I feel as if I need to experience live. I’ve seen Tool, the Dwarves, and the Misfits live already, and those are the only bands I feel that I enjoy enough for me to attend. I would go to another Tool concert if they came around again, and definitely a Portishead show if they were ever doing one. I would be up for an Ellen Ten Damme concert with Darren, but unfortunately she seems to only play in Europe and the UK with a few Japanese tour dates. I could go for a Dreamtheater concert, but I have the live DVD, so a personal viewing isn’t quite as imperative. The Dears is a possibility, but I’d have to get more into their music before going.
I bought The Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III, and I’m impressed with it’s depth. It’s basically a completely new game now, with different units, heroes, and buildings. I find that it’s much more strategy based and less focused on micro. Since I’m unemployed, I’ve been playing quite a bit with Artfag, and since she’s unemployed as well, there’s never a chance to guilt the other into looking for a job, which is something that I’m finding hard to get motivated about.
Speaking of which, I spent the last week sending out résumés to various companies and government organizations. I have a résumé that I’m pretty proud of right now, after Pat helped me fix it up. No phone calls so far.