#procrastinationdomination – Twitter hashtag – the ability to find anything and everything else to do other than the very important task you should be working on
I forget who coined this hashtag. It wasn’t me. It was either Tashia or Darcie. This post is a prime example. I should be filling the four boxes that I just taped the bottoms of with books. I have so many books. I have so much stuff period. This is what happens to people with minor hoarding tendencies who live in the same place for 14 years.
Darcie arrived on Tuesday night, I can’t really remember what we did on Wednesday, but it sure wasn’t packing. Thursday we went to Alcatraz and did a driving tour of San Francisco and then went to Live 105’s Not So Silent Night Pre-Party. With Darcie’s broken foot, we were invited to jump the line so that we could go in and find a seat for her. We ended up in the balcony, stage left and enjoyed amazing sets by Grouplove, The Joy Formidable, and The Naked and Famous.
Bitzy from The Joy Formidable
Friday I made a bunch of move related calls, worked for a couple of hours, then headed to Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Darcie and I started with a slice of pizza from Blondie’s (a Berkeley staple), walked around UC Berkeley campus for a little bit, browsed the clearance section at Amoeba Records (not nearly long enough), had cookie ice cream sandwiches at C.R.E.A.M. (absolutely delicious and just $2!) and then came home. For about an hour. We had tickets to Live 105’s Not So Silent Night, which had an amazing line up. Which became even more amazing as we listened to the radio while we got ready. Jane’s Addiction had to cancel due to a family emergency, so Live 105 called up a local trio to see if they could sub in. And that local trio just happened to be GREEN DAY! We were blown away! Darcie actually kept murmuring “Green Day” every few minutes, throwing in a “Fucking Green Day” every so often. I am not at all gifted at show reviews, but here is a synopsis:
Darcie’s injury paid off handsomely as we were able to skip the $35 parking fee (yes, you read that correctly) with her temporary handicapped placard. The walk up the hill to the arena was rough for her with the crutches, but we did get to zip in and ride the elevator up to our seats. What an insane night. It was bizarre seeing Young the Giant play an arena, considering the last time we saw them they were opening for Neon Trees in Cleveland.
Bush exploded on to the stage with ‘Machinehead’ and Darcie and I both screamed. Total unconscious fangirl reaction. During their set, I kept thinking, “How did I forget how great these guys are live?” while singing along to every song. Florence & the Machine started off with a couple of quiet number and then proceeded to rock the house for the last three songs. Dressed in a red flowing dress, Florence practically floated as she skipped around the stage during her set. It was beautiful.
Neither Darcie nor I had seen Mumford & Sons perform, but we are both great fans. It was an extremely moving performance with a couple of songs hitting home for Darcie in particular. The second best part was actually the two guys in front of us who looked and acted more like metal fans but in fact knew every single note and lyric to all of the songs.
And then it was time for Green Day. We had moved to the handicapped seating area during the break between sets, so Darcie was able to stretch out and rock out. Seeing Green Day in the Bay Area is always a treat, but this was even more special due to the last minute nature. Billie Joe explained how things came about, “Live 105 asked themselves… ‘Who can we get to fill in on 5 hours notice that lives 10 minutes away? Green Day.'” Billie Joe laid out the plan, “We’re gonna play a bunch of old shit.”. Which they did. The songs all came from ’39/Smooth’, ‘Kerplunk’, ‘Dookie’ and ‘Insomniac’ with the exception of the closing song which was “American Idiot”. I think Darcie actually rocked out harder than a lot of people in that arena and she was seated! It was her first Green Day show, and my last Green Day hometown show. What a great note to leave on.
courtesy of live105.com
Today is all about packing, which I am now going to return to. I swear. I’m not lying. Really. No more #procrastinationdomination today. Really.
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