tournament edition

it always comes down to the last 15 minutes of an unproductive work shift.

a person i was just talking to said the only ways i can be so calm is that i either have nothing to do, or i'm in complete denial of what i have to do. i'm in denial.

made some headway with the troy project today. ill probably be up late working on it more, but the 7:45 call time might scare me into sleeping. it'll basically be impossible for me to stay awake during M tomorrow in class. ah well, not like ive made it through any full length movie in that class without falling asleep. i pass out during the 5 minute clips. tomorrow it goes work, class, work, dinner, edit, pick up dave from the airport at 12:30am.

i cant decide. i think im going to edit the troy piece in the library. actually, i'll consult cesar on the compatability of final cut hd and final cut 3. the decks at the library are sweet, and as of right now, the only camera i have to use as a deck misplays the tapes with audio blips. the decks at the library make them sound and look great, plus they have little 2x2 inch lcd monitors on the front of the deck which are useless, but awesome looking.

enough about work. sage is still the man. c.r. was a special guest which was a very pleasant surprise. he came out first with a keytar and a harmonica and did a few songs by beatboxing/harmonica-ing/keytar-ing/and singing at the same time. the man is amazing. soliloquists of sound were alright. the dj, da vinci, played mpcs and was kind of over the top. they were mediocre as a group, but great as a backup band for sage. it was great to see him with more than a discman. he did mostly new stuff, which was still fun. at one point he asked 'do you want to hear some new stuff?' the crowd roared. then he said 'well, you should have come last year.' but then he did crack pipes over one of the beats from the new album. other oldies were mainstream, damage, and makeshift patriot as a closer. da vinci closed it out with a jimi hendrix style national anthem (he had a wah pedal hooked up to one of the mpcs). sage did a lot of funny shit as usual, and was sporting a very healthy beard.

i got to talk to sage at the merch table for a bit before the show, but our conversation was cut short by a cell phone call he got. which is kind of funny, but the man has to have a cell phone since he is a travelling business. afterwards i was lucky to catch c.r. and get his email address. i gotta get him the slam stuff that i got to sage and jared last time they were in town. actually, two times ago. also, jared said he liked the doc, which was cool. he was busy selling stuff though so i left it at that. it was a great night. +1 cause erika was there. we had fun despite being some of the oldest people there. thats what epitaph does to you i guess, but i cant really complain because ive never gotten to the front row of a concert easier than that.