[apartment four, berkeley]

i'm downstairs in the boys' apartment. Today was superb. Okay, well except for the huge swarm of bees that hung around outside my window for about a half hour, the rest of the day was great. The four hour math review made my day productive.

I met elena, my old roommate from the dorms, at bath&body works and headed for the greek theatre to see Common and the Violent Femmes. I'd never listened to either of the artists prior to the show, but i just wanted something to do to relax. Common was amazing. He had great stage presence and played to the audience. He had this persona. He exuded humility. His message wasn't the typical hard core mc subject matter; it was about unity and respect for the past and for each other. Yay common. I liked his pants too, yay adidas.

The violent femmes were...
forty+ years old. such a surprise to see three balding middle aged men whose band was called "the violent femmes." They had a couple good songs, but i decided it was time to leave when they started screaming "you are an ugly mother fucker!" Roite...perfect time for my exit.

Elena and I went to the international house cafe. I haven't spent time with her in a long time, and it was most excellent.