Truth and Beauty Bombs

I'm going to a concert at a large stadium by myself. I will be sitting in the lawn section.

The only thing I got going for me is I will be wearing a v-neck.

I've gone to a few concerts alone.
It's "weird," but you get over it.

Not weird. Have fun and enjoy yourself!

this just means you have
reached a new level of enjoying music

like when someone goes to a good restaurant on their own
you think
"wow. that person is really good at enjoying food."

unfortunately I think you're going to see radiohead
which means it's more like
when someone goes to quizno's alone (quiznos was the closest place I could think of to radiohead)
and you don't even notice
because there isn't a big difference between going to quizno's alone and microwaving something alone at home
so it's still fine but no one is going to be
impressed

boorishly used to go to pixar movies alone
just because he loves the smell of children
so you're
doing alright imo

My first "alone movie" was Toy Story 1!

However, it wasn't intentional. I was 13, my friends had canceled, and I thought I just couldn't find them.

I was uncomfortable the whole time.

I don't remember enjoying anyone's smell nor anyone enjoying mine.

My RL friends.

Not my RN friend.

The Toy Story songs are crap.

This concert involves me going on a boat to get there.

Think that makes everything worse re: boats are obviously friend things.

but yeah it's radiohead. Like, haven't even been interested enough to listen to their new album. Just want to see them once before they break up.

Guys I'm going from my apartment, to a boat, across a river, and into the murder capital of the US to sit on a lawn.

alone

I'm taking the boat back, too. Which I'm guessing is around midnight.

Pretty scared that I'll mess up this boat thing. I'll text daniel when I get on the boat.

Get there super early and I bet you can make a friend.

If you show up once there's a crowd, it will be harder.

I learned this trick when I went to the Ponyo premiere in NYC, circa whatever year that was.
I mean, I wasn't really a "trick" per se, given that I didn't do this on purpose... but this woman who was a producer on Venture Bros happened to be second in line (I was first) and we chatted a bit. Then we went out for drinks after the show.

It has a sad ending because I gave her my contact info for Flash stuff (she was working on some Dragons vs. Robots cross-platform property) and nothing ever panned out there, but it was certainly a good enough connection to make just for the day.

Cheston, the boat leaves at a specific time.

I'm eating my spaghetti really early so I don't miss it.

Then arrive first for the boat and talk to whoever becomes the next person who waits for the boat.

My friend goes to concerts by herself very often and she says that it is very easy to just talk to people, or they will talk to you first, and that it is actually nice going alone because she doesn't have to worry about whether or not her friends are having a good enough time, or if they want to leave early, or if she wants to leave early, she doesn't have to stay just for them, etc. It is apparently a liberating experience and now she doesn't necessarily like going to concerts WITH people. Although she is glad to meet up with people if they are also going to be there, I guess.

PS I sure click on "new post" instead of "reply" a lot.

Back. Boat ride went with out of hitch. [ACTUAL BOAT FOOTAGE]

Here's the boat I got on.


I'm on the boat.


Beautiful sky from a boat.


Police boat!


Real life tug boat!


Boat map!


Safety!


Safety stuff!


All my boat mates!


Holy cow!


Pertaining to boats!


What a name!


What another name!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOAT GLOAT

I ended up talking to:

2 guys from russia
1 guy from brazil
1 guy on the boat who said some Philippino ladies might show up at his hotel room

The concert was alright but I think I would have enjoyed it more 5 years ago.

Also, Thom was all wiggly.

was thom yorke's ponytail horsey enough for you
or are ponies a whole other thing

I was too far away to see what his horse hair looked like

how were you even sure that it was radiohead playing

I also learned a bag of heroin in Camden is 5 dollars and a bag of heroin in Jersey City is 15 dollars.