"educated hips"

my life is being held hostage by finals but yesterday i slipped out of its evil grip for a wee bit and went out for some music and poetry.

i performed at an asian american festival in downtown berkeley with some other good theatre ricers in the afternoon. we did this and that. it was a rushed and under-prepared show but i wasn't too happy with it but hey, it was fun and we got some free food afterwards too. i have to remember to cherish every time i see a friend because time is running out and soon we'll all be separated for awhile. this year is not going to be like other years when some of my friends and i gather up for a "grand finale" hangout time... my freshman year "grand finale" was the best... we all walked up to the big c at dawn and refused to sleep in fear of not seeing each other for a moment... haha such good children we were. oh wait, i forgot, bricky's throwing a party next week. that's like the "grand finale." but alas, i won't be here.

i then hung out with sara for awhile. we listened to some malevolent and volatile portishead-like music at home, went to two bookstores and a library, and bummed around berkeley for a bit. coconut milk and sagos are dandy.

i then proceeded to the magical maganda reception. dayamn was that a swell event! such awesome performers! this poet by the name of jason bayani was absolutely awesome... beautiful, introspective, self-mocking, and humble, with god complexity and foolishness... man.... what a poet. he's in a collective called proletariat bronze with some other cool cats. check em out when you can. tallulah was very lovely and i wish she performed more. the clarendon hills and the skyflakes were frigging tight as always... the c-hills' pepito gets crazy with his gyration on stage, it's so fun. and the skyflakes, man, man, man, i'm just hooked. a nice fun event. i left feeling... inspired.

too bad i have to let loose my inspiration onto my books.

dope song: the clarendon hills' educated hips "a song for when you can't take your final... because you're staring at your TA."