Kayla had class in the morning so I woke up with her and after saying our goodbyes I spent the time while she was out on the Internet (starting a blog amongst other things). She came back to the apartment after her class, but had to go to another shortly after. While she was at her second class I got ready and met her at Halas once she was done (I was astounded at the number of North Face fleeces I saw whilst walking through the campus).
We went and got a whole load of chores done after class: I got a cheap-o phone, a month CTA pass, keys cuts, some groceries from Dominicks and - most importantly - some rum and coke so we could pre-game for the Friendly Fires and xx show.
I made some delicious pepper and tomato spaghetti after getting back to the apartment and once we had eaten that we start pre-gaming, oh yeah. We headed out at about 7, got the El and I started to realise that I was feeling rather tipsy and we still had a water bottle of booze to finish off on the train! We got to the Bottom Lounge just before 8.
When we got inside the venue we pretty much spotted the xx sitting in the bar right away, so like crazy little obsessives we went over to talk with them. Ollie remembered me from London, which was rather good. I apologised for being so drunk at Village Underground, which was rather ironic given how much I had to drink this night too.
We got a picture each.Both bands were excellent. Can't remember much about both sets, but Kayla and I were definitely dancing our socks off to Friendly Fires. There was also a scuffle in front of us between two girls, which is always exciting, and I befriended a chap in front of us after his friend got chucked out for underage drinking.
After the show we went back to the bar and met Ed from Friendly Fires and then went out to the xx tour bus. We starting talking to an English guy and American girl by the bus too. Kayla managed to get their attention enough (most prominently by tapping on the tour bus window with a license plate she found in the street) for Ollie to come out and talk to her and promise to get her on the guest list for the jj or Hot Chip show.
The night finished with us getting the El to MacDonalds, where I started to feel very ill so we took a cab back to Kayla's apartment. I slumped in the bed and went to sleep straight away; Kayla was busy messaging Ollie on Facebook. FAIL.
Amazing night. Seriously.
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