Weekend Update

There were many a fun activities that I was able to partake in this weekend. I saw the new Woody Allen film Melinda and Melinda, featuring Will Ferrell. I went to a great a capella concert at my campus featuring the lovely Mo Cahill. And then finally I saw the band Of Montreal in Toronto after my first taste of Ethiopian food.

Venturing into the Great White North does not come without its cost, however. While Canadians are known for their politeness, friendliness, and being just as afraid of you as you are of them, my group somehow managed to encounter the worst Canadians the country had to offer. Example: While selecting the candy I wished to purchase at a Canadian gas station, my leg was kicked by an old man eager to pay for gas. The second opening band, also comprised of Canadians, made my soul bleed they were so terrible. I will not tell you their name for fear that they might get an extra hit to the website that I am assuming is out there, eating other, far better websites. Immediately after this band left the stage, some jerk dropped a beer bottle on my foot because he was done with it.

And finally, while waiting in line for 30 metric hours to get into the actual concert, we got to stand next to Of Montreal's biggest fan. This isn't necessarily a bad thing unless the fan in question is constantly trying to ensure that they maintain their title. I learned so much about the band from this girl, in between being insulted for my lack of knowledge about her home country. Here's an example: did you know that Kevin Barnes, lead singer of O.M., as she is allowed to call them, writes lyrics so amazing that they actually created and traveled through a time warp that allowed Gandhi to hear the face-melting jams from the band, inspiring his invention of peace and standing up for your beliefs? Okay, that was a gross exaggeration, but the band was actually compared to Jesus by this woman.

But don't worry, Canada, I don't blame you. How could I hate the country that gave me The Kids in the Hall, Peter Jennings, Phil Hartman, Eugene Levy, The Shatner, BTO, Neil Young's poetry, and so much more?