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12/30/2002 entry: "I recommend comedy."

I didn't get the chance to mention it, but tonight I saw Lewis Black at Zanies in Vernon Hills. Very very cool. It was a very last minute decision, I just bought the tickets Saturday. I saw it, said "Hey Kevin, you wanna go?" and then there was a lot of scrambling around with the phone. I won't get into all of it, but it was worth it.

So we drove about an hour north. A little scary, it was very wooded and spooky. But then everything opened up and it was very West-suburbian. Big stores, big strip malls, etc. Meanwhile, I had just been to my bank earlier in the day, which is on Kedzie between 111th and 115th. I'm sure if you're reading this, you have no idea what I'm talking about at all, so I'll explain.

When I say "West suburbian", I mean preppy, retarded-posh, rich person town. Every store is huge, every strip mall is huge, lots and lots of lights, big streets, way too many SUVs and many more expensive stores.

Where my bank is, which is really only 5-10 minutes from my house, it's completely different. It's kind of "Outskirts of the outskirts of the city". Tiny streets, moderate to crappy automobiles, small houses, small local/independent stores, more interesting scenery, less brightly lit, etc. And once in a while, downtown-style streets. By that, I mean stores CRAMMED in together RIGHT alongside the street. Think of a strip mall, but with all the stores SHOVED right to the curb. I love that. Cause the stores are all locally owned.

So of course you can see the dichotomy in which I live. My home is near more double-outskirts style towns/streets. My school is at the heart of the capital of Conceited West Suburbia. It's sick.

But, the club was nice, the other two comics weren't bad, and of course Lewis Black was great. Haha yeah. You know what I love though? Lewis Black is one of those comics who puts on their angry, serious front. It's part of what makes him so funny. But what I absolutely love, is when a comic like that lets themselves break through that once in a while. Like, they'll just say something so funny or so SOMETHING to them, that they crack a smile and try to smother a short laugh. I don't think it's unprofessional, I think it's great to get to see that.

Anyways, so it was Kevin, Mike and.. Mike's girlfriend. Haha I forgot her name. I suck at names. Fucking hell. Well, the four of us went. And we got our required 2 beverages/food. And you know how much the bill was? $43.25. I remember it because I stared at it for a good 5 minutes trying to figure out how. Well, the cheapest things to get are Cokes and fries. Cokes are $4, fries are $3.55. Kevin and I both got that. Mike and his girlfriend got other things, one of which cost 7.00 I think. Well regardless, it kind of made sense. That and they charge you a bunch of taxes. Blah. Yeah that's something we'll only do once in a while. It was fun, and worth it though. Even if they do rape you for more money once you're there.

But like I said, it was fun. I really enjoyed my night. It was something different, and of course we got to see a wonderful wonderful comic. And hell, we didn't even get lost on the way there. Granted it was a straight shot up north on 294, but still. If there's any such things as perfect nights, I think we got really really really really close.

REALLY close. :)