Listen to the Rain

Still sick, but I took today off to recover.

After ACEN, I got home, cleaned up a bit around the apartment, and then texted lisekatevans and asked her if she wanted to go to the Cowboy Bebop popup happening at the Whistler out in Logan Square. I got a text back a couple hours later saying she had been planning to invite me over for cocktails and co-working, so we split the difference--I ate dinner and cleaned a bit more while she wrote, and then I went to her place for an hour before we went out to the bar.

When we arrived, sassyfri and chad.smith.3158 were already there, dressed in Cowboy Bebop shirts, and we settled in and listened to the music, ordered $10 drinks--a miracle in Logan Square--and talked about what made Cowboy Bebop so amazing while we watched someone drawing fanart that was projected on the wall behind the DJs. I also had a nice conversation with chad.smith.3158 about the upcoming Tolkien TV series and how much we'd love to see a Silmarillion TV series, even if it was too high-concept for most people to accept:

Him: "Music? What? What is happening?"
Me: "You're telling me that the problem is the villain sings badly?"

The bar wasn't crowded at all, which I'm of two minds about. At the time it was great, since the volume level was low and we had an easy time talking and no need to push past people. But at the same time, if they didn't get as much business as they wanted, then they won't be of a mind to do an event like this again, and really it's exactly what I wanted from a Cowboy Bebop-themed event. Cowboy Bebop-inspired music, drinks that were delicious and not too expensive, good friends, great conversation, and a lovely end to an ACEN weekend. It reminded me of when greyselke and I used to go to Nocturne in Philadelphia, before either of us could drink, just to sit and listen to goth music and play Geas with my Tarot deck.

I could tell I was getting sick then, though, and I did. lisekatevans said she was impressed with my ability to hold my liquor and survive on little sleep, but it caught up with me this time. Still, it was a great end to a great weekend!