Rendezvous
15 July 06 : 04.23 PM
Baybeats was better than I expected. That's not exactly saying anything because I didn't have very high expectations in the first place.
Thanks to Danii, who was, in the least cheesy sounding way possible, "protecting" me from vibrations of the mosh. All the shoving, all the screaming. Throughout the whole Love Me Butch concert, Danii's friend's girlfriend, who was a first-timer (like me), exchanged glances and exasperated sighs with me.
I met Kim and Jules there too. Cotton candy and melted sugar on our fingers. We weren't exactly part of the crowd with our heels and lipgloss.
Drey too, who pretended to interrogate Danii about how we got to know each other, is he trying to hit on me, et cetera. She's bohemian dancer with heels and mascara.
The night would have ended perfect if we left after this. It was the classic cliché tableau of seated facing each other by the side of the river (screenshot doesn't include the rubbish I see floating on the waters), talking and giving ears to the Poptart event happening several metres away.
Except, I had to say, my friend Justin called, let's go meet him. Danii and Justin hit off so well that I was almost completely ignored. I say "almost completely" because Danii actually bothered asking me if I wanted to go home when I said I was sleepy. But that's just about it.
While walking to get a cab, Danii said, "I need a fucking joint man. I want to go home to my joint."
To which, Justin asked, "Fuck, and you're not inviting me over?" And yeah, the rest, they say, is history.
The most important thing to note is, this is the first time they've met. They don't know each other's last names, the only thing they do know about each other is that they both like System of a Down. Is this the new way to make friends now? Can I go over for some marijuana?
They were just going on and I was falling asleep right beside them in the cab. It's not so much about them not talking to me, it's, wait, it is about them not talking to me. I got off the cab annoyed, and didn't say bye.
Danii called me after, apologetic.
"I'm sorry, I was tired too. But you didn't have to deprive me of a goodbye..."
Can I still be annoyed? We talked for 2 hours, until 6am.
(With Justin and two other friends zoned out in another room.)