Oh my god, you guys. I basically (almost) have had the best weekend ever. All week, I'm been working with my friends MaryBeth & Dan on their Wizard Wrock music, (check them out over at
myspace.com/naginilove! I even made them a
music video!)
Anyway, it was a crazy week getting CD's made and t-shirts and editing videos and all kinds of stuff that go with being a Harry Potter geek and loving Wizard Wrock, and all so we can get ready for an awesome fun weekend of even MORE WROCK!
MaryBeth aka Nagini had volunteered to play at Wrock for Dafur, this awesome event upstate that was a benefit concert for Darfur. We had a great time, Nagini featuring Alstor (our friend Dan) rocked it with some awesome music. We made some really good new friends, and I got to meet Andrew Slack, the founder of the HP Alliance. He was such a cool guy, and SO passionate about everything that he believes in, it's impossible not to believe it too. The event itself was really big, in a park right on the Husdon River that was really pretty. We had a great day, and raised a lot of money. It was really inspiring, to the point that I want to host my own house party.
We spent the night at the local Unitarian church, with the girls that ran the event, and the awesome friends that we made. There was a lot of giggling involved, and not a lot of sleep, considering we were with something like 12 teenage girls, but I haven't had that much fun in a night in a long time. I didn't even mind the 4 hours of sleep on a hard floor at all.
After that, we got in the car and started to drive the 2 hours to the local(ish) Ren Faire (it was the weekend of Magic & Mystery), and got horribly lost, which wasn't that bad, as we made it in time for Nagini to check in and get our passes for the day. We had a great time there, too, where Nagini and Alstor played two sets, and we did a little shopping and chilled out in the heat. At the end of the day, they played at the Pub, where they were the only people not singing bawdy chanteys, but were still much loved by all. It was probably their best performance all weekend, and very very awesome.
However.
We were getting ready to drive back home (a two hour drive, or so) when I realized my brakes weren't really responding the way they're supposed to. As in, not at all. So we pulled over, Dan called AAA, and we got towed to the local shop. I would like to point out that it's something like 9pm on a Sunday night, in a place were they still have Blue Laws, so there was no way we were getting it fixed then. We had to book a room at a hotel (spending ALL the money we made on CD's) and leave my car.
This morning, we called the mechanic, who told us that my brakes were rotted out, and I need a whole lot of stuff done to get it drivable, and here's the best part... THEY CAN'T DO IT ALL TODAY. Um. Awesome. Really. Right now, we're waiting on an estimate, so I can call my dad and hope against hope he can help me pay for it, as I don't think I'll be able to do it all myself. We're chilling in the hotel lobby, which has internet, at least. before deciding if we're going to take a train home or call Dan's mom to see if she'll pick us up. I had to call out from work, and Dan might miss his interview at Apple, but at least we're with each other, and we got to sleep in comfortable beds and shower, even if we don't really have clean clothing, at least my hair has been washed and brushed.
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