out for fun, down for the count

Last night we went out to see the Mekons.  It was their 30th Anniversary tour, and Jon Langford was also turning 50 at midnight.  It was a total sit-down show (for both the audience and the band), with a few nice exceptions...the best being a particularly vigorous bout of dancing (and a somersault!) by Langford, that I missed with my camera.  I think I have seen the Mekons seven times now.  As much as I enjoy their music, I also love their performance...the cutting banter, musically unified group dynamic, and especially the sheer love and energy they put into the songs.

Afterwards, I was convinced to go to the Stumbling Monk for "one" beer.  I ended up having two barley wines and four pieces of organic chocolate, which got me home around 12:30...and I had to get up at 5:30 for my carpool.  Ug.

Exhausted by these shenanigans, after work today I planned to take a quick nap, swim, and watch a DVD.  But when my alarm went off after an hour and a half at 7pm, I lay in the dark for a few minutes contemplating swimming, and fell back asleep for two more hours.  I always feel a bit thrown by a nap that long in the evening.  I seriously thought I had slept all night when I finally did get up.  I do love naps, but they just don't work in my current schedule quite right.