Long weekend!

Friday I went to The Masquerade to see Reel Big Fish (link to their new album) play. It was a fun show! And it was hot as balls. Everyone was sweating their asses off.

The Maxies from Greenland were one of the opening bands and they were pretty funny. They got the crowd all riled up and excited about clubbing baby seals in their "Going Clubbin'" song.

Suburban Legends and Big D and the Kids Table were there as well, possibly two of my favorites from the night.

We ending up having to leave early though, just as Reel Big Fish started playing.

The Masquerade is an interesting place. It looks like an old ass warehouse from the outside. Inside it kind of has warehouse-esque features, like big vents leading outside and it's just a huge rectangle. It does have wood floors, which gives the place a neat feel. They are kind of uneven and creaky-looking, although I don't recall hearing much creaking at all. It is funny when everyone starts to bounce during songs, though, because the whole floor kind of wobbles up and down with them.

Saturday was kind of chill, although I had to rush down to Comcast to turn in some old equipment. We didn't do much else that day.

Sunday, though, we went house hunting! We were pretty bad at it.

We drove around for a couple hours at least and only came up with two good leads. And in the end even those turned out to be dead ends.

Otherwise! I have been playing ANNO 2070 (amazon link) and I have to say, it is very addictive!

It reminds me of Civilization V, but a lot more in depth. Pretty much everything is micromanaged. Even the population.

The game is set in the year 2070 after human beings have pretty much ruined the earth's natural ecobalance. The sea has risen and continents have been flooded.

You have the choice of joining either the Eden Initiative, a group dedicated to restoring the ecobalance, or the Global Trust, which more or less seems to me to be a capitalistic venture that represents man's "I don't give a fuck" attitude toward the planet.

I always go with Eden :P

Anyway, if you like Civ. V, check it out! It's a great game. And it kills time excellently.