I had the coolest day on Saturday!
First, I will tell you exactly what I was doing Friday night, and actually a lot of Friday day. I was on my couch, obsessively looking on ebay for a mood ring. Then, Aaron saw the Lucky brand mood ring (the only modern mood ring that didn't look cheap) and decided that he really liked it, which made me like it a bit more, because I had thought he would make fun of its gaudiness.
So then, I got really excited about the Lucky mood ring, and kept looking it up on the internet, very excited about when the Lucky boutique would open in the morning, 10 am.
Then, we went to sleep, woke up, and went straight to the store (like 5 mins after they opened), and bought it. They had to go in the back to get them, which is strange, since, if you have it, why don't you display it?
Then, we drove to Andi & Jeff's place, because Aaron was invited over to watch Jeff change the brakes on his Element, which they just bought (matching cars!! we must be best friends!!!) and I was invited over to play. While we were driving out there, Aaron teased me for looking at my ring so much.
So we stayed around and chilled and changed brake pads, and had Subway for lunch, which was all really nice because they live in the outskirts of Dallas, and it feels like the country out there. The weather felt so nice, and the air actually smelled fresh. And the neighbors have goats, horses, and peacocks...
While I was there, I noticed the backing was coming off the stone on my ring, and so when we got home, we got Dwight in the car, and went back out to the West Village, which is only 5 mins away from home, to exchange the ring for another. We walked Dwight around the West Village, where he met another pit bull, and both dogs were quite well behaved. Dwight pulled a little, and I had to say, "He's nice, he's just excited." And the other owner said, "Imagine that, an excited pit bull."
And then I got to the store, made the exchange, and then we all went home to take a nap and wait for my parents and sister to arrive.
And then they did, and after getting them settled, me and Aaron went to the Rancid concert, which was awesome!
I feel like I was in a car accident, which is always a sign of a great concert. And Tim did a song for Jordan, my sister's bf, because he met them at their hotel in Austin and told them he knew people who were going to be at their Dallas show.
Then, we got home after the requisite stop at mcdonald's for a large coke after the concert, and watched tv w/ my family. After we put my parents to bed, me and Aaron each took showers, and then cuddled up in bed to talk to my sister, who was sleeping w/ us on a sleeping bag. It was so cozy to feel all clean and tucked into bed, after being sweaty and hot after the concert. I actually stripped down in the car right after the show and changed into a shirt I had bought, since I was all wet from sweat (other people's and mine) and water they had sprayed on us to keep us cool.

So it was one of the best days I've had in a long time.

And then today, we went to the Inwood Theater to enjoy their living room theater again, and saw The Happening. And, here's the most bizarre case of synchronicity ever! The Happening had a mood ring in it! Freak show. I wonder if I saw the shape of it subconsciously in a preview or something and it reminded me of how much I loved them as a kid.

Oh, and just to give readers of this blog some closure, I didn't end up getting any sandals. Due to overwhelming negative feeling towards both pairs, and my own ennui with them after all that frustration. Instead, I used some of the money I had saved up for them for a craigslist ottoman, and my mood ring.