KoRn concert!

Posted Saturday, September 24th 2005

I saw KoRn live a few weeks ago, but completely forgot to write about it. KoRn are one of my favourite bands of all time, and it was very important to me to see them perform live. They performed here in Thessaloniki on September 11th 2005, and it was great. They were supported by 69Eyes, who sucked, and we were all glad when their part of the gig was over.

However, when KoRn got out on stage, all hell broke loose. They performed some of their all-time classics - Adidas, Shoots & Ladders, It’s On, Freak On A Leash, as well as newer stuff, and stuff from their upcoming album, which they said will be out in November. Great fucking show. Not a huge venue, something like 400-500 people at the most, and it was not overcrowded. Great atmosphere, and the guys from korn put on a great show. Easily one of the best gigs I’ve been to.

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Road Trip!

Posted Friday, September 23rd 2005

A friend of mine had to move to Athens in order to continue his studies there - he’s going for a postgraduate degree from the Athens Institute of Technology. So, a few friends and myself decided to go on a road trip, to help the guy move and to have some fun in-between.

We left at something like 9 am. Athens is about 550 km away, so it was a good drive. The drive there was quite relaxing and uneventful. However, once we reached Athens, things changed. For those that don’t know, Athens is effin’ huge. Took us about an hour and a half of driving around to find the university and the dorms. The university btw is awesome, but somewhat unsettling. It’s too perfect. Clean, high-tech, and everyone is beyond nice. It’s a bit like Xavier’s School For The Gifted. Or one of those movies you see when the high school is apparently great, but then there’s something devious going on in the background, the students are getting brain implants, and are being prepared to take over the world via any means necessary. Still, an awesome place. We grabbed some food there too.

After we settled the guy into his room and saying even more oohs and aahs at how good the place is, we decided to grab some beers by the sea in Athens. We met up with a friend that lives there, and she took us to a great Irish pub, where the Guinness was flowing from the skies and the atmosphere was great. We drank said Guinness, and at a point we decided to get back to the dorms. The university people were nice enough to put us up for the night, so we don’t have to go to a hotel.

As we left the pub, a thunderstorm was brewing, so we hustled to the car and got back to the dorms, where we watched Robin Williams stand-up comedy and drank beer. Many laughs ensued. I didn’t really sleep too well (or at all) for a number of reasons, but most of them good. A lot of good things happened.

Next morning we got up and left around 9. Dropped the friend off, and we were on our merry way. Took us over an hour to get out of Athens though, and we knew the way. The drive back was somewhat boring, but music fixed that. We stopped a couple of times, once to grab some breakfast, and once to grab some Red Bull. When I got home, I had a shower, and promptly passed out.

A great trip. Wish it would have lasted longer.

To E: Miss you b.

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Whoa, quite a long time..

Posted Tuesday, September 20th 2005

Whoa, it certainly has been a while since my last update. Almost three months. Anyway, I’m back. I was home for the summer, with limited internet access so I couldn’t update regularly, and there have been things to write about.

Anyway, during summer I had an internship job at a software company, doing mainly web design and web development. It was fun and I got to meet some really awesome people. I also crashed the car - but luckily I got out unhurt. The car was repaired. It was not my fault. I also met some great people, and one person in particular - you know who you are.

When I got back to Greece, I was greeted by motherboard death, so I had to buy new stuff. Check the rig section, you’ll see my rig as it is now. Pretty fast, games run nicely. Noisy fan though, but I’ll change that sometime.. when I’m not broke anymore.

Now I’m still reinstalling things, which is the part I hate most, but I’ll just reinstall things as I need them. Not gonna reinstall everything all at once. It’s boring work though.

Oh, and I have to give a shout out to The Subliminal Orphans - they’ve released their debut CD, and it’s a must have for everyone - check em out at SubliminalOrphans.com!

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