Frosh

[nfotxn]

The kids are going to university, college and whatnot.. Wearing their various matching school organization t-shirts and roaming the streets in packs. I don't know if it's cute or disgusting that none of them know how to ride the bus. They all huddle at the front during rush hours, affraid that if they go towards the back of the bus they may not see their stop or somebody will yell at them. The truth they are in the most dangerous position where they stand: in my way.

This weekend Hess Village was also hopping. I'm not sure if I'm feeling particularly older, being only 23, or realizing that I'm just prickly. But the kids seem so young, daft and annoying. Haha, you are pouring the taps when the bar tender isn't looking! And you're totally loaded, talking loudly and generally looking just so very 19-years-old.

For instance, earlier in the evening at a friend's metal show we're talking outside. And this little Goth-let stands next to us. Mike mentions something about In Flames...

"In Flames SUCKS MAN!" She announces.

This is met with dead silence as we stand there. Not sure how to react, suddenly realizing again just how awkward high school was and how glad we are to have left. The moment becomes awkward for us all but Mike, Justin, Maggie and I stand there not sure what particularly to say for a few seconds.

"They're not even heavy music.... I'm sorry! I'm so sorry" She confesses throwing her head down and soon runs inside the bar.

It's not like I wanted to hurt her feelings or anything. It's just the approach really. What do you say to that kind of... rapt enthusiasm? Personally Metal and "heavy" music is the one area of music I find myself totally yawning around these days. Mostly the fact that the various heavy genres are especially full of half-hearted imitation and un-originality to a degree unmatched perhaps by anything other than Top-40 Hip-Hop and R&B. I suspect it's because the earlier metal heads are now in higher income brackets making the whole thing more lucrative.

But that's beside the point. I felt bad for letting the girl get, like, totally humiliated. I'm sure I did similar things to older IDM nerds back in the day. Diss-ing LFO, Underworld or Aphex Twin or something. You know to establish my cred, yo. I wish I could have made her feel better by saying something like:

"Honey, it's awesome you're coming to shows and are so enthusiastic but we don't want to fight with you"? or something... I'm just not that quick with my tongue.

But that's the catch-22 really. Drink with the wet backs newbs and have to ignore their antics or with all the old folks elsewhere and bother to listen to their boring drunk anecdotes. The solution is probably to do other things with my time off.

Comments

[foodpoisoningsf.livejournal.com]

Wetbacks? WTF?

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

You know I just googled that and found out that it's slang for Mexicans? For some reason my peripheral vocabulary was thinking like baby ducklings and stuff. It's nearly 4AM and I'm riding a current of mediocre pre-mixed cocktails.

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

How long have you hated Mexicans?

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

If California was the Wonka Chocolate Factory then Mexicans would be the Oompa Lumpas.

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

I've moved on to hating Russians, which P.S. includes Ukrainians!

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

OMG I had a discussion about beets with a Ukrainian girl today! She describe how Ontario beets are rather small and Ukraine beets are large and easy to eat because they have less skin.

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

If she likes Ukrainians beats so much, why doesn't she go back to Russia!

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

In Soviet Russia beets eat you!

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

That's actually what that Michael Jackson song is about.

[foodpoisoningsf.livejournal.com]

Less skin? Who's she been dating?

[nfotxn.livejournal.com]

I don't think her Engrish was A1 Super Best Okey Dokey.

[emramesha.livejournal.com]

Letting the poor girl run away in humiliation was probably the best thing for her. She certainly will watch her mouth next time and end up a more mature adult in a few years time because of it. Being burned is a lesson learned.

[sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com]

Next year that time will be better spent in the library anyway.

[bremo.livejournal.com]

God I hate frosh though I am sure I will get used to em though.

But ya gotta love...

[fidgetcub.livejournal.com]

the Canadianosity of her saying sorry as she ran into the club!

[thrd-uncle.livejournal.com]

I really like LFO and Aphex Twin but that's neither here nor there.

I hope you don't mind that I added you. You have a nice smile.

[(Anonymous)]

So, when she said this, was there a distinct record-scratching sound followed by all sound, from both the street and the club, suddenly be silanced as the three of you simultaneously looked up to stare blankly at her?