So this week I’m going to try something different. I’m going to type and post this entire entry from my bathroom floor. Seeing as how I’m sick as a dog and will pass out if I know that I’m more than two feet away from the toilet/sink/tub/floor, I may even keep it brief. I know you all thought you could destroy me by putting these pandemic-strength flu germs into my everyday crack cocaine, but you thought wrong. I may not be 100%, but I’m here. I’m still…here. (dramatic pause/cough) There’s also a slim chance that none of this is even remotely true, but nobody will ever know. On to another great weekend!

An Affair of the Heart – Feb. 6-8

Like you didn’t already know it was this weekend or something, right? I know. I guess it’s still huge. All I knew about it growing up was that once a year, it stole my mom for an entire weekend and she always came home on Sunday night with 200lbs of grapevine wreath and a trunk full of plain, sanded wood. It seemed like a good enough investment at the time. So were the Ruffles we had for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that weekend. Sometimes she smelled so much like hot glue she wasn’t even my mom anymore. I think this thing is at the fairgrounds or something.

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Lyric at the Plaza presents “The Who’s Tommy” – Feb. 5-21

Of all the rock operas I’ve never owned in any form, The Who’s “Tommy” is one of them. It’s not because I don’t appreciate their achievement, it’s that I just don’t care. That’s because something like Tommy should be viewed live, on stage. Preferably starring a young Jon Bon Jovi, but beggars can’t be choosers, and the folks at Lyric have a great cast. There are some PG-13 references apparently, which I found a little shocking. I’ve never really seen Tommy in its entirety, and I just find it really hard to imagine how any of The Who’s work could relate to drug use or questionable morals. So go buy Tommy tickets, head over to Lyric at the Plaza, and leave the noisy-ass kids in the car.

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2009 Chocolate Festival – Feb. 7 – Norman North High School

I don’t know that I really need to add much to this. It’s chocolate. An entire “fest” of it. In lots of different forms. Now, tickets are a bit pricey, but that’s just to keep out the stoners and starving children. You wouldn’t want them to eat it all up, would ya? I guess it’s a fundraiser for a good enough cause, but it could secretly be a mass-diabetes experiment. Only one way to find out, chunky.

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Advanced Ninjas – Feb. 7 – Tulsa, OK

Either Clark Matthews or Patrick alerted me to this one. I can’t really remember who, since there are 6-7 people operating under both names on any given day. The point is, this event is not made-up. Tulsa is scary/dumb. This picture was taken there.

That’s it, on account of how sick I am. Ow, my stomach.