Candlebox and Dead Bodies

The last two weeks have been very busy - busy enough that I outright forgot to blog last Sunday. My bad. So we have a little catching up to do.

Last Thursday, November 1st, I ended a short 4-day work week with an amazing concert. Candlebox played a free show at Hollywood Casino in Toledo. I went into the concert slightly concerned about some of my usual drama bullcrap, but I made my enjoyment of the show top priority. Everything went better than expected. Despite seeing The Trews twice and a surprisingly-awesome Sponge concert just a week prior, Candlebox took the crown for 2012's best concert. Awesome songs, ear-ringing volume, and an energetic band made the two-hour show my personal favorite this year.

Between then and today, I have been keeping busy with work and working on a couple of projects. The big one right now: learning Android development, a new skill that will benefit me personally and professionally. I have chosen to write an Android application before the end of the year that I will take into CodeMash 2013 as my showpiece at next year's conference.

Yesterday was a wrinkle in my usual weekend routine. I ventured down to Columbus, Ohio with my parents to check out Body Worlds at the Center of Science and Industry. I last saw Body Worlds in the summer of 2004 in Cleveland and was blown away by the amazing displays of human bodies. I was thrilled to visit Columbus for the exhibit yesterday, but was ultimately let down a bit by the small size of it. For anyone who has not seen Body Worlds, however, the trip is still worth it and comes highly recommended.

After Body Worlds, we toured all of COSi and I found most of the science center to be quite fun, but again, a little more subdued that I was hoping. Perhaps my expectations were set too high going into into yesterday. I still had a great time, though, and look forward to going again with friends.

B3 out.