saw Oathbreaker last night (Jaye Jayle opened, they were even better live, followed by Khemmis, who were fun) and they played very well, but i was wearing earplugs and i felt very disconnected from the music. i don't like the idea of having to choose between saving my hearing and actually experiencing a concert i go to see. it was weird and a little disappointing. still glad i went, though. caro is mesmerizing to watch on stage, even more so than, say, chelsea wolfe. wish i could have seen what the drummer was doing but i was too far back. oh, and they played almost the entirety of Rheia and nothing else, which was interesting but absolutely fine, as i adore that album.

and then i almost got run over by a fucking uber driver crossing the street, who LAUGHED AT ME -_-