tip toe through our shiny city

i managed to get the time off work that i needed to see the national last night with jordan in sf at bimbo's. we had promised eachother the night before that we would go straight to the bar upon arrival and each take a shot with a beer chaser. somehow the fernet branca and budweiser just seemed necessary for the occasion. the show, in my opinion, was the best of the year so far. there are inconsistensies with that band that i would ordinarily dislike with other bands, but they get away with it for some reason, a bit like ryan adams, but still different. "charm" if you like. and perhaps just plain lovely memories of london and the people there. i forgot how much i missed certain things/nights/person.