Michelle's 21st

Last night was pretty awesome. I went to Parentesen (another student housing area) for Michelle's bday party. At first it was pretty chill, we were just sitting around, and I was thinking I would probably cut out and go to Dirty Frank at Sydskånska at 10ish. However, things turned around. Her Swedish korridormates were DJing crazy Swedish house music for most of the night and everyone started dancing and yelling. A bunch of people (including two of Michelle's NZ friends) went outside and made a big 'M' out of bikes in the middle of the grassy area. Then we decided to try to go to the Herkules Bar in Stortorget, which is a real bar that people who aren't students can go to, and apparently is a lot of fun. Well, it turns out you have to be TWENTY-FOUR to get in on Saturday nights, or be the guest of someone who is. And I thought the USA was lame for having all drinking age be 21. Ridiculous. So, at that point, I told everyone I was going home, but really I roamed around Mårtenstorget and Stortorget for a while. It was Kulturnatten (Culture Night) in Lund last night. Apparently the physics department was putting on a laser show somewhere, but I missed that. So in Måretenstorget there was some sort of poppy punk band and a whole bunch of 14 year olds gathered around and all kinds of booths. Some people were dressed up in weird capes and Sherlock Holmes hats and others in traditional scholar-esque gear. In Stortorget, there was another stage and band, but it was like a folky music band. They had a violin, an upright bass, two little-guitar type dealies, and a drummer. It was SO GOOD. I stayed there and listened for like a half hour, wishing I knew the name of this band. I finally got home around 1:30 and went to sleep.




This is Michelle trying to get a good picture of the 'M' bikes. Don't worry, she wasn't actually going to stand up there, it was just a joke. And besides, her corridor is the first floor, so the drop is only like five feet. No big deal.