Karma, fate, patterns, whatever

I am a believer in those things.

Tonight I worked in my second job from 6-9pm. I then went to the Drone's concert with my brother, cause he had a spare ticket and no one to go with.

I was supposed to go to my best friend's brother's party, but I ditched that cause I figured I'm better off fixing the relationship with my own flesh and blood first. Also, I was out drinking with friends bro til 3am anyway, and had already wished him happy birthday a number of times.

So bro and I arrive at the Zoo, get a drink from the bar and watch the support act. Despite the lead singer screaming into the microphone, I enjoyed the few songs we saw.

When the Drones came on, the crown rushed forward, as crowds tend to do, so bro and I repositioned ourselves. We had an awesome view of Gareth, and for me being so short, this was nothing short of a miracle.

Then a tall blond guy comes and stands right in the way of my Gareth view, and I thought to myself how that hairstyle looked familiar.

So I tried peering round to see his face, and couldn't get a good enough look, without looking like a complete tool first.

My brother could tell I couldn't see, and pushed me towards a clearer spot. Where I still had a view of blondboy's back. And the back's familiarity matched perfectly with the hair.

Shortly after this, he turned round to head to the bar and I saw him front on, and it was him! And old flame of mine, from the old times. I stopped him as he went past and said hi.

It took him a second to register who I was, and then I saw the moment the penny dropped. A huge smile came across his face and he leaned in and said "It's been ages, hasn't it?"

21 months, give or take a few days...

And the second question "Do you still live in that place?" I shook my head and smiled, as I responded in the negative.

I then spend the majority of the concert standing next to him, watching Gareth, mesmerised.

When it was over, I said goodbye and he answered in a way that made me think I'll see him again.

Funny thing is, I know he is a huge You Am I fan, and I want to go to the concert cause I quite like them too. And I saw Tex and Tim play earlier this year, and was in awe of Tim and the bottle of vodka he swigged like water throughout his performance.

But the concert is on a school night, and it'll be a late one. But it might just be worth going.

And I thought it was funny, that the night I originally met this guy, was after attending my best friend's bro's birthday party, two years ago to the night!

All this is happening, within days of me making the decision to get back in the game, so to speak... But baby steps this time....

Tomorrow (or today, rather) I am off to see Ben Lee. If he plays number 8 from Ripe, and blondboy is there, I'll know it's some force telling me what to do :)