oddly romantic.

at the very end of the movie fight club, ed norton with half of his head missing and his girl stand on one of the top floors of an office building. the pixies playing in the background, they hold hands and look out the window over the city as various buildings explode.

last night ara and i stood in the aragon ballroom. the deftones were just about ready to start, and he looked over to me to indicate he wanted to move a little closer to the stage. so he started leading the way, holding his hand out for me to take and follow, and we got to a place that was still far away, but with a much better view. you could see the steam (or was it smoke?) from the sweaty concert-goers rising to the ceiling of the ballroom. you could smell the sweat and cigarettes and pot and cheap beer.

and then they started.

i get all... numb, when she sings it's over
such a strange numb
it could bring back peace to the earth

you're the same... numb, when you sing it's over
such a strange numb
and it brings my knees to the earth

so God bless you all for the song you saved us...

and we stood there, still holding hands. i had a cup of ice water in my spare hand, he had a heineken in his, and we stood still. not swaying, not bobbing our heads, just still.

as i was standing there, taking in the surreal-ness of it all, i felt like i was in a movie. fight club. he was ed norton, and i was the chick, and we were watching the world move as we stood still. the song playing was the soundtrack, and although we were standing in the middle of a dirty concert venue, it was like the end of fight club.

oddly romantic.

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on a side note, i need to say that if you ever have the urge to see the deftones live, don't. they suck live.