Rachel, Dale, Drew and I went to see Iron Maiden on Friday. The concert was at the Tweeter Comcast Center in Mansfield, so we drove down in Rachel’s car. While seeing concerts at gigantic venues like the Comcast Center doesn’t feel quite as personal as smaller concert halls, in this case it allowed Maiden to do some absolutely crazy stuff. The crowd was really excited for the whole show, and the display Iron Maiden put on was absolutely ridiculous. Lots of backdrops, effects, and special guests (the beast, Eddie, etc.). Overall, this concert was probably one of my favorites. Pictures of the concert can be found here.

Not only was yesterday my birthday, it was also really great weather outside. I slept in a little late and wound up heading over to Porter Square with a bunch of people for cheap (but delicious) sushi. I’ve only had sushi a handful of times or so, but I’m starting to really like it, particularly if it’s affordable. The sushi place was in the Porter Exchange.  After sushi we visited a Chinese super market and I got some chocolate koala bears. Mmm. We arrived back in EC in time to go to a Rush meeting. Besides the usual wankery, we picked a name for the East Side party this year: Xanadu. The blurb includes excessive references to Kubla Khan and is pretty awesome.

We also made important decisions over at the Cambridge Galleria, where Vinayak spent quite some time deciding on an iPod to purchase. (He went with the 80gb.) For dinner, 12 of us headed over to Helmand, which was absolutely amazing. In the mid to upper price range ($15-23 for an entree), Helmand had a variety of dishes with Lamb, Beef, Chicken and vegetables. There was also copious amounts of bread and rice, which I was very excited about. Stuffed from dinner, we headed back to Porter Square again for Sarah, Vlad and Marty’s housewarming. The turn out was great, and it was a nice close to the evening. Pictures for the day can be found here.