*Photocred: The lovely Laurence.

A brief re-cap of the weekend that was

One of my favourite ex-Winnipegers* and fellow bloggers dropped in this weekend for yet another rendition of what we call Montreal vs. Toronto: a competition of who can get into the most trouble in aa single weekend. Luckily for us, Christianity offered an extra day of of debauchery. Bless the long weekend.

On Thursday we checked out Decadence, which proved some perhaps-obvious statements I was hoping wouldn't ring true:

-The new MSTRKRFT album isn't holding anyone's attention
-Steve Aoki should consider applying for day job in the near future
-Never, under any circumstances, should you step into the high security sweat-pit that is the Guvernment nightclub complex.

But by Friday things were looking up. We had beer in our bellies by the time we made it to an over populated two-bedroom house party that spilled out the back fire escape. Until, of course, the cops were called. What is this, the Valley?

After enjoying a ring-side seat for a heated screaming match between a resident and the night's resident DJ, we resisted arrest and hopped a cab to the west end, where a most hospitable host made sure red-bull-and-vodka filled my mug to its brim until an expensive cab-ride brought us back to the city's core.

Saturday afternoon was for movie-watching, book shopping, gallery hopping, and admitting to ourselves that we maybe aren't quite as much fun as we used to be.

By the time the sun set, we were perched on my couch, watching yet another movie, sipping our drinks (slowly this time) and promising to have airplane-induced adventures by the end of summer.

Who won? We're not sure.
It was either two losses, or a tie.

*Alex Chinien is a student, freelance journalist and good friend living in Montreal. He writes a blog called Heart Attack Club, which you should check out.