As I was walking out of Religion class today, my earlobes were assaulted by a blend of pop-punk reverberating off the walls of downtown Montreal. Terrible acoustics. Nonetheless, it was a very distinctive sound.

As I turn the corner from the Hall building, I see a stage set up on the middle of MacKay Street, crowds milling, a pitifully small mosh pit, and then I remember...

Suddenly, I feel the weight of my laptop, and the fifty pounds of books on my back like the ball and chain it is.

Jacob announces into the microphone, "Hello Concordia University. We're Hedley."

I want to cry.

I keep walking. They started playing "She's So Sorry" and it took everything to keep going, knowing that I had to leave.

Today, Hedley played a free concert at my school, and I missed it.

*hangs head*

I hate midterms.