Beanie Brigade does Riot Fest

Grad school, man. It's a hell of a ride. 

To be entirely cliche, "work hard, play hard" is a fairly accurate phrase to describe the life of a grad student. I could study every spare second of the day and still have unfinished textbook readings and more flash cards to write. Allotting time for things other than school is so, so important, even if it's guilt-inducing.  It's hard to let loose when there's an exam looming, but ya GOTTA. 

This past weekend, the Beanie Brigade/Heels on Wheels headed to Denver to check out Riot Fest. I did a bit of studying on Saturday, but for the most part, NOPE. Part of me was freaking about wasting time, but the other part was coaxing me to let it go and gift myself a worry-free weekend.

From L to R: Brenna, Christine, me. AKA, BEANIE BRIGADE

Another guy in our AuD program played in Riot Fest for a few years and still has the ins, so we were able to get on the guest list FO' FREE. Festival food and drinks are plenty expensive, but we managed to sneak in some well-hidden snacks (and *ahem* pocket shots maybe). All in all, $20 for parking and a few more bucks for when the snacks ran out-- a grand total of practically nothing to see a boatload of bands.