update (4:57pm):

aaron has not passed his stone yet but the plan right now is the plan on playing and give aaron the power to say "i can't do it" or "let's play a short set" at the last minute.

i want to play so bad that this makes me sorta happy. i'm a little nervous that he won't wnat to play at the last minute as i sorta talked him into saying he would but, i think he should realize that he's not gonna be rocking out a bunch tonight and he should be okay. maybe i can suck the little stone out of him before we play, even.

oh man. keep your fingers crossed.