We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: one sure way to improve your life is to eat well. Nor­folk Restau­rant Week is back, and they couldn’t make it any eas­ier to eat incred­i­bly pre­pared food at a great price.

If you’re any­thing like us, you might be look­ing for­ward to see­ing 2009 go away. But we’re not going to sit at home idly while Dick Clark sends it off either — we’re going to ring in 2010 in the wildest, most fun way we can find. So here are some of your choices for mak­ing the most of say­ing good­bye to 2009.

We’re always going to cham­pion the idea that weirder is bet­ter. How I Became the Bomb isn’t the weird­est act you’ll ever see, not by a long shot, but they’ve got just the right amount of quirk­i­ness to be really entertaining.

It’s no secret that there’s no time of year that we here at Boxed City love more than Hal­loween. It’s the per­fect blend of par­ties, music, and unabashed weird­ness that makes going out Hal­loween week­end our favorite. So with­out fur­ther adieu, here are our favorite options for mak­ing the most out of your crazy, creepy weekend.