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Thursday while the family was at the Cardinals game I hung out in Union Station. I was going to go watch Step Up, but the theater had shut down. Then I was going to go buy a book and read, but the bookstore had also shut down. Happened to be walking by a nail spa type vendure and the guy working and I exchange "hellos". He grabs my hand, in an overly excited manner and proceeds to ramble off about the product he's trying to sell me. To further his point, he's buffing away at one of my nails like madman. All the while I'm probably grinning and blushing like mad. He tells me I have really gorgeous eyes btw and I say thanks. He doesn't need to know they're contacts right... Anyhow, he was so cute and seemed almost broken hearted when I said I prob. was not going to buy a nail kit, not for the $80 that Opera apparently sells them for and not for $40 either even if I would get 2 kits. But he sold me on one kit for 20 plus tax which was like 21. So we were chatting about the job and how it must be fun to hit on pretty women all day trying to sell them nail kits. He was saying how bad his arm hurt and how achy the rest of his body was so I offered to give him a little massage. It was quite fun. Seeing as how gorgeous he was and how bored I was I invited him to eat lunch w/ me. He seemed genuinely excited and like he really wanted to go. Well after waiting for like 2 hrs. or more on him (in which time I also attracted the attention of another worker in a diff. corner of the station, a foreigner named Rob?) to meet his quota (while checking in periodically to see if he was ready of course), he finally apoligized and said to go ahead and eat w/o him. But, he did ask if I had a cell phone. I gave it to him and he proceeded to put his bus. # into my phone then asked for my # and actually called my phone to make sure it was in fact the right num. He also insisted I call him after I was done eating. So I go and east at the Hard Rock Cafe bc I'd never been. Not the best food for $20+ I've had I'll tell ya that... Instead of calling however, I walked back over to Union and told Nick I had to go back to the hotel. I said we should hang out that night after he got off work. He said to call him at 8:30 to see if that could work out. He was adament about it. We'd also talked before about why I was in stl to begin w/ and how I was going to Greenwheel Friday night. I was going to invite him to come to Miss. Nights after he got off on Friday and if nothing else, I would've paid his ticket just so I could've hung out w/ him. I call at about 8:39 on Thurs. No answer. I call back about ten or so min. later... still no answer. I only have his bus. line and it doesn't have voicemail set up. I'm frustrated. Friday night I call before heading over to the concert. No answer. I just don't get it?! Grrrr! Why even bother? Why ask for my num., say/act like you want to hang out w/ me, tell me to call you more than once, yet not answer when I do?! Part of me is tempted to try and hunt for him on MySpace even though my efforts prob. won't amount to anything. I meant to ask for a myspace url or e-mail but forgot. Another part of me wants to call again, just to see if anyone answers and to ask what the deal was. And still another part just wants to file it all away as a memory and forget about it. I just don't understand how I can manage to get the attention of really hot guys and have them at least seem to be interested but I can't manage to hold their interest. Sad part is every time we'd get a call or a text/voice message I'd hope it was him. :(

So Friday afternoon we took my 2-year-old sis to the zoo. It was alot of fun. Granted it was HOT! and we did a TON of walking, covered the whole thing! Didn't take any pics. Should have. Some highlights were the big cat country (my fave). Beautiful tigers, leopards, cheetahs, panthers, etc. The penguins were great. One of was really brave and if I'd had a fish in my hand I prob. could've fed him bc he was looking in my hand when I held it out to him. I'm prob. lucky he didn't bite me. I still think the zoo would do well to offer more up close experiences w/ more of the animals. Shelby and I touched a snake. Dad didn't haha. We're so brave. I wish the snow cat and the fennec foxes were part of the petting zoo experience. Shelby brushed the goats and petted the guinnea pigs. We saw the sea lion (not seal) show. The bears were nice to watch, esp. the polar and the baby bear. Shelby pissed off a snake at one point which scared her. Yeah, I think those are the highlights pretty much.

We got back later than expected to the hotel and I was hot/sweaty and stinky so I had to shower. I didn't get to straighten my hair which was disappointing but I did blow it out and thought it looked pretty good. Got to Miss. Nights fairly close to on time. I think I may have missed like one Ava Wait song is all so not too bad. They were pretty great really. I guess I just expected there to be hords of people there like in March for TAI. But, there weren't. I mean the crowd was still nice size but it was def. not wall to wall bodies. One Less Reason was fanfreakintastic! I'm so glad I got to see them. I off. adore them. Hope to see them again sometime. Tim was a doll to talk to after the show. And he gave me a copy of their newest album. I kind of felt bad about it though bc I just told him I'd have to wait and buy it another time and he asked why and I said I'd already spent so much money and didn't have enough left (before I'd bought a GW t-shirt for $20). So, instead of making me wait and actually pay for it (which I was going to do) he just gives me one. It was sweet. I know it doesn't mean anything, bands give out free cds all the time but it was still super nice. Greenwheel was of course Amazing! The music and the guys themselves just put me in a great mood no matter what. Everyone was so into it. I got so many compliments from guys and girls on my "You Looked Better on MySpace" t-shirt I wore. I think they played every song off Bridges... plus a Rod Stewart cover, Firefly, Shelter and others. Andy propsed to his girlfriend on stage which was so great to be a part of. Super sweet! One day I want that to happen to me. I think Ryan was nearly crying. Very emotional experience for everyone there to witness it. I didn't see someone that I was hoping to see so that I could finally place him. Bummer. Maybe next time. After the show I got my t-shirt (which I'm kind of unhappy with tbh, I think I should've gotten a diff. one of gotten a diff. size of the one I did get) and talked to Ryan. Then off to talk w/ Drew. He was all over the place, lots of people to see and talk to. He gave this little boy his drum sticks and took a pic w/ him it was way cute. Every time he walked by though he'd give me a big hug and flash a smile and say he'd be right back. After about 3 or 4 times of this, he apoligized and said that's just how it was. I understood. But I had to make sure and remind him that he owes me dinner still. So he promised that next time they're in CoMO (prob. Nov. is ehat I was told) we would def. do dinner. Plus I still owe him and Ryan drinks. Lots of hugs from Ryan, Drew, and even Brandon this time. Then as I was waiting outside for my ride, Drew comes over to talk w/ some friends and my ride pulls up so I quickly get in afew more big hugs... Honestly the guy gives the best hugs. And he said something to me, something that I'm not going to write down bc I'm hoping he was too drunk or got too drunk and forgets all about it or else if not then that dinner might be a bit awkward at first. Regardless, I knew he was kidding... the only thing is, before I could stop myself I blurted something out and I'm just not sure if he knew that I was kidding too (at least to some extent haha). He's just a really easy-going, friendly, likable guy and he can always manage to put me in a great mood (whether or not he knows it). I say "always" as though I see them all the time haha. That's the idea eventually. :)

Then I get back to the hotel and luckily/surprisingly catch Cobra Starship on Jimmy Kimmel w/ William, Travis and Maja joining Gabe. Good times. Plus, I think I saw Whit, like twice in the audience. I need to ask her about that.

All in all a great time.

I'm still disappointed about missing Novella on Sat. night though and Over It w/ The Audition, Amber Paific etc. on Sun. in Lawrence.

In other random, unrelated news: My sister met Theo from Real World/Road Rules challenge at MU. She got a pic too. Me = jealous.

And I won a guitar in the AP/Full Sail contest. So now I must decide to either learn to play or sell it on Ebay. Lessons anyone?

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7/11 - 30 Seconds to Mars, The Audition, June, and Agent Sparks @ Blue Note

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Recap of last night

- Running late
- No cute, worthy Subway guys this time around (guess I'll have to stick w/ Paul)
- Being out of $24 b/c I didn't sell my ticket (think I'm just going to be getting one from now on, although having an extra is handy at times)
- x 100 Missing all but 2 songs of DD's set :( I suck at life!
-- No cute sound guy this time... :(
- Camera probs again (thus only like 4 pics of JM)
- Standing behind stupid girls
- No Brooke
+ Seeing/hanging w/ Jen again. I adore this chick more and more each time we hang out
+ Seeing the cute guy from Feb. that I sold my ticket to then
+ Seeing the cute bartender again
+ Seeing cute guys in general
+ Talking w/ the Supernauts and DD guys
+ Buying the DD ep
+ Random hugs
+/- Inviting DD, Jenn, Supernauts and a BN worker to go for ice cream/ "real" food... but ultimately deciding against going due to the time and the long ride home
+ No tornado!! Yay!
+ Nice girls in the bathroom/merch girls/waitresses/staff/etc. in general
- x 10 getting drinks spilled on my leg multiple times
+ Getting the name of a potential new band to add on teh myspace
- x 1000 Not seeing Andrew before or after
+ Kick ass sets by all the bands (from what I could tell)
+ Encore
+ Shout outs from last year's SoCo show/the Lawrence show/ "attractive ladies"/ livin good!!/ to drunk frat guys haha
++ Covers!
+++ "The Astronaut"
- x a million having to wait a pot. long while before any more shows :(
+/- Getting spoiled on this whole concert going frenzy
+/- Not being as "star" struck latley... it's a good thing, but it does have it's down falls
+ Cute puppy!

Yeah all in all a superb evening! :)

April 13th, 2006 Pros and Cons
+/- nice, sunny weather
- leaving later than expected
+ Subway Paul - his beautiful eyes & great direction giving
+ Inadvertently swapping saliva w/ Paul
- Paul having to work and thus not being able to potentially go w/ me :(
- not being able to reach Brooke or Kris
+ finding City Market w/ no prob thanks to Paul
+ my mom selling my extra ticket
- no Orange/Apple Fanta or Daisies for Peter
+/- mom finding orange Fanta later
+ seeing/hanging w/ Jenn, Anna, and Brooke!!
- Not seeing/being able to hang w/ Kris
+ 2nd row for THS/good pics
+ cool chicks around me
-- pushing, shoving, crowd surfers, bitches, assholes, hoes, etc.
+++ Meet&Greet - Pete: "Thanks!" *sly grin* "I like kisses" Me - "Yeah, well I snuck them in just for you, so don't tell anyone", "Hello again sweetheart" *kind of-sort of hug* from Pete, seeing Joe, Patrick and Andy, giving Pete my "note"...
- Charlie rushing me..."I was at FBR&Friends"... "Back of the line" "I'm going, I'm going"... gggrrr, not feeling like I gave any attention to Joe Andy or Patrick... :( Awww.
+/- my safer spot on the right side of the stage - good for awhile, then it just got worse, pretty good viewing, but made for not the best pics, cool guy behind me, close to Brooke and Jenn and Anna
+THS set
- FFTL's set - mostly due to not being able to enjoy it/missing most of it for the M&G
-/+ Missing part of HH's set, being there for most of the best part
+AAR's Set!! <3
++++ FOB's Set! AMAZING! <3 x a gazillion. +Singing/dancing to every song
+Pete's talks
+/- Dirty going through a table
+ Curse words & infidelities
+ Lots of Joe/Pete side stage trade off
- Not really being able to see Patrick or Andy
+ Pete crowd surfing
+ Honorable Mention
+ Music or the Misery
++/-- Pete climbing up and hanging from the scaffalding/me using all my pics before the last song thus not getting any pics of that action! Damnit! Thanks to Jenn for being prepared and snapping some... I need a fix quick haha.
+Talking w/ Jenn and Anna's friend
+/- Good Security/Bad Security
+ Not having to pee that whole time
- Finally having to pee in a porta potty w/o tp
+ Standing right by the guys from THS
- Not saying anything for the longest time (none of us)
+ Finally saying something to the drummer about his cool shades
- Him not hearing me/not paying attention... :(
- Feeling like an idiot for not saying something sooner
- Being sooo thirsty
- Aching all over - feeling like I either had a hangover or had just had a great role in the hay... neither bring the case
--- x 1000 - It being over way too soon. :(
- Not finding Brooke again to give her a goodbye

Current mood: drained

So, imagine just how many things can go wrong in one day... well nothing seemed to go right for me last night. Cancellations galore, even though it wasn't really anybody's fault. Full card on my camera so only like two pics of FDA and a 30 second video and nothing of The State or GW! Got kicked out of the balcony, after being up there for nearly 2 hours w/ no trouble, minding my own business & not taking pics mind you. Saw Drew upstairs though, but didn't say anything. Cute bartender - "Can you tell me what's in a Boulevard?" "Sure, beer and that's it...." "Oh. Okay." haha Full Day Affair = quite impressive! :) No meeting of any of them though... :( Seeing Jenn . Not having dinner w/ anyone -. Stressing out/headaches -. Not being able to sell my extra ticket -. Good dinner . Good drinks . Cute sound guy & great viewing spot behind said cute sound guy = huge ! Thanks Jenn. :) GW performance = WOW! Amazing! Stage presense = awe inspiring w/ wicked thoughts thown in every now and then. ;) No cookies for the guys -. Encore = big ! Chugging contest = hilarious. Keeping the crowd entertained - priceless. Talking to Jenn more . Jenn taking pics for me huge and Thanks! Seeing/chatting w/ Drew and Ryan = turning point for my hellish night! Thanks guys. Not being able to go tonight - bummer. Oh well, next time for seriouslah.

Currently listening:
Soma Holiday
By Greenwheel
Release date: By 25 June, 2002

My dad and 2 of my sisters decided to come with, which wasn't the best idea. They should've stayed at home. Made it to St. Louis in one peice. Got checked into the hotel. Since dad and the girls did join us, I only had to pay for half the motel. I was alittle more stressed than I would've liked mostly b/c we were strapped for time. Got ready. Didn't have time to eat anything except a bag of popcorn! Missed out on my 3 free drinks from 5:30-7! I would've liked to have had those before going to the venue! Mom and I walked to the venue. Had a bit of trouble orienting ourselves, but once we got turned the right way, we found it no problem. The line was already pretty long, as expected. There were a ton of younger kids (12-15) there, also as expected. Had an extra ticket, and ended up selling it to this sweet girl's dad. She was 13 and so appreciative b/c she didn't actually have a ticket and was only relying on someone to sell her one. Saw Butcher walking up and down the street twice, but didn't say anything b/c I didn't want to start an uproarious frenzy! Got in, took in my surroundings...The venue was different than I expected - small, dark, crowded (all expected), but what was not was the setup. I really liked it for the most part. Amy saw me, and came up to say hello! Excitedness! You're such a sweetheart. So sorry I didn't get to see you before we left! I looked for you though. Keep an eye out for good upcoming (weekend) shows in St. Lou, esp. if at Miss. Nights b/c I may be back in town afew times this summer. It was nice to meet your friends too, they seemed nifty. Anyhow, I was up on the platform the whole night, which was cool, but I only wish that I was a couple rows closer to the front of the platform... hopefully all my pics still turn out good though. There was a cute bartendender (or bar patron, not sure), but I didn't end up drinking anything. Hellogoodbye didn't show up for some reason... don't what was up w/ that. Kind of disappointing really, I wanted to see them. Acceptance finally took the stage at about 7:30 though! Simply amazing! Honestly, I was very impressed. My love for this band was great before, but after last night's performance, it tripled. Incredible energy! I was singing along to every song....having a fantastical time! Got my merch then (I think). Got a group pic 80s inspired TAI t-shirt and gave Chad a $5 for a tip. His face just lit up like a Christmas tree. I'd originally gotten a large, but opted for a med. so I wanted to exchange and I was apoligizing and he was all "It's no prob., don't worry"... cuteness. Also got another copy of the TAI cd just to be sure that I'd get to meet all of the guys this year. I wondered who the two merch girls were... they looked familiar. Wanted an Acceptance hoodie, but even though Jason said they'd be up at the merch table, they weren't when I was up there, and I kept checking but never saw them... sadness! I wanted to meet them and get my cd signed. So, I didn't end up getting a hoodie or their other cd. Wasn't too impressed w/ the Panic! merch. Oh William came out at one point, either during Acceptance (pretty sure) or Panic!... I don't know. Panic! was next. What can I say... just stellar! Everything I expected, and more. Branden was hilarious the entire time! I assume he was giving his "Kool-Aid" to someone at one point, and ended up spilling it on her. He was all like apoligizing and saying how it was deliciously refreshing and stuff... Apparently, there was a "stripper" right before their song about strip clubs haha... rather amusing. He also made a reference to Nelly at one point, and proceeded to tell everyone "in case they didn't know" that Nelly was from STL and then sang a line from "Hot in Herrrre" b/c he mentioned being rather warm. Then came TAI!! I have such love for the guys. They're just the best, really they are. They played The Fever and Pour Yourself... from the upcoming album. As w/ the other two bands, I sang my heart out, as did just about everyone else! Total craziness, in a good way for the most part. I missed the first min. or so of Attention... bummer. I can't remember if they played Checkmarks... at first I though no and I was sad, but I might remember them doing it now...So, they finished and everyone (all those who didn't get it before) went rushing to the merch tables. I'm walking over to where I think the meet and greet is going to be. A staff member asks me to go to the other side where there were only 4 other girls in line, so I'm thinkin' SWEET!! :) I'm opening my cd and talking to the other 4 girls (who were way younger than me). This nice, cute guy comes over and offers to help finish opening my cd. He's talking to us and saying how he had diff. colors to choose from for the signing. We got to discussing school and ages and he told me I won b/c I said I was close to 23. So, the venue staff is setting up chairs and all, but suddenly, this guy comes and stole the 5 of us away and brought us to the backstage/"dressing room" (tech. a bathroom) area!! OMG... so fun. Now, I just have to get on a tour bus, and have a groupie moment and my goals will be complete... okay, not really but I'll have acxomplished more. So Butcher is just sitting and chillin in a towel (not sure if that was it or not, he did mention he was in need of a shower) ;) So, I'm talkin to him: tellin him how I saw him on the street, and how he/they would've had a cake or cookies if William would've checked his EZInbox on the board. HAHA! William just looked up at me and smiled apoligetically. Butcher was sayin how he'd been to the casinos, but it hadn't been a good run. He also said how a sugar rush would've been much appreciated. I told him how I just decided to get another copy of the cd so I could be sure and meet them all this year and about how I'd met Bill last year at FBR... he thought I meant at the FBR offices. I was like no, but it'd be fun to visit and he said it had alot of shirts and we discussed TAI tv. I asked Sisky about Bob Saget and we got to discussing him and Pauly Shore and how Siska was going to marry Pauly. He told me and a couple girls to just tell everyone that he's gone spaztic... nuts, bonkers, loony. You choose. He and Butcha posed for some very hilariously fantastical photos for a couple girls. Siska was reading my shirt about Dirty Rockers, I think he liked it a lot. Told him, I thought it was appropriate and Butcher agreed. Honestly, I have a new crush on Andy. He was super sweet and so adorable. Yes, I must say he does have a nice body too... you know it's true. I asked Mike how they were treating him and was like they always treat me good. So, I finally got to talk to William. I asked about the B-day mix cd. He knew exactly the one I meant, so did Adam and Butcha! That made me sooo thrilled (thanks Beth Ann, once again!) Williams face literally lit up! I was all like "Awww, I'm so glad you like it!" I kept teasing him about the cake/cookies/checkin his mail. Told him my board name and how I lurk his profiles. He didn't seem to mind, sounded kind of flattered really. Being back there, hanging out and having such a great time, there was sooo much I forgot to say/ask. Liz, I'm so sorry... I'd palnned to call you and have Bill say hi/leave a message. I meant to ask about the new album. I meant to mention the 16 Candles and Slow Down videos. It was just so laid back and chill or special like... being back there. However, I didn't want to overstay my welcome, so I asked for a group pic. I only ended up getting three of the guys in it though b/c two of the guys were still talking w/ afew other fans in the back before the guys were asked to move it up front so they'd have more room to accomidate the influx of people. I should've got more pics while I was back there when I had the chance, but other people wanted stuff too and I'd already been back there a good 15-20 minutes or so. They signed my cd (tech. 4 of them did, unless I'm just blind) and my shirt. Hopefully the pic turns out good. What else... all in all a good/great/fantastical time!! Got a new purse. Got my pics back from Februrary's show. Ate good food. Got to see a half naked cute guy. Yep, good times!

Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed it. If you read it all, go you! :)

And remember kids, it's all about the lucky undies! ;)

Pics to come eventually!

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops? Nope.


2. Do you close your eyes on rollercoasters? I used to, but I've only been on a couple, never any of the big, scary ones... The only way I'd go on one of those is if I had some hot guy to go w/ me and hold my hand/hair back if I puked.


3. When's the last time you've been sleigh riding? Ages ago. We haven't really had good sleigh riding weather lately.


4.Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? With someone else. Sadly, this option does not and has not appied to me in a long while...


5. Do you believe in Ghosts? Yes.


6. Do you consider yourself creative? It depends on what I'm trying to create... I'm working on getting better about praising my accomplishments.


7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? Yes.


8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? Jennifer Aniston.<

9. Can you honestly say you know anything about politics? I at least know alittle more now of the goings-on after having taken a govt. course in college, but no not really...


10. Can you play poker? No, not really. My sis can. I'd be willing to learn if I had a good teacher though...


11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? Eh, prob... I'm pretty sure.


12. Do you kill bugs that are in the house? Yes, but it depends on the buggy. I usu. have someone do it for me though, esp. if it has a stinger.


13. Have you ever cheated on a test? Not intentionally... I'm an honest Abe for the most part. I turned a guy in once though and still prob. haven't lived that down...


14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around, do you run through red lights? I wouldn't if I drove.


15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? Yes. Anyone who says otherwise is either way too squeaky clean or is in denial...


16. Chicago Cubs or White Sox? I don't watch many sports.


17. Have you ever Ice Skated? Yes. I suck.


18. How often do you remember your dreams? Not that often anymore, which sucks. I need to try dream techniques again. I was really good for awhile.


19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you were crying? Oh... the other day when watching OTH.


20. Can you name 5 songs by The Beatles? Off the top of my head... nope.


21.?


22. Do you believe in love at first sight? The thought keeps me hopeful, but I am skeptical. Lust hell yes, love... I don't know.


23. Do you know who Ba-Ba-Booey is? No? Should I??


24. Do you always wear your seatbelt? No, but usu. only whenever my immed. fam members drive is the only time I don't.


25. What talent do you wish you had? Talent or power? Well, I wish I had the talent of schoomzing my way w/ band guys and the talent to keep guys interested in me for longer than a month....


26. Do you like Sushi? Nope, tech. I've never had it, but the thought alone is nsaty.


27. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident? Yes, I'm sure.


28. What do you wear to bed? Clothes. Usually a tee and pj pants, but at times just whatever I had on the previous day.


29. Have you ever been caught stealing? Yes! When I was little I was at this fast food place and there was this thing w/ these pretty white rocks in it and I wanted one, so I took one. My mom caught me and she was like "Why'd you do that?!" Then I cried and felt like a horrid person so I threw the rock out the window.


30. Do you love someone? Yes.... My family, pets and friends of course...


31. Do you truly hate anyone? No, can't really say I do.


32. Rock and Roll or Rap? I don't care about genres.


33. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? Hahahaha, well let me think... who wouldn't I? lol No seriouslah, there are some people who I'd jump at the chance for in a heartbeat, but you never know who reads these things, so um I'm not going to say... ;)


34. Do you have a relative in prison? Not that I know of.


35. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror like your favorite singer? Oh yeah, for sure!


36. Do you know how to play chess? Not really.


37. What food do you find disgusting? Oysters, sardines, vienna sausages, bologna, mayo and other yuckyness of the sort.


38. Did you ever play, "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours"? Haha... I still do. ;)


39. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back? Oh, probably... and I feel horrid about it too.


40. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? Yeah, all the time.


41. Have you ever been punched in the face? Not like literally full on punched...


42. When is the last time you threw up from drinking to much?
Never b/c I don't drink that often to begin with and I've only been "drunk" once.


43. Have you ever walked out on a movie at the theater? I don't believe so...


44. Do you ever sit through a bad movie, just to see how bad it can get? Well, I sit through bad movies hoping they'll get better and being disappointed/pissed when they don't.


45. Would you consider yourself obsessed with anything/anyone? I wouldn't say obsessed... no.


46. Have you ever met someone famous that you really wanted to? Yeppers. :)


47. Have you ever been stood up? OMG, yes... I hate it so much.



48. When was the last time you screamed at the top of your lungs? The last concert I went to.


49. Did you ever do something that you didn't want to? Way too many times....


50. Do you consider yourself "the biggest fan" of something/anything? No. How would I really know I was the "biggest/best/..1" fan of something/someone.


And here's a final fact: I'm terrified of Freddy Kruger and the "DogMan".... shut up!

First a few pre-show notes of interests. The shirt that I wanted to wear, my aqua "I <3 Dirty Rockers" screen t, had three tiny yet noticeable holes along the arm sleeve. Big disappointment! Thankfully, I've already received a replacement shirt, so maybe I'll wear it in March or April. Decided to straighten my hair to save time... normally love the way it looks and feels, but yesterday it just wasn't doing anything for me.

Did a bit of shopping in the mall. Ate at Garfield's. Not sure if it's just a MO thing, or a nation-wide chain, but if you get the chance I suggest eating there. I had the best chicken penne alfredo w/ garlic toast and a yummy frozen strawberry marguarita. The waiter was really nice, and I could swear he was hitting on me.

Got to the venue about 20 min. later than I would've liked, but thankfully a lot of people stayed home. Not so great though for the first two acts: BTD and June. Went right to the box office window and got my tickets w/ no problem. Sold my extra ticket right away to a gorgeous guy: lovely eyes, dark hair... total scene kid. It was for his sis. Sold it for full asking price.

It was really cold. My mom stayed w/ me in line until I got near the door. For one she didn't want me to be lonely, but for two she is my mom and even though I'm almost 23, she still worries and gets nervous. She thought there were a lot of "weird" people there haha. The three guys behind us were really nice and all very cute, esp. Jo(h)nny. I should've got a pic of him and of the guy I sold my ticket to, but I thought that'd be way awkward and would prob. have been super crEEPy. But, yeah Jo(h)nny = definite hotty... wouldn't mind seeing him again at another show. The two girls in front of me were talking about about hopefully seeing HH again in Apr. w/ FOB. I told them I was for sure going. There were a lot of younger kids there, esp. this one little boy w/ a faux hawk in front of us who couldn't have been more than 7.

We were in the Alley, that's right :), and I saw the BTD trailer and equipment being loaded into the venue. At one point Keith came walking by w/ this play gun in hand. I turned to Jo(h)nny and was like "Aww, that's Keith." *big goofy grin, I'm sure* Me: "Sorry, I get kind of excited about stuff like that..." *nervous/excited laugh* So the line gets moving and I spot Jordan right away behin the merch table. I go in and I had to pee so bad b/c of the cold. I spot Jo(h)nny and his two friends. At first I sit in the row in front of them, but I didn't like that position so I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if I could sit by them and the one guy was like sure no prob. This was perfect sitting imo. I hadn't been to the Note since they re-did the lower balcony, but it is nice.

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Okay, so the first act up was BTD. Simply AMAZING! Nothing else to say. They played serveral (I think all were) songs off of Built by Blood. Let's see if I can remember: Say G'Night, Should Have Known, Just Like I Remember, Who's Killing Who, *?* maybe, and of course ending w/ Broken Wings dedicated to Scott. I think Brandon got a bit choked up. More on BTD later.

Next up was June. Even though I've been MySpazz friends w/ these guys for awhile now, I wasn't sure what to expect. Let me just say - awesome! I think it was at the end of their set that Jo(h)nny and his two freinds got up and left, presumably to get more beer. I should've waited until they got back to go to the restroom, but of course, I had to get up and thus our/my seats were taken by the time I got back. :( So I had to move obviously, and my new seat wasn't as great.

Anberlin was next. I was super excited and pleased to hear a nice mixture of older and new songs. I was so glad they played Ready Fuels and Glass to the Arson. More on one particular Anberlin member in a bit.

Emery was next. Again, even though I've been friends w/ them on here for some time now, I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, they were pretty darn nifty if you ask me! Their "screamer" was at least good at it so it wasn't like nails on a chalkboard. After their fourth song, I decided to go downstairs to get my merch b/c I knew if I'd waited til after HH, it'd be hell to get out of there.

So, as I'm coming down the stairs, who do I see..... but of course, Keith! I was very suprised (and quite proud of myself) that I didn't have massive butterflies b/c I get like that around cute guys in general. Luckily I think I held myself together quite well. There were a few people down there talking already, but not as many as I'd expected. So, I'm patiently waiting my turn and I see Stephen of Anberlin over by his merch table. He smiled, I smiled, but I didn't want to lose my place in line to talk w/ BTD, and by the time I was finished w/ them, he'd disappeared. :( So, the whole time while I'm waiting to chat w/ Keith, he keeps looking up and smiling at me. Let me just say that he is absoltely gorgeous in person, and super nice and approachable. Def. eased any leftover nerves. I don't think it was just an everyday polite smile either, I could swear it was like a "You look familiar" type smile, but what the hell do I know haha. The convo b/n Keith and I went something like this:

Keith: Hi. Me: Hi, how are you? Him: Good thanks. Me: Awesome show! Him: *All excited sounding* Really? You got here early enough to catch us?" Me: Heck yeah! Are you kidding me... I came for you guys. I was very pleased to hear all my fave songs off BbB. Him: Awesome! Me: *pulling my cd case out of my purse* Could you sign this please? Him: Absolutely, no problem at all. What's your name hon? Me: Jessica Me: You guys know Marissa right? Keith: *kind of quizzical look* Me: Marissa Anastasia, from CA... Him: Oh yeah! We know Marissa. Me: Well she's my friend and I was wondering if she'd talked to you guys about the tribute bracelets she wanted to make for Scott. Him: No, she never talked to me about it but maybe to one of the other guys. Me - I see, cool. Me - Can I get a pic w/ you guys please whenever you get a sec. Him: Sure, do you have a camera w/ you? Me - Yep, sure do...

So yeah, I hope that group pic turns out super well. I hope it's/I'm really cute too. I hope I didn't smell too terrible at that point b/c I was practically getting hugged on all sides by the guys. I chatted w/ Dave too for a bit, mainly just a "Hi, how are you? Amazing show." I took a pic of all their signatures on my cd case too, but I can't really make out too much haha. Oh yeah, I told Keith that I was s'posed to see them last year on the TOC too, but that it didn't work out.

So, after that I'm looking at merch, making my way to talk to Jordan. More people had the same idea as me and were coming downstairs after Emery was finished. I wanted this brown BTD t-shirt w/ blue and white writing that I'd thought was a hoodie. Their merch guy was really nice and apoligized for only having small/youth sizes. I told him it was no big deal, I understood. I'd thought Brandon had said something before the closing of Broken Wings about cancer awareness bracelets, but they must have sold out of them too. :(

So, I'm at the HH booth and Jordan's like Hi, how are you? Me- Good thanks. Jordan right? (fyi: I only said this b/c I didn't want to be like Hi Jordan right off the bat and have him think I was a total CREEP!) Him - Yeah, you look really familar... I wasn't sure if he said that b/c I really did, or b/c he didn't want to hurt my feelings in case I'd been to a previous show and he forgot... I just said "Yeah, prob. from seeing my face plastered all over Whitney's MySpace... So then, we exchange a little banter about Whit and his realtionship and he bullshits w/ the other merch guy like guys do. I ask him for the new HH cd b/c I thought it was supposed to come out on the 14th so when he said he didn't have any cds, I was disappointed. I ended up buying a black HH t w/ pink hearts and "Ohio is for Lovers" on it. It cost $15. I gave him a $20 and I didn't even think about the fact that he didn't give me my change until after I'd went back to sit down. I wasn't too worried about it though since the t-shirt was the only thing I ended up buying. I was like "This might be kind of weird but could I get a pic w/ you only b/c I've heard so much about you. Him: *In a joking manner, I think haha* No... Me - No?! You're not going to let me? Him: Yeah, I'll get you in a sec ok. So, I'm waiting patiently. More and more people are crowding around. I got my pic finally and I'm like "You need to call your woman. Him: What's your name again? Me - *thinking he'd meant Whit... "Um... Whitney Bennett *like duh* Him - No, your name... Me - Feeling like a total idiot, complete blond moment... "Oh my name, Jessica. Jordan texts Whit something. I make my way back through the large crowd and the BTD merch guy was like "Tight squeeze... or Going to be hard to get through that mess or something....

So, back at my new not-so-great seat and HH is still setting up. I was pleased w/ their set overall. It was nice to hear new and older songs. This one douche afew rows down was standing up in my camera line of view, so I, having stayed seated the entire night, get up and go into the aisle on the stairs to try and take a few pics. Well, wasn't sure if this guy worked at the Note or what, but he basically told me to sit my ass back down. I was thinking like Buddy, you've saw me sitting here the entire time... I was pissed. The only other two things I was pissed about was the waitress never once asked me if I needed anything to drink... I didn't, but still the waitress at the SoCo show couldn't stop asking me. The other thing was all the younger "slutty" girls who looked like trash and who kept acting like chickens w/ their heads cut off. Seriously, one would go downstairs to see who was down there, then she'd run back and flip her gaskit about it... I was "God, please..." Oh yeah, JT even said something about all the young ones out. He was like "Thanks for staying around on a school night for us. It is a school night right... I haven't been in school for awhile..." I thought it was funny. I didn't get to chat w/ or see anybody from Emery, HH, or June :( All in all though, it was an amazingly great night. The good parts totally out-weighed the bad (It's the lucky pink and black "Rock Star" undies, I'm tellin' ya good things always happen whenever I wear them.) I hope to see Bleed the Dream and Anberlin esp. back at the Note in the near future. Now, if you haven't yet, go check out these bands -

myspace.com/bleedthedream

myspace.com/june

myspace.com/anberlin

myspace.com/emery

myspace.com/hawthorneheights

If you honestly read this entire thing, I commend you. You should get a cookie.

I told myself that if one more person brought up the whole "Does Peter Wentz have a MySpace or doesn't he?" debate that I'd go nuts and thus have to vent. I know everyone is entitled to changing their mind, thus he may have one now. However, last I knew he said he did not have a personal one. Therefore, I believe him. I have no reason not to. As public as he already is with so much of his life in all the other journals/communities he post in, I have no reason to believe that he'd out right lie about a MySapce account. I mean, the fake accounts (which keep growing) are easy to spot, but there are a couple (one in particular) that look suspicious. I personally think it's his business whether he has one or not. I just hate being wrong, so I'd like to know if he in fact does. I'm not asking for an outright link (unless anyone wants to give it). I'd never have the guts to add him, even if he did... harmlessly lurk him, sure, but he'd have to add me. Which I highly doubt he would. This concludes tonight's rant.