Refreshing for a journal update

THERE IS A REASON MCR IS MY FAVORITE BAND.

THEY ARE PERFORMERS.

THEY ALL LOOKED AMAZING.

AND MIKEY HAD A SHINY GUITAR. WITH RHINESTONES. (Or something similar, I wasn't close enough)

AND I WISH I COULD HEAR FAMOUS LAST WORDS LIVE ALL. THE. TIME.

Non-capslock recap:

Long line outside when sister (brinabean) and I got there, we weren't at the end for very long, though, and someone in a nearby apartment stuck speakers out the window and played MCR songs. Rushed to as far front as we could get which was probably about 12 feet away from the stage (not as good as 6 feet away like last time, but I'm small and can only do so much :> )

Crowed squished together during the opening acts: The Architects and Neon Trees! (Now a fan of Neon Trees!)

I was almost crushed multiple times but eventually people got bored of that and mostly stayed in one place. There wasn't much room to mosh, thankfully (I am fragile and avoid those like the plague.)

LOTS OF BRUISES AND BATTLE WOUNDS. AND CHUCKS REALLY ARE GOOD SHOES TO WEAR TO CONCERTS BECAUSE THEY PROTECT YOUR TOES!

Sucky thing: Girls with FREAKIN BIG HAIR. There should be a memo for girls going to rock concerts to wear low ponytails or something, I kept getting other people's hair in my face. Also, tall people. :(

BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE I JUMPED AROUND A LOT SO I HAD AN EXCUSE TO PUSH THEM OUT OF MY WAY. RARR.

MCR concerts are always an experience! Did songs from all albums and Planetary Go was SO MUCH FUN I CANNOT EVEN DESCRIBE. Hope they come around again soon!

After concert adventures:

Got on the wrong freeway after stopping to buy water for our dehydrated selves. But it was okay when we found out there was a junction coming up. Then we talked too much and missed it and ended up 15 minutes away and had to turn around.

THEN, something started making noise near the front right wheel and there was no place to pull over because of road construction and it was dark and I couldn't see what it was.

Finally found a bright parking lot in a safer town than Oakland and realized PART OF THE TIRE WAS COMING OFF.

Luckily, sister and I are awesome and know how to change a tire. NO TOW TRUCK FOR US. WIN.

Drove slow the rest of the way home and finally got back around 2am.

AND GOOD TIMES WERE HAD BY ALL.

(I should also mention that these sorts of things happen when me and sister are going somewhere. WE HAVE ACCIDENTAL ADVENTURES.)

Sadly, I've been slacking on reading due to various crochet and craft projects, but here's what I have so far!

As usual:
Favorites
Re-reads
Not too impressed

1) Commodore Hornblower by C. S. Forester
2) The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
3) Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling (third re-read!)
4) Staking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
5) Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling
6) Lord Hornblower by C. S. Forester
7) Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling
8) Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg
9) False Colors by Alex Beecroft (m/m historical fiction!)
10) The White Road by Lynn Flewelling (NEW BOOK!!!)
11) Bold Spirit: Helga Etsby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt
12) Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
13) Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (my first steampunk!)
14) Reign of Shadows (The Ruby Throne Trilogy, Book 1) by Deborah Chester
15) Sabriel by Garth Nix
16) Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix

Here is an abstract of an article about the artifacts I'm currently helping to catalog.

It's not the whole article, so I'm trying to figure out how to get the rest of it!

Olompali State Historic Park: The Chosen Family Hippie Commune

http://www.archaeology.org/0907/abstracts/hippies.html

So I'm totally going to Yaoi-con with brinabean in September. And possibly doing cosplay again, depending on the crowd!

I am super excited about this!

This rocks.

Instructions:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quotation is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4.Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result.



Pretty!

I really want to go to this field school.

I just sent them an email and I'm crossing my fingers that it won't be too expensive for me.

Because seriously, how cool is mortuary archaeology? Here's me still on a search for an emphasis :D

+ Why hello thar new music obsession! I heard the music of Antonio Pontarelli this weekend: 11/18/2007 - 3PM - Children’s Miracle Network Torch Relay Gala Event, Kodak Theatre Complex Center, Hollywood, CA, Headling Band

Bri and I were standing on a second floor walkway at the theatre trying to get a good view of the Hollywood sign when she got distracted by him playing the violin. Deciding that music was much more entertaining than trying to get a picture of the hollywood sign through the smoggy glory that is L. A., I started recording the performance on my camera! Well...see for yourself! The quality isn't that great cause it's from my digital camera but...



Also, ( LOOK MA I'M (ALMOST) FAMOUS!!! )

+ Also, TRUE STORY. Apparently I met Miss California that same day too and had no idea who she was. I was trying to find where I could buy a CD of the band above and she was the closest one to the table. She was all HI!!! :D!!!!!! and I asked her where I could buy the CD and she said she wasn't sure and pointed to the nearby table looking a bit confused and I was all "Why is she wearing a tiara????" And then another lady came up to her and said "you're Miss California, right?" and I was all um....oops? It's not my fault I don't watch pageants!!!!1 lolz

+ FINALLY got to visit Grauman's Chinese Theatre (pics at my facebook). Squeed over Johnny Depp's footprints and fangirled over Abbott and Costello's. And, Rupert Grint wears chucks, how awesome is he?

+ Also, random, just saw the Enchanted trailer. Must remember to go see that. Also, Sweeney Todd.

+ Bri's Oireachtas was INSANE with people. And awesome dancers.

+ The Mummy ride at Universal is so much fun! The back lot had two movies in production, one with Angelina Jolie and the other with Adam Sandler, but I can't remember the names. I fangirld over seeing the flying mule from Serenity, though :D

+ Sadly did not get to meet Michael Shanks. Got to L. A. too late due to traffic :( I will never complain about Norcal traffic EVER AGAIN.

Comment editing!

OMG they actually did it!

The messenger thing looks interesting too.

Watch me edit a comment just because I can!