Happy Halloween! I hope you all had a great night, because I did. When we were at the fair, proopstradamus  (Diane) and I decided that we should do something together on Halloween, so we did. First we went to go see the movie 'The Vampires Assistant'. Can't say it was very good, it was cheesy, but pretty entertaining none the less. We eventually made it to Olive Garden for dinner, which was fantastic as always, and I hadn't been there since FOREVER, so I was happy. Diane had heard about this haunted house that these people/family/couple were trying to do at the house in their neighbourhood, so we went to go check them out, and it was pretty cool! I got scared of some guy who wasn't even in a costume, and totally jumped and screamed. I'm that smooth. As we're walking back to Diane's car, we see this hearse that's got those illuminated neon lights on the bottom. Turns out, the person with the hearse has got this fake skeleton in the back, and plays music and stuff. So we met the party hearse tonight. It was kind of awesome.
 

  
The big deal of the night was that we were going to this haunted house called 'The Nest'. And to put it mildly, I was scared shitless. This was the thing that I was looking forward to the least out of the whole evening. But I am pleased to report that I made it out safely, with only being scared a few times, but yeah, I was fucking pleased as hell that it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. I'm not a big fan of horror anything, so despite the guy with the chainsaw at the end, and the strange black tunnel, that felt like I was going to get smooshed and sufficated in, it was pretty fun in the end.

MOST importantly however, was my costume for the evening. My "goal" was to do a feminine version of this picture of Matthew Bellamy.

When I went to the mall on Thursday afternoon. I was TOTALLY dissapointed to discover that buying a while skirt was NOT going to be possible. So I had to go with a white petticoat instead. Which in the end worked out fine, and I loved it. Before Diane and I went to dinner, we had a mini "photo shoot' in the court yard of her building. I don't care what anyone thinks, I'm fucking pleased how everything turned out.

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I spent the day with proopstradamus at the Arizona State Fair today!! I hadn't been to the state fair in YEARS and YEARS, and Diane had never been to the AZ state fair, so we were both kind of  noobs together. As it turns out, today was a good day to go, as it was "Happy Hour" from about 12:00 to 6:00 so everything was half priced. YAY! We went to see animals, ate too much nasty but DELICIOUS fair food, rode a few rides, met a seriously drunk game operator, and I danced on top of a cement block much to the amusement, or horror, of the people around me. Basically, it was a really fun time. I'm super glad I went, because Diane, and I usually always have a good time together.

Need a few random pictures? Course you do!

 

I'm hyper, it's Friday, so that means it's time for thefridayfive. No big surprise from me here.

 1. If the world was ending and you could listen to one song, what would it be?
-'Uprising'- Muse. For two reasons, because I'm a waffler, and can never choose just one. 1) Muse opened with 'Uprising' at my show, and if I could remember one thing from my very first Muse show, it would be the moment the boys walked onto stage, Matt started bouncing around, and the first note was played, and I was like DAMN! Is this really real?! 2) I'm a Muse noob, but 'Uprising' was one of the first songs that was leaked to us. And since this is my very first album from the boys, this song will always be one that I remember. Either way, if the world is ending, both reasons give me AMAZING memories, so at least I could be happy about something.

2. How did you first come across that song?
- Like I said, it was one of the first, if not the first song that was given to us from the new album. And then all hell squee broke loose!

3. If it reminds you of a person, is that person still with you?
- She is, she's just a thousand miles and then some away from me.

4. Does anyone else know what this song means to you?
-You'd have to ask her. I can't tell you what  millionstar  was thinking during the show. (well I can, but it's too early in the morning for that kind of talk), but I think she was just as amazed, and as excited as I was. Besides that, this song means just about 24 hours with my best friend, going on a date to see three foxy boys. And I'm pretty sure the feelings are mutual.

5. Where would you listen to it, and with whom?
-My copy of 'The Resistance' comes literally EVEYWHERE with me. Where would I listen to it, anywhere. And with whom would I listen to it, anyone  who would like it.

To hear 'Uprising' performed from my concert North Carolina, click here. (<--worth it for Bellamy bum close up)

For one reason or another, the last few days have been very good to me. I've been a good mood lately, so I *really* hope that you dear reader, have been feeling the same way. If not, I'd like to do something about that. With a somewhat modifed version of the compliment meme.

One little compliment can make you feel amazing. So reply to this post with "ME!" or something similar, and I will leave you a compliment. And if you need to be reminded of how great you are, I hope this will do  the trick!

Since finding the band pictures in my last post, I've been doing a little bit of digging, and have found quite few photos and such. So, if you'll induldge me, I'd like to photo whore for a little bit.

 

GIP! Look at those arms. BLOODY HELL IN A HANDBASKET!!

I guess this post is for my newest lj buddy h_s_doodles and anyone else who doesn't mind listening to me nerd out about my former life. Miss Doodles, is a band nerd, and everytime she posts something band related, I get serious nostalgia issues about band. I was a band nerd from fifth grade all the way through my senior year of high school. That's a long time! I told her I would take a picture of my band to show us to her. I unfortunately could not fit the whole band in one picture, but I think you get the idea.

 

I wanted to make this post earlier, but I had to be sure that millionstar , heck I'm calling her Deniese from now on, got her pictures that I sent her in the mail. Since she was there with me, she should see them *again* first. And now that I'm like 99.9999% positive that she has her pictures, I can now talk about that amazing Saturday night in North Carolina.

Saturday could be a day that I can safely say that the fates, or whomever, were looking out for Deniese and myself. Like I said before I left, it was supposed to rain Saturday night. Instead, we got *perfect*, if not a little hot, concert going weather. I've heard now that there were parking problems that night; not us! We found a spot without problem, and were even early! Our seats were considered the nosebleed seats, which I was fully aware long before I left Phoenix.  When we got to our seats, we were both amazed that not only did we have a clear view of the stage, and a clear view of one of the multiple screens that U2 had going arounf their stage. Between Muse's and U2's set, I heard people who were sitting above us, complaining that they couldn't see anything on the screen. So Deniese, has some magical Ticketmaster skills or something. And finally, we were sat behind a nice family of U2 fans who let us use their binoculars while Muse was on stage. Can't thank those folks enough!

So how was Muse you ask? INDESCRIBABLE! Seriously, it's totally lame, but after Muse has played their set, I think I sat there asking myself, holy crap did that just happen?! Like I said in my voice post, the band is best heard live. Yes, their cd is amazing, and yes when you see videos, they're amazing, but to see how absolutely energetic Matthew was, and how into his drumming Dom was, and how frakking hard Chris was working his bass, GUH! The woman, from the nice family sitting in front of us, turned around at some point and said to Deniese and I, "they make a lot of noise for only being three people." Heck yes they do lady! I can't even describe how amazing this was. And I was even luckier that I got to see it with Deniese, who turned out to be a BRILLIANT person, but we had our first Muse experience together, and as I look back on this trip, I don't think I wouldn't have wanted my first gig to be with anyone else. And then Deniese and I stayed up and talked porn and naughty things all night, but I can't tell you about any of that.

But let's get to the fun stuff! My pictures and video! These pictures are not great, but it's still the fact that OMG I WAS THERE! And I took these pictures and witnessed that moment in real life.

 

(videos don't like being under a cut for me, so forgive me) This was the boys closing number. I took this video, while I was pressed up against a railing, because I was in the aisle, and people kept walking in front of me. So despite that fact that I was afraid I would fall over the ledge, I think this isn't half bad.



I meant to talk about other things besides the show in this post, but things have gotten really really long. So, I'll be back.

Adama is excited, and so am I! Tomorrow I leave for North Carolina aka, my very first Muse gig, and I could not be more excited. I love that after buying these tickets months and months ago, the time is finally here. I'm a little nervous, as I've never travelled this far, the other side of the country, by myself, and I have to change planes in Denver, which I've also never had to do before.
 

So, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to tell the travel gods to make sure that everything goes well tomorrow. Because seriously, if I do not find myself in North Carolina tomorrow night, someone is going to be in big trouble. I've got a date on Saturday with three hot boys, and a fierce girl known as millionstar and if things don't go right, I'll be fucking pissed. And while you're at it, talk to the weather gods as well, because the show is outside, and word has it that rain is forecasted for Saturday. The weather can do whatever it wants while U2 is on stage, but while the boys are on stage, let's not have any bad weather. Please?

So, besides the voice post that will probably happen on Saturday night, after the show, I'll see you on Sunday <3

 "No, I'll see you in two days Matthew. Be prepared."