Stayed home today. Woke up at 5:30 am to a moment of throwing up. Of all things, I think throwing up is the worst. I haven't vomited in like two years. argh. So went in and out of sleep until the uneasiness went away, which was around 5:30 pm.
(currently listening to Sigur Ros-"Agaetis Byrjun") Ever since I first heard this song I thought it would be a great wedding entrance song. You know, the whole groomsmen - bridesmaid - flower girl - bride walking down the aisle thing. Maybe who ever I marry one day will be keen to the idea.
Tuscaloosa: Went to Tuscaloosa this past weekend for the second annual Rockarts Christmas party. Last year there were ten of us; this year there were more like 40. yikes, most of them I did not know. / Went to church, which I haven't done in a while. / Also, went to see The Lion , The Witch, and The Wardrobe with the church crew. I was going to wait and finish re-reading the book but decided to hit up the movie while a group wanted to go. It was great!
Unfortunately, when I returned home Sunday - Dekooning had died. The first thing I did when I walked in was go to feed him, and there I found him dead in his bowl. I immediately called my Mom balling my eyes out. It sounds stupid to be attached to a fish, but I was. He was my buddy. I got him back in Winter 2001. So I've had him for four years. It was really hard on me to lose him. I am going to get a flower pot tomorrow and bury him. My mom said that I win the record for having a fish the longest. She said that he's been a good fish and deserves a proper burial (I love my mom). So say a little prayer for Dekooning as I lay him to rest tomorrow.
Well, my last few days of being 28 is coming to a close. I guess my childhood prophesy of being married or engaged by 28 will not come into being. Owell... Sometimes I worry that I won't find anyone. To find a guy with a good faith in God/Christ and who is laid back enough is hard. Most spiritual guys are too uptight. And most of them are uncomfortable around a girl like me. I'm spiritual but watch and listen to things that are more liberal I guess artistically......... I hope I find someone some day....that will love me truelly.
Alright, although I've been asleep for most of the day it's time for me to crash. Hope work is not crazy tomorrow. Night you guys, out.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Finally seeing U2 was surreal. It still feels like I wasn't really there. I think it's because the band is older now and so iconic. So it may have been better if I could have seen them a few albums ago, when things were still green and musical experimentation was still prevalant. I'm not saying that I had a bad time at all. I just don't remember it all. It was all a musical-spiritual daze of sorts that I can't entirely remember. So I'm going to go purchase their concert on DVD when ever I have the funds and rewatch what I experienced. I guess I just felt so lucky to finally be seeing one of my all time favorite bands, so it was all so surreal.
It was kind of funny because Docia and I felt younger than most of the people sitting around us. One (already a few beers to the belly full) guy talked with us before the concert. He didn't think we were true U2 fans..........what a freak. When I told him the first time I heard and watched U2 was back during Boy (heard-on a record and saw-recorded broadcast of U2 performing I Will Follow). He was taken aback with that info and then changed the subject. The girl beside Docia asked us if we were the type to scream through the whole concert. What a freak! You paid $100+ for your ticket and you are not going to scream!? She had basically seen U2 a ton of times (and was a few years older) so she was set in her old timer ways. Luckily I was sitting beside a guy closer to my age who definitely knew his U2. We both lost it when the old stuff started playing. Some old Irish rebel jumped in me when songs from War started up....my fist was pounding in the air, singing my heart out, having some sort of spiritual moment. It's all a blur of sorts. And no, Docia and I didn't have any alcohol, ha.
It was definitely amazing but I hate that I don't remember every detail of the experience. I definitely have the U2 concert fever and am ready to see them again if they decide to do another tour, which is unlikely.
I was impressed with how many older songs the guys played. I mean, the new stuff is great but I feel like it's more of the stuff the older crew enjoys. You could tell that at the concert. The older people were rocking out to everything, but harder to the "Beautiful Day"/Atomic Bomb sets. Where, I have a hard time getting into that stuff./ It appeared that U2 enjoyed performing the Achtung Baby/Zooropa set the most. Throughout that whole section they surrounded Larry and just rocked out. They weren't even looking at each other-just staring at their instruments, feeling the vibe. Even Bono wasn't out and about the stage. He was right there with them.
Something that surprised me is that I ended up watching the Edge more than Bono throughout the concert. The Edge was amazing..........
I was sad that they didn't play "I Will Follow" but all in all, the set (songs played) was amazing. Here are the songs I remember (minus the last two records since they have taken missing from my cd collection). It will be in chronological order, so this isn't necessarily the order in which they were played.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Year's Day
Two Hearts Beat As One
40
Desire
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Angel of Harlem
Bullet The Blue Sky
Where The Streets Have No Name
With or Without You
In God's Country
One
Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
Miss Sarajevo
Staring at the Sun
Gone
It was kind of funny because Docia and I felt younger than most of the people sitting around us. One (already a few beers to the belly full) guy talked with us before the concert. He didn't think we were true U2 fans..........what a freak. When I told him the first time I heard and watched U2 was back during Boy (heard-on a record and saw-recorded broadcast of U2 performing I Will Follow). He was taken aback with that info and then changed the subject. The girl beside Docia asked us if we were the type to scream through the whole concert. What a freak! You paid $100+ for your ticket and you are not going to scream!? She had basically seen U2 a ton of times (and was a few years older) so she was set in her old timer ways. Luckily I was sitting beside a guy closer to my age who definitely knew his U2. We both lost it when the old stuff started playing. Some old Irish rebel jumped in me when songs from War started up....my fist was pounding in the air, singing my heart out, having some sort of spiritual moment. It's all a blur of sorts. And no, Docia and I didn't have any alcohol, ha.
It was definitely amazing but I hate that I don't remember every detail of the experience. I definitely have the U2 concert fever and am ready to see them again if they decide to do another tour, which is unlikely.
I was impressed with how many older songs the guys played. I mean, the new stuff is great but I feel like it's more of the stuff the older crew enjoys. You could tell that at the concert. The older people were rocking out to everything, but harder to the "Beautiful Day"/Atomic Bomb sets. Where, I have a hard time getting into that stuff./ It appeared that U2 enjoyed performing the Achtung Baby/Zooropa set the most. Throughout that whole section they surrounded Larry and just rocked out. They weren't even looking at each other-just staring at their instruments, feeling the vibe. Even Bono wasn't out and about the stage. He was right there with them.
Something that surprised me is that I ended up watching the Edge more than Bono throughout the concert. The Edge was amazing..........
I was sad that they didn't play "I Will Follow" but all in all, the set (songs played) was amazing. Here are the songs I remember (minus the last two records since they have taken missing from my cd collection). It will be in chronological order, so this isn't necessarily the order in which they were played.
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Year's Day
Two Hearts Beat As One
40
Desire
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Angel of Harlem
Bullet The Blue Sky
Where The Streets Have No Name
With or Without You
In God's Country
One
Until the End of the World
Mysterious Ways
Miss Sarajevo
Staring at the Sun
Gone
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Coughs and quizzes
Hello everyone. I have been seriously ill lately so I am delayed in posting anything meaningful. I am still pretty sick but hoping for full recovery after the weekend. Here's a short quiz I saw on a friend's (well, he no longer calls me a friend - ?) website. I love quizzes so here we are...
favorite artist(S) - basquiat, jackson pollock, andy warhol, bosch, robert motherwell, robert rauschenberg, willem de kooning, arshile gorky
Age of 1st kiss: 21
Crush: wish I had one to occupy my time. there was a really cute guy in the dvd section of best buy the other night. does that count?
Dad's name: jim (james)
Kids: i'd like to have three or four. one i would like to adopt.
Longest car ride ever: weekend car rides to nowhere with matt back in college.
Phobia: some are phobias, some are just dislikes. extreme heights, rape, porta-potties, poodles, actually seeing a ghost in real life, not finding that special someone.
Quote: "Don't know.... Don't care!" - my mom's response when asked something by a co-worker.
Worst habit: Obsessing over situations, feeling like a failure or self-depreciating myself, going to sleep too late, hitting 'snooze' in the morning.
Ok, post your answers in the comments section if you'd like. Or if you have some other good quiz questions, post them. Good night. Off to read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.....I'll post more later and about U2 and stuff.
c
favorite artist(S) - basquiat, jackson pollock, andy warhol, bosch, robert motherwell, robert rauschenberg, willem de kooning, arshile gorky
Age of 1st kiss: 21
Crush: wish I had one to occupy my time. there was a really cute guy in the dvd section of best buy the other night. does that count?
Dad's name: jim (james)
Kids: i'd like to have three or four. one i would like to adopt.
Longest car ride ever: weekend car rides to nowhere with matt back in college.
Phobia: some are phobias, some are just dislikes. extreme heights, rape, porta-potties, poodles, actually seeing a ghost in real life, not finding that special someone.
Quote: "Don't know.... Don't care!" - my mom's response when asked something by a co-worker.
Worst habit: Obsessing over situations, feeling like a failure or self-depreciating myself, going to sleep too late, hitting 'snooze' in the morning.
Ok, post your answers in the comments section if you'd like. Or if you have some other good quiz questions, post them. Good night. Off to read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.....I'll post more later and about U2 and stuff.
c