The American Dream Tour

February 10, 2014 the best night of my life! I went to the All American Dream tour, with Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, Letlive, & Issues. I had planned to go with someone but they weren’t able to get their ticket because it was a sold out show so I had went by myself. Which was a first! I usually go with someone. My mom was worried the whole time that I wouldn’t be able to handle it and what if I needed help who would help me but I was sure I’d be fine so she let me. She called and messaged me the minute she dropped me off I eventually turned my phone off. I stood in line for 4 hours and my friend had called and told me her and her brother would be at the concert too so I waited until I saw them and they said I could hang out with them so I wouldn’t have to be alone which was a good thing because concerts by yourself aren’t that fun. By the time they got there we only had to wait for one more hour which was exciting. We finally got in and had to wait another hour for the bands to get set up which was not that fun but we managed to do it. We had a good time we got pushed around but it was all worth it, issues played first then letlive. I mostly went for of mice & me and bring me the horizon. When of mice and men performed I got into a mosh pit that was in the beck of the crowd which is where I had lost my glasses. I ran into the pit and hoped to come out ok like I did when I went in the ones before that. It didn’t turn out that way. I went in with glasses and a clean face and I came out with out glasses and a black eye and a scratch from my glasses being punched into my face. I couldn’t see for the rest of the night which was ok because they had put on a good show. My friends and I thought lets go wait in the back of the venue and meet some band members. So we left during bring me the horizon started to play. I wanted to see them because I had missed that at warped tour the year before that. We headed to the back and of course I couldn’t see so I was to follow and hope that I don’t trip over something and embarrass myself in front of everyone, we could still hear the music from inside so we didn’t really miss anything. We waited for and hour or so and in that hour I met Jason Butler from Letlive, Ty Acord from issues, and a few others from of mice and men. We didn’t think anyone else would come out so we called for our rides home and then that’s when Austin Carlile from of mice and men came out. The moment I’ve been waiting for to meet someone who I had looked up to for a very long time. I didn’t know what else to do but hug him. He hugged me back and took a picture with me and I asked if he could sign my phone case and he did. It was the best 12 minutes of my life. I will never forget it. That was the happiest I have ever been! Now all I have is a picture that I can fangirl over forever and ever.

Austin Carlile (of mice and men)

Jason Butler (letlive)

Ty Acord (issues)

Andria

La Dispute, a band that can bring back many memories. There’s this one song that can take me back to 2010 when I was in eighth grade. The song is Andria, the lyrics make me wonder what it would be like if you were still here. Would you still be the person you promised you’d never be nor would you have changed to keep us together? You blame yourself I blame your friends. You wouldn’t be who you are if you chose the right path to go down. I was there for you when you needed me but when I needed you, you were no where to be found. I still think there will be another chance but I’m not sure if that’s the right thing. It’s been 3 years I’ve met new people who are there for me. I learned to not trust… all because of you. But just know that if you’re ever in trouble or need someone to talk to I will always be there I just hope you’d be there for me too. There’s so much I want to tell you but I’m not sure how to tell you. You would understand how I really feel. Would you even care? Probably not, so I’ll continue to wait until you do. I’ll continue to listen to these sad songs when no one is there to help me. I don’t like to be left alone. All I do is sit there thinking what I would be doing with you but you’re not here and probably never will be. I’m ok with it if you are I will soon have to just forget and move on with my life. The past is the past and I cannot change it…

SUMMER!!!!!!

                    This summer our family won’t be much like we usually do but as for me I will be doing a lot. Most of my summers consist of summer school because I didn’t take school during the year serious. This summer I am going to do as much as I can before I’m a senior because after that ill have to start worrying about what I’m going to do after school. Go back to school, get a job? I haven’t thought about it yet but I know I’m going to need too because its getting closer I’m going to be an adult and have to start doing things for myself and not depend on my parents to continue taking care of me.  It would be nice but I don’t want them to have to support me when I can take care of myself. This summer I’m going to go to as many concerts as I can! Starting off with warped tour, it should be fun and if not I wasted fifty-two dollars. After that I’m hoping to go and visit a friend in Douglas. She asked for me to stay a week so she can show me around and so I can see how she feels living in a small town. I’m not sure if I should look forward to it or not? Being away for a week ehh. I know my mom and dad will be happy because they won’t have to hear my complaining all week because I’m hungry or bored at the house. We might go on a family trip but were not 100% about it yet, hopefully we go through with it. It all depends if my dad will get an ok from his doctor to go. We never really go on family trips without him only when we would go to visit my mom’s mom, my grandma. I am hoping for a nice, not too hot summer! But I do live in Arizona so I can’t be too disappointed with it if it Is super hot…

Warped Tour 2014!

I ordered my Warped Tour ticket two days ago and I’m stoked! I went last year and had blast but I didn’t get to stay all day like we planned because my boyfriend and dad said I couldn’t handle the heat, but I was sure I could. We left around 5 pm. It was about 107 degrees but not too bad (sarcasm). It was really hot and sunny and did I mention it was in Mesa Arizona on a field with grass everywhere! For the time that we were there I had fun I saw a few bands that I liked and the tried to find shade to cool off. I’ve learned a lot form that day like don’t wear a black shirt in the middle of summer, don’t wear jean shorts to a concert that is all day they’re not comfortable. Don’t wear Toms, they will slip off your feet and can get lost somewhere in the crowd. Drink lots of water no soda or sports drinks, JUST WATER! Take a lot of money because things are expensive. My boyfriend spent six dollars for those small Gatorades, its ridiculous! Don’t wear any jewelry you don’t want to lose because you will lose them. Don’t wear makeup, I mean why would you wear makeup to a concert anyways? You just going to sweat it all off or come out looking like a hot mess (literally). Take a backpack to carry all your belongings because pockets are not your friends. Drawstring back packs are what I would recommend no one can get into them and they’re not that big. Who wants to carry a big bag? Not me. Wear LOTS of sunscreen and some type of hat for those of you who wear glasses. I don’t know about you but I don’t like getting a glasses tan on my face.

The lists of bands that they’ve announced are great! A few that I am going for are Real Friends, Falling in Reverse, Attila, The Story So Far and a whole lot more. I just hope the bands I'm going for don’t all go on stage at once. They have 5 or 6 stages set up so they can get through all the bands in one day. Last year two bands that I liked went on at the same time, luckily the stages were right next to each other so I didn’t miss much. The crowds get pretty big but that’s when they’re the best. You can crowd surf; you start in the back and end up in the front and its fun! Some bands record their sets and you can get yourself into a video they also have photographers who post pictures and videos on social networks its cool.

 

 

ear stretching

                 EAR STRETCHING

 

Today I put my tunnels back in after three days. I got a blow out and it was pretty bad I guess that’s what happens when you want to stretch too fast but it’s ok now. After a few oil rubs and having them naked for a couple days I’m ready to put my jewelry back in. they didn’t downsize too much. The bright side is that I get to wear my cute heart silicone tunnels! They were my favorite and when I had my ears at a 7/8” I couldn’t wear them. The downside of having them is that they’re hard to keep up with well not really but it’s just annoying. You have to clean them and keep them out for a couple minutes just so they will be comfortable. After you get out of the shower you should do a jojoba oil rub for 10- 20 minutes just so you can get the blood flowing through your ear lobes. You don’t wear silicone as a everyday thing, wood is good but you can’t get them wet and you have to clean them daily it’s just hard and expensive. The good plugs and tunnels can cost up to thirty dollars and jojoba oil can cost up to ten dollars. You also have to make sure your lobes don’t get too thin because that’s bad and you can rip your ear and it is expensive to have them sewn back up and if you don’t have the money to sew them back up the you’ll have a dangly ear. Which looks really gross, it’s like you have cow utters. I’ve learned from experience that if you stretch to fast you will ruin your ears. My left ear will not go any bigger than a 5/8” unless I force a bigger size in which is also very painful and can cause my ear to have a big blowout and get really infected and nasty. I try to help those who are starting on their ear stretching so they don’t end up with ear smaller then the other. You should wait one to two months before you try to move up to a bigger size no matter if your ears have healed or not the longer you wait the easier it will be to move up to the next size. And you should never EVER skip sizes! It will cause a blow out or ripped ear and you don’t want that because they are painful and unattractive. That’s all I have to say about ear stretching!