May 3, 2003

• Yay for Matchbox May!
  
  Last night's concert at the United Center was amazing despite Maroon 5's horrible music. Sugar Ray was really good- with "Answer the Phone," and "When it's over," and "Falls Apart," and "Every Morning," and "Fly" (which much to my joy and happiness was dedicated to the troops) . . . "All around the world statues crumble for me/Who knows how long I've loved you" good stuff, they may not be the best on the radio/CD, but in concert they are amazing. After Sugar Ray, Jeff and his dad, brother Prows, joined Weggs and Megs, John, James, and I (they had to scalp some tickets, shhh).
  
  And then there was Matchbox. They were awesome. Just awesome. They started out with "Cold," a song that is really really good live. Disease was another song that was just amazing live, it was one of my favorites that night. None of the songs, however, could match "Bent." I love that song period, but hearing it live and seeing it in concert was wonderful. On the screen, a black car did cool tricks and turns, and the sound- it was so . . . it was just awesome; it really hit me hard. "If You're Gone" was another one that is far better in concert than on CD, and so was "Downfall." "Unwell" was up there on my list of favorites . . . it was really really good, but I expected that. The last song of the encore took me by surprise, but it was one of the ones I had wanted to hear: "Push". That was really good live. *sigh* It was all so amazing . . .
  
  The concert wasn't all I expected. It was my first, and I had underestimated man's (and woman's) abilty to smoke and drink irrisponsibly. Oh well, what can you do. Actually we did a lot. We got several people in trouble . . . it was very rewarding to have some of the girls in front of us thank us for stoping the women seated next to them from smoking. Not all the world is worldly. I tell you, though, what little smoking/drugs I saw/smelled was absolutely discusting and I want no part in it. Anyway, I think we all had a good time, and I can definately say that Matchbox Twenty is my favorite band next to Goo Goo Dolls only, with Something Corporate not far behind . . . We left the concert all smelling like weed (much to our dismay since we are all LDS and since we all hate drugs); I got home around one this morning after driving everyone home . . . I got 12 pedidals . . . and very tired in the shower, was still humming, or perhaps it was just ringing in my ears, the amazing music . . .
  
  "If I fall along the way/pick me up and dust me off./and if I get too tired to make it/be my breath so I can walk/If I need some other love/give me more than I can stand/and when my smile gets old and faded/wait around I'll smile again/shouldn't be so complicated/just hold me and then/just hold me again/ can you help me I'm bent/ I'm so scared that I'll never/ get put back together/ you're breaking me in/ and this is how we will end/ with you and me bent"
  
  "But I am stronger than you know/I have to let you go. . . I got a disease/Deep inside me/Makes me feel uneasy, baby/I can't live without you, tell me/What am I supposed to do about it? /Keep your distance from it/Don't pay no attention to me/I got a disease . . . I think that I'm sick/But leave me be/While my world is coming down on me . . ."
  
  "Hold on/I'm feeling like I'm headed for a/Breakdown/I don't know why/I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell/I know right now you can't tell/But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see/A different side of me/I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired/I know right now you don't care/But soon enough you're gonna think of me/And how I used to be . . ."
  
  "I wonder how you sleep/I wonder what you think of me/If I could go back/Would you have ever been with me . . .I want you on my side/Come on . . . I've always been with you . . . Be my savior/And I'll be your downfall . . . I want so much so bad"
  
  "I know this is wrong it's a problem I'm dealing/If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home/There's an awful lot of breathing room/But I can hardly move. . ./I bet you're hard to get over/I bet the room just won't shine/I bet my hands I can stay here/I bet you need - more than you mind . . . I think I could need - this in my life/I think I'm just scared - that I know too much/I can't relate and that's a problem/I'm feeling/ If you're gone"
  
  "this ain’t over, no not here, not while I still need you around /you don’t owe me, we might change/yeah we just might feel good/ I wanna push you around, I will, I will /I wanna push you down, I will, I will /I wanna take you for granted, /I wanna take you for granted I will"
  
  "I wish the real world, would just stop hassling me"
  
  goodstuff
  
  
  And now for today's report:
  
  I just got back from Medieval Times with a friend of mine, Emily, and her family. We were celebrating her upcoming 16th birthday. We had a really good time- walking around and looking at the pictures and the swords and the statues, etc. Dinner was good, I definately enjoyed eating with my fingers!
  
  The knights put up a good show, though I was disapointed that all the horses were black and white and maybe brown. The paintings on the wall showed blue and red and green horses, and I thought we'd get to see some in real life. You know, like the emerald city horses in Wizard of Oz.
  
  Emily's brother got a sword that was really cool . . . I would like to own a sword like that someday . . . until now I'll just have to borrow Wegg's machete. (I need a dictionary . . . why can't I spel anyting)
  
  Anyway, that has been my weekend so far . . . *sigh* I need more time to study for my AP US History exam next week. And English on tuesday . . . yikes! Oh well.

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