Make it Rain

It's less than 5 minutes left in my 20th birthday and by the time this is actually posted it'll be technically over.

This was a pretty rad b-day. It's still weird to think I'm two Decades old and no longer a teenager. I kinda don't feel like it. I went to North Carolina to visit the grandparents for the weekend. It's always nice going up there. When I'm old I want a home like theirs. Everything just seems so perfect. And I never have a care in the world when I'm up there. Maybe it's something in the mountain air. But everything just feels right when I'm there. I didn't realize how much I missed Nana and Grandpa. I should call them more often.

My family/friends know me so well. For my b-day my Nana got me 3 scarf & gloves sets in burgundy, green, and grey, a pair of black and grey socks from LONDON!, a huge laptop carrying bag which can also double as a purse, and a bunch of lotions/body wash items. Candace got me the Mark Ronson cd...I loveee him. And Ashley got me the new Robert Plant(!!!) & Allison Krauss cd & the new Substream with Mayday Parade on the cover(ATL is on the other side).

Now, on to more important things...The Audition! The cd comes out tomorrow(technically today) and although I burned a copy from Ashley only so I could listen to it on the way to NC and back, I cannot wait to get the actual cd!!! It seems like it's taken forever, but finally it's here. We're getting it after Union. Then we're going to The Grit for more b-day celebrating.

The show on Thursday was fucking incredible!!! I hyped it up so much in my mind that I was kinda worried that I might end up being disappointed. But then I realized that this was The Audition I was talking about and there was no way I could be. They sounded so good and put on an amazing show. Any doubt I could have ever had about this band(I had none) would have been shattered by their set. And as Veronica and I declared the whole night, it was SEX! lol. The only thing I wish was changed was the length of the set. I wish it could've been longer. But then again I could watch them play all night.

As usual we stayed around afterward and talked to the bands(contrary to how it may seem from this post, there were other bands that played...Another Day Late, Danger Radio, and Envy on the Coast...they we're all fucking amazing! Especially EOTC and Danger Radio!) I always feel the need to express my extreme gratitude to the bands and just let them know that I enjoyed the show. I'm sure they hear it every night, so I always try to have actual conversations with them. They usually seem to enjoy them. Or they're really good at putting up a front lol.

Anyway, so I was mainly focused on talking to The Audition boys...well mostly Seth because I heard he was super nice and I had met the other guys the last time we saw them, but not him. We talked for about 5 minutes, and like they said, he was really nice. I really enjoyed our conversation. Joe and Tim were funny as hell. But especially Joe because he was drunk. Ryan was really nice too and you can tell that he really cares about the fans and their opinions. And I love that about him. Surprisingly I didn't really talk to Danny. While the rest of the girls were talking to him I was talking to Seth. I did get him to sign my set list and I got a picture...which was wonderful of course lol.

I wish these guys and all bands that I ever talk to knew how grateful I am that they would take the time out to talk to me or sign something or take a picture. When it comes to most bands I'm pretty comfortable talking to them, but there are a few that I still get extremely nervous around. I would put The Audition in the "pretty comfortable" category. They're such wonderful dudes.

Ugh...I need to go to bed. I have a French test tomorrow that I need to finish studying for. My class isn't until 2pm but I've got to go to the bank and deal with this tuition crap in the morning. After that, my British Lit class, and our Union meeting, it's CHAMPION time!!!!!

I can’t believe this is happening to me,
Hey, make it rain,
Flood the streets, if only for today.
Hey, make it rain,
I need you, I want you all,
I just can’t help it, baby this is all we got tonight,
Hey, make it rain, yeah...

Edinboro- The Audition

Smother your breath with cheap champagne,
The stewardess will bring me two of the same,
These sort of things project through my microphone,
Projecting love into your stereo.
I won't go unheard or unknown...

Carry me like jet planes crossing the sea
You fly so high that my eyes
Can hardly see you lock on to me
And cabin pressure's high from body heat.

This chemistry will keep us glued to our seats
It's got this boy shaking in both of his knees
A loss of breath from extreme altitude,
Of the signals that your sending help me follow you.
I won’t go unheard or unknown, oh-ooh-wow-ohh-ohh.

Carry me like jet planes crossing the sea
You fly so high that my eyes
Can hardly see you lock on to me
And cabin pressure's high from body heat.

Carry me like jet planes crossing the sea
You fly so high that my eyes
Can hardly see you lock on to me

Mayday mayday, we’re going down in flames,
Maybe, baby this is destiny.
Repeat, repeat, just what you want from me,
I can make tonight, the best of your life.
Oh, Without a fight.

Carry me like jet planes crossing the sea
You fly so high that my eyes
Can hardly see you lock on to me
And cabin pressure's high from body heat.

Carry me like jet planes crossing the sea
You fly so high that my eyes
Can hardly see you lock on to me

Mayday mayday, we’re going down in flames,
Maybe, baby this is destiny.

So yeah, I pretty much want to marry this band. Yep all of them. I mean who out today in the "scene" is making music like them? Nobody. There are a few that are coming close; My American Heart, Every Avenue and Dance Gavin Dance(to an extent). But God, The Audition are setting the bar pretty fucking high with Champion.

I was able to hold out and NOT download the cd, but now that the songs are on their myspace I have had a listen(or like 10) and it's fucking AMAZING!! I know I say a lot of things are amazing, but in all honestly this is probably the best cd I've heard since SANTI. And these are two completely different sounding groups. I would even put this cd in more of a R n B category than anything. Danny has a very R n B-ish voice. Extremely soulful at times. Definitely sexy. But most importantly, you can hear the passion in his voice, which is a distinct characteristic of R n B singers.

Um a Robin Thicke & The Audition tour anyone????


I'm just sayin. Someone needs to make it happen. Imagine all the new fans both The Audition and Robin would gather from this. And it would make this fan an extremely happy individual.


Ugh...January 22 can't come fast enough. I think I might be more excited about this than my own birthday(which is the day before).


Love

From Bullets To Black, We Survived Them All

I love my friends.

Honestly.

There is nothing better than a car full of girls singing their little hearts out to My Chemical Romance.

And it's crazy to think that it was essentially My Chem that brought us all together.

I wish everyday could be like yesterday.

Ray p33n + Vortex + Lesbo/drunk waitress + "I didn't make it across the street!" + Cold Stone + Fanny Packs + Segways + "Just get to third base!!" + My Chem sing-a-longs + tons of shit I'm sure I've left out = The BEST trip to Lil 5 ever!

I've got to go to English now. Blahhhh

"In an infinite universe; eternal time, why just do what people tell you? 'ave a laugh; do what you want."

BASBHAT

Bitches Ain't Shit But Hoes And Tricks(Champion)

Ain't that the truth. I can't wait for The Audition's new record Champion. I don't think I've been this excited for a new record since The Academy Is' SANTI or Black Lips Good Bad Not Evil. And it comes out the day after my birthday which is an added bonus. A nice little gift to myself. And the show on the 17th is going to be totally amazing I know.

4 days after that show I'll be turning 20 years old. It seems quite uncanny to think about honestly. But I'm going to look at this day not as "oh I'm getting so old" but as the start of a new chapter in my life. I shall say goodbye to the days of old and give a grandiose WELCOME to the new adventure in which I'm going to embark on. They weren't called the Roaring Twenties for nothing. (Yes I do realize that the term "Roaring Twenties" actually emphasizes the 1920s social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. But I'm using it in this sense anyway lol)

I'm also going to use this time to set out on a new spiritual path as well. A search for spiritual enlightenment if you will. I'm definitely not straying away from Christianity. I still truly believe in the fundamentals on which the Christian faith is based. Of those, most importantly being love. Never have I been a very "religious" person, yet I do feel that there is something missing and I'm hoping that void can be filled with this new spiritual enlightenment and I can be at peace with myself. But that's another blog.

Classes start tomorrow. A new semester, a new beginning. I'm not particularly excited about the situation at hand, but it is one step closer to finally being done and being able to move on into phase 2.0 in my life.

"We're all imprisoned within the confines of our own mind and we can only find liberty when we find spiritual freedom within ourselves and connect with other people through love."