I finally got to save the cheetah print heels I thrifted about a year ago. I realized this is only the second time I've worn them, which is a shame because they're so pretty, but understandable seeing as how they're a size 6 and a half and I'm a 7 and a half. With tights it's not so bad, but still, if I can find a pretty pair of cheetah print ones in my size soon (at a reasonable price) I may have to give them a better home with a friend.
If you read my last post you know that this night out was a spontaneous one, but one I very much needed after an overload of school and stress. I went with my friends Nancy (above photo left) and Misty (above photo right) to watch 50/50 but we ended up going to Starbucks, Ulta, then the movies, then grabbed dinner then went to Nancy's house where we talked and talked and swung(?) on hammocks in the cold night air and I didn't get home until 2a.m. So wednesday morning really sucked.
But it was worth it :)
(what the heck is the past tense of swing??? swung? swang? were swinging? I'd look in my AP stylebook but it's on the opposite side of my room.... so... wow this is such an awkward way to end a blog post....)
This show was a weird one for me. Not the show itself, which was spectacular, but the overall experience of it was personally weird. I loved MCR's old stuff, from back when I was in 8th/freshman year. The new stuff is way too Glee/dancey for me so, to be truly honest, I was more excited to see Circa Survive again than anything else.
(I had to give myself a sharpie-tattoo of my signature Hippo with a mohawk and tie, throwin up a peace sign.)
The kickoff to the strangeness was when we got to our seats and I had some guy come up to me (it was insanely dark, I had no clue who he was,) and go, "Patricia?" Turns out he was an old classmate of mine I knew from 3rd-6th grade! I suddenly got self-conscious.
I mean, I don't know about you, but I kinda like to let loose at concerts, and knowing there was someone I knew standing 4 inches away from me, who knew me back in my long-hair-and-Harry-Potter-glasses days, was just tooo weird.
Then Circa Survive came on and I totally got over it. Lol.
Later on though, some weird feelings came back when this song started to play:
I honestly can't remember if I've ever talked about this on my blog but, I was a very depressed kid when I was in middle school. I mean, walk home everyday from school crying, contemplating suicide constantly, completely withdrawing from life, depressed. My entire 7th grade year was a complete nightmare, and I honestly don't like to think about how close I was to doing something stupid. And I remember this song and Good Charlotte's "Hold On" being played more than any that year. Hearing that song live was just, a really surreal experience.
Towards the end of the show, this next song started playing, and I swear I could not handle how amazing I felt hearing those first few keys and lyrics...
The song just reminded me of being a freshman, hanging out with my friends, singing this song at the top of our lungs during our morning PE classes. I remembered how happy I had become being able to start over in high school.
"When I was, a young boy, my father, took me into the city, to see a marching band...."
To feel the emotions I attached to each song in such a short period of time was a little overwhelming to me. I started to tear up and in a theatre full of hundreds of people I was grateful it was so pitch black. Knowing what I had almost done in 7th grade also knowing how happy I was going to be in high school made me so happy that I had pushed through my depression.
There I was, standing next to my best friend (my sister), a guy I knew when I was a little kid, hearing songs that reminded me of some major life moments, I just can't explain it. I was just so happy to be apart of that moment. To be able to look back on the person that I was in elementary school, to middle school, to high school, to who I was, standing there right then, this person had become, it was all triggered because of these songs, and this experience, and it was absolutely amazing.
And if you don't believe that it had been a rough night, the evidence is all in the hair.
A soccer ball, basketball, two parks and a car full of friends. This was the highlight of my spring break. And I got to wear these finally! Saved Pair No. 11.
(I really hope my friends don't mind me posting pics of them on here. heehee)
I wish I had more pictures of all of us playing basketball, there were actually a whole lot more of us but we were so into it none of us sat out, so I had no one to man the camera! Before we got into the game though, my sister and I decided to have some quick fun on the playground equipment.
(Katy Perry TShirt-Hot Topic,Black Shorts and Strawberry Shoes-Forever21, Sunglasses-Claire's Accessories)
Rock chicks? Haha :)
(I HATE shorts that have the pockets sticking out, it bugs me for some reason, but I made an exception for these because I really needed a new pair of plain black shorts, and I'm amazed at how hard it is to find a pair that fit good)
