Last night was the New Kids on the Block show. This past summer, when the show was announced my friend and I decided to buy the tickets for "shits and giggles". We were highly amused that the former teenage hearthrobs had come out of retirement 15 years after they called it quits 15 years ago.
After the miserable experience I had at the Hanson show, I was not really looking forward to the concert. The only reason I was looking forward to the show was that it was at Madison Square Gardens and it was a reason to travel into NYC.
We headed into the city early in the afternoon and headed for lunch and play at Dave and Busters. I'm still recovering from the bill, but we had fun. We then proceeded to wander around Times Square and kill time before the show.
We got to the venue a bit before 8 and spent the next half hour or so finding our seats. We finally were seated (way at the tippity top of the venue) and endured the tail end of a singer named Lady Gaga who resembled a mixture of Baby Spice and Hannah Montana. Natasha Bedingfield took the stage next and while she was better than Lady Gaga, she still was not very impressive.
Finally, at long last NKOTB took the stage...and they put on an awesome show. It was a mixture of songs from their latest album, their "classic" hits and even their solo hits. They all had their turn to shine on stage and the break must have done them all good as they were in top form. They still can hit all the notes, they still can dance. And the crowd? Still full of screaming girls...which I found very contagious and fun!
I never was a NKOTB fan...not TOO surprising as I was about 7 at the height of their career. I remember some of their songs. I remember the merchandise, the cartoon show that I would occasionally watch (anyone else remember it? Hilarious!). I just didn't buy into it as even as a 7 year old I was my own person...but last night, I had a change of heart. Granted, I probably won't be rushing to the store to buy their albums...I will not be buying their teeshirts, buttons, posters, lunchboxes...etc. But I will readily admit that beneath all of that...is a pretty decent group.
If you haven't noticed, I have been very busy lately. Since last weekend up until today I have barely been home at all. The only day this week that I came home straight from work and did not go back out was Thursday. And I went to bed insanely early that day.
Right now I'm on a four day weekend from work. Tomorrow I will be in NYC to attend a New Kids on the Block concert at Madison Square Garden. Yesterday I spent the day (and night as I did not return home until about noon today) trolling around Poughkeepsie attending a Hanson concert and post partying it up at a friend's house. I am now questioning my sanity and my friend's sanity.
If you don't live in the Mid Hudson Valley area...you are probably unaware that it rained yesterday. Being that it's coming into November...it was one of those freezing cold rains. The type of rain where...if you are stuck out in it you'd swear that you'll never be warm again. The concert started at 8pm. Doors opened at 7:30...my friend and I arrived at the venue at noon. Yes, noon. Prior to the concert there was to be a mile walk for charity and awareness for Poverty and AIDS in Africa which we planned to participate in...and my friend wanted to stalk...I mean, try to meet the band.
So we arrived at noon and waited three hours for the Walk to start. We did the Walk...managed to meet the drummer (who resembles Animal from the Muppets) and then returned to the venue. We got a bit of dinner and returned to stand in line...and that's when the rain started. We had no umbrella. No coats to protect us. For awhile a fellow fan and her friend let us shelter under their umbrella but then we ended up getting shifted around and lost sight of one another. And so for the next two hours we stood in the rain with no protection. It was cold. It was wet...and finally, right before I convinced myself that I was going to die of hypothermia and willed my Led Zeppelin box set to The Bookworm via text message...we were finally allowed in.
The show was okay. Not being a Hanson fan I really didn't know the songs minus a few from their newest album which my friend made me a copy of so I'd be prepared for the show. They didn't play "Georgia" which I had been looking forward to...but it wasn't terrible. Just would have been nicer had I been dry and warm rather than freezing cold and soaked to the bone.
After the show we headed to our mutual friend's house to spend the night instead of driving home when it was so late and we were tired. It probably would have been better had we just headed home for various reasons...but we spent the night, barely got any sleep (at least I didn't since I was so physically uncomfortable on the sofa bed) and this morning we headed back home.
Right now I'm physically and mentally exhausted. I definitely did not have the best time of it, both at the concert and afterwards. My friend and I had quite a few near fights. We're fine now but I'm kind of keeping my distance at the moment...I'm also trying to sort my head around an incident that happened yesterday. I'm trying to figure out the best course of action in regards to that.
I don't think that my emotions can handle another weekend like that. I'm glad for the trip to the city tomorrow. Hopefully we'll get there early and get a chance to walk around the city a bit...let me take some pictures (which I didn't even bother with yesterday) and just have a good time at tomorrow night's show.
It's been a busy week for me. I've barely been home these past few days. I like being busy, though, I have to admit that it makes me tired...and doesn't allow me a whole lot of time to write or read. I've just been too damned tired.
Last night my friend and I decided to drive to a mall in order to exchange some shoes my friend bought that were too big. We got halfway there and realized that the shoes had been forgotten. As it was already getting late and we were both starving we didn't bother turning around. We just headed to the mall, grabbed some food at the food court then headed back home. Today after work I met up with a fellow coworker in the agency I work for and we headed to a meeting for the St. Jude's charity organization we belong too. It was a wasted trip-only one other person showed up but it was good to get out.
The rest of the week looks just as jam packed. I have nothing planned yet for tomorrow, but pretty much the rest of the week-something is going on. Then on Saturday and Monday I'll be attending two different concerts...and will be on vacation from work Monday and Tuesday.
Hopefully I will survive all the excitement. And if I don't? Well, it was all worth it.
With everyone running on different schedules in this household, I find myself alone quite often.
I don't have a problem with being alone, often times I thrive on the solitude of being able to get lost in my own thoughts...but when you are living somewhere that isn't your own place-being alone can have the potential to be quite lonely.
Fortunately, I have not had that problem too often while here. The cats seem to have made it their mission to come hang out in my room whenever I'm here alone. When I stayed here for a week by myself, the older (and meaner) cat would not allow me to sit down without jumping on my lap. Now, it's the other...more unsocialable (but more even tempered) cat who has decided that my bedroom is her bedroom.
If I'm not at home, or at least not in my bedroom and the cat is inside...she can often be found curled up on my down blanket. And when I'm hanging out in my bedroom? She's usually curled up on my lap...or on my chest. Some nights I will be awakened by the cat jumping up on my bed and jumping on top of me.
I'm certainly not complaining. While I'm not the biggest fan of cats (I prefer dogs)...I enjoy the purring and the softness of their fur. Now that it's chillier I like the extra warmth they radiate. And yes, I like the extra comfort that they give me...that you can only get from an animal.
I still miss my dogs though. I don't think that will ever go away.
If Sarah Palin becomes Vice President, she will have no trouble finding a stunt double-should the need arise.
It seems as though there are Sarah Palin lookalikes all over the place. News anchors, comedians...and now even waitresses.
I was up early (for a weekend) to take a walk and then out to breakfast at a local diner. I walked in and was nearly knocked over by the sight of Sarah Palin greeting customers...I had to do a double take and was quite relieved to realize that Sarah Palin was not in fact working as a waitress, it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.
I so wanted to make a joke with her about her uncanny resemblance to Mrs. Palin but I didn't know how that would go down. So instead I swallowed back my witty remarks about being seated by such a celebrity...or a joke about being able to see Russia from the diner window.
I wonder how many other Sarah Palin lookalikes we'll come across before the election?
After work yesterday I decided to head to the mall with the intention of paying off my American Eagle credit card I recently applied for. The trip was futile as you cannot pay off AE credit cards in store...so I headed over to FYE to have a look around.
I was pleasantly surprised at their used section and I quickly began drooling...eh, looking over the selection. To my left I became aware of a man coughing loudly and quite annoying...but I did my best to ignore him and soon enough the coughing ceased.
A moment or two later...it started up again and this time much closer. To my horror, the cougher was now on my right also looking through the used selection. Again I tried to block out the annoying sound but considering the man was now next to me, it just was not possible to block it out. I grabbed the stack of cd's that I had been planning on going through more carefully when I was finished browsing and headed up to to the cashier.
Forty-five dollars and 15 minutes later I was finally able to get that annoying and disgusting noise out of my mind. Hopefully my next trip there will be a bit more peaceful.
Hello, Hi...how've you been?
Do you even still remember me? Don't feel bad if you don't. I barely remember myself...I just remember that once upon a time there was a girl named Silver and she was a blogger. And no, Silver didn't live in the zip code 90210*.
I'm trying to reconnect with that girl...because as I recall-she was pretty damn cool. She was funny, smart, creative...yes, she did have her issues. But come on, who doesn't have some kind of issues?
I feel guilty because I went through all this trouble to set up my new "home" here on the web. I had so many plans and ideas-yet, have not followed through with any of them. I'm constantly telling myself that it's due to time constraints but quite honestly...that is bullshit. I have the time, I can easily make time. If I can dedicate an hour a day to writing each day that will be a good start. It's just a laziness factor. I'm not used to having a job that takes so much out of me at the end of the day.
But I'm vowing to do better...starting today, right now, I am on a mission to rediscover this girl named Silver. And once I find her, I'm determined not to let her slip away again.
So wish me luck on this journey and I will see you again shortly.
*Yes, I am aware that I just admitted to watching (and being addicted) to the new "90210"...which actually features a character nicknamed Silver...who coincidentally is a dedicated blogger. And yes, I am sorta suspicious that perhaps the name wasn't "borrowed" from my internet personality.
I almost got stuck in the elevator at work today. The worst part is that I was alone at the time. Even worse, I didn't have my cell phone with me.
I had been working at my desk in the basement but needed to go upstairs to put some files away and get some lunch. My arms were full of said files and I got on the small elevator to make the quick journey upstairs. I was halfway upstairs when the elevator just stops....a few feet shy of reaching it's mark.
I pushed the button in an attempt to make it move upwards to complete it's ascent but it would not budge. I pushed the down button in hopes that perhaps it would go down. No luck.
I began to panic slightly and the bundle of files fell to the ground. I pulled myself together a bit and attempted to get the elevator to move again. Once again the elevator refused to finish going upwards, but this time I was able to get the machine to go down...and once it reached the bottom I was able to go up.
I've always been weary of that elevator. I remember the day I was interviewed for the job I had to ride on that machine and had the sinking feeling that at some point I'd get stuck on that thing.
I've been having some serious issues in sleeping in on the weekends. I've been waking up before 8am and can't fall back asleep. It's kind of pissing me off, though, I guess it does give me the opportunity to have some "me" time before the day starts.
This morning I decided to turn on the Today show. As the President was having a Saturday morning "meeting" (did hell freeze over yet?) the show cut to his speech and I tuned out for the most part. I was jarred back to attention though when accidentally the network cut to a commercial for the new "Tale of Two Cities" musical...one moment I heard the drone of Bush and the next..."It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" and as I looked up I saw the flash of the Guillotine falling...and cut immediately back to Bush.
Of all the footage/commercials that the tv could have cut to accidentally-that particular commercial had to be one of the most fitting. I think I will be laughing at that for a VERY long time.
I feel bad for the guy who fell asleep at the switch though-I'm sure that he's getting the boot right about now.
I made the mistake of watching the Presidential Debates last night. I've purposely kept myself from getting too involved in the elections this year, so I guess I was caught off guard when I finally caved in and began paying attention. These things have become so petty nowadays. Instead of putting the energy into building up good arguments as to why THEY are the best candidate for the job-the candidates are more concerned with making the other one look bad. Frankly, instead of being able to take the debate seriously-I ended up feeling the need to view it as a comedy sketch. It was totally ridiculous. Granted, it did not dissuade me away from my candidate of choice as he did seem to bring up many good points and plans of action-but I honestly felt the debate was a total waste of time and energy for everyone involved. One can only hope that sometime soon the Presidential Race will be turned around and better rules of conduct are brought in.
Another thought that started to form while the debate was going on is how much this country needs another FDR. Granted, I was never the brightest history student...but I do recall spending a good portion of time learning about Franklin D. Roosevelt. Considering he was elected President four times in a row (and the reason why there's a two term limit now)...he must have been doing something right during those 12+* years he resided in the White House. Without breaking out the history books I do recall that in order to pull the US out of the Great Depression he created many governmental programs to get people back into the work force. He put rules into place to make banks safe again. He created Social Security...amongst other programs. During World War ll the War was not just fought in Europe and Asia...EVERYONE was involved in the war effort...whether it was in the front lines, working in factories, rationing, collecting tin...whether the contribution was little or big, everyone pitched in and thus, it united our country in a way that I don't believe was ever seen again until perhaps 9/11.
While our country isn't in as dire straights as we were back then, we're heading in that direction. We're facing seriously financial problems. We're already involved in wars (which could very well escalate). The difference is is that we're not being ruled by the type of government that was in place back then. We're not being backed by a President as strong as Franklin D. Roosevelt.
I think that in order for this Election to become successful and worthwhile, the candidates should seriously consider the work that FDR did during his time as President. It is time to once again unite our country and prove that we are in fact worthy of our status.
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