Rev Theory and Shinedown Concert (8/22/09)

OHMYGOODNESS.

Last night was one of the rocking-est nights EVER. Aside from it being my first REAL concert, it was also a great time to be had with Rachel.

I'll start with the entire KY State Fair overall. We went there for rides, and of course, it was cheaper to just go to Six Flags then ride four fair rides. We wandered around for a couple of hours, and then wound up outside of Cardinal Stadium, near the front of the longest line in HISTORY. A FREE concert with Shinedown and Rev Theory. We waited for 3/4 hours, no kidding.

But it was definitely worth it, as we were front-row, center-stage. So close "Brent could spit when he was singing and it could land on me," as Rachel said. And as I put it, we were so close I could see the veins running across Rich Luzzi's body.

Over the course of the night, we met a REALLY REALLY drunk girl, an old man who called himself an "Ozhead" and had been to over 200 concerts, and about a zillion cute boys.

I coined the phrase "Do the WOO or SWITCHEROO" because every so often, seven or eight of us would stand up and wooo, and the wackos in front row who refused to woo made us angry. I mean, THEY WERE IN THE FIRST ROW, they had sooo much to be excited about.

STICK IN THE MUD.

About the actual concert, they rocked, seriously. Both lead singers ran through the crowd, and I got a big grab of Brent's jacket. I even got a FREE Rev Theory sticker.

So it was pretty amazing, overall. I totally suggest both Rev Theory and Shinedown to anyone who hasn't heard them yet.

all in a day's work. (i wrote this a while ago)

If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, do we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.

- Shakespeare

I end up quoting that one often, for all sorts of reasons. But a boy in my grade named Elijah really brought it home, and more in the way of Shakespeare than I thought anyone ever could. I walked into fifth hour expecting a good forty-five minutes of reading and sobbing to a different tune (New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer), and instead walked into a small circle of desks pulled together, with Mrs. Beams, Elijah and Zach propped on top of them, Elijah's face tear-streaked, Zach's head bowed.

We walk, we speak, we have friends, we have enemies, I'm talking right now, so why does everyone treat us like we're stupid?

(This happened like two days ago so I can't remember the exact words)

These words came from a frustrated and crying young black man, after a girl allegedly told him Caucasians and African Americans should drink from separate water fountains and be forced to sit in the back of the bus. Elijah also spoke of a group of people he thought were his friends that had a racist song on their iPods.

Do you hear that? It's the sound of muffled sobs. He led every student in the room to tears, including myself. He made me cry so hard, in fact, that in sixth period, I walked up to him and hugged him. This is a guy I have never spoken to in my life, except for the occasional 'hey' in the hallways.

After he left, Mrs. Beams (I've mentioned before about how awesome she is) gave a little speech to sum up everything that happened. That led her into a little classroom conversation about respecting people and everything. Abbey and I mentioned that this 'racist' thing was much the same as 'homophobes', and Mrs. Beams blew me away with some of the most amazing things ever said. I raised my hand and said, "It's like when people who are homosexual, they get called derogatory terms and told they are going to hell." To which she replied:

Exactly. And no where in the bible does it say that homosexuals go to Hell. It says the only way God will send you to Hell is if you are a nonbeliever. Furthermore, I don't understand why you can't have a homosexual teacher in your class, I mean they aren't talking about their sexual preference or trying to lead you into it, they are teaching you about the subject you need to learn. I don't think it matters, when it comes down to it, if a person is gay or not.

She went on to say that at our age, she doesn't feel that we have a set idea of our TRUE orientation, that we're too young to be completely decisive about all that.

She is the best teacher ever.

By the way, I so hate it whenever someone says "That's so gay." or calls something gay. I just say, "Hmm, yes that is so homosexual, isn't it?" and walk away. Because really, when you indicate something (and usually that something is bad) is 'gay' you are pretty much indirectly stereotyping the homosexual community, as if every gay person does whatever you called gay or that happens to them all the time.

10 Horror Movies I'm NOT Looking Forward To

Fangoria Magazine's section "Fear Film Forecast" gives a list of films to look forward to in the upcoming months, all the way into 2010. However, when reading,

1) Saw VI - Um, WTF? When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. You do not play Jesus and try to feed 5,000. Honestly, I'm surprised they haven't tried to film Saw VII: 3D yet.

2) New Moon - Why is this even listed as a Horror movie? I'm not looking forward to New Moon due to the hype that occurred over Twilight. I went to see it at Midnight on a SCHOOL NIGHT NO LESS, and it was a total letdown. Let's hope the new director is someone with a brain.

3) Final Destination: Death Trip 3D - And here we have some wanna-be Saw producers. On their fourth film and who knows what else is upcoming.

4) Let The Right One In [Remake] - I'm unenthused about this film due to the beauty of the original. They are either going to completely butcher the magnificent story or try to "Twilight" it up. That's not the point. I don't even have the heart to say something funny.

5) Piranha 3D - I swear, if Hollywood has to make a story about fish, things are going downhill.

6) The Box - From Fangoria's website:

A stranger presents a married couple with a mysterious box and tells them that if they push a button on it, they'll receive a large sum of money—but someone they don't know will die. - Fangoria.com's Fear Film Forecast

Snuff Said.

7) Chain Letter - Hahahaha! The man the preps talk about in their bulletins is REAL! P.S. He's the director of this film!

8) Rob Zombie's Tyrannosaurus Rex - I don't even wanna know. Unless Rob Zombie owns a pet dinosaur and makes a documentary film about it, there is no need for this film.

These are currently the only films I see that I cannot stand the thought of. There will be more soon, I promise.

Ten Reasons I Gotta Have One!

I came upon a video on Myspace, showing a sloth-like animal climbing and walking. It was so adorable, I thought: there's no way this thing is REAL! Luckily, I was wrong. The creature I stumbled upon was a Loris, a slow [really slow] moving primate. Below are ten reasons I gotta have one, along with a cute video so you can want one as well.



1) Okay, look at those eyes. They're gigantic. It reminds me of the guinea pig on Bedtime Stories.

2) They're so slowwwwwwwwww. Which means that I can catch up to it if he/she tries to run away. Not that it will, because I'll be their best frand. <3

3) Look at the way this one eats fruit. Awwww. It even licks its fingers. Precious.

4) While Paris Hilton is carrying around an unoriginal Chihuahua [not that he isn't adorable] I'll be packing a Loris in my purse on the red carpet. Not that I would ever exploit him or anything.

5) I will not stop talking about the eyes of a Loris until one shows up in my house. Ever.

6) They're compact. Honestly, Lori or Lorises or whatever the plural is, they're just so small. Even when they're adults, they're just the size of a large-ish cat.

7) They're curious creatures. Every video I've seen of one, the Loris interacts with objects around him, looks at the camera, as if asking, What is this? I like it.

8) I swear I will even MOVE TO THE COUNTRY THEY ARE FROM just to have one.

9) They're so ferocious [I say that as if I'm talking to a baby, you know what I mean.]



10) I spend about an hour looking up information about them. And watching youtube videos. And posting blogs about how cute they are and how much I want one.

So, if anyone knows where I can buy one, approximately how much they cost [I'll pay ANYTHING. I will cut off my own ear just to have one, honest!] please please please reply to this post. They're sooooooo cute I'm gonna have a cute-attack from them.

- Lindsey

10 Best Song Remakes I Have Ever Heard

1. Don't Matter - A Rocket To The Moon [originally by Akon]
2. The Scientist - Mark & Alex [originally by Coldplay]
3. No One - Dave Days [originally by Alicia Keys]
4. Puttin' On The Ritz - Shiny Toy Guns [originally written by Irving Berlin]
5. Coconut Juice - Nickasaur [originally by Tyga]
6. Grave Digger - Willie Nelson [originally by Dave Matthews]
7. I Think We're Alone Now - The Birthday Massacre [originally by Tiffany]
8. Buy You A Drank - Nickasaur [originally by T-Pain]
9. Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Breeders [originally by the Beatles]
10. I Wanna Love You - The Maine [originally by Akon]