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I hate having money but not really having money.

Last night at 10PM the Riot Fest’s lineup went public. This caused the website to go on the fritz and fuck with me because I had gotten off of work at 11 and didn’t get home til about 11:30.

So, the website is being a total shit head and everyone is telling me they’re checking shit off of Facebook. Well guys, if you hadn’t noticed, I haven’t been on Facebook for about two weeks now. I can’t see what you see.

Lo and behold, I get an e-mail from DO312. I check their link to ticketfly.com and they have a 99$ option for the 3 day passes/tickets and it came out to 112$. I’m thinking “ok, not bad. I can do that”.

Check Riot Fest’s website now, it finally let me through and I had seen this 69$ package my boyfriend had told me about, and even more cheaper packages they were like 10$ more but obviously there all sold out but this 109$ package.

That comes out to 124$. I’m kind of bummed because I didn’t want to spend anymore from this money I have put away already y’know?

So, to keep myself from freaking the fuck out because this year is full of awesome as fuck bands and nothing but nostalgia, I have to go, I’m going to dip into my car insurance money to buy my tickets. It’s the only thing I can do to keep me sane.

It’s horrible and I didn’t wanna do it but I have to.

What’s the point in writing this, nobody cares.

I’m just going insane because I’m poor and everyone around me is buying their tickets like NOTHING where I’m sitting here with “FUCK ME” on my forehead.

So, later tonight when I get off of work at 11, I’ll have my tickets.

Fuck you :3

May 05

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This article is a month old and that’s what I get for logging on late.

Regardless, this interview was a damn good read. Skiba wasn’t repetitive like he’s been in previous interviews that I read about the new album.

http://www.purevolume.com/news/alkaline-trio-matt-skiba-interview-my-shame-is-true

I just wanna say how much that album has really grown on me in the past month. At first I didn’t like their ‘hit single’ but I honestly can’t stop replaying it now.

The album is a good one and I anticipate this show with Bayside. HOLY FUCK. Two days full of Bayside and Trio at my favorite venue with my favorite people.

May 30th/31st can’t come soon enough!

Apr 23

How Bad Is The Flooding In Chicago? The Streets Are Eating Cars [UPDATE]

octopusinspace:

lagertha-lodbrok:

There are sinkholes on the South side, geysers erupting from storm drains on the North and northwest sides, and water shutting down expressways. We’ve put together a handful of photos gathered via social media of what commuters and homeowners are dealing with this morning.

Continue to ignore our failing infrastructure though, politicians. it’s cool. we’ll just feed poor people to the sink holes in hopes of appeasing them.

No one told me Chicago was drowning. What the fuck.

I live right there. Pretty fucking surreal, isn’t it?

(Link reblogged from kman3115)

Apr 14

Last night was pretty eventful. Yesterday as a whole was pretty eventful.

Yesterday was my Father’s birthday. He passed away in 2007 and this marks his 6th birthday without being here.

I celebrated it with my older sister Joyce [I have 3 sisters total and 1 brother] and my niece Autumn and the new addition, little Izzy who my sister plans on adopting. I consider him a nephew already. He’s very lovable.

So I went to visit them three and my niece and I went to Party City for 5 balloons to write on and to let them go in the sky for my Father and it was cute. The ride there it was just her and I and she’s 6. I was never alone like that with her since she was a baby. She was telling me all sorts of stuff and asking me weird questions. “Why is your lip pierced?”

Apparently she doesn’t like my car’s color because the green is the “green that looks black”. aha.

Anyway, had to come back to pick up the fucking balloons because there was an hour and a half wait. THE FUCK!? For 5 little latex balloons?

Went to get milk and cookies and went back to Joyce’s and had a lunch snack with her and the kids. Got the balloons, wrote on them, took photos, and set them off. Mine went ina total opposite direction as her’s and the kid’s. Damn thing just wanted to be free, haha.

Autumns balloon popped which was originally mine because I wanted red and she got pink but it turns out my red was a dark pink :/ so she didn’t want the light pink anymore. Green it was for me.

I left them around 2, hopped on the expressway, got lunch with Izzy [my boyfriend] and we had some weird conversations.

He had to leave me early for work, I went to Steve’s where he ate my leftovers and we watched a shit ton of music videos off On Demand.

Got something to drink, gas, stopped at Oasis for some Woodchuck, bumped into Fuzzy and Michelle, bought our shit and headed to Bob’s practice spot.

A lot of Green Day was being played, Bert was spilling shit everywhere, Melissa had on some Salmon color coat, Myopia songs were played! I made conversation with this real tiny cute red head who was absolutely adorable.

We were there for a solid 4 hours, maybe? I don’t remember. I was pretty intoxicated. Everyone started to leave and fade out but a few and Bob I believe came back saying to Russ that Bert went up to Bob and explained that there was a fight about to break out and this and that between someone and apparently that was me and this guy Greg.

All I did was quote some Wayne’s World. HA.

Bob said we weren’t leaving, we were going to his place. Melissa drove with Steven and I and she directed us to her house and lo and behold, we talked with everyone [almost everyone] who came over, tried to drink but tried to sober up also. Had interesting conversations, seen some insane gnarly shit!

Bob has a painting that John Wayne fucking Gacy fucking painted. HOW MANY OF YOU CAN SAY THAT? I don’t think really any of you can…

The photo of me here was born inside Bob’s hidden bathroom. I love it.

Everything about last night was pretty fucking rad/solid.

AH, before I forget, do you see the shot glass from Vegas? That was supposed to be my 21st birthday present when Bob and Melissa moved to Vegas and I just got it last night.

He handed it to me and I’m like “Do you know how old I am now?” given the fact he knew that this shot glass was owed to me. I didn’t even start to drink til I was 22.

There were some silver beads inside. I don’t know why I got them but I’m keeping them.

Apr 02

Lollapalooza.

Yes, that yearly event only in Chicago that comes in the summer time has finally approached and got everyone’s undies ina bunch.

I follow it when I get e-mails about them for my boyfriend. He had wanted to go one year and I figured since I win contests a lot and I’m thankful that I do, I figured I’d try every year just cause.

Anyway — there is always one or two bands/artists I want to see and I never usually give that much of a fuck but this year the Postal Service is going to be there as well as Nine inch nails and the fucking CURE.

I don’t think I’ll win but the thought would be pretty fucking rad. A day to see either The Cure or Nine Inch Nails or even The Killers with my boyfriend would be pretty rad.

It’s Nine Inch fucking Nails, though! THEY BROKE UP. Urgh.

This is why I hate Lolla. I hate it. A con though also is that everyone that goes tries to be ‘hipster’ and ‘indie’. You wanna be indie? Try supporting the indie scene with people who are trying to get their work known and out there.

rant rant rant.

I just really want to see the cure/nine inch nails/the postal service.

That’s all ._.

Mar 05

kman3115:

kjdelury:

Chicago represent.

Reblogging/reposting this song again because I can’t stop listening to it.

The Sky We Scrape is one of the best bands (no one has heard of) to come out of Chicago.

I need to hear the rest of their new full length.

Never heard of this band, but I did enjoy this.

(Video reblogged from kman3115)

Mar 01

HERE WE GO HERE WE GO HERE GO. HERE WE GO HERE WE GO HERE WE GO.

Today is the day! Bouncing Souls with Kara!

Gonna see Kman and Jim and whomever else. It’s gonna be radical and sweaty.

TRUE BELIEVERS.

Feb 24

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This is my absolute favorite photo of me from last night. Steven had taken this photo of me and I was his date last night. I had went to an event called “For the love of chocolate”.

http://www.fortheloveofchocolatefoundation.org/

So, Steven teaches kids from high schools, I think mainly George Washington, where he and I both graduated from, culinary and pastries. His students and himself partake in this event and collaborate with the French Pastry School here in Chicago and come up with a detailed subject to show off their skills and passion for the arts of culinary and to help raise money for the kids for scholarships to this school.

This year they created two dresses and I had taken a photo of one if you scroll down my posts. I may have added the same photo twice in there somewhere but whatever.

Anyway, I was put on Franco Pacini’s personal guest list for the event. He is the ‘Director of Operations”. It is said in his description that “Franco is responsible for strategy and development of The French Pastry School. He oversees the school’s business development, financing, marketing, and admissions departments.”

Crazy…isn’t it? I’ve tried to help Steven in any way I can with anything he has going on with his classes and kids and I even am an ‘assistant’ chef to him when he caters food for weddings and get togethers. I EVEN HAVE MY OWN CHEF COAT. WITH MY NAME ON IT. I’m quite legit.

Anyway, last night the event was amazing and beautiful. I’ve seen so many people, tried so many dishes and chocolate everything. I’ve had a chocolate martini. INSANE. Steven and I dressed in red and black and we looked extremely snazzy.

Note: The things that I ate, are some of THEE most expensive chocolate desserts and chocolate, period, in the country. Everything I ate and drank — was free.

I couldn’t have been anymore grateful for this experience and was able to partake in something so wonderful. These kids and adults certainly know what they’re doing and I wish the best for future students. This event/cause/organization is truly a blessing.

10 photos from last night. My date with Steven to the “For the love of chocolate” event. Details ina minute.

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