Tags: friends only

The Bengals just lost.

TO FUCKING OAKLAND.

*rolls around in agony*

(no offense, Raiders fans. Just let me sulk for a moment.)

Tags: bengals
Current Mood: disappointed

WHAT.

NERD is opening for Jay-Z.

I am so. damn. excited about this. My plans to see them have been thwarted *three* times in the past, so. FINALLY. And that probably means Pharrell will come out to do songs with Jay. Yes.

And that is all.

Tags: concerts, jay-z, n.e.r.d., pharrell
Current Location: work
Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: office noise

I'm actually *gasp* watching the VMAs tonight. There're a couple performances I really wanna see, and it's in New York. So running commentary ( under here. )

I bought my Jay-Z tickets! The 9/11 concert they showed live on Fuse got me really excited. I bought a pair of tickets during the pre-sale, but I got better seats on the actual on-sale date, so I'm gonna sell my other ones, probably on Craigslist.

Tags: jay-z, vmas
Current Mood: mellow
Current Music: MTV

I've come across a handful of tracks lately that I *love*, and that makes me happy. So if anyone's up for some random music, they're ( under here )

I put that playlist on repeat for a good long while when I get home from work.

JAY-Z IS COMIN' HERE IN OCTOBER. *dances* I'm so excited, y'all. And glad I'm on so many damn concert update e-mail lists or else I wouldn't have remembered to check the tour dates. It's at a new venue on the NKU campus (Northern Kentucky University) which I haven't been to yet, so that'll be interesting. But...woo! I'm currently trying not to think about how ridiculous the ticket prices are.

Went down to the fireworks the day before Labor Day. This guy on Flickr's got some good shots. It's our annual 'end of summer' shindig. This whole summer actually wasn't very...summery. The weather was weird and just kinda bleh. I can't believe it's September already.

Tags: concerts, fireworks, jay-z, music, riverfest
Current Music: Jack Peñate - Pull My Heart Away

Hee. Justin's musical number that was just on the ESPYS was brilliant. *shakes head* Oh, I love him. That was long, too, wasn't it?

But anyways, yes. Just had to post about the burst of Justin love. Enjoy the awards, you folks who are watchin'.

Tags: awards shows, justin
Current Mood: giggly
Current Music: ESPN

I was feeling nostalgic and had to dig out the Justin/Christina icon. I still think they're hawt together.

One of these days I'll do an actual post, but I wanted to point out this article at Salon.com. As an Obama supporter and a woman, I have a real problem with what this writer calls the "seething, violent animosity" constantly directed at Hillary Clinton, which more often than not has an unsettling misogynistic undertone. It also touches on the intense fanaticism surrounding Obama, which is something that is honestly pretty creepy, even as a supporter.

It's a good read, and I think most of you fit the category of 'young woman voter', so if you have a minute, check it out.

In other news, I just looked out my window just in time to see a stumbling, totally drunk guy taking a shit in the alley behind my apartment. Ah, city living.

Tags: election 08
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed

There was an earthquake early this morning. I live in Ohio, for fuck's sakes. Earthquakes? Don't happen. Well, not in my lifetime.

I didn't even know what the hell it was until I got to work this morning and my boss asked, "Well, did you live through last night?" I was like, "...huh?" I woke up when my bed was shaking, and I really thought I was losing my damn mind. The thought that it could be an earthquake never even occurred to me. I've never been through one before, so the only logical conclusion was that I had finally gone crazy. But I've since been informed there's a 'seismic zone' along the Kentucky/Indiana/Illinois border. I did not know that.

Woo. It's kind of a relief to know that I'm not losing my mind and something actually happened. lol

EDIT: Eee. I'm at work, and I guess whatever just happened was some sort of little aftershock. I do not like.

Tags: earthquake
Current Location: work
Current Mood: shocked
Current Music: Everyone talkin' 'bout earthquakes

I have felt like absolute shit this entire week. It's been hell getting through the workday. I don't know what's wrong with me, but everything's just off. Nothing feels right. A girl in my department was saying it's probably just 'time change blues' because of daylight saving time. Maybe after I sleep all weekend, I'll have gotten back that hour we lost and my brain will have adjusted itself. I sat down when I got home from work today to watch the news, fell asleep about 5 minutes later, and didn't wake up 'til 9:30. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep tonight.

I think it's the weather being all over the place, too. We had a foot of snow over the weekend and then it was almost 65 degrees by Thursday. Today it's cold and rainy. I'm just ready for spring, dammit.

I guess it's just the usual Friday night madness, but I've heard more police sirens and fire trucks in the last 2 hours than I have all week. I never notice city noise like that anymore, but it's been so constant tonight that it's starting to irk me.

I'm still pissed about the N.E.R.D. show being cancelled. Hmph. I haven't had the energy to plan for going to either the Indianapolis or Louisville show, so I don't know if I'm even gonna attempt that anymore.

Opening Day is almost here! Yay! March 31, folks. I am so ready for baseball season.

I need to catch up on TV. I still haven't finished Friday Night Lights. I think I only have about 3 more episodes to go, though. The last Skins I saw was episode 2, so I gotta download those. I haven't seen any of The Wire this season yet, either. Bah.

Tags: reds, tv, work
Current Mood: moody
Current Music: Nesli ft. Romina Falconi - Con Me Non Ci Parli Mai

The gods do not want me to N*E*R*D live. There's no other explanation. It's CANCELLED. Again. The two times they've been to Cincinnati, both have been cancelled. Fuck.

It's a legitimate cancellation, because there's a blizzard warning, a shitload of snow on the ground, and lots of ice. But I'm still pissed. Grrr. I am seeing them this tour no matter what, though, so I'm either going to Indianapolis or Louisville. There's still tickets available and my sister said she would go with me. But. a;lskdjga;sldgkj. Ahhhh.

I have absolutely no food in my apartment either (one packet of Easy Mac doesn't count), so I'm going to order pizza now. Bah. If the pizza place is closed, then I'll really be pissed.

Tags: concerts, n.e.r.d., snow, weather
Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Freezing rain against the window