Victorious

I don't always panic but when I do, I Panic! At The Disco

Well, I had the most amazing weekend with my best friends. But before I get to that, I need to show my absolute dedication to this band by pointing out that all last week, I was a zombie because somehow I got sick and I was bedridden with a fever and nasty cough all last week. Come Friday night, my friends warned me against going out to a concert that night where the temperature would drop and it might rain but I have had tickets to this festival since July and I was not about to miss my favorite band again. Anyway, we set out around sunset to this festival and already saw a crowd of pre teens fighting tooth and nail to get to the front in hopes that Brendon Urie would sweat on them (I mean who can blame them?). 

Long story short, Stacey, Cassandra and I slowly edged our way through the crowd until we were pleasantly close enough to the stage to see Panic! and to hear the music nice and clearly. First, we saw Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (really awesome, check him out) and then we waited for another artist to finish up so Panic would then play. 

It was a short set, lasting from 9:45 pm to 11 pm but it was so worth it. I mean they have such stage presence and Brendon Urie has a set of pipes on him, it would make any girl swoon (his wife Sarah is a lucky lucky lady). Anyway, they played a lot of songs from their first album (A Fever You Can't Sweat Out) and a lot from their fourth album (Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!) and it was such an amazing set list. I never wanted it to end. 

Tomorrow (September 29th), Panic is releasing their next single Victorious (hence the title) and I am so excited I am probably not going to be able to sleep tonight (ohwellidontcare). Stacey and I agreed that, if money permits, we are going to buy backstage passes next time Panic! At The Disco goes on tour. 

I've been a huge fan since their first album was released 10 years ago but wasn't able to see them live until the Vices and Virtues tour in 2011. I remember being in school and seeing tickets go on sale for their Florida dates and my excitement when I saw that they would be playing in my rinky-dink little town that no one cares about and they would be playing ON my birthday. Needless to say, my 16th birthday was my favorite birthday because I got to see my favorite band. Now that I'm 20 and working a big girl job and going to school, I don't have time to go to concerts but I will always go see them. I was just as excited to see them now as I was when I was 16 and that's something that I think will never go away. 

Saturday was more relaxed, not as many teenagers around and more hipster-like music. LIGHTS was playing that night and so was Manchester Orchestra. Cassandra and I got to be up front for both those shows and they were really amazing. Sunday was a study day for me but I met up with Stacey in hopes of seeing the super moon/lunar eclipse but silly Pittsburgh was cloudy and we saw nothing. The night wasn't a total waste though, we got to lay down in the park and look at the sky and the occasional stars that shined through and it was a nice way to end the weekend.

I hope everyone had a really safe and really fun weekend! Thanks for reading through my sappy feelings for a band.

xo

  

I Have Friends In Holy Places

Hello kiddos! Had an exciting weekend with my parents since they came to visit! Had a tremendously busy weekend filled with dinners and brunches and renovating my apartment (wish I had pictures; must remember to update) but I did have a few pictures saved from the weekend. The picture with the very yummy food is actually from Conflict Kitchen right here in the area of Oakland in Pittsburgh. They have a long history and they always serve food from different countries based on their current events. For a while they had Palestinian food but they just made the switch to Cuban food this summer which makes this half cuban very happy. Their food is really very good and there's not a lot of places to get good Cuban food here in the north but they did not disappoint me one bit. I got the Yuca con Mojo and Tostados and it was so yummy. 10/10 would recommend. Was sad when my parents left on Sunday but I know I'll see them soon so I look forward to that. Spent most of Sunday studying and Monday too. Today is a gym day with Stacey and tomorrow is swimming (my other love). This week will be a busy one but Friday I am very much looking forward to seeing Panic! At The Disco in concert again! They are one of my favorite bands so I am super excited to go see them again. 

Look later this week for pictures and stories from the concert Friday night!

xo

Search Party

I'm searching for the motivation to get my paper written.

No but seriously, hello children. Been a long weekend since I last posted. Been working and reading everything I needed to so I can finally sit down and finish this first paper I have due next week. Friday night I was with Stacey and Ryan just hanging out and watching Friends all night, then finishing a bottle of white wine at my place while having a tipsy heart to heart with Ryan. Woke up Saturday at 12 30 pm (much needed sleep) and donned my sweatshirt, pink fuzzy socks, and sweatpants ready to sit on my couch and do all my homework. Well my intentions were in the right place but all I did really was read a whole chapter in my Death and Dying textbook, do some Stats problems, lot of highlighting, and make dinner. The whole day wasn't wasted but it was good to not have to do anything and just hang out. Sunday I had to work, so Cassandra and I headed downtown and she did homework while I read my book and (occasionally) made coffee for the scarce customers. When I got off at around 6, we decided to take a quick detour down to The Point (which is literally the point of the city of Pittsburgh) since the weather was so nice and we just sat there and watched the sun set. Not a bad weekend at all, relaxing but also a little adventurous.

On Saturday, the temperature did drop to about 60 degrees (F) and it was rainy so, naturally, I drank all the hot tea and listened to acoustic covers like a basic chick. The best thing about this weather is that it continued on for a few days so I immediately broke out my sweaters and leggings and Doc's and ran out of my apartment ready to embrace the cloudy and colder weather. All the way up until this bright Tuesday morning, it was cold enough to wear a sweater and jeans and not feel like you were going to die. Now it's just a brisk 75 which is bearable. The end of this week I think will be Pittsburgh's last spark of summer heat, going back into the 80's and then it's going to get gradually cooler, which I am so thankful for.

Today isn't all that exciting but I am going to be going to the gym with Stacey and get working on my cardio (yuck) but at least someone will be there to suffer with me. My parentals are coming into town this weekend and I am super pumped to see them and the pups.

 I'm going to force myself to work on my paper now. Until next time kids!

xo

Whatsername

Well, been a hell of a couple days (not really).

Had someone from a very distant past try and contact me and my only reaction was :

Needless to say, the attempt at conversation was completely unwanted. But anyway, lesson there kids is when you kick someone out of your life, don't let them back in for anything, especially when you've healed and grown as a person.

Matcha pancakes! 

So with the weekend coming up, I'm excited to just relax a little. No solid plans just yet, but Stacey is working and Cass is working Saturday night so it's really just me and a lot of homework this weekend, which is good because I have a paper to write.

I did make these amazing Matcha Pancakes that were so good I think I died. I mean , I put a little honey over them (though they are just as good with maple syrup) but when I was eating them I think I achieved nirvana. I've attached the link too so go check them out, they are divine.

So exciting news, I know I haven't been the most reliable here these past few months but as I said before, I have a new blog that I'm writing with the girls! It's a travel blog and a lifestyle blog. Here is the link to the other blog, which I think you all should check out. I will attempt to keep posting here as I have put a lot of work into this. The blog is called "Six Wandering Feet" (its a quote from our favorite poem and our tattoos) and we'll be posting about our travels, our day to day lives and other fun stuff in hopes that we'll inspire someone else to travel as much as we love to,

Anyway, I'll post again in the next few days. Check out the blog! Happy Friday!

Walking Contradiction

I am the worst blogger ever. I have been so lazy keeping up with this blog and I apologize. It doesn't help that I have an entirely different blog in the process of being put up. But thats for another time. I'm going to do a better job of keeping this one updated though and since the layout has changed (obviously) I think the hardest part is done.

Fairy

A lot of things happened since I lasted posted in May. I'm going to do bullet points because its a lot and I always draw on these memories as I write so it's not like you'll lack any information.

Anyway, summer 2015 held:

• Cruze outings with the house and Stacey (some pictures that shouldn't ever be seen)
• Adopting a kitten named Nibbler (also Ninja, Ninjago, Ninj, and Frankie Blue Eyes)
• My eventful birthday that I don't talk about in public
• New tattoo (birthday present to myself)
• Another new tattoo (matching with Cass and Stacey)
• Finland
• Looking like a fairy on Midsummers Eve
• Fancy date night w/ the girls
• Lake Erie trip
• Surprise Niagara Falls trip (in the same day)
• Blue hair (god I miss my blue hair)
• Movie nights in Schenley Park
• Kennywood in the UNFORGIVING heat
• West Virginia camping trip to New River Gorge
• Laurel Caverns tour
• Sandstone Falls
• Dyeing my hair brown (YUCK)
• Photoshoot for upcoming blog that I will write about at a later date

Needless to say its been a crazy amazing summer alongside my two best friends and I couldn't have asked for anything more.

School has started back up again but I'm at Chatham University this year. I like the school and the campus is beautiful and I'm still close to home-ish. I work at Crazy Mocha now and I serve coffee which is fine but it gives me time to focus on my school work more now so thats good.

Today includes my two classes and then the library to actually study for my classes with Cass and Stacey instead of saying we will and getting distracted.

I hope all my readers are still here and I will be making a much bigger effort to update.

xo

Nibbler

Niagara Falls, NY

Laurel Caverns, PA

Sandstone Falls, WV

New River Gorge, WV