I would like to take this moment to say I met Billy Corgan…and have witnesses to back it up.

Let’s start with a set list

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Good show with a GREAT start.. GLOW is a new track and it was seriously rocking…heavy drums, catchy lyrics. They played a HARDCORE Machinaesque version of Siva that left me with my jaw dropped. Getting to hear Mayonnaise  FINALLY played live made the show for me. While the rest of the show was quality, knowing exactly what songs they were going to play took some of the fun out of it.

I met up with Tim Smith after the show and we decided to go out back and see if we could catch the band coming out. We were taking our cues from this lady we met, Elizabeth. She seemed to definitely be “in the know” and achieved a level of stalker-craziness far surpassing both myself, Tim and Angela combined. After pointing out which was the roadie bus, which was the tech bus we made our way to the band tour bus. Around 20 minutes go by… ZZ Top comes out. Yes, ZZ top… I got a picture of two of them and shook hands and briefly chatted with the lead singer and guitarist.

They go away. It’s myself, Tim and Elizabeth on the front line with a crowd of 20 behind us…Jeff comes by.. Waves. Gets in the van. Bummer…I really wish he would have came to say hello

Billy comes out and he’s talking to some fans on the other side by the door.. 15 minutes later he’s standing directly in front of me having a conversation with the “front line” After thanking him for everything and BSing about the cubs, how shitty Kentucky is and me commenting how great it was to hear Transformer he looked me in the eyes and said, “Anything else you wanna ask?” So of course I froze up and kinda stammered out “I hope you come back by here soon!”

Meeting Billy Corgan definitely made tonight awesome

Okay, my August schedule has been released and I discovered I have a weekend off! I do believe this has been the first weekend I’ve had off since I’ve started. I’m debating on the best way to spend those two days…you better believe it’s going to be involving leaving Owensboro and doing SOMETHING!

Options so far

1.) Murray - If I happen to be either running short of money or just not wanting to spend a lot.. A little bit of time at the lake and playing catch-up with some old friends is always fun

2.) Nashville - Bars. Clubs. Nashville night live… I haven’t actually gone “out” in a big city since I’ve turned 21. This sounds kinda fun

3.) St. Louis - See Above

4.) French Lick - I kinda want to go gamble ;)

Any takers or other ideas?

Tomorrow marks the countdown. One week left of summer classes. I don’t think I can explain how stoked I am. I don’t mind my history class but I’m starting to get a LITTLE bit tired of Biology (although the Community Based Ecotourism stuff sounds kind of cool.. Potential good use of a PoliSci degree?) ;)

things have been going pretty well…massive case of SSDD. Going with Angela to see the Pumpkins, Tim has tickets as well… all three of us are pretty huge fans and were at the concert in Nashville last fall. Works still going great, still doing good in school…I do believe this is the first job I’ve had where I really don’t bitch about =P

I want a wii.. I want a wii fairly badly after discovering the joys of Wii Boxing and Mario Kart.

I’m trying to get my vacation planned for next year…Hopefully I’ll be able to reserve a spot for Spring Break, otherwise I’ll have to wait until summer. So far I have one idea…and that is driving historic Route 66–with a couple of nice side trips on the way. One of the only ones I’ve found so far as been Meteor Crater..It sounds kinda cool =P

I found a sample travel itenerary on <a href=”http://wikitravel.org/en/Route_66″>WikiTravel</a> They estimate 9 days—which will be as long as my vacation. I’ll have to look into shortening it a bit, or maybe rent a car and fly back.

Top Places I want to see

1.) Petrified Forest National Park - I’ve wanted to see this place for about two years now. It seems awesome!

2.)Meramec Caverns - I’ve passed it several times on my way to Oklahoma so I might as well visit it

3.) Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Does it really need an explanation?

First job I’ve ever been with long enough to get a vacation. lol. I have a week for this year but it has to be used before Thanksgiving. Sadly(well, not really) it’s right in the middle of the semester. But, it’s still a weeks paid time off work. ;)

So, I’m really thinking about flying overseas for a few days..not too long. Nothing fancy. Just. Get out there.

But, I’ll only do it if I can get there and back before school starts

This shall be interesting

I’m not committing myself to this.. but, I am definitely considering it. If I don’t I’m a fool

and..if I don’t fly overseas I will settle for a nice compromise such as Maine, Oregon or Washington State

Earlier this month, I was debating about what to do for the upcoming year. There were four possible choices and I didn’t really like any of them. Whatever happened to that electric pull of desire? I was recently asked what it was that I longed for so….it was simply to pack up and leave it all

Take the money from my car– get a plane ticket overseas, take a greyhound across america…Get out, walk, hitchhike..I want to see and explore! It’s bad enough I’m required to stay in school to avoid paying back huge student loans but it’s only going to get worse. I’m just going to get more tied down as the years go on. But, I also know the practicality of the situation and that’s not possible.

Yes, this is a whiny rant..it’s a flight of fansy. Just let me vent.

A quick blog before I go driving into the middle of nowhere. Things have been going well for me in life. I’m happy and ready to get school started next semester. I’m also incredibly excited about November 5th. I get to go see the Smashing Pumpkins in 8 days!!! It will definitely be a fifth of November to always remember… for reasons I doubt Guy Fawkes would appreciate.

The end of the harvest approaches and in Ireland many would say the first day of winter is almost here. I want to go down to LBL at least once before the cold weather really hits..But, I do find myself looking forward to winter. I’m no longer in transition so it’s fitting my attitude towards the seasons should be reflected as well.

A calm has washed over me and I’m quite thankful. However, there are some things that don’t change… like me not being able to sleep! So, I might as well make the best of it…So, I’m going to go out for a country drive, listen to some music come back to my apartment, brew up some tea and relax.

eh. I’m getting over a moderate case of food poisoning. I haven’t felt that bad in a while. 10:1 odds I got it at August Moon while in Murray the other day…I highly hope not as that place is delicious ^_^ Although, if I did get it at the Moon then I believe the person I was with is cursed as the last time I got food poisoning was when I cooked for her.. and she was fine both times. lol

I love fall, it stimulates something deep within me that I can’t begin to explain. We’re getting close to the brief period of time where the weather is perfect 24/7.. Last wednesday when I went to Murray was pretty close. Left a little late and took a drive through LBL with the windows down. Almost a full moon, cold air? Oh yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever felt better

Last night I decided to take a late night drive as well…About 2 am, temperature just dropped below 60. Fog blanketed the area and visibility was nil trying to drive along the backroads. And of course I had a fresh cup of coffee with me ;)

I think I need to try to find a night shift job for the next couple of months, lol, I’ve been losing sleep but it’s been because I’m so stimulated that it’s possible to.. So, I go out and drive.. loving every minute of it.

Perhaps there are a few perks to this being unemployed thing.. lol, on that front things aren’t going too well. I’ve tried all the really good jobs and now I’m afraid I’m going to have to focus on the “I-need-to-survive” type jobs. Blah. Oh well, it’s only for three more months :)