So Thursday night was the Emilie Autumn concert, and I went with a friend who I haven't seen in AGES, Dee. And if you don't know who Emilie Autumn is, I demand you follow each of these links or I will have to do a friends cut:
http://www.emilieautumn.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_Autumn
http://twitter.com/emilieautumn
http://www.youtube.com/user/wingedzephyr (WingedZephyr has posted every song by EA with lyrics, plus a bunch of concert clips.)
http://bonnytymepyrate.livejournal.com/profile (EMILIE'S LJ! :D) That should do for now.

But ANYWAY, how was the concert, you ask? Let me show you with Freddie Benson:


FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, oops. Emilie told Veronica (the "naughty" Bloody Crumpet) that it's not good to curse, but if you can be a lady again if you say "indeed" right after. ("ARE YOU READY MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRRRSSSSS?! Indeed.") I was VERY close to the stage (it was at the Hawthorne, so no seats), so close that I could touch her when she leaned out, and if I shoved a bit. And I was really close to the center. It was seriously, SERIOUSLY AMAZING. She opened with "The Best Safety Lies In Fear", during which each Bloody Crumpet came onto the stage, doing their own things. Th Crumpets on this tour were Captain Maggot, Contessa, Aprella and Veronica. Then, Emilie Autumn came on stage and did "4 o'Clock" and it was AMAZING.

Dee had this look on her face that made me want to turn to her and sing "And you jizzed in your pants!" But hell, I'm pretty sure everyone there was, myself included. But not the six-year-old girl. Yes, there was a little girl there, shouting "I LOVE YOU EMILIE!!!" It was SO ADORABLE! :D

It's really impossible to describe an Emilie Autumn concert. Captain Maggot did a stage dive and I carried her a bit! That was sooooooo magical! And Veronica played the Rat Game. She said she needed a volunteer to demonstrate: Had to be a girl, over 18, and had never kissed a girl. Someone "innocent" she could corrupt (to which the little girl shouted "I'm innocent!!") I met all the criteria, hell, I've never kissed ANYONE, male, female, other. And how awesome would it have been if my first kiss was with a Bloody Crumpet? I rose my hand, and after the "over 18" thing was said, Dee put her hand down (she's 17) and rose MY hand higher, at one point lifting me up and carrying me closer to Veronica, pointing frantically at me, while I was shouting that I'd never kissed anyone. There was also a guy next to us who brought along a stuffed rat (that got to "kiss" Emilie's rat tail), and he even started pointing to me. XD Buuuttttt.... Veronica picked a girl who was crying with excitement. I was disappointed, of course, but she obviously wanted it more. (It's not like I would have counted it as my first kiss when I finally have a meaningful first kiss, but it would still be an awesome anecdote, and would maybe help me be less confused. More on that in another post.)

AND MAGGOT HULA HOOPED WITH FIRE I AM NOT FUCKING KIDDING YOU IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING OH MY GODDESS!!!! She also spit her tea (or Gatorade?) all over the audience and I was so sticky and drenched by the end. The other Crumpets where just splashing tea on everyone. She also threw a cookie in my direction and it hit the ground, but Dee dove for it and shared it with me. So, I can now say that I have eaten off the floor of the Hawthorne.

"I Want My Innocence Back" was so... Oh Goddess. That song still hits me so hard. "I Know Where You Sleep" was fucking awesome. And don't even get me started on "Liar"! "Mad Girl" was so cool. Once, right after "How does the prince say he loves you?" she screamed "LIAR!" All her talk about avenging Mad Girls everywhere got me so pumped and I felt empowered and amazing I remember why I fell so deeply in love with her music in the first place.

Here's a playlist on YouTube I've compiled (and hopefully more will be added) of the concert. I didn't take any of the footage, though. No one has posted the cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" which made me SO HAPPY.

It was amazing. Emilie was awesome, hilarious, full of energy, and oh-so-much-fucking-more. Oh my Goddess. I just... I can't describe it. It was so amazing.

I should just post this already.

First, to start things off, college is awesome, but I'm already behind. I'm still so frakking excited for the Emilie Autumn concert, and I'm addicted to The Dresden Dolls. And the Women's Resource Center is THE COOLEST FUCKING PLACE ON CAMPUS!!!

And now for a meme from redbrunja. Way overdue, but I'm glad I waited considering question two. Here's the meme's guidelines:

Leave me a comment saying "BITE ME",
- I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
- update your journal with the answers to the questions.
- include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions

And redbrunja asked me...

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Okay, now I seriously need to get to work. I've got some pretty late essays to do.

Starting at PCC tomorrow, so I will update when I get home! I can't wait for some lernding!

Actually, yeah, pathetically enough. Aside from the many times my pets have walked away from me without any interest in my existence, I once felt really hurt--betrayed, actually--by my cat, Xander. It was a few years ago during a pretty big wind storm, we were frantically packing to get to a hotel away from falling trees, and when the door was open Xander ran outside. He was probably overwhelmed, too. I chased him into the neighbor's backyard (new neighbors at that point) and he slowed down at the door.

I picked him up and carried him back, but before I got out of the yard, the woman who lives there came out and asked, "Oh, is that your cat?"

Xander was squirming, wind was blowing branches, and I was stressed. "Yeah."

"What's his name?" I think she asked this. And if she did, I told her.

"Oh, we feed him sometimes, he eats the wet cat food our cats don't finish," or something to that effect. This is what happened, I just don't remember what she told me at the moment.

After that I felt a little too upset than I should have. We noticed Xander wasn't eating as much at home, kind of turning his nose up at the dry food, which didn't seem good. Turns out he was being fed by someone else! I mean, besides food, what motivates a cat to stay with a family? That's what concerned me. I thought we were going to lose him. :(

Pathetic, right? Yeah. And yet typing this up kind of upset me, too. But Xander is still here, he can switch between dry and wet food. The Cat Neighbors are very nice and offered to watch Xander if we ever need it, and Xander is actually social with their cats! Weird.

There's was a Simpsons episode where Snowball II is getting food from another family, and Bart and Lisa have a similar reaction. I guess it's a MUCH lesser version of being cheated on or something?

Completely off-topic: Almost done with Gilmore Girls, and I'll make one Extra Big-Ass post about it when it's over. I'm currently on Season 7. And I drank four cups of coffee this morning. So I'm with a Gilmore myself, or just a caffeine addict.

I have bought too many books this summer. "Too many books? How can you have too many books?" you ask. Well, I am a slow reader. And after I cashed in my graduation checks, I completed my collection of Laurie Halse Anderson YA books. I've got a bunch of comics waiting for me, too. So I'm just gonna make a little list, in order, of what I need to read.

Okay. Frak Eclipse. I'll read that later. I honestly feel my braincells die a little every time I read a "very" or "very much" in those books. (Didn't Mark Twain say something about replacing every "very" with a "damn", so then your publishers will delete it, making the sentence much better or perfect? SMeyer never got that memo.) Finish Watchmen. I've been breezing through it lately, but still not done. Then, The Hobbit, followed by the Lord of the Rings trilogy. At the same tame, probably finish up Scott Pilgrim. Then The Truth About Forever, which I also bought recently. Then Wintergirls. Then maybe Eclipse. Oh yeah, and The Handmaid's Tale. Well, school doesn't start until late September, so... I might be able to do this?

Dear Anyone as Stupid as Me,

Do not watch SVU before bed. Especially not "Undercover".

Yeah, I just watched it for the first time. I bought off of iTunes awhile and finally decided to watch it. It was really, really good, but also a lot more graphic than I expected. It was really intense and I feel kinda sick now.

But this cheered me up! Puppet!Munch! Puppet!Olivia! Puppet!Elliot! And Puppet!Cragen! But no Puppet!Fin... D:



Seriously, of all Law and Order series to parody, they chose the one all about sex crimes? They just wanted to make Munch into a puppet.

Hopefully I can get to sleep tonight.

OH MY FRAKKING GODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE TORI AMOS CONCERT WAS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!

AND IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend came with me, and it was her first concert ever, and our seats were in the fourth row. The fourth fucking row. From the stage. I was so close to Tori Amos. Oh my Goddess.

We bought shirts that quoted "Police Me". "Perhaps the answer to the question/Lies in the question."

She started with "Give" and it was amazing. She covered "River" by Joni Mitchell and then played "Winter" and it was absolutely beautiful. "Winter" is my favorite Tori song. She played a lot of songs I didn't recognize immediately, which made me sad for myself. But I guess I didn't listen to the new album enough.

I almost cried during "Little Earthquakes". Seriously. So amazing. So stunning. So incredible. That song gets to me.

And the encore was "Big Wheel" which is my favorite from ADP. And just before the encore a bunch of people ran up to the stage and danced and we joined them so we were right in front of Tori for "Big Wheel" and everyone clapped and a lot of people clapped one beat more than the song asked and she turned to the audience to sing "Don't you forget" and OMFG!!!!!!!

Did I mention it was amazing?

She also played "Precious Things" and it was so incredibly powerful and perfect and I wanted to stand up and head bang. I love that song so much. And oh my Gods, "Strong Black Vines" was awesome.

It was so amazing.

EXCEPT! For these two assholes in front of us. I don't even know why the fuck they were there. They weren't enjoying themselves in the least bit. They were mocking everyone, even Tori herself. I mean, WTF?! Why get such incredible seats for a performer you don't even like?! And yes, the woman who was REALLY into it in my row would seem odd if you don't understand Tori's music and the way it touches people, which obviously you two assholes don't, so you two were total dickheads to mock her for enjoying music that made her happy. (The woman was just waving her arms and lipsyncing along to every song and shouting "WE LOVE YOU TORI" in between songs. I get it completely.) And they were so fucking distracting that I missed MY FAVORITE LINE IN "WINTER"!!! The part "I hear a voice you must learn to stand up/For yourself cause I can't always be around." MY FAVORITE FUCKING LINE IN MY FAVORITE FUCKING SONG. THANKS YOU LOT ASSHOLES!!! You know that SNL sketch, "Two A-Holes at a _____"? They were pretty much that couple, without the gum. Seriously, they were even mocking the way she played piano!!! GET A FUCKING LIFE!!!!

But other then that couple, it was SO FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and here's the set list, thanks to toriamos

( So you heard I crossed over the line... )

Seriously, if you EVER get the chance to see Tori live, TAKE IT!!!!

I would have loved it if she played "The Waitress" and/or "Silent All These Years", but oh my Goddess, I SAW TORI AMOS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*dies happy*

I finally saw Up yesterday, and it was AMAZING!!!! Pixar never seems to dissappoint. How do they do it? We saw it at the only Drive-In theater left in the state, so that we could bring our dog, Ella. She was very well behaved the whole time.

Also, two nights ago, we watched Bolt. It was also really great, but I cried A LOT. Full out balling. It's not that it was a sad movie or anything (it was darker than I expected, though.) It was personal reasons, combined with lack of sleep, lack of Prozac, and, perhaps a little bit of PMS. (I don't usually blame PMS because my symptoms are never bad, and I don't like to perpetuate the idea that menstruation dominates women's lives.) The real problem for me was that the main characters were a dog, a cat, and a hamster. Just like Ella, Xander, and Diana.
( Cut contains spoilers for Bolt, along with mentions of animal abuse (my dog), abandonment (my cat), and death (my sister's late hamster). )