Today I smashed the CD. It was pretty anti-climatic, to tell you the truth. I took a hammer to it. It's a burnt CD...no, I didn't steal it! I should have. But I actually downloaded it off iTunes. So, it's a burnt CD, and I think it would've been better if I had the actual CD they released, but I didn't. Also, I'm kind of a wimp because I have this irrational fear of glass and didn't want to get any CD shards in my eyes, so I wore big, huge sunglasses and didn't pound as hard as I wanted to. It still felt good, though. I wish I could do this to every Nickelback CD. Maybe break them all, or put them in a paper shredder. But I can't. So this works for now. In other news, my sister and I spent an hour just listening to music today. It was really fantastic. And someone at my organization meeting tonight asked me how the "Honk if You Hate Nickelback" thing went, so I got to tell every curious person in the group about it. Even though the whole experience was really terrible, I'm glad I did it. I never do anything interesting, so at least now I have stories to tell. And being able to listen to whatever I want still feels so awesome. You have no idea.
I just have to accept it. Nickelback is, and will be, everywhere I go. Always. Tonight at work, "Photograph" came on the radio. I looked toward it and said, "Are you kidding me?" I'm just never getting away. Anyway, tomorrow I have the day off from everything, and nothing to do, and LOST is a re-run, so I'm definitely going to smash this CD. Just wait. There will be pictures.
So, somehow, Nickelback still seems to haunt me. But in good ways this time. I talked to my old roommate today, and she told me that her friend saw me out there with my Honk if You Hate Nickelback sign. He didn't realize it was me! So, he told her about it, without knowing who it was, just like, "Do you know what I saw?" Just liked I'd hoped. Awesome! A lasting impression. Then, just now, I was in my room folding clothes with the TV on in the living room. It was on The Soup and Joel McHale was talking about Tiger Woods. All of a sudden, I heard, "Seriously? Nickelback? This is the worst thing you've ever done." Then he went on about it for awhile, and then said, "Nickelback sucks." I love you, Joel McHale. Even more now than ever before. So if you get a chance, try looking it up on Youtube. Because it's funny.In other news, my life hasn't gotten entirely better since ending the whole Nickelback thing. My computer power cord is broken, so it just beeps at me constantly as it becomes unplugged, without me moving the computer at all. It also has stopped doing anything most of the time. And the "A" key doesn't work half the time, so this post is getting very annoying to type. I never realized how many words had the letter "A" in them.I didn't get a chance to wreck the CD yet. I know, I know, it should be my first priority. But it wasn't. But soon, maybe tomorrow, I'm gonna smash that thing.
Well, tonight, as we were driving back from home, my best friend found a mix CD of mine, which I thought I'd lost like 3 years ago. So that was beyond fantastic. I almost cried, I was so happy.In other, more fantastic news, she also found out the Backstreet Boys are playing in Detroit in June, and we can get lawn tickets for $8!!!! EIGHT DOLLARS TO SEE THE BACKSTREET BOYS??!! I'm so there!When my sister and my cousin and I were younger, we used to be OBSESSED with them. I mean, completely, creepily, obsessed! We used to pretend they were our boyfriends and stuff. Ok, well, we were like 8 years old, so that's fine. But anyway, we always said, all throughout our adolescence, that if they ever did a reunion tour, we'd go. And now we can! So I'm really, really hoping it works out! BSB Forever!!
I just got back from the Pat Benetar concert. It was AWESOME! Her voice is just SO incredible. She's 57 years old, and she sounds the same as she did when she was in her twenties. Her high notes are unbelievable, and her voice is just raspy and wonderful. I also think it's awesome that she's been making a living doing this for so long, straight through her whole life. Props to you, Pat. Also, she and her husband/guitarist Neil Giraldo are adorable together. Speaking of Neil Giraldo, he threw about a dozen picks out into the crowd, and one happened to land on the ground by my foot! So, I picked it up...haha, no pun intended! Crap, I do that all the time!...and I gave it to my friend Sarah! Because she was about dying, she loves Pat Benetar so much. So it was far more appreciated.My favorite song she played was "Love is a Battlefield." This isn't usually my favorite Pat Benetar song, but it was great in concert. She also played, "Hell is For Children," which is actually one of my favorite songs by her of all time. I learned that since the day she wrote that in 1980 or 1981, she said she was going to play it at every show until there was no child abuse left. And I think it's awesome that she's still doing that. So, tonight was very fun! I had a concert high and talked the whole way home. My sister almost killed me. The other two were too nice to do so. Tomorrow is a two hour ride I'm actually looking forward to, because I can roll the windows down and crank some tunes. Tomorrow is also the planned day to trash the Nickelback CD. So stay tuned.
I didn't get to listen to as much music as I would've liked to today. But it was a great day anyway. My organization, NAE, finally got our funding back! Which means, now we will hopefully be able to get some awesome acts, without missing out on them. So, Michael, if you're reading this, THANK YOU!!! Also, my friend sent me a bunch of new bands he thinks I'll like, so I added all of their songs to a special playlist on my Grooveshark. By the way, that's an awesome way to listen to music online for free. And you can share playlists with people, which is awesome.So, as I said last night, I stayed up late listening to music. But the funny thing was, I was doing my literature paper during that time. I wasn't able to finish this paper at all. It was crappy, and I just couldn't get into it. But when I started listening to the songs I love again, I actually finished the paper, made some really good points, and was able to hand it in, a day early! And here I thought I was just turning into a procrastinator. Really, it was just Nickelback! Glad that's over! Anyway, tomorrow night's the Pat Benetar concert, which is a great way to celebrate my completing this challenge. I'll be rocking out with a bunch of middle-agers tomorrow night! But it should be awesome. And Saturday, I'm taking the good ol' trip home, so I'll be able to speed (only 55, don't worry!) down the highway to some amazing tunes. Also, my friend, sister, boyfriend, and I are going to figure out the best way to destroy the Nickelback CD. It should be great.
I just finished listening to "PAPERTHIN HYMN" by ANBERLIN!!!!!!!!!!! It was everything I hoped for!!!!! I was sitting here, grinning, laughing, even! I just feel genuinely happy. It's so, so, so, so, so wonderful!!!!!!!!!! I was nervous! My stomach had butterflies because I was so excited. And now, I'm listening to "*Fin" by Anberlin, and it's just making me really, really happy. I even have chills running down my body. If you've never heard Stephen Christian sing, please do. Honestly, this moment right now, I want to live it over and over. And it sounds so cliche, but it's true. I'm glad something this small can still make me so happy. So here it is, the What to Listen to When You've Been Listening to Nickelback for 85 Days Playlist*:"Paperthin Hymn" - Anberlin"*Fin" - Anberlin"Paperthin Hymn" - Again. Ok, so it just happened to be after *Fin on my playlist, and it replayed. I couldn't change it! Come on! "Dethbed" - Alkaline Trio - This one just popped into my head awhile ago. It doesn't sound so happy, but it is a good song."You Found Me" - The Fray - A classic. I fell completely in love with this song when it was on the Season 5 LOST trailer. So beautiful. "Thoughts Before Me" - Amber Pacific - I just belted this out in my car on the way to work for some strange reason, and had to listen to it. "Right Na" - Akon - We need some dance music up in here. "The Unwinding Cable Car (Remix)" - Anberlin"The Resistance" - Anberlin"Change" - Good Charlotte"When You Were Young" - The Killers"All Downhill From Here" - New Found Glory "Girl's Not Grey" - AFI"Hello Alone" - Anberlin"Alexithymia" - Anberlin*Can also be referred to as the Disregard the Fact Your Neighbors May be Sleeping and Belt it Out playlist or Stay up 'Til All Hours of the Night Drowning in Good Music, While You Should be Finishing Your Paper playlist. Well, I guess that's it for tonight. Not because I want it to be, but because my iPod stopped doing anything, and my iTunes stopped working. Until tomorrow...Wait! A miraculous thing happened! The music came back on! My computer wanted me to listen to "Reclusion" by Anberlin! Rock and roll!!!!!!Next is, "Forget What You Came For" by the Myriad.And now, it's time for bed. I have to wake up by 8.
