But music, though...

I just had a hot pocket and doritos and cheez its and some pizza goldfish

i've eaten shit all day

pbj and then snacks 

WENT TO THE PARACHUTE CONCERT

saw katelyn tarver open...wasn't looking forward to her, which I figured I'd regret. and I did. she was really good. love her song "love alone"....I mean, it's just like so relatable and what every girl thinks. Met her after her set and she was so friendly:)

Then the Cab came on and I only knew "Bad" because I tried to listen to some of their songs before I saw them. I love that song. Unfortunately, that's it, for now at least. I didn't really care for them. It was sort of the venue's fault or whoever was doing sound because the sound SUCKED. So loud. Like...concerts are fun and loud and all that but this one wasn't. Ahhh. And I just wanted to see Parachute.

So then there was like SERIOUSLY 45 minutes between the Cab and Parachute because I think that there were sound difficulties. I was getting sooo impatient. I hadn't eaten much all day and was starting to get worn out. Parachute came on around 10. It was worth it. About 3 songs away from the end, I felt so so so dizzy but stayed where I was. If I passed out...oh well :) I was not moving. It was just great being so close. Like, I say that I hate the venue that I went to because sometimes the sound sucks or the security sucks but quite honestly to have a pretty good view from ANYWHERE in the entire venue and even get really close for only like 10 or 15 dollars every concert is great. I have to admit. So, I wasn't front row or anything but I had a pretty good view especially for sitting for most of the concert before Parachute. They were just so amazing. I can't explain it. I feel like ever since David Archuleta, I've just like....I've had such expectations at concerts and as I go to more, these favorite musicans of mine just make me fall in love with music even more. But the thing is, the venue matters. I saw Parachute last year open up for Goo Goo Dolls and they did 3-4 songs and I had inside seats and it just wasn't that great. Nothing against them. But seeing them there tonight, so close up, on such a small stage, with the music coming together like that, was really great. And it's an added bonus when the band/artist you're going for isn't opening which means fans know all of the lyrics and can sing along when asked to. It's so weird when you're totally enthusiastic about seeing someone and others are like...."Who?"

Anyway, this concert was spectacular. Standing on pianos. Crowd run throughs. Sax solos. Amazing drumming. I focused on every member of the band for some time during the concert, really noticing how each member added their own little thing to the band. I'm always a lead singer type of girl, usually crushing on their smooth looks or their voice that can make everything feel okay in the world, but when I see a band live, I really notice how all of the members tie together and put on a concert, not just the singer. This show was just soooo good.

After seeing David many times, and then SafetySuit in April and being blown away by them, I really knew I'd be more in love after tonight's concert. The thing about me is that I go to concerts usually of people I REALLLY love, partly because I'm broke, and because if someone doesn't have my attention before, usually I won't think they were that great. But Parachute is one of my favorite bands, so I knew I would be so happy I went after this. And I went by myself. Which is really not fun to do but you gotta do what you gotta do and in the end, I end up singing along and dancing as if I just blend together with the rest of the fans.

Nights like these, concerts like these, make me just love music. I mean, I'm a music major, but I'm having a slow start. I'm majoring in music, yes, but I really don't know anything, and won't until I start music theory this month. Concerts like these just make me want to learn everything there is to know. I don't personally want to play these instruments myself but I just want to learn about them anyway, about the notes, the sounds, also audio and how to put a song together, composing, concerts....anything. I just have no greater feeling than being at a concert. As Meredith Grey says, "That was such a high. I don't know why anyone does drugs."....she was referring to surgery, but I feel that listening to live lyrics, lyrics that have saved or changed my life, are better ways of feeling than actually fixing someone physically. I can't even begin to explain the way music makes me feel, and when I hear amazing songs at home, that's one thing. But then live....that's a whole different feeling. It's my high. It's those days that are the greatest of my life, the ones I'll remember. Seeing my favorite musicians do what they love to do, and what they're great at, and seeing them change my life from simply standing on a stage and belting out some tunes or lyrics.