Bolt of Blue

I leave for NY in 11 days.

I’m trying not to be bummed that I’m not going to the “August Rush” concert. I make it harder for myself when I can’t stop listening to this beautiful song over and over. Le sigh.

But then I snap out of it. I mean, I’m going to New York City with my best buds where I’m going to see my favorite band on the planet perform my favorite music on Broadway. I’m going to not one, but three shows. The set lists for the preview shows DD did in Connecticut are killing me. I have to pinch myself to know I’m not dreaming this trip up.

Back to Jonny… I’m not sure what I think about him starring as the lead in a “comic book movie”. It’s an independently financed one. Which could be a very good or bad thing. At least he’s playing a magician and that has the potential to be very sexy (see “The Illusionist” and “The Prestige”).

In other news, today has been a weird day. I hurt my hand by smacking it against a big SUV side mirror that was sticking out while I was riding my bike. Of course the car wasn’t hurt, but my pinky finger swelled up and instantly turned blue. When I got to work, I managed to ice it down but it still stings and aches. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened before now. I’m such a dork. And work… well, this one project is going to destroy a little piece of my soul. I’ll just leave it at that.

This trip to NY can’t come at a better time.

Sidenote: Posted some new photos… BrickCon in Seattle, pumpkin time with my nephews, pumpkin carving with my friends, and when we went up north for my nephew’s baptism in August. I still haven’t finished putting up our road trip photos. Some day, some day.

Meme snagged from rentongirl.
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From 10/23:

Sigh. Of all things to be happening the night before I fly to New York!!!!

Warner Bros Pictures, Richard Barton Lewis and Americans for the Arts are presenting a special benefit concert, “August Rush – A Celebration of Music”, featuring music from “August Rush”. The concert is being held at the NY City Center on Friday, November 9th at 8:30pm and benefits Americans for the Arts. Along with Freddie Highmore and Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is also scheduled to perform! Ticket prices start at $50.

Why couldn’t this be on the Sunday while I’m there?

I’ve been considering changing my flight on and off all day. One minute I’m set on going. It’s not terribly expensive to change my flight… then the next minute, I’m like nah, I don’t need to do this. It’s an extra day I need to get off work, another night that I’d need to find a place to stay, and another concert ticket to purchase. There’s two things holding me back. The ticket price for the concert is expensive when I’d end up sitting in the balcony in the 7th row. And there’s no guarantee that Jonathan is going to be there and that he’s actually going to sing. What if he doesn’t show or what if he does only to introduce a musical act? I spend all this extra effort for nothing? Then I think I’ll totally regret not trying if this turns out to be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Sigh. I honestly don’t know what I’ll end up doing. I keep making up my mind and then changing it. I’ve been so preoccupied by this that I forgot I have a ticket to see Jesus & Mary Chain tonight. Ridiculous.

Immersing myself in work and reading up on the fire reports now. The air smelled a bit smoky when I rode into work today. And the sunsets have been rather spectacular. I’m far from any of the actual fires myself but hope that everyone near them stays safe.

From 10/25:

For some reason this post got marked private and was never posted. Oops. Made it to the Jesus & Mary Chain show (crowd sucked, Jim Reid was beautiful, overall sound mix was off, but still glad I went). And am in now in the “it’s not meant to be” frame of mind about the “August Rush” concert. Sigh. And yesterday, the ash started falling in my area from the Malibu fires.

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Unlike those up north or who are in government jobs, I’ve got work today.

Every year, I want to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with Remi but every year we get sidetracked. Maybe next time.

Our weekend in Seattle for NWBrickCon was inspiring, overwhelming, fun, exhausting, and we’re definitely going again next year… the creations on display were incredible, the contests fun, and the overall vibe of the con was awesome. Plus the 25% off Lego purchases at the local Lego store almost made our heads explode.

Tonight, Remi can finally start building the Falcon (he’s had it sitting in a box on the floor for almost 2 weeks now but for a number of reasons could not start until now) and I’ve got a little tower to build.

Photos from the weekend forthcoming.

It’s all set. I’m going to New York!!!!

I don’t think it’s hit me or feels real yet… I think I’m in shock that I’m actually doing this. I booked my flight (will be trying out Virgin America), got tickets to the shows (I’m going to the last two), and thanks to my amazing friend we have a place to stay. I’ll be hanging out in New York with fabulous friends and seeing my favorite band on earth play on Broadway. This is just CRAZY.

Something else that still doesn’t feel real is the listening party I went to for the new album. Here’s a few photos from that magical night.

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