Yes, that's right, it's the big day today! The concert I've been waiting for in spirit for about a decade (I've been a Britney Spears fan since then), and actually been waiting for since I found out about it in maybe February (I mentioned it in passing when I talked about the Veronicas concert. Jees, has it been that long?). The first time she's been to Australia, and I went to the first concert in Sydney. So, I'm going to talk about my day, and then go on about the concert. So probably expect a post of epic proportions.
When I got to school, it seemed somewhat deserted, as there was nobody at our table (with the Year 10s and 12s gone, the school seems a lot emptier.). So I took a guess and headed up to the library where, sure enough, I found Kevin watching Andy play on his PSP. I also saw Alice and Rhoda, so there were good signs as to how many people would show up. When the bell went, we stayed at the library, as we were staying there. 5 people showed up, and I'm including the people I already said, the last one being a guy called Jackie (Andy is in Year 9, for those who don't know). We were given a booklet to start off with, which was packed full of mindless, repetitive work that really wasn't all that exciting. Luckily, the boredom was punctured by a teacher asking Kevin, Jackie and me (Alice and Rhoda were doing office duty) to show a family around Hurlstone for a tour, as they weren't going to be at Orientation Day. The kid (I think her name was Rahini, or something.) came from the same school as EJ, so they knew him. I showed them all around, from the hall to the cows to the uniform shed. When I was done, it was pretty much the end of Recess, and so we then went back to the library.
At the library, I surfed the net a little, and I discovered that you could download Scratch on the school's computer, and I promptly did (I'm surprised; I thought something blocked that on the computers. But, there isn't, so, cool.). I then surfed the net and found that you can get two player chess online (learning something new about these computers.). I thus promptly played with Kevin, with both of us winning one game. We also surfed the net. Lunch was showing Kevin some Abridged on my iPod.
Next, I went on the computers, and Kevin introduced me to a little thing called 'Fantastic Contraptions.' What it is is a website wherein you get a lot of gears and that type of thing, and get an object into an area (I assure you, it sounds much less fun than it actually is. It is very fun, and you can play it on the website, appropriately called 'Fantastic Contraption.'). I was playing that for quite a while, struggling with some of the levels, which involved (in some cases) moving stuff around while still trying to keep a vehicle upright. It was a bit difficult, but I managed to pull it off eventually. When the bell went, I went home, and I then prepared for the big concert.
We (Shay and I, she's going too) got to Acer Arena for the Britney Spears concert (I never get tired of saying that) at around 6:30, and I got some merchandise (I got a program and a keyring. I would have gotten a hat, but they were a bit expensive. Ah well.). It was here I found one thing: there were seemingly no other guys here except me and the security guards (I have since found out that females outnumbered men by a six-to-one ratio. Quite frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't more than that.) So we went into the arena, where Shay and I bought dinner, which was mostly chips and drinks, although I also had fish. We finished our dinner and went into the concert by about 7:30.
It was gigantic. If you've never been to Acer Arena, imagine a big stadium, sort of like Telstra Stadium or the SCG or something like that (and if you've never been there, shame.), then put a small stage there, right in the centre. We found our seats, which were truly excellent seats, by the way (they were close enough so you could really see the stage, in all its detail. We were about level with the stage, and about 50 m away, although I'm not the greatest when it comes to judging distance. Close, is what I'm trying to say here.). At 8, the curtain rose; to see a DJ, who it turns out was a woman called Havana Brown (I've never heard of her, tell you truth, but she was quite good, and not that bad looking.). From the back, she looked a little like Britney, but when she turned around, I was slightly confused. I mean, I sort of expected Britney to be there, but she wasn't (not that I noticed straight away. I was thick there. But I suspected it once I saw her face.). She went off the stage at 9, and we then had a countdown to when she would come out. And at 9:30, the stars came out. Or, rather, the one star: Britney Spears (I'm sorry, as soon as I thought of it, it had to be said.).
Now, I'm sure that, unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard that Britney was going to lip-sync in concerts. Now, she started off with 'Circus,' and while I knew she was going to lip-sync, she could have fooled me. She was very good, and the dancing was really good. It was way better than the Veronicas concert, and even Shay agreed with me. Britney did a lot of dancing (she looked pretty good too), and she sang, throughout the night, basically every great Britney Spears song under the sun, except for two: 'My Prerogative' and 'Oops!... I Did It Again.' She did everything from '...Baby One More Time' to 'Toxic' to 'Womanizer,' but she did not do 'Oops!... I Did It Again,' which is probably my favourite Britney Spears song. She did sing one song live (although I could have sworn she sung others live, she did not), and it was 'Everytime.' If you have ever heard 'Everytime,' you will most likely love it, and she sang it live. There was only one problem: because of a coincidence of lighting, I could barely see anything as Britney was blocked out by a spotlight. I only managed to see her by covering the spotlight with my program and closing one eye (it was difficult. Still, it was good.). She finished the concert by about 10:30, after 'Womanizer,' and confetti rained down. I could say that it was the best concert I've ever been to, but my experience is limited. It was very good though. I ended up getting home and falling asleep by about 12:15 (what, in the morning?).
That was my day, which was a great one. I'd like to take this time out, to apologise for posts that are late, and posts that haven't occurred yet (yes, I am quoting Akon shamelessly. I should know that song, I made a parody of it. Which was sort of a success. Then I sang it, which was a bit of a failure. My singing is not all that great.). Seriously though, I know this post is spectacularly late, and I'm working towards it. But, until then, we're gonna have to grin and bear it. Anyway. Today was brilliant, and I fully loved the concert.
That's one life goal fulfilled,
AB
Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Revenge is Sweeter: Tour '09
In one word: amazing. In another: incredible. We left at 5:30 to pick up Shay's friend Keira (a very nice girl) and we left for the concert. We drove around and around the arena, until Jo finally gave up and dropped us off. In the wrong line, but it was a simple mistake. They opened the doors at about 7, and we took our seats. We were up the top in a raised platform, to the left and back. It was still a great seat though, because we could see everything.
The first band was a band called Short Stack. I hadn't heard of them, but Shaylee had. They were pretty good, I say, and I'd like to hear more of them. I think they played about 3 or 4 songs, and then Metro Station. And I really love Metro Station, so I was up there dancing (by dancing, I mean shouting the lyrics and jumping up and down). They played about 5 or 6 songs, and ended with 'Shake It.' They were very, very good live, they played it up for the audience, and the songs were very well-played.
Next, came the Veronicas. They really played it up, and it was obvious this was concert hype at its finest. Lights, dancers, computerised light shows, disco balls, you name it. And the somgs were amazing. 'Hook Me Up,' 'Popular,' 'Untouched,' every Veronicas song you could care to name was there. I ended up buying their's and Metro Station's albums at the souvenir stand. the concert ended at 10:30, and I got home around midnight. I also slept in, thank god.
It's not many words, but a concert is not something you can express with words. I've learnt this, and I want to see more concerts. And I suggest to all of you to go see at least 1 this year. Britney Spears is supposedly going to be here in September, and you can guess who's gonna be pushing for seats.
Seeing it live,
AB
The first band was a band called Short Stack. I hadn't heard of them, but Shaylee had. They were pretty good, I say, and I'd like to hear more of them. I think they played about 3 or 4 songs, and then Metro Station. And I really love Metro Station, so I was up there dancing (by dancing, I mean shouting the lyrics and jumping up and down). They played about 5 or 6 songs, and ended with 'Shake It.' They were very, very good live, they played it up for the audience, and the songs were very well-played.
Next, came the Veronicas. They really played it up, and it was obvious this was concert hype at its finest. Lights, dancers, computerised light shows, disco balls, you name it. And the somgs were amazing. 'Hook Me Up,' 'Popular,' 'Untouched,' every Veronicas song you could care to name was there. I ended up buying their's and Metro Station's albums at the souvenir stand. the concert ended at 10:30, and I got home around midnight. I also slept in, thank god.
It's not many words, but a concert is not something you can express with words. I've learnt this, and I want to see more concerts. And I suggest to all of you to go see at least 1 this year. Britney Spears is supposedly going to be here in September, and you can guess who's gonna be pushing for seats.
Seeing it live,
AB
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
T Minus 2 Hours for the Concert
Yes, you heard me right, the concert is tonight, and I really can't wait. It's gonna be great, I'm going with my best friend Shaylee, and somebody else (not quite sure who, Shay's cousin Nicole dropped out, so I'm not 100%.) and it is gonna rock. But, this post will not be about the concert: That's going to be a separate post entirely. Rest assured that it's most likely going to be a huge post. Anyway, my day.
Period 1 was Science, in which we experimented with acid. No, not like that, hydrochloric acid. Our group admittedly sucked at it, and we didn't get any results. Still, it was very funny seeing Tan forget that there was acid in the water (admittedly very dilute, but still), and dunk his hand in it. Lol. Period 2 was Geography. Johnson's funny, but she gives out too much homework (and by too much, I mean some). Recess was playing some songs in the Music room. Period 3 was English: TV again. Next came Maths, in which I bludged. Lunch was average. So-so. Period 5 was Drama, which was theory since we had Contado (I think that's how it's spelled), the permanent substitute. Then Commerce, in which Kearney gave us a 'class consitution.' Retarded if you ask me. We also did some law stuff.
Since then, I've been basically getting ready for the concert. I'll tell you guys all about it. And it'll be great.
Rock on,
AB
Period 1 was Science, in which we experimented with acid. No, not like that, hydrochloric acid. Our group admittedly sucked at it, and we didn't get any results. Still, it was very funny seeing Tan forget that there was acid in the water (admittedly very dilute, but still), and dunk his hand in it. Lol. Period 2 was Geography. Johnson's funny, but she gives out too much homework (and by too much, I mean some). Recess was playing some songs in the Music room. Period 3 was English: TV again. Next came Maths, in which I bludged. Lunch was average. So-so. Period 5 was Drama, which was theory since we had Contado (I think that's how it's spelled), the permanent substitute. Then Commerce, in which Kearney gave us a 'class consitution.' Retarded if you ask me. We also did some law stuff.
Since then, I've been basically getting ready for the concert. I'll tell you guys all about it. And it'll be great.
Rock on,
AB
Monday, February 16, 2009
Bloody Mondays...
Back to school, and I had had enough of Monday by period 2. But, more importantly, I have had enough of Matt, Cam, and Mango, all together. Alone, Cameron is a great friend, as is Mango, (Matt, no comment.) but together they just get unbearable. I'll get into this in a minute.
Before school we saw the Shafi sing-o-gram video on Ian's phone. That is one funny video. Someone should Youtube it (hint hint, Ian). Period 1 was Ag. That was basically a bludge. Then, it was History. I swear, the only person who can even come close to Hancock in funniness is Johnson, and not intentionally either. Example: when calling the role, it's, to pick a name at random, 'Jordan of the Hall?' She's hilarious. Then, came Recess. And we (by we, I mean the 3 people I just mentioned, mainly Matt and Cam, talking to me) got into, for some unknown reason, why I do not have a girlfriend. 'Harden up' was mentioned more than once. Quite frankly, I've had enough from Cam telling me why I don't have a girlfriend (quite ironic, really), then Matt making 1 or 2 (bad) jokes, and then going on to say 'Ya mum... squid!' Yeah, yeah, if that ever happens again, I'll stop actually responding and just ignore it, especially Matt. There was also rather a large, shall we say, 'toss-up' at lunch with me and Matt. I'll get around to that. But, anyway, where were we?
Ah yes, Recess. Next was period 3, which was Maths and in which Mr. Rawson decided to give us 3 Unit Year 11 work. It felt like someone was drilling a hole in my skull, it was that torturous. Why did we have to do this? Let's move on. Period 4 was Science, a much-welcomed bludge after period. After this, it was Lunch. Basically what happened was that I was imitating Matt to Vitale (quite well, if I do say myself), when he heard me. If you'll imagine, I was talking to my right, and Matt came in to my left. At this point, I did a double-take, whereas Matt started on his 'the world is crap, my life has been one nightmarish event after a while, you're lucky I'm nice' crap. Heard it all before, had enough. Basically, I ignored it. I figured Matt wants to intimidate people. So I just became indifferent. Good. We (me, Eric, and Vitale) ended at making parody songs about that incident in Cam's cabin in Year 9. It's still funny. Period 5 was Commerce, in which we brainstormed some things for tomorrow (I think), and Period 6 was English, which was watching TV. Today, the bus was also late, and I got home around quarter to 4. Ah, well.
I also found out that the concert is actually tomorrow, not Wednesday. I blame Jo (Shaylee's mum), who told my dad, who told me that it was Wednesday, when it is, in fact, Tuesday. And cricket photos are also on Tuesday. Luckily, concert takes priority. W00t! I also found out that Metro Station is in it, which is good. Well, I guess that just about wraps up today. I predict that tomorrow will be a great day, with the concert, the first Drama lesson (in the Drama room) since last Monday, and my new ignoration of Cam and Matt with their annoying lectures. I end today with a quote I believe in (which I made up), and may or may not be true, and which I'm not sure if I should add to my list of mottos. Comment if you can! (Please. I wonder what people think of my blog. At least, people who read it.)
Don't change for anyone except yourself,
AB
Before school we saw the Shafi sing-o-gram video on Ian's phone. That is one funny video. Someone should Youtube it (hint hint, Ian). Period 1 was Ag. That was basically a bludge. Then, it was History. I swear, the only person who can even come close to Hancock in funniness is Johnson, and not intentionally either. Example: when calling the role, it's, to pick a name at random, 'Jordan of the Hall?' She's hilarious. Then, came Recess. And we (by we, I mean the 3 people I just mentioned, mainly Matt and Cam, talking to me) got into, for some unknown reason, why I do not have a girlfriend. 'Harden up' was mentioned more than once. Quite frankly, I've had enough from Cam telling me why I don't have a girlfriend (quite ironic, really), then Matt making 1 or 2 (bad) jokes, and then going on to say 'Ya mum... squid!' Yeah, yeah, if that ever happens again, I'll stop actually responding and just ignore it, especially Matt. There was also rather a large, shall we say, 'toss-up' at lunch with me and Matt. I'll get around to that. But, anyway, where were we?
Ah yes, Recess. Next was period 3, which was Maths and in which Mr. Rawson decided to give us 3 Unit Year 11 work. It felt like someone was drilling a hole in my skull, it was that torturous. Why did we have to do this? Let's move on. Period 4 was Science, a much-welcomed bludge after period. After this, it was Lunch. Basically what happened was that I was imitating Matt to Vitale (quite well, if I do say myself), when he heard me. If you'll imagine, I was talking to my right, and Matt came in to my left. At this point, I did a double-take, whereas Matt started on his 'the world is crap, my life has been one nightmarish event after a while, you're lucky I'm nice' crap. Heard it all before, had enough. Basically, I ignored it. I figured Matt wants to intimidate people. So I just became indifferent. Good. We (me, Eric, and Vitale) ended at making parody songs about that incident in Cam's cabin in Year 9. It's still funny. Period 5 was Commerce, in which we brainstormed some things for tomorrow (I think), and Period 6 was English, which was watching TV. Today, the bus was also late, and I got home around quarter to 4. Ah, well.
I also found out that the concert is actually tomorrow, not Wednesday. I blame Jo (Shaylee's mum), who told my dad, who told me that it was Wednesday, when it is, in fact, Tuesday. And cricket photos are also on Tuesday. Luckily, concert takes priority. W00t! I also found out that Metro Station is in it, which is good. Well, I guess that just about wraps up today. I predict that tomorrow will be a great day, with the concert, the first Drama lesson (in the Drama room) since last Monday, and my new ignoration of Cam and Matt with their annoying lectures. I end today with a quote I believe in (which I made up), and may or may not be true, and which I'm not sure if I should add to my list of mottos. Comment if you can! (Please. I wonder what people think of my blog. At least, people who read it.)
Don't change for anyone except yourself,
AB
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A Good Kind of Nothing
Hello, everybody. Today, like yesterday, nothing happened, but; unlike yesterday, it was a good kind of nothing. You know, the nothing where you can curl up and read a book, or surf the net for a while, or just zone out and watch TV. Not the nothing where you're up at 9 thinking too much about life like yesterday. Not like that at all.
I was reading my blog post yesterday, and you know I what I think? That's just depressing. It's... haunting. And that's not me (usually). I forgot my number 1 motto, that simple phrase I try to live by. Not quotes, mind you, mottos. Though of course, there are some quotes I really get. Too many to name, really, but if you want to see some, anything by Douglas Adams or Albert Einstein are good. Anyway, my 3 mottos are, in order:
1. Always look on the bright side of life.
2. If you can't laugh at yourself, you can't laugh at anyone.
3. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
I completely disregarded number 1. I'll try not to do that again. But, enough thinking about yesterday (because that's what happened yesterday. Metaphorically speaking.), let's talk about what I did today.
I woke up at 8, and surfed the net for a while. Basically on and off for the entire time, barring TV and having to do the dishwasher (4 times today!). I synced my iPod, so now it's got 'No Air' by Jordin Sparx on it (which I downloaded yesterday; I don't pirate.), The Greatest Hits I of Queen, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, etc. All amazing songs. Oh, and the entire Abridged Series. Yeah. Not an exciting day, but a good one. Oh, and I meditated. Nothing much, I got it from Hapkido, which I did... the Wednesday before school started, so, the day before school, which I did as a trial session. I'm due to start it in a few weeks, I think. Oh, and I'm going to a concert (The Veronicas, I think) on Wednesday with my friend Shaylee. I'll blog more about it as it comes closer.
I'm sorta looking forward to school tomorrow. Yes, because I really want to see You-Know-Who's expression when Shafi asks them why they sent a sing-o-gram, as well as, I suppose, getting people to see my blog. I'm fine if they don't, but I'd still like people to see it. I also just counted how many words I have in all my posts now, since I got bored: 3,713 words. Really, that's... just stunning, really.
Anyway, that just about wraps up today. I'll finish with a quote by Mahatma Gandhi that I love, and really speaks to me.
'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind,'
AB
I was reading my blog post yesterday, and you know I what I think? That's just depressing. It's... haunting. And that's not me (usually). I forgot my number 1 motto, that simple phrase I try to live by. Not quotes, mind you, mottos. Though of course, there are some quotes I really get. Too many to name, really, but if you want to see some, anything by Douglas Adams or Albert Einstein are good. Anyway, my 3 mottos are, in order:
1. Always look on the bright side of life.
2. If you can't laugh at yourself, you can't laugh at anyone.
3. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
I completely disregarded number 1. I'll try not to do that again. But, enough thinking about yesterday (because that's what happened yesterday. Metaphorically speaking.), let's talk about what I did today.
I woke up at 8, and surfed the net for a while. Basically on and off for the entire time, barring TV and having to do the dishwasher (4 times today!). I synced my iPod, so now it's got 'No Air' by Jordin Sparx on it (which I downloaded yesterday; I don't pirate.), The Greatest Hits I of Queen, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, etc. All amazing songs. Oh, and the entire Abridged Series. Yeah. Not an exciting day, but a good one. Oh, and I meditated. Nothing much, I got it from Hapkido, which I did... the Wednesday before school started, so, the day before school, which I did as a trial session. I'm due to start it in a few weeks, I think. Oh, and I'm going to a concert (The Veronicas, I think) on Wednesday with my friend Shaylee. I'll blog more about it as it comes closer.
I'm sorta looking forward to school tomorrow. Yes, because I really want to see You-Know-Who's expression when Shafi asks them why they sent a sing-o-gram, as well as, I suppose, getting people to see my blog. I'm fine if they don't, but I'd still like people to see it. I also just counted how many words I have in all my posts now, since I got bored: 3,713 words. Really, that's... just stunning, really.
Anyway, that just about wraps up today. I'll finish with a quote by Mahatma Gandhi that I love, and really speaks to me.
'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind,'
AB
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