michellemybelle

Mmm, I love holiday/birthday weekends. That's the awesome thing about having a late-May birthday, sometimes it usually falls around Memorial Day...or ON it occasionally, so it feels like four days of partying and hangz non-stop.

Saturday:
-Went to Boston!
-Saw KT Tunstall & Guster. Free concerts at the Hatchshell rock.
-The crazy insane mass of people didn't rule however, I hate HUGE crowds like that.
-My best friends parents took my bff & I out to dinner in the North End. Best italian food ever. Srsly. My bff's birthday is the day after mine, weird coincidence right? I'm a year and a day older, hahah.
-Vanilla cake martinis, 'nuff said. So goooooood. Vanilla vodka + triple sec + pineapple juice. It definitely tasted JUST like cake.

Sunday:
-Worked the easiest shift of my life. I love when we get like no customers in the store. It makes my 5 hours go by.

Monday:
-Memorial Day parade! My dad is an elected official in the town, so he marched and passed out candy to the little kids along the route. It was cute. Then when he got to my brother and I, he had everyone pelt us with candy. Not so cute.
-I got proposed to, by a four year old boy scout. He came up to me with a paper flower and handed it to me. This seriously marks like the fourth time I've been proposed to by a little kid, they seem to love me. If only they were like 20 years older, this would be a cool kind of problem to have. It was cute though, he told me it was for me because "you're pretty." Dudes take note: little boys know how to compliment better than grown dudes.
-My bff came over and we literally played Wii for hours. I am addicted to the tennis and bowling. No one has beat me at bowling yet. We also discovered fishing on the Zelda game and I'm growing addicted to it, so much fun!

My brother bought Pan's Labyrinth and I've been meaning to see it FOR-EV-ER, so I think I'll go watch that now. I still haven't seen Pirates 3, I'm holding off. Keith Richards + Johnny Depp blows my mind. By the way - Spiderman 3: The beginning ruled, the ending ruled...the middle was whack. It was entertaining at least, but Tobey needs to never attempt to dance in a movie again.

PS: If you are good at naming websites, help me come up w/ a new name for mine. I pretty much am going to re-vamp it entirely, because we're going to be covering way more bands that don't fit in that scene/pop-punk genre because I don't listen to much of it these days. I'm thinking something catchy, like pitchfork media, you may hate them but the name sticks. Or Stereogum, they are great too. Bah, I suck at naming things. Somone hire me a marketing person, hahah.

Well, I say it's my birthday...because it is!

I'm 22, my friends have already made about 5 jokes asking when I want my cane....things are looking good. I have my party hat on all day, and have been drinking out of a champagne glass. Classy even early in the morning, that's just how I roll.

My brother and I are currently in the middle of a dance-off to Blondie, if I can somehow tape this - I shall. You probably all need to see the awkwardly insane awesomeness of my family. I think I need to give a "Cribs" style tour of my household, there are too many random things in this house that amuse me.

And now I'm going to go make my vegan ice cream cake.

YAY FOR 90 DEGREE WEATHER.

PLUG OF THE DAY: www.myspace.com/jessemalin HAVE YOU HEARD THIS MAN? I AM IN LOVE. Totally didn't know it's the same dude who fronted The Heart Attack (a super old 80's New York hardcore band for those who don't match my musical knowledge). He's friends w/ Ryan Adams - 'nuff said.

Inpired by Erica Are I's latest journal entry...

Top 5 Albums I love from start to finish:














Honorable mentions:
The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About // Brand New - Deja Entendu // Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde // Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism // The Clash - London Calling // Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch // Joni Mitchell - Blue // The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds // The Band - Music from Big Pink // Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous // Nick Drake - Pink Moon

I just kicked college's ass this semester. 2 A's, an A- and a B. 3.7 gpa nice to see yaaaaa. I rule at school.

My 22nd birthday is on Friday, if for some reason you are a millionaire and you just HAPPEN to lurk on Buzznet - buy me something on my amazon.com wishlist. (Those are a ton of coincidences at once, but you never know!)

Pretty sure June 18-25 I will be in the N-Y-C. Excitement!

Bostonians: Free Guster concert at the Hatchshell this Saturday. I'm so there.

This post has been brought to you by the letter C, as in caffeine that I'm currently wired from. Hahah.

Veronica Mars: officially cancelled.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_en_tv/tv_new_season

Rob Thomas even said they pretty much have been told to find new jobs. I'm sad that good, smart TV shows (hellooooo Freaks & Geeks, anyone?) always get canned and the crap always stays on the air. I don't know what you people in the general television watching public are viewing, but stop. Obviously it's all junk if TV shows w/ strong female characters and great plotlines like this keep getting cancelled.

I'm totally going to stage a revolt at CW headquarters. Who's with me?

The thing that makes me most angry is we don't get a series finale. They shot the last episode with a very open-ended storyline so we don't get a proper sendoff. I NEED TO KNOW HOW LOGAN&VERONICA ENDS AHHHH.

While all you crazy kids are nursing your Bamboozle sunburns, I just sat outside reading for 2 hours and I'm STILL pale. WTF? Better you than me I guess... I could be the next Casper in a movie or something. On the other hand, I finished "The Kite Runner" and it was tres super. Go read it.

Secondly, this post is dedicated to Jessica Are I because I just HAD to share this with someone. So one of my friends is in this wickedly awesome musical on Broadway and since it's "awards season" all these celebs have been coming by to catch the show, um well look who showed up this week:

AMERICA FERRERA (AKA UGLY BETTY) SUP? (Um serious apologies to any lurkers I have, I know this photo sucks...blame broadway.com). That's my friend John on the far left, holy awesome. I know Zach Braff was there awhile ago too, which rules. While I'm on the subject, they just got named Best Musical by the NY Drama Critics award that they give out. Hollur.

And now I'm gonna go make a killer smoothie and sit outside practicing my bass since I have lessons tonight. Sickk, brah. Right?

OH PS: WHY IS BOB DYLAN COMING TO MASS. THE SAME DAY I'M SEEING MORRISSEY? The world is cruel. Heads up btw, 3 super small Brand New shows just got announced for NYC in 2 weeks. Lurk 'em.

First order of business: I'm sorry but that new FBR band, The Cab - overrated. Maybe I am just older, but I don't listen to much pop-punk anymore. It has all started to blur together and the new bands just sound like re-hashes of the older bands (like Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, etc.) who were doing it MUCH better to begin with. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Speaking of Saves the Day...HOLY EARGASMS BATMAN! Seriously. They were amazing. I am a Say Anything fan, but I got to say that STD stole the show and played the best set last night, hands down. They opened with Chris Conley playing "Three Mile Down" accoustic by himself then the whole band came on when he was done. It was beautiful. I love the fact that I just walked in when doors opened and there weren't many kids there, so I just walked right up and grabbed a nice spot 2nd row center. By the time STD came on it was pretty full, since the show at Avalon did in fact sell out. Obviously, nothing will ever beat when I got to see Chris play solo acoustic at the small little ICC Church hall in Allston, MA this past November - but it was still a pretty good set by them. I wish they'd played a little more off Through Being Cool & Can't Slow Down - but I do like the newer stuff too. The new song they played sounds sooooo good. I am pretty stoked on it.

Anways, the best part of the night was probably after the show. I have pretty much the greatest collection of random events/moments that have occured in my life. But I'm pretty sure that hanging out with a VERY drunk Chris Conley of Saves the Day at midnight on the streets of Boston has got to go in my top 10. Chris was wastedddd. He is probably my favorite dude ever. It was too funny - Chris, one of my friends and myself were all wearing the same hoodie. We've coined ourselves Team Triple Hoodie, pretty hot stuff. New album in September apparently. Then new album in 2008, so when you combine those two with Sound The Alarm, which they just released last year - Chris said it's going to be a trilogy of albums. They are all going to be interconnected, that makes me super excited. I love that man. I don't think anyone else's songs can make me feel infinite and super happy like Saves the Day. I'm gushing again, but whatever, they will always be my favorite.

PS: As my friends and I went to leave Chris gave us HUGE bear hugs and was like "Thank you guys SO much for coming and singing all the words so loudly. It really means so much to me." I mean honestly, no other band makes themselves so accessable or treats their fans so well, I gurantee it. I don't see any other acts shaking everyone hands in the front row and thanking them for coming...STD are a class act. Like I said, favorite dude for life. There's a reason I've had a crush on him since I was 15, haha. I can't wait for fall tour like he said they'd be doing. I will NEVER give up on that band.

First off, WarGames is on tv. There is nothing more awesome than Matthew Broderick films from the  80's...just sayin'.

Tomorrow: I am off to Boston to see Saves the Day & Say Anything! Super stoked. I hate taking the T though, I'll be real honest - I think the T is like the most confusing subway system ever. I don't hate Boston, but eh - it's ok. New York is pretty much a billion times better than Boston, minus it's sports teams.

Anyways, I'm so excited to be seeing Saves the Day. I'm not quite sure anyone loves them as much as I do. STD's songs are like summer, fall and all that other good stuff that makes you feel good. I've pretty much been crushing on Chris Conley since I was 16. The man is my hero. When I interviewed him at Warped over the summer, I was soooo nervous all day. My hands were shaking and my stomach was in knots. Then, when it was time to interview him, he came out and shook my hand and pretty much instantly made me feel relaxed in about 10 seconds. Just the sweetest, nicest, most chill guy ever. It's rare you really meet people in bands who are just that gracious and amazing these days. I don't even know why I was so scared to talk to him in the first place. Hahaha. It's weird STD & SA are playing together again because the first time I ever saw them was at CMJ weekend 2004 at SOB's. Ohhhh snap.

*sigh* See what I mean? Swooon city... ^^

I'm thinking some serious afternoon shopping at H&M and Urban Outfitters on Newbury Street is needed.

PS: Veronica Mars was bonkers last night. I don't even have words for it.