I AM HOME.

wow, tour was amazing to say the least. we started out in minneapolis and were front row. yep that's the way we roll, get real. we had some issues with the venue staff but their manager actually came through and was AMAZING. so we bought her and another worker a $5 sbux gift card for watching out for us. um...we watched a lady get mugged. it was hardcore. ash gave taylor the bracelet i made for him and we talked about it on the walk for a little bit. i figured he'd just like shove it in his pocket and it'd end up in the trash can but he had ash put it on so...it stayed on for three days. we asked about it in columbus and it was a little big so i'm going to make him a new one and give it to him in chicago. except i don't remember what size the original was, UGH. i never make stuff for guys so this is hard.

before going into the minneapolis show, we went to take our sleeping bag to the car to find out there was a nail in our tire, leaving it completely flat. after the show we struggled to find someone that would come tow it and fix it. pearl & katie ended up having to stay in minneapolis and it was fixed by 8:30 the next day, ash & i took off with jenna to ATTEMPT getting good numbers for milwaukee. we ended up with 70 something and said screw it, we stayed in the back that show. that walk was intense. taylor stepped on the back of my heel, that hurt like hell. they played 'lay me down' that show and we were seriously on the floor, face down. it was rough times.

the drive from milwaukee to cleveland was HORRIBLE. i almost took out a few guardrails and we ended up pulling over to sleep in an oasis parking lot for 2 hours. i was so tired. that's what happens when you rock out two days in a row, okay? we're rockstars, get real. we were the second group of girls in cleveland and there was already venue drama when we got there. i said fuck it all and had some chicken (YES I'M A BAD VEGETARIAN OKAY). i was in a bad mood, hadn't slept in days, i was starving. sue me. we ended up second row even though we deserved first but these shady bitches were there so, what can you do? i will not drop to my knees for front row EVER. i earn it like i should. whores.

ah, columbus. i am now a decibel club member for some strange reason. whatever we got to "pass the line" and REALLY got front row. right in front of taylor's piano. right where i like to be. that show was amazing. my throat still hurts and i have no voice.

oh...

"when i was 13/14, i couldn't talk until the show. i was still growing"

"taylor, sign right by my name"
"okay!"

thanks for that taylor, we love you. hope you miss us!!!

i'll have some pictures later, i have to leave for work though. i need some throat coat tea stat, though. KILL ME. i'll leave you with these jems though:


IS IT CHICAGO YET? I NEED A BOX AND SOME BOOZE AND MY FAVES.

THUG LIFE: tour edition

we're literally waiting for pearl to come get us. i don't feel like i'm forgetting anything but i PROBABLY will have.

um, keep watching here for real, i'll post from the road. like when we're delusional in seven hours and somewhere in wisconsin.

you love me.

i worry i won't see your face light up again

i cut my hair. if you know me, you know how INSANE this is. the last time i cut it was april '07. when i was in tulsa i was contemplating shaving it off because it was ungodly hot and i was irritated. so what did i do? i had pearl come over and chop it all off. I LOVE IT TOO. it's short. i think 7 inches are gone. it used to be midway down my back. i actually need to go straighten it before work, i have a fro when it's not done, no lie. oops didn't realize i posted a picture yesterday, LMAO. i made a sidekick post, that's for sure.

tonight i HAVE to sit down and finish the bracelets and send them out tomorrow. i've sold like 4? i think. i also need to get information on where to send my check for the chris hani hospital. thank god, stand up for cancer you can make a donation with your debit/credit card or even on paypal, i think. makes my life a tad bit easier.

tour? OMG. is it here yet? they apparently played deeper last night (fyi, i couldn't even make it up for the setlist. I AM SO OLD) and i freaked out at 5 a.m. when i randomly woke up to check the setlist on my sidekick. my life, i swear. i wanted to cry a little. favorite isaac song next to watch over me, that's for sure.

and love me. DO ME NOW. i need to get out of here before i offend someone.


by the way, how much is this song me?

see i'm a fool and i'm a mess,
i just drink too much and it went to my head
see this mess and i could be a star

i drink way too much, i think.

OMG TOUR SOON

i'm not looking forward to leaving this little lady behind for a week (along with my doggy :( ). but omg she's adorable. i took my camera out and she ran up to me and got all up in the lense.

i'm running late for work so this will be short for sure. but yay tour soon. it's going to be tulsa part two, FO SHO. i just requested my time off for it a week and a half ago LOL. i didn't realize it was that close, omg.

throw up the peace sign

ahhh two more days and then i'll be up north for the weekend. i need to make a list of things to do before i leave (um like pack tonight, tomorrow is thursday and as soon as i'm off friday i have to rush home and shower). i haven't been up north in a long time so i'm really excited. i'm seriously going to lay in a hammock and do nooothing all weekend. except play with jacob & kaitlyn if they come (my cousins, they're 1 & 3). i just don't want to work the next two days.

oh sad, our tour plans are possibly on hold. but HOPEFULLY not. i have my fingers crossed, lol. i need to get out of the state for awhile. tulsa seemed so long ago. it was only a month! i had a blast that weekend, too bad i'm not going back for the show.

note to self:
*charge camera batteries
*empty memory cards
*PACK!!!
*organize jewelry stuff i'm taking
*make tiff & i cookies
*clean room up
*wash blanket

i want

someone to call me and sing me 'calling you' by blue october. i'm serious, HAHAHAHA. it's such a creepy boyf/girlf song. and i'm all about it. i need to make this happen

by the way went on a jewelry making spree. just in time for tour. we're going to be ballas.

(like my sexy shamrock jammies?)


(my head hurt after this one)


(<333)


(for my best friend, duh)

AND I'LL BE DOING MORE TONIGHT. help me, i've gone insane.

eight ball(er) tour '08

i don't know why we insist on nicknaming our trips/tours. i think we're fucking retarded sometimes. i'm sure a lot of you agree, too. whatever, i have fun. fuck off.

so this is what we're doing. prepare for the worst:

MINNEAPOLIS-MILWAUKEE-CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS-NASHVILLE-LOUISVILLE
CHICAGOX2
TRB*~

quote of the trip:

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I will kick you repeatedly in the balls!

the end.

WOW I AM ALIVE.

HEY IT'S SUMMER! I've been pretty dead since winter, huh? But now I think I am back to stay. I love it over here. Don't really care if anyone reads this, I like rambling, there is nothing wrong with that.

Tour dates...just came out. In case you're wondering, I'm doing seven (plus TRB in January makes eight in my mind). The tour motto is STILL "balls to the wall". Our tour name, well, is a bit funnier. Eight Ball(er) Tour. I swear, we're so funny sometimes I can't even stand it. I want to make a t-shirt, like a baseball jersey type deal, with SHARK and the number eight on the back. It'd be funny.

LOOK OUT TULSA. Christal, Alyssa, and I are coming down for Dfest. Bring on the tequila, vodka, and sunshine because I plan on being a hot wreck all three days I'm in the city. Just throwing that out there. It will be like the Ingram fiasco part two.

Random picture time....
That's from the Royal Oak show in April. Oh, yes, a tour happened in April. I almost forget until I see my picture on facebook. It feels like forever since I've seen 'the boys'.

xoxoxo

lindsey