What a beautiful day!

It has now been over a week since the Fleetwood Mac show. Sad.

This weekend has been interesting. I was unexpectedly left with no plans for the entire weekend, so Friday after work I watched Slumdog Millionaire (which was good but not AMAZING like everyone has been saying) and then went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Chris and Andrew. I hadn't been there in a while, so that was cool. Saturday morning I woke up on my own at like 9:30, so I decided to drive to Campbellsville because I had no one to hang out with at all that day and I didn't feel like sitting around the house bored all day. I didn't get in until like 2, then picked my sister up from work at 3 and we went to E-town for a few hours. We ate at Steak'n'Shake and just went to a few stores. Neither of us really had anything we wanted to buy or money to spend, so we were just hanging out. I went to my grandma's house for a late supper after that. So yesterday was cool. I got to enjoy the nice weather being out and about like that, saw all my grandparents for a little bit, and got to see a few of the cousins. I came back up here last night mainly just because I didn't want to have to get up and go to church in the morning. I got a couple movies from Redbox before I came home and watched Role Models last night before I went to bed. This morning I slept until like 11:30 and literally did nothing for two hours. Jon-Michael and I went to a late lunch at Cheddar's around 2, and after that I just did some running around. I bought a new wallet and a poster frame for my Fleetwood Mac poster that I'm going to put above my bar. Most importantly, I bought two patio chairs. They're not snazzy nor all that comfy (I plan on buying cushions after I get paid again) but now I can sit out on my balcony with a guest and enjoy the lovely weather, which is what I have been doing for the last hour and a half (minus the guest). Blogging on my balcony in the sunshine. It's quite nice.

Fleetwood Mac recap

I'm sure many of you are just reeling to hear about Saturday. Personally, I'm still a little in shock that it happened. I'm going to try to give a quick rundown of the day, but I can't promise it's going to be very interesting.

I got an early start on Saturday, finishing some cleaning and running a few errands. My dad got here early and we just sort of chilled out for an hour or so and left for Columbus around 2:30. The drive up went pretty fast. We listened to Fleetwood Mac on the way then stopped about forty-five miles outside of Columbus at KFC for a bite to eat. Unfortunately it was a KFC/A&W, and even though the sign showed mashed potatoes in the combo that we both ordered, we got french fries. :( We got into downtown Columbus right around 6:30. (The show was at 8.) They had lots of roads blocked off for traffic flow, I guess. There was a Columbus Clippers game going on literally across the street, so it must have just been a busy night.

Waiting was horrendous. They didn't open the doors until 7 (and cameras weren't allowed, sadly) so we just stood out there semi-patiently. We headed straight to the merchandise stands at 7, and I got a T-shirt, a poster, and a keychain. Once in our seats, I could not keep still. My leg kept involuntarily tapping furiously. I would realize it and make it stop, then it would start right back up again moments later. People started pouring in about a quarter till 8, and the lights went down about 8:15. My dad spotted Mick coming up onto the stage first. I kept watching and watching (I figure out which side they would be coming from early on because of the way the sides were set up.) and finally I could see her. My heart jumped into my throat.

They opened with "Monday Morning" and then went right into "The Chain" and "Dreams" (of course). The order of things is a little blurred after that, although I do remember what songs they did. The only Christine-penned songs they did were "World Turning" (the first encore, in which Mick did a kickass drum solo), "Don't Stop", and "Say You Love Me". The first two are ones in which she split vocals with Lindsey anyway, so those didn't seem much different, but it was really cool to have Stevie split lead with Lindsey on "Say You Love Me". Everyone looked and sounded great. Older, but still great. The guys did "Oh Well" which was a total surprise but also incredible. It's very blues-heavy (from the time Peter Green was with the band in England) and there were these really hilarious moments where they showed Mick's cheesy grin on the screen. They also did "I Know I'm Not Wrong" from Tusk, which I'm sure over half of the people in the crowd didn't know. There was also "Big Love", "Go Insane" (although not the acoustic version that Lindsey usually does live), "Never Going Back Again", and "I'm So Afraid" (which was the one my dad wanted to hear most).

But, most importantly, I got to hear the songs I most wanted: "Gyspy", "Second Hand News", "Sara", and "Silver Springs" (the final encore and the second song to bring me to tears that night). Stevie also did "Storms", which was beautiful, and "Stand Back". That was her solo song of the evening, since Lindsey got to do "Go Insane".

The first time I cried was during "Sara". Stevie walked over to Lindsey and they put their heads on each other's shoulders. I was blubbering like a baby. Even after the show started, every time I stood, my knees were all wobbly. I felt like I was hungry and hadn't eaten all day or something, but after the show I felt totally fine. That's when I realized it must have just been all the excitement I was feeling.

We were kind of far from the stage, but I had a clear trajectory to Stevie the entire time. I was the only person in our section that stood for the majority of the time, until the encores, so I didn't have to worry about anyone obstructing my view or anything like that. I almost wish we had been on the floor, but I wouldn't have been able to see then anyway.

My dad had a really great time and kept saying how awesome the show was. As for me, I was in heaven. I didn't want to leave. I could have stayed there all night listening to them play, and I want to go see them again! Seeing Stevie and Lindsey together like that has been the greatest moment of my life so far. Now I almost don't want to go see Bette this year just because I don't want it to overshadow my experience from Saturday. Seeing Fleetwood Mac is an experience I want to remember for the rest of my life, and just like all important things that have passed, my greatest fear is forgetting.

Here is a setlist from the opening night show Fleetwood Mac did for the tour. It was all the same songs, just possibly in a slightly different order:

- "Monday Morning"
- "The Chain"
- "Dreams"
- "I Know I'm Not Wrong"
- "Gypsy"
- "Go Insane"
- "Rhiannon"
- "Second Hand News"
- "Tusk"
- "Sara"
- "Big Love"
- "Landslide"
- "Never Going Back Again"
- "Storms"
- "Say That You Love Me"
- "Gold Dust Woman"
- "Oh Well"
- "I'm So Afraid"
- "Stand Back"
- "Go Your Own Way"
(encore)
- "World Turning"
- "Don't Stop"
- "Silver Springs"

In less than twelve hours...

...I'll be on my way to Columbus. I've sort of developed a little wish list in my head of songs that I hope they do. Of course, "Dreams", "Rhiannon", and probably "Gypsy" are on there, but they are givens to a tour professing to consist only of the hits. Word is they're doing "Sara", which will be thrilling. However, the song I really want to hear is "Silver Springs". I will die if they do that song. "Second Hand News" is also way up on my list, and "I Don't Wanna Know" would be a nice treat, but that one's a shot in the dark. I am just sooo excited about later. I can't even sleep.

We're leaving Lexington around 2:30, and I have tons to do before then. Gotta vacuum, return some stuff to Wet Seal, clean out my car, buy soap. It's going to be a busy morning leading up to a marvelous day!

The world is coming to an end.

Why didn't anyone tell me that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson broke up?? I will be lost without them!!!

Things are going well today. I'm in a good mood and work hasn't been unbearable. In fact, job #1 was swell today. We weren't all that busy and I actually got to relax and take my time doing my work. It was nice.

I went back to the oral surgeon this morning and he doesn't seem too concerned about the feeling of swelling that I still have in my left cheek. My mouth wasn't sensitive on the inside, so he thinks any infection I may have had must be gone, but wants to see me in two weeks just in case there are any flare-ups.

It seems like there was a reason I decided to post a blog today, but I can't think of it now.

Eight days until Fleetwood Mac!

Sleepwalking Angel

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

*deep breath*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I have been working without a day off since March 12 and working two jobs since the 16th. My brain feels like it is trying to claw its way out of my head. I can't relax, and even when I manage to it isn't for very long. I'm still cooking myself dinner almost every night and managing my laundry and cleaning. I will be so glad when I finally get two paychecks at once because I have yet to reap any financial benefits from this seeming torture I am putting myself through.

I still like my new job, don't get me wrong. It's way better than all of the kissing ass I have to do at Whole Foods all the time. Customer service is a joke and anyone who works it, with the exception of people who never finished high school and have had five children within the time they get their driver's license and their thirteith birthday (Am I spelling thirteith wrong? It looks wrong.), deserves better.

Yesterday they set me loose and my work no longer has to be double-checked. Yay! I have been called awesome by my bosses. ("You are doing an...," wait for it, "awesome job.") Things are running quite smoothly, but I what I do is so repetitious that it constantly leaves me second-guessing myself. (Did I already check that form? Did I have enough copies of this one?) I have to find a way to make it exciting again. I know that if I weren't so wiped out in general that I would probably be okay with everything there, but right now I am just going through the motions everywhere. The only thing that has brought me joy in the past week is Stevie. Watching her, listening to her, and thinking about my next day off: April 18th, when I will be driving to Columbus to SEE HER LIVE. She is the only thing that is getting me through.

I wish I had some wonderful, wise Stevie words to say now. Ah! I shall leave you with this:

Take me sleeping angel,
Catch me if you can,
And unbraid with all the love that you have
Like a soft, silver chain

(Thanks Kent!)