Warped Tour 2012

I have always been against Warped Tour. For the following reasons: I live in AZ, I see no enjoyment in an outside concert, I love air conditioning, and crowds literally freak me out.  I would never go to an outdoor concert in the middle of summer in Arizona. It is asinine.  


Well never say never, because I've decided this is the year I risk it all, heck it's 2012 might as well, and I'm going to Warped Tour.  But the main reason?


1.  The Used

I went to a Used concert before and I had a BLAST. The band was awesome, the crowd energy was insane and definitely one of my favorite concerts that I've ever been to. Plus their new album just dropped and I can't wait to see them live again.


2.  All Time Low

I knew this band BEFORE they were big. Ya, I'm one of those. But anyways every time they've come to AZ something has gotten in the way and I wasn't able to go to the concert. I had given up hope that I would ever see them live til I saw they were playing Warped Tour in AZ. Tis a sign. And I'm going.


3.  Falling in Reverse

Oh this band. I absolutely love Ronnie Radke. His voice is amazing and their songs are beautifully written. I loved him when he was in Escape the Fate and he's gotten even better with Falling in Reverse. As soon as I saw they were going that pretty much sealed the deal.


Now I'm not going to lie I have no idea how Warped Tour is set up, though from what I gather it is a bunch of different stages with different bands playing their sets at the same time. I can only pray these bands don't all play at the same time. I would weep.


I wouldn't actually cry over something like that but I would be quite upset. And before you jump on my case about only going for three bands let me say that there are other bands going that I enjoy.  But these three are what made me throw my fear of crowds to the wind and buy myself a ticket.

The Hunger Games - Movie Review

Now you may, or may not, have read my Hunger Games book review. Regardless, the movie came out today... well midnight of today.  Have you ever found that hard to explain to someone? The whole midnight thing, it's like oh hey movie comes out on midnight March 23... wait wait wait... is that March 22/March 23 midnight or March 23/March 24 midnight? It always confuses me.

ANYWAYS.

 

The first book was by far my favorite so I had very very high expectations for the movie. And what do you know? It was AWESOME, definitely a 10/10!

 

It followed the book so well, granted they left out some minor details but nothing that was truly needed. The essence of the book was there and was portrayed wonderfully. I don't think I have one bad thing to say about the movie. 

 

As for casting, couldn't be happier. I think everyone cast was spot on. Haymitch was perfect. Cinna was perfect. Katniss was perfect. Peeta was perfect. I just loved it all. 

 

And even if you haven't read the books it is still a great movie to go see. It is well scripted, great acting, and never a dull moment. You won't want to look away for even a millisecond for fear you might miss something. I made my good friend March go with me to see it and he had never read any of the books before. (He was initially excited because it was called the Hunger Games and had a character named "Pita".) But after the movie he agreed that it was top notch.

 

So I encourage you all to go and see the Hunger Games out now in theaters!

Hat Time!

I've always loved hats. Since I was little I loved them ALL. I use to love going into the stores and trying on the hats, cause I thought I was the cutest thing ever.
I don't know when that changed, but all I know is I have a firm belief that I look weird in hats. My head just isn't hat compatible. (I told Kelsey about this, she made me try a hat on right away, and laughed at my reaction. She said I looked normal. Best friend.)
Anyways, with my fear of aging I realized it's either suffer from early wrinkles and age spots, or wear a hat. So hat it is.
My first day of wearing a hat was horribly awkward. Why? No idea. But I'm pretty sure I had the most pathetic look on my face the entire day. I can't help it.

Here's the hat. Now I'm going to give myself some credit, this is a funky hat. It's all square-y. If anyone knows how to fix that please indulge me. I beg of you.

My family made fun of me while I took these pictures. Sigh.

It looks a lot more normal from the side, but still. Ugh hats.

But I had an idea. What if my hat was awesome?! Then my awesome hat would make up for my awkward appearance. So craft time began.

The hardest part is always the first application of paint. Nerve racking. 
Now you may be wondering, what's on the hat? Well, I knew it had to be nerdy, but what? Batman? Avengers? Star Trek? Mario? Then it hit me.
Triforce baby.

Look who has the coolest hat ever. You can barely even see my awkward. 


I declare this a SUCCESS!