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Life's been ticking along. Busy times, as April always is. We have everyone's birthdays and Easter thrown in. And this year I had Lisa coming to stay for the ANZAC Day long weekend since John Mayer was in town and he wasn't doing Brisbane. It was really nice to show off the house. We still haven't done the housewarming party because we've been waiting on upgrades to be made to the patio area, and us to get out of debt. We want to be able to do it right when it happens. But the weekend was nice and low-key. A dinner at the RSL to see the football, a night at home with steaks and American Idol.
John Mayer was awesome. I need to do my proper review on Sounds of Oz, but he really was incredible. It seems like the time he's taken away recovering from his vocal chord issue and surgery really has made him hungry to be back on stage. It was so good to see him there in the element, away from that image of him that the media loves to feed us. We also got a glimpse of that pre-show after a little bit of hotel stalking. I haven't done that since my teenage years, and I wouldn't if Lisa wasn't around. I like to think I've moved on from that part of my life, and there were moments when we were waiting for hours on end that I cursed the whole damn thing. But there were also parts of me that enjoyed getting back to my fangirl roots. It's just such a shame that when he did come out it was a bit of push and shove fest. I was right there in the front next to him the whole time and couldn't get an autograph or photo before he was whisked away. But I did get to be there to see that side of him that is so good to his fans, so that's something. I might have had my private moments where I shed tears over missing out, but I know I'm lucky to have met him before a few times. I also know that whatever could happen out there wouldn't have been nearly as good as those early days where there were just a few of us and we got real quality time. Maybe on some level I didn't fight as hard for this because I knew it couldn't match that.
So after all the birthdays and the fangirling life's settling into an equilibrium. Steve's starting his new job in a couple of weeks. It would have been Monday but his current contract is struggling to replace him, so he's staying a week. The other job's approved it, and I hope they just see his loyalty rather than perceiving him as stuffing them around.
I'm considering taking up this roller skating exercise thing Mum saw on TV. It sounds right up my alley, and I know I need more exercise in my life. I also perhaps need more friends in my life too, since having Lisa go back home has left me feeling a bit of a hole. But I'm not so good with getting out of my comfort zone. So it was easier today to say "The class is on but I've got too much work to do." I certainly could have made it happen, but it was just easier to stay here in my trackydacks. I'm not really sure how to get past being that shy quiet girl in her routine and try something new.
John Mayer was awesome. I need to do my proper review on Sounds of Oz, but he really was incredible. It seems like the time he's taken away recovering from his vocal chord issue and surgery really has made him hungry to be back on stage. It was so good to see him there in the element, away from that image of him that the media loves to feed us. We also got a glimpse of that pre-show after a little bit of hotel stalking. I haven't done that since my teenage years, and I wouldn't if Lisa wasn't around. I like to think I've moved on from that part of my life, and there were moments when we were waiting for hours on end that I cursed the whole damn thing. But there were also parts of me that enjoyed getting back to my fangirl roots. It's just such a shame that when he did come out it was a bit of push and shove fest. I was right there in the front next to him the whole time and couldn't get an autograph or photo before he was whisked away. But I did get to be there to see that side of him that is so good to his fans, so that's something. I might have had my private moments where I shed tears over missing out, but I know I'm lucky to have met him before a few times. I also know that whatever could happen out there wouldn't have been nearly as good as those early days where there were just a few of us and we got real quality time. Maybe on some level I didn't fight as hard for this because I knew it couldn't match that.
So after all the birthdays and the fangirling life's settling into an equilibrium. Steve's starting his new job in a couple of weeks. It would have been Monday but his current contract is struggling to replace him, so he's staying a week. The other job's approved it, and I hope they just see his loyalty rather than perceiving him as stuffing them around.
I'm considering taking up this roller skating exercise thing Mum saw on TV. It sounds right up my alley, and I know I need more exercise in my life. I also perhaps need more friends in my life too, since having Lisa go back home has left me feeling a bit of a hole. But I'm not so good with getting out of my comfort zone. So it was easier today to say "The class is on but I've got too much work to do." I certainly could have made it happen, but it was just easier to stay here in my trackydacks. I'm not really sure how to get past being that shy quiet girl in her routine and try something new.