I Can Die Happy Now

If you don't like/know Justin Timberlake, kindly exit this page and rethink your life.

So back in the summer, I mentioned to my boss that I was trying to get some JT tickets but they were way to expensive. She very generously gave me floor seats the next week and I was beyond myself. So fast forward to last night when the show actually happened. The show was in Columbus so my friend, Jamie, and I made the long and boring drive up 71 all the way to downtown Columbus. As we drove around the city, women in 5 inch heels and sparkly clothes littered the streets and I got more and more excited to be in the same room as my idol. After being seated in Row V on the floor, Jamie and I were astounded at how amazing these seats were. Seriously we were probably 50 yards away (if that).

Now let's fast forward to the best part, when JT arrived. The crowd erupted with a mountainous roar as he played for THREE HOURS with only a ten minute break in the middle. That is what a good concert should be. It was insaaaaane. Easily the best concert I have ever been to even though we were surrounded by drunk middle aged women. I don't think people give Justin Timberlake enough credit because that man has it all. He's a phenomenal singer, actor, dancer, and comedian. Not to be cliche, but last night seriously changed my life. Justin brought sexy back.

He also had a floating stage in the middle so he could be better seen by everyone

Kentucky Family Photos

Trying to find something to do in Cincinnati is so difficult. You could go to the movies but you're talking 10 bucks a piece. You could just hang out at someone's house but where's the fun in that? And I suppose the mall is an option but I'd rather not be surrounded by middle schoolers and clothes I can't afford so that's out of the question. Sometimes, you just have to get a friend and drive, and that's exactly what I did yesterday.

Melissa and I set out on our adventure around 3:30 having absolutely no idea where to go or what to do. We had a vague idea of going down to Newport but we stupidly decided we didn't need the GPS. After driving well into Kentucky and getting very lost, we somehow made it back to the riverside and parked along the bank. We then sat in the back of my pick up and just talked about everything. It was freezing cold by the windy river and so different than sitting at a warm and cozy movie theater, but that made it all the more fun. We watched as large groups of families took their family photos down by the river and one family in particular was the most entertaining. It was an odd bunch of a mom, a twenty something year old girl, a dude with a killer mohawk, a girl wearing short shorts and tights who must have been freezing to death, and a few little kids decked out head to toe in full camo suits. It was the strangest thing as they all took photos together but they looked very happy. As Melissa and I watched them, the older girl and the camo twins started skipping towards the photographer when the unthinkable happens. The girl's shirt fell down and Melissa and I both screamed and the girl doubled over in laughter and it was just such a strange scene. 

Hope everybody else had a hilarious weekend!! :)

Poetry

This past week we did a lot of poetry in class and here are the two I ended up turning in. The truth is poem is from someones anonymous truth in the classroom and the other one is about panic attacks.

Truth Is...

I get annoyed when people talk to me
Because their swirling words never stop
I hate the way it sounds in my head
Truth is, I just want to drop

Their words get mixed up in my mind
I can't tell what they're saying
It's all too much for me to bear
Truth is, my confidence is swaying

"Hello?" they call, "Are you listening?" they ask,
My panic is coming on quick
But I gather it all, and answer their questions
Truth is, I just want to seem slick

I'm in agony, as the conversation continues
Their words are always nipping at my heels
I muzzle their words as I walk away
Truth is, they can't bite without given a meal

As I shut it all out, things are quiet again
Today, my battle is won
I don't dare turn around and face anyone else
Truth is, when it comes to talking, I'm done




Panic

It lurks deep in my spine
and slithers through my veins
waiting for the perfect moment
to bite at my brain

It doesn't care what I'm doing
or where I am
regardless it strikes
with a bone chilling slam

My throat closes
and as I'm gasping for breath,
this serpent of sorrow
begins to feel a lot like death

But soon it lets go
and slides slowly away
I'm left with the reminder
that's the third time today