#also i turned 16 yesterday!! hooray

[churomo]

i kind of wish she had an ohoho laugh

[verdantglow]

Fuck it, posts my SmallEtho playlist.

Part-Time Soulmate, Full-Time Problem: A SmallEtho/Boat Boys Playlist

(Best listened to on shuffle.)

This is a kinda long playlist (28 tracks), so if you only have time for a few songs, check out: ‘Pyrokenesis’; ‘I Am Fred Astaire’; & ‘Built To Burn.’

Full track list & selected lyrics under cut.

1. Son of a Gun - Motion City Soundtrack

Have you had enough? Are you tough? Are you broken?/Hit me where it hurts, don’t just curtsey & sulk/I know I deserve every elegant word that you’re hurling at me

2. Pyrokenesis - 7chariot

When you say the things you say, they start a little spark/Ignite this small but also highly flammable heart

You’re setting me on fire, I don’t wanna fight it/You don’t need a lighter, you’re a flame/Drowning myself in water only makes it harder/Hard for me to keep myself away

3. Just One Yesterday - Fall Out Boy

I want to teach you a lesson in the worst kind of way/Still I’d trade all my tomorrows for just one yesterday

4. Violently Alive - I Hate Kate

I hate that you’re there/And I’m here/In the same room/Miles from me to you/We’re so distant/But close enough to touch

5. Tiger Teeth - Walk The Moon

Give in, give in, I want you back/One heart, one too many to stomach/Love bites so deep and we got tiger teeth

6. It’s Not A Fashion Statement, It’s A Deathwish - My Chemical Romance

Hip-hip-hooray for me, you talk to me/But would you kill me in my sleep?/Lay still like the dead/From the razor to the rosary, we could lose ourselves/And paint these walls in pitchfork red

7. True Romance - Motion City Soundtrack

I’m a screwup of epic proportions/A walking hand grenade/Hyper-manic, a dime store dramatic/A conduit for pain

She said “Don’t speak, don’t think,/Just take it off, take it off”/I said “Don’t speak, don’t think,/Just mess me up, mess me up”

8. Violence - blink-182

Like violence, you have me, forever and after/Like violence, you kill me, forever and after

9. I Am Fred Astaire - Taking Back Sunday

I’m under the assumption that I’m gonna be the one that’s leaving you/Tonight, oh, tonight/Well I flipped every switch that I could find on my way out/Just to upset you more/Just to keep you busy/Just to make you angry/Just because you were right

I’m stuttering through it, but I hear it/Well I-I I hear it’s good t-t-to stick to what you know

10. The Wolf - The Crane Wives

I am not a tempest/I light torches in my sleep/I have gasoline in my veins/I am always burning, burning burning

11. Crave - Waterparks

I’m cravin’ a getaway from the/Smooth talk that’s keeping me grounded/To the carpet in my room/My quiet blue tomb of you

I wish I could forget you

12. Hold Me Like A Grudge - Fall Out Boy

Hold me, hold me like a grudge/The world is always spinning and I can’t keep up/Faster and faster, can’t do it on my own/Part-time soulmate, full-time problem yeah/Hold me like a grudge

13. Formidable - Twenty One Pilots

You are formidable to me/‘Cause you seem to know it, where you wanna go/Yeah yeah yeah I’ll follow you/But you should know/I might be cynical towards you/But I just can’t believe that I’m for you/Yeah yeah yeah I can die with you/Just let me know

14. Play With Fire - Sam Tinnesz feat Yacht Money

I ride the edge/My speed goes in the red/Hot blood, these veins/My pleasure is their pain/I love to watch the castles burn/These golden ashes turn to dirt/I’ve always liked to play with fire

15. Bulletproof Heart - My Chemical Romance

I’ve got a bulletproof heart/You’ve got a hollow point smile/Me and your runaway scars/Got photographed dream on the getaway mile/Let’s blow a hole in this town/And do our talking with a laser beam/Gunnin’ out of this place in a bullet’s embrace/Then we’ll do it again

16. The Truth Is, You Should Lie With Me - Say Anything

You’re a pretty face, you should like me/I want to get used by you/‘Cause I’m full of hate, just excite me/I want to get bruised by you

17. Red - Pale Waves

Oh no baby, are we gonna make it this time?/I always take hearts that shouldn’t be mine, be mine/Slow down baby, are we gonna make it alive?/You’ve got a face that I always recognize/Always recognize

18. Kill V. Maim - Grimes

I did something bad, maybe I was wrong/Sometimes people says that I’m a big time bomb/But I’m only a man/And I do what I can

19. FUNERAL GREY - Waterparks

I said that you can call me, beep me/If you want my skin/She rolled her eyes and then she said/“I know your dying wish is to be baptized in my spit”

20. Shiver - Motion City Soundtrack

Shiver away, I thought the action was real/Somewhere I know that’s just the way you are/it’s hard to believe that you’re a part of me/And I can’t believe when you carry on and on

21. Kiss With A Fist - Florence + The Machine

My black eye casts no shadow/Your red eye sees nothing/Your slaps don’t stick, your kicks don’t hit/So we remain the same/Love sticks, sweat drips/Break the lock if it don’t fit/A kick to the teeth is good for some/A kiss with a fist is better than none

22. Mr. Brightside- The Killers

It started out with a kiss/How did it end up like this/It was only a kiss/It was only a kiss

23. Tear You Apart - She Wants Revenge

Escape was just a nod and a casual wave/Obsess about it heavy for the next two days/It’s only just a crush, it’ll go away/It’s just like all the others, it’ll go away/Or maybe this is danger and he just don’t know/You pray it all away, but it continues to grow

24. Can You Feel My Heart (Remix) - Bring Me The Horizon, Jeris Johnson

I’m scared to get close/And I hate being alone/I long for that feeling to not feel at all

Holding on, bring me close, feel my heart/Can you feel my heart?

25. Built To Burn - Shaffer James

We’ll build a world/And burn it down/Everything is pretty/When we burn it to the ground

26. Hatef—k - The Bravery

There will be no tenderness, no tenderness/I will show no mercy for you/You had no mercy for me/The only thing that I ask/Love me mercilessly

27. Stupid For You - Waterparks

You’re playing ring around my head/I’ll wear you like a halo/You’re a symphony/I’m just a sour note/I’ll take what I can get/The best is hard to grip when everybody wants you/And everybody wants you

28. My Obsession - Pale Waves

I’m stood still, I can barely breathe/You’re such a mess but you’re always beautiful to me/Run your fingers across my mouth/I’m not prepared to stay here without you

[keywestlou]

GOOD BYE IAN!

GOOD BYE IAN! - https://keywestlou.com/good-bye-ian/Good bye Ian. Glad to see you are going to pass us by. First off, I have to concede I was panicking. The weather releases concerned me. Key West was as close to the center of the cone as possible. Even when the cone began drifting westward, Key West remained near center. Now Key West is totally out of the cone. God bless! Hooray! Many Key Westers shared my concern. My grocery person Jaqueline told me yesterday morning Publix was crazy. People grabbing everything they could off the shelves. A few Key West friends called. They said the talk in town was crazy.....looked like we were in for it. Then everything changed. I should have known better. So should everyone else. The reason for the panic was again the cone. Too large, too soon. I hope some discussion follows and the cone problem does not occur again. It was the media over reporting, over dramatizing an event. Two things came out of this scenario for me. One good, one bad. My car got some minimal updating. The good. The bad is I have groceries, most of which I do not normally eat. I purchased groceries based on what I would need if I remained. In 30 years, I have only left twice. Georges in 1998 and Irma 5 years ago. So I am aware that when one stays, the person remains without electric power. Means no electricity. No water a problem also. The first two items to go. Food planning involves what need not be kept refrigerated or cooked. My choice potato chips, pretzels, crackers, peanut butter, jam chocolate pudding cups that need not be refrigerated, Hershey chocolate bars, American bread and bananas. My normal diet only includes the bananas and the American bread. I also purchased 6 cases of water. Twenty four 16 ounce bottles to each. Plus 36 16 ounce bottles of Diet Pepsi. I already have flashlights and candles. All left for me to do was fill the bathtub with water. To flush the toilets. American bread because it lasts a couple of weeks without turning green. Store made bread molds fast. I am not disappointed that Ian will not be visiting. I do feel a sympathy for those he will, however. Steve Thompson tells the story of a bar called Monster. Way before my Key West time. An interesting place however in the late 1970's and into the early 1980's till AIDS hit. In the late 70's Seth and Sven opened the Monster Bar. It was the foremost Key West hangout by far. Some of the hottest girls were there every day. They didn't get harassed cause it was mostly gay. The local studs said they were friends of Schwinns. To get past the doorman cause they couldn't pronounce Sven. All the best bands and entertainers were there. Everyone partied without a care. Famous people from all over the Keys. The Village People and every celebrity. It seemed like there was no end in sight. Then someone shot Seth in the head one night. Thank God he survived and was able to come back. But no one was ready for the next whack. It was now the eighties and everything was opening up. When locals were getting sick going, "what the____?" Nobody knew what was going on. But everyone knew something was wrong. AIDS scared everyone to death as it should. And that was the end of Monster for good. Ian obviously a concern to many in Florida. Over on the east cast at Cape Canaveral for the third proposed launch of Artemis I scheduled for this coming Tuesday. Canceled again. This time due to a hurricane scare rather than the previous two hydrogen problems. This is the final day of the Presidents Cup. The U.S. leads 11-7. Twelve single matches scheduled. Needed to win 15.5 points. The International team closed the gap yesterday by winning 3 of the last 4 matches. It seems like an impossible task for the International team to win 8.5 points today. Means win 8 matches and tie 1. Compared to the U.S. only needing 4.5 points. However one never knows. Hope springs eternal. Never say never. Though I doubt the Internationals will even come close. Enjoy your Sunday!                

[not-ghost-proof]

I MADE A FRIEND @bergarass AND SHE TAGGED ME IN THIS HOORAY FOR FRIENDS

rules: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

 last

1. drink - coffee

2. phone call – my dad I think???

3. text message – “HI TELL HIM I LOVE HIM” (about a horse LMAO)

4. song you listened to – Colors by Portugal. The Man

5. time you cried – yesterday… because I love my cats so much

ever

6. dated someone twice? - no

7. kissed someone and regretted it - no

8. been cheated on - no

9. lost someone special – not really?

10. been depressed - nah

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - nah

Fave colours

12. bright red

13. bright orange

14.  royal blue

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends – YES THANK GOSH

16. fallen out of love – haven’t been in it yo

17. laughed until you cried – yeah the other day in Italian class when my friend said he was organising a crying party where you have to “wear black to represent sadness”

18. found out someone was talking about you – yeah fuck you all

19. met someone who changed you – yeah sure

20. found out who your friends are – definitely

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list – I don’t have facebook hAH

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl – I don’t have facebook

23. do you have any pets – yeah… 13 cats, 1 dog, 2 fish an 3859204 yabbies

24. do you want to change your name – yes I hate my name a lot

25. what did you do for your last birthday – I…… honestly can’t remember. I do know that the only friend I saw was my stepsister and she chased me around the house trying to put whipped cream on my nose

26. what time did you wake up today – weeeeell 6:30 but I was like nah its Sunday and went back to sleep for another hour and a half, so 8:00

27. what were you doing at midnight last night – trying to sleep

28. what is something you can’t wait for – probably this free horse riding lesson I won. Also my birthday

30. what are you listening to right now - music

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom – ya

32. something that’s getting on your nerves – MY PHONE BECAUSE ITS FUCKED UP

33. most visited website – Is Instagram a website? If no, this one lol

34. hair colour – “honey blonde” (brown)

35. long or short hair – long, like half way down my back

36. do you have a crush on someone – ummmm idek tbh

37. what do you like about yourself – my hair and my eyes and that’s about it lol

38. want any piercings? – yeah that bit at the top of my ear I cant remember

39. blood type – I cant remember

40. nicknames – none that I’m willing to tell anyone

41. relationship status – single

42. zodiac – Taurus

43. pronouns – she/her

44. fave tv shows – Bondi rescue and channel 10 news tbh. Oh and The Simpsons

45. tattoos – none. Idk if I want any

46. right or left handed - right

47. ever had surgery - nah

48. piercings – just your average ear lobe piercing

49. sport – equestrian!!! And netball

50. vacation – I wanna go back to Kangaroo Island

51. trainers - nikes

more general

52. eating – choc wheaton biscuits

53. drinking - water

54. i’m about to watch - nothing

55. waiting for – my next riding lesson because I haven’t been for 5 WEEKS!!

56. want – a life

57. get married – idk tbh

58. career – none rn and idk about the future I’m too young for that

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - hugs

60. lips or eyes - eyes

61. shorter or taller – I don’t care, being super, super short means everyone’s tall to me

62. older or younger – I don’t care but please don’t be too much younger/older

63. nice arms or stomach – I don’t care

64. hookup or relationship - relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant – I don’t knowwwwwwwww

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - no

67. drank hard liquor - no

68. lost glasses – no I don’t have any

69. turned someone down – no never had the opportunity LOL

70. sex on first date – no

71. broken someones heart – I don’t think so???

72. had your heart broken - nah

73. been arrested – no… yet

74. cried when someone died – I haven’t lost anyone close to me… so not

75. fallen for a friend - no

do you believe in

76. yourself – hAh no

77. miracles – maybe???? Idk I’m not religious but like bfbdehwusjhdg

78. love at first sight - nah

79. santa claus – lol no

80. kiss on a first date – no sorry

81. angels – no

other

82. best friend’s name – either madi, erica or rhyanna

83. eye colour - brown

84. fave movie – I have no clue, I don’t watch tv/movies much

85. fave actor – no one

I have no one to tag but that’s ok!!

[kierancfthehunt]

Tag

rules: you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people

tagged by @catarinalosss​ and someone else I can’t remember. Thank you angel! (and thank you person I can’t remember. Sorry!)

I tag @annalightwoodthequeen​ @lvdy-midnight​ @tiberiusblacktorn​ @oblivionsdream​ @sania0810​ @lovelaces-are-quiters​ @i-am-but-a-humble-potato​ @herondqle​ @emmacxrstairs​ and whoever else wants to do it.

the last … 1. drink: Coke 2. phone call: My mom  3. text message: The Gay Salt Squad(TM) 4. song you listened to: Stay Alive from Hamilton *ahem* 5. last time you cried: Yesterday while I watched In A Heartbeat for the fourth time, 6. dated someone twice: dfd yeah whoops. Neither times worked.  7. kissed someone and regretted it: yep  8. been cheated on: nope 9. lost someone special: nope not yet  10. been depressed: I’ve been on the verge of depression, but never actually been there. 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: Never had a drop of alcohol favorite colors 12. to wear - red, black, white, pastel pink  13. Navy blue 14. Dark red in the last year have you … 15. made new friends: Definitely 16. fallen out of love: I guess so?  17. laughed until you cried: YES  18. found out someone was talking about you: In a bad way or a good way? Well, who cares, the answer to both is yes.   19. met someone who changed you: Oh yeah.  20. found out who your friends are: Not quite, not yet. 21. kissed someone on your facebook list: Don’t have a facebook, kissed one person and regretted it anyway lol. 22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: Don’t have a facebook.  23. do you have (had) any pets: I’ve had like 5 dogs throught my life: Emilio, Tuffy, Luca, Tommy and Max. 24. do you want to change your name: Nah I like it. 25. what did you do for your last birthday: woke up with an scorpion next to my pillow (no joke), watched my parents leave for a week and tried not to cry, and ate at a restaurant. 26. what time did you wake up: like 7:30am sigh 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: Sleeping (fell asleep early hooray)  28. name something you can’t wait for: moving out. 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: This morning. 31. what are you listening to right now: I’m watching CA:CW so that. Also an airplane. 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: Ha no, Idk any Toms. 33. something that is getting on your nerves: My dad talking about how I should dress, have my hair, behave, think, act, etc. 34. most visited website: tumblr and twitter. 35. hair colour: light brown 36. long or short hair: shoulder-length  37. do you have a crush on someone: I have a crush on half of the internet whoops. Can I say Rosey and Ele? :) #ExposingMyself  38. what do you like about yourself: I like my hair and eyes, I think. And I’m not stupid? Maybe? lfadsfsd I hate talking about good stuff about myself lol. 39. piercings: Ears  40. blood type: uh 41. nickname: June, Juney, June bug  42. relationship status: Single *sigh*  43. zodiac: Leo  44. pronouns: she/her 45. favourite tv show: atm, Downtown Abbey, The Last Airbender and Dr. House. 46. tattoos: not ever getting one <-- same as Rosey 47. right or left handed: right 48. surgery: Nope  49. piercing: ears (this has been asked twice) 50. sport: Used to play volleyball but quit it cause school was kicking my ass  51 vacation: travel the entire fucking globe to see my beautiful internet friends (with Rosey since she’ll be visiting me :P) 52. pair of trainers: Adidas? I think? 53. eating: atm, nothing I just had lunch. 54. drinking: nothing  55. i’m about to: go out to the dentist  56. the fkcinh qoaad release + tec release (what was the question??) 57. want: stevebucky to be canon PLEASE MARVEL 58. get married: I just really want someone to love me pls  59. career: not sure yet- something related to psychology. 60. hugs or kisses: GIVE ME ALL OF THE PHYSICAL AFFECTION.  61. lips or eyes: eyes ! 62. shorter or taller: taller 63. older or younger: don’t care  64. nice arms or nice stomach: don’t care 65. hook up or relationship: Relationship 100%  66. troublemaker or hesitant: lol hesitant. 67. kissed a stranger: nope  68. drank hard liquor: nope  69. lost glasses/contact lenses: too many  70. turned someone down: ugh yes, when I was 13 and I was a fucking bitch and could have been so much nicer jesus.  71. sex on the first date: NO  72. broken someone’s heart: may..be? I think? According to what they said, at least. 73. yepp (what was the question lol) 74. been arrested: nope  75. cried when someone died: yeah  76. fallen for a friend: yes. Twice, for two different people. Bigest mistake of my life. do you believe in … 77. yourself: depends  78. miracles: yeah 79. love at first sight: yes  80. santa claus: haha no  81. kiss on the first date: maybe, depends on the person. I don’t believe much in dating, gimme relationships based on friendships.  82. angels: I think so  other 83. current best friend’s name: I don’t think I have an irl bff bc.. reasons... but I think Rosey is my online bff rn (and irl I mean I don’t have an irl bff so that’ll be Rosey too). 84. eye colour: Brown 85. favourite movie: Uh.. Wilde, Brokeback Mountain, 10 Things I Hate About You, CA:CW anddd maybe Age of Ultron.

[hookysblog]

South America

 TEATRO RIVAL, RIO DE JANIERO 1/12/16

A long trip via Atlanta gets us into Rio the day of the gig, so it is going to be tough, especially for the lads.

Strange being here the same time as New Odour. I notice in interviews that Gillian says she misses me?…..Aah bless! And Steve cracked on he didn’t even know we were here with The Light at the same time…humh? I find both those statements impossible to believe for many, many reasons.

The Brazilian Press have turned it into a bit of an Us vs Them, which could turn out to be quite interesting. In Chile we are actually playing at the same theatre three days apart….Weird!

Weirder still, we split up after The South American Tour in 2006. Ten years ago nearly to the day (and have been at each other’s throats ever since;) God that takes some stamina that doesn’t it? I cannot believe it myself, very New Order.

Anyway we are staying in Copacabana right on the beach and it is glorious. We have played this club before and it is a bit rough and ready but has a great atmosphere. As I arrive I remember one other thing….It is bloody hot! Poor Old Leadfoot is worn out. The gig goes great (Sold Out again!) and the audience are wonderful, I sign a million things and do a thousand photos, before crawling back to bed;)

 BAR OPINIAO, PORTE ALLEGRE 3/12/16

 A much-needed night off, here on the 2nd recharges our batteries. The Hotel surprise me with a lovely welcoming gift. How sweet, tasted lovely too.

This is getting tough for me….Must be my age? It really does get harder every year;( Still I manage the gym again, which is nice and makes me feel a lot better. The gig looms large and this is a big place (Sold Out;) and strangely me and Pottsy have a row??? Not over much, fold-back actually;(…It is years since we’ve had one and thankfully it is over quickly. I think we are all frazzled to be honest! It makes you very cranky these late nights and early mornings, and being an old bloke, that’s the worst one. God knows how I handled it when I was drinking etc., Well, I just answered that question really;) I had actually forgotten what it was like to be mad at some one on tour! Me and Jack bang heads a few times but it’s never over anything disastrous. I come up with a new motto ‘Don’t moan….Phone!’ which everyone loves throwing back in my face as soon as I start moaning…..typical.

Ends up being a great gig, crackling with energy. The audience goes nuts for both sets and we struggle to get out with the amount of people clustered round the van. ‘Is this what it was like for The Beatles?’ asks Pottsy.

I think it was worse for them mate, a little.

CINE JOIA, SAO PAOLO 6/12/16

 Short flight brings us to Sao, and we have two nights off. Brilliant!

 Early on the first night we get a great curry from this really dodgy looking place in the middle of Sao Paolo (Google we love you x). On the way home it starts to rain and one of the gutters bursts, but not with water, with cockroaches!!! An army of them pour out and scare Phil to death (he’d be no good in I’m a celebrity get me out of here). I regale the boys with tales of my cockroach days in Ordsall in Salford. They are suitably impressed/disgusted.  We all get sunburnt rotten the next day and finish off with a typical Brazilian Barbecue meal.

 Amazing to think how in the old days we would go to loads of these and not eat at all! The Promoters, who always took you, must have thought we were mad. But those days are thankfully gone. Nice early night for me, I was feeling a bit weird to be honest. I think I’m getting a cold again. Leadfoot’s got one and hard as I try to stay away from him, it is impossible with his magnetic personality. The gig day dawns and I still feel rough but steel myself and go to the gym, which works….I feel much better….Hooray! Before I know it my old mate Heitor picks me up and after a Japanese meal in Japantown, Sao Paolo. (Turns out Sao Paolo, has the largest Japanese population of any city in the world after Tokyo, go figure?) My other old friend and our Promoter Giuli, drives us to the gig. Now this gig’s stage is the highest I have ever seen, even higher than The Glasgow Appollo. So the audience are way below. A great very young crowd goes mad from start to finish. We play great. It is hotter than hell…again. One wonderful moment when this old geezer climbs up on the stage and goes to crowd surf off during Warsaw, but the crowd just part and won’t support him and he has to jump down going flying arse over tit, bet he’s aching today;)

We play Atmosphere for the Brazilian team lost in the air crash. I watched the funeral in Port Allegre, and it reminded me of Princess Diana’s funeral in England. It was very moving and the footballers were so young. It seems to have affected all the Brazilian people very much. As I sing I see many people in the audience crying one girl in particular makes me choke up too and I have to really pull myself together to get the words out. I think it was because Heitor my friend, a doctor, was a volunteer in Columbia to bring the players back home to Brazil. He was telling me all about the scene and what had happened, a shocking waste of life because of one man’s greed.

A real tragedy.

We give them mercy with Love W. T. U. A. and the ‘Sold Out’ house goes bonkers! Wonder how we’ll fare in the comparison stakes eh world? We shall have to wait and see won't we……Off to Chile very early tomorrow.

 TEATRO CAUPOLICAN, SANTIAGO, CHILE.

God we are knackered. Bed at 2.30a.m. and up at 5.45a.m. for our trip. I am in shock. It’s still dark, but every one is very happy after such a great gig last night. At the airport it takes over two hours to check the equipment in and get to Departures, then a 4hr 45min flight, then 1 hour in immigration and an hour and a half in Baggage to get the equipment out. It seems it has been stored until tomorrow for some reason? We get to our bus, and I must admit it has seen better years, probably around 1960 I reckon. Our greeters seem a bit sheepish and very quiet, almost avoiding eye contact and certainly no conversation. By the time we arrive at the Hotel there is no time to rest and the lads go straight to the sound-check. I crash out (you are allowed if your over 60) and I am just nodding off when all the phone start, almost all at once. At first I thought it was someone pissing around. Then I realise not only are the lads phoning me but also my manager. I finally get the very bad news that the Promoter has not sorted out the advertising for the gig. He had billed it as ‘New Order’ in a cheap attempt, I presume, to get sales off ‘The Others’. He had been warned about their removal and facing legal action, so I had no option but to pull the gig.

I am devastated. This gig in particular was the one I was looking forward to;(

Three days after them? same venue? it was the perfect opportunity to show our worth. We had been checking with this Promoter a lot, to make sure the show could go ahead, I am not daft. This was a problem, even though our gig was booked 4 months before they announced theirs ….Boo… Hiss(hey it is pantomime season;). Right up until the last minute the Promoter had assured us there would be no problems. He is an idiot.

After doing so well in Brazil to be treated like this here was terrible. We have played here twice before…. both sold-out, why this promoter acted like this I do not know.

I can only apologise to all our fans and ‘The Others’ and say when we come back again it will not be with him.  

A welcome early night gets us ready for more obscene travelling.

NICETO CLUB, BUENOS ARIES.

Up at 6.30a.m for our flight to the beautiful place that is Buenos Aries, the Paris of the south. A gorgeous city…… but we are tired, very tired. Thankfully gig wise we are back to normal, with another ‘Sell Out’ and what a gig it is! An absolutely bonkers reception for both sets! I am amazed! It is so welcome after the shenanigins of yesterday.

B.A. I LOVE YOU! All thoughts of that awful night over 10 years ago are forgotten and forgiven…..You made an old man very, very happy. It is times like this that make all the effort worthwhile. Crawl to bed.

Almost human 10a.m start to …..

 MUSIC BOX, MONTEVIDEO.

Our last gig, on this tour.

Jack tells me we have done 49 since Glasgow….WOW! What an achievement. My wife, dog and daughters have forgotten me but it was almost worth it….ha ha! Weird hotel this one, great pool and gym, and a strange 60’s style casino, all of which I have to ignore because of my cold, now in full bloom. The gig is nice and there is always a weird feeling at the end, no matter where you are or ‘who’ you are with. Tonight is no different. The gig goes great and we give Andy Poole, our ex-keyboard player a great send off. He is leaving us for pastures new, sadly.

 Adios mon ami! Love Hooky ‘16

[ayeletinthemountains]

Mount Bierstadt (and picking up our van!)

11/20/16

This is not just the story of Mount Bierstadt, but also how Leo and I purchased our new, traveling home: Betty White the Sprinter. Leo and I had been making preparations to head off for the adventure of a lifetime, traveling around North America in a van and climbing mountains. We had been searching for the perfect van for a couple months, when we finally found an amazing van for a reasonable price in Colorado.

It was the weekend before Thanksgiving, so we both took the whole week off. Leo already had plans to spend Thanksgiving with his Mom in Austin, so after we both went to get the van together, he would fly to Austin, and I’d drive the van back solo to San Francisco (with a stop along the way to see friends climbing in Sedona).

Flying to Colorado!

Leo and I flew to Denver Friday night, spent the night at an Airbnb, and then grabbed a ride the next morning to meet Dave (the van owner and builder) and Betty, at Dave’s shop. Betty was even better in person than we were expecting. We were sold. We went to the bank, signed the paperwork, and were officially van-owners. Welcome to #vanlife!

Meeting Betty for the first time!

We spent the rest of the day running some errands, and then went to a delicious Friendsgiving at a friend’s house near Boulder. At the end of the night, we drove up to the trailhead for Mount Bierstadt. There was no way we were going to spend a few days in Colorado and not climb a 14er. It was my first time in the state, and I was itching to get up high!

My friend Ryan had suggested Bierstadt — it’s one of the easiest CO 14ers, but given that it was shoulder season, that’s what made sense. The road to the trailhead was still fully open, so we’d only have to do 2.4k feet of elevation gain and three mi each way. Given that I hadn’t been hiking much recently, and we had no idea if the snow conditions would be miserable (and we had essentially no snow gear with us), this seemed like a great option.

We spent our first night in the van at the trailhead (Guanella Pass), at 11.7k ft. No biggie. Thankfully, we weren’t cold at all. What did prove to be a problem though was the wind: it was insanely windy all night, and I could barely sleep. The van just kept rocking back and forth continually. Leo and I planned to get up as soon as the sun rose so we could just get the heck out of there, and drive out in the light. (The road *had* had some snow/ice on it, so we figured in the daylight would be better).

Betty at the trailhead. (Photo by Leo).

But then, we got up around 8am, and the winds had died down a little! And the sun was out! Okay… We figured we could start hiking a little and see how it went. It looked like there was surprisingly little snow coverage, so we might be able to give the summit a go anyways. We packed up some snacks and water, and set off.

Yes, there are going to be a lot of photos of Betty. (Photo by Leo).

As we started, there was very little snow coverage, and we were fully able to follow the class 1 trail. It heads downhill slightly into an open area, and then starts to switchback up the peak. While we had been one of only two cars when we pulled up late the night before, there were now at least 10 in the parking lot. Turns out easy CO 14ers are quite popular — who would have guessed? ;) So, as we headed down the trail, we frequently passed people or saw others coming down.

It was definitely cold and windy, but still reasonable. As the trail began to climb, the snow became more frequent. Any sort of traction devices though would have definitely been overkill, which we were happy to see. Towards the top, there was a bit of a scramble, which was slightly annoying with the snow, but caused no actual issues.

On the summit ridge.

A couple hours after leaving, we were at the summit! It was incredibly up there, so we quickly took a requisite selfie, and then started to head back down the mountain. I had packed my huge parka, which I gladly put on before heading back down.

Very cold summit selfie.

Less cold on the way down.

The downhill went quickly, and before long we were back at the van. We put our gear away and got ready to drive out. This is when things got interesting. Leo started up the car no problem, but as soon as he put it in drive, it died. It felt like the car had stalled or something. Okay… let’s try it again. Same thing. Okay… let’s try putting it in reverse. Same thing.  Uh oh. Was something wrong? Betty had had a brand new transmission installed only 5 days before… and we were worried something was pretty broken.

To make matters worse, a big storm was supposed to roll in that night. And the road that we had taken to the trailhead would likely close for the entire winter season as a result. And AAA won’t tow you if a road is officially closed. And we had no cell service at the trailhead.

It was about 2pm, and I felt like we needed to move fast to make sure we could get Betty down from the mountain. We asked a hiker who had just gotten back to the parking lot if he’d be willing to give us a ride back to the nearest town, which is 10mi down the road. He graciously said yes, and a few minutes later, we were headed back to cell service. He dropped us off at a coffee shop, and Leo and I set about trying to fix this situation.

I called AAA while Leo called Dave, to let him know we were having problems. Dave said we could definitely take Betty back to the shop where the transmission was installed to have it looked at — great. I was dealing with AAA to make sure we could actually get Betty there, but I kept having setbacks. Is the car registered to you? No — we just bought it yesterday, Saturday, in CO, and we live in CA. Does the car have plates? No, in CO, the plates stay with the original owner, and we could only get temporary plates the next day once the DMV was open. Did we have the title to the van? No, Dave had had a loan on the van, so the bank still had the title, and we’d only receive it in a week or two. Oy vey.

AAA said they would only tow the vehicle if we got plates. Dave, however, was busy running his own errands, and could only bring us the plates in about two hours — but at least he would bring them to us, which we beyond appreciated. AAA said this was okay — and they’d call us a tow truck then. Great! So, it looks like we’d hopefully be able to get Betty off the mountain after all.

Leo and I walked around the tiny town, Georgetown, checking out the various touristy stores and having a bite to eat while we waited for Dave to bring the plates and the tow truck to show up. Dave got there maybe 15 mins before the tow truck, so I drove back up the pass with Dave while Leo waited for the tow truck.

While driving up to Betty, Dave asked me for more information about what had happened. We told him the car started fine, but it just would die every time it went into drive or reverse. Well… turns out Dave had had this same problem a number of times when it was very cold. All he had to do was run the engine for a while to let it warm up, and then it would be fine. Oh… Apparently this is a thing with diesel vehicles, which Leo and I had no idea about, since we had never owned a diesel. Woops… Dave bet this was going to be the problem. When we showed up at Betty, he turned on the engine to get it going, while he did some other basic inspections on the transmission. He had brought some tools to check the fluid levels, as well as the computer that can read out any error codes from the engine. A few minutes later, Leo and the tow truck driver showed up.

The tow truck driver was getting ready to tow Betty, but Dave asked him if he could have a few more minutes to see if she’d work. Lo-and-behold, when Dave put Betty in drive, it worked just fine. Wow. Oh well… At least the van worked!

Betty almost getting towed. Exciting stuff.

The three vehicles all caravanned back down the road. Leo and I had to use one of our free AAA tows on the ordeal, but at least everything was fine. We had been expecting the worst. We were super thankful of Dave’s help, and his humor in the whole thing. We felt bad that we had wasted his time, but so it goes. He said he freaked out the first time the same thing happened to him, but he had had service at the time, so he was just able to Google it. So it goes.

We drove Betty back to the Denver area. The shop still looked at her the next day to make sure she was fine, and they said everything was a-okay. Hooray! And so, we climbed a mountain and learned a thing or two about van ownership. The next day Leo flew out, and I started the journey to CA solo.

[scenarios-on-ice]

Yeah, I definitely get why you chose Hange ^^ I just thought Zeke would make a much more terrifying villain. Like, you think he’d stop at antique photos? Hell no. He’d steal everyone’s antique items and stash them in his bedroom.

Then he’d steal an antique broom holder from Levi and get completely wrecked.

Lafayette’s son was named George Washington de La Fayette :) and Lafayette and Washington were really close. I don’t remember the exact quote but apparently Washington once said something along the lines of “Treat him as if he were my own son” about Lafayette.

But on the topic of Washington and father-son relationships…

I was reading Ham’s biography and apparently Hamilton and Washington weren’t really that close. Washington definitely trusted Hamilton and recognized how skilled he was, while Hamilton held Washington in high regard, but their relationship was based more on mutual respect and admiration than on any realy emotional bond. There was also the fact that Hamilton’s personality made him restless as a follower working under someone else, even if that someone else was Washington.

I got too used to their bond in the musical ;-; history has no right to have its eyes on me when it’s disappointing me so badly (but wait Evans who said history had its eyes on you in the first place you’re a loser remember)

I imagine Furuta as Jake and Urie as the MC. Urie’s expressions would be perfect.

Btw, I was playing around on Youtube and found some Yuri on Ice AMVs- one of Burn, with Yuuri as Eliza and Viktor as Alex, and one of Congratulations with Yurio as Angelica (Yurio’s expressions fit surprisingly well with the song). Plus a whole bunch of Hamilton-YoI crack videos.

That sounds terrifying (I’m only half joking here). I hope you’ll be ok! *hugs*

I HATH RISSEN FROM THE DEAD! 

True, Zeke would just steal everything from people’s houses. He’d be that person who’d never get invited to parties, since everyone would be afraid of stuff going missing.  He’d probably sneak in and steal everything, just because they didn’t invite him.

Levi would kick his ass for it. One does not simply steal from Levi. Especially if it’s something antique and related to cleaning. 

Aww, that’s so adorable! New brotp activate! Washington jr. must’ve been an adorable kid! Well, Washington senior was probably an adorable kid as well, before he became Washingdad. Also Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette This is what I got after going to wikipedia for Lafayette.

 That’s kinda sad… I mean, the musical made me think of them as quite close.  Also, I just read through the wikipedia about Hamilton basically betraying Lafayette and I’m more or less like this right now:

Hamilton was an asshole. 

Urie would be done with Furuta on so many levels. I wouldn’t be surprised if he jumped out of the window at that point. 

Do you have links? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I had 2 dreams related to Hamilton this week! And in both of them, my first reaction was ‘can’t wait to tell Evans about this!’.

In the first one, there were a few people (Not the original cast, just some random people) on one of Zagreb’s squares performing Hamilton and they were pretty good! It was only Act 1 and It’s Quiet Uptown, and I missed my bus because I stayed and watched them hahah But I wasn’t upset, since Hamilton>Being home on time.  For some reason, my history teacher was there and he was like ‘yes, this is a good opportunity to learn, you better pay attention, Luna’ and my reaction was ‘bitch, I know 80% of the lyrics to this, wtf’

And in the second one, my school decided to make a Ham musical, with different cast for every song and I was Ham for ‘Meet me inside’ with one of my friends as Washingdad. My role was mostly sitting there, pouting with my arms crossed and going ‘don’t call me son’, but I think I switched it for ‘you’re not my dad’ at one point… But I do know that I though ‘hey, I should have someone film this, so I can show it to Evans’, bc I was so proud to be cast as our favourite asshole. 

Also, holy shit this week. I hope you don’t mind, but I’m gonna rant here a bit (a lot), since I wanna vent.

Right, so my biggest problem was yesterday night/this morning.  But the girl I ‘got’ wasn’t the nicest either, since we usually had to go home a bit earlier than everyone else (my mom’s very strict with curfews) and she badmouthed me to everyone for it, even though I told her nicely ‘hey, I’m sorry, but we can’t stay later than 22:30′. 

Yesterday, though, we went out to a club, since it was the last night and it was chaotic (Good, but chaotic). First, we almost didn’t even manage to get the Dutch kids in the club, since they look more 13 than 16. But we managed, since  we convinced the bartender that all the Croatian kids are over 18. I had to pretend to be Dutch since I definitely don’t look near 18, even though I’m turning 17 in 18 days ;-; Then, we found out that one guy brought weed with him, so some people decided it’s be a good idea to go smoke it! But not only did they get stoned, they also got wasted, because one of the girls is 18, so she bought them really strong drinks.  Somehow, I’m the only person out of the 20 of us who doesn’t drink (a I’m underage, b I don’t like how alcohol tastes), so everyone decided that Luna would be responsible that night. And I’m like ‘sure’, because I knew that most Croatian people would get tipsy, but not really drunk. However, I’m the only one who could truly be considered sober. Since I usually don’t go to clubs (this was actually my first time, hooray!), it was all really awkward for me, and I sat in the corner most of the night and drank my cola.  And at one point, around 1:30am, a guy came up to me and started hitting on me. Now that I think about it, I’m kinda flattered, but at that point, I was grumpy and I wanted to sleep, so I just turned to him (with the biggest resting bitch face, might I add) and went ‘fuck off’. I’ve never seen anyone look so offended in my life. I’m aware of how rude it was, and I kinda feel embarrassed about it now ;-; But the whole point of the thing is that I felt like I was on the party from ‘The One Thing…’, since we had 11 people who were absolutely wasted and I feel like they might’ve started shouting ‘FUCK DA POLICE’ had someone said ‘something something Police’.

I am done with the rant, thank you for your patience.