#to a concert venue alone

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

wait did I tell you guys I'm going to a Lindsey Stirling concert this summer

[seventytwoowls]

“When my skin feels like a barrier between /Everything else in this universe and me / Then I try to remember / That there may very well be a link between us / That I can't see / Something underneath the surface / Buried / In among the weeds.”

ID: A watercolor painting outlined with ballpoint pen of a human heart. The heart has been colored brown, and the arteries have been drawn as the caps of Armillaria Ostoyae, a brown mushroom with speckled caps. the veins running over the chambers of the heart are dark brown. The painting has been titled, “Armillaria Ostoyae”.

Art that I made for @narcissistcookbook , who I saw in the flesh tonight :) they and their audience were very cool, soaring over the (low) bar set by the only other concert I have ever been to.

[ishipmutualrespect]

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[probably-impossible]

The social-anxiety-in-public-haver's prayer:

Nobody is watching you.

If they are, they probably don't care about you.

If they do, they probably aren't thinking really mean thoughts about you.

If they are, then they're an asshole and you shouldn't care what they think.

[boyenthusiast]

i am like 70% to panic/anxiety attack levels waiting at this concert but idk if leaving would be more embarrassing plus i dont want to waste another concert :///

[rychazz]

I've been debating (if I can even get around to it) if I should make Aniteez cookies for the Aug 10th Rosemont show and if so how many to make and if I should make some colored cuz it's cute or leave them all uncolored in case anyone has dye allergies/doesn't want to eat food coloring (I could do both, also I'd use pre-made dough that will have egg in it to make things easy). Idk what do you guys think?

I'll also have photocards I'm willing to trade! I'll post which ones that I'll have available sometime soon!

Cookie cutters by studiodily

Lightiny cover by heartune.co in lilac

[quarterdollar]

why is it so hard for people my age to make plans ahead of time and then give me the details of the plan and confirmation of the location so on and so forth. so many people have invited me to things and then not been forthcoming with any follow-up details or stated a time and then been late or totally bailed the day of. it’s so annoying!! i have dropped 2 longtime friends because of this!!! it seems like common sense to me and YET

[orcelito]

Oh tho. Despite being at a concert at a bar with easy opportunity to have drinks. I looked at the menu as if I was gonna order anything, then thought to myself, "You don't drink anymore, hon" and went "Oh, right" then just got water.

So???? Given how matter of fact that thought was, maybe I really am fully sober from alcohol now. Interesting thought.

[pinolitas]

Orville peck on tour but if I've learned anything about gays and this specific venue it's that I am not gonna see SHIT

[bluephantasia]

seeing tears for fears tonight!! feels so unreal to say that

[willowfey]

tell me why i had a dream the other night that i had an affair with matty healy when i have not thought about that man for more than two minutes in my life

[seilon]

I feel the need to acknowledge that hitchhiking holds a very special place in my heart completely regardless of whether or not it’s my favorite on the mcou albums. because it was the first song to play at swc5 and now every time i hear it i suddenly revert back to being 16 and feeling my soul leave my body in the 9th row of the shrine theatre in LA

[tardis-stowaway]

I got to see Vienna Teng live! She's one of my all-time favorite musicians since I learned about her through fandom back in the aughts, but this is my first time seeing her perform. I'd thought I might never see her in concert when she spent several years no longer doing music full time and rarely playing shows, so I was beyond thrilled when she went back on tour.

It was a really wonderful show. The venue was small, so I had a good view. She played a mix of songs from across all her albums, including a number based on shouted audience requests. Not every one of my favorites was included (I was especially sorry not to hear Gravity or Stray Italian Greyhound), but there were a lot of songs I adored that were there.

The one cover she played made me gasp in excitement. The Lost Words Blessing is an achingly beautiful song about trying to retain connection to nature, expressive language, and hope in a time of grief and change. I love in its original form, and it suited Vienna perfectly.

Here's all the songs I can remember that she played (though other than the first one and last two I'm not sure about the order):

Augustine Homecoming Antebellum City Hall The Tower Whatever You Want Blue Caravan No Gringo Oh Mama No Lost Words Blessing Harbor We’ve Got You (new double song with two melodies meant to be layered) Eric’s Song A mini-song that is mostly written for her toddler that went something like "Before We Go On Adventures, First We Try to Pee" Never Look Away Green Island Serenade Level Up Grandmother Song

[izzy-b-hands]

I am realising how many spots I missed trying to shave the back and sides of my head last night (down to skin this time bc it grows back so fast and it gets so hot in the summer bc my hair is thick)

This isn’t necessarily an excuse to start saving towards the Boomtown Rats mirror in their shop, but also, I could totally ask Housemate to put a lil hook on the opposite bathroom wall to the main mirror, and we could like. put that there for haircuts and find some cool art to habitat the hook the rest of the time and then the mirror could otherwise reside in my room unless needed for the aforementioned haircuts (bc I don’t yet have a mirror in there and I didn’t think I really needed/wanted one?? until I realised I was trying to style my hair in the flip view/selfie view of my phone camera a few days ago and was like. Oh.)

But also. Isn’t it?

[teganorsara]

not my queer ass crying at a pmore show. who coulda guessed. not me

[daedrabela]

100gecs took my concert virginity and i don't regret it. i'll never forget:

- adorable pink lolita person just vibing by themself

- umbreon

- cokehead that passed out right at my feet

- mosh pit guy who asked for a flashlight because his head felt wet and it turned out he was gushing blood

- all of the people who didn't show up for the headliners looking bewildered at people dressed as wizards

- people recording on nintendo DS, old-school camcorders, etc.

- out of the like 17 obvious exits at the venue, everyone was funnelled down the main entrance down a long hallway and we were all pissed off and scared about it

- MY YOUNGER SIBLING HAILING A TAXI LIKE A BOSS ALL BY THEMSELF

- the kind taxi driver that gave us a ride back to the hotel even though it was out of his range

- getting home and passing out and shitting myself but i was the only one sober???

- waiting for the bus home the next day and the final argument with jorts was born

100gecs changed my life and they hold a special place in my heart now, god bless