Back to Reality...

Well, they are over, the Olympics that is. And the Kiwis didn't have that bad of a haul after all; 3 gold, 1 silver & 5 bronze. My prediction was close, not close enough, but not far enough off for me to be filled with patriotism for my little country. But I am happy for our sports people all the same.

Well, they (they being the ever elusive stuck up people who tell us how to run our lives, through very subtle ways) said that the Olympics were just the distraction we needed. To an extent they were correct, The news stopped telling us the bad stuff and started concentrating on the sports, 24/7 for 16days, thats all it was, except for the occasional mention of some war in Georgia. Some how that vanished the same time the Olympics did....

And as soon as David Beckham kicked that soccer ball into the arms of an overjoyed volunteer, it all came flooding back...literally

Monday morning at work, everyone was tired and depressed, whining all over again about the worst winter we have had in ages, how they haven't been able to dry their clothes outside for months, how its freakin cold and everything is flooded or damp. And with everyone in this cynical mood, they start remembering how poor they are, how everyones getting laid off, how their mortgage rate is increasing, how their minuscule pay rise doesn't cover the inflation in living costs, and in general how depressed they and all their friends, family and co-workers are.

And its been like this all week, instead of hearing about the mutant Phelps, lightning Bolt, Beijing fog, crazy heat and humidity, faked fireworks, lip syncing girls, Federer or anything else happening at the 2008 Olympics. We are hearing about the terrible flooding up north, the possible selling of kiwi bank, the dishonesty of Winston Peters, and the predictions of more rain, hail , sleet and price increases.

So did the Olympics distract? Thanks to the media yes, but unfortunately, not long enough.

On a brighter note, Disturbed are in Christchurch on the 12th of September, and we are going :D Loving their latest single...



Also looking forward to Metallicas new album :)

Rock Review

Well, Rock 2 Wellington review anyway...
So after a week of enjoying the strangely warm, sunny and not as windy as usual Wellington weather, and cursing those evil evil hills, we rocked on out to the main reason for our trip. Hooray for huge rock concert RCK2WGTN!

We painted our faces, the bf with the traditional White face with black star, and I with the much more subdued plain black star. Its amazing the comradeship the painted faces evoked among others of the painted face gild. Even if the white paint does mix with said bf's beard to create some sort of Plato looking statue man.... I did warn him that it would look silly, I think he was the only bearded Paul Stanley out there, possibly the only bearded KISS member.... Ohwell, he had fun, just needed a lot of help removing said paint after 7 hours of rocking out.

But, I am getting ahead of myself. Many hooted and hollered at us as we walked down the Terrace towards the Westpac Stadium on the warm easter Saturday evening, this only intensified the closer we got to our destination. With children, sticking out their tongues in Gene Simmons style while loitering outside the government buildings, and then adults alike at the gates to the stadium.

Once inside we were pleasantly surprised that lines to the rest rooms were minimal (as we had been drinking most of the week) and that there was plenty on sitting room in the pit for the in between acts. We were greeted by lengthy guitar solos by apparently the best unsigned solo guitarists in NZ, some where good, some not so much, but it did do well to set the scene and keep us entertained.

The first act Lordi were really good and surprisingly well accepted for a band that is only recent on the more popular rock scene. I only knew one of their songs, and do not think many in the crowd knew more than two or maybe three. The stage and costuming was spectacular as expected, Weta can do no wrong.

After half an hour of Sonic Altar the crowd started to merge forward for what has been widely accepted as the best performance of the weekend, the man himself, Alice Cooper. The bf believes that this could be because of his less 'drugfucked' life. He still appeared in his prime, his performance came off as a musical, full of drama and impressive acting, props included, a baby, a straight jacket, a chick and other such things that should be tied in. He sang all of his hits (except Frankenstein, which the bf has only stopped moaning about due to the fact he was driving me mad). I was in awe, as was most of the crowd.

After such an amazing performance, the NZ filler band was forgettable, and even the headline act KISS was a bit of a let down. The performance, light show and fireworks were awesome... but the music just wasn't right. They started with a song that I only knew from watching C4 that day, then followed to play music that most of the audience didn't know, they seemed disappointed that the crowd wasn't warming as they should normally, but honestly what did they expect. I had been hanging out for Strutter all week, but alas no :( Even Simmons trademark blood vomit went without much cheer. It wasn't till their encore that they attempted to regain a standing. They played 2 of their biggest hits, then left us to make our ways back up those terrible hills to our place of stay.

After sleeping all day we got ready for day 2. With much more toned down outfits, we walked on down again. The crowd was much bigger and quite different. The Valves kicked off the night. They are always a good thing, pity that they were way off on a side stage. They were followed by Poison, who were doing their cowboy thing, of course. Bret Michaels seemed genuinely happy to be there, more so than any of the other acts, he said thank you heaps. The whole band were impressive, especially seeing as the crowd only knew some of their stuff.

Sonic Altar had their second go at being background music, no one was really paying attention, I felt sorry for them in a way, but at the same jealous of this big opportunity they had been given. I only know 2 or 3 Whitesnake songs, but they were enjoyable, just not as much as Poison. I am actually somewhat surprised that they were given a better time slot. My God tho, David Coverdale is a dodge old English man! He complimented a young lady near the front on her "lovely bosom" and then proceeded to tell the man next to her to "get into it" Lol!

The Symphony of Screams were given the job of keeping the crowd entertained while Ozzy found his way to the stage. The excitement was high and people started pushing to the front. Screams set finished, and there was still no Ozzy. "Wheres Sharon?" I can imagine him saying backstage, "Where am I?", "Wellington" would come the reply. "Where in fucking Australia is that?" The bf and I were discussing the possible conversations going on back stage, and how much we would actually be able to understand, for the 10mins or so it took Ozzy to finally turn up. The crowd went wild, the loudest it had been all weekend. But Ozzy couldn't hear us, the screams and yells only got louder, still Ozzy was deaf to it "I cant hear you" says he. I partly wish I had a loud billowing voice so that I could yell in return "Turn your hearing aid on". It wasn't all bad tho, we could actually understand more than we thought we might, he sang good songs, even Bark at the Moon & Warpigs! We all forgave him mucking up the lyrics and us hearing the backing. We forgave his drugged stupor, from many parties past. The fireworks were spectacular. The 15min guitar solo was extensive, but hey Ozzy is an old man now, and needed a rest. I think the most disappointing was that Ozzy didn't seem to like the crowd, didn't seem like he wanted to be there. That rubs off on a crowd and ruins the buzz.

We were far to tired to attend the after party, so back up the hill we trekked.

So just to tie up a few loose ends...

While we were in Wellington, what does our soccer team do? Win a game! Grats to them sure, but it sure made us feel stink.

I arrived home, half expecting the kitties to ignore me. But no, quite the opposite, only now, 2weeks later have they started to lay off on all the love.

One of the bf's good mates, thought that all that time alone together would kill the relationship. I admit, I too had those doubts. However, quite the opposite occurred, I'm ecstatic about that :)

The reason I have taken so long to write this thing up happens to be that, my first day back home was also my first day at my new job. Its awesome, I'm learning lots of new stuff and everyone is being super nice. Got my first pay check today, and it will suffice :)

This post has gone on far to long, I shall leave it now.

Til next time, Eli :)

"Please use this M&M for breeding purposes."

Bahahahaha, I'm in fits of giggles. Firstly because of this guys blog. And also because of this ^ picture, that I found when I Google image searched "all your base are belong to us cat" Lol :D

Sorry, I know Ive been a bit slack lately, but my work night shifts have been preoccupied with searching for a new job..... lol, thats probably quite immoral? But I think the boss knows that I'm unhappy with the lack of social life I get with this job. Had 3 interviews today, two of which I am feeling quite happy about. Ive found that its really good for the self confidence to send out C.V's, especially when you get heaps of interviews from them.

So this holiday coming up, we found out that the week we are up there, Smashing Pumpkins and Queens of the Stone age are also having a concert, and the standing tickets are only $99, we are soooooooooo there. Totally going to be the best holiday eva!

Short post today, Sorry.

Rock is Dead!

Long live paper and scissors :P

<- Gene Simmons, still quite cool.....

Firstly, sorry for not posting last week, things are a little hectic here. Okay I know, thats no excuse, but hey I'm back :)

Secondly I am majorly excited :) I just bought the Bf and I airfares to Wellington. We are heading that way over Easter for a few reasons. One of those being that I haven't had any time off since June/July last year (I worked right through Christmas, including Christmas day). Another reason is because we are going to ROCK2WTN where we will get to see Kiss, Alice Cooper and much more Rock/Metal/80's goodness. Oh its gonna be great :) 10 hrs over 2days, in the pit of course.... I think that this will be one of those things that'll stick with me forever. Can you tell my excitement? Lol.

If your into that sort of thing, and especially KISS, you should totally check out this guys blog, honestly something that starts with "Ive got Gene Simmons blood on my hands" has to be gripping :)

Speaking of Gene Simmons, he makes a guest appearance in the latest Ugly Betty Episode, 'A Thousand Words By Friday'. I wont tell you the context because it would spoil it for you. Its a good show by the way, full of laughs and sweetness. And it has Freddy Rodriguez, who Ive developed quite a liking for. Lol.

Sticking to the musicish thing, I was sent a link to this video the other day, by someone whose taste in music, rarely lets me down.



Her talent is amazing, and even inspiring. There is a passion about her that is refreshing, I think I shall keep an eye on her.

Man am I loving blogger and the Interweb, I can link Vids up here, thats awesome :) The possibilities must be endless :P

On a final note for this entry, My neighbors in the front flat have recently got a kitten. Strangely it has attached itself to me, and likes to follow me around and come into my place. I thought that my Demon Kitties would be unimpressed. Leila attacked a cat wearing a funnel the other day.... However, she seems to have gone all paternal on the little one.... I anxiously watch this development...