http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gazette/obituary.aspx?n=amy-k-macdonald&pid=131857941

what kind of higher power would take her away, i don't know. i will miss her very much.

Was sent to the ER last night after having an abnormal EKG. They came at me with a needle and my heart rate went from 90 to 160 instantly and I set off all their alarms. I laid in a bed for two hours listening to a nurse make fun of me. They were convinced I was taking drugs. Blood test showed otherwise. They told me I need some time off. I don't really feel a trip to the ER was needed to tell me that.

I finally had the perfect place to have the wedding. Beautiful, historic, and well within our budget.
Too bad it is also super haunted and is a hub for paranormal activity. My mom will love that. I'll continue as usual unless I see a damn ghost.

I have an irrational fear of anything near or on my eye. I like to blame it on that one part in A Clockwork Orange. I decided to get contact lenses anyway... I decided that ten years of glasses was quite enough.

I spent two hours at the eye doctor, cried, used my inhaler, begged Daniel to take me home, but they are finally in my eyes. I feel like a trooper.

So Marigold, my love, you've had too much to drink
And I need not remind you, our discount tickets for this sinking ship
Take-backs and sweet regrets, that's all that we have left
No one is looking out for anyone but number one
One to one, two to dance, we all get our sweet romance
Though sour grapes will turn to wine its all just vinegar with time
And oh, I want to know, we all want to know
How can anybody treat somebody so?

*
She said it hurts too much
I said it will never hurt enough
No one will ever see these cuts
No one will ever call this bluff
But that's just the way that it goes
And when he left us he said, "It's not so bad"
That motherfucker he took everything we had
And when I'm thinking back, I'm counting all the ways
Nobody helped us so we dreamt of better days
And we sang: "Yeah that's just the way that it goes"

Yeah, we used to be in love (my love!), but now we're just in like
And we broke all our promises and baby that ain't right
Because you don't know what it's like to lose it all
Take it back, take it back because you don't know what it's like to be on the receiving end of it all

No! no! You were not on the receiving end of it all
You beg and plead, but no one here can save you
Why would they try when they can't quite save themselves?

So Marigold, someday we'll have to write a script
But I won't stop denying ashamed of all the selfish things we did
Dropped out of every single friendship that you had
They nearly loved you, but you never could have loved somebody back
Tell me of your sorrows; tell me everything from the start.
I'd like to do my part to help a friend in need,
I said you could come to me, but when you needed someone most, I wasn't there,

I wasn't even...

I've actually been getting a lot of reading done lately, more than I have in a while. I'm trying to get through the Sookie Stackhouse novels before I watch the rest of season one of True Blood when it comes out. Has anyone else read them?
Also, The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman is terrifying, and I would not recommend it for anyone under the age of 40.

1. Tonight I am going to see Fleetwood Mac, so obviously I am just over the moon.
2. I got a hair cut and it is super cute.
3. I am so overwhelmed by work and school that I could fall over any second.
4. Tuesday is my 21st birthday. I got presents this weekend. My mom got me a face cake, just like on Scrubs.

These are the only things I concern myself with lately:

1. Lady Gaga


2. PG Tips tea (decaf)


3. Law and Order: SVU


4. The Tudors

As previously mentioned, Fleetwood Mac tickets cost me $170 each. I just dropped $50 for No Doubt ($200 total, since I got some tickets for the girls at work).

No Doubt is at Fiddler's Green which makes me want to die. but I'm sure it will be fun anyway.

My mom wants to go see Conor Oberst at the Ogden in April. I am hoping it is cheaper than when I saw Bright Eyes, which was like eight million dollars.

I feel like that Cake song is about me. How do I afford my rock and roll lifestyle?

"WEST COAST RECITALS
We are happy to announce a short series of recitals on the West Coast later this month:

DATE CITY VENUE
March 23 Seattle, WA Neumo's
March 24 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
March 25 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
March 26 San Francisco, CA The Independent
March 28 San Diego, CA The Casbah
March 29 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

Rasputina's special guest at Melora's request for these recitals will be Ruby Throat, the new project from ex-Daisy Chainsaw/Queen Adreena front person Katie Jane Garside. Come early!"

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Katie Jane on our side of the pond. Opening for Rasputina. But of course, not coming to Denver.
It's very sad. :(

I went back to the doctor who said I have reactive lung disease, or possibly asthma.
I did the test where you blow into the little tube, and the machine gave my lung capacity the letter grade "D" (after I received several "F's").

Thanks a lot, pneumonia.

I knitted him as a gift for my mom. He is very squishy and happy.

The only songs I want to listen to right now are:
1. The Good Life - Album of the Year
2. Fleetwood Mac - I Don't Want to Know
3. Ghost Buffalo - Ruin Everything
4. Cat Power - Good Woman
5. dredg - Jamais Vu

You should listen to them, too.

Often I find myself driving around with my windows down, blaring "Knights of Cydonia" and belting it at the top of my lungs like it is my goddamn theme song. I get a lot of stares.

NO ONE'S GONNA TAKE ME ALIVE!
THE TIME HAS COME TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!
YOU AND I MUST FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS!
YOU AND I MUST FIGHT TO SURVIVE!

Addicted to the knife? Addicted to the knife!


Who would've thought Paris Hilton could be so.... cool?

Who needs to go see Twilight when you can stay at home and watch True Blood?
<3 HBO.

I went to see Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Friday night at the Ogden... I expected a lot from Mr. Cave, considering the tickets were $40 plus all the fees, which is unheard of for such a small venue. For some reason I expected him to be the type that wouldn't interact with the audience at all, but luckily I was wrong. He bantered all night and the entire band put on an awesome show. They played for two hours straight, and I think that I was more tired by the end than they were. The set list was:

Night of the Lotus Eaters
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Tupelo
Today's Lesson
The Weeping Song
Red Right Hand
Love Letter
Hold on to Yourself
The Mercy Seat
Moonland
Midnight Man
Deanna
We Call Upon the Author
Hard on For Love
Papa Won't Leave You, Henry
Wanted Man
Lyre of Orpheus
Stagger Lee

"The Weeping Song" was anything but depressing... it was insanely intense and made me look at the song in an entirely different way. It actually has never been one of my favorites (I know, I know), but I appreciate it a lot more.
The only complaint that I have about the set is the inclusion of "Love Letter." Don't get me wrong, I adore that song, and No More Shall We Part is my favorite Cave album. The song just didn't fit in with the rest of the set, though. I think they could've made a better selection from that same album that would fit the mood better, such as "The Sorrowful Wife" (which is totally intense in the end) or "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow."

Long story short, it was awesome.

Going to see Nick Cave tomorrow.... my life is awesome!

Things have been a little iffy around here. Last week Daniel stayed home because of stomach pains, so I took him to clinic at Mines where they said it was probably his appendix. Sure enough, it was removed the same day. To help take care of him I missed the whole week of school and only got in 20 hours at work. This past weekend I started to feel under the weather myself, with a terrible fever lasting for days. Monday I sucked it up and went to the doctor only to find out that I have pneumonia. I don't know where I would have gotten it other than the hospital when I spent the night there with Daniel. I am missing this entire week of work as well and another week of school. I am on three different medications which were not only expensive, but have me more or less knocked out all day.
I think we are being punished in some way for buying a 42" flat screen over Labor Day weekend.
I get the message already.