Muuuuuse!

I managed to get out of the house on Friday to go and see Muse at Wembley Stadium *yay!* I was a bit nervous about going (big crowds and the London Underground...) but it was all ok in the end.

We weren't really bothered about seeing the support, so we went a bit later and got there about 7:30pm. It was packed! I've never seen Wembley Way so full, except on match days.

We got in the stadium and had a walk round, and I was was bad and had chicken nugget things and chips :( The price of their food it unbelievable - £8.90 it cost me!!

Muse came on at around 8:45pm, and were on for about 2 hours. Here's the set list:

Uprising
Supermassive Black Hole
New Born
Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Guiding Light
Hysteria
United States Of Eurasia
I Belong To You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre à Ta Voix)
Feeling Good
Undisclosed Desires
Resistance
Starlight
House Of The Rising Sun
Time Is Running Out
Unnatural Selection
Soldier's Poem
Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1: Overture
Stockholm Syndrome
Take A Bow
Plug In Baby
Knights of Cydonia

During the show the band played on a hexagon platform in the middle of the crowd, and a UFO took to the air from behind the stage, with a woman attached to the underneath of it doing somersaults over the crowd! I do have a video of this, but Blogger is being moody and won't let me upload :(


It was difficult concentrating on the show though, as standing next to my brother was a middle aged man going absolutley NUTS! He nearly hit my brother in the face several times, his arms and legs going everywhere - it was quite entertaining really!

But our night was spoilt abit when it came to leave. After a show my brother and I stick around a while in our seats to let the crowds go down. We left it about 5 minutes then got up to go. As we did a steward was seen coming towards us and a few couples that were there and saying 'Is there a reason why you are sat there relaxing?'! It was the way he said it, bloody cheek! I understand they have to empty the venue so they can go home, but there's no need to talk to people like that. So my brother asked why he was being so mean and he got a load of abuse back from the steward. He was really rude and causing a massive fuss. So we're writing a letter of complaint to the stadium about him. Why are there so many idiots about?!

Apart from that incident it was an enjoyable evening. Our next gig is an Avenged Sevenfold double bill on the 30th and 31st October at Hammersmith. Woohoo!

Apologies and Stuff

First of all I'm sorry for the lack of blogging recently! To tell you the truth I haven't been up to much, so haven't got alot to talk about!! Maybe I should use some journal prompts or something?!

So, not really much to tell you about. I was ment to go to the dentist on Wednesday to watch for the day (I told you I want to train as a dental nurse?) but I got nervous and didn't go :( Shame on me, I know. But I will hopefully have the courage to go along next Wednesday instead, they said they're not fussy when I go in so it's all good :)

On the crochet front - I've made a pink Super Monstie like Candy, a scarf which I made up myself (I will probably put the pattern up on here) and some cute pin cushions I found on Ravelry. I'll have pictures up soon, but my camera is dead at the moment.

It wants to be ready for tomorrow though - I'm off to Wembley Stadium in London to watch Muse! Yay!! I love going to gigs, and the stadium at Wembley is one of my favourite venues. That and the O2. It's between the two of them :) So I will take pictures and post them on here with a review - which will be glowing I'm sure!

Oh, and most importantly - Gus and Gladys are back home! Woohoo! I got loads of lovely goodies from my swap partner Beckashell; again I will post pictures when my camera is back up.

That is all, just thought I'd let you know what's been going on as I haven't updated for a while!

Green Day

On Saturday my brother and I went to see Green Day at the stadium in Wembley. Naturally, Gus came along too...


We got a lift there in the car from our parents as the trains were playing up. We got there at about 6pm, and went to look at the merch and stuff on Wembley Way. There were stalls selling food, merch, and there was even a Green Day bar, which had a Guitar Hero comp. going on! It was too busy to have a go, so we just went straight round to the stadium.

We found our seats and found, once again, we had a great view of the stage, although it was quite far away! We watched the support (Frank Turner and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts) then went round to get some chips and a drink. After Aerosmith on Tuesday and the drinkies we had there, Gus and I decided not to have anything alcoholic, which was rather wise, I think! We just had a coke and chips :)

Green Day came on at about 7:50pm...


... it was a fab show, one of the best I've ever been to! There was lots of crowd participation (which I love), and messing about and they even got people up from the crowd, including a lad that went and kissed Billy Joe and a little kid that looked like he was going to cry, bless!

Here is Billy Joe in an England wig...


Green Day were on for nearly 3 hours! It was past 11 when we got out of the stadium. It was another 3 HOURS 'till we got home, due to the awful traffic around the stadium.

Our next show is Muse, again at Wembley Stadium. That's not till Septemer though, so it's a while to wait :( I <3 going to concerts! :D

Days 07 And 08

Day 07 - A Photo That Makes You Happy



I love getting pictures sent to me of ami's people make with my patterns. Whether someone has tested for me or bought the pattern, it always makes me happy to see them and know people enjoyed them.

Above is the first picture I ever recieved of an ami tested by the lovely Cristy99 on Ravlery. He's name is Gimpy!


Day 08 - A Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad


This picture makes me sad. It's the old Wembley Stadium being demolished back in about 2001. I loved that place - I'd been there many time to see matches and go on tours. I was going through a really rough patch at the time, and it was a place of refuge. So when they knocked it down I was really sad.

Birthday Weekend And Snow

Cold, isn't it lol!

We've had quiet alot of snow here in Basildon, which is wierd as the snow usually misses us all together. I like snow, but for once I really didn't want it to snow on Thursday night. The reason was I was going to London with my brother to see Paramore at Wembley Arena, and lots of snow would make it a nightmare on the trains and roads.



But it was all ok, it wasn't too bad in the end. We went to Wembley (after alot of messing about on the Underground...) and it was a fab evening! For probably the 1st time in my life I actually felt old at a gig lol. I'm 24 (25 on Monday) and my brother is 22, and we were surrounded by thousands of fan girlie lol! Screaming everywhere - it was manic! But it was a great show anyway, and the band themselves seemed to have a top time too.

Today I'm gonna be working on a Kokeshi Doll and my Nan's round. Tomorrow I'm off to London again with my brother to see The Horrors in Kentish Town. Again, I really hope it doen't snow too much! Then on Monday it's my birthday, yay! I haven't got anything planned as this weekend has kind of been my birthday treat, with my parents buying my tickets for me lol :D

I'm not gonna be doing 'Best Of'' or 'Etsy Friday' again this side of Christmas, I think I'm gonna be too busy. But I will update sometime before Friday.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend! :D

The Week Ahead

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

I've got an interesting week coming up, for once!

I've decided to re-vamp my Etsy shop. I've taken all new photos and am going to write new descriptions and stuff. I might have a price change too, but nothing drastic. I'm gonna be closing my shop from 23rd/24th December 'till new year so I can get everything sorted, so if you wanted any patterns, at the price they are now, you've got until next Wednesday/Thursday :) I'm also going to start selling ready made amigurumi too, and I'm busy this week making stock! If there's anything in particular you would like to see in my shop let me know!

Secondly I think I'm definitely gonna sign up to do the Brentwood Craft And Gift Show again! I've thought about it over the weekend and I'd had such a great time last Sunday that I thought why not?! So I've got to phone them up and sort it out some time this week.

On Friday I'm going with my brother to Wembley Arena, London, to see Paramore! Yay! We got tickets aaaages ago and the show has finally come around. Should be fun! Also on Sunday we're off to see The Horrors at Kentish Town, London! Yay again! All this is happening over what I'm calling my 'Birthday Weekend' as it is, obviously, my birthday lol! I'll be 25 on Monday 21st - I'm starting to feel old :( Shame...


So that's my week. I'll also be going into town probably to get the last of my Christmas pressies sorted. Hope everyone has a nice week!