I rarely ever do this

I've found myself wandering a lot, looking for answers to unasked questions. Not the most useful thing in the world. This past week has been straight up ridiculous, so I decided I'm actually going to recap it instead of my usual cryptic banter. Banter, I've been saying that word a lot.

I saw my favorite band twice and I couldn't be happier. There's something about The Academy Is... that makes everything right. I guess that's what happens when you're a megafan. Every time I looked up at that stage my smile would be bigger and what's better than sharing such an experience with some of your closest friends. Philadelphia was so freakin empty it was a little disheartening because I think TAI has paid enough dues that they shouldn't still be the band in my pocket.
Entered Electric Factory way later than I intended but I think that happens everytime I frequent that venue, did get free parking which is always a win. First person I see when entering the door is Andrew. Haven't seen him since August which is hella long when I would see him multiple times a month. Was not expecting him to leap over the merch table, haha. Love that kid. Got to chat it up for a bit, visited Erica & Fiona upstairs. Talked about Hey Monday since I missed them, one day I'll check em out live. Danced around and got stares because obviously people don't dance to music in 2008. Christine and I just never got the message. The rest of that night is a blur, sick ass light show and breath taking preformance. After the show hung out in the rain talked about the dying population of red heads then watched some people til they creeped me out too much. Massive wave of sleepiness hit me and I sped my orange baby back south.
Friday was rediculous after much waiting, a little nap I finally made it to Fells Point to celebrate Sara being legal. Lots of free shots and drinks, good times all around. Met some fun people and decided we need to explore Baltimore more and find other fun bars to spend our weekends in. Still can't believe she's legit now. Come on Christine!!
Saturday I went shopping, fell in love with these jeans and even more so because I needed a smaller size. Yay starvation! I need to get back in the flow of working out, my brain needs the clarity. Sunday went to see my babies play acoustic and it reminded me of 05. They looked so happy and I was glad that fans came and new faces stayed around. I have a feeling 09 will be a good year for them. Fingers crossed.
Monday!!! AKA Day two of the bogus journey. Didn't see My Favorite Highway but enjoyed the longer than ever drive to DC. According to William, they were really good and look at that they are now signed to a major label. Well shit! Anywho finally get there head over to Will Call so I can get my tickets. As I'm about to go inside I hear "MONIQUE!!!!!!" not really sure where it comes from I see sketch ass bro all kinds of bundled up, squint and realize it's Andrew. Big hugs and then I get stoked cause I remember 930 does all the merch which means major hangs. Good times dancing around. There was some sketchy stalker-like activity going on. I wish I could go places and enjoy a show without being lurked out in the corners, seriously? My life not that glorious trust me, neither is my friends. Alexa and Christine were somewhere, I watched TAI's set. Almost melted when William pulled out the acoustic and played A NEW SONG!!! egads. Show ended talked to some kids, one girl was a bit too sassy with me. Waiting for D to count and hung with Dyana for a bit. Chilled downstairs to get warmed, missed William by 2 secs then went outside to join my froze friends. So glad I didn't work that show. Fun times after the show, glad that Michelle got her car back. Didn't get to see one of my favorite people to see on tour but did get some awesome looks. Thank you fans for the amazing cupcakes, didn't mean to get a chocolate one but it was still delicious. Lots of stories being told as we caught up on the last 3 months of our lives. Finally said goodbye, eventually got home then had to deal with car issues. Not fun, especially when people aren't cooperating. Glad that nothing was wrong and everything got taken care of, not glad for literally getting minutes of sleep.
Tuesday I was absolutely miserable at work, could barely stay awake and as soon as I got home I passed out for a little more than 12 hours. Much needed rest.
Woke up dumb early on Wednesday due to sleeping the previous day away, Alexa was also awake since she slept almost as much as I did Tuesday night. She kept me company most of the morning. Hilarious twitter conversations once Christine & Zack woke up. Then wham! I realized it was the 19th. November 19th. Wednesday November 19 2008. Well shit, never thought it would exist in the flesh. Put my game face on, prepared myself for a loooong day and headed to work. Work flew by, hopped in my car slid over to Sonar. Saw a couple familar faces but had business to take care of so didn't leave the car. Did however donate my badass parking spot to Frenchy French then headed up 83. Phone finally started working again, apparently towers were down all over Baltimore so I just needed to get out of that area.
I got to Chameleon Club so freaking late, sorry again Alexa. I did however finally get to see DGD and they were nuts. Next time they come to Baltimore, I'll def be there. Next up was Senses Fail so I was in heaven. 2nd favorite band, uh yes please! Played a good variety of songs and I heard basically everything I wanted to hear. Headed out to the car to get dan's gift, waited around for what seemed like forever. Chatted to the three I wanted to see before I left. Haha even got a request that I didn't get a chance to fulfill, sorry bro. Might've been for the better since we're not 100% sure if I'd get slapped in the face or not. Wanted to stay and catch up at the bar but decided to go back to my own city.
Fastest trip home ever. Left at 10:40 arrived at 11:45. For the record, Lancaster to Baltimore should take an hour 40. Haha reminded me of driving to Pittsburgh, oh man Pittsburgh... Anywho get there and there's still a good amount of kids around. See some familar faces who are surprised to see me, I explained I stopped by to say hey to everyone on my way home. They asked if I saw a friend I didn't even think they knew I knew then remembered DC did happen. The more people I ran into the more I wish I went to the show. It's not often these kids are legit in my city. Maybe it'll become a regular stop on future tours. HTL filled me in on all kinds of things that I had no recollection on. Note to self, what happens in Vegas is better when you can remember. Haha Kyle also filled me in on a few other things. That was a good night afterall. Ran into Christine and Zack as I traveled around Saratoga street. Ended up inside Sonar where I saw even more people. Definitely my favorite kids to hang out with, hands down. Many many many shots were taken. I think we stopped making toasts and just kinda looked all around raised glasses and drank. Throughout the night more people ended up showing up and more shots were taken. I would've been better off with a glass of vodka at one point.
"It's funny cause it's true" I just kept thinking that, watching the nonsense take place. I really wish more people were that honest in my life. Reason number a million why I love that kid. Just when I thought I had everything figured out another turn of events would come about. I legitamently felt bad for not going to the show, apparently no one else cared cause I showed up eventually. Guess that's friendship. I mean it's not like I deserved to be at that show anyway... 4am bus calls mean very little sleep for Monique, but I wouldn't trade that night in for the world. Spring needs to get here ASAP, starting to miss them already. Maybe I'll plop in for one more Sassynight before it ends.
Heavily considered going to NJ on Thursday but instead found myself at Recher. ETID are so freaking good, better than what I was expecting and The Bronx are always a treat. The weekend was full of hang outs with friends and intimate parties. Wasn't feeling quite like myself so didn't want to be out and about full party mode. It was quite uplifting to see my friend and his new room. It's like we're grown ups or something. Haha. Miss that kid more and more each tour. Ended the weekend with a bra fitting, Tim Gunn would be proud. Not stoked to buy all new bras, but I'm sure the fellas will be more than thrilled to know the size, me not so much.
All in all it's been a silly month full of surprises and smiles. A little heartache and a lot of eye-opening. Wonder what else is left in these cards. I do know that I need to get on the ball cause if what I was told Wednesday is true, I don't have much time left!