Van Warped Tour '09

i'll keep this simple & sweet, but still informative

i apologize that this is a tad bit on the lengthy side :]

*forced out of bed at 4:30 am
*took the quickest shower of my life
*had amazing pancakes at an empty ihop
*got to the venue by 7
*cut people in line
*got in early
*ran to the Music Saves Lives booth
*trampled over someone (so sorry dude; survival of the fittest)
*ran damn fast for a very overweight girl in flip-flops & a heavy backpack on
*was #32 in line; got my backstage pass
*drank a liter of water in 2 minutes
*sweated a liter in 2 minutes
*hung out backstage
*went to the saosin signing 30mins early
*noticed cove looked kinda down (again)
*had a mini panic attack before & after the signing
*had a funny/awesome convo with justin
*asked cove if he was ok/mentioned how he seemed down last time
*cheered cove up
*went into the pit for a band i hate because after that band & the next saosin was playing
*cried when that little piece of shit started singing a song that does not belong to him (long story)
*lost count of how many times i almost lost my shoe
*lost count of how many times i almost fell backwards in a packed pit
*was almost to the very front of the pit, but had to leave
*had the worst panic attack of my life
*thought i was dying/was gonna blackout
*heard the little piece of shit say the worst things he could ever say
*wanted to knock his ass out
*recovered & went into a pit of like 20 people
*watched a singer get off the stage & tell me to "get the fuck out of his way" so he could go in the center of the pit & do the whole performance there with the fans
*watched the coolest performance in quite some time
*wanted to chop my feet off from so much soreness
*started hyperventilating when beau & chris started doing sound check (no, not kidding or exaggerating)
*went numb/felt no pain as soon as saosin started playing
*loved how during the full 45min set, 95% of the time cove's eyes were locked on mine because he knew that i knew every single word to every single song
*hated how people think they can crowd surf to saosin
*hated that the only songs people somewhat knew were seven years, voices, & you're not alone
*loved that beau also kept smiling at me because i was in the very front & was shouting the words
*loved elbowing some guy in the face with the help of alley because he was trying to take my spot (that's right, you got beat by a girl younger than you! suck on that!)
*loved how cove winked at me before practically handing me one of the copies of the set list ;]
*liked screaming at people to get out of my way & that was i trying to get out
*collapsed in front of saosin's merch tent
*bought cool merch
*rested
*hung out backstage
*loved how chris now thinks i'm some creepy fan (hahahahaha)
*MET SPENCE FROM UNDEROATH! (i almost passed out at that)
*had cove explain so many things to me
*learned that cove isn't shy, you just have to go up to him & bring up the proper topic and he won't stop
*saw his phone (lame, i know)
*asked him random questions that he gladly answered
*discovered that saosin is good friends with national product & they have "jam sessions" when they're both off tour
*had cove sing stupid things to me
*had cove do my voicemail (if you want to hear it, comment & i might give you my number)
*sadly, said goodbye to cove & left
*had amazing nachos from taco cabana (not a fast food place)
*spent 30 mins scrubbing dirt & sweat off my body
*painfully limped my way upstairs
*passed out in less than 3 mins

i have never been that sweaty, that dirty, that hot, that tired, that sore, that scared, or that happy in my life (well the happy is an exception)

it was a good year.