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beansideGreetings on this somewhat gray Thursday. I am returned from the Ghost concert and good lord, I'm exhausted. I am not young anymore. I found to my annoyance that I cannot stand for 2 hours straight--I had to take breaks to sit here and there.
The day went well. I had work in the morning, which was good. Otherwise, I think I would have been vibrating all day. As it was, I only had four hours. We relaxed for a couple of hours, and then I started getting ready. I went all out on the makeup, full Bucky Barnes eyeliner, and some pretty blue and gold eyeshadow. I got my Laura Geller foundation, and I really like it. Next time, I might get the lighter shade, but it still looks good and it didn't get cakey. Then I slid on my outfit, picture below the cut. Finally, my nail polish arrived, and I got pretty nails. Side note, Lakur nail polish? Goes on super smooth. We'll see how it wears, but no complaints so far. Jess had their therapy session and not long after they finished, the car had arrived to whisk us to dinner. (I say car, but it was a big ole GMC SUV that you had to clamber up into.)
I did not plan dinner well. We got there about 4:15, only to find that it didn't open until 5. Whoopsie. It was okay, we just went somewhere else, but no tapas for me. We got down the arena around 5:45, and quickly found the VIP entrance. They had a pretty well oiled machine, you went in, gave your name and ID, and they welcomed you and handed you a cool VIP lanyard, and your free gift, a Ghost branded Yeti bottle and a bag, then you moved down to get your wristband, and the concierge asked if you needed anything off a list of things that included earplugs, bandaids, hair ties and something I appreciated, feminine hygiene products. I didn't need any, but it seemed somehow a little revolutionary that a metal band actually thought about that for their fans.
Then we were into the venue and they got our tickets scanned and headed down to the Yondr booth, where they bagged our phones into little pouches. Ghost is very strict on no phones in their shows, and honestly, I agreed, it made it a much more immersive experience to not have the screen lights and all the people filming. Then, we sat for a while.
Our seats were floor, which was not my best decision, as we had a pretty heavily obstructed view. In my defense, for wrestling, they've always used risers for the floor seats.
The show was excellent. They sounded amazing. I started sitting for the songs I didn't know, which was a handful. I'm going to have to brush up before Philly! The first half, I was sitting a bit, but then towards the end, the hits really kicked in, and I was up and dancing. The encore was three of my favorite songs, ending on my absolute favorite.
The set design was amazing, and the band sounded SO good. It was 100% obvious that they don't use any vocal tricks on the album, because they sounded just the same.
All in all, loved it, can't wait for Philly!
And having the car service to deal with the ride home was so nice. We just headed out and met him at the designated spot, and he took care of the rest. It was awesome.
Today will be a mostly relaxing day. We do have a meeting at the bank to add Jess to the new account, and then we have a couple of hour game. Hopefully they don't mind if I'm a little hoarse.
Tomorrow, since my meeting was pushed out, I'll be at work, then we're going to see Superman.
Pictures of my outfit beneath the cut.
I felt totally fancy.
And now, I shall go forth and get myself somewhat together. Everyone have an excellent Thursday!
The day went well. I had work in the morning, which was good. Otherwise, I think I would have been vibrating all day. As it was, I only had four hours. We relaxed for a couple of hours, and then I started getting ready. I went all out on the makeup, full Bucky Barnes eyeliner, and some pretty blue and gold eyeshadow. I got my Laura Geller foundation, and I really like it. Next time, I might get the lighter shade, but it still looks good and it didn't get cakey. Then I slid on my outfit, picture below the cut. Finally, my nail polish arrived, and I got pretty nails. Side note, Lakur nail polish? Goes on super smooth. We'll see how it wears, but no complaints so far. Jess had their therapy session and not long after they finished, the car had arrived to whisk us to dinner. (I say car, but it was a big ole GMC SUV that you had to clamber up into.)
I did not plan dinner well. We got there about 4:15, only to find that it didn't open until 5. Whoopsie. It was okay, we just went somewhere else, but no tapas for me. We got down the arena around 5:45, and quickly found the VIP entrance. They had a pretty well oiled machine, you went in, gave your name and ID, and they welcomed you and handed you a cool VIP lanyard, and your free gift, a Ghost branded Yeti bottle and a bag, then you moved down to get your wristband, and the concierge asked if you needed anything off a list of things that included earplugs, bandaids, hair ties and something I appreciated, feminine hygiene products. I didn't need any, but it seemed somehow a little revolutionary that a metal band actually thought about that for their fans.
Then we were into the venue and they got our tickets scanned and headed down to the Yondr booth, where they bagged our phones into little pouches. Ghost is very strict on no phones in their shows, and honestly, I agreed, it made it a much more immersive experience to not have the screen lights and all the people filming. Then, we sat for a while.
Our seats were floor, which was not my best decision, as we had a pretty heavily obstructed view. In my defense, for wrestling, they've always used risers for the floor seats.
The show was excellent. They sounded amazing. I started sitting for the songs I didn't know, which was a handful. I'm going to have to brush up before Philly! The first half, I was sitting a bit, but then towards the end, the hits really kicked in, and I was up and dancing. The encore was three of my favorite songs, ending on my absolute favorite.
The set design was amazing, and the band sounded SO good. It was 100% obvious that they don't use any vocal tricks on the album, because they sounded just the same.
All in all, loved it, can't wait for Philly!
And having the car service to deal with the ride home was so nice. We just headed out and met him at the designated spot, and he took care of the rest. It was awesome.
Today will be a mostly relaxing day. We do have a meeting at the bank to add Jess to the new account, and then we have a couple of hour game. Hopefully they don't mind if I'm a little hoarse.
Tomorrow, since my meeting was pushed out, I'll be at work, then we're going to see Superman.
Pictures of my outfit beneath the cut.
I felt totally fancy.
And now, I shall go forth and get myself somewhat together. Everyone have an excellent Thursday!
