Kings of Leon played to a sold out Madison Square Garden last night. Of course I was there silly! Even though I sat in the nosebleed section, the magnitude of the performance was not lost on me. Very rarely you get to go to a show where you know a band is on the verge of something epic. You've been following the band for years because you know they have the talent, but then there's that one night when they reach new heights. And all of their loyal fans are there to watch it, including you! Well that was last night.
For those of you who haven't heard, KOL plays a phenomenal live show. It's a sweaty, grimy, soulful kind of rock concert. Caleb Followill's voice is far better live than on any record. It's one of those raw, gutteral voices that makes you feel the lyrics are truly genuine. (Did someone break your heart, sweet Caleb? I know many ways I can console you.) All of the Followill boys possess a talent we fans can only dream of. Oh, and just when you were getting sick to your stomach with the ridiculous talent you find out they're humble as well. I don't know what the capacity is at MSG, but the boys seemed truly touched to hear the entire crowd singing along to "Use Somebody". They played a straight set with no intermission, but that wasn't enough for the fans. When the band walked off stage the crowd refused to leave. After what seemed like an eternity they came back out and finished the show like no other band could. Followill graciously thanked fans for being supportive through the years and "getting on their little websites" to spread the word. You're very welcome boys.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
How 'bout a slice of humble pie?
So I've been on Match.com almost 2 weeks now. I hoped that by now I'd be swimming in a sea of eligible bachelors, but realistically I knew I'd have to weed through a bunch of tools. Here's the thing that I didn't actually think of: MAYBE SOME OF THESE GUYS WILL THINK I'M THE TOOL.
Let me back up a minute and explain the rules of match. Basically there are 2 ways to let someone know that you're interested in them. You can "wink" at them or you can email them. Or both. And you can see all the people that look at your profile, whether they choose to communicate with you or not. So almost 2 weeks in and I have recieved 31 winks and countless emails. Not to shabby, eh? Well... most of them have been idiots. Like when I say I'm only interested in people in my age range within a 20 mile radius of NYC and I get an email from a 45 year old in Ohio. So I've sent zero return winks and only responded to one email. I had no interest in the guy, but his message was funny so I felt compelled to let him know.
I don't think that I'm being overly-selective either. None of these guys really seem like the kind of person I'd like to get to know, romantically or otherwise. Plus I'm new to the whole online-dating thing, and I don't necessarily feel like rushing in to meeting some complete stranger in a strange place. Unfortunately I think that my Match Karma has come back to bite me in the ass. While scrolling through people's profiles (I'm still on a mission to revise my profile to make it sound more like me and less like a robot) I happened to stumble on an incredibly handsome and seemingly sweet man. Perfect age range and very geographically desirable. I totally panicked. "What do I do? Do I wink at him? That seems strange and stalkerish. But an email may be too forward". Before I knew what I was doing I winked at him. It felt strangely empowering. My first online flirtation. In my mind I already started to fast-forward to what kind of witty email I'd send when he wrote back. Then I started planning our first date, which would obviously be amazing. There would be no awkward moments, and maybe we'd spend late nights on the phone... and then who knows!
This all happened last night, so I was anxious to check my account today for his inevitable email. NO EMAIL. NO WINK.
Now follow my thought pattern through the rest of the day: "Well obviously he hasn't checked his email yet and realized I winked at him". Later this afternoon I scrolled through the people who've viewed my profile and there he was. "Wait a minute... so that means he did get my wink. And he chose not to write back to me. Holy crap. You mean people just go around ignoring a nice girl's winks? I realize that I ignored 31 winks, but how could this happen to me? Is my profile not compelling enough? Do I need more pictures?" You get my drift. Complete and utter rejection. I couldn't believe it. But that's karma for you. Maybe now I will be a little less snobbish and respond to some of these gentlemen's winks/emails. I'm still not gonna respond to creepy 40-yr olds, but maybe I'll try to be a little nicer.
Let me back up a minute and explain the rules of match. Basically there are 2 ways to let someone know that you're interested in them. You can "wink" at them or you can email them. Or both. And you can see all the people that look at your profile, whether they choose to communicate with you or not. So almost 2 weeks in and I have recieved 31 winks and countless emails. Not to shabby, eh? Well... most of them have been idiots. Like when I say I'm only interested in people in my age range within a 20 mile radius of NYC and I get an email from a 45 year old in Ohio. So I've sent zero return winks and only responded to one email. I had no interest in the guy, but his message was funny so I felt compelled to let him know.
I don't think that I'm being overly-selective either. None of these guys really seem like the kind of person I'd like to get to know, romantically or otherwise. Plus I'm new to the whole online-dating thing, and I don't necessarily feel like rushing in to meeting some complete stranger in a strange place. Unfortunately I think that my Match Karma has come back to bite me in the ass. While scrolling through people's profiles (I'm still on a mission to revise my profile to make it sound more like me and less like a robot) I happened to stumble on an incredibly handsome and seemingly sweet man. Perfect age range and very geographically desirable. I totally panicked. "What do I do? Do I wink at him? That seems strange and stalkerish. But an email may be too forward". Before I knew what I was doing I winked at him. It felt strangely empowering. My first online flirtation. In my mind I already started to fast-forward to what kind of witty email I'd send when he wrote back. Then I started planning our first date, which would obviously be amazing. There would be no awkward moments, and maybe we'd spend late nights on the phone... and then who knows!
This all happened last night, so I was anxious to check my account today for his inevitable email. NO EMAIL. NO WINK.
Now follow my thought pattern through the rest of the day: "Well obviously he hasn't checked his email yet and realized I winked at him". Later this afternoon I scrolled through the people who've viewed my profile and there he was. "Wait a minute... so that means he did get my wink. And he chose not to write back to me. Holy crap. You mean people just go around ignoring a nice girl's winks? I realize that I ignored 31 winks, but how could this happen to me? Is my profile not compelling enough? Do I need more pictures?" You get my drift. Complete and utter rejection. I couldn't believe it. But that's karma for you. Maybe now I will be a little less snobbish and respond to some of these gentlemen's winks/emails. I'm still not gonna respond to creepy 40-yr olds, but maybe I'll try to be a little nicer.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
My Match.com Experience
So in honor of a new year and a freshly-broken heart, I've decided to go on Match.com and, obviously, to blog about my experiences. I've always been a little wary of online dating sites/speed dating/that kind of thing, but since I haven't felt compelled to write about anything in the past 6 months I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm not knocking the online dating scene, I've just never had a problem meeting people due to my naturally bubbly nature. However, meeting people and actually making an effort to date are two different things. After having my heart broken I realized I have absolutely ZERO clue what I'm doing in the dating world. It's a world of game-playing that I'm definitely not used to (and I don't like any game that I don't win, thank you). I don't understand the concept of actually thinking before speaking. I figure this will be good practice. I'm going to write about EVERY SINGLE date I go on. Hilarity will certainly ensue.
I signed up for a 3-month subscription to the service on Friday and filled out my profile. The hardest part is filling out your profile. Believe it or not, I find it hard to talk about myself that way. Telling people what you're looking for in a mate is just strange. Especially when it's online for the world to see. Oh, and there's the fact that I have no clue what I want. That doesn't help. After several revisions, I still wasn't sure if my online suitors would know exactly how awesome I am. But for fear of going blind from staring at the computer for too long, I logged off and went away for the weekend.
Upon my return today I was rather pleased to see I had 4 emails and 10 virtual winks. Not a single one was cute, but it was still nice for the ego. I'm not alarmed at all because I have several friends who have met their boyfriends or husbands on Match, and they already warned me that you have to weed through the frogs to find the princes.
HERE GOES NOTHING!
I signed up for a 3-month subscription to the service on Friday and filled out my profile. The hardest part is filling out your profile. Believe it or not, I find it hard to talk about myself that way. Telling people what you're looking for in a mate is just strange. Especially when it's online for the world to see. Oh, and there's the fact that I have no clue what I want. That doesn't help. After several revisions, I still wasn't sure if my online suitors would know exactly how awesome I am. But for fear of going blind from staring at the computer for too long, I logged off and went away for the weekend.
Upon my return today I was rather pleased to see I had 4 emails and 10 virtual winks. Not a single one was cute, but it was still nice for the ego. I'm not alarmed at all because I have several friends who have met their boyfriends or husbands on Match, and they already warned me that you have to weed through the frogs to find the princes.
HERE GOES NOTHING!
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