Remember how I said there are things I don't like at the gym? Today, I discovered another one. I don't like working out at 9 am when I'm really, really, really hungover. I only lasted 35 minutes and then almost scratched my eyes out and pulled my trainer's eyes out, too.If I had a dollar for everytime I'd said, "I'm never drinking again..." well, I could probably buy a steak dinner or something. But this morning was one of those times.
However, a nap can really turn things around. Today was the first day of the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival, and my 5th year to attend. This year, my dear friend since 1982, Kara, flew in to drink, stay up late, eat junk food and listen to music with me. By the way, there's an app for that.
We saw lots of bands, and I showed Kara how festival-ing is done with a rolling cooler and folding chair. After arriving mid-afternoon (remember, I needed a big nap), we caught Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, John Legend (who was SMOKIN HOT), a little bit of Them Crooked Vultures, Andrew Bird and then the headliner, Kings of Leon.
We saw lots of bands, and I showed Kara how festival-ing is done with a rolling cooler and folding chair. After arriving mid-afternoon (remember, I needed a big nap), we caught Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, John Legend (who was SMOKIN HOT), a little bit of Them Crooked Vultures, Andrew Bird and then the headliner, Kings of Leon.
It's damn near impossible to meet up with people at ACL Fest. The crowd is just huge, and I'm, like, where do these people come from? Kara and I got lucky and met up with several of my friends. But toward the end of the show, it was just us two chillin' out in our chairs, drinking beer and enjoying the beautiful night. I sat there and looked at the moon while Kings of Leon was playing "Use Somebody." I had a conversation with the (almost) full moon. I was all, "Moon, you know about my crush, and I am crushing on him so bad, and I can't stand it. Moon, you know I am not good at playing it cool. So you've gotta put him in my life again. I mean it!"
And y'all, I opened my eyes and my crush WALKED RIGHT UP TO ME! Out of fucking nowhere. Out of the crowd that had been dissipating. He materialized. You could have knocked me over with a feather, and the shit-eating grin on my face was probably overkill, but I was JUST thinking about him. He was like, how are you doing and hugged and kissed me and I was trying to play it cool like all I could do was jam to Kings of Leon, who I've seen like three times before. Kara met him and thought he was cute. I was just so thrilled I couldn't stand it. He told me about his trip to Vegas and I told him about my girls' trip, and we talked about the festival. Then I felt the urge to get away and not blow it so when he walked back to his friends, Kara and I decided to bail, but I think the show had ended. It's hard to say. It was all such a spiritual surreal blur to me that I was just sitting there using The Secret, and it worked!
I wanted to leave so it wouldn't look like I was just lingering, but I SOOO wanted to linger and to hang out with him more. We went back to the Elks' Lodge and met up with some friends. Crush wanted me to text him about where we were going to be later. So I did, but I just went home. Too tired. Did not want to start the day tomorrow like I did today. Plus, I could go home and try to "play it cool," which I am absolutely awful at because if I like you then I want you to know. Dude, I like you.
And y'all, I opened my eyes and my crush WALKED RIGHT UP TO ME! Out of fucking nowhere. Out of the crowd that had been dissipating. He materialized. You could have knocked me over with a feather, and the shit-eating grin on my face was probably overkill, but I was JUST thinking about him. He was like, how are you doing and hugged and kissed me and I was trying to play it cool like all I could do was jam to Kings of Leon, who I've seen like three times before. Kara met him and thought he was cute. I was just so thrilled I couldn't stand it. He told me about his trip to Vegas and I told him about my girls' trip, and we talked about the festival. Then I felt the urge to get away and not blow it so when he walked back to his friends, Kara and I decided to bail, but I think the show had ended. It's hard to say. It was all such a spiritual surreal blur to me that I was just sitting there using The Secret, and it worked!
I wanted to leave so it wouldn't look like I was just lingering, but I SOOO wanted to linger and to hang out with him more. We went back to the Elks' Lodge and met up with some friends. Crush wanted me to text him about where we were going to be later. So I did, but I just went home. Too tired. Did not want to start the day tomorrow like I did today. Plus, I could go home and try to "play it cool," which I am absolutely awful at because if I like you then I want you to know. Dude, I like you.
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