march 22nd , 2005
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11:29pm

 

it's weird to be back from a concert so early and not smell of cigarettes.

duran duran. named after one of the greatest sci fi B movies ever.

wow. not the best live show i have ever seen. simon le bon has gotten to be a great singer as he as aged, but i have seen better live shows. BUT...one of the most emotional live shows i have ever seen.

i knew i would cry like i was on the oprah show when they played "planet earth" ..and sure enough...3rd song they played it . they played it and i weeped...the cry...as oprah would say "the ugly cry" where your face scrunches up. and i felt like an idiot but lucky me no one was looking.

(but jason told me that during "the reflex" which is my most HATED duran duran song, the spotlight was on me. wtf?)

i can't put it into words what that song means to me (planet earth) on so many levels...and then to see duran duran SING and PLAY it...overload.

U2 kicks their ass live, tho. and i have cried at U2 shows, but there was something that can never be touched by seeing duran duran for the 1st time ever, for me.

many of you who read this have no idea what it was like to be born in the time when reo speedwagon and ted nugent were the only acceptable form of sound. and so when duran duran came around, it was a piece of me being born that i didn't even know was pregnant.
still if i saw bill nelson do "flaming desire" or ultravox do "vienna" i would lose it even more. (or gary numan sing "are friends electric?)

i understand that duran duran are not the beatles by a long shot...yet they still had impact.
people lost it and screamed and fainted for them.
duran duran will never be the beatles or anything close.
but it was so cool to see them.

but really, i just lost it during the 1st few songs.
i stood there like a deer in headlights unable to move or speak or clap, tears rolling down my cheeks like a freak.

i can't say anymore...there are no words for it.
i am so lucky.
i know now if i met adam ant i would turn into a blubbering idiot for at least a few minutes.

to see these people, only yards away from me sing the songs that changed my entire life.
wow!

i don't know if i can explain it because there are so many other song artists which far surpass duran duran...
but this band touched me so deeply.

yes, i am a total weirdo.

thank you to my dear and wonderful jason, who always, without fail, picks the most touching presents for me and held me tightly during "come undone" and many other songs!

i am a lucky girl.

5:39pm

i sort of 1/2 slept in a nervous way from 4 to 5:50pm.
now i have to take a quick bath and get ready for duran duran.
i hope the adrenaline of seeing them finally will wake me up.
i wish i felt like dressing up completely as i had originally planned, but i think i will go more for comfort than the total new romantic bowie glam dream.

and i saw fantasia on ellen, i can't believe i am going to see her tomorrow with kiitos!
so many shows to go to and so unfair i am sick! OH BAH!

well, off i go to get ready...

2:32pm

i actually feel worse today than yesterday, if that makes any sense.
i'm going to crawl back into bed and sleep.
i'm so tired. i just got up! and already i am exhausted.
such a bummer. make after some more sleep i will feel better...

12:44pm

my hats featured on "design sponge"
(i hear it is a very popular blog)

http://designsponge.blogspot.com/2005/03/ana-voog.html

she wrote:
"praise be to dwell magazine for unearthing more fantastic design talent. and props to the reader who passed this designer on to me before i saw the dwell piece! anna voog is an amazing, innovative, heck- revolutionary - hat designer. i've always wished i was the type of girl who could pull a cool hat off, but i can't- so if you can- buy these FAST. anna crochets the most OUT THERE hats you could imagine. some remind me of that crazy opera singing alien from the fifth element, but in a really cool way. take a look for yourself and see what all the fuss is about- the weird mannequins are kinda creepy, but the design talent shines through. click here and take a look at anna's work. it's seriously AMAZING. and she's only been sewing since 2002!"

yay! happiness! but i did make a comment on there that my name is ana not anna :)
but totally totally very cool! what i nice thing to wake up to this morning (errr..afternoon..i get up late :)

this prompted me to do a google search on "hats + voog" and i saw some other nice things written about my hats but the thing that was most thrilling to find is that prudence mapstone links to me on her site:
http://www.knotjustknitting.com

wow!!! :)

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and tonight i see duran duran for the 1st time ever!
i am so excited! all original members!
and in a place where people cannot smoke! yay!

much to my dismay, my cold is still hanging in there like a monster that will not die. i sure wish i could get back to feeling good.
i have little moments where i feel a lot better and then a rush of wooziness will return again. and whereas before i was not stuffed up, now i am. the cold just seems to be moving into different parts of my bod, making it's rounds.

i hope that by tonight i'm feeling better.
i'll try to take it really easy today to make sure i keep all my strength for tonight.

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Horoscope for Aries (March 22 2005)

You can turn this into a power play day if you set goals and go after them. The timing is right to invest in your ideas and to enlist the help of people you know can contribute. Romance is highlighted.

and

New horizons
Valid during several weeks: During this time you should attempt to broaden your horizons in every way possible ­ through study, new and unfamiliar experiences, travel or by meeting people from totally different backgrounds. Strive to make even the most trivial encounter a positive learning experience. The same function can be served by doing things that are different from your normal routine. This is not the time to retreat to your home, except for reading or study, as mentioned. If you cannot get interested in a new mental activity, recognize that you are still eager for new understanding and satisfy this need by breaking out of your everyday mold and getting out into the broader world. Travel would be a good way to do this, if you can arrange for it at this time of year. But you should go somewhere where you can also learn something.