"a stranger in the golden state"

"i was riding down the street and i saw a girl who looked like you outside of a starbucks i called and got voicemail. i didnt know if hanson was in town"

^^^that's the kind of e-mails I get, lol. I always look like someone and when they see one of my look alikes, they assume Hanson is on tour there.

"we were livin’ for the minute we were spinnin’ in"

I just saw this on postsecret and I don't want that to ever be my life. I know sometimes that I can do things that seem crazy to others; but honestly I can't imagine it any other way. I feel like people say, 'live in the moment,' and I undoubtfully have said it before, but it's hard for me to live in the moment. Because every moment I'm living in, there's a moment I'm not living in. I don't like to miss anything, I want to experience everything I possibly can in my life. We have to make choices, though, and some moments can be happen in later moments. Some can't and those are the one that make me sad. I will never get back the Locksley show that I missed last night because I didn't have any money. I made the choice to spend the money on TRB and those moments that week will more than make up for it, I'm sure. Of course, I'm selfish and want all the moments, but like everything else, it comes down to a choice. I believe I've made some excellent choices in my life, some weren't as good; but they have all helped me get to where I am right now.

23x365

So, I happened to stumble across something I found interesting on another blog. The challenge is to list 365 people who have impacted your life in some way and to write an entry each day. You can meander over there by going to jenn365.blogspot.com. Never fear, I shall still be writing over here and perhaps I will be inclined to write more frequently.

"That's not coffee."

crazy life fueled by crazy dreams

my mom: Why don't you call Hanson up and ask them to give you the money to fix your car?

I've decided this is a marvelous idea, and I know you're reading, boys. It's only $400, that's not much to you, eh?

Fan or Friend?

What's the difference really? Don't you want your friends to be fans and vice versa? Sure, there are a lot of crazies out there but they're easy to weed through. And there are those people who sometimes abuse the friendship by releasing information and whatnot, but don't we have to deal with that even if we're not famous? I just don't think celebrities should be so concerned about becoming friends with people who started out as fans. You shouldn't rule out the fact that someone has a lot in common with you and could be a really good friend, just because they met you through your band.

http://sixthman.net/blog/?p=54

thesaurus?

wow, I just realized how many times I said tour in that last post, lmfao. Maybe I should start using more pronouns.

Turr 2008-"you do the trick, the days are long"

So, we finally have tour dates after a very stressful week. I'll be living on peanut butter and jelly until the end of October and sitting in my house doing nothing; but it's all worth it. There is not a single second I ever think that I can't do everything I want or that I regret anything I have done. I know I have to make sacrifices and I don't mind because when I'm with my friends and Hanson is on stage, I'm truly, truly happy. Everything about tour makes me happy and makes me feel alive: driving down the open road, trying to get to the next show before anyone else so we can be first, eating apple turnovers at 4 in the morning, sleeping on sidewalks, air guitaring to "Lost Without Each Other," guessing the set lists. These are the things I dream about.

I can't imagine not going to see them or choosing not to see them on a tour. I really don't think that is even a choice for me. I look back at the years that there were no tours or anything and they were probably the longest years for me. Hanson tours are what keep me going through the grind of my daily life and if I could just tour around with them forever, I'd be the happiest girl.

I wish everyone could see how much they mean to me and how important they are to my sanity. I wish people could be as passionate and devoted to something as my friends and I are about Hanson. Mostly, I wish Hanson could see how much they mean to us and how they've helped us; because isn't that what it really is? They've helped us get through things in our life that we thought were impossible. They've made us see that there is always a happy ending. That's why they've made such an impact on us; they've made us think anything is possible even when we didn't want to try to see it. It may sound lame to a lot of people but you all wish you had an impact like that in your life. We've grown up with them, and everyone laughs at me when I say that; but honestly how many people have been in your life for your first kiss, getting your license, going off to college, getting your first real job, and all those things that make you you. Sure, Hanson doesn't know most of the nitty gritty about our lives, but they helped us through it all.

I found this somewhere and I really think it applies:

"Bands like Hanson come around once in a lifetime. everytime I listen to them I feel like I am in on the biggest secret, that I'm one of the lucky ones who understands what so many people fail to hear. They never cease to amaze me. I know that as long as hanson keeps producing music, I will always be a fan. It's the greatest craziness I've ever known."

move

How much longer?

tour, tour, tour

Seriously, where are these dates for the fall? And why do they keep interfering with my saving for tour 2010? Here's to living on ramen noodles and tap water in T-town with natterz.