I N C U B U S
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rosewritesIn this moment I am happy.
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there.
When I drive myself, my light is found.
Don't ever let life pass you by.
So don't let the world bring you down.
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold.
Remember why you came and while you're alive,
experience the warmth before you grow old.
Last night, I got to see one of my all-time favorite bands for the first time. Their music has been there for me through high and low points in my life, always grounding me and reminding me what is important. I don't think I realized how many uplifting lyrics they have until hearing so many of my favorites back-to-back. Hearing these songs live was absolutely incredible, and I got emotional during the first three.
One of the most magical moments was when the singer held the mic to the crowd, and we all sung the chorus to The Warmth. We were all in it together, hundreds of hopeful people emphatically remembering the good in the world.
The only songs they didn't play that I wish I could have heard were Aquaeous Transmission and Pardon Me.
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is such a beautiful venue. I was grateful it was outdoors since COVID has exploded again. A significant majority of people were not wearing masks. I am so grateful to be vaccinated and hope those around me were also vaccinated.
We stayed in a cute little AirBnB above a gift shop pretty close to St. George Street. It was definitely more spacious than the pictures made it seem, and super charming. We planned on drinking on the balcony that overlooked a cemetery and some roads, but we arrived a bit late because work has been extra busy with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and because of another reason that I will blog about soon. And after the show, we were both so exhausted (mostly from the other reason yet to be blogged about) that we didn't even go out or feel up to hanging out on the balcony. I guess we're getting old.
This morning, this lovely post by one of my favorite local writers was in my inbox. It's so inspiring to read good writing.
We had planned on making a short vacation around this concert, hence staying the night, but today ended up being super rainy. We've been wanting to play mini golf, but had to call that off today. We did, however, still get to go to this incredible breakfast place I've been wanting to try: The Blue Hen Cafe. We each had a chicken biscuit and split an order of sweet potato home fries topped with a pork sausage, cheddar, and chive frittata. It was as good as it sounds. They also serve pint glass mimosas, which we were super excited about, but they had ice in them, which was a little off-putting.
Since it was rainy and we canceled mini golf, we decided to go to Bucee's instead! It was my first time and it was even bigger than I expected. We probably spent about 30 minutes there. I got some really nice smelling lotion that I can't recall the name of right now.
Overall it was a nice little escape, and I'm glad to have the day off work today. And I'm even more glad to be back home so we can actually get some rest in before going back tomorrow -- and doing an exciting thing related to the thing I haven't blogged about yet!
Sometimes vacations don't have to be grand to be great. This mini one-night vacation didn't go according to plan, and we didn't do much beyond eating and going to the show, but it still felt really good to have a change of scenery and just go with the flow.
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there.
When I drive myself, my light is found.
Don't ever let life pass you by.
So don't let the world bring you down.
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold.
Remember why you came and while you're alive,
experience the warmth before you grow old.
Last night, I got to see one of my all-time favorite bands for the first time. Their music has been there for me through high and low points in my life, always grounding me and reminding me what is important. I don't think I realized how many uplifting lyrics they have until hearing so many of my favorites back-to-back. Hearing these songs live was absolutely incredible, and I got emotional during the first three.
One of the most magical moments was when the singer held the mic to the crowd, and we all sung the chorus to The Warmth. We were all in it together, hundreds of hopeful people emphatically remembering the good in the world.
The only songs they didn't play that I wish I could have heard were Aquaeous Transmission and Pardon Me.
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is such a beautiful venue. I was grateful it was outdoors since COVID has exploded again. A significant majority of people were not wearing masks. I am so grateful to be vaccinated and hope those around me were also vaccinated.
We stayed in a cute little AirBnB above a gift shop pretty close to St. George Street. It was definitely more spacious than the pictures made it seem, and super charming. We planned on drinking on the balcony that overlooked a cemetery and some roads, but we arrived a bit late because work has been extra busy with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and because of another reason that I will blog about soon. And after the show, we were both so exhausted (mostly from the other reason yet to be blogged about) that we didn't even go out or feel up to hanging out on the balcony. I guess we're getting old.
This morning, this lovely post by one of my favorite local writers was in my inbox. It's so inspiring to read good writing.
We had planned on making a short vacation around this concert, hence staying the night, but today ended up being super rainy. We've been wanting to play mini golf, but had to call that off today. We did, however, still get to go to this incredible breakfast place I've been wanting to try: The Blue Hen Cafe. We each had a chicken biscuit and split an order of sweet potato home fries topped with a pork sausage, cheddar, and chive frittata. It was as good as it sounds. They also serve pint glass mimosas, which we were super excited about, but they had ice in them, which was a little off-putting.
Since it was rainy and we canceled mini golf, we decided to go to Bucee's instead! It was my first time and it was even bigger than I expected. We probably spent about 30 minutes there. I got some really nice smelling lotion that I can't recall the name of right now.
Overall it was a nice little escape, and I'm glad to have the day off work today. And I'm even more glad to be back home so we can actually get some rest in before going back tomorrow -- and doing an exciting thing related to the thing I haven't blogged about yet!
Sometimes vacations don't have to be grand to be great. This mini one-night vacation didn't go according to plan, and we didn't do much beyond eating and going to the show, but it still felt really good to have a change of scenery and just go with the flow.
