one more miracle

I have arrived safe and sound in Ann Arbor! I was ushered here in a swank black sedan from a limo service that I shared with a nice girl and my friend Andy, who goes to college with me and is also visiting UM this weekend. The hotel is lovely and classy, complete with old heavy keys for the rooms. The welcome pack is AMAZING - a white tote bag with the classy logo of the program, and inside was a white long sleeved tshirt (also with logo), a fat folder of information, a 1 GB USB KEY (?! seriously! ALSO with logo, of course), and apple juice, Sun Chips, and a Snickers almond bar. AMAZING. :D

So my weekend has started out in style, hee. It doesn't look likely to let up either! I'm excited.

My 6th floor room has a beautiful view across the roofs of Ann Arbor. While not as exciting as Seattle obviously, it's still a beautiful place, filled with incredible old houses and so many trees. It's a familiar sight, since I've been here dozens of times, but I've never paid terribly much attention to the city as a whole, basically going to my uncle's and then leaving. It's very different to look at it through the eyes of a potential resident!

I finished A Storm of Swords on the flight over. OMG. strikesoftly, come flail with me! WITH THE! AND THE! It had been winding down and then the end was a really awesome one-two punch. Actually even more than that. I am so pleased.

I also read more Watchmen and I maybe love it a whole lot. I loved the chapter about how Nite Owl (the original) decided to become a superhero. And Rorschach's journal just makes me chortle. "Possibly homosexual? Must investigate further." Heehee. ♥

Tonight is BSG finale part uno! *flaps* My hotel has Sci Fi so if I'm done with events by that time I'm TOTALLY watching live. Eeeeeeep. On that note, I glimpsed a guy's newspaper on the airplane and it said something about BSG's finale not being the end! Yay movies, or something! \o/ I am so not ready to let go of my Kara.

Andy and I are going to go wander around (it's a beautiful, clear, sunny day) so I'll leave you for now! I'll be back with further updates I'm sure :)

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Reading Gerard and Frank talk about their band is giving me CHILLS. I LOVE THIS BAND OMG.

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The entire article is just wonderfullll. They sound so happy and excited and relaxed and I am just so HAPPY for them. They were WRECKS at the end of the TBP tour circuit - remember how we were all hollering at them to take a break? Well now they have and they're brand new! I laughed at the people who bit their nails wondering if this was ~The End of MCR, because these guys are NEVER not going to be in love with each other and making music together. That's just how it is. ♥

I love how bandmates are automatically uncles to each others' kids. I love that Frank is angling for the title of Godfather! <33333 I love Frank being described as GIGGLING. I love that Frank's first thought re: doing Desolation Row was GERARD MUST BE SO HAPPY OMG. I love KERRANG! and how they talk about our dork boys blogging about cereal and reality tv. I love Gerard's earnest eloquence and Frank's earnest babbling. I LOVE THESE BOYS SO MUCH AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THEM BACK IN MY LIFE!!!!

...omg will they blog from the studio?! AMAZING.

Bweeeee. *squeetwirls*

I am so excited for this year in musics! New The Used, Lostprophets, Green Day, and HOPEFULLY MCR. *crosses fingers* Those are MY kinds o' bands. I enjoy Panic, FOB, and TAI just fine, but the ones that get my blood pumping are the punkish rockers, so last year was a little bit of a let down on the new music front. But this is my year! \o/

Hmmmm. I was going to make some kind of post last night, but then LJ was down for maintenance! I think I was going to talk about snow, and how we're getting lots of it. When I woke up this morning we had like 4 more inches, but it was soft and fluffy this time instead of covered with a sheet of ice. V. pretty!

I bought my plane tickets to Salt Lake City for the American Chemical Society conference. Now all four of my plane journeys are officially booked! \o/ (FOUR. Hoooooly crap. With the number of connections I've got, I'm going to at least match the number of planes I was on during my year in Europe. CRAZY.)

I'm sleepy. I'm going to go read more of A Clash of Kings and go to bed. (Which, speaking of, skyfalling linked to a download of the Game of Thrones script and OMGGGGG. !!!! This needs to happen RIGHT THIS SECOND. Some of the scenes were lifted straight from the book (Dany's wedding is going to be amazing!) and it is so very HBO and and and *flaps hands* NEEDS!)

Night! ♥