last night (tuesday) at wildness, jd samson was djing. it was great and everyone was on the dancefloor. as i mentioned in a previous post, i have seen jd and sia out together in l.a. before and they are SO CUTE together, but that’s not the point.
now, i am a los angeles native, born and raised, so i try not to get too star-struck when i see celebrities. i mean, for godssake, when i worked at the salon, i washed tom hanks’ hair!!! but, when i see/meet an artist whose work i really really admire, i just lose it. sia is so fucking talented. her most recent album some people have real problems is brilliant. her voice is gorgeous and her lyrics are so so beautiful. i just love it.
well, before i even got there, i accidentally drank a sparks, which if you don’t know is a fine malt beverage MIXED WITH ENERGY DRINK. if you know me in real life, you know i am not allowed to drink energy drinks or i become completely insane. one time i had two sugar free red bulls and then watched an in-line skating contest where the girls were jumping on rails and falling on their faces left and right and i was just screaming uncontrollably. my heart almost leapt right out of my chest and when i was coming down from my high all i wanted to do was suck my thumb and cry.
now imagine that combined with full sugar and a touch of booze. not pretty. i had to have a glass of champagne and a beer just to bring me to almost normal.
then i get in line for the bathroom RIGHT BEHIND SIA!
i had to say something because the way i see it, even if i was a celebrity trying to lay low and hang out with my girlfriend in a tranny dive bar in macarthur park, i would love it if some energy drink-crazed, curly-headed mess came up to me and started screaming in my face about how i am her absolute favorite and she just loves me blah blah blah.
actually, i am not joking, i really would like it, but it didn’t happen exactly that way. when i walked into the alley that the restroom is in (uh huh) she was the only other person in line and i was like “this is awkward, but, uh, i’m a BIG fan!” and she thought that was really funny. she was so so so nice and asked my name and introduced herself (lol) and was the cutest thing ever and really fast in the bathroom, which was a big plus cause i had to pee pretty bad from the sparks and the things i tried to chase it with.
i wanted to ask her to sign my little notebook, but i decided that was just going a bit too far. now i wish i did though because wtf, who cares. i don’t think she would have thought any less of me. oh well. it was really cool and i feel like a dork, but i don’t care. also let me add that she’s a great dancer! i feel like you can really tell a lot about a person by how well they dance to 90s club hits.
you can learn even more about sia and hear her music and see videos on her website. her latest single “soon we’ll be found” is one of the only things in the world that is bringing me any hope and happiness right now. here is the beautiful video and the lyrics.
Come along it is the break of day
Surely now, you’ll have some things to say
It’s not the time for telling tales on me
So come along, it wont be long
‘Til we return happy
Shut your eyes, there are no lies
In this world we call sleep
Let’s desert this day of hurt
Tomorrow we’ll be free
Let’s not fight I’m tired can’t we just sleep tonight
don’t Turn away it’s just there’s nothing left here to say
Turn around I know we’re lost but soon we’ll be found
Well it’s been rough but we’ll be just fine
Work it out yeah we’ll survive
You musn’t let a few bad times dictate
So come along, it wont be long
‘Til we return happy
Shut your eyes, there are no lies
In this world we call sleep
Let’s desert this day of work
Tomorrow we’ll be free
Let’s not fight I’m tired can’t we just sleep tonight
don’t turn away it’s just there’s nothing left here to say
Turn around I know we’re lost but soon we’ll be found
Omg I love this story. Lol.
There are two people who I always said I would approach NO MATTER WHAT if I saw them, and I have since seen both of them in natural habitats and not done shit.
The first is Michael Chiklis aka Vic Mackey on the Shield. I thought for sure I’d have to tell him that the Shield is the best show that’s ever been on tv. Instead, when I saw him at the Grove holding an American Girl Place bag, I just hid behind a tree and took a pic before dropping my phone on the ground and then scurrying away with the pieces of my phone.
The second, CLEARLY, is Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy. When I saw him in the elevator at Target I just couldn’t bring myself to say anything bc there were a bunch of people in there, and I mean… the guy was just trying to buy some Charmin. He didn’t need to be subjected to me. I did give off a crazy vibe and I’m sure he could tell, and his girlfriend was semi mad- dogging me, and so instead I just stood there like HOLY SHIT, and then spent the rest of the day texting, calling, squeeing and blogging about the experience.
Man my comments are always so long! Lol. It’s like a blog within a blog.