Things I forgot (Thanks to Sera for pointing them out!) + slight obsession

Sera was kind enough to remind me of a few things I forgot in my last post, so I shall address all but one in this post, and the other one might get addressed later down the track. I'm still on overload with the last one cuz of who has been messaging me. Sera knows what I'm talking about.

So, Sera hosted a "Christmas Eve Eve" dinner, on, surprisingly enough, the 23rd December. I was invited (probably a good thing, considering I'm now blogging about it!), along with 2 of her friends whom I get along well with, Susan and Lyn. I went to Sera's early, to help her prepare, since I'm awesome like that. I can't remember everything we made, but I remember that dinner was a herb-crusted roast with roast veggies, and a black forest sundae for dessert, which were all absolutely nommy! The night was a success, and we all had fun! I'm really looking forward to next year's! There was a CEE dinner the year before, but the details escape me now, sorry Sera!

For the last three years in a row, Sera and I have seen at least one Adelaide Fringe act. In 2009, we saw Adam Hills, who was FANTASTIC! In 2010, we saw Adam Hills again (who was again awesome), and Ross Noble, who was brillant! This year, we were hoping to see both Adam and Ross again, but alas, neither were signed on for the Fringe. So, instead, we saw Jeff Green (he's fantastically hilarious!), Arj Barker (sooo funny and soo naughty at times!) and Wil Anderson (hysterical!). Before each event this year, we went to a cafe named Cocolat; which, as the name may suggest, serves mostly chocolate; and had an iced chocolate each. One time (I think before Wil Anderson), we also had chocolate frogs with it (Sera had white choc, I had milk choc). Talk about indulgent! The chocolate syrup that they use to make the iced chocolates is made from real chocolate, which in turn makes the iced chocolates the BEST I've ever had! We've decided that our Fringe tradition is now iced chocolates followed by a comedy act!

Well, that's a quick summary of the things I forgot (minus one), so yay!

On to the second part of this post.

I've developed somewhat of an obsession with Joey Jordison of Slipknot and Murderdolls over the past couple weeks. It's bizarre really! I'm not entirely sure what the attraction is, but I do know that I think the makeup/facepaint he wore for Soundwave had a bit to do with it...

I'm a weirdo, and loving it!

So...

...the last blog said it's been a long time. That was a blip in time compared to what it's been since then!

Firstly, thanks to Sera for reminding me that I *have* a blog! I'd kind of forgotten >.<

And now, onto what's been happening in the wonderful world of Jordi.

K, I left off just before the Lamb of God/Devildriver concert. I got the tickets, and went. Shadows Fall opened for them, they were freakin' brilliant! The lead singer has epic dreadlocks!
Next up, was Devildriver. They were awesome as usual. I believe that marked my 3rd time seeing them.
Lastly, was Lamb of God. They weren't so bad, but due to it being around 50 degrees celsius (122 F), Mum and I had to leave less than halfway through their set. A pity, but I didn't really fancy passing out there.

Erm, stuff happened after that, but I can't remember what. Christmas 2009, Soundwave 2010 (which was pretty good), my birthday (Sera made an awesome lunch for me cuz she's awesome like that!), Sera's birthday (went out for dinner then watched karaoke...and I actually got up and sang with Sera! "In The End" by Linkin Park" was what we performed.), and then, in November, I saw Metallica live! OH. MY. GOD!

Lamb of God opened up for them, so I finally got to see a full set of theirs. They were pretty damn good! But Metallica was FANTASTIC! This was their setlist. And here are my photos: Album 1, Album 2, Album 3, Album 4, Album 5 and Album 6.

In December, I went to the 'No Sleep Til' festival. It was an indoors one, which was strange compared to Soundwave, but it was pretty cool. I got to see a whole bunch of bands I wasn't too keen on, but got to see Katatonia (YAY!) and Megadeth, and discovered Dropkick Murphys and Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. Pretty damn good day overall!

Christmas 2010 was relatively uneventful, Grandma came down the night before, which was nice, and Mum cooked a turkey roll and a duck, which were both delish! On Christmas Day, Mum, Grandma and I went out for lunch to the Pancake Kitchen with Abe, which marked the first Christmas we've spent together in the 3 and a half (nearly) years we've been together. Yay! After lunch, we all went our separate ways.

On the 5th March, 2011, Soundwave was on in Adelaide, so of course, I went! It was effing BRILLIANT!

First band I saw was Sevendust. I was in the third row, or thereabouts. I hadn't listened to them in a long time, so when they started playing, I wasn't expecting to know half the songs, but I knew most of them, so that was awesome.

Next up, was Devildriver. My fourth time seeing them, so yay! I was right up front, against the barrier! They, as usual, were bloody fantastic! So much energy!

After Devildriver was Murderdolls. Again, I was right up against the barrier, so I got a fantastic view! They were absolutely FANTASTIC! I was pretty much jumping the whole time they were playing.

Next was Slayer. I was second row for them, until about 20 mins into their set, where Mum and I started getting badly crushed and groped. We had to literally fight our way out of the mosh pit, and after that, I wanted to go home.

I'm very glad we didn't, because the next band I wanted to see was Rob Zombie! He and his band were AWESOME! I wish they'd been able to play a longer set!

Lastly, was Iron Maiden. I was about 20,000 people back, and I'm not exaggerating! I didn't see their whole set as I was exhausted and hungry by this point, but what I did see was amazing! For a group of old guys, they were crazy-energetic!

Food for the day: A hotdog, which was disappointing as hell. Tons of water. 3 'Chips On A Stick' which were all BLOODY DELICIOUS! It's basically a whole potato, spiral-cut, impaled on a stick, deep-fried then rolled in seasoning of your choice. YUM!

My Soundwave albums: Murderdolls 1, Murderdolls 2, Sevendust 1, Sevendust 2, Sevendust 3, Devildriver 1, Devildriver 2, Devildriver 3, Rob Zombie 1, Rob Zombie 2 and a video of Murderdolls performing 'Dead In Hollywood'.

On a completely different note, I have great news! Sera is engaged! Her fiancé's name is Adam, and he's wonderful! He actually gets her, which is always a good start in a relationship. They're set to get married in September 2012, and I'm to be a bridesmaid, which should be interesting! I'm hoping she doesn't want me to walk up the aisle before her, I'll probably fall over or something stupid, haha. But I'm so excited for her!!!

Erm...well...that's all the news I can come up with for now, but perhaps I'll update again soon. Sera might remind me of something I missed =D

Ciao!