Life is just a dream here….

This looks to be a busy (at least for us) and fun weekend!

This afternoon, we're planning on attending a meeting held by our Congressman, Joe Donnelly (who is really a good guy), concerning health care. Ken has a question he would like to ask, and it should be interesting to see what happens. I told Ken that considering what's been going on at town hall meetings across the country, we might see some fireworks. He said, "If that's the case, I'll be glad to stand up for the guy, say that he's trying to answer the questions they’re asking him, so STFU!" (And he didn't use the acronym.) We are both disgusted by the lack of respect and civility we're seeing lately. Here's a clue: as soon as you start shouting, all discussion stops, and nothing gets accomplished. Is that really what people want? Dissatisfaction is one thing; shouting down your opponent is something else entirely, and completely counterproductive. I'll be writing more about some of these shouting matches soon...a big surprise, I know. [grin] I hope to get some pictures at the meeting, and to have some interesting things to report.

Saturday evening, we'll be meeting up with a special Mystery Date Blogger! I won't reveal their identity until we both have a chance to write about it. We've been reading each other and corresponding for some time, so I feel like I know this person already, although we've never met. I'm quite jazzed about it. So far, we're batting a thousand on meetings with fellow bloggers (we met Marty in Vegas, and went up to Detroit to see Mark), and I'm confident that we won't eff up our average with this meeting! Pictures will be taken!

Then...are you ready to rock?

What? I can't hear you! I said, ARE YOU READY TO RAAAWWWWK?!

I knew you were! Me too! Sunday night we're going to see the legendary Alice Cooper at the Morris in South Bend. We'll have to make do with eleventh row seats. Blue Öyster Cult is opening, and although I was never into them as much as Cousin Shane was--I had the 45 of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and I still love the song "Godzilla", but I think Shane had all of their albums--it should be fun to see them. Alice is who I really wanted to see. I've liked him for years, and back when I ordered the tickets (I think that was in May), I wrote about the battle I had with my Mom over the poster of Alice I hung on the wall in my bedroom. I'd leave for school, and when I got home, she'd have taken it down and rolled it up. I'd put it back up. She'd take it back down. I don't recall how long that went on, but I finally hung Alice (pun intended, for those who know about his elaborate shows in the past) on the inside of my closet door, and that seemed to end the silent battle. I've already confirmed that I can take pictures (as long as they aren't for commercial use), so I'll have plenty of picture-editing to do this weekend! (I might even try to get a video...!)

I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing black to the concert. What else would one wear to a BÖC/Alice Cooper concert? One of my favorite Alice songs is "Welcome to my Nightmare." I like how it has a sort of laid back yet creepy vibe.