Hello pigeons. (Is that insulting? I vaguely remember that there was some rap group that had a response to TLC’s No Scrubs called No Pigeons. So maybe I’ll take back that term of endearment.)
Anyway. We got up at 5am this morning in an attempt to leave the house by 6 for Newark.
I didn’t liveblog because I was tired – I had a hard time going to sleep last night and actually thought I was having a heart attack but I think it was just a panic attack from being so worked up the last few days.
So this weekend is very much needed like medicine.
The drive was largely boring and uneventful.
Here’s an obligatory truck stop selfie from some gas station that had religious people handing out brochures.
I got an email from the Prudential Center saying that merch would be set up at 9am and I wanted to try to get a light stick since they have been impossible to order beforehand because everything related to BTS is near-impossible to get anymore ugh popularity. It was a madhouse there and we originally were briefly in a two-hour long line just to have our pictures taken in front of that banner up there. UM HELL NO. We managed to grab a lightstick (all T-shirts and face signs were already sold out ugh, eBay here I come) and then went to check in to the hotel that’s NOT a Red Carpet Inn this time thank GOD. Just a basic Best Western but it’s clean and the guy at the desk was super friendly and normal so that was a good sign that this place was ok.
Until he asked us if we were excited for the Penn State game and Henry and I exchanged terrified looks like HOW TO ANSWER HOW TO ANSWER. Because we’re not a football household.
But on the plus side, now when Todd jokingly asks me what I thought of the game at work I can tell him that I actually knew they were playing.
Oh wait I think he asks me about Pitt all the time, never mind.
SAME STATE THOUGH.
Oh yeah, here’s Henry with a photo card of his bias Jimin that came with the light stick.
He was really starting to feel sad that he wasn’t attending the concert that night.
Chooch and I changed into our concert attire before heading out for a late lunch. I’m a dumb ass who chose to start a diet four days before going away for the weekend so that’s awesome. We’ll be in NYC for a Korean culture expo so I chose that as my fuck all day which means Chooch and Henry got stuck eating at a place called Art of Salad today LOLOL.
Chooch actually really enjoyed his custom salad but Henry had to finish that and also my smoothie bowl which was really good but just too much!
Henry really looks like a salad guy doesn’t he?
OK I have to go to bed. We’re getting up early again tomorrow and tomorrow will end with another kpop concert which is going to be interesting considering BTS took my voice with them.
(IT WAS SO GOOD. I DON’T KNOW HOW I WILL EVER RECAP IT!!)