So seriously, I wish that when you opened this post to read it, that it would automatically play a file of me screaming WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO really fucking loud. That is the only way to describe yesterday.

I got up and had a lazy morning at the salon. Decided I am going to try to grow my hair out but didn’t want it to look like it was growing out so my stylist Laura put some cute curls in my hair *with a flat iron*! After running some errands and throwing some laundry in, I threw on my outfit for No Doubt.

Naomi and I decided to get an early start to our day and head to Solo Cafe for some coffee before we headed to Cricket. Solo’s attached to my salon so we decided to do some browsing in the boutique store section while we were there. I ended up buying three dresses. They are super cute and so worth it. I had to wear the one out shopping today and received quite a few compliments.

We arrived at Cricket fairly early but that was fine with me. The weather was gorgeous and it gave us a chance to walk around and chat and so forth before the music started. A few days before the concert, I was sent a notice from Live Nation about some concert rules. One of them stated that we were allowed to bring in one unopened bottle of water. However, when arriving to Cricket, we were promptly handed a large Styrofoam cup and asked to recycle our water bottle. Hmm. This caused not only one hand to be tied up when trying to show my ticket and what not, but I also had to then promptly drink my water instead of saving it and recycle but also use a Styrofoam cup. Hmm. Fail.

Also to note, tour merchandise is insanely more expensive than it was when I went to my last mainstream concert a year ago. $40 for a tank top? Bitch please. No thanks.

Before The Sounds started playing (which is a truly amazing band I now need to listen to a lot) we landed upon a State Farm booth that was taking photos and then posting them online for you to download. As we were in line for that, we saw the booth next to it which was rock band. Everyone was in line to play Spiderwebs. Whichever group (or solo if you chose) had the highest score by 9pm won 4 upgraded seats for the No Doubt portion of the concert. I just really wanted to play rock band so I drug Naomi with me. Soon the 2 girls in front of us asked us if we wanted to play as one group (to increase our chance of a higher score) and we obliged. After we finished we were 1st.

Our seats were pretty decent. We were in the 2nd section in the pavilion and had a clear shot of the stage. We sat back down to see The Sounds and some of Paramore and headed back around 8:30 to check on our score and grab some food. We were in 2nd place. As we were standing in line to play again (might as well) we ended up in 3rd.

We played again a few minutes before 9 (and therefore were the last ones eligible) and won with a score I think around 580k. We were then promptly escorted to our new seats which were a section farther up. We had an amazing shot of the stage. Here we are with our group members after the concert ended:

The concert was so incredible. I’m still in awe over it a day later. We ended up having great seats 9 rows back from the pit, which was about 25 rows up from where we were. I got to see Adrian, Tony, Tom, Gwen, and the two other band members so close. Every song I wanted to hear they played, although they saved Sunday Morning for the very end of their encore set which had me nervous for a bit. Gwen is still as sexy as ever as are the rest of them.

Here is one of the best shots I have. More of them can be seen on flickr. Videos are on vimeo (but are of bad quality, I will warn you right off the bat).

After a few days of my new hair color it’s finally starting to look the way it should. I can see the definition in the color now and it’s pretty sweet.

Altered Ego Salon & Spa ROCKS SOCKS!!

After much debate and pondering, I had finally figured out what I wanted to have done during my visit to Altered Ego Salon and Spa today. The only issue was convincing my stylist this was really what I wanted. It’s always hard the first visit, as they are typically used to boring clients that want something “natural with some highlights.” Ew.

What I ended up getting wasn’t as “bold” as what I was going for color wise, but it ended up super fantastic. I love the cut more than I loved what I thought I was going to. It’s a cute Victoria Beckham bob with some blonde coloring and eggplant colored highlights throughout. It’ll lighten up in a day or two but here it is (sorry can’t do back shots of my own hair).

My stylist was a rock star and I loved her. She nicknamed me Sassy Diva Pants.

Yay! It’s my favorite time of the year. Okay, who am I kidding. This happens at least three times a year. I have an appointment on Saturday morning at Altered Ego Salon to have my nails done as well as my hair!! Now only is this a chance to get something crazy and different, it will be my first time at my stylist here in Tempe. I’ve had a lot of success with my nails and my eyebrows here though, so I am comfortable with my hair. Hopefully I have a stylist that is VERY experienced in color as I requested. I always get nervous with new stylists. So far, my stylist in both Akron and Dearborn have been the best. Virginia was a complete bust but it was such a small town. I can see this being a better experience.

While I don’t want to challenge her too much, I also don’t want to sacrifice my usual out of the ordinary color because of it either. The way my hair was cut last I like the most out of any of the ones I have had, and I have a good chance of keeping something similar too it. We all know though, I am a sucker for color, and it’s always the hardest decision I make.

My natural hair color is red, but it has dulled over the years to a brunette. My latest color is actually blonde, and for the first time. It took two salon trips to dye 95% of my hair blonde, and I was really nervous about it. However, my stylist in Dearborn suggested it and said it would look great on me, and as usual she was right. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments about the blonde. I also got good compliments when I did the pink/red color job prior to that. Part of me says go with one of those.. part of me says to hold up because I have NEVER had the same coloring done twice.

Here are some of the styles of the past.

*phew* There they are. Just a few of the crazy things I’ve done over the past five years. Feel free to speak up, and I actually encourage it. Whether you’ve known me for years, months, or not at all I’d love to hear some suggestions to think about and take in with me this weekend. Hopefully I won’t have as bad of a hairtastrophe as the poor Light Rail Blogger did.