2013 IN PHOTOS

JANUARY:
January = Summer, so we spent most of our time at James' house so we could use his swimming pool and we took lots of High School Musical-esque jump shots because I have no idea why we thought it would look radical

ALSO I TURNED 18 SO I BECAME LEGAL AND AN ALMOST RESPONSIBLE ADULT so to celebrate I had a heroes and villains themed party and it was really fun

FEBRUARY:

HAVE A SELFIE OF ME AND MATT WAITING TO SEE OF MICE & MEN 

AND HAVE A PHOTO OF AUSTIN CARLILE

aND THEN THE DAY AFTER OM&M I SAW BLINK-182 AND MY CHILDHOOD DREAM CAME TRUE:

MARCH:

MARCH WAS SOUNDWAVE AND IT WAS AMAZING

and then my little sister and I took my bunny for a trip somewhere in a pram and everyone gave us funny looks but it was totally radical (and on that day MCR broke up and I was so sad I didn't talk to anyone for like, a week)

APRIL:

In April, my friends and I had lots of really random gatherings. My favourite one was when we watched Mulan and Mulan 2 and ate ice cream and Skittles and Oreos and we felt like we gained 500 kilos and diabetes

And we also had a massive sleepover and went to the Dawn Service for ANZAC day the next morning and this is us all almost falling asleep on the train home

MAY:

KATIE TURNED 18 AND WE PARTIED

(I also went to go see Funeral For A Friend but my photo is refusing to upload :< )

JUNE:

WE WENT TO ST. LEONARD'S FOR A WEEK AND WE ALL DRANK A LOT WHICH WAS REALLY BAD AND PEOPLE PLAYED PRANKS ON PEOPLE WITH TERRY 

JULY:

I went to see The Getaway Plan for the seventh time I have no regrets about that because they are one of my favourite Australian bands :))) 

and we had Christmas in July festivities and that was fun and I ate too much and I felt sick but it was totally worth it

AUGUST:

THE MOST AMAZING THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN AUGUST WAS ALL TIME LOW SO HAVE SOME ALL TIME LOW SPAN WEWWEWEWWW

SEPTEMBER:

I saw Tonight Alive for the first time and it was absolutely magical because Jenna McDougall is such an inspiration to me and the whole band have done so well for themselves especially in 2013.

AND WE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO OBTAIN 48 FREE KRISPY KREME DONUTS AND I DONT HAVE A SINGLE REGRET ABOUT IT

AND THEN WE WENT TO PHILLIP ISLAND FOR FIVE DAYS

OCTOBER:

THIS MONTH WAS PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE MONTH BECAUSE SO MUCH HAPPENED. I went to see Bring Me The Horizon and Of Mice & Men:

And on that same day I met Tino Arteaga and I won a M&G with Bring Me The Horizon

and at the end of the month I FINALLY WENT TO SEE FALL OUT BOY ALLELUIA 

AND THEN IN A TOTAL CHANGE OF PACE I WENT TO SEE 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER AND ONE DIRECTION AND NGL IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS I'VE EVER BEEN TO IN MY LIFE

and then it was also Halloween so spoopy 

NOVEMBER:

REMEMBER HOW I MET DITA VON TEESE???

(p much sums up my whole month tbh)

DECEMBER:

I got a band together (!!) and so far it's going really well and I hope that in 2014 things go amazingly for the five of us :))))

AND I WENT TO WARPED TOUR

and on that day too I met Cam from Tonight Alive aaay :D 

and we had christmas (in december...real christmas??) 

AND THAT'S 2013 IN A NUTSHELL I HOPE Y'ALL HAVE A RADICAL 2014

2013

hey there
so i've decided to compile a list of my favourite things about 2013 along with the things i've learnt over the past twelve months and also take an opportunity to thank some people for making my year extra special.

FAVOURITE THINGS:
Favourite movie:
My favourite movie that I saw this year was Artifact, which was a film about 30 Seconds to Mars and the making of their album This Is War. It had a very interesting insight into what they endured as they fought the lawsuit that was given to them by Virgin/EMI, and how what they went through was a good foundation for them to record their best album. In addition to this, it also was good for people who work or want to work in the music industry to get an insight into how the music industry works. I think any music fan, regardless if you're a fan of 30 Seconds to Mars' music or not should watch this film-it will absolutely blow your mind.

Favourite concert:
As you are probably aware, I went to a shit tonne of concerts over the past twelve months. Many of these shows were a dream come true for me and they are some of the nights that I would gladly go back and re-live time and time again. The concert for me which was my favourite of the year was definitely blink-182 on the 27th of February. blink have been my favourite band since I was five years old, so for me this concert was almost like fulfilling my childhood. The two best parts of the night was watching my favourite songs of all time play live before my very eyes, and also having the opportunity to sneak up to the barrier of the Music Bowl to stand directly in front of my idol Mark Hoppus. The only band left for me to see on my Childhood Bands list is Green Day, who I am seeing in March. Who knows, that might be the best concert of my life!

Favourite album:
2013 was such an amazing year for music for all my favourite bands, if they weren't touring, they were recording and vice versa. The album which really had it for me hands down, was Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy (closely followed by Sempiternal by Bring Me The Horizon). While BMTH album was technically amazing and spectacular and all that amazing stuff, what really sold me with the Fall Out Boy album was that it was released without any word or promotional stuff and the end of the four year long hiatus made fans happy all round the world-and acted as a glimmer for hope after MCR broke up a month late. Anyway, the album was so spectacular and I don't think I've ever listened to a song so powerful than the title track, it sends shivers down my spine every single time.

Favourite meet and greet:
I also had the opportunity to meet a lot of bands and celebrities this year. But the best one by far was when I met Bring Me The Horizon. I won a Twitter competition to meet them and they were by far the sweetest band I met this year. The M&G was really intimate and I got to spend about fifteen minutes with the band. Oli Sykes welcomed me with open arms and I got to have a nice chat with him and the boys, as well as many hugs and well wishes from them. If I could go back and relive any M&G, it would definitely be that one.

THINGS I LEARNT:

• being in a relationship is not the be all and end all to being happy. it took me a really long time to realise that, and when i finally got my head around that concept I don't think i've been upset about it since. 
• also, don't let people sway you into doing things you're not comfortable to do. that's always really smart.
• boys can be douchebags, most of them are really sweet and very genuinely sweet. and some of them put on a dumb charade and are really dumb.
• be nice to everyone!!!!
• it might take you a while to get there, but you will make really amazing friends at university 

THANK YOUS:

there are a few people or groups of people i wanna thank for existing and coming into my lives in 2013:

• my friends-the screaming goats society-NYEAAAAHGHGGHGHGHGH you guys are the best, thank you so much for keeping me grounded and making me laugh and smile and driving me utterly insane, but i don't think i'll have it any other way.
• the soybean girls-gen, niki and katie, thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to ramble about unnecessary things to a lot of people. it's been so rad so far, and i promise i will upload more videos next year
• my band-ellie, matt, michael and james-thank you for being so rad and for helping me achieve my dream of becoming a rockstar, and for all the fun times we've had at practice so far.2014 is gonna have great things in store for us, especially once we have a band name.
•  my family-for always supporting my dreams and helping me out every step of the way. 
• the uni friends i've made this year, for showing me that i'm not as awkward and shy as i thought i was.
• nisa, for being the rad concert buddy that i'm gonna hit up more concerts with from here on in. you're such a pissa and you are the cats pyjamas.
• my two bestest buddies in the whole world-matt and ellie. i know i drive you crazy with my constant existential crises and fits of excitement and im a giant pain in the ass, but look at it this way-i'm your pain in the ass.

and that's 2013 in a nutshell

peace out girl scout