Behind the Inhaler Pt.3

It's nearly October and we all know what that means...Homecoming! Which I will conveniently be missing to attend a concert with my brother and best friend. Ironically enough last year I skipped out on homecoming to attend another concert. You might as, was it worth it? My answer is simple, yes.

Last year I attended the Alternative Press "Fall Ball" tour which one of my favorite bands happened to be headlining. The gimmick of the "Fall Ball" was that they offered a "dress to impress" contest. The group or individual who dressed the most insane had the opportunity to win backstage passes. I lost a lot of dignity that night in my purple dress, fluffy orange fedora, rainbow boa, multi-colored converse, all while draped in beads but it was all in good fun. Plus three of my closest friends dressed just as ridiculous as I did. My lost dignity was soon forgotten when a nice young hipster looking girl named Nicole approached us in line informing us that she was incredibly impressed by our outfits, and promptly handed us four backstage passes.

Favorite band + backstage passes + homecoming dress (and some interesting choice accessories) > Homecoming.

It just so happens that this year that one of my other favorite bands Jimmy Eat World (yes they're 'older' but they have some insanely amazing songs, and a new album coming out) will be in Columbus on the same night as homecoming in the exact same venue.

Irony at it's best, I know. Thankfully this year I wont have to dress like an idiot. I'll be perfectly happy in the mosh pit.

You might ask how this all ties into English class, well I'll tell you.

Attending the concert with me will be one of my best friends Emily, and my twenty-one year old brother Jimmy. Jimmy and I are very different from Jem and Scout but at the same time we are very simular.

Jimmy and I are five years apart. Growing up I followed his every move. When Jimmy went through a phase, I went through a phase. When Jimmy became a moody teenage, I became a moody child. When Jimmy matured, I matured. It's just how it went. Like Scout I look up to my brother in many ways growing up. We spent  our better days keeping each other company as our parents went about their busy lives just as Scout and Jem do. And like Jem and Scout we eventually started to fall apart. Suddenly I wasn't the most important girl in my brothers world, I wasn't 'cool,' and his bedroom door was scarcely found open. We maintained a close, relationship from a far. We never fought and if we did it was usually settled within minutes. Jimmy now  attends BGSU and I see my Japanese Grandma more than I see him. It's become very evident over the past three years that my brother is much more important to me, than I am to him. I'm the first to text, first to call, and first to reach out. My pleas for his comfort usually go ignored. I feel as though Scout might be going through the same unsure feelings with Jem .

That's why my brother driving down from BGSU to take my friend and I to this concert is so special to me. It was Jimmy who introduced me to Jimmy Eat World, and it was five years ago when we decided one day we'd see them together sometime before either we, or they died.

The concert is about two weeks away and I can't wait. I hope everyone has a safe fun time at Homecoming.

I now get to go straight to the barn until about 10:30 then I get to wake up at 5:30AM to go back to the barn and work a horse show. No sleep will be done this weekend and I can guarantee that I will be antisocial and cold all week due to my lack of sleep. Considering I did the same exact thing last weekend.

Hope you all have a great weekend, sleep in for me.

Backstage ;)