you are right, fuck. fuckity fuck

there's still a shred of hope. i told my dad i'd greatly prefer it on the 6th and he said he'd try to make that happen, but it all depends on when faraway relatives can fly in. personally, i deal better with things if i convince myself they're not going to happen, so for now i'm convincing myself i'm not going to the concert. besides, i don't know if my dad will relay the information about me prefering the 6th to my aunt, who is probably orchestrating everything.

 

i feel like a terrible person for being this upset over a concert in light of what's happened, but i can't help being devestated. this just makes it worse.

wait so the concert is still on right,,,,,,,same place?

Yes... one heart attack later, same place and same time! :)

chelsea, dont feel like a bad person. i know guilt and it will get you no where. there is a reason for everything and you just need to breathe. coldplay is a huge part of your life so of course you are upset. You are a passionate person. you loved your grandfather and you will miss him but don't beat yourself up that you are pissed. we are crossing our fingers for you that you can come

Aww Christa, so wise! :nice:

haha, thanks christa :D. i'm not beating myself up, it's just...i've never seen coldplay in concert without some sort of conflict :lol:. wembley's already a tough gig for me to get to, so i was looking forward to this smaller one to make up for that one perhaps not going as planned (AND to be with all you guys, of course! and a million other reasons), and nothing's ever easy for me where coldplay is concerned. it just angers me because i actually saw this coming, and knowing the way my life works, my timing is terrible again.

 

secretly, i have a bit of hope. and my mom is on my side, if you can call it a side. but it's easier for me to just pretend like i'm not going, so if i do actually get to go it will feel a thousand times better, and if i don't...well, i expected it anyway. i guess right now it's just frustrating that i don't know how it's going to work out, and i'd like to know whether i should wallow or whether i can get excited again about something.

Stopping in here cause I happened to see what you posted Chelsea... I'm sorry! :hug: My grandfather died 3 days after my first Coldplay concert last summer, but my parents actually decided not to tell me that anything was going on (I'd been out of the country) until after the concert so I could fully enjoy it and have one more good day :\

 

But yeah, it sounds like you didn't have a good day at all :( I really hope it's on the 6th, you deserve the concert! :)

 

PS- Don't feel badly about being upset over the concert! My grandfather died 3 days after the concert, but also less than a week before my 16th birthday, and I was upset that I couldn't celebrate at all (not that I felt like celebrating). Bad timing's always a bitch, you have a right to be pissed about it :P

 

*wanders out of thread for a concert that she's not attending* :lol:

Chelsea, I'm soo sorry about your grandfather!!!:hug:

And I really hope that things work out so you can join us.:nice:

We all understand here how much going to a Coldplay show means, so feel free to bitch/whine in here, guilt free.

And don't forget that if you ultimately can't make it to the show, you are still more than welcome to join us in NYC in one of the few days afterward!! :D

Chelsea i'm so sorry about your grandfather :( :hug:

 

I understand what you mean, sometimes it's best to just expect the worst: if it works out for the better it's a nice surprise and if it doesn't... well, you were already prepared for that. However I do hope things work out, and you'll be able to go to the gig... you know we would love to have you with us :nice:

 

And listen to Sarah, whether the date for the show works out for you or not maybe you could consider doing some silly turisty stuff with us :wacko:

thanks, everyone :nice:. for now, i just have everything crossed and am begging whoever's up there for the date to be june 6 so i can go. my mom will hopefully mention exactly how much money and how much fun we will lose to my dad, and i hope that has some impact on the decision.

 

i think i'm mostly angry because literally EVERY TIME i've seen coldplay (including wembley, which hasn't happened yet!) there has been some sort of conflict which has made me feel guilty. the first time, we only said we'd go with friends two days before the show and almost physically lost the ticket. second time, i nearly lost my job. third time, i was flying to amsterdam a few hours afterwards. fourth time, i had to miss an exam, fifth time i had to keep it secret from my dad, and sixth time...is this (and seventh, wembley, is going to be nuts). i've never seen coldplay without a conflict, so there was something fishy about this show: it was too easy :lol:.

 

anyway, we'll see what happens, but i'd just like to KNOW. i hate this not knowing.

Poor you!!!But it shows your love for Coldplay that you keep going to shows even when it's always surrounded by conflict! What dedication!:thumbsup: And 7 is a lucky number, right? Maybe that will be stress free.:nice:

 

In the meantime all of us are sending you lots of Coldplay-karma-good vibes so you can come to this show!<crosses finger, eyes, toes, legs...>

yes, i think i need coldplay karma vibes! i've had good coldplay karma twice: today show passes from ian and seat upgrades, but i think i REALLY need the vibes for this! (and then i'll need them for wembley, but i'm not even thinking about that yet :P).

ugh, my mom is going to argue our case to my dad tonight back at home. i'm a bit nervous...as much as i want to go to the concert, i don't want my dad or family to be insulted or mad.

Hope everything went well with your dad Chelsea :nice:

apparently, it wasn't discussed further, my dad just said they're now considering may 16 for the date, since some relatives can fly out then. that's good for my case, but now i feel somewhat bad because if it's may 16, my cousin will have to miss her boyfriend's college graduation, and i don't want to take that away from her either. and my parents aren't really willing for it to be june 6, since my brother has exams the next week, and on may 31 my other cousin is graduating from college, so that's out. UGH :bomb:

 

i just told my mom to reiterate (diplomatically) how important this gig is to me, and how much it would kill my wallet and her wallet to miss it. i hope she gets a chance to say this again, because i don't want them to forget that i have plans (expensive ones) on may 23.

 

anyway, sorry for ranting about the technicalities in here...they don't exactly have to do with the concert, do they? :P

Chelsea, dont' worry about it...we're all about the randomness around here, we need to be better at the on-topic-ness:whip:

 

I guess it's good news that it's looking like May 23rd will be free for you(too bad about your cuz and that graduation, but don't feel too guilty, it's not your fault!).

We'll keep sending you those Coldplay-karma vibes!:inquisitive:+:bomb:

 

On topic...tomorrow is 1 MONTH until the gig!!!:dance:

squeeeee!!! i will do a special countdown, i have been so bad

yes, you have!:whip:

and SQUEE for return of quote-countdown:thumbsup:

i am so excited - i have been so caught up in pris coming to ny i nearly forgot why

bad fan girl

glimmer of hope! glimmer of hope!

 

i'm not holding my breath, but the scales may have been sliiiightly tipped to the may 16th weekend. still, i'm not allowing myself to get too hopeful just in case.

i am so excited - i have been so caught up in pris coming to ny i nearly forgot why

bad fan girl

:kiss:

glimmer of hope! glimmer of hope!

 

i'm not holding my breath, but the scales may have been sliiiightly tipped to the may 16th weekend. still, i'm not allowing myself to get too hopeful just in case.

Ohhh :surprised:

I'm gonna keep everything crossed for you Chelsea *crosses everything* :freak:

I'm sorry about your grandfather, Chelsea... I really hope you'll be able to go to the gig!

Okay, it's officially a month!!!! :bomb:

(Someone else do the lyrics thing! :blush:... I'm not feeling creative enough right now)