No Regrets, Just Love: Katy Perry Concert & Meet and Greet 8.19.11

      Hello, hello.

   I’ve been blogging my excitement for the Katy Perry concert since forever. The California Dreams tour is supposed to be nothing less that spectacular. It wasn’t.

                       
                           By the way, nobody likes a picture thief. (:
   
   My  mom and I got our Ultimate V.I.P. passes and then were led straight to the Candyfornia pre-show party. It was neat– I watched people sing karoke, ate some food, and dug through my gift bag(inside: towel, sunglasses, and lollipop). After we bought our merch(I got a tour shirt and program), we waited in the party room for about an hour before being led to a really long line (we skipped to the front–I guess that’s a benefit of being Ultimate:)  at 7 o’clock. Eventually, we were led into the meet and greet room.
     I was about to have a panic attack when I saw her, I just stood there watching her for a minute. I got in line, and finally, it was my turn. She introduced herself, and then signed my Rolling Stone and poster we brought. I told her I brought her a present, but it was on the other table for security to check. I’m so glad I wrote a letter and put it in there, I barely said anything at all. She signed my things, then we got a picture. I gave her a hug, and we left. 
     
   
     Then, we were led to our seats. I was really jittery because I heard that the  General Admission pit was a thousand times better than seats. Well, at this show, Janelle Monae had already started–meaning, the arena was totally full already. Sorry, GA! We found our seats to be front row, seats 4 & 5– seats RIGHT in front of the “T” of the stage. Looking back, if I could’ve picked any other seats in the entire arena,  I wouldn’t. That’s how perfect they were.
   After DJ Skeet Skeet’s set, it was Katy’s turn. I don’t think I need to go in detail about how phenomenal she was. By the end, we were hardcore sprayed with “whip cream” (soapy water), then feathered in confetti! I thought it was the icing (..or whip cream) on the cake, but my mom was, naturally, not too happy. 
                      
  

   All in all? It was probably the best night of my entire life.

   xoxo & cotton candy,
                Zoe

 

                         

How To: Write a Fan Letter

  Why, hello there.

  If you’re like me, you love mail. You effing love it. You sign up for free samples just to get something for yourself in the mail. You send away letters for the same reason. Love letters, hate letters, fan letters…Let’s focus on that last one. I was recently on one of my favorite authors’, Garth Nix’s, website, and decided to write him a fan letter. I decided that, since it was a somewhat unusual process for me, I’ll do a blog post detailing how to write a fan letter. Properly.

  Step One: Gear Up.
    You’ll need noticeable stationery. And, optionally, a pen with pretty ink. Don’t get colorful envelopes, though, because the mechanical address-readers have problems reading them(take red, for example).

                
                             Stationary: Target

        Step Two: Dear…
               Decide who you’re writing to. Is it a musician, actress, author…? 

        Step Three: Draft it.
      Type up a prototype. Once you think it’s perfect, rewrite it entirely, without looking back at it. This drains unnecessary thoughts and ideas. Absolutely don’t forget: Spell-check!

       Step four: Write it out.
                Carefully and neatly write your letter. Don’t cram the given writing space–your favorable person probably won’t squint to read before throwing it away. I closed mine with “Yours appreciatively”.

                                 
                                    Dig my horribly horrible handwriting?

            Step Five: Address it.
               Come on.   You know the drill.

            Step Six: Hey, Mr. Mailman…
                    Mail it! If you want a reply, be sure to include a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope). If your person is from another country, include a SASE and an  International Reply Coupon(can be redeemed for minimum postage for the person it’s being sent to–in this case, you!). Including these things is probably the most important step on here, really and truly.

        All righty then. I hope this helped with your quest for reply letters! That’s all, folks.

            xoxo,
             Zoe

  Products mentioned were bought by myself.  I am not getting paid by any companies mentioned for this post, nor am I affiliated with them. Any opinions are honest, as always.