Highschools, Rise Against, and the Time of My Life

This past weekend has been one of the best in my life, I have been one of the luckiest people ever.

Saturday afternoon, after months of waiting and weeks of painfully filling out applications and studying, I received my highschool letters, telling me whether I was accepted into their programs.  And I got into both.  The moment I read the first letter, it was just like BAM.  I've gotten into the highschool of my dreams, and everything felt right.  And after a bunch of flurrying on facebook, seeing who had gotten in and all, everything was just... ahhh. 

The day after wards, on Sunday night, I headed out with my father to the Patriot Center to see Rise Against - LIVE.  They just blew me away.  The opening song, Survivor's Guilt, was so suspenseful when they finally came out after the two opening bands, the Menzingers and A Day to Remember.  Favorite moments were when Tim just came out with his acoustic guitar and played/sang Audience of One and Swing Life Away alone.  The sound was great, and I stood up the whole time.  Everything he said was just... amazing, and I really enjoyed it.  There are bands that you're interested in listening to, and you like the lyrics and everything.  But then there are bands that inspire you and show you what this world is about - and Rise Against is one of those bands.  

Set list (thanks to a video on youtube)
1. Survivor Guilt
2. Ready to Fall
3. Collapse (Post-Amerika)
4. The Good Left Undone
5. Broken English
6. Help Is on the Way
7. Disparity by Design
8. Drones
9. Re-Education (Through Labor)
10. Blood to Bleed
11. Satellite
12. Paper Wings
13. Prayer of the Refugee
14. Audience of One
15. Swing Life Away
16. Make It Stop (September's Children)
17. Give It All
18. Midnight Hands
19. The Strength to Go On
20. Savior

 Thanks to whoever uploaded it, I'm truly grateful.