So as you know I went to see one direction less than 24 hours ago, this is a good sign when I can write a post less than 24 hours after a concert it will be tomorrow the fatigue hits me.
Last night was amazing, yesterday was amazing! So I'll tell you about it!
My mum and I got the train to Kings Cross Station at 12:56, we sat in first class as I managed to persuade my mum 'Hey lets buy first class tickets' as there was not much in the price. Very swish I know, I felt like the sign behind us was very apt!
So then when we got to Kings Cross Station, my mum pushed me in my wheelchair to the Royal Ear,Nose and Throat hospital down the road because we had arranged for a taxi from Minicabbit to pick us up there.
Now earlier when I was doing my makeup, my eyes started watering and stinging to the point it hurt and stung to open them. I thought I was going blind, it was a scary thought. I was also slightly disheartened as my mum and I took my eye makeup off to stop my eyes stinging, which was probably the most technical eye look I've done as I had been watching lots of eye makeup videos to try a new look. I put my eye makeup back on and when we were waiting outside the Ear, Nose and Throat hospital, my eyes started watering and stinging again. So my mum and I had to do damage control and hence took my eye makeup off. Luckily I bought my sunglasses so it made my eye problems better. Yeah just in time for One Direction I thought, typical! But my eyes were left looking red and quite sore until they settled down. But after that my eyes were alright.
Our taxi came not too long after that, around 2pm, we had a really nice driver and the car was a really nice car as well! Which when its a long drive is always helpful and an added bonus.
Now you may ask why don't you drive to the 02 if its such a long drive, well for us its not a easy drive and my mum is not a fan of driving in London, especially to the 02 arena. Although we do drive to Wembley because that's an easy drive. Can you tell I can't drive?!
So we arrived at the 02 at around 3:30 and we went to the toilet which shockingly there is only 1 disabled toilet in the general area before going in to the actual arena. Last time I saw One Direction at the 02, the toilet was out of order and the queue was miles long so we got to go into the 02 lounge and use theirs.
So then my mum and I went to go get some merchandise because I'm a sucker for band merchandise! As I didn't have a lot of money and well we hadn't had anything to eat yet, I only bought the program book and the set of 4 photo cards, the black and white ones. I also bought the poster they were selling.
The poster and photo cards were £5 each and the program book was £15.
I didn't buy any of the light sticks because I bought with me the one I bought the last time I went, which was the Take Me Home tour, it still works now actually. LOL!
My mum and I went and had a chat with my friend Elizabeth, who I met through premieres, We were both in the disabled platform nearest the stage, so we kept bumping into each other!
My mum and I then went to go and get some food, T.G.I Fridays, we love T.G.I Fridays.
After we finished our dinner, I needed the toilet, again. so we went to the toilet only this time it was out of order! So we went and asked quite a few of the staff who kept saying that you will have to go into the arena which when we first asked, the doors weren't actually open to go in yet! So then we asked another member of staff who went to talk to the security people who had this nice lady escort us to the disabled toilet actually in the arena! I don't want to say it was bad but this was the second time this had happened in about two years so I was a little bewildered about why it kept happening, I don't want to bash them because for what it's worth they arranged a solution to the problem quite quickly. Although when we first asked they weren't very helpful because we didn't want to go in yet, I just really really needed the toilet which was out of order.
Our taxi came not too long after that, around 2pm, we had a really nice driver and the car was a really nice car as well! Which when its a long drive is always helpful and an added bonus.
Now you may ask why don't you drive to the 02 if its such a long drive, well for us its not a easy drive and my mum is not a fan of driving in London, especially to the 02 arena. Although we do drive to Wembley because that's an easy drive. Can you tell I can't drive?!
So we arrived at the 02 at around 3:30 and we went to the toilet which shockingly there is only 1 disabled toilet in the general area before going in to the actual arena. Last time I saw One Direction at the 02, the toilet was out of order and the queue was miles long so we got to go into the 02 lounge and use theirs.
So then my mum and I went to go get some merchandise because I'm a sucker for band merchandise! As I didn't have a lot of money and well we hadn't had anything to eat yet, I only bought the program book and the set of 4 photo cards, the black and white ones. I also bought the poster they were selling.
The poster and photo cards were £5 each and the program book was £15.
I didn't buy any of the light sticks because I bought with me the one I bought the last time I went, which was the Take Me Home tour, it still works now actually. LOL!
My mum and I went and had a chat with my friend Elizabeth, who I met through premieres, We were both in the disabled platform nearest the stage, so we kept bumping into each other!
My mum and I then went to go and get some food, T.G.I Fridays, we love T.G.I Fridays.
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| Yes those plates nearest me and the chips were mine! |
After we finished our dinner, I needed the toilet, again. so we went to the toilet only this time it was out of order! So we went and asked quite a few of the staff who kept saying that you will have to go into the arena which when we first asked, the doors weren't actually open to go in yet! So then we asked another member of staff who went to talk to the security people who had this nice lady escort us to the disabled toilet actually in the arena! I don't want to say it was bad but this was the second time this had happened in about two years so I was a little bewildered about why it kept happening, I don't want to bash them because for what it's worth they arranged a solution to the problem quite quickly. Although when we first asked they weren't very helpful because we didn't want to go in yet, I just really really needed the toilet which was out of order.
But then again it could be just every time I go!
Now it was just a lot of waiting around for the most part really although I did go and have a talk about the Up At The 02 Climb. It's something I have wanted to do for a while now, I was debating whether I would do it in their specialised wheelchair or if I was capable to walk but seeing it in front of me it looked like the wheelchair was the best idea as it was steeper than I thought it was. I want to do it and raise money for Guide Dogs/Blind Children Uk and Dreams Come True, both charities which are very close to my heart as people would say. Hopefully I will do it next year!
Although we didn't want to go into the arena straight away as you can't come out and then go back in once your in, we finally gave in because it was getting quite cold.
First on stage was Jamie Lawson who is the first artist signed to Ed Sheeran's record label and he was actually really good. He does have a sound like Ed Sheeran-esque in the type of music he plays but y'know that's never a bad thing! One standout moment was when Jamie played More Than This by One Direction, an oldie but a goldie. It got everyone singing, including me.
Now it was just a lot of waiting around for the most part really although I did go and have a talk about the Up At The 02 Climb. It's something I have wanted to do for a while now, I was debating whether I would do it in their specialised wheelchair or if I was capable to walk but seeing it in front of me it looked like the wheelchair was the best idea as it was steeper than I thought it was. I want to do it and raise money for Guide Dogs/Blind Children Uk and Dreams Come True, both charities which are very close to my heart as people would say. Hopefully I will do it next year!
Although we didn't want to go into the arena straight away as you can't come out and then go back in once your in, we finally gave in because it was getting quite cold.
First on stage was Jamie Lawson who is the first artist signed to Ed Sheeran's record label and he was actually really good. He does have a sound like Ed Sheeran-esque in the type of music he plays but y'know that's never a bad thing! One standout moment was when Jamie played More Than This by One Direction, an oldie but a goldie. It got everyone singing, including me.
Then was the longest wait I have ever had for the main act to come on! Even though my mum was getting slightly worried as we had a set time to get our taxi, I wasn't too fussed as I knew they had some technical errors the night before so I understood that they may have needed to just double check everything. One thing, see what I did there LOL! that did get on my nerves was the ads, its like they were on loop, oh and the constant 5SOS playing! Just the same songs over and over on loop LOL! I felt like by the time One Direction came on stage I could quote the ads word for word!
Finally at around 9:50, One Direction came on stage!!!!!
Sorry I was a tad excited as you might have noticed!
They powered through songs mainly from albums Midnight Memories and Four, but they did go way back and sing What Makes You Beautiful. <3
It was amazing and they were on top form, Liam and Harry led a Happy Birthday serenade. There moments of humor and Harry was shocked to find someone eating chips, THE WHOLE CONCERT! *gasp in shock horror* It made me wish they weren't going on a break, or as some people say breaking up.
I had an amazing time, I love concerts it just makes me forget everything, like my anxiety, troubles with my health, everything. I just live in the moment and it's like I'm just seen as Sophie. I loved feeling the same as everyone else, if that makes sense.
So then at the end of the concert, our taxi driver rang my phone, what he must of thought because my ears had popped and my voice sounded really raspy! I'm suprised he could even hear me! But we did find our taxi eventually and we arrived back at Kings cross station. Although we did almost get the wrong train, well it wasn't the wrong train, it just wasn't the one we planned to get so with literally minutes to spare we got off that train and then about 15 minutes later got the right train!
And then my dad picked us up and then I went to bed!
So that was my One Direction concert!!
Now you may know I am meant to be going to Bath for a event with Catherine Doyle, Taran Matharu and Helena Coggan, well sadly I have no money to go. It's sad as I have the event tickets and train tickets but no money to get the taxi across London from Kings Cross to Paddington! Or for food.
Whats worse is after that weekend I have money, its ridiculous in a ironic way really. But I shouldn't complain because some people have less then me and not as fortunate and I'm sure there will be more opportunity's, one day I will meet Catherine Doyle and get my book signed!
Thanks for reading, I'm trying to get into a pattern of posting posts like this I started writing this thinking 'oh i'll have this finished by Monday' but then I just forgot about it. I'm also working on my IGCSES so its a balancing act at the moment, but i'm hoping to get some kind of structure sorted but until then it'll just be a surprise!
But one post that will be up soon considering we are now officially in October is my September roundup, which yet again I failed miserably and so I am going to change it up a bit for October, which I will tell you about in that post and when i've thought about it. Which I have but only in bursts of inspiration. :-\ Just joking, sort of.
After that long signing off, thanks for reading,
Until next time
Sophie
P.S All the photos below are to the credit of my mum! But if you do want to use my photos please ask/tell me and credit me please and thank you x
Just had to throw that out there, just in case!
Photo Reel
Now you may know I am meant to be going to Bath for a event with Catherine Doyle, Taran Matharu and Helena Coggan, well sadly I have no money to go. It's sad as I have the event tickets and train tickets but no money to get the taxi across London from Kings Cross to Paddington! Or for food.
Whats worse is after that weekend I have money, its ridiculous in a ironic way really. But I shouldn't complain because some people have less then me and not as fortunate and I'm sure there will be more opportunity's, one day I will meet Catherine Doyle and get my book signed!
Thanks for reading, I'm trying to get into a pattern of posting posts like this I started writing this thinking 'oh i'll have this finished by Monday' but then I just forgot about it. I'm also working on my IGCSES so its a balancing act at the moment, but i'm hoping to get some kind of structure sorted but until then it'll just be a surprise!
But one post that will be up soon considering we are now officially in October is my September roundup, which yet again I failed miserably and so I am going to change it up a bit for October, which I will tell you about in that post and when i've thought about it. Which I have but only in bursts of inspiration. :-\ Just joking, sort of.
After that long signing off, thanks for reading,
Until next time
Sophie
P.S All the photos below are to the credit of my mum! But if you do want to use my photos please ask/tell me and credit me please and thank you x
Just had to throw that out there, just in case!
Photo Reel
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| Jamie Lawson, who when his album comes out and I have more money on my iTunes account, I will definitely buy! |
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| Caught in a laser cage. |
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| my mum took a better picture of this but i'm saving it for my niece who loves Louis. I have too many photos to post. |
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| This photo is a bit like the one my mum took from the Take Me Home Tour which is a really cool HQ group photo and for someone who can't see without their glasses, really good. |
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| Now if you ask my mum she will swear down she focused on taking lots of pictures of Harry for me. But lets be real she likes him too! Haha!!! |
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