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nohaniiI am way behind on the times. Did Matchbox 20 break up? If so, when? I've been hearing Rob Thomas for awhile, but I just recently (as in, yesterday) put two and two together and realized -- hey! That's the guy from Matchbox 20, no wonder he sounds so familiar! Wait a second. If he's singing solo, does that mean Matchbox 20 broke up?? I mean if they did, I don't think it's a huge deal. Rob Thomas was the main songwriter and the lead singer of Matchbox 20, so him going out on his own is kind of more of the same thing. Possibly better. Point is, I've always liked Matchbox 20, and I like Rob Thomas. The point is, how did I miss this for so long??
Dan's being sneaky again. He asked me if I have any plans on Sunday evening. When I said no, he said, "You do now!" All I know is we're going to Hollywood, to either the Kodak or Grauman's Chinese Theatre (you know, the one with all the handprints out front), and "it starts" at 7pm. I'm resisting the urge to look up what's happening, so for those of you who figure it out: don't tell me!
On our first anniversary, Dan gave me a ring. It was made of gold with three pink sapphire hearts and three (tiny) diaamonds on either side of the sapphires. It was beautiful. Unfortunately, I only had it for fewer than six months before a roommate stole it. I never found it, and she never admitted to taking it. So, Dan replaced the ring. I got the second version of the same ring in the middle of the summer of 2007, when Dan was away in Queretoro for a summer research program. It was a complete surprise and had me in tears. I called him right away when I found it. Fast forward. Dan and I went on brisk walks of four or so miles while we lived in Irvine. After one such walk, I was washing my hands and noticed to my horror that one of the sapphire hearts had somehow come lose and was gone. I searched all over the apartment, hoping to find it. I didn't. I retraced our footsteps looking for it. No such luck. Dan searched for it when he got back from class. His luck was no better than mine. I was very, very upset that I had lost the stone. I had to wear a different ring for months (gold with two stones - peridot and blue zircon, our birthstones). It was nice, but I missed the other one. Dan got his first paycheck after being "rehired" at his research lab at UCI. He ordered a package that I was to open "as soon as it arrived." There was a very loud, insistent knock on the door on Tuesday around 10am. It was the package! I waited for Dan to get out of the shower, then I opened it. I was the ring, gold with three pink sapphire hearts, and three small diamonds set on either side. It's so shiny and pretty and sparkly! <3 Dan!
Dan's being sneaky again. He asked me if I have any plans on Sunday evening. When I said no, he said, "You do now!" All I know is we're going to Hollywood, to either the Kodak or Grauman's Chinese Theatre (you know, the one with all the handprints out front), and "it starts" at 7pm. I'm resisting the urge to look up what's happening, so for those of you who figure it out: don't tell me!
On our first anniversary, Dan gave me a ring. It was made of gold with three pink sapphire hearts and three (tiny) diaamonds on either side of the sapphires. It was beautiful. Unfortunately, I only had it for fewer than six months before a roommate stole it. I never found it, and she never admitted to taking it. So, Dan replaced the ring. I got the second version of the same ring in the middle of the summer of 2007, when Dan was away in Queretoro for a summer research program. It was a complete surprise and had me in tears. I called him right away when I found it. Fast forward. Dan and I went on brisk walks of four or so miles while we lived in Irvine. After one such walk, I was washing my hands and noticed to my horror that one of the sapphire hearts had somehow come lose and was gone. I searched all over the apartment, hoping to find it. I didn't. I retraced our footsteps looking for it. No such luck. Dan searched for it when he got back from class. His luck was no better than mine. I was very, very upset that I had lost the stone. I had to wear a different ring for months (gold with two stones - peridot and blue zircon, our birthstones). It was nice, but I missed the other one. Dan got his first paycheck after being "rehired" at his research lab at UCI. He ordered a package that I was to open "as soon as it arrived." There was a very loud, insistent knock on the door on Tuesday around 10am. It was the package! I waited for Dan to get out of the shower, then I opened it. I was the ring, gold with three pink sapphire hearts, and three small diamonds set on either side. It's so shiny and pretty and sparkly! <3 Dan!
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Date: 2009-11-07 03:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-07 07:30 am (UTC)I lucked out!
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Date: 2009-11-07 03:29 am (UTC)and to answer your question, matchbox 20 "separated" at first in like...2003/2004? somewhere in that area. they said they were gonna do their own thing for a while and then get back together. they put together a new album earlier this year that consisted of 6 new songs and then their greatest hits or whatever. i think they're broken up for good now, though. sad story :[
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Date: 2009-11-07 07:32 am (UTC)Oh did they really? That is sad, I like them. Rob Thomas is still very good on his own though!
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Date: 2009-11-07 07:27 am (UTC)Seriously, that's impossibly sweet.
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Date: 2009-11-07 07:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-08 01:55 am (UTC)dan sounds like an excellent man!
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Date: 2009-11-08 10:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-08 10:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-09 09:34 pm (UTC)