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[17 Dec 2007|12:04pm] |
The best soundtrack ever made has to be the Forrest Gump soundtrack. It has so many terrific travelin' tunes. Not to mention some of the most influential songs of the 60's/70's. The latter half is my favorite, but it's all good.
I got an a in my creative writing class!
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[13 Dec 2007|05:30pm] |
It has been over a year since I posted on here. That's so nuts. It's even more nuts that after all that time I have so little to say. I can't believe I used to type a five paragraph essay on this thing twice a week or so. Sooo let's see: I just finished semester 5 of 8 (God willing). All the bullshit freshman 500+ people classes are over with and now it's just english, spanish, and advertising classes all the way through to the other side. I wrote a story that all meekness aside I am really proud of. So proud in fact that if you want to read it leave your email address and I will send it to you. It's a little less than 11 pages (or maybe a little more. I forget). This really is the first story that I actually had the nuts to submit to a journal for publication, AND the only one that my dad said was good. Like actually good. None of this "it's good BUT" business.
I still play frisbee, and I am getting better slowly, but I feel more confident in that aspect of things than I ever have been. I guess you can say that for the first time in my school life I have sustained a year of neutral emotions. I really haven't been depressed, nor have I been so happy that I've set myself up for a fall. I just re-download "power of failing" by Mineral and am listening to it and I'm STILL not depressed. I have come an awful long way if I do say so myself and I just did.
Has anybody else listened to the new Wyclef Jean album? It's freaking awesome.
Also, the last post I made in October of last year was about two songs you needed to listen to. Well, recently I finally bought the non free album by a rap group called Supreeme. It is such great music. So emotional and fluent. I still like rock but I've learned to expand my pallette. As always I'm open to suggestions if you all have any I need to listen to. Also, Anyone Else but You by the Moldy Peaches (the song on the Juno trailer) is so cute. I love it.
Sean and Nelson, I miss you guys like crazy. It's not a gay crazy, but a "two of my best friends are spread across the nation and I can't see them" kind of crazy.
Alright, love you guys.
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[03 Oct 2006|01:38am] |
get the following two songs:
Kev Brown- Albany
Supreeme- Farewell Wenches(outro)
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[18 Sep 2006|08:20am] |
Man, those ads weren't kidding.
Toaster Streudal are really way better than poptarts
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[08 Aug 2006|02:41am] |
When you put in a cd on your way home that you haven't listened to in a year and a half, sing and know all the words, and park outside your house for 15 minutes until the cd ends,
That's love.
P.S. I am now part of the Anathallo Co Op. Meaning if you want their cd for 6 bucks cheaper than virgin has it for, give me ten bucks and you will instantly recieve your fresh anathallo cd with the awesome cover and everything. Seriously, you want this cd.
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[31 Jul 2006|10:31am] |
1. Name:
2. Birthday:
3. Place of residence:
4. What makes you happy?
5. What are you listening to now/have listened to last?
6. Do you read my lj?
7. If you do, what is particularly good/bad about it?
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment?
10. Favourite place to be:
11. Favourite lyric:
12. Best time of the year:
13. Weirdest food you like:
RECOMMEND
1. a film:
2. a book:
3. a band, a song and an album:
PLUS
1. One thing you like/dislike about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Put this in your lj so i can tell you what i think of you.
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[28 Apr 2006|05:19pm] |
I'm so damn bored I'm going to give you an actual update as best I can.
So year one college is almost over. Like Sean, I have lost nearly all my innocence in one year. I have had so much fun my first year of college, and I can't wait to continue my college career. I remember i asked Nick last summer what college was like and he put it like this, "it's like you've never had this fun or been this stressed out all at once." To though who have yet to start college that is definitely the best way I can describe it. All in all the classes in your first year are easy. The problem lies in making yourself go to class and do the work. This semester I have been slacking off and will have anywhere from 0-4 c's. Hopefully more towards the 0 though.
I have been fortunate enough to find a girl that I really connect with. And we have without a doubt had some tough and trying times, but in the long run I really do think it's worth it. If I didn't think it was, I'd like to think I'd have the courage to get up and walk away, but everything happens for a reason , and I really think this can go somewhere, so we'll see how it goes. Most of you know how I feel about her so I'm not going to get into that any further.
One year ago tomorrow was prom, and for all the seniors it will be your prom. If you haven't gone, my advice to you is to just have fun with it. In the long run it's over rated, but if you're in the right state of mind with the right people it can be a lot of fun, and plus just be proud that you look kick ass in your tux or dress, because to this day I really liked the way I looked that day.
The friends I have made here in college have been many, and many of them have been good friends that I can talk to about anything, and they are a lot of fun. Still I miss the friends I made in highschool, namely Trey, Nelson, and Sean just because I remember all the times we had throughout our high school years, and you can't recreate those friendships. Never again will I cry because I'm leaving three of my best friends. Don't get me wrong, the people here are great, and I'm sure these people will be my friends for my college career, be they dorm friends, or all my team mates in ultimate frisbee.
I have gone on my first spontaneous road trip this year with my friend Cory and his girlfriend Sarah. We went to San Antonio to meet up with our friends Matt, Carl, etc etc and that's where Cory and Sarah live. I remeber staying up and talking to Sarah's dad for like seven hours while we watched mighty ducks 2 and 3 and the winter olympics. That is definitely something I will never forget. I have also stayed up countless nights playing mario party until 3 or 4 in the morning. The best part of college is waking up and seeing your friends, and being able to see them whenever as long as you ration it and don't see them too much.
Then there's ultimate frisbee, which besides my time with Casey obviously has been my favorite college memory. I love going to frisbee tournaments because there are 20 guys with amazingly colorful personalities. I only dislike 3 people on the team, and they are so funny that it's fun to talk about them and make fun of them. I have never laughed harder than I have when I go on frisbee road trips. Thus far thanks to frisbee I have gone to Norman, Oklahoma, Santa Barbara, Baton Rouge, Austin twice, and in an hour I leave for Tulsa, then if we do well there, Ohio for the national championship tournament. I can't tell you how glad I am I stayed with this team. I have though about quitting at least twice, but in the long run, these guys are the reason I have such fond memories of my first year in college, however gay that may sound.
So this summer I will be hopefully in two frisbee leagues, team awesome and the UNT club team. I hopefully will also be working full time and hanging out with everyone I can. It should be a great summer.
Next year I am sharing an apartment with my friend Stu from Team Awesome and two other we don't quite know. I will most likely be majoring in english when all is said and done.
So that was a really long update. Marc and jon, enjoy prom and tell me how it goes. i'm eager to know what you all thought of it.
Sorry this shit was so long
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[20 Apr 2006|10:24am] |
Lately I've only really been listening to five songs. You should check them out if you haven't heard them
The Velvet Teen- A Captive Audidence
The Earlies- Wayword Song
Polyphonic Spree- Together We're Heavy
The Books- Motherless Bastard
Joshua Radin- Winter
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[13 Apr 2006|10:18am] |
i'm gonna make it go away, like it never happened
like the author ran out of ink, before you got to me
it doesn't matter, you have your answer
my breath upon yer hand
my breath upon yer hand
cause we're never far from another life
but i never wanted to make you spend the night
with your loneliest thoughts
will you come around this time
will i be left here
ooh, love
when so proudly we fail and all the optimists sing
"yeah, we'll be that far"
when we'll be that far behind
it's the drug distraction(tm)
they'll scream when i kick
but for every moment that i get too close
to the faceless void from which i stumbled
it's only because my heart swells over
and i misinterpret it, i dwell on my failures
cause i had parents who taught me to love
yeah, love was something
they never knew
they never cared about you anyway
a hope vicarious, a captive audience
even the people that you call your friends
can fuck you over in the subtlest ways
it'll be your comfort that you're always alone
they never cared about you anyway
they never cared / they never care so much
as when you've lost your way
fire and brimstone where they lay me
heaven help us for a way to get out of here
thanks sean
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[28 Mar 2006|07:22am] |
Step 1>>Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2>>Post the first few lines from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3>>Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4>>Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
1. She needs me more than I can stand, it didn't work out like I wanted (I posted the third line because the first and second gave it away)
2. Jen don't be scared, no don't be shy.
3. Oh sister Michael won't you take my sins away?
4. Balance. Repitition. Composition. Mirrors
5. Could you tell me the next time that you're choking?
6. I have to record the spoken word introduction to the record
7. How long will I have to go on while I'm with you?
8. There's been Borders and there'll be boundaries. there's been times misdirection's found me.
9. This must be the place. I can tell by your glare.
10. Girl I must warn you I sense something strange in my mind.
11. Any minute now my ship is coming in. I keep checking the horizon
12. Let me take this awkward saw, run it against your thigh
13. Run, running all the time, running to the future,
14. Battered burned and blue, stretch your arms out above me.
15. If you're gonna get out you might as well get out with me.
16. If I want to sit in and drink super tennants in the day I will
17. I wasted so much more than time.
18. You may find that the world is harsh and cold.
19. When I was younger I fell in love with the girl next store.
20. Yeah I hope your life is real bad since you moved up north.
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[20 Mar 2006|11:36pm] |
No matter what happens, at least you'll get to see some tits.
Be they good, or be they bad, at least you'll get to see some tits
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[13 Mar 2006|05:46pm] |
It's been almost six months since I've written in this thing so let me give all those who give a half a shit a run down
-Went to college
-Got a girlfriend
-Played frisbee
-Went to Santa Barbara, Oklahoma, Baton Rouge, and San Antonio while in college
-Fell in love with said girlfriend.
-Had a great time at college, went home for spring break
-girlfriend is unhappy with me and wants to take of break
-Currently on day one of affirmentioned break.
I'm going nuts
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[18 Sep 2005|10:06pm] |
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Seriously who slam dances to Emery?
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[17 Sep 2005|10:32pm] |
I kind of love the band Ozomatli
Kind of quite a bit
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[22 Aug 2005|11:10pm] |
Welcome to our dorm room
Please, take a look inside
( Read more... )
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[22 Aug 2005|04:08pm] |
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Yay for internet being hooked up!
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[01 Aug 2005|11:09pm] |
Today was such a long, fun day.
My leg really hurts, but apparantly it helped my bowling game.
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[24 Jul 2005|12:49am] |
So I compiled a list of in my opinion the most important songs of my life so far as far as expereinces and getting me into different music, and the are in chronological order.
1. Barenaked Ladies- If I Had $1,000,000
I remember the first album of theirs I got was Stunt, the one with "One Week" on it, then I got Rock Spectacle which was a live show of all their more popular song, but I didn't know that at the time. I was like in 6th or 7th grade. I fell in love with this song because it was so catchy and it made me smile because of how fun it was.
2. NOFX- August 8th
So 2nd semester of 8th grade I met Nick and reaquainted myself with Sean, (we were best firneds in 6th grade but didn't really talk in 7th) and became friends with him, and started listening to the music he liked. I remember going to the Barnes and Noble and buying the Nofx album that had the least offensive cover so mom wouldn't get upset, well the price tag was covering it, but the album cover that i bought which was NOFX's Heavy Petting Zoo had a picture of a guy on the front fondling a sheep. This song was the second to last song on the album, and because such a staple that August 8th became a sort of holiday for us, and I still kinda think of August 8th that way.
3. Jawbreaker- Boxcar
Sean, Nick, Trey, and Jeff had a band called Dropped 40, and I remember the very first time i heard them play, they covered this song, and I fell in love with it. They covered it because The Ataris covered it, but I searched on napster and only came up with the version by a band called Jawbreaker so I got it. The voice was so rought and raw, yet was poppy and catchy at the same time. I later rediscovered Jawbreaker and I love a lot of their songs to this day.
4. The Ataris- Losing Streak
In 8th grade Sean was obsessed with the Ataris. So for Valentines day I asked my girlfriend at the time to get me Blue Skies Broken Hearts, Next 12 Exits. The very first song on that album is "Losing Streak," and I think I liked it immediately because of the second verse the way 'deep inside' is sang in the background. Plus I really liked the lyrics. That song and entire album got me into the Ataris a whole bunch, and for a very long time they were my favorite band until they got ousted. We'll talk about that later.
5. Less than Jake- History of a Boring Town
Summer after 8th grade I went on a road trip with my dad up to Michigan and surrounding areas. I had my brother make me a CD of songs I found on Napster based on what Nick and them were listening to. One of the Songs was History of a Boring Town, and the chorus really made me realize how much fun these new friends of mine were. I still love that song. It's so good, and so good live.
6. Mineral- If I Could
That same summer I liked a girl and asked Sean how I could get her attention. He suggested a mix CD and sent me this song, along with some Reggie and Antifreeze. I listened to this song and loved it. I never actually gave her the CD, but damn it's good anyway. This song got me into a lot Mineral along with other things like Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas is the Reason
7. Juliana Theory- August in Bethany
Sean sent me this song also, and though I thought it was kind of cheesy, when the guitars become distorted and Brett sings "don't go" sounded so cool to me. They later became one of my favorite bands and still have some really good songs that I enjoy listening to.
8. Saves The Day- Sell My Old Clothes I'm Off To Heaven
Sean, Nick and I used to walk home from 711 everyday after getting off at the highschool to go there, and after Nick went home, Sean and I would talk, mostly about girls, and I was probably bitching or something, and Sean recomended this song to me, and it is such a good angry yet pathetic break up song that I still enjoy. You'll notice how Sean has gotten me into a lot of the music I still like. I'm so greatful for that. I'm gonna miss the hell out of that kid.
9. Alkaline Trio- Radio
On the same Saves the Day B Sides site where you could download "Sell My Old Clothes I'm Off to Heaven" they had a live recording of "Radio" where Chris Coneley (sp?) sings the 2nd chorus. I loved this song so I downloaded the studio version, and loved that too. So The Chuffaloes which was a band I was in for like a year covered it. I can't really listen to it anymore because i've heard it so many times, but I still know every word and am glad I got to know it, because it got me into The Alkaline Trio, who are one of my favorite bands to this day.
10. New Amsterdams- I Won't Run Away
This one I think is Sean too, but it might be a Sean and Trey thing. Anyway Sean loved the Get up Kids so naturally he'd listen to The New Amsterdams. He showed me this song, and I liked it a lot, but had no idea this was the same dude from the Get up Kids until a good two years later. I think this was the first acoustic song of this fashion I had heard. So I guess this song introduced me to that whole genre.
11. Ozma- Baseball
My mom told me I could go to Warped 2002, so I was looking up bands that I had never heard of to download their stuff so I could go see them. One was Thursday, one was From Autumn to Ashes, and one was Ozma. I downloaded "Baseball", and liked it quite a bit, but that summer i was going to Australia for 3 weeks, so my grandma got me $50 so i went to best buy and got head phones and the ozma CD. I listened to that baby non stop, so i only grew fonder of that CD and song, and I got back 3 days before warped, which meant I got to see them.
12. Deftones- Be Quiet and Drive
My brother liked Deftones and I heard this song in his car and asked who it was. He told me, so I downloaded it and liked it a lot. I later got into more Deftones. In fact this song was the very first song I played when I drove the car by myself. Ain't I clever?
13. Mars Volta- Inertiatic ESP
Fast forward to summer after sophomore year. I was a new member on the AMB, and I remember people always saying how the poicked up this album and how good it was, but I never knew the name of the album, i just knew the picture. So One day at Best Buy I saw the picture, and the CD was $9.99, so I got it. You have the little intro type song, and then this song is the second track, and I think that is still the best start to a CD I have heard.
14. Smashing Pumpkins- In The Arms Of Sleep
I had gotten the Mellon Collie CD a good 3 years before I actually started listening top anything but "Tonight Tonight", but this song and "Thirty Three" were really terrific and beautiful songs. It's weird how oddly soothing Billy Corgan's voice can be when he wants it to be. I still think Mellon Collie is one of the best CDs of the 90's.
15. Smoking Popes- Pretty Pathetic
Kris Roe did a cover of this song for an EP released in Australia, and I obtained it thanks the the AMB. I heard it and kind of liked it, so I got who did the original and downloaded it. It is the best break up song I have ever heard. It is so sad and desperate. The lyurics aren't metaphorical, but very conversational, and it just seems like the narrator is hysterical, and there's some sort of weird warmth to that. God I love this song.
16. Alkaline Trio- While You're Waiting
I think it was in Tony's signature on the AMB that he had the lyrics "I'm not joking when I tell you I'd miss you all the time, I already miss you all the time." I was downloading from someone all the alkaline trio I could, because i had a lot but apparantly not all (i do now :)). So i was listening to this song while mindlessly searching for nothing inparticular when i over heard the line above, I did a double take, and pushed repeat. I am a bigger sucker for clapping, plus when matt says "What would you do" it got me hooked. Not to mention the lyrics are fantastic. It was my favorite song for a while, but has since been demoted.
17. Sigur Ros- Staralfur
Another AMB member, Boston Kevin sent me some Sigur Ros stuff, so I threw it on a cd so I could have listen to it while I was mowing the vet's lawn that I was hired to do once a week at the time. When this song came on, I played it like 4 times straight. I had never heard something such a beautiful song, which I guess since the lyrics were in Icelandic, that adds something to it, but nevertheless, it's one of my favorite songs.
18. Piebald- American Hearts
This again was on a CD i put to take to the vet's place (possibly the same one). The entire song is so incredibly catchy, fun and moveable. It took me a little time, I liked it immediately, but the more I listened to it, the more I loved it. It is one of the very few songs that I can listen to a million times and never get sick of. I then listened to more Piebald and they have so many terrific songs, and are such cool guys that they became my favorite band.
That took a while.
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[11 Jul 2005|10:38pm] |
You know I was kind of setting my self up for disappointment after reading what everyone said about the ALK 3 shows they went to, but I must say, ours was absolutely terrific. The only down side was the fucking crowd. They went crazy for all the songs off the new record but hardly any off the other albums. then you had a kid in an AFI yelling 'sellout' everytime a new song was played. Other than that it was a great show. Death by Stereo sucked, Rise Against played great, though i don't really know their set. They did play (among other songs that i don't really know off hand)
Paper Wings
Swing Life Away
Give It All
State of The Union
Black Masks and Gasoline
Voices off Camera; which are all the songs I wanted them to play besides Anyway You Want it.
Now for AlK3. Their set list was really really good I thought. They played for quite a while.
In no real order except the encore
Time To Waste
If We Never Go Inside
Burn
Back To Hell
I Was a Prayer
Mercy Me
Smoke
CRAWL
This Could Be Love
Cooking Wine
Clavicle
This is Getting Over You
I Lied My Face Off
Warbrain
Sadie
Private Eye
You've Got So Far To Go
Radio
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Nose Over Tail
Blue In The Face interlude
Ninety fucking Seven
I think that's all of them, if I skipped one, one of oyu who went feel free to tell me.
But a 20 and a half song set is not bad at all. What a great show
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[07 Jul 2005|11:24pm] |
Stolen from Mr. Hassenger.
I've done this before. I put down lines of 20 of my favorite songs, you try to figure out the song and artist, without googling them. Once somebody gets it I'll cross it out.
1. You are a radio. You are an open door. I am a faulty string of blue Christmas lights.
2. And here's where your mother sleeps, and here is the room where your brothers were born.
3. Are there holes in our prayers when we pray for ourselves before others?
4. If I could ever repay you I would, but I'm hard up for cash and my memory lacks initiative.
5. I held you once, a lovely once, and you're all I see.
6. This is my exit. I storm out stage left. It'll feel like I left you so long ago
7. One thing's for certain; I'm insecure. I never knew till someone told me.
8. I should hate you, but I can't replace you in my heart. Why am I so pathetic? Don't get it why you won't return my calls.
9. I hope I haven't put you off. I have a tendency to do that. Why don't I just be quiet?
10. That self pity shit is just too hard to resist.
11. She said, "If I would have known just how things would have ended up, I just would have let myself die."
12. Maybe see you in a junk yard soon. Oh man I really hope not.
13. After all the bad endings and misunderstandings, all of the late nights last hopes and lost time, all that she left me was only a memory and all I can say is she don't understand me.
14. One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall, the next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all.
15. Please Mr. Postman, quit bringing these bills to my house.
16. I awoke today and suddenly nothing happened, but in my dream I slew the dragon
17. Results are my children. We share the same genes; cast the same reflections and interpret the same dreams.
18. I took my car and drove it down the hill by your house. I drove so fast.
19. Here is about the things you see when you figure out what the hell is going.
20. Everytime I think I've finished being young, I catch myself having fun.
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