| between the flick of the light, and the start of the dream |
[Aug. 31st, 2007|06:42 pm] |
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| | arcade fire - no cars go | ] |
So today I'm driving around with Grant and we are talking about Myspace Secret Shows, and how they've only had one in Philadelphia, and it was Gym Class Heroes. I missed it because I was in Kutztown. Shortly thereafter, he asks me if I've ever heard of Peter, Bjorn and John. I told him that I had their cd Writer's Block and that I really liked it. I get home and go on Myspace, and who is scheduled for a secret show this Tuesday?? PB&J! We're going down at noon on Tuesday to pick up wrist bands. Needless to say, I'm pretty psyched.
Also, Stephen, Dan, Kelly and I are all going to see Girl Talk in a couple of weeks. I am even more pumped for that.
Not much else to report. |
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| that's how i escaped my certain fate |
[Aug. 27th, 2007|03:46 pm] |
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| | mission of burma - that's how i escaped my certain fate | ] |
Summer is pretty much over now. This has been one of the best.
Yesterday I went to Kutztown to see everyone's new abodes and such. Not shortly after I showed up, I heard through the grapevine that "nobody likes me". This high school drama weighed on my mind for a little, not because I believe it but because of who said it. I know that all gossip in Kutztown is worth nothing, but some people can be really two faced.
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| god only knows what i'd be without you |
[Jul. 17th, 2007|02:36 pm] |
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| | the beach boys - god only knows | ] |
Two nights ago I played at the World Cafe with SPFLD. This was by far the biggest venue I've ever played. I was supposed to have band practice the night before, but I fell asleep waiting for a call from someone else in the band. It turned out that Ted had gone to a party anyway so when I talked to him online he told me that we had to be at World Cafe by four. It was now one and I still wasn't totally awake. I told Ted I was leaving and made it to his house by two. We went to guitar center to get picks and a couple of cables. Before we departed we practiced a few of the songs sans drums or bass. Everything sounded really tight considering the lack of practice, which was a concern on everyone's mind.
We showed up at the venue an hour late, just in time to unload everything from my minivan into the backstage area while they were sound checking some awful acoustic duo. I realized then that the rest of the bands were all going to be real run-of-the-mill "rockers" who traded in their Van Halen covers for an acoustic guitar and meaningless lyrics. Guys who majored in music in college. Guys who really have nothing interesting to say, but could recite the Lydian Dominant D Scale in under ten seconds. These people generate really dumb music. You can write pretty good music with theory, but learning to make music isn't anything compared to being able to naturally do it.
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| life was good, now death's all wrong |
[Jul. 10th, 2007|02:02 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | animal collective - cuckoo cuckoo | ] |
Yesterday I called Erika to let her know that I wouldn't be returning to Kutztown University. That really sucked.
Tonight I am traveling to Ted's house to learn some songs. He called me a couple of days ago and asked me if I'd play with his band. What he neglected to tell me was that the band in question was SPFLD. Ted probably doesn't know that I've not only heard of SPFLD, I got one of their cd's last year. Apparently, they need someone to play keyboard/guitar, and their bassist is being flaky. They might tour in August, which would be really fun, but more exciting is that they have a show this weekend at the World Cafe Live.
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| oh, we were so precious, you and i |
[Jul. 3rd, 2007|08:31 pm] |
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| | elliott smith - the biggest lie | ] |
So my first summer session has ended. I'm writing from 1407 Edgewood Ave again, but unfortunately I'll only be here for the rest of the week. The next 6 days should be a pretty sweet venture according to what my friends have planned. Today I spent the day laying around, then I went to the mall with Steve and Derek to buy some jeans. Buying clothing might be one of my favorite things to do. I know that's really vain, but I doubled the amount of jeans I own today. I went from two to four. After sleazing around the mall for a few hours we went to see the Transformers movie, which was an epic movie. Just thinking about Optimus Prime sliding around crowded city streets while the Deceptacons fired armor-piercing bullets into his hide makes my mouth water. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 19th, 2007|08:23 pm] |
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| | mandarin dynasty - i took note | ] |
And it's as they always say
if you love something give it away
but what are you
supposed to do
when you love everything? |
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| your mouth's a mile away |
[Jun. 3rd, 2007|11:13 pm] |
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| | the pixies - rock music | ] |
This morning I woke up on the futon in the theater house by myself. As my eyes adjusted to the light in the room, I looked out the window to see a morning dove sitting on the barbecue. It was craning its neck back and forth and it kept opening its mouth, although no sound came out.
He looked hurt, so when Dee walked by I alerted her to the presence of our visitor. She told me she was going to look for numbers of Animal Rescue companies in the Kutztown area. When she left I walked outside to get a better look at the bird. I was waiting for Dee to come back when the bird hopped off of the grill and started walking towards me.
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| you know you're lucky just to know her |
[Jun. 2nd, 2007|09:55 am] |
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| | the white stripes - you've got her in your pocket | ] |
I'm starting to get over feeling sick. Yesterday my mom left me a voicemail; apparently she called my doctor and he thinks I might have just been having a bad reaction to the medicine I just started taking. I haven't taken it now for a couple of days and I actually do feel a little bit better.
It was really nice having Sam here this week, although I feel bad for not being 100%, I felt so relieved that we could finally see each other again. It made being sick a lot better when I didn't have to lay around all day by myself. I ended up having an awesome time this weekend, though I feel as though I've been pushing my body a lot, too.
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| where the mist's for hire if it's just too clear |
[May. 21st, 2007|10:20 am] |
| [ | music |
| | pavement - here (peel session 1) | ] |
I just got back from the doctor's office. I walk in with a few things on my mind. He likes to medicate, but I've always felt that medication just weakens the immune system long-term. I've been letting my health slowly degrade and he's probably not going to appreciate that one bit. I never have follow-up appointments once I've deemed myself healthy, a trait he knows from my mother.
The appointment goes as planned, the good doctor asking me some questions, me answering them, him adding a followup question, me changing my answer. He usually laughs a lot; I don't give myself any credit because I usually think I'm fine overall, even if there are some obvious symptoms of poor health. This time around he seems to think I have asthma.
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| (no subject) |
[May. 18th, 2007|07:48 pm] |
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| | anathallo - yuki! yuki! yuki! | ] |
A telemarketer just called our house to ask me some questions about my healthcare provider for a survey. He told me he wasn't selling anything, and that my information would not be used for any reason. I responded, "Sorry but I don't know if I'm going to be able to answer your questions; I'm mad young and don't know much about healthcare, sorry."
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| i didn't want to listen cause i sure didn't care |
[May. 13th, 2007|01:26 pm] |
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| | dizzee rascal - dream | ] |
So, I'm finally back in Abington. It feels really strange now that I don't have a job and everybody else does. I need to find things to do all of the time to keep me entertained. Yesterday I woke up and helped dad build an addition to our deck. We're actually still working on it, but dad had to run to the Home Depot to pick up some more lumber. It's going to be really nice when it's finished, I love having that deck in the summer to accomodate me and my friends.
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| how satisfying that must be for you |
[May. 7th, 2007|08:29 pm] |
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| | david bazan - selling advertising | ] |
Today I jumped off of a 30 ft cliff into cold water. I've never actually swam in a natural body of water, so this was a pretty intense experience for me, but I plan on returning on Thursday to elaborate on the process. Jeff and I scouted some trees that we can jump off of, and there are actually a lot of little ledges jutting out of the rockface. The lake was made out of an old quarry so it makes for a really interesting pool. As soon as I pulled myself out of the freezing water I felt alive. I wanted to fashion new clothes from sticks and leaves and start a fire. It was a pretty intense experience.
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| let's pretend we don't exist |
[Apr. 29th, 2007|11:58 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | of montreal - wraith pinned to the mist and other games | ] |
I feel so ready to be back in Abington now. This year has been long and eventful, but it flew by really fast. I'm looking forward to moving to comfortable living, and friends, and the familiarity of home.
Today I found two packages of Oreo cookies, unopened in Schuylkill. They happen to be mine, and America's favorite cookie. Hopefully, they won't last the week.
Today I rode my bike around north campus for about an hour. It was really nice just listening to music and pedaling.
Over the next two weeks I have a bit of work to complete, then finals week starts next week. I'm heading home the Saturday after that.
There isn't much else to report, so goodnight. |
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| it was a mess |
[Apr. 26th, 2007|01:17 pm] |
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| | xiu xiu - i broke up (sj) | ] |
People shouldn't play games when they hate all of the players. It's just easier to dodge blame and let it run into others.
Nobody wants to admit their own faults but gets really mad at other people for being guilty of the same things they are. It's really hard to be nondescript, but I wouldn't want to harm anybody's fragile feelings here at Kutztown. I don't think anybody in question would read this anyway, but if they were to, it would cause a big problem. Why? Because some people aren't ready to graduate to college. I mean that on an emotional level. Sometimes I hear about petty squabbles among "friends" and I feel compelled to explain how my friends and I get along.
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| when i was a little boy there was nothing to fear |
[Apr. 25th, 2007|03:08 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Radiohead - Pyramid Song | ] |
I love looking through Live Journal photo groups and seeing how many people obviously bought an expensive camera without any knowledge of how to take a good picture. Hello? Rule of three? Ever heard of it? Probably not.
Today is the first rainy day in a series of nice Spring-like days. Besides the current precipitation, this week has been beautiful. I've been spending some time with Josh Plocinik, a freshman theatre major who I met through Sam. He's a really solid guy and I've never actually associated with him unless we were at the SUB, the diner, or at Becky's house if he's hammered.
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| still wanna hate? be my guest |
[Apr. 21st, 2007|06:26 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Girl Talk - Hold Up | ] |
I feel so much better now. I don't know what it was about this week, but I think the cold weather had finally broken my spirits. However, yesterday was the day I needed to put me in a great mood. I'm in love. The weather has been great. School isn't driving me nuts anymore. Everything has just seemed to fall into place.
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| all these telescopic poems; it's good to be alone |
[Apr. 19th, 2007|09:24 am] |
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| | Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke) | ] |
My lower back hurts like hell. I couldn't fall asleep last night, I've been really congested and I woke up every couple of hours breathless. I even woke up at the alarm, but I didn't go to class. I have a headache and I'm really sore.
Yesterday was a strange day..
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