So Groovy it's Out of Site

new beginnings

2010-01-18T07:49:00.000-08:00

in order to keep folks up to date on my life in madrid, voy a empezar a blog again.

todo va a ser written en espangles, probablamente.

i arrived this morning at 10am, 1am pacific time and caught a taxi with the help of my program leaders to the hotel husa princesa. a fancier hotel than i've ever been in.

...here i met several folks who are on the program with me. then i went to the american embassy para usar su free wi-fi

i promise not to come here often, but internet is expensive here.

madrid is beautiful and reminds me a bit of san francisco, but without the hills. i can tell already i'll be at home here.

i have yet to call family and such but i may go trolling for a pay phone soon, as i don't have skype credit yet.

so this is the beginning of my journey. i'll stay at the hotel tonight and tomorrow unir con mi host madre and get settled in my new home. in about 20 minutes voy a salir al mall y otros lugares for tapas and to buy a cell phone.

ps. this starbucks definitely had the nastiest baño i've ever used. yay!

saludos.

2009-04-17T18:59:00.000-07:00

you (5:41:05 PM): so i didn't drink milk for like 7 months
you (5:41:11 PM): cuz i was to cheap
you (5:41:18 PM): and now i've been drinking a crapload
you (5:41:22 PM): because milk is awesome
me (5:41:23 PM): ohhh
me (5:41:29 PM): and cheap, with ma
you (5:41:40 PM): and my body didn't know what to do with all the calcium any more
you (5:41:43 PM): so it grew a new bone
you (5:41:49 PM): so now i gotta get that hacked off
you (5:42:07 PM): which ironically, will cost substantially more than 7 months worth of milk

some stuffs

2008-02-13T15:28:00.000-08:00

these are things that are happening in the life of the blogger:

1. the vagina monologues: i'm in it. performing tonight, thursday, and friday. this is weird. i don't act.
2. i have a radio show on my college's radio station, KUPS "the sound." it's at 8am on fridays. you should go to kups.ups.edu and get the webcast, then record my show and listen to it when it's not that ungodly hour. there's some other good stuff on there too.
3. no complaints about the upcoming valentine's day.
4. yes, eric, i've been keeping up with dog damnit. you guys make me giggle. and sometimes i pee a little. i'm getting this looked at by a physician.

rockin' the screen tees

2008-01-22T17:58:00.000-08:00

Apparently people still own and wear these tee-shirts.
Recent sitings:

Love Sucks.
True Love Swallows.

I lost my phone number.
Can I have yours?

You've been a bad girl.
Go to my room.

Do you believe in love at first sight?
...Or should I walk by again?

Anybody else spotted some of these gems lately?

wife<=>swap!

2008-01-11T01:32:00.000-08:00

the executive meeting when they conjured up the idea for this show must have went something like this:

well, we's gonna need two wifeys. an' they's each gotta have them a hubby, 'n some chillens.
one of the wives has gotta be real strict. like uh.. maybe, a facist. and her fambly's gotta keep all their shit in tiptop shape, or ELSE! ...yeah.
an' then, the other wife'll be real fun. just a fun gal. and messy. there's gotta be like.. cat crap all over the place. but they have lots of fun! and.. and.. maybe her husband can be real goofy, and burp and fart and stuff, and he's gotta make his old lady do all the housework, cause that's women's work. yeahh. and he'll be illiterate, too.
and uhh.. all the wives and husbands'll be fat! real fat! and they'll all call each other fat too! and the kids will probably all kill themselves one day for having gone through this painful, awkward experience!!

...so, i watched a whole entire episode of wifeswap tonight. the illiterate asshole husband said he felt like the swapped wife was "demeanoring" him. he also said she was "anal-tentive." but in the end, both families learned to appreciate how good they have it, and how to better themselves and improve their family dynamics. it was real touching.

also, using capital letters: out. hop on the bandwagon.

best of 2008 so far!

2008-01-02T19:31:00.000-08:00

Best movie I watched yesterday: Batman Forever

Best drunk dial received: From Kelly Rotbart, assisted by Anna Wiley, with various other contributions.

Best Rock Band performance: Myself, Karus, Nick, Dan Rone and Ashton playing "Epic" by Faith No More.
-Runner up: 3 failed attempts at a 10-minute long Metallica song.

Biggest creep: 45-year old man in Safeway who looked at my breasts for way too long.

Worst shit I heard on Medford radio: too close to call, but 97 'The Rogue' gets honorable mention as a purveyor of worthless 'alternative' music.

Worst blog of the year so far: Definitely this one.

steel and chardonnay or something?

2007-12-04T04:36:00.000-08:00

hey, has anyone heard of this new band called iron and wine? man, they did this song for the garden state soundtrack that was really good, then the postal service covered it. anyways, i saw this band at some theatre in seattle. they're alright. i don't think they'll really go anywhere though.

but seriously, great fuckin show tonight at the moore theatre. califone opened, phenomenal. how come no one has told me about them before? i blame you, team loeffabori.
both groups seemed very at ease, improvising and such.
i wanna play slide guitar.

EndFest

2007-09-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I saw Minus the Bear, Hot Hot Heat, Social Distortion, Against Me!, and Smashing Pumpkins at Seattle's EndFest.
I also watched the Used play and reminisced a little, and although they put on a pretty good show, I was really peeved at Bert McCracken (however that's spelled) and his showboating rockstar-iness. And all the little scenester girls and boys were all over it. It's like those kids who worship Jim Morrison and don't give a shit about the Doors. Hmm.
Also, Sattelite Party, who I hadn't heard of til yesterday. Perry Farrell, former lead singer of Jane's Addiction, plus 2 young guys on guitar and bass, another older dude drumming, and a hot slutty girl who couldn't dance (Farrell's wifey) on backup vocals, playing a bunch of Jane songs and wearing sparkly clothes.
Minus the Bear blew my mind.
Smashing Pumpkins only played for about an hour, but a good hour it was. Except for the douche bag who burnt me with his cigarette and the guy holding up the devil horns.

Animals, Collectively

2007-09-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

First Seattle concert adventure: Success!
Three friends and I went to Friday night's sold out Animal Collective show at Neumo's without tickets. We were in good company considering there were 30-50 people there who didn't have tickets either. Somehow, though, we managed to get tickets scalped for all of us and the show was phenom.
First opener was Eric Copeland (not this guy) : loud. noise. but probably worth getting some of his recordings.
Followed by Wizard Prison: seriously, two guys who think they're wizards. not really like anything I'd ever heard before.
Finally, Animal Collective: way different show that I expected. really highlighted their electronic sounds. and I danced my heart out.

And to chronicle the experience, I got a poster for ten dollars- one of only 50, made especially for that show.
Lesson learned: buy tickets ahead of time, and always get extra to scalp at the show.

2007-09-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

I just had to get rid of the Spiderman post.

spidey

2007-05-15T23:21:00.000-07:00

So it turns out Spiderman loves 'merica just as much as the next guy. Maybe he'll be on the next blue collar comedy tour and he'll just do that crazy-hot dance he does to get all the ladies in NYC.

But seriously, why don't we have real superheroes? I mean, wouldn't it be way cooler to watch a giant shape-shifting pile of sand duke it out with a dude on a flying snowboard than to trust the borin' ole police force to hunt them anarchist bitches down? Who's with me? Shall we all don capes and tight suits and fight crime?

and i shall reign in tyranny

2007-05-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

So, my final Prom was Friday night. Only about 20 days left of high school. And in an astounding show of appreciation for my GreatPersonality, I was somehow voted Prom Queen. Wtf?

The group (L-R): myself and Tanner Notch, Josh Rezendes and Larissa McCoy, Matt North and Alex C., Tyler Artner, Daniel Sinderson and Breanne Thorton, Brendan Morrell and Allie Hartman, Sam Schuler and Sara Fischer, Jerred North and Sahmura Gonzales. Rachel Sinclair and Kelly Rotbart, front and center.

no title to speak of

2007-04-26T00:31:00.000-07:00

Tonight I was jones'n for a fish taco. I got one at Del Taco. Quality.

I wish there wasn't sexual a connotation for every food item.

on a lighter note

2007-04-17T18:29:00.001-07:00

So this is really retarded, but the first time I saw it I was pretty entertained.

you thought you were safe

2007-04-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

A brand new tragedy. Somebody really blew it here. The deadliest campus shooting in US history.

duke spirit

2007-04-15T22:40:00.000-07:00

I was listening to Cuts Across the Land by Duke Spirit in the car today. They are one of the few female-fronted bands I like. Comparable to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, only... good.

back from 'Tacompton'

2007-04-15T22:00:00.000-07:00

Went up for a preview day at UPS this weekend... I went to the most amazing seminars and met some seemingly kickass teachers. I think this college could work out really nicely for me. I could sit in on some "Non-violent civil disobedience training" sessions, which I saw flyers for.
Also, I drove by ReclinerLand. And Sleater-Kinney Road. Everybody loves Warshington.

comes down to it

2007-04-06T15:14:00.000-07:00

Well, I've heard back from all the schools I applied to now..
I got in to UPS, PSU and Willamette and I've been "wait-listed" by UP.
So now it's decision time.

Tomorrow is Easter's Eve. Don't forget to shout out to big papa JC.

also...

2007-03-29T00:35:00.001-07:00

Such high-quality lyricism. Five stars. My new favorite Artist.

collaborate and listen...

2007-03-29T00:15:00.000-07:00

I think I'm going to start making stop-motion videos. I'm mildly OCD and I have enough time when I'm really bored. I guess I need a camera first though.

i wish...

2007-03-22T00:14:00.000-07:00

-I didn't have Celine Dion stuck in my head.
-My hair was this soft all the time.
-I knew why my left hip region feels like exploding.
-I was responsible enough to turn things in on time.

I received admission to Willamette.
That makes 2 out of 4 schools that I've heard back from.
Also, I had my senior project performance on Monday night. It went pretty well.
Apologies for the lack of updates. Peace.

WIN dat money, hooooo!

2007-03-15T21:45:00.000-07:00

I got accepeted to Puget Sound!
And I got the "President's scholarship" for $6,000 each year!
You heard it here first!

Re: Doritos Checkout Girl Super Bowl XLI Commercial

2007-03-13T15:35:00.001-07:00

Apparently this guy is some sort of YouTube superstar...

a noteworthy conversation

2007-03-13T01:32:00.000-07:00

Larissa and I always have the best online conversations.
Like just now..
you must mean exorcise the demon.

-"i believe it is time to exercise the demon!
down! down! spawn of satan!!!!"

-"you must mean exorcise the demon.
were we to be exercising it,
we would be saying
"up, up. up, up. hooold. relax." "

I miss her.

bad film society

2007-03-12T00:20:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure? of attending this month's Bad Film Society screening of the "Wild World of Batwoman," or "I Was a Hippie Vampire."
This movie truly does fit the bill.
The society, though, was not full of pretentious hipsters as I expected.
More like broken hips-ters.
Almost everyone there besides myself, Jenny, and Heather was over 60.
They were all pretty funny.
I'm excited for retirement.

bad poetry! oh noetry.

2007-03-06T15:54:00.000-08:00

My english teacher decided that we are fifth graders today and gave us a list of words we had to use in a poem; ie "light, bird, tree, rivers, water, light, branches, stones, floors, cats..."
So I made a fifth grade quality poem.

"Cats in rivers
get the shivers.
Cats in trees
are filled with glee.
Cats in grass
are oh so crass.
Cats on floors
are skittish.

Cats in boats
will stay afloat.
Cats on branches
take no chances.
Cats with birds
are so absurd.
Cats from Finland
are Finnish."

I know. Epic.

oh, pop culture

2007-03-05T20:39:00.000-08:00

Yesterday in a parking lot I saw a car covered with window paint.
On the back it said "Just married!"
and on the side it said "Sexy time tonight! Yeah!!"

Also, Dreamgirls sucked.
During one particularly cheesy part, my friend and I started laughing uncontrollably, and the elderly man behind us shouted "Shut up Girls!"

what's not funny

2007-03-04T12:00:00.000-08:00

...Is bringing in a group of 45 people to a restaurant at 11:15 when the restaurant closes at 12.
I was at work til about 12:30 last night, because of some damn team from Klamath Union and their asshole parents.

fuck mornings

2007-02-27T22:15:00.000-08:00

Waking up at 5:30 tomorrow to work out before school,
so I can pass P.E.
so I can graduate.
It's a wicked world.
Following workout session, though, will be a feast at the Black Bear Diner.
I like it there, because all the women look like their names should be Flo, and all the guys seem to have the IQ of a lawnmower.
Am I being too brash?

snow, again

2007-02-21T23:27:00.000-08:00

About two inches in two hours, and no hint of letting up. Thank you, global warming.

i have returned

2007-02-20T22:13:00.000-08:00

Back from my week of travels, and it feels great. I visited Willamette Univ. and University of Puget Sound, I got to see captain Kweller, spent some time with my brother and friends, and much more. Twas a blast.
More updates when I'm less tired.

Here, though, is some food for thought:

"kw" + (jelly - [j+y]) + (butter - butt)

the itinerary

2007-02-14T23:53:00.000-08:00

In t-minus five hours or so, my journey commences.
First I'm headed to Salem for an interview at/tour of Willamette on Thursday, and a meeting for the YAT on Friday. Friday evening, I shall be southbound to Corvallis, staying the night with mi hermano and Preston. Then all the gang will be going to see the majestic Ben Kweller Saturday night in Portland.
Monday is freshman preview day at UP, after which I will go to Tacoma, stay the night at the University of Puget Sound, take a tour of the campus and have an interview with a counselor there on Wednesday.
Adventure time! See you next week, and Feliz Dia del Amor y Amistad.

fortune cookies and fun facts

2007-02-11T23:55:00.000-08:00

My fortune cookie today read,
"An unexpected windfall will be yours."

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Fun facts:
-If you want to get your l.a.r.p. on, head to Hawthorne Park, where the creeps weild their cardboard "swords".
-Got my tax returns. Mad scrilla!

oh glorious pod

2007-02-11T10:33:00.001-08:00

I have acquired 46.13 GB of music on my lovely iPod. I realize this is more than I will ever need, but I'm pretty psyched. And I still have to import all the cds I've purchased in the past year. Woo.

long saturday

2007-02-04T01:45:00.000-08:00

At work from 11 til 11.
But I got to see the Jeter clan, minus Scott.
And I heard the best racist joke ever.
Good quality day.

Listen to Archers of Loaf.

faking timeliness

2007-02-01T23:42:00.000-08:00

I'm going to pretend I posted this when I should have, on Thursday.

I finally got all my college applications out. The ones with deadlines, at least.
University of Puget Sound
University of Portland
Willamette U.

Anybody ever need a sweet ass essay, call me. I fuckin rock.

things that made me giggle

2007-01-27T23:56:00.000-08:00

Today, I walked to work. I stopped by Safeway to get some Starbucks (great idea, Safeway) and as I walked past RiteAid, a portly gentleman of about 62 years, wearing train-conductor overalls and a Lynrd Skynrd trucker hat gave me "the nod." Creepy, yes. Funny, you bet.
Another highlight of the walk was as I was passing "OZ Fitness."
This fat little kid was sitting by the treadmills, watching all the fit people run their little hearts out, and he was leaning against the window playing Gameboy. What a fuckin champ.

what is

2007-01-23T15:25:00.000-08:00

...the best chapstick money can buy?
Being sick has wreaked havoc on my usually soft and kissable lips.

In other news, never spend the hour between 6 and 7 am with Molly Jeter, as I did Monday morning during P.E. make-up.
She is sleepy, thus crazier than usual.

I still love you, baby Jeter.

mood music

2007-01-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

I'm a weather-inspired listener.
I have rainy day music. Summer music. Whatever.

I'd call this my... "It was snowy but now it's just cold and not quite as pretty as it was a couple days ago" music.

Magic Wand - Little Wings

Master and Everyone - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Perfect. If you don't love it already, you will.

the SOB

2007-01-16T22:11:00.000-08:00

Bloggers, calm thyselves.

This once tight knit and tiny group has grown and is now thriving, housing new bloggers, new ideas, new humor and input. Our core is still the same; that heart of gold that (let's face it) is pretty much the entire population of intelligent and awesome people in southern Oregon. What was once a 10 minute round to check updates on every good blog in the valley is now an hour long process. We have ushered in music experts, thesaurus users, word inventors, and assholes*.

Some of us were preoccupied last year, while others stayed dedicated. Some think their opinion is the be-all, end-all of what is "in." Some of us really need to invest in a spell checker.

All I want to say is that you are my family. A really big, disorderly family that drinks too much and hooks up with each other, but a family nonetheless. Whether or not there is a leader of the SOB has yet to be determined, but with our powers combined.....

...Need I say more?

*Eric recently named me 'worst blogger of the year'. He's not really that much of an asshole.

new shit

2007-01-16T21:00:00.000-08:00

My new gift to myself, for being so wonderful.

"Children of Men"

2007-01-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

See this movie.
So probable it hurts.
The best movie I've seen in years.

.a.thon.

2007-01-04T14:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had a movie-thon, starting at 8:30 am with Batman Begins, then The Devil Wears Prada, then Kinsey, then I watched a little bit of my Foo Fighters dvd, and finally the newish Mark Wahlberg/Disney movie Invincible. I had a pretty good fever, which was kind of a low-budget acid trip. I'm exaggerating. But Mark E. Mark was certainly making me even hotter. Zing!

Also, today I had a consultation at the Southern Oregon Maxillofacial surgery place. It took an hour and a half, 90 percent of which was me sitting, reading magazines. I had a magazine-a-thon. Shape, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, and this fucking snobby Medford-made magazine called The Southern Oregon Affluent or something like that. I tried to find a link, but couldn't find a site for them. This high-class mag includes IMD model shoots of kids in boutique clothing, big houses, and poor grammar. Well, not really, but I found a few typos.

3 am

2006-12-27T03:00:00.000-08:00

Life would be a lot better if:
...I had a car
...I were out of high school
...I had my own computer
...I could be less fickle
....(slash) indecisive
.....(slash) fleeting
......(slash) retarded

...I did not constantly smell of Red Robin

...I did not have "Dance into the Fire" stuck in my head

they aren't kidding.

2006-12-23T01:34:00.000-08:00

Guess what everyone's getting for Christmas!!!!

Twisted Sister just performed on the Late Late Show. They definitely still take themselves seriously. I almost cried.

the last straw

2006-12-22T10:04:00.000-08:00

I'm going to have to put those mufuckin word verification things on my comments, because I just keep on getting spammed.

bloody hell

2006-12-16T19:35:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been almost a month since the last post. I suck.
Update on life:
-Took my first Greyhound trip. Hella skedge.
-Invented the word "skedge." Combination of sketchy and edgy, of course.
-Got moved up at the bird. Will be making more money now.
-Didn't see the Shins.

That pretty much sums it up.

I'll try and be less gay and AIDSlike. Sorry.

camping

2006-11-22T01:16:00.000-08:00

Of all the campers out there,
I've gotta be one of the happiest.
Under the circumstances.
You know what I say?
Fuck the circumstances!
Rise above!
Now who wants to loan me $1000?

blues

2006-11-16T23:52:00.000-08:00

I've really been in the mood for some good ole guitar-and-harmonica, prison-style blues..
Anybody know any good players along these lines?

make dat money, ho

2006-11-13T00:07:00.000-08:00

This week I worked 43:15 hours.
This paycheck is gonna equal hella scrill.
I'm no longer facing a forced life of prostitution and coke habits.

Although, if the price is right...

insurance

2006-11-10T15:40:00.000-08:00

Car insurance: 6 months = $1,077.
Cool.

oh, how true

2006-11-06T22:10:00.000-08:00

From the online comic Married to the Sea.

edison force

2006-11-06T21:44:00.000-08:00

I had the immense pleasure yesternight of viewing the cinematic gem Edison Force, starring Morgan Freeman, L.L. Cool J, and Justin Timberlake, the three greatest black actors of all time. Oh yeah, and that girl from Coyote Ugly was in it too. She got her face smashed in.
This movie was probably the single most heartwrenching failure I have ever seen. The scripting was so horrible even J.Timba couldn't make it work. Many of the psuedoquotable lines didn't even make sense. I believe this was the last line of the movie (which i scratched down in the SuDoku book I was working at while watching the picture):

Justice is a lot like journalism; sometimes the most important questions are the ones you decide not to ask." -Journalist Josh Pollack (Timberlake)

The plot was about as enthralling as watching a bug stuck between a window screen and the glass... You know... When you watch something for way too long, and then realize suddenly that you can never get back that last hour of your life that you completely wasted... Like that.

aspirations

2006-11-01T23:53:00.000-08:00

If I don't manage to reach my life-long dream of becoming a jingle-writer for commercials,
I think I'll persue a career at Les Schwab.
They really do come running!
I wasn't even into the parking lot yet and that tricky bastard was waiting for me!

halloween highlights

2006-10-31T23:37:00.000-08:00

-Seeing Adam in his kick ass costume.
Who ya gonna call? Adam MaFuckinChado, that's who.

-Winning $25 for second best costume at work.

-Learning the versatility of aluminum foil.

101

2006-10-30T00:29:00.000-08:00

I guess that last post there was number 100.
That took me about a year to get to, I think.
Sad.
I'm going to update more and try to reach 200 posts before my next birthday.
That's the new plan.

I just watched What Dreams May Come for the first time in several years.
Really damn good movie.
Robin Williams: More like Robin Ill-iams.
Get it? Ill. Like sick/tight/rad.
Nevermind.

sad face

2006-10-28T01:03:00.000-07:00

Today was:
A. A series of small disappointments
B. Not a good friday
C. Completely worthless
D. Utterly horrendous
E. All of the above

red flag

2006-10-27T00:04:00.000-07:00

You might be talking to a child molester if:
You are at a college fair, talking to a representative from a prestige university about audio production, and he says, "You'd really like the studio at my house."
Only heed this warning if said representative is sporting a moustache.

drapes?

2006-10-25T23:32:00.000-07:00

I've got good news, everybody.
We're winning the war. The one against terror. In Iraquistan.

Acknowledging painful losses in Iraq, President Bush said Wednesday he is not satisfied with the progress of the long and unpopular war, but he still insisted the United States was winning and should not think about withdrawing.

And, Praise Jesus, the GOP will keep on runnin thangs.

Despite polls suggesting a Democratic takeover of at least the House, Bush said he was confident Republicans would prevail. Dismissing Democrats' hopes, Bush said,
"We've got some people dancing in the end zone here in Washington, D.C. ... measuring their drapes."

What?

i realize now

2006-10-24T22:47:00.000-07:00

...why i was happy being festively plump.
have you ever experienced the glory of "circuit training?"
41 sets, 30 seconds each, 4 seconds in between.
i feel sexier already.

I'm Coming Back

2006-10-24T00:37:00.000-07:00

After a brief respite that seemed to last a year, I'm coming back to the SOB with a new lust for life. Or at least more things to bitch about.
Hopefully I'll be able to earn my way back into your hearts and your dailies.
Sincerely,
Erin Ingle

Why I Love Kelly Rotbart: Special Double Post

2006-08-29T01:00:00.000-07:00

While watching a commercial for Snakes On A Plane, laughing, of course, with the youngest Rotbart child and a few other friends, we discussed our worst fears:

Me: "At least it wasn't Spiders on a Plane"

Rachel: "...Or Needles on a Plane"

Kelly: "...Or Public Speaking on a Plane."

Why I Hate Fat People

2006-08-29T00:54:00.000-07:00

The other day this huge family came into Red Robin. And I mean HUGE.
The 11 or 12 year old daughter probably was about 5'1" and maybe 170 lbs.
There were 2 adult women, presumably sisters, with several children, and all were morbidly obese.
The best part of this sight was that one of the children (of this all caucasian family) was a preteen girl wearing a shirt with the virgin Mary on it, that read "Madrecita" in old english.
Bitchin'.

Accepted

2006-08-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

...Yet another Teen Movie.
But pretty damn hilarious.
Thumbs up.

Also: A fond farewell to Dana K, who departs today for her first term at Willamette University.

Talladega Nights

2006-08-14T23:35:00.000-07:00

...Just as good the second time.
Full of choice personal mottos I have adopted, such as

"I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence"

Bad Thing to do When You're Bored

2006-08-10T23:34:00.000-07:00

Try to beat solitaire once with every deck art option.

I'm well on my way.

2006-07-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

Bubble, bubble,
Toil and trouble,
Off to work another double..

Today is my fourth double shift in a row.
I'm making bank this check.

He Exists!

2006-07-22T00:03:00.000-07:00

Yes, my friends, God does exist. We know this now for he hath shined his glory upon us by sending us his only son, Ben Kweller, who will be performing IN PORTLAND this fall.
Fuck yes.
Thursday, September 28th, at the Crystal Ballroom.
I just peed myself.

Warped Tour '06

2006-07-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

...Was wonderful.
The Academy Is..., AFI, The American Black Lung, Anti-Flag, Armor for Sleep, The Bled, The Casualties, Emery, Motion City Soundtrack, Rise Against, Thursday, Underoath.
Loads and barrels and buckets of fun.
If you ever get the chance to attend one of the Warped dates, you're gauranteed lots of good shows.

Brand New

2006-07-14T16:20:00.000-07:00

...Although I was ridiculously excited for this concert, I was not in the state of euphoria I had imagined I would be in throughout the show. The opening bands were pretty good, but not quite to my taste (and they seemed like they'd be better on cd than live).

Brand New put on a great show... you could tell that frontman Jesse Lacey was feeling every word of every song (yay for emo). The energy in that room could have powered a small bomb. The downside to the fanatical fans was that every kid in there was singing along to every song, so instead of hearing the music of one of my favorite bands, I heard the scream/singing of the boy with eyeshadow and lip rings next to me.

You've got to give some credit to emo shows though: Instead of smelling like hot sweat in the pit, it just smelled like hair products.

Steven Seagal

2006-07-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

is probably the worst actor on the planet.

"Hey cupcake, whaddya think you're lookin at?" -Douche bag in bar
"Nothing much at all." -Seagal
Seagal then proceeds to walk directly at this guy, as though he'll fight him, then right by him. Ouch! The cold shoulder! Learned that one in DARE.

After ensuing fight scene:
"Well, that's Natives: 8, Well workers: 0. Anybody else wanna fight cupcake?"

Seagal sports his tan, leather, fringed and beaded coat during the entire scene, proving that he's a native american. What a badass.

Oh, Childhood.

2006-07-05T17:04:00.000-07:00

Today my friend Sara and I reminisced a bit with her special mix of songs that were popular when we were kids. I'd just like to share with you the song that was playing as we pulled up next to two old women at one stoplight:

I wanna li-li-li-lick you from your head to yo' toes, and I wanna- Move from the bed down to the, down to the, to the flo'. And I wanna "ah! ah!" You make it so good I don't wanna leave. And I wanna na-na-na-know wha-what's yo' fan-ta-ta-syyyyyy

Oh, Luda. You crazy bastard. I can't believe this is what I was listening to in elementary school.

2006-07-04T00:48:00.000-07:00

I'm admittedly un-patriotic, but for some reason, I dig the 4th of July...

You get explosions and bright lights...
A romantic view...
Lots of people just loving life in the good ole' U-S-of-A.
Barbeques.. Swimming.. Parades...

I feel like I'm living in 1950.
It's really quite enjoyable.

Happy Independence day.

Back for a moment

2006-06-24T18:42:00.000-07:00

Well trip #1 went well... I didn't get sunburnt or bug-bitten, so I'm happy.
Tomorrow morning I head up to Olympia, but I'll be back on the 30th...
Blogosphere party upon my return?
Sam's birthday is coming up soon... Perhaps a joint fiesta is in order.

See you all in a weekish.

Que les vaya bien...

2006-06-15T00:10:00.000-07:00

Well, it is officially my birthday.
Feliz Cumpleaños to me.
In approximately 5 hours I will be boarding a bus and heading south.
I believe I will be missing my brother's return to Medford during my trip, but he'll still be here when I get back.
I'll make sure I squeeze in an update in the day that I'm home before I head out again.
Stay strong in my absence, sphere.

Thanks, Old Guy!

2006-06-11T22:50:00.000-07:00

The following is an actual conversation between myself and a middle-aged man with a beard, and his friend.

Old Guy: Can I steal one of those mints from ya, Sunshine?
Me: [Award laugh] ...Go right ahead... [To his friend] One for you?
Friend: No, thanks, I'm mint-free. [hearty guffaw]
Me: How about a toothpick?
Friend: [hearty guffaw] Nah, I'm toothpick free too.
Old Guy: I'll take one... Everybody could use a little wood once in a while.

...So the question is, Do you naturally become creepy and not funny when you're old, or is it a conscious decision?

Coming to a close

2006-06-06T22:29:00.000-07:00

It's almost the end of the school year.
Finally.
Unfortunately, I will have 1 day of rest until I head down to Mexico to build some casas, then I one day between returning home from there and leaving for Washington to be a counselor at a Junior High camp.
Pretty sweet.

2006-05-31T14:36:00.000-07:00

This is an update.
I don't really have anything to say though...
I just didn't want "Happy Birthday, Adam" to still be my most recent post.

Remember to put a little bit of sunshine in your life.

2006-05-29T01:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Adam.

RHCP

2006-05-28T11:03:00.000-07:00

I think Red Hot Chili Peppers are arguably the biggest rock band currently in existence.
Would you agree?
Who else can really compete with them?

2006-05-25T22:43:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling a tad left out, considering all my friends are currently hanging out with all the crazies at Tinseltown, waiting to see X3...
I dropped by for a while, hoping to see Adam as Wolverine or something, but no such luck.
Lame night.

Bad Manners

2006-05-23T23:57:00.000-07:00

I really wanted some apple juice.
I really didn't want to leave the laundry room (which contains a refrigerator).
Despite the fact that I always complain when people drink straight from a carton/jug of liquid, I decided against getting out a cup, and went ahead and took a swig.
Not until after swallowing did I notice the lovely little clumps of mold at the bottom of the container.

I feel dirty.

Top Ten-sies!

2006-05-14T22:44:00.000-07:00

(in some vague order)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of the Bewilderbeast
Weezer - Pinkerton
The Academy Is... - Almost Here
Death Cab for Cutie - Something About Airplanes
Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights
Cursive - The Ugly Organ
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
Graves - Yes Yes Okay Okay

Honorable Mention: All Foo Fighters, Radiohead, and Death Cab albums, "Wish You Were Here" and "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, The Doors and Tom Petty's Greatest Hits, Dave Matthews "Live at Luther College," Sigur Rós "Agaetis byrjun" and much more.

God
that was ridiculously hard.

2006-05-13T19:24:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, as I was walking home from work, a black fellow leaned out the passenger's window of a passing vehicle, turned towards me, and shouted,
"DAAAAAaaammmn!"

Am I complimented, or does this mean I have a huge ass?

Prom

2006-05-06T14:19:00.000-07:00

Prom last night was incredibly fun.
Pictures to come soon.

Actual Phone Call

2006-04-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

::Riiiing::

Hello?

::Deep Inhale::
Hi, this is Jason from Blockbuster, I was just calling to say hi.
::Pause::
I wanted to thank you for signing up with us yesterday and, you know, see if you had any questions.

Me: Nooooo???

Alright, fantastic. Well I'll see you next time you come in.

Me: Alriiiiight.... Thank you, Jason from Blockbuster. You have a fantastic day.

::Deep Chuckle:: Alright, I'm sure I will.

2006-04-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

Beowulf, Schmeowulf!

Attention

2006-04-23T23:54:00.000-07:00

...Attention...
May I have all your eyes and ears?

My asian lover, Zach Charoenset, has started his own blog.
I'm betting he will prove a staple to the SOB.

2006-04-23T00:21:00.000-07:00

So this evening, I walked up to "Don, party of two," to take them to their table, and this woman gave me a huge hug.
I was slightly taken aback, considering I had no idea who this woman was, until she said, "It's Don and Karen Jeter!" It took me a while to recognize her because I haven't seen them in a while.
We talked about how I'm going to marry into their family.
God I love the Jeters.

SCRABBLE

2006-04-22T00:20:00.000-07:00

So today was my dad's birthday, and we played a little game of scrabble to celebrate. Unfortunately I owned his ass.
Highest scoring words of the night:
"Meek" with a triple-word score for 30 points, and
"Fishy" for 42.
Both placed by myself.

In other news, I am now the co-founder of a Sudoku club at our school.
We have races.
It's bad ass.

Have a fantastic evening.

And remember, don't pay money to see Scary Movie 4.

2006-04-10T23:48:00.000-07:00

Thumbs Down:
Nothing pisses me off like skipping cds.
It's always on the best songs, your favorite cds, whatever is the most irritating.

Thumbs Up:
In the past few days I have acquired a ton of new cds from friends; mostly of bands I already know and love, but I also got a few new ones. This is exciting to me even though I try to avoid burning cds as much as possible. ...Ranging from emotastic screamy stuff to electronic indie goodness, a few of my new acquisitions are:

Architecture In Helsinki - Fingers Crossed
Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Of Montreal - Aldhils Arboretum
Rosaline - We're All Just Passing Through...
Songs: Ohia - Songs: Ohia

So much stolen music! Yay!

Update, Finally.

2006-04-09T23:27:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates, friends.
Life has been severely lacking in lustre as of late.

Obviously the highlight of the week was seeing Scott, Donnie, and Amanda at Red Robin this evening, and not much could top that.

Except for this:

Over Spring Break, my friend and I paid a late night visit to a nearby 7-11 to get some snackage. An old friend of mine came in, and we talked for a moment, and then he introduced me to his friend, who asked if we were "messin' with her man." I was then verbally abused by a large mexicana named (I shit you not)"Flower," and although they say your only choices are "Fight or Flight," I simply stood by peacefully and somehow managed to not wet myself when she repeatedly asked if I would like to "Take this outside, Bitch."
But man was that whole thing worth it for that tasty ice cream sandwich.

2006-03-29T21:49:00.000-08:00

Ah, Spring Break.
You are a breath of fresh air.

I have been up till the wee hours of the morning for the past few days, doing absolutely nothing.

It has been glorious.

Update Post 3

2006-03-22T23:36:00.000-08:00

I wish I could say the weekend ended on that high note. But what goes up must come down, and nothing gold can stay, to drop a few cliche's in there.
Sunday morning we decided to go to breakfast with our pal Noah, with whom we were staying through the weekend. I drove, since we were in my car, even though I was kind of grounded from driving with other people in my car because of my recent run-in with the law...
Anyways, we drove into Portland toward the Hawthorn district to find somewhere to eat. Noah sat shotgun, my friend Larissa sat behind me, and my cousin Raquel sat rear passenger side.
As we entered the intersection of 2 busy roads, we looked around to see what street we were crossing. At that moment, a red Neon plowed into my driver's side door. Apparently I had ran a red light, and for that I suffered dearly. No one was hurt, but serious damage was done to both vehicles.
My pride has disintegrated, considering I have regressed back into my younger years of waiting on curbs until my mommy or daddy could come pick me up. I probably won't be able to drive for a couple of years, considering my car is totalled and this is the second accident I've been in within a few months, so my insurance will skyrocket, prompting cancellation. And the worst part is the knowledge that I almost killed one of my best friends.
Mortality's a bitch.
Pictures of my car

Update Post 2

2006-03-22T23:30:00.000-08:00

Damn GoogleMaps was totally off on the directions to the theatre, and we got completely lost, resulting in us arriving at the show late. Which resulted in us not getting tickets.
Since it was sold out, so we ended up sitting outside with a couple drunks/bums for the first set, but we got to be right near a few attractive musicians. Then we talked a security gaurd into letting us in for regular ticket prices, with my cunning eloquencey (<-- probably would be more effective if I knew how to spell that). The concert was absolutely outstanding. Nothing beats a punk show.

Update Post 1

2006-03-22T23:23:00.000-08:00

Well, since I got a little behind this weekend, I figured I'd update in 2 installments: one post for what should've been said before this weekend, one for what should have been my reactions to the weekend in its entirety, and one for a run-down of the past few days' events. This post shall henceforth be written as though the date is Friday, March 17th, and I am looking forward to a fantastic weekend. Thus, post 1 commences.

Tonight I will be driving up to Portland with my friend and my cousin to see a concert tomorrow. Anti-Flag, the Casualties, and the Unseen are all playing tomorrow night at the Loveland theatre. We don't have tickets yet because the service charges for buying them online were ridiculous, but the show probably won't sell out. I'll update you all when I return!

Oh, Sleep

2006-03-17T00:38:00.000-08:00

Here is what my sleep pattern has been for the week:
Monday, 12 am: go to bed
Monday, 6:50 am: wake up
Monday, 11:30 pm: go to bed
Tuesday, 7:45 am: wake up
Tuesday, 2-4 pm: nap
*No Sleep all Tuesday night...
*Wednesday, school all day, Red Robin orientation during afternoon.
Wednesday, 6pm: go to bed
Thursday, 7:30 am: wake up
*That's 13.5 hours of sleep. Glorious!

Now it's technically Friday. Bah.

2006-03-13T23:10:00.000-08:00

Alright, I feel these are fitting times for poking fun at myspace and emo kids. Here's a little song that my friend Zach and I wrote. Which was posted on myspace.

"i have emo grass"
by Zach and Erin

im blinded by my emo intentions
and im bound by my self loathing.
when i cut up my arms
get light headed
feel like floating
paint my white walls red
like the blood that i shed
because im so sad.....

and i wish my grass was emo
like me, so it would cut itself.
now the mowers' rendered
useless.
I'll use it on myself

i have a tiny pecker
and i have no balls,
it helps me in my tight girl pants
they're three sizes too small
i have the perfect weight-loss
plan, caffiene and nicotine
that's the price i love to pay
to be emo (slash) scene

comment my pics they're
at a tilt to hide my girly build
my hair in my face
and my head down-cast
and with tears my eyes are filled.

and i wish my grass was emo
like me, so it would cut istelf,
now the mower's rendered
useless,
i'll use it on myself

**Disclaimer** The part about the ::ahem:: male anatomy was all him.

The Working World

2006-03-13T22:20:00.000-08:00

Although I'm technically still employed for the next 2 weeks, after which I will be receiving a hefty severence-pay-check, I have found a new job.
Thanks to Jill J. and Amanda F., I will be hostessing at Red Robin. Yay!

2006-03-09T19:34:00.000-08:00

Thank You Adam!
Have I told you that you're my hero? Yeah, probably about 5 times already.