| Friday, July 25, 2008 |
| the long forgotten idiocy... |
I think I've pretty much given up on this thing... I just don't have much to get off my chest these days - My support system seems to be handling my miscellaneous BS pretty well, and I just don't have much to bitch about on this thing.
I'm also pretty sure that nobody reads this thing anymore, but hey - why not blog again just for the fun of it, eh?
I wonder if I can blog from iphone - and if it matters since i have up-to-the-minute updates on facebook? interesting indeed.
Now I sit at work. I want a new job. I want to be able to afford a vacation (haven't taken one out of town since 2002 when I moved to Boston, and haven't taken one in town since 2005). I want to be more interesting and less pragmatic and polarizing. I want to be successful on my own terms (fat chance).
I have over 70 records now - That's insane, and an insane amount of money. I love them, though - especially in fall and winter months - i wish i had a fireplace so I could listen to them and get the full ambiance I want. One day.
It should be known that i'm full-on in love at the moment... It's nice.
I'm currently listening to Joan of Arc. I'm deciding if I like it or not. We'll see.
I have an iphone - it's nice.
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| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
| oddities and musings... |
More than 3 months without blogging - who knew I had it in me?!
I'll run down the list of happenings:
1) My car was smashed into by some girl - $6k in damages later, a restored and glorious Hansel (that was its name) was sold to Megan's father. I miss it :-(
2) I bought a new Honda Accord - it's nice, has all the stuff I need, and it's 4 doors, so I can haul all of my drums and stuff around. It's name is Thurston, and it's 2-door counterparts are named Deiderik - any of the previous generations are called Hansel, and the 4doors are called Hansel 2's. Yes, I am messed up in the head.
3) No music - I've written, but have nothing for you, as always.
4) Things have been getting more serious with J - a new cat in the story. Not like serious, as in marriage, but serious as in acknowledgement of dating status after 8 months.
5) I found a record player and had it fixed. I've since been obsessed with finding records. I have most that I want now, and there's a list of maybe 15 out of print records that i feel like I should have. The ones I have are a mixture of out of prints, colored vinyl and new albums that I like. It's almost unhealthy how much I'm buying records left and right, and I've SOMEWHAT curbed myself when it comes to ebay, but still - i see one that i want, and I get it. I went from having 4 records in October, to almost 40 right now. Eek...
6) I turn 28 on the 7th. twenty-fucking-eight. wtf, indeed...
7) I did some websites - check out www.criterioncommunications.com and www.photobyrj.com - they're kinda nice, and I'm glad to have my design stamp on them.
8) I'm going to see the Foo Fighters on Monday. Excitement.
9) I finally got some barstools for my counter at home. They were cheap at CB2, so I just took them. They fit into Thurston with no problem. yay!
10) I'm getting fat - more about that in the coming months to see if it gets worse or I can make it better.
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| Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
| point five times three equals stupid |
one and a half months of no blogging. wow...
to think, I actually managed to not do it for a LONG time, and survived. Crazy.
Let's see, what's happened...
Well, I've continued to decorate my place - it's almost done, but not quite still.
I found an old record player that I'm having fixed. In the meantime I ordered a Christmas record set that my mom had when i was growing up, and I emailed the left-handed bassist of Hey Mercedes, who VERY graciously sent me a copy of Everynight Fire Works on vinyl. I'm happy...
I started to watch Dirty Sexy Money and Samantha Who... Good shows, you should all watch them.
I dyed a curtain panel that shrunk to unusable status upon drying.
I've been to a bunch of events and shows, including (but not limited to) the latest MCA rocknroll/map thing, the opening of Baker furnishings downtown (and a big MEH to that), the turning of 30 by John, and many many others.
tonight I'm going to see maritime - should be fun.
I've gotten 2 freelance gigs which have floated me through my bills the last 2 months, which is good.
I'm thinking of getting a Honda Element and getting rid of my Honda Accord. More on this development later...
I'm bored with this blogging...
xoxo |
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| Friday, September 28, 2007 |
| the beastie boys... and the lull of life in their set |
It was a slightly chilly night. As people swarmed in to see the Beastie Boys play Northerly Island, it got warmer with bodies and anticipation.
Suddenly, they come out - and play a few rockers and do what the beastie boys do.
Then they played new songs. Instrumental mind-numbers (it's actually a plural form of numb - not numbers, the things you add) that invoke hippy-esque crap that was boring and tedious to see live.
I thought the idea here was to play the old stuff - do the fun tour along with the instrumental tour. The Riviera show was for the instrumentals - what the fuck?!?!
This could only have increased the amount of pot being smoked all around us. At lollapalooza, people were smoking it all over the place, and I would catch whiff of it, but then it would go away. IT WAS CONSTANTLY AROUND ME!!! I couldn't even TAKE it.
Then, to top it all off - we were in a spot in which people were constantly walking away from the concert. It was annoying as hell.
Overall, I'm glad I went and saw them - they have some good songs and they played a few good songs. I wouldn't go see them again, but hey - whatever. They were big in my formative years - and I hadn't listened to most of those tracks in about 8 years, so it was a nice diversion.
Now, back to the grind - Hope all is well out there...
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| Thursday, September 27, 2007 |
| life... in all it's complicated fucking stupid... |
Last night I went to an ex's (of sorts) house to see the new condo recently purchased. Nice place, nice decor... it was nice.
I also got information about a new boyfriend moving in - after a very brief long-distance dating period. Worrysome, but I'm happy for them nonetheless...
About a month ago or so, I got an email from an old roommate from boston - Sheri. She's SUCH a sweetheart and I loved living with her. In the last 5 years, she moved to the country somewhere out east, got married and had a couple of kids.
This is the year of my 10 year high school reunion. I haven't really seen or talked with anyone from that place in at least 6-7 years. I'm a little weirded out by all this. And here's why...
I feel like I've accomplished nothing. I started out strong, working and making good money for my age and going to school, working on music - really trying to make a name for myself and what I was doing.
But then I got complacent. I've been in entry-level jobs ever since. I JUST finished college over the summer, when people 3-4 years younger than me had already finished their masters degrees. My music is coming along better than it ever has before, but it's stalled - just like it always does right on the precipice of a recorded breakthrough (of sorts).
And why, you ask?
Cause I'm stupid - I'm more interested in what the nice job and cool hobby brings than actually having the nice job and finishing the music.
This has been on my mind since I finished school. Cause now I look for a job - another entry-level deal with no job security and try to figure out if I'll ever record all this music that I know is good, but just needs studio time to come to fruition.
And what of my career? I know I have the portfolio to get ahead, and I know I have the ability to know and learn all kinds of new programs and things about it.
A job is the first step, for sure... Money is really needed for all of this, and it's in SHORT supply right now. I'm doing varied freelance jobs here and there, and i'm AMAZED that they're all web-based. What's the deal with that? It's great experience and learning and work for my portfolio, but it's like - I say that I'm a graphic designer, and people don't think of identity and print, they go directly to website and digital. It's odd - and showcases how the industry is changing and evolving.
I don't know... Lots of things go through my head. J is someone I talk to and hang out with a lot, and forget about most of this stuff (even for just a second) when we hang out.
Hopefully that lasts for a while longer... Fall will be a bitch this year if I have to go it alone....
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| Monday, September 24, 2007 |
| hi... or something... |
A few notions...
1) New foo fighters album. Meh! MEH!!! I should be screaming with joy about how good it is. Instead... meh.
But why? I don't understand - Are my expectations too high? Are the songs just not as accessible and they need to grow on me? I don't understand. Somebody please make me like it when it comes out in October (don't ask me how I heard it, though).
2) New Jimmy Eat World album. Good times... oh yes, it's good. I only have the demos, which are all over the place. However, if the album lives up to the promise of the fairly high quality demos, then I'll be a happy camper for sure. It's more reminiscent of their "Bleed American" days. Good times.
3) Get It Together is the best Beastie Boys song that exists. Period.
4) Dinner parties are fun. I should have them more often.
5) Job Searching sucks. I'm not having any part of it. Actually, I'm having a HUGE part of it, but I don't like it! It's an incredibly HUMBLING experience. Some people just won't like your work. We'll see how job searching goes.
6) Websites can be fun to make... or a complete pain in the A@@. Fun times, or Not fun at all, but whatever. They pay well, and I like working in an interactive medium. When you work on paper, it's all about how people look at your work. When you work on a website, it's all about how people navigate through it, and keeping them in it to want to keep navigating. It's definitely a challenge I like...
7) 30Rock is hilarious. So is Family Guy. Awesome.
8) The Barry Gibb Talk Show is one of the funniest skits on SNL ... EVER!
9) Cheesecake is delicious - tell your friends...
10) There is no number 10 - get away from me already...
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| Tuesday, September 04, 2007 |
| furthermore... |
fall playlist:
broken social scene - 7/4 Shoreline
glen hansard - say it to me now (from the Once soundtrack)
the national - guest room
maritime - peril
maritime - love has given up
death cab for cutie - marching bands of manhattan
pinback - AFK
pinback - good to sea
the thermals - power doesn't run on nothing
third eye blind (i know, i'm even shocked at this one) - graduate
death cab for cutie - your bruise
sharks keep moving - try to sleep
a minor forest - the dutch fist
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