December 2009
Practice was short but amazing and very productive, I’ve got lyrics picked out for all the songs and vocal arrangements 90% complete
I don’t know if these songs are just more condusive to good vocals or if I have become a better vocalist without even practicing but these songs are way better vocally for me than the old All the Living stuff, which was always a pain to do vocals for
nevermind
They are coming over, sweetness
I guess Keegan and Damian probably won’t come over, maybe tomorrow
Lemuria tonight
Drove Katie back to her dad’s house and sat with her in the driveway while she figured out how to get in since no one was home, then drove to Hickory.
Hoping that Damian and Keegan can come by and show me the new songs
stillsmokin:
I am music’s bitch. I spent three hours trying to string my guitar. I ran into a multitude of problems. The first being that a piece of string was trapped in the bridge so I had to carve a new hole. Next after string the whole guitar, the left side machine head refused to hold a tune. So I had to replace the entire thing from my leftover that I replaced earlier this year. After that...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Havalina Rail Co. (20)
Hüsker Dü (18)
Frodus (17)
Cloak/Dagger (15)
Andrew Jackson Jihad (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
stillsmokin:
Trying to figure out what is wrong with my car. Tomorrow I’m going to put the spare tire on and see if the car still vibrates as much.
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Tonight when I was walking to the back with the cute barista she said to me, “You make me laugh, we should hang out.” Then on the way to the car she said “We need to hang out. We’ll trade numbers next time.” I know, I’m like a school girl. OMG DO...
insane drive home
So, on the drive home I discovered that my headlights barely work, good to know that when you’re an hour and a half from home and the sun is quickly setting
about a third of my drive was without headlights, had to keep turning them off and back on, probably freaked some people out, lucky I didn’t run into any cops or run off the road
going to get Katie
this is going to be a good week
There’s a music shop in downtown Asheville that I’ve been meaning to go into for the longest time, I wonder what they have/how affordable they are
I need to figure out how I’m going to spend my money
definitely going to pick up the Conglomerate International Frodus re-issue at Lunchbox on Wednesday, may pick up some other records, I’ll see what they have
I want to order that Paul Baribeau shirt, the straightedge King Tut shirt
I am split on whether or not I should get the Sinaloa Fathers & Sons re-issue, I love the...
Castavet is pretty awesome, but I have to be in just the right mood to listen to them
Boring day
Woke up around 1:30 PM and saw I had a voicemail from Katie, took a shower, ate a turkey sandwhich from leftovers and called Katie back. Had a nice conversation and talked about possibly going to see The Avett Brothers on New Years Eve, hopefully that works out
Drove the truck to Denver and got a haircut, didn’t have any troubles except the once on a steep hill, with a car...
The final boss fight in Cave Story is insane, first you have a really easy boss fight, you just have to be careful to preserve your health, then their’s the first half of the second boss, he’s not too bad, but he’ll take a little bit of your health pretty much every time, then there’s the second half of the second boss, this one is where all the damage gets done, if only...
“Happy’s not the word, you make me free”
– My Lady and the Mountain, The Avett Brothers
Gonna go kill brain cells to Cave Story till dinner
Being an apathetic douche about the holidays is worse than getting too worked up over or whining about the holidays, just sayin’
nobody likes a spoil sport
“I love you Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ I love yes I do, I love you Jesus Christ,...”
– King of Carrot Flowers Part II & III by Neutral Milk Hotel
I’m going to check out this Cave Story game, I’m always interested in new 8 bit games, I know I’m a hipster but I really do love classic style videogames. I started out on NES and moved up to Genesis as a kid and even after we got a playstation I got a gameboy so I’ve been very ingrained in the low graphics, 2D gaming world my whole life
Christmas Eve is tonight, woke up at 2 today, took a shower, and then talked to Drew who is in Germany now, reminded me that I need to learn the acoustic part of Laid to Rest by The Showdown….I don’t ever want to have to play it
Going to Aunt’s house tonight, in the mean time just sitting around on the internet, playing guitar some, practice driving the truck on hills, talk to...
Stone is down for the BM
I’m itchin’ to play a show bad, I really hope we can practice Saturday
blackholevacation:
blurdylanblur:
I want to start a Black Metal band at Montreat
Stone would be down, and I bet that Lauren chick would, but that’s three guitarists/bassists and no drummers
Don’t you know that 55 percent of Black Metal bands use drum programming? haha.
That is somewhat true but I would like to actually play a show
National Black Metal Day!
I hope yours is Blacker Than Darkness
I want to start a Black Metal band at Montreat
Stone would be down, and I bet that Lauren chick would, but that’s three guitarists/bassists and no drummers
Agreed
Bart: More Lima beans please, Lisa
Bart: More
Bart: More
Bart: More
Lisa: Uh, Bart, maybe you should eat the ones on your plate..
Bart: Oh, I'm not going to eat them Lisa, I'm just going to stare at them because they are disgusting
I do realize that I still have a top ten list to finish for the year, I know the order, I just haven’t had the motivation to start it back up
So I’m pretty sure I am set on driving the truck, now I just need somewhere to drive it, Hickory saturday maybe, then hopefully Winston-Salem on Sunday to pick up a pretty lady
Reading A Dull Roar by Henry Rollins has me inspired to get in shape
I probably won’t get into a good schedule until school starts, gonna try to get Travis to be running partner
There’s so much music that I need to download
Hot Water Music, Weakerthans, Alkaline Trio, Starflyer 59, Jawbox, Jets to Brazil, Samiam, Small Brown Bike, etc
I’m getting tired of everyone being obsessed with Owl City
he’s alright I guess, just not amazing
aww, the Five Iron Frenzy dvd doesn’t come out until March, I can’t wait until March…I want it now!
“Never point your fingers unless it’s your thumbs to your chest”
– Fingers by Lemuria
Can’t Help Falling In Love is the best Elvis song ever
and the Eels cover is pretty amazing as well
I want to start a musicians collective
probably just all All The Living related musicians
the bands and projects I am in/want to start
Cinder and Smoke - Nasty, hardcore with Keegan, Damian and Justin
Spines - Fastcore/power violence with Justin and Grant maybe more if we can actually get together
Ulysses Learning - Dark, heavy screamo, just me, maybe Keegan, Damian, or whoever I can get to play drums, if I ever write the songs
Untitled emo, post-hardcore, screamo band
Untitled rock/punk/emo band, maybe get some Montreatians...
I love how bitter the song Enamel by Brave Saint Saturn is
she hurt Reese bad