So I have so much I could talk about that this post will probably actually wind up being really short. Today is Christmas. Merry Christmas. So for Christmas this year my family did the California fun pass, where you can go to Disneyland (and California Adventure) three days, Universal Studios OR Knotts Berry Farm once, Sea World, and then the San Diego Zoo OR Wild Animal Park, all for a surprisingly low price. Seriously, awesome deal. Now I love Disneyland (and California Adventure) so I'm not going to talk about that much. Except they have this awesome thing in C.A. where you go and they teach you how to draw various Disney characters, and they actually have you draw them. I really enjoyed it, and wish that I could draw well and things like that. So check that out (and "Turtle Talk with Crush" that's amazing also. And they're in the same building). Anyway. I want to talk about what we did with our Second day.
Last time we went, we chose to go to Knotts Berry Farm, which is alright, but it seems to be more for little kids. So we decided to go to Universal Studios. Now. I love movies, and I love how they are made. Everything about them is so amazing to me. Universal Studios however, is not amazing. Every thing we did (not just rides, but shows even) involved water hitting me, with the exception of one, in which I was called up to participate and be a volunteer. We went to a show about how they did the stunts for "Backdraft" (which is about fire and dry things) and I got sprayed. Sherk's 4-D garbage? sprayed me a ton. The studio backlot tour was pretty cool, just because we went up the street that is the set of Desperate Housewives, and they showed how they always use the same building sets for movies, but you never realize it, but I even got wet on that. No, the worst part of the park was the Simpsons ride.
Let's walk onto the ride, above us they have playing episodes of the simpsons, which is quite alright. There's no one in line with us, it just take forever to walk through all the little line things. Then you wait. It doesn't matter if there aren't any people anywhere, you just wait. then you go to a little room. and wait again. then you get on the ride, which is one of those motion ones, which i really don't like. so you start watching this movie and getting thrown around and sprayed in the face and everything. then they crash you at the bottom and you think the ride is over. so they take your picture. and the one they took for us is one the funniest ones i've ever seen, because the ride was so bad. i know some people like universal, i'm just not one of those people. sea world was pretty good though. i don't like the lack of rides and amount of shows (and it was POURING rain the whole time), but the when you think about it, the things that they train these animals to do is AMAZING. so that was interesting. overall the trip was a-grade material. i'm glad i was able to go. and then come home to feet of snow. i love it. for two years i wished and hoped and prayed for a white christmas, or just snow. and now i'm getting it. it won't stop. and i'm so happy.
i'm going to do another post to actually talk about christmas, because this one is getting a little long. but before i wrap it up i want to point out my inability to live without an ipod. As I was packing to leave for the airport there were several things I needed to do, and during the process I lost my ipod touch. Not a big deal right? apparently for me it is because we stopped at costco before we got on the plane so we could get our passes for Disney, and I bought a new one. So if I find my old one I can either return the one I have or sell the other one, so let me know if you'd like an ipod touch. I'll even put music and applications that I bought on it for you...
12.25.2008
12.15.2008
blowing out your eardrums
do you ever have those days when you just want to listen to your music so loud that you can't hear anything else, and you know you're causing permanent damage, but you just don't care? yeah. tonight is one of those times. and i just some new headphones that go like straight into my ear, making scarring that much easier. turn up itunes all the way and you just need 3 bars on the volume to effectively block out even the typing of the keyboard. it's just what i need
12.13.2008
10 of the Most Influential Songs in My Life
So over the past few days I’ve been spending a lot more time than usual with my music, I’ve just had more opportunities to listen I guess, and this has given a chance to really think about what music really actually has had an effect on me as a person. This playlist is short, not even reaching 45 minutes, so about the size of an album, but on it are 10 songs that have had some of the most impact of who I am than a lot of other things in the world. This post isn’t very exciting, but I really wanted to do it. I may continue to post things like this (I’m always making playlists anyway, maybe I’ll start talking about them) but we’ll see. Let me know if you want that. I could make them more objective and post them in “clever compositions and honesty,” but we’ll just have to see. Please note. These are not all my favorite songs. Some of them I don’t really like very much. That’s not the point of the list.
Ten of the Most Influential Songs in My Life:
10. Hands Down -- Dashboard Confessional -- So Impossible EP
I fell in love with this song before I was really familiar with Dashboard. A certain girl used to sing it all the time. Then I fell in love with her, and really did have the best dates I’ve ever had with her. This song helps me remember when I’ve been truly happy and reminds me that joy is obtainable.
9. Sun -- Daphne Loves Derby -- Punk Goes Acoustic 2
I guess you can say that this song has become my “theme song” for that past little while. And it probably will be for awhile. *sigh* It’s a beautiful song though. I love their acoustic stuff.
8. Behind Blue Eyes – The Who – Who’s Next
I wasn’t in a happy mood, and everything to help me feel happy just didn’t so good so I came up with a better idea make yourself feel even worse. So I listened to this song for 24 hours straight. It was quite the experience actually. I wasn’t actually awake for all of it, but it played while I slept. That may show how weird I am, but this song really connects with some part of me. I actually wrote out an entire script for a music video to this song (first time I’d ever done it). This has helped me be alright with a lack of acceptance
7. Memory Lane -- Jake White -- EFY 2000 Forward With Faith
I listened to this album over 40 times straight on my mission, without listening to anything else. Some of the best time of my mission might I add. Elder Chunky, this is for you.
6. Swing Life Away -- Rise Against -- Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Part of me loves this song. It’s so well written and controls emotions so well. Sadly, most (but not all) of my memories with this song are negative. It took a long time for me to be able to listen to this song (I guess I’m just overly emotional and stuff). This song helps me see beauty in sad things
5. White Daisy Passing -- Rocky Votolato – Makers
This song has so many good memories associated with it. Nag Champa and some of my favorite people in the world locked in a room until late at night. The words are beautiful and the feelings you get as you think about your own life are captivating. And I also fell in absolute love with acoustic music, opening up a whole new world
4. Let It Be -- The Beatles -- Let It Be
Back in High School, my friends and I decided to start a band. Like all good beginning bands all we could do was covers. It was a unanimous decision that this would be our first song, and guess who got to sing? That band never went anywhere, but my love for music and appreciation for bands and what they do was forever changed.
3. Heysátan -- Sigur Rós -- Takk...
February 8, 2006 This song was performed on “Late Night With Conan O’brien.” Some of you may remember when I saw this. I freaked. And so did Ben across the hall. The next day we (combined) bought most of their discography. My musical taste has never been the same. And my search for new sounds never really started until this moment.
2. A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall -- Bob Dylan -- Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan
The first time I heard this song I was in Mr. Larson’s Sophomore English class. And we didn’t just listen to it, we analyzed it. We took each line and talked about it. This is the moment that I decided that no matter what I do with my life, I want to help people. I’m still not sure how I’m going to do that, but it’s my goal to.
1. Hey Jude -- The Beatles – Single
There is no doubt in my mind that this song has had more of an effect on me than any other song ever. It’s not just the records that it has, or the groundbreaking it did (it seems like most of the Beatles stuff did. But more than that (this playlist isn’t about groundbreaking) this song is number one because it was what really helped me to fall in love with the Beatles, and music overall. This is where my passion started.
Maybe I’ll do this again sometime. I’m so excited for school to be done. Only 2-3 more days, depending on when I take my finals, then it’s off to Mickey land. I’m going to get pictures with all the princesses.
Comment questions:
1) What song has had the most influence on you? Care to share why?
2) what are you going to do over your break (if you get one)?
ps/ if you would like this or any other of my playlists (or a custom one) just let me know and we'll find a way to get it to you
Ten of the Most Influential Songs in My Life:
10. Hands Down -- Dashboard Confessional -- So Impossible EP
I fell in love with this song before I was really familiar with Dashboard. A certain girl used to sing it all the time. Then I fell in love with her, and really did have the best dates I’ve ever had with her. This song helps me remember when I’ve been truly happy and reminds me that joy is obtainable.
9. Sun -- Daphne Loves Derby -- Punk Goes Acoustic 2
I guess you can say that this song has become my “theme song” for that past little while. And it probably will be for awhile. *sigh* It’s a beautiful song though. I love their acoustic stuff.
8. Behind Blue Eyes – The Who – Who’s Next
I wasn’t in a happy mood, and everything to help me feel happy just didn’t so good so I came up with a better idea make yourself feel even worse. So I listened to this song for 24 hours straight. It was quite the experience actually. I wasn’t actually awake for all of it, but it played while I slept. That may show how weird I am, but this song really connects with some part of me. I actually wrote out an entire script for a music video to this song (first time I’d ever done it). This has helped me be alright with a lack of acceptance
7. Memory Lane -- Jake White -- EFY 2000 Forward With Faith
I listened to this album over 40 times straight on my mission, without listening to anything else. Some of the best time of my mission might I add. Elder Chunky, this is for you.
6. Swing Life Away -- Rise Against -- Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Part of me loves this song. It’s so well written and controls emotions so well. Sadly, most (but not all) of my memories with this song are negative. It took a long time for me to be able to listen to this song (I guess I’m just overly emotional and stuff). This song helps me see beauty in sad things
5. White Daisy Passing -- Rocky Votolato – Makers
This song has so many good memories associated with it. Nag Champa and some of my favorite people in the world locked in a room until late at night. The words are beautiful and the feelings you get as you think about your own life are captivating. And I also fell in absolute love with acoustic music, opening up a whole new world
4. Let It Be -- The Beatles -- Let It Be
Back in High School, my friends and I decided to start a band. Like all good beginning bands all we could do was covers. It was a unanimous decision that this would be our first song, and guess who got to sing? That band never went anywhere, but my love for music and appreciation for bands and what they do was forever changed.
3. Heysátan -- Sigur Rós -- Takk...
February 8, 2006 This song was performed on “Late Night With Conan O’brien.” Some of you may remember when I saw this. I freaked. And so did Ben across the hall. The next day we (combined) bought most of their discography. My musical taste has never been the same. And my search for new sounds never really started until this moment.
2. A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall -- Bob Dylan -- Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan
The first time I heard this song I was in Mr. Larson’s Sophomore English class. And we didn’t just listen to it, we analyzed it. We took each line and talked about it. This is the moment that I decided that no matter what I do with my life, I want to help people. I’m still not sure how I’m going to do that, but it’s my goal to.
1. Hey Jude -- The Beatles – Single
There is no doubt in my mind that this song has had more of an effect on me than any other song ever. It’s not just the records that it has, or the groundbreaking it did (it seems like most of the Beatles stuff did. But more than that (this playlist isn’t about groundbreaking) this song is number one because it was what really helped me to fall in love with the Beatles, and music overall. This is where my passion started.
Maybe I’ll do this again sometime. I’m so excited for school to be done. Only 2-3 more days, depending on when I take my finals, then it’s off to Mickey land. I’m going to get pictures with all the princesses.
Comment questions:
1) What song has had the most influence on you? Care to share why?
2) what are you going to do over your break (if you get one)?
ps/ if you would like this or any other of my playlists (or a custom one) just let me know and we'll find a way to get it to you
12.10.2008
One of life's little pleasures
So right now I'm in the act of revamping my life. I've tried to do it a little bit at a time, but that just doesn't work for me. So I have to do it all at once. Major (sociology), where I live (the elms), social life (more of it for more experiences), webcomics (dropping some that really aren't very good), and one of the biggies: music. That's right. After giving my favorite person all my music, I realized how much junk I really have. Belle Epoque? Klaxons? All the best from India? actually I like that one. Anyway, as I've been reviewing and purging my playlist (that'd be an interesting band: and now...Purging playlists!! (cheer, scream, jump, wooo) I've come across a lot of music that I haven't listened to for a long time. We're talking like high school/before mission. When I got home I just put it all on my computer without really looking at what I was doing. Oh how the memories flooded back. Songs that I thought would never leave my top lists, that I would listen to every day, now just sitting in my library. Why on earth do I have the Spin Doctors? Blues Traveler? Are they still even around? It's like when you clean out your closet and have all sorts of memories.
Granted there are some things I don't know why I have the (Dog Traders? My excuse is that they're the first indie cred I can really claim) but the inconvenience of those are far outweighed (outplayed) but the joy of digging up old gems. So give it a shot. Break out the old cds. Your first cds (Space Jam, I still remember opening up the present and being so excited that I had a cd. That's instant coolness in my book). Those first bands you fell in love with (Lucky for me, i started with Beatles, who not only are still absolutely amazing, they also have more than enough pointless info for me to memorize and take up brain space). Those things that you swore you'd never discount, but now swear you'll never admit to owning (like I'm going to give an example of that here). Pull it all out. Listen to it. And then let me know how it goes. I want to hear back
In other news, I'm working on a project right now in another blog. after a few more posts I'll unhide it and you can let me know what you think. I really hope it works out so I'll need lots of feedback. You can even give feedback to him.
Granted there are some things I don't know why I have the (Dog Traders? My excuse is that they're the first indie cred I can really claim) but the inconvenience of those are far outweighed (outplayed) but the joy of digging up old gems. So give it a shot. Break out the old cds. Your first cds (Space Jam, I still remember opening up the present and being so excited that I had a cd. That's instant coolness in my book). Those first bands you fell in love with (Lucky for me, i started with Beatles, who not only are still absolutely amazing, they also have more than enough pointless info for me to memorize and take up brain space). Those things that you swore you'd never discount, but now swear you'll never admit to owning (like I'm going to give an example of that here). Pull it all out. Listen to it. And then let me know how it goes. I want to hear back
In other news, I'm working on a project right now in another blog. after a few more posts I'll unhide it and you can let me know what you think. I really hope it works out so I'll need lots of feedback. You can even give feedback to him.
12.08.2008
Lullaby - The Spill Canvas and a new idea
It's your grace and how it keeps me grounded.
I know that you're weak, just let me sing you to sleep.
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything.
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
While you were sleeping I figured out everything,
I was constructed for you, and you were molded for me.
Now I feel your name, coursing through my veins.
You shine so bright it's insane, you put the sun to shame.
(Oh)
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything. (I really do)
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything.
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
So I love the Spill Canvas. And this is one of my favorite songs off their new album "No Really I'm Fine." I've found myself once again in an acoustic mood, which is a good place to be. There's a power in the calming effect it has. Yes I am a romantic, sappy, little wimp who let's his emotions run things a lot. Which is probably why I'm alone, I weird girls out with my little ideas and the cute-sie things I try. But I'd rather be alone then to be with anyone who isn't you. (and there we go again...)
Anyway. I was thinking. My life isn't very exciting. So I think I'm going to turn this blog into a fictional story about someone else. See how my creative juices are. I can just use my own emotional issues to make it more interesting. Same general feelings (some of them) different situations (some of those too...)
I'll start trying it out, and let me know what you think. And for some reason when I post this it's HUGE. what the heck?
I know that you're weak, just let me sing you to sleep.
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything.
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
While you were sleeping I figured out everything,
I was constructed for you, and you were molded for me.
Now I feel your name, coursing through my veins.
You shine so bright it's insane, you put the sun to shame.
(Oh)
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything. (I really do)
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
If you need anything, just the say the word.
I mean anything.
Rest assured, if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in,
and plant my lips where your necklaces close.
So I love the Spill Canvas. And this is one of my favorite songs off their new album "No Really I'm Fine." I've found myself once again in an acoustic mood, which is a good place to be. There's a power in the calming effect it has. Yes I am a romantic, sappy, little wimp who let's his emotions run things a lot. Which is probably why I'm alone, I weird girls out with my little ideas and the cute-sie things I try. But I'd rather be alone then to be with anyone who isn't you. (and there we go again...)
Anyway. I was thinking. My life isn't very exciting. So I think I'm going to turn this blog into a fictional story about someone else. See how my creative juices are. I can just use my own emotional issues to make it more interesting. Same general feelings (some of them) different situations (some of those too...)
I'll start trying it out, and let me know what you think. And for some reason when I post this it's HUGE. what the heck?
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