Etc. Part 2: Dreamwarrior

Before work on Sunday I studied for my Problem Solving W/ Computers exam. Or at least I tried. I couldn't focus. A lot of the material on this exam was more harder to get your head around than the last exam. I worked a busy 4 to close shift w/ Nikki. I brought in Pearl Jam's amazing 2002 album Riot Act in to rock out to. I replayed it many times over the course of the night. When I got home I studied and picked up Seth from work. On Monday while I was taking my shower I noticed that a lot of my hair was falling out. I think I'm losing my hair. Now I have thought this before and it was just my imagination, but I think it's really happening. I can't go bald. I would totally kill myself if I ever did. I think I may be losing my hair due to stress, but I don't know. It's probably all in my head, but I don't know. I'm scured. I took my exam. I think I failed it. It was really hard. How the questions were worded just confused the shit out of me. And almost every list of answers had "all of the above" or "none of the above" as choices. Those really throw me off. I can't say how I did, but I know it's got to be bad. We're about the start WW1 in my Modern Britain class. I'm pretty excited about that. I like learning about war and stuff. After class I came home and the repairman was working on the dryer. It is finally fixed. Hallelujah. Rejoice. I had to go back to school a few hours later and pick up Seth. In the parking lot in front of his building I always park in the spaces w/ the yellow lines. I don't know if I'm supposed to park in those, but oh well. Traffic sucked on the way home. I ate pizza and then took a nap. Around 7 me and Seth drove to band practice. I didn't drive pass the turn this time. I'm proud of myself. We couldn't practice because there were dance classes upstairs so we just talked. I 'm still bummed out about the show, but everyone seems to have calmed down about it a bit. I wanted to bring up the flaws of the show, but I kept my mouth shut. Kirby, a friend of the band, joined us and after Red left, me, Seth. Dale and Kirby just shot the shit. It was cool just hanging out. Javan ran out of gas and Dale had to go "save" him so we all had to exit. I didn't make the wrong turn going home. Thank God. I'm proud of myself. Seth hung out w/ Jamie. While I was gone I looked up Holocaust and Hitler related articles on Wikipedia. I got really depressed after wards. I knew I would, but I looked it up anyways because I'm interested in war and stuff. The world is a  really fucked up place. Seth was telling me earlier about the atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan during WWII and that really depressed me too. Give a peace a chance, you know? At least that nuclear attack that was supposed to happen last week didn't happen. But I'm still kind of thinking about it...Today I drove Seth to class. I hung out in the library. I had nothing to do. It was pretty boring. I'm glad I have the next few days off for Thanksgiving. I took a nap after wards. Lindsay texted me and it woke me up. I decided to get up. I listened to music before work- mostly Depeche Mode, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, and some Madonna. On the way to work I listened to Sinead O' Connor's amazing I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. I love that album. I also have Lion And The Cobra which is very good too. Her music is really good Winter music, probably because I got the album during the Christmas of 2003. I think she's underrated. Who cares if she's some bald, anti-Catholic, Pope-hating crazy woman? Listen to her music. It's awesome. I particularly like "Three Babies" (off of I Do Not Want...) and "Troy"( off of Lion And The Cobra). I worked 5:30 to close w/ Hannah. I brought in 2 other Pearl Jam albums- Ten and No Code. I listened to the ladder more, but I love both. When I was 11 Ten changed my life. Below you'll find a picture of Pearl Jam. I love them and always will. Sadly, while the music was great, the shift wasn't. It was extremely busy. I need to get a new job. I feel like I never have help and I can't do everything all by myself. But I'm home now. It feels good. It feels good. Seeya around. 

 

Pearl Jam- No Code/Merkinball/Yield lineup 

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Sweet Lady Rock N' Roll Came Over Last Night And Well.....

On Wednesday I called Lindsay and gave her directions to get to Mulberry Art Studio. On Thursday I was supposed to register for classes, but I couldn't because I still had a hold on my registration. It kind of sucks. I hope I can go next semester. But on a good note, my band had a very good band practice. It went really well. All week I was very excited for the show. The show was on Friday. I went to my Modern Britain class. We learned about the creation of pubs and about football (soccer) and rugby. Interesting. After wards I took a nap. When I woke up I listened to some Skid Row and Guns N' Roses. I'm really digging them right now. I also called Nate because he was going to go to the show w/ me, but he had some important family stuff to attend to so he couldn't go. So me and Seth drove downtown. I accidentally passed the turn I was supposed to make and suddenly me and Seth were lost downtown. I started to panic. The night before I followed Red to the art studio and I thought I knew where I was going. I hate being lost, but w/out any assistance-that is calling a friend for help-me and Seth put our brains together and we got back to the road we were supposed to be on and we got to the art studio. When we got there Red and A.J. ( our roadie of sorts) were setting up. Paul of the band The Grim Wilderness and a friend Of KBR's, was doing the sound. Dale was handing out fliers downtown. Paul was playing some weird German David Bowie songs. And A-ron (our KBR artwork guy) had completed the t-shirts. Rock N' Roll was in the air. One by one the bands started coming in. Me and Seth hung out in our band room for a while. Dale's sister and her boyfriend hung out w/ us for a while and we met some of the bands. The show started kind of late because the 101 Mcdouble cheeseburgers didn't show up on time. They finally showed and I had 2 of them. So good, but they were getting slightly more cold as the night went on. By the end of the show they were all gone so I guess nobody minded. The first band to play was Social Oddities. They were some kind of funk/jam/rock band. Strange, but pretty good, too. The bass player was really good. As a bass player myself it made me very self-conscience. During their set, Seth's girlfriend Jamie came. So did Dale's brother Chris. My friend Drew also showed up and I was very happy to see him because I haven't seen him in a while. It was really fun hanging out w/ them. After Social Oddities played, Bread for Ducks played. Their some folk band. I thought they were good, but they didn't have a lot of songs. I heard later they played an acoustic set in our band room for some of the people who showed up. While the next band Tigerbomb started setting up, my friend Nikki and her boyfriend Justin came by. I was glad she showed up to support Rock n' Roll. Tigerbomb went on and they sort of reminded me of Primus. After them was Sickpritty, Javen's band. He wanted people to sit closer to the stage. Most of the crowd was sitting in chairs. I hated the chair idea. What's Rock n' Roll about that? So me, Nikki, her boyfriend and Dale sat near the stage. Dale hugged me and kissed my neck a bit. I stroked his chest. It's only natural. Sickpritty sounded really good. Better than when I first heard them. While they were playing, Mike (my old manager) called. He was in the area and wanted to check out the show. It was his and Kristen's anniversary (they got married in the same building we were playing in). I called him back in the bathroom ( I took so many piss breaks that night it wasn't even funny) and when I was done I opened the door and I saw Mike and Kristen there. We talked a while w/ Nikki and her boyfriend. The Grim Wilderness started playing. They reminded me of like a classic rock jam band. They were pretty good. Right before we went on Lindsay showed up and my old manager Andy was w/ her. Out of everyone I invited I wanted her to show up the most. It was our time to go up. I was pretty nervous. I took my shoes off. I feel more comfortable playing w/out my shoes on. I also had my Street Shark toy on my amp ( Dale had the StagePuff MarshMellow Man from Ghostbusters on his). I feel like it's my good luck charm. Sadly, it didn't help. We started playing, but it didn't go very well in my opinion. The Chameleon Club show in September went much better. Red was drunk and he was offbeat a lot and I messed up so many times. It was really dark and I missed a lot of  the frets because I couldn't see them. Also I think my bass was slightly out of tune. Dale said after wards that he messed up a lot, but I didn't hear him mess up at all. I felt embarrassed up there. I felt like I failed in front of everyone. We practiced so hard, but it never sounded like what it sounded like during practice. Me and Dale were really upset after it was over. We thought the show went badly. Red seemed indifferent and Seth thought it sounded good. Everyone said it went really well. Could they really tell where I messed up? Of course not. But I knew we messed up. I guess I kind of acted like a baby after the show. I tried to hide it, but I couldn't. Dale was visibly pissed off.   I was so bummed that I didn't even go out w/ Seth, Drew and Jamie after wards. I went home. Again I took a wrong turn, but I found my way home. Lindsay called me to cheer me up. She said I did really good. She bought a KBR t-shirt at the show and I signed it for her. But still I was unconvinced. I woke up Saturday still pretty depressed about the show. I worked 2-8:30 w/ Nikki, Dagen and Alex. By far the worst shift I ever worked. So busy and w/out a lot of help. I'm definitely thinking about quitting. After my shift I talked to Lindsay for a while and she cheered me up. Usually when I'm down she can make me at least a little bit happier. I came home and I tried to study for my exam, but I couldn't focus. UFC 123 was on tonight. Some of my picks were right- Paul Kelly beat T.J. O' Brien, B.J Penn beat Matt Hughes, Rampage Jackson beat Machida (controversially), Falcao beat Gerald Harris and Phil Davis beat Tim Boetsch. But Karo Parysian, Matt Brown, Aaron Simpson, Joe Lauzon, and Tyson Griffin all lost. Tyson Griffin lost controversially however. I was undecided on the Barboza-Luilo fight because I never heard of either of them. I don't know though. Maybe Sweet Lady Rock N' Roll hates me. Seeya around.

A Dead Skunk And The Working Class

On Monday as I drove into the parking lot at school I accidentally parked near a dead skunk. I shivered. I hate dead animals so much. Someone ran over his head. Gross. After classes were over I went back home and did a variety of things- checked out classes I can take next semester, looked up Pearl Jam tabs, found directions to get to Malburry Art Studio where our show is at so I can give them to Lindsay, etc. I'm a sophomore still and sophomores always have to pick classes last. It sucks. I also can't afford school right now so me and my parents have been looking at financial aid. My parents have been helping me so far, but it's getting too expensive. They jump the price up every semester. I hope I can find financial aid because I don't want to sit out again. I did that last semester and it was depressing. I need to start taking more classes because I want to graduate at least before I turn 25. I doubt that will happen, however, but I can dream. I wish I was rich. I drove back to school then and picked up Seth. I listened to the Strokes Is This It album on the way over there. I got the CD last year. I wasn't really into them when they first came out, but over the years I started liking them a lot. I love that CD. It's one of my favorites of all time. Their 2nd album Room On Fire is great too. I don't have their 3rd album. I heard it wasn't very good, but that's not the reason I didn't get it. I usually don't listen to critics. I just don't want it right now. I've also been listening to a lot of Pearl Jam. Mostly ladder day Pearl Jam- Yield, Binaural, Pearl Jam, and Backspacer. They're my favorite band of all time and they always will be. I tried to learn "Do The Evolution" on guitar, but it's pretty tricky. Anyways, I picked up Seth. He rented out movies from the school library for a class. He had to return them in 3 hours, but how is he going to watch 2 2 hour movies in 3 hours? So he just kept them all night. We had band practice and it went really well. I'm very excited for the show. It's only a few days away. When Dale was driving me and Seth home the car in front of us was driving on the wrong side of the road. It was funny. Today I took Seth to class. I saw the dead skunk again. It got even more destroyed. You would think someone would move it or get rid of it. I guess that's Mother Nature's job. I studied for an exam in the library. It was raining out. Seth had a library fine of 9 dollars for not returning the movies. He went to get change and when he came back 2 different librarians told him that because it was his first fine he didn't have to pay it. He was sort of pissed. We went to FYE after school so he could pick up a Bruce Springsteen B sides album. He wanted to get the new Darkness On The Edge Of Town box set, but it was 100 bucks. How can someone who speaks for the working class make their albums so expensive? How can the working class afford it? I have no idea. All I know is John Mellencamp would never do that to his fans. I slept when I got home and then I went to work. I worked 5:30 to close w/ Connor and it was very very very busy. It was terrible. I helped the dishwasher Brandon catch up. He had so many dishes. I felt like I did a good deed. After work it was raining hard. I took out some money at the ATM and went to get gas for the second time this week 45 bucks in 3 days. Too much for gas. Oh well. I really hope I don't see/smell that skunk tomorrow. Maybe Mother Nature will do her damn job for once. I shouldn't be mean. She tries her best. It's hard being in the working class these days, let me tell you.

It's The Bomb ( 7 Times) That Will Keep Us Together

On Thursday we had band practice and it went extremely well. I am very excited for the show. On Friday I had class. As I was leaving campus I almost hit some girl w/ my car at the crosswalk. My bad. She seemed upset that I almost hit her. I wonder why? In my defense, she walked right in front of me. I got home and took a nap. I don't know about my gray hoodie. I think it may be too big. I'm really weird w/ clothes. It has to look just right. People are telling me I look good in it though. I should believe them. Our dryer hasn't been working in a while and to save money we've been air drying the clothes after we wash them, but the clothes are always stiff and the jeans are always wrinkled because my house is freezing. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. I worked 5:30 to close w/ Nikki and Hannah. Nikki told us that a nuclear bomb is going to hit the USA between November 14 and the 18th. A computer that predicted the cost of Hurricane Katrina's damages ( and it predicted it right) predicted that this would happen. It freaked me and Hannah out very very much. I have so much coming up- the show, have to pay my phone bill, etc.-that it can't happen. Since 9/11 I've been freaked out about stuff like that. Of course there is a good chance it won't drop exactly on Lancaster (and that it won't happen at all). But it could. What would happen to the survivors? Would we be all mutated and have to become cannibals to survive? That would be crazy. I shouldn't keep panicking about this, but that's just the way I am. But computers can be wrong. Can they? Let's see what happens and in the meantime I will stock up on batteries and Powerade. I hung out w/ Nikki after work that day and thank God she kept the nuclear threat talk at a minimum. When I got to her house I parked in the middle of the street. I can't park on curbs well. I can't judge the distance right. I felt pretty embarrassed. We watched Finding Nemo. I had never seen it and had been criticized by everyone who found out. "What?! You haven't seen Finding Nemo?!" Needless to say I felt judged. But I liked it a lot. I was surprised. I thought I wouldn't like it because it's a kids movie and I'm not a kid anymore, but I liked it. I brought over turkey sandwiches that my dad made. I like turkey sandwiches too. Work this weekend wasn't too bad. I worked 4 to 8:30 on Saturday w/ Braden, Alex and Dagen. It was pretty busy. I also worked 4 to close on Sunday w/ Hannah. It was busy in the morning, but it wasn't that bad in the evening. I saw Randy, a regular who comes in that I talk to. Haven't seen him in a while. I also saw Lindsay everyday this weekend. I'm glad because I missed her. MMA news- I watched WEC 52 on Thursday and a lot of my picks were wrong- Swanson, Assuncao, Jabouin, and Njokuani all won, but the rest lost. Kind of bummed, but it's cool. Urijah Faber choked Mizagaki unconscious and Mizagaki looked dead. He was stiff as a board and all pale. It was scary because I really though he was dead, but he's okay. Thank God. I was sort of pulling for him to beat Faber, but I'm happy Faber got the win. he needed it badly. The Swanson-Semerizer fight was great. It was my favorite fight that night. And then on Saturday after work I watched UFC 122 and it was a great card. Siver, Sadollah, Krauss, Ludwig, and Matyushenko all won, but the rest of my picks lost. I'm not very good at picking fights. Okami beat Marquardt in a close fight. I was sort of pulling for Okami anyways. He will now get the winner of the Middleweight Championship fight between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. The Ludwig-Osipczak fight was somewhat controversial, but Osipczak didn't really do anything w/ his take downs so I guess he really did lose the fight. Every fight they showed was really good- Dennis Siver's submission of Andre Winner was crazy. A lot of people were saying that this was a weak card, but who cares? Just because the fighters aren't as popular as other fighters, does that mean it's going to suck? No. It was pretty awesome. The only suck thing was that Alessio Sakara had to pull out of his fight because he had the flu and was throwing up backstage before the event started. I really wanted to see his fight w/ Rivera. Rivera is now fighting Michael Bisping on UFC 127. I hope Rivera can pull it out.

Feel better, man.

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Yushin Okami

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That's Why They Call Me "The Rock". I'm Unmovable.

On Tuesday I didn't have to take my brother to school so I got to sleep in. Me and Nikki hung out before I went to work. We went to the mall. I bought a really cool gray hoodie. She tried to find clothes for me, but I'm very picky w/ clothes. She thought I was being difficult. That's why they call me "the rock". I'm unmovable. Even though I liked nothing she picked out I had a lot of fun. After I dropped her home I went to work. 5:30 to close. Not too bad, but it took me forever to get out of there. Today I had class. I couldn't take my math placement test because I got out of class late and the building it is in is very far away from the building I was at and I didn't know if they would let me in if I was late. So I didn't go. But it's cool. There's always next semester. I was really hungry when I got home so I ate a lot. Nate came over later. He moved back in w/ his parents. He's going to stay there until he gets a job. I'm glad his parents are giving him a place to stay. We went to Park City Diner. I had a bacon cheeseburger ( my usual. Again, I'm "the rock"). Very good, but it came with crispy fires. I don't like my fries crispy. Never have. Nate had a lot of cups of coffee. It was fun. But he smoked a few cigarettes for no real reason because he doesn't like cigarettes ( he does it just for show) and now my new gray hoodie ( which I really like) smells like smoke. It kind of sucks. Oh well....

UFC 122 Picks ( underlined fighter is the one I think/want to win)
Prelims-
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexandre Ferreira
Rob Kimmons vs. Kyle Noke
Karlos Vemola vs. Seth Petruzelli
Duane Ludwig vs. Nick Osipczak
Kris McCray vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Pascal Krauss vs. Mark Scanlon

Main Card-
Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami- I like both and I have no idea who I want to win. I'm going to be happy for the winner and depressed for the loser. I'm leaning a little towards Okami to win, but I'm really undecided.
Alessio Sakara vs. Jorge Rivera- Again these are 2 of my favorite fighters and I don't want to have to choose. Sakara's chin is pretty suspect so that makes me think Rivera will probably win, but I don't even know.
Kryzstof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic
Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta
Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner

WEC 52 picks
Urijah Faber vs. Takeya Mizugaki- I can't decide. I like both fighters a lot.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Wagnney Fabiano
Chad Mendes vs. Javier Vasquez
Damacio Page vs. Demetrious Johnson
Zachary Micklewright vs. Dustin Poirier- Don't know anything about both fighters so I'm not sure
Anthony Njokuani vs.Edward Faaloloto
Yves Jabouin vs. Brandon Visher
Michael McDonald vs. Clint Godfrey- Don't know anything about both fighters so I'm not sure
Cub Swanson vs. Mackens Semerizer
L.C. Davis vs. Raphael Assuncao

What's Your Major?

I worked on Sunday and it was pretty terrible. Very very busy. Me and Nikki want to quit. It was my manager Mike's last day and I was very bummed out. I didn't even want to say goodbye. The Hoss's that he is going to will probably close because it gets no business so he'll probably come back, but it's going to suck w/out him. He is one of the funniest guys I ever met. I hope he comes back. At least his wife will still work at the store I work at and I can keep in touch w/ him through her, but things are going to be very different. After work I found out that Ben Saunders, a fighter who fought in the UFC, won his first post-UFC fight. He got cut after losing to Jon Fitch and Dennis Hallman. I was surprised that he got cut. There is no shame losing to those two guys, though. Hopefully he'll get back to the UFC. His stand up is crazy good. Today I had classes. Before my Modern Britain class started, people in my class were watching YouTube videos on the projector or whatever the hell it's called. They were watching Pulp Fiction and Full Metal Jacket. One student was mouthing all these lines from the ladder. It was kind of creepy. I love Pulp Fiction. I think Full Metal Jacket is a little overrated, but it was still pretty good. Not the best Vietnam movie. I've seen better- Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July, Apocalypse Now, etc., but it is better than Hamburger Hill and Bat 21. Heaven And Earth was pretty good too. Tommy Lee Jones kills himself while naked in a truck. It was kind of messed up. I've only seen it once. I probably should rent it again. Anyways, after my classes I met w/ my advisor Rita Miller at the Lyle building. We talked about classes I should take for next semester. I've decided to major in English and I picked History as my minor. She gave me 2 papers that I needed to get signed by the department chairs for each subject I picked. But first I walked over to the Wickersham building to see when the next math placement test was. It's on Wednesday. I'm probably going to fail it. I suck at math. Seth only got one question right when he took it. Then I walked over to the Hash building to get my major paper signed. I tried to find the woman who was supposed to sign it, but I couldn't find her. I looked everywhere in Hash and she wasn't there. Frustrated, I walked out of the building and passed the Chryst building. It's a creative writing building and that is my focus for my major so I put two and two together and walked in. I found her secretary and I got it signed. Then I walked all the way over to the Mccomsey building. Again I had a lot of trouble finding the guy who was supposed to sign my minor paper. I walked past the same group of students many times and they probably thought I was some lost Freshman. It was kind of awkward passing the same people many many times, but I found the dude and he signed it. Then I walked all the way back to the Lyle building to hand it off to Academic Assistance office (or whatever). Again I had trouble finding it, but I found it. Then I walked to my car. I was exhausted. It was good exercise, but I don't need to lose weight. If anything I'm trying to gain weight. I'm pretty thin. I walked for so long and I was sweaty (even though it was freezing out) and very hungry. When I got to my car I ate some Scooby Doo fruit snacks. They're amazing. I then drove to the Pucillo building and left my car there. Seth had class there and was getting done at 3. To pass the time I walked to Mccomsy again and got Gatorade, M&M's and a Snickers bar out of the vending machine. I then proceeded to walk to Osburn where I sat, ate, and finished this book called No Longer At Ease. I'm reading it for my Modern Britain class and it's really good. I was surprised because I usually hate reading. I picked up Seth. We hit a lot of traffic, but it wasn't too bad. I came home, ate, and went to bed. We had band practice. We had to wait due to dance classes, but we got to go through our set. It was very fractured- after 2 songs we had to wait for classes to end, and Red and Dale took a couple of piss breaks- but it went very well, if a little raw and sometimes sloppy. But Rock n' Roll isn't always pretty and I sort of like it that way. I felt like I accomplished a lot today. Now when people ask what my major is I don't have to be embarrassed to say I'm undeclared. Every time I would say that they would give me a weird look like "why are you even in school then?" Not anymore. Sean's movin' on up! Or whatever. Seeya around, yo.

Etc.

It rained on Thursday. I hate rain sometimes and other times I like it. I didn't mind it that day. I heard that Gabriel Gonzaga may retire from MMA and just do BJJ competitions. He said he won't get paid as much as the UFC paid him if he goes to smaller organizations. I really hope he changes his mind and doesn't retire. I have a feeling he won't retire, but if he does it would suck. He's got so much talent. I will always believe in Gabriel Gonzaga. Always. I called my advisor Rita Miller and I'm going to meet w/ her on Monday to talk about next semester. I think I'm definitely going to major in English and have my minor in History. I think that sounds pretty good. I had band practice. We went through the set we're playing at our Nov. 19 show. We're having it at our rehearsal space and we're going to get 101 Mcdouble cheeseburgers. How we're going to get 101 cheeseburgers is any body's guess, but it's going to be a fun show. It'll probably be one huge party. I messed up a lot during practice, but I wasn't the only one. I start to fade during the 4th song, but I think I'll be okay for the show. On Friday I had my Modern Britain class. I got my test back. I got an 88%. I could have got an A though if I just read through the test slower. I'm kind of pissed off about that, but a B is nothing to scoff at. I went home, took a nap, drove Seth to work, and then went to work myself. 5:30 to close w/ Nikki and Justin. Pretty busy. I got really tired during work too and I went to bed that night earlier than I usually do. Today my mom got me this patch to put on my blue hoodie. Slowly a hole is going to form on it and I have to start saving it somehow. I don't want to retire my blue hoodie. It's already pretty frayed at the bottom of the sleeves. It's my favorite hoodie and I can't find one like it anywhere. I must save it. We're going to put the patch inside the sleeve. Hopefully it works. I worked an obnoxiously busy 4-9:30 shift w/ Nikki, Dagen and his brother Alex. It was busy all day and I had to stay later than I should have due to a 100 person party that came in at 8. We ran out of so much stuff and a lot of dishes weren't cleaned and it was kind of a disaster. I was in a pretty bad mood. What made it worse was that time went so slow. It was ridiculous. Thank God I'm home now. I've been taking a break from Prince ( "And God Created Woman" is my new jam replacing "Graffiti Bridge") and I've been listening to some dance music. I listen to dance music sometimes. Sometimes. When the mood strikes me I guess. I like to listen to different types of music. The only dance/techno artist I can say I'm fan of is Moby, but there are certain dance songs by certain dance bands that I like. I have some links to videos by Stardust, Daft Punk, Modjo and others. They bring me back to the early 2000s where I would stay up and watch MTV2 Dance. Remember when MTV2 used to play music videos?  Doesn't it sound weird to say that? Anyways I hope you enjoy them and feel free to take out your glow sticks and Oxycontin and other various club drugs while you're listening to them. No. I'm just joking. Drugs are stupid. Seeya around.

Stardust- "Music Sounds Better With You"
Modjo- "Lady"
Daft Punk- "One More Time"
Groove Armada- "My Friend"
Avalanches- "Since I Left You"
Chemical Brothers- "Star Guitar" (One Of The Best Music Videos Ever Made)

And God Created Green Bibles

As I was walking to class this morning, a well dressed elderly gentleman handed me a green bible. I already got a green bible 2 years ago at MV, but for fear of him yelling at me and telling me I'm going to Hell, I accepted. I crossed the crosswalk and as I got closer to Roddy, another man tried to hand me a bible. I told him, "No. I already got one" and I continued on my way. I got to the Roddy building. Another man tried to give me a bible. He actually asked me if I wanted one instead of forcing it on me like the other two. It was nice of him. After I was done w/ class I walked outside and the same man who asked me if I wanted one earlier asked me if I wanted a bible again. He didn't remember me. I was devastated. No I wasn't. I'm just kidding. As I walked to the Mccomsey building, a fourth man tried to give me a bible and I told him, "No. I already got one." I wondered why they were giving out bibles? Is it a religious holiday? The Apocalypse? I'm not really religious ( but I'm not an atheist). My Mom was Catholic and my Dad was Lutheran, but they never tried to force religion on us. I've been yelled at because I've actually never even been to church. I'm not anti-religion at all. I can't say there is a God for sure, but I want there to be. Maybe I should start reading the bible. Maybe I could be saved... I had an exam today in my Modern Britain class. I studied yesterday. I studied in my car as I waited for my brother to get done w/ class ( I fell asleep though) and I studied some at work. It was slow that night. I think I did good on it. Maybe a low A or a high B. Maybe? I had my Asian philosophy class. It's a 2 hour and 50 minute class. It's quite long, but it is very interesting. We watched this movie called Harold And Maude. It was pretty good. We watch movies occasionally in that class. We watched Gandhi and Little Buddha earlier in the year. I liked Gandhi. I saw it in my Asian History class in 10th grade. I don't know about Little Buddha. It was directed by the guy who did Last Tango In Paris (one of my all time favorite movies), but it was just okay. Keanu Reeves played Siddhartha/Buddha and they tried to make him look Asian, but he ended up looking very feminine. I don't think he's that bad of an actor. He was in My Own Private Idaho and I thought he was very good in it, but I didn't really buy his accent in this one. Also Chris Issak plays the father in it. It's a really big role. I don't know why they gave it to him. He's not very good. The kids in the movie were kind of annoying too. Anyways, I liked Harold And Maude. I came home and talked to Hannah for a little bit. I'm still going through a huge Prince phase. I downloaded a bunch of his songs that sounded interesting and they're really good. "Graffiti Bridge" is my new jam. Seeya around, yo.

Total Hate 2010

I'm just going to recap the past few days. On Saturday I worked 5:30 to close. I worked w/ Nikki, Dagen and Alex. We only talked to each other in song lyrics. It was pretty stupid, but funny. Lindsay was also working and we talked a lot. I found out that my favorite manager Mike is leaving. He got a promotion at another store.

I hate that he's leaving. I hate it.

It's going to suck without him. He's so cool and he's so funny, too When I got to work it was really busy. It started to slow down, but all of a sudden it got busy again.

I hate that.

It happens all the time. Every time I think I got everything caught up on the salad bar, people come in and destroy everything.

Again, I hate it.

My co-worker Dagen was closing and he needed a ride home. He lives in East Petersburg which is only 7 minutes away from work. He lives sort of near Nate's parents house. I took him home, but then after dropping him off I got lost in his development. I finally found my way out, but took another wrong turn and drove the wrong way for about 5 minutes until I realized I wanted to go the other way. I turned around and everything was fine. I got home. Surprisingly I stayed calm and I didn't freak out and get a bad panic/asthma attack like I usually do when I get lost. Still, I don't like getting lost.

I hate it.

I got home and I couldn't get my Prince Hits 1 CD out of my car. It had been stuck in my stereo since Friday.

I hate my stereo. I hate it.

Lindsay wanted me to text her later and I did. She told me her car broke down at a gas station. It sucks. I feel so bad for her. Cars.

I really hate cars.

Seth was at a Halloween party that night so it was cool to have the room to myself. We share a room. We're twins so I guess we're expected to share things. I had to work Sunday. It was slow. Again I closed w/ Dagen. Hannah came in to visit. We had to clean the bread oven. We use grease cutter and every time you get it on your skin it burns. It got on my arms and my hands and on my face. I also breathed a lot of it in. This has been going on for months. I'm probably going to get lung cancer or something.

I really really really hate grease cutter. More than I hate cars.

After work I came home. I finally got my Prince CD out of my car. I texted Hannah a bit and picked Seth up from work. Today I had class. I have an exam for my Modern Britain on Wednesday. I have to study for it.

I hate studying.

Before I studied, I had to go shopping. I need clothes. I went to Old Navy and I bought a shirt. I wanted to buy a pair of jeans, but to my surprise I didn't find any that I liked. I like Old Navy jeans. Or I like them when they fit. I have bad luck there sometimes. I also went to the mall, but I couldn't find a gray hoodie. I want a tight and fitted hoodie, but I just couldn't find one. I'm really picky w/ clothes. I look like a bum. I don't really look good in anything. I was kind of depressed that I couldn't find anything. I am glad I got that shirt though.

I hate clothes/shopping. I wish we could all walk around naked.

I went back to school to pick up Seth. I studied more when I got home.

Again, I hate studying.

I ate dinner and then I decided to take a nap. I felt like I deserved it. Nate called me. He wanted me to help him move some more stuff out of his apartment, but I had band practice that night. My Dad told me in the morning that he was going to take Seth to school on Tuesday. I don't have class on Tuesdays, but I still drive him there and read or study until he's done w/ his class. I was happy when my Dad offered. I thought I could sleep in tomorrow morning. Well, my Dad forgot that it was election day tomorrow and now he changed his mind because he has to vote.

I hate that.

Later Me, Seth and Red drove to the band space, but once again there were dance classes going on so we couldn't practice. We just hung out for an hour until Dale got there to tell him we couldn't practice. Sweet Lady Rock N' Roll was denied once again.

Now I really really hate that.

And do you know what else I hate?

You.

Yeah. That's right. You.

I hate you and everything you stand for.

No. I'm just kidding. You're cool. Seeya around.