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September 4th, 2009

03:43 am Another summer, another West coast tour. I can easily see this becoming a pattern. I hope I'm not getting sick, man. That would be a major buzzkill. I really need to go to sleep. Current Mood: tired

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August 31st, 2009

02:34 am Tonight I had my mind completely fucking blown by the ending of Dante's Commedia. There's this thing where he turns the whole universe literally inside out, and it's... well, it's revelatory--which I suppose is precisely the point. West-coast tour starts Thursday. I'll be gone until the following Sunday. I'm a bit apprehensive about the trip, but I know it will be a great time. I like being on the road, hanging out with friends old and new. I just hope I can get some decent food and sleep this time around. Current Mood: bored Current Music: Broadway Calls - "Midnight Hour"

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August 7th, 2009

08:46 am I like writing, but I don't want anyone to know how I really feel about anything. Fuck it, then. I'm the only one who cares, anyway. Current Mood: cold Current Music: Psyched to Die - 'Permanent Solution'

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July 27th, 2009

06:15 am I definitely miss writing, but I've been preoccupied, in many ways. Then again, my musical output is much higher, so I guess you just digest your environment. I'm still playing a lot of shows--though thankfully not nearly as many as before. Still, going on a mini-tour next month with The Isotopes and a full west coast tour in September. Hopefully we can get a record or two out this winter. Speaking of, I've started a record label with two partners. Our first release will be out August 16th, and I'm so excited for it that I'm sure I'll make a post about it when the time comes. There's a lot more than that going on: resuming work on my cookbook, trying to finish writing an instrumental album, turning 27, etc. I just don't feel like getting into it right now. One thing at a time. Current Mood: hypnagogic Current Music: The Flys - "Love and a Molotov Cocktail"

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July 10th, 2009

08:38 pm So, I'm going to post this here, and I apologize for the self-promotion, but this is, as far as I'm concerned, the best show of the year, and I happen to be playing it: I saw Dear Landlord in a basement a while ago (two years, maybe) and they were amazing. They didn't have anything out then, just two songs on myspace, and they blew us all away. This will be their first time back through since then, and they've just finally put out their first LP. Which is, though this may be a bit premature, one of the greatest pop-punk records ever released. Anyway, tomorrow will rule. I'm sure this post won't bring anyone out, but it would be wrong of me not to try.

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July 1st, 2009

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June 14th, 2009

11:22 am I booked an awesome pop-punk show on Saturday. I hope I can see some of you there. I'm playing in two of these bands.

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June 13th, 2009

05:18 am I wish everyone would just grow a fucking attention span. It really bothers me that so many of us use the internet--inarguably the greatest information resource ever conceived--in such asinine ways. Facebook? Are you serious? What a colossal fucking waste of time. I had cause today to apologize to someone because I haven't been checking my social networking accounts very often, but after I thought about it a bit, I realized that I'm not sorry at all. I've always loved livejournal, and although my actual posting is varied and infrequent, I've probably never gone more than a week without reading my friends page. The ability to look back at my posts over the years is extremely valuable to me, and although I've gone through several journals over the years--both online and on paper--and this is the only one I've had cause to continually revisit. In short--LJ rules, and I appreciate everyone who still uses it with any frequency. I'm not blaming anyone for using Facebook, Twitter, or Myspace. I use all three, myself, but you have to admit, this shit is getting out of hand. Current Mood: complacent Current Music: Shakes - 4am

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June 10th, 2009

02:47 am Every time I log in to Myspace, I check the 'People You May Know' section, because I know that one of these times, all three of those suggested will be dead. I suppose it may have happened already, as I'm not terribly well informed of my friends' friends' vital signs. Only reasonably well, and as such, there are several people that continually show up in this sub-window whom I know to be quite dead. I wonder if those in charge have given any thought to the fact that someday Myspace will be a virtual graveyard, a static, somewhat personal glimpse into the lives of the dead. Genealogical research could be made considerably easier. According to a stupid website called MyDeathSpace (which despite the blasé title is rather tastefully done) over 10,000 deaths have been reported in the last three years--hardly a surprising statistic, in any case, but it is odd to consider that 10,000 times someone has ratted on their dead friend to that shitty place. If there's a lesson to be learned, it's this: Right before you die--no matter the circumstance--hop online and make sure your Myspace page makes you look really fucking cool. Me? I'm good to go. Current Mood: calm Current Music: Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3

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May 28th, 2009

06:04 am You know, I never could hit a curveball. Current Mood: apathetic Current Music: Statues - "Customer Service"

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May 22nd, 2009

04:46 am Current Mood: Bitter

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May 5th, 2009

09:53 pm On my way home I met a stuttering ceramicist. We had a nice conversation. He particularly appreciated the way I anticipated his words, saving him the trouble of finishing his sentences. Current Mood: calm Current Music: Can't Hardly Wait - 'A Wizard is Never Late'

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April 28th, 2009

05:52 pm I've been pretty busy. New recordings from both of my bands, if you're interested: Current Mood: tired

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April 19th, 2009

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April 3rd, 2009

08:54 am Music is about the only thing keeping me going right now. Current Mood: apathetic

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March 13th, 2009

03:59 am I've been cooking a lot more lately. I wish my interests didn't suffer so much waxing and waning; instead of being reasonably good at a lot of random and disconnected things, I'd be really good at a few important ones. Oh, well, if we could choose the ways our energies were directed, we'd all be much better off. Tonight, I made my first batch of properly emulsified vegan mayonnaise. It was pretty good, and I know that next time I make it, it will be awesome. The idea (using agar-agar to thicken soy milk, and emulsifying as normal) was technically sound, but it needed a few modifications for flavor's sake. Also made perfect baba ghannouj and a quart of excellent vegetable stock. A few nights ago I made an awesome tofu à la sauce piquante. I wonder if the majority of cajuns would think it was fucking stupid that I integrate so many of their traditional methods into my cooking? I bet most of them would. Staying up until 7:00am so I can make reubens and pommes de terre brabant for breakfast. It seems like odd breakfast, but I was starting to make them for dinner when Leslie fell asleep, so I just decided to go on with the tinkering I was doing and stall dinner for six or seven hours. Boring post. Sorry. I'll be at the Manette tonight, and the GRN STRP House Saturday night. Current Mood: productive Current Music: Success! - 'Trains, Planes, and Bicycle-Mobiles'

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March 9th, 2009

07:23 am Wow. Worst LJ day in recent memory. Oh, well, my weekend was interesting, at least (note that "interesting" is not in all ways synonymous with "good"). Lots of fun band shit, and the hanging out that goes along with it. Some pretty awesome Nintendo playing. I crashed at a house legally rented by our mom for the first time since like eighth grade. You know, random stuff like that. Wednesday our band is playing at Chop Suey, for Disney cover night, which I suppose is more or less annual. I went a few years ago, when it was at the Croc, and it was pretty much awesome. I hope we can get our covers fairly tight by then (we chose pretty ambitious songs, all things considered). Fun stuff on the horizon. Current Mood: blank Current Music: The Coldfront - 'Forget It'

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March 4th, 2009

04:05 pm Fuck. I just woke up, late for band practice. I wish my stupid phone worked properly. Maybe now that my loans are consolidated, I can get a new one without a several hundred dollar deposit. Current Mood: annoyed

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March 1st, 2009

02:32 pm It's been a month, and my, has it been a month. These past few weeks in particular have been great. Lots of fun parties and shows. As usual, several parts of the equation are missing, but you definitely get used to that. I hate feeling like I'm holding back, or saving up. I guess I just wish I could be more consistent. Current Mood: blank

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February 1st, 2009

03:21 am - Infanticide How many children grow up to find the world to be precisely the size they had always imagined? All the stories told of infinite possibility and beauty beyond imagination were perpetuated by the ugly, and the unimaginative. Infinity is the one true beauty, and is, un-coincidentally, quite beyond imagination. Current Mood: sad Current Music: Leonard Cohen - 'Democracy'

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