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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Getting to do everything I want to in life (to a reasonable extent), along the way cuddling with someone from time to time who wants to cuddle and watch violent 80s scifi movies at the same time
What is your greatest fear?
I would say octopi but more realistically the thought of dying without people knowing what happened to me and never getting closure
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I get down on myself pretty hard sometimes
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Unwillingness to care for others
What is your greatest extravagance?
Used to be bicycle parts but I think guitar stuff is getting a close second
What is your current state of mind?
A little tipsy and nice and chill after a night of work
On what occasion do you lie?
I exaggerate a good amount but I don't outright lie too often
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Eh I used to dislike how big I was but I dunno, I'm kinda getting more comfortable with it
Which living person do you most despise?
George W. Bush and his cabal of "cabinet members" come pretty close, but I would say pretty much anyone in the world currently exploiting children as soldiers
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Humor, sincerity, intelligence
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Intelligence, humor, compassion, adorableness
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"fuck" "yeah dudes" "fuck yeah dudes"
Which talent would you most like to have?
the talent to get people to get their heads out of their asses
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
biking touring across the US, picking up guitar, trying to be a decent son to the end
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
dolphin
Where would you like to live?
I'm pretty happy with my current situation
What is your most treasured possession?
The touring bike I rode to Oregon
What do you most value in your friends?
See above men and women question
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Daigoro from Lone Wolf and Cub
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[15 Nov 2009|05:53am] |
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Bike rickshaw-ing around Newark rules! New amp here I come!
Also I'm in a new band! Where as Tragic Johnson is my outlet for funny poppy punk this one is full on fucked up lyrics political punk. We're called CARCRUSHER and I'm so stoked on it. I know most of my buddies enjoy their music on the lighter poppy side but I hope ya'll will come out and still have fun. It's been fuck knows how long since I've seen a pissed off, downtuned, non Leftover Crack rip off, Crass worship crusty band from around these parts and I'm stoked to be a part of it.
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When is Hollywood going to stop butchering my childhood memories?
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| One class pretty much down |
[22 Oct 2009|11:57pm] |
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Three more to go.
Have to make my halloween costume tomorrow.
Caught a fucking sparrow with my bare hand today when it flew into work. It wriggled out of my hand and flew into a wall, injuring itself. Looks like somebody's going to the bird rescue tomorrow!
New drummer in band is going awesome, playing a show in Middletown on Halloween.
Really want to start a His Hero Is Gone/Born Against ripoff band.
I haven't really thoroughly played a videogame in a few years, but now I'm totally addicted to Final Fantasy XII. NERD ALERT.
End Transmission.
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[30 Sep 2009|10:56pm] |
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This weather must have switched an emo-y trigger in my brain. I've been listening to tons of Reggie and the Full Effect, Ozma, and now I like the Polar Bear Club record I didn't like this summer. Damn you cold fall weather and you're whiny music mentality! Though I do love your crisp leaves and temperatures and most of all your pumpkin beer.
Don't want to jinx it but I been kinda getting in shape. Weight lifting about 5 hours a week and mountain biking a shit ton, on top of eating vegan for a few weeks now; other then the stupid "milk ingredients" in those potato chips earlier. Really? Why the fuck did you need lactic acid in there Herrs, especially such a small amount that it's the last fucking ingredient on the list? Eh, whatever.
Two songs I can't get out of my head:
Also I got a new guitar that I had been scoping on eBay for a while. Except this one showed up at the used guitar place down the street and I'm super stoked on it. (Note the triceratops sticker on the pickguard that actually makes me play better).
So what are the 3 of you who still have this being for halloween?
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[07 Sep 2009|08:09pm] |
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I had a great 4 month(!) summer over all. I didn't get to go on my week long mountain bike tour because my transient pops decided to show up in the hospital at the end of july with an almost fatal case of pneumonia that spread through his body. Somehow he survived it though and I got to see him for the first time in over a year and half (I think?), now he's out of the hospital and back down the path of making bad decisions and totally fucking up again. It's weird when you feel like the responsible nagging figure in your relationship with your 59 year old father.
I had an awesome time at Best Friends Day even though none of my actual best friends were there, there was someone else who filled the gap.
I had another awesome time in New York City for Kevin Kemble's birthday, and I realized how much I miss my friends who live up there and how we're all getting older and I wouldn't say we are growing apart because we still have a great time and great conversations, but we are definitely branching out, which is something I think A LOT of us needed to do.
It's weird as I get older I feel like on one hand I'm starting to really get closer to following some ideals I've looked up to and achieving some dreams I've long desired, while at the same time some are so far away. I'm starting to realize what is really important to me and the kind of people I'd like to surround myself with and the types of things I'd like to do.
I start at Wilmington University tomorrow, which I'm thoroughly excited for, as I feel like I'll finally be in a real school with peers who actually give a shit and aren't just there to fill random credits and get their parents off their backs.
Also mountain biking and living in white clay creek rules. That is all.
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[20 Jul 2009|02:36am] |
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In contrast to the last post on here things are kind of fun now. I know right? Been to some fun shows but unfortunately my band is on an unwanted (by all members) hiatus right now due to some legal bullshit (seriously I'm not making that up to sound badass, it's actually pretty lame) that one of our members has to deal with. Bummer! Oh well still working out plenty of new riffs and for the first time it seems we may live up to the "thrash" in our classification of ourselves as a "shit-thrash" band.
Still have almost two whole months of summer left! Crazy! Turkey Point on Tuesday. I should probably finish writing about my tour as I started it and sort of gave up on it...
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[07 Jul 2009|06:16pm] |
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Is it too much to ask for to not have some depressing bullshit happen to me for a while?
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| oh no you di-in't |
[18 Jun 2009|10:19pm] |
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Bon Iver- Flume and Giant Sons- A Knife In The Dark |
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No internet at home still but the cell phone works now. Been productive without it. Back on a pretty good exercise routine and what not. My new place rules, I love living out in the state park. Even though the neighbors down the road have like 40 (probably abused/malnourished) dogs and the local fox that always creeps around my yard likes to scream bloody murder from time to time when I'm sleeping right next to the open window.
Looks like I'll be getting my custom bike frame in the mail soon courtesy of my Northern transplant associated Tony (www.lmnocycles.com). It's been quite a while and I am STOKED.
Last weekend was Dann's super fun bachelor party. If I'm still welted I can't imagine what the bachelor himself and Dank look like. The wedding is this weekend! Fucking crazy!
ALSO Tragic Johnson will be opening up for the almighty/powerful TIT PATROL tomorrow night as they drop their Official-Punk Rock- Luminary-Produced masterpiece "[Tit Patrol] Gets Less Worse". I've had a copy for a couple months now and it's pretty good so definitely come out, support the Spot, support them, and boo us. So far the new Dinosaur Jr. album seems pretty rad. The new Municipal Waste song on the other hand is pretty boring. I'm surprised that's even possible.
Let's hang out soon! Any who read this and think it applies to them is invited....
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[01 Jun 2009|01:00pm] |
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Pretty much moved out. Sitting around waiting for Kevin and his mom to get here so I can give him a hand moving in if he needs one. Still gotta get all my stuff from the shed though but after that I'm pretty much done. Played two awesome shows this weekend. Well the first was kind of a pain in the ass but the second was an acoustic set (seriously I'm not making that up) and it was pretty hilarious. It's a bummer that 46 Madison won't be around for shows anymore though. Looks like the Spot is our only all ages option these days. Some other kids should step up to the plate. We won't trash your basement tooooo bad. Looks like the bike trip is being pushed back to July 12th to accomodate for Dann's wedding festivities. I get to be a grooms man. I think that's what it's called. Once I get unpacked this week I'm so stoked to just wander around and mountain bike the white clay trails during the day since they are my new backyard.
Good luck with your moves kids!
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Pennsylvania is by far the creepiest state on Earth, and I'm convinced that every horror movie with an unnamed location is set there.
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[14 May 2009|03:57pm] |
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Moving sucks
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I-Spy- God. Family. Country. |
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For lots of stuff!
Who wants to ride bikes, swim in creeks and pools, play foursquare, dumpster dive, go to shows, and drink on porches (preferably yours I won't have one anymore) this summer?
I'm playing a show tonight (Tuesday) with a couple awesome bands. If you have $7, are 21+, want to drive to Claymont, and have low standards when it comes to music (at least for my band anyway) then you should come out! I've probably eliminated a lot of you with this one....
Bike trip coming up soon!
Save your money, Star Trek sucked!
Man I can't get the first four chords of "God.Family.Country" by I-Spy out of my head. Awesome 90s punk song. I don't know man youtube it or something.
Shit man, is it really 4:47 am???
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| I don't have to take this shit from you!!!! I have an associates degree (almost!) |
[07 May 2009|03:05am] |
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S.N.F.U.- Get Off Your Ass |
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Well, the day when I am pretty much done with DelTech has come. Who thought THAT would happen? Surely not me. I was pretty sure I was going to become completely disillusioned with the place and drop out and become a union plumber no less then sixty times. I still have to finish a bullshit online class but I never really have to step foot in the building for education again....well except for maybe some plumber certification.
So what now? I guess I go to Wilmington University in the fall.
Being ever prepared when it comes to academic/professional pursuits I have still yet to:
A. Apply to that school
B. Apply for financial aid
C. Take my PRAXIS test (google it!)
I should probably do all those things within the next couple weeks, eh?
So the summer plans from that one boring list entry (google it!) are still planned. In early June the Hammer and I will be riding bicycles from Pittsburgh, PA to Washington DC via the GAP/C&O canal railtrail (google it!), it should be somewhat lighthearted and gentle considering my last tour. ALSO, I should really get crackin' this summer and write out my entire tour journal. I think I posted like five on here and people seemed to be into it but then I stopped. Would you be into me finishing it, eh? eh? There seems to be lots of talk of zines these days as well, along with a few offers from people for me to contribute some work to one. "COMING SOON TO NEWARK NEAR YOU:
What some kid thinks of the new Animal Collective album compared to the first one, why John Cassavettes is actually a hack (google it!), AND BONUS FEATURE: Robby's story about that time he came back home slightly skinnier and smelling strange."
The BIG SUPER HAPPY FUN TIME WEEKEND SHOW AT MY HOUSE THIS WEEKEND is at my house this weekend. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much so we can still bbq, drink, and laugh at each other outside between bands. I don't want to be pent up with all you fuckers in my basement the whole time!!!!!
I'm gonna go watch the ROAD WARRIOR 'til I fall asleep.......
(google it!)
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| Summer Plans!!! |
[27 Apr 2009|01:17pm] |
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May 9th:
All day show at my house!
May 12th:
Opening slot on Peelander-Z show at Mojo 13!
May 16th:
Biking to beach!
May 18th:
Biking to Philadelphia to see Off With Their Heads at the Barbary!
May 31st:
Moving out to White Clay Creek State Park!
June 7th-June 14th or so:
Riding my single speed mountain bike on the C&O/GAP trail from Pittsburgh down to DC with one Kevin McGirr. About 330 miles!
June 20th:
Dann's wedding!
Late July-Early August:
Visiting Delaware beaches in summer for the first time since 2005! Hopefully making it down to Arizona with No Mas Muertes!
All the exclamation points denote a general excited sense for summer!
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| Bye Bye Spring Break! |
[21 Apr 2009|01:10am] |
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You were a relaxing one that most of my friends didn't even know that I was on! Got to hang out with the usual gangs over the week. Punk Rock Flea Market was non-existent. Sucks but I think I'll try and help organize the next one with the Spot so we can actually have it happen. Moved my old dining room table to my uncle's earlier. The move grows ever closer....
Not too much new on the music front. Hoping to record sometime this summer. The record is sure to be craptastically awesome, but with (hopefully) lots of guest vocals and maybe some skits!
Speaking of records I've listening to a lot of records lately. Some awesome punk and hardcore records have come out in the past year or so that have reminded me of why I love the genre still to this day.
Here's my list put on here for listing's sake. Check 'em out if you like punk/hardcore.
Propagandhi- Supporting Caste
Dillinger Four- C I V I L W A R
The Bananas- New Animals
The Holy Mountain/Cobra Noir- split 7"
The Holy Mountain/Black Tusk- split 7"
Surrender- Paper Thrones
The Ergs!- That's All Goodbye! EP
Nobunny- Love Visions
Marked Men- Ghosts
Off With Their Heads- From The Bottom
Appalachian Terror Unit- Greenwashing
That's all for now. Recommend me some new (like in the last year new) in the comments too! You know, unless you're lame.
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[13 Apr 2009|09:07pm] |
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So I'm packing up my shit for the move out of Paper Mill at the end of May and trying to get rid of some old shit.
There is a punk rock flea market this Sunday at the Spot from 10am to 4pm. Hopefully I can unload a few things there. Everything else will either be donated to Christiana Hospital (the remnants of my massive VHS library) or donated to the kids who live in the apartments next to my work (the old comics I don't really want anymore).
Played two shows this weekend. The first was really fun at 46 Madison. The kids seemed to rock out to our particular brand of trash punk, all the other bands played awesome as well. The second show was also pretty fun but pretty awkward. Who knew that Dustin's family (there to see his band) and his little sisters and their teenybopper friends* wouldn't be into poorly played rock music hating on cops and talking about stingray-led genocides against humanity? Color me surprised. We got to play with a bunch of awesome bands though, including Northern Liberties, who we played with for our first show back in the Frottage Cottage basement in December 2007.
Speaking of shows I'm thinking of booking a show myself in the near future with some bigger bands to raise funds for a charity I would like to endorse. I'm thinking something like The Middle East Children's Alliance, Books Thru Bars, something along those lines. If anyone who reads this has any specific charities that you may think are deserving** throw up a comment.
I feel like I'm losing my ability to spell. As I look back up through this entry at all the squiggly red underlined words I kind of sigh to myself and remember when I used to kick ass in English class.
Along with my lost ability of spelling I feel like I've lost my ability to non-awkwardly communicate with acquaintances*** and even friends in a lot of cases.
In other mundane news I cashed in a savings bond and ordered a new fancy computer via another computer! The world is a crazy place. Maybe the next update on this thing will be made with wires hooked straight to my head on my fancy new machine? Only time will tell.
*in all honesty those kids were probably like 20.
**things like the Red Cross, MS, Cancer Societies, etc. already have fuck tons of money and a pretty solid base...something smaller.
***oh fuck, if you could have seen the squiggles under this one...
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| My new favorite quote (@ least dat's wut my facebook sez) |
[30 Mar 2009|09:55pm] |
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"The nationalist is by definition, an ignoramus. Nationalism is the line of least resistance, the easy way. The nationalist is untroubled, he knows, or thinks he knows what his values are, his, that's to say national, that's to say the values of the nations he belongs to, ethical and political; he is not interested in others, they are of no concern of his, hell-it's other people (other nations, another tribe). They don't even need investigating. The nationalist sees other people in his own image-as nationalists."
-Danilo Kis
Must investigate further into this guy's work...
...What's YOUR favorite quote(s)????
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| Man I hate when I'm wide awake this late on a school night |
[26 Mar 2009|04:54am] |
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Gonna be quite the slog into Wilmington in about 5 hours...I hate when thoughts of (multiple) past failings, present concerns, and future worries invade what should be my sleeping hours and keep me awake into the night angry with myself and my station in life. Do you ever get the feeling that you could be so much more then you are? Do these feelings invade the hours when you should be sleeping? I can't be the only one? Man, and I thought I finally got over this happening last year...
Oh well, I have seven goddamn shows to look forward to with my band, including a schlep into Central PA in early May.
In other news, there isn't much other news because it's 5am on a thursday.
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[19 Mar 2009|01:11pm] |
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Well as predicted last weeks bout of shows were awesome. Propagandhi fucking killed it both nights I saw them and Dillinger Four was also awesome, and the guitarist, who I met and hung out with at the bar they all work in/own in Minneapolis wanted to have a drink with me but I didn't get much a chance to talk to him because Eric had to be home for work in the morning.
Tragic Johnson has 4 shows coming up, all of which I'm pretty excited for. Speaking of which over the summer I'm thinking about trying to throw something new together. Anyone decent at fast hardcore/punk drums (or know someone who is)?
Speaking of summer, man I'm looking forward to that. Still hoping to ride the C&O/Gap mountain bike trail from Pittsburgh to DC, as well as heading down to Arizona at some point to work with No Mas Muertes on the border.
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