It's October

You know what time it is.

Walkabout

First day of classes today, and it went pretty good, sans parking. English seems fun, but going to be very demanding. The professor seems really cool. She looks like a hipster haha. History is probably going to be my favorite class. The professor is probably the funniest one I've ever had. Made learning about the Civil War interesting and enjoyable for once. His slave jokes were hilarious. My music class is going to be a sinch, as all I have to do is listen to music, discuss it on the boards, and go to a show and write about my experience. Let's hope tomorrow will be like today, as the ever dreaded math class is tomorrow, but philosophy with Danny should be fun.

Fall is going to be very busy, moreso than Summer, and I think I like it that way. Besides school, there's a shit ton of shows coming up. My projected list:

1. FYF Fest @ LA National Park, September 5 (tix bought)

Notables:
Converge
DEP
Glass Candy
Mika Miko
Japanther
Telepathe
Crystal Antlers
Fucked Up
Torche

2. Chain Reaction, Sept 9
Final Fight
Rotting Out
Creatures
Xibalba

3. The Wire, Sept 12
Qualia

4. Chain Reaction, October 9
Bane
Trash Talk
Foundation

5. HOB, October 10
Sunny Day Real Estate

6. Glasshouse, October 12
Thursday
The Fall of Troy
The Dear Hunter
Touche Amore

7. Chain Reaction, October 17
Ceremony
Rise and Fall (finally!)
Lewd Acts
Black Breath

8. Glass House, November 12
GLASSJAW

9. Chain Reaction, December 19
D.R.I


I'll close this post off with my jam of the Summer

Old Reliable

1 more baby.


After a somewhat terrible start to Summer, today things finally went my way. Worked at my sister's store for a bit and got paid. Picked up a Silver Surfer on a mini nerd run. Also, had all the fraud charges on my debit reversed, which was a big relief. Plus in music news, At the Drive-In may reunite since Cedric is willing to take his head out of his ass. Finally, the Lakers won tonight. Amazing game throughout the second half. I thought it was over when Howard got fouled, but so glad he bricked those free throws. Derek Fisher is my hero. Done so much for this ball club, especially tonight. He may be in a slump, but he hits em when they count.

Lyrical Ammunition For Scene Warfare

Somewhat active weekend. Went on a mini nerd run, and came up empty. I went to go see Dave, Erik and Andy play later that night, and I have to say great job guys! You guys were the only good band up there. The nu-metal band, acoustic buttbuddies and the RHCP snoozefest were terrible. You guys' sound was so clean and polished. Can't wait for the EP. After that, we went to watch Up! with, Oli, Jack, Leyna, Dave and Erik. That movie was so depressing. The relationship montage in the beginning and the part about Russell's parents. My God. Russell= my little bro. I'm going to give him so much shit for that hahahaha.

Anyways, I didn't go to Cro-Mags tonight since I had to drive my mom to LAX. Going to the Philippines for about a week. Got back home and fixed up a homemade pot roast sandwich. Currently enjoying that and blasting Magrudergrind. New album=mind=blown. Another candidate for AOTY. The riff in "Bridge Burner" makes me want to destroy. So much good stuff out this year including the new Converge. Time to start bedroom moshing.

Wasted Youth

Fucking B9boards, probably the funniest things I've seen all week. Rather listen to covers like this than some schmuck with an acoustic guitar playing "I'm Yours" in hopes to be some sort of fucking Youtube celebrity.
Luisito, Josue, y Paco- Lepers to Feed the Lepers

Awesomeness is the Right of All Sentient Beings (Update)

...within the past 4 days.


Also, I will be heading out to LA later on today for RIF and then Kogi.

UPDATE: Like a half hour ago. One of the hardest to find at the moment:


Current hit list:
Captain Rex
Shock Trooper
Storm Shadow
Snake Eyes
Starscream
Grimlock
The Baroness

Win.

Review featured at Donut Man! Last two quotes at the bottom. From "The staff to ...I've ever had" Pic courtesy of Oli.

Nerd Days

need to happen more often, but don't due to lack of cash flow. Mike has his comics, Danny has his Warhammer, and I've got my action figures. Couple days ago was a success, and today somewhat. Found an extra Wraith, who went under the knife so to speak. Went from shit to the best figure ever. I'm probably going to go pick up the Tunnel Rat pack tomorrow if it's still there. I wish I grew up in the 80's.

Comatose

May god have mercy on your soul. Coming soon.

Oh Lawd

Fucking Roger Huerta, you're gorgeous and all, but how could you dump this?

Faggots and AIDS

Classics

Two shows under the shadow of Power Rangers.

Super Human Samurai Syber Squad

The magic trick from 7:09-7:40 is GENIUS.

VR Troopers

The bad guys kicked so much ass.

Final Communiqué

It's 2009 and as usual, doesn't feel any different. I still abstain from saying "Happy" New Year, because we're all just going to wish for another to year to be over, and that you'll hopefully start anew again. Just because a giant fucking crystal ball drops in New York does not mean all your life's problems will be solved. As Danny doesn't celebrate Christmas, I don't "celebrate" New Year. A pointless holiday. We're just going to be another day late and one year older. It's another excuse to get wasted, which is something I will try to avoid throughout 09. The only thing I'm hoping to accomplish during the year is get my fucking grails already. Those Carhartts are just waiting to be picked up. Anyways expect to see more violence, more economies collapse and more poverty in '09. Those crazy Israelis and Palestinians are at it again plus the bail outs are going through. Oh yes, 09 looks very promising. Oh yeah, watch out for the Midnight Society.

40 tickets

Pretty interesting day to say the least. Went to Nickel Nickel with a bunch of people out of boredom. Keane and I played House of the Dead 2, in which we fucking FINALLY beat that shit. Headed off to this dancing game, which we also dominated. We all left to Famima after and loitered around for about an hour. I bought a playboy because Mariqueen was in it, and was disappointed. The cashier was some cholo guy who came out and joined our circle and talked about porn. He was pretty cool and seemed like he didn't work there. That's basically it, that and I don't give a fuck about your 40 tickets hahah.

A God Among Men

Somewhat of an eventful day, although it rained. Went to a job interview at Macy's for the hell of it, hopefully I don't get the job because that company is shady. After that I went with Oli, Danny, Steve, and gasp, Tony motherfucking Tran to Sonic's. Food was sub-par, but it filled me up. Hit up Brea mall which was uninteresting, but after that is where it gets good. We started talking about girls from school and what not, and asked Tony these questions. We ragged on Steve for his triton eye, in which we asked Tony about his standards, and he responded, "I have no standards". Truly epic, as I finished with a "Tony, you are a God among men" because, hey pussy is pussy right? After we dropped his ass off, we went to Oli's for a bit and smoked some B&M's, and headed out to pick up Tim and to get Thy from John Wayne Airport. The night ended after downtown Disney and Starbucks, which seemed like a typical day for us, but was made special with a guest appearance by Tony fucking Tran.

On a totally unrelated note, Sergei Kharitonov is a fucking badass.

This December, It's One More And I'm Free

December is my favorite time of year, because of the weather and the conclusion of another miserable year. After this week, it's finals. Nearing the end of my first semester in college, I've realized that this was quite an experience. More freedom in my life and none of the high school bullshit. I can't wait to transfer in two years to somewhere far to get away and start anew. Orange County will always be home. I love this place, but I'm just getting bored. It's the last thing left that really felt like home to me, so I'll wave goodbye to my home for the last time. Florida is always a possibility within the next few years, so hopefully I will be attending UF to support my Gators. This week is going to be stressful, as I have a handful of essays to write. The actual finals week to me is going to be a breeze. Winter break is so close, yet so far. Since it's closing in on the end of the semester, I've gotten lazier. Kind of like senioritis, but for freshman. I can't sleep until 3 in the morning, fucking up my sleep pattern. There's just so much stuff going on with me, it's not helping the situation. Saturday will hopefully relieve some stress, as FINALLY after postponing a million times, the LA trip will take place. Solutions Wall, Farmer's Market, Phillipe's, and Tim, here we come ahah.


Liar, liar.
You never called.
But I'll be just fine, yeah I'm fine,
Sleep well.

Darling, you fucked up.

51

"All aboard" the conductor screams. He knew he was the only one that could save their dreams. He had to pick who lived and died solely by occupation. He played God in all their lives. He was the reason why a million people had to die on that day. And as he stared into all their faces, he heard the screams of those trying to be saved. He played God in all their lives that day. Nothing's as scary as the earth crumbling. Nothing could numb the pain of knowing tomorrow will never be. He lit up a cigarette in hopes to calm his nerves and as the smoke filled his lungs, he prayed to an unmerciful lord. "Excuse me sir, I forget your name. I'm just another nameless face that won't see another day. Excuse me sir I'm sorry that my worst nightmares are my only grasp on sanity." I wish I could save this world from dying. But now it's my turn to become another piece of matter floating endlessly through the abyss above. No love can save me. Time stopped. It all went black. All the memories that I've had from my past escaped through my brain. The silence deafening could drive one insane. All that I've worked for and all the friends I've made are just as useless as hoping a God might come save me. No one can blame faith for trying to ease the pain. But when the world ends, there will just be nothing.

Taijin Kyofusho

So since it was my mom's birthday, our LA trip was postponed. I decided to take Danny since it was his birthday as well, along with Mike to the hat, where we met up Oliver. Before I picked up Danny, I was surprised that Sufa was down here. We're probably going to hang out tonight. Continuing on, once again, the pastrami chili cheese fries kicked our asses. After spending an hour talking about pro wrestling Oli left, and the rest of us decided to drive around in the rain listening to post rock haha. Driving around Newport and Laguna in the heavy rain definitely was a sight to see. The massive puddles felt like the Jurassic Park ride and the post rock felt like we were in a movie.

No Sympathy for a Sinking Ship.

While driving to school today, I saw something that would make most people cringe. On Edinger and Magnolia, some guy on a motorcycle got absolutely annihilated. The bike was wrecked, glass everywhere and a helmet on the floor surrounded in blood. The area was shut down, that side of the street closed off and covered with police tape. I've thought to myself after viewing this, that this kind of stuff doesn't phase me. I've become so desensitized over the years that even seeing gruesome things in person would barely affect me in the slightest. Am I a sick fuck by choice? Or is it because fucked up things that happen in the world are such a common occurrence that nothing really shocks me anymore. Gore and any other morbidness has always intrigued me, not because OMG BLOOD EVERYWHEREZ!, but because the reality of it is so brutal.

Permanent

Watch me unwind
Rejected and depressed
Everything i am i hate
Confused, directionless
Knowing this is all we had
Existing on best terms we can until
Death takes us from our own fucking hands

Goddamn I fucking love this band.