Happy birthday to my brother who turns 19 today.
I'm trying to get back to Grand Forks next weekend. As much as i hate to admit it, I miss Grand Forks. Part of it is people, part of it is comfort of home (though that'll wane within a few minutes of entry into that house), and part of it is animal (i need to be amused by a kitten, damnit!). That's quite the amount of driving I'll be involved with that weekend if it all goes according to plan. I'm still working out the kinks in my grandest scheme of schemes. It involves Minneapolis and something I've been planning and promising for a long time.
Speaking on that, or rather the promising/planning thing, few things bother me more than breaking a promise I really did intend to keep. Especially if I've been repeating that same promise for over a year. But i'm reminded of a bit of wisdom from Kill Bill volume 2, that being "something things, once you do them, they can never be undone."
I'm sick and it sucks. What sucks worse is that I refuse to touch a piano or really any instrument right now because i don't like the sound that's coming out. I barely like to sing right now, other than when i'm entertaining drunks. I'm getting frustrated easily, i'm blaming all of this on Mark and Angel quitting smoking. Had my bands perform for the first time for other people on Tuesday, i'm cautiously optimistic. Wasted Tuition is doing "Like a Stone" because my voice sounds much like Chris Cornell right now, and Oedipus and the Mama's Boys is working on the ending of the Prince cover and hammering out "Poor Side of Town." I keep meaning to write some lyrics for an original work for either band and I have an idea but it keeps turning out more like "The Jeep Song" by the Dresden Dolls. It's not my fault everyone in Boston drives the same black fucking truck!
This made me laugh today:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pvp/swag/712c/
This put things into perspective today:
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=358UDVBA3HEEU1FJWBGD92VOWK
One more day of work (Friday) until i'm done working at a liquor store.
What I Want
5 Minutes From Now
1. To be less cold
2. To figure out an album to listen to instead of just "Beside You In Time"
3. To be more sleepy
Tomorrow
1. My band practices to go well and not completely suck
2. To avoid the freshman
3. To actually fix the conglomeration of words that I call a compare and contrast paper.
Next week
1. To go to Grand Forks or die trying
2. To keep talking to US Bank about increasing loans or signing over ownership to my kidneys
3. To start talking to people about selling my car
Next Year
1. To have sucessfully move to the twin cities area
2. To not be swamped in new homework from the IPR
3. To not work in a fucking liquor store
Next Five Years
1. Graduate from IPR without owing 50,000 dollars
2. Have a decent recording studio job in Minneapolis or California
3. Meet someone and not drive them away with my excentricities or mood swings, or vice-versa
I'm trying to get back to Grand Forks next weekend. As much as i hate to admit it, I miss Grand Forks. Part of it is people, part of it is comfort of home (though that'll wane within a few minutes of entry into that house), and part of it is animal (i need to be amused by a kitten, damnit!). That's quite the amount of driving I'll be involved with that weekend if it all goes according to plan. I'm still working out the kinks in my grandest scheme of schemes. It involves Minneapolis and something I've been planning and promising for a long time.
Speaking on that, or rather the promising/planning thing, few things bother me more than breaking a promise I really did intend to keep. Especially if I've been repeating that same promise for over a year. But i'm reminded of a bit of wisdom from Kill Bill volume 2, that being "something things, once you do them, they can never be undone."
I'm sick and it sucks. What sucks worse is that I refuse to touch a piano or really any instrument right now because i don't like the sound that's coming out. I barely like to sing right now, other than when i'm entertaining drunks. I'm getting frustrated easily, i'm blaming all of this on Mark and Angel quitting smoking. Had my bands perform for the first time for other people on Tuesday, i'm cautiously optimistic. Wasted Tuition is doing "Like a Stone" because my voice sounds much like Chris Cornell right now, and Oedipus and the Mama's Boys is working on the ending of the Prince cover and hammering out "Poor Side of Town." I keep meaning to write some lyrics for an original work for either band and I have an idea but it keeps turning out more like "The Jeep Song" by the Dresden Dolls. It's not my fault everyone in Boston drives the same black fucking truck!
This made me laugh today:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pvp/swag/712c/
This put things into perspective today:
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=358UDVBA3HEEU1FJWBGD92VOWK
One more day of work (Friday) until i'm done working at a liquor store.
What I Want
5 Minutes From Now
1. To be less cold
2. To figure out an album to listen to instead of just "Beside You In Time"
3. To be more sleepy
Tomorrow
1. My band practices to go well and not completely suck
2. To avoid the freshman
3. To actually fix the conglomeration of words that I call a compare and contrast paper.
Next week
1. To go to Grand Forks or die trying
2. To keep talking to US Bank about increasing loans or signing over ownership to my kidneys
3. To start talking to people about selling my car
Next Year
1. To have sucessfully move to the twin cities area
2. To not be swamped in new homework from the IPR
3. To not work in a fucking liquor store
Next Five Years
1. Graduate from IPR without owing 50,000 dollars
2. Have a decent recording studio job in Minneapolis or California
3. Meet someone and not drive them away with my excentricities or mood swings, or vice-versa
hubble_____:
Well, at least you've GOT a plan!
kreatinkaos:
How did playing for an audience go ?