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Well, hello there, LiveJournal! Fancy meeting you here! How have you been?
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
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Well, I had a pretty solid couple of weeks. good music + good people = good times (and pretty good math!)
I missed LebowskiFest. I was too wasted down in Federal Way to come back up to Seattle. Kind of a disappointment in retrospect, but whatever, we had fun. The next day was a little howse party in West Seattle. That was nice, but certainly not the kind of party I excel at.
Last weekend was pretty simple. Got pretty fucked up with Andrew and Mike on Friday. We spent the whole night playing the Xbox 360's Live Arcade. Played all these really great demos of independent games. really really innovative stuff, and the 360 doesn't even have the motion sensor controller that the PS3 and Wii have.
Of course, nothing beats Andrew playing Zuma. We laughed so hard we fucking cried. I mean this literally. Tears were rolling down my face as Mike got pissed at Andrew for playing a color-coded puzzle game in which there are 4 colors, but Andrew and I are colorblind so we could only see 3. What made it truly funny is how Andrew would fuck it up for a while and then actually finish the level by pure chance. truly ROFLMAO.
St. Patrick's day was spent in similar manner. we bought the old TMNT arcade game. Beat it twice, great fun. Then bought Worms. Amazing, amazing fun. That game stands the test of time like no other.
After hanging there, I came up North and hung out with the old roommates from the UW howse. that was alright, but I really wish we had gone and done something. They had just gotten back home when I got there, so I kind missed out on real St. Patty's Day fun, but that's the price you pay for having so many friends.
Good problem to have =)
This week marked the beginning of a 3-4 month run of really great rock shows. The last show I had seen was in November, so it was nice to be out and about again.
The Ataris played Wednesday. Kris Roe had 7 Long Island Iced Teas before coming on stage, and commented on how strong a drinks they were. This created a decent rock show with the a depressing reality behind it: the Ataris are finished. All he played was old stuff, which is awesome... unless the old stuff was written when he was 15-19 years old and he's 30 now. He's got a new album that just came out, he played 2 songs off it. and the were maybe 80 people at a 200-300 person venue. (and except for a couple of old punkers, I was the oldest person there). All these things say to me that its over, but I guess we'll see in time.
Thursday was M. Bison and Bad Dream, Good Breakfast (high in the running for best band name this decade). This is kind of a cool story. I heard about BDGB (and M. Bison, the same band with 7 less members) via the Three Imaginary Girls podcast, where they said "they're kinda like the Seattle answer to The Polyphonic Spree." I thought that was interesting when I heard it, and remembered that when I saw they were playing at the Crocodile Cafe. I had decided to go ($6 show, how bad could it be), and then I looked at their MySpace site... and Brian Kinsella is their first friend.
I met Kinsella over a year ago while working at Bulldog News, and he is a awesome person who makes awesomer music.
Only in Seattle would you know as many actual people in actual bands that people are actually talking about. I mean, they're the Stranger's "Band of the Week", and I said this guy was good one year ago!
FUCK, I should really be a music critic! Seriously, how can I get in on that? That might be the only thing I'd like to be more than an actual musician.
of course, that would never stop me from making music. I'm gonna go buy a loop pedal. ttfn!
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
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Its a weird feeling working at a job where you should care about what's happening within the company, how business is doing and so forth. I still can't get it in my head that I should keep working for Fluke, and I should actually try to work hard. I miss being a barista sometimes. just the idea that I can be a barista anywhere, and can always quit and start working at a different shop. I guess it would be different if it was something I liked, or something important to me.
I'm trying to decide where things are going for me. I still want to do music, but I have almost no faith in myself. I've got the music in my head, but every time I pick up my guitar it escapes me again, like when a word is write on the tip of your tongue. frustrating, to say the least.
lets see, what have I done lately?... went to a techno/hip hop club last Saturday. We stayed in the techno room, and it was awesome. real cute girls that I stared at from far away, since I can't dance. Really REALLY wanted to bust out the DDR moves, but figured the friends that were nice enough to bring me wouldn't enjoy being embarrassed as much as I would.
I haven't been playing Warcraft, so that's good. been drinking a lot with my new British roommate, Ben. not a lot at once (usually), just going down to the pub fer a pint or 2.
LebowskiFest is Friday, should be great. Party Saturday, should be fun. Sorry, not a lot to say right now. I'm working 13 hour days this week since I was sick 3 days last week. I should sleep, but I'm gonna go to Beth's Cafe and get an omelette. mm!
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
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I'm your worn in leather jacket
I'm the volume in your fucked up teenage band
A bag of smokes and a six pack
I'm the dreams you had walking down the railroad tracks
You and Me.
I'm your first taste of romance
I'm your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain't got no chance
But I'm the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever
So take me down the road
take me to the show
its something to believe in
that no one else knows
but don't take me granted
I'm the blood on your guitar
I'm that wave you caught back in 1975
I'm as strong as a thousand armies
I'm as soft as pedal on a long stem rose
I am love
So take me down the road
take me to the show
its something to believe in
that no one else knows
but don't take me granted
I'm with you when you're born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don't take me for granted
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Saturday, December 30th, 2006
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ah, the year's end. a time for reflections of the past and plans for the future. Ben Gibbard said of Death Cab for Cutie's latest album title, Plans, "you can't make plans without being optimistic." I feel those words apply rather specifically to the turn I'm taking in my life right now.
I'm going to have to start taking care of myself. gonna start eating better (no more hot dogs for every meal of the day). start getting regular exercise (DDR at first, then I'm not sure). Gonna go to bed at reasonable times (which is gonna suck balls). Gotta start reading again, and learning things. Gonna try and get back in touch with all the people I haven't talked to in the last couple of years, even though I really wanted to. Generally, I want to become the guy I know I can be, but have been too lazy to become, eventually leading to being a desirable person.
It all starts on Tuesday, probably with a hangover.
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
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The word of the day is... cold! its very cold when it snows! So cold that the roads are no longer roads. They are skating rinks!
So, I haven't blogged since September, and now its almost December. Things have changed. People have fucking died!
I no longer work at the bakery. I gots me a real job as a repair tech at a company called Fluke Electronics. I repair these phones that you use to check phone lines. Been there about a month now. Work is M-F, 7am-3:30pm, but they let you work all the overtime you want (for the most part) with mandatory over time at the end of each month. bling-muthafuckin'-bling, Dawg!
My roommate, Justin, got me the job. he moved out this weekend, cause he's dating another roommate, Leslie, and she's out of control. (the last roomie is Scott, who both laughs and whines about the whole arrangement).
My great-uncle Arnold died back in September. We hadn't been speaking with them, so no surprise that my great-aunt Anne didn't call to tell us, but we found out through one of mom's old friends. She did finally call a couple weeks ago, and now we're trying to help her out. Its hard to imagine being with someone for 53 years and then suddenly not have them around. Arnold didn't tell her he has dying. She's a little angry about that, and so is Mom, but I don't know if I disagree with him. There was nothing anybody could do, so may as well live happily for a little while longer.
I'm lvl 59 in World of Warcraft. I'm at the Stilshrine of Miriam in Final Fantasy XII. I'm halfway through my 3rd case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. I really gotta start focusing on one game at a time.
I took my sister to see Architecture in Helsinki. Really great show. I felt like the best brother ever. Then I got her a DS Lite (and Mario Kart DS) for her birthday, so now I KNOW I'm the best.
That's that for now. I hope everyone is well. Remember, just cause I don't call you doesn't mean I don't love you. It just means I'm an idiot that can't remember to pick up the damned phone ;)
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Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
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I am sitting in m room, looking for the remote to my radio (I'm not in the mood for a Something Corporate ballad right now), and reflecting upon my spontaneous day.
I received a ticket to Bumbershoot, the Seattle music festival, from a co-worker this morning. I slept about 3 hours last night, but decided to chuck some coffee and go for it.
Good decision. (ah, there it is!)
Caught some Slender Means. They were better than ever, and perfect for the beautiful 80 degree day.
After them was Halou. Some chick who listened to Bjork's Army of Me one too many times.
Had a sandwich while listening to Rogue Wave, who continue to be good without being great in any way, but again, beautiful day, good music for lunch.
I then played some DDR before coming back to settle in a spot for Of Montreal, when I ran into an old friend named Jessica Brown!
If you don't know Jessica, know that she is the coolest thing to happen to our little planet since walking on 2 feet. An honor rivaled only by her sister, Melissa, who I had the pleasure of meeting as well, and her friend Derek Lee, who seems to know everyone and is more than indierawk knowledgeable.
For those of you trying to remember my past with Jessica, I hung with her for the last 2 months of high school along with a... we'll say petite young lady named Tracy and a different Jessica, who I dated during that time and remains the only person I ever really dated for a period of time at all.
I don't know if I was ready for the rush of nostalgia. It was only 2 months, but those times we shared have the best quality:time spent together ratio ever. I've missed her energy greatly, and it hasn't faded.
We went and caught a band called Deerhoof, who were crazy but not necessarily in a bad way. There was a weirdness in the air, accompanied by long silences. I couldn't figure it out, since there's no reason at all for weirdness between us. Maybe we didn't have anything to say today? I kept asking if I was encroaching upon their time together, but Jess insisted I wasn't. Doesn't matter, I'll see how I feel tomorrow when I see them at Mates of State. Maybe I'm just a paranoid bastard that needs to stop thinking so hard.
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
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hallo again! I'm alive, in case of wonderment and/or confusion. just to say hi, here's what going on with me.
This howse is (insert high number here) times cooler than the last howse. My roomies and I drink and play games all the time, and that's about it. We've got the PS2 plugged into the projector down in the basement, where many rounds of Soul Calibur, Tekken, Street Fighter, King of Fighters, and Marvel vs. Capcom have taken place. We've got a kegerator full of PBR
I'm 12/16 colosi through Shadow of the Colossus. Again, on a projector. these things are very, very big. the game is epic enough when on a TV, and way satisfying when you kill these monstrosities.
I'm still at Specialty's Cafe & Bakery. As of now, I'm the only fully trained person in the store aside from Shawn, the manager. The plus side there is I can start making some changes and decisions around the store. the downside is that to do that in a months time, I was in every section of the store for only a couple of days at a time. So, I've got that "Jack of All Trades, Master of None" thing going for me. I've done baking, production, catering, sandwiches, salads, register, window, bake case, coffee, and I even used our little palm pilot that we use when the line gets long at lunch.
I know how these things work, so as long as they don't ask me to DO any of them I'll be fine.
My dad was up this weekend, part of several times I'll be seeing him this month (I'll be helping him move into his 2nd home near his work in Sacramento in a few weeks). We had a big talk about life and whatever, but he also explained the first doomsday scenario that I've ever been able to buy into. I feel kind of motivated to prepare myself for it, but I'm still thinking about what that's going to mean for me.
I'm going to take Martial Arts again. I'm looking at schools in the area. Lots of Tae Kwon Do, But I'm looking for something a little more interesting. Maybe Aikido, I'm not sure yet.
I can't write a song to save my life right now. I'm too numb. I haven't met a girl I was genuinely interested in for way too long. I don't even feel lonely anymore. I can't write angry music, so what does that leave? It sucks, cause I've written some great guitar licks, I just can't apply them. And I'm still broke, so recording still feels pointless until I can do at least half right.
But all in all things are well. still in a bit of stasis, but good. I need to rebuild some bridges in the next few weeks as I haven't talked to a lot of people in far too long.
Feel free to call me first, though!
~el Jefe` out
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
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I now type from my newfound home here at Green Lake. This howse rapes the last house. rapes it... without mercy.
Let's put it this way: there's a pornstar themed party this weekend, Farley doesn't live here, and we have a giant trampoline. Life is good.
I'm in the middle of my second week at Specialty's Cafe & Bakery, and I'm already a bit sick of it (they had me prep-cooking all last week. I HATE prepping). So, I was pretty stoked to hear from Victrola Coffee Roasters yesterday, who want me to train the staff of their new store opening in September. I met with the female portion of the couple that owns it this morning, and she's pretty awesome. We'll see where it goes from there, but I know I nailed that interview and I'd like to go back to doing some coffee.
Speaking of which, holy shit their coffee is good!! I had the best Cup o' Joe I have ever had this morning, and it was just Colombian!
omg, I've become a coffee geek. awesome.
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
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got the job. orientation Friday. start Monday.
Sadly, I don't get to jump for joy just yet. I don't think I can keep this job if I live on the streets (I stink in the morning, and need more showers than there are summer rain storms). So, I've simply turned my attention to getting a place to live next month. Which totally sucks, cause all I really want to do is enjoy these last couple of weeks here at the howse. oh well.
Architecture in Helsinki is fucking amazing. This song in particular was the perfect thing to listen to as I left my interview. can I make a list of victory music? I think I can!
TOP 10 VICTORY SONGS:
Architecture In Helsinki - Maybe You Can Owe Me
Ben Kweller - Commerce, TX
Ben Lee - Catch My Disease
The Clash - Rudie Can't Fail
Harvey Danger - Old Hat
Jack's Mannequin - MFEO: Made for Each Other
Piebald - Haven't Tried It
Rilo Kiley - Spectacular Views
Sufjan Stevens - The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders (Part I: The Great Frontier)
Weezer - My Name is Jonas
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sometimes I do things that are stupid. That's when I go see my therapist, Dr. Jack Daniels.
but he wasn't home tonight, so I called this hot young lassie to rock me to sleep, if you know what I mean ;)
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I had a job interview today with Specialty's Cafe & Bakery for an Assistant Manager position (AssMan, for short ;). Went great. You know the interview is going well when the interviewer stops talking to you like you're the interviewee, but rather his new employee. That's how my first interview went at the theater in SeaTac Mall (thanks Jason), and that's how this one went. However...
I have to go in for a "casual interview" on Wednesday with his old assistant, Audrey, who is leaving for their new store. The idea here is I'm supposed to ask questions that I wouldn't have asked him (i.e. what kind of manager he is, what are the customers like). He says, "the idea is to shock her with the questions you ask. no one ever has, but if you're the first I'll give you $50." and then laughs.
I'm lost here.
I'm in the tall grass.
I'm in the fucking weeds, man!
So, any suggestions are welcome. So far, all I can think of is "can I see you naked?" but I really don't know what this girl looks like... oh, and that might offend her. You never know ;)
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let me tell you now that I am 100% serious. this JUST happened.
If you've met Farley, one of my 7 roommates, this story won't surprise you. The guys were out on the porch, drinking themselves retarded. One of our little toys on the porch is a heavy-duty, air-powered, pump-action pellet gun.
oh, do stop me if you've heard this one before...
apparently, Farley got the idea to play with the pellet gun on the porch, drunk and probably stoned... while on the phone... and was sorta pointing it around, and...
well, the short version is Farley shot another howsemate, Kipp, square in the nose. Kipp bled a solid pint of blood on our porch before we brought a car around front to take him to the hospital. Looks like Kipp will be fine though.
More news as things develop.
~Jonas out
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And now I'm unemployed again. don't ask.
Life is craziness.
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I'm the manager of a Tully's in Antioch University
but the awesome part is that its a franchise store owned by Friends of Youth, a nice non-profit organization.
Now I must find a new home in the next month and I'll be able to get back to my normal life of a scrupulous lush.
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There was a party last night... and it was good. Indie chicks, hot lesbians, and glitter that I can't get off my face. Good people, good music, good beer, good times (I think I may have been kinda loud though).
I was just reading some old QC and realized I suffer from the Second Law of Sexual Dynamics. shitcakes.
I heard that band Islands everyone's talking about today. excellent atmosphere music (not as good as Antlerand though. and yes, I'm going to keep talking about them for a while).
I really need a job.
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
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I should be looking for a job and place to live. I amn't. I've hardly even been using this time to write. Mostly just thinking. its been a quiet couple weeks, but I'm start moving again tomorrow (except I'm hanging with mom, so maybe after that). I did see Brandon Evans on Saturday, and that was awesome, as is he.
I've been playing an ungodly amount Tetris DS via the interwebs. Nothing more satisfying than crushing Japanese kids in video games. usually it goes the other way, so its a nice change.
*note* this next part can seem insulting, but in the interest of actually expressing myself, I am leaving it this way. sorry.
What have I been thinking about? just trying to find some direction. I constantly am reminded of all things I could have done with my life, all the things I should have done. As much as I love my closest friends like brothers and sisters, its starting to feel like we're drifting apart. and its getting to a point where I need to decide: stay back with how things were or move forward toward the future. and neither feels right because I want both. I want to stay home playing video games then go out and see rock shows. I want to live near, if not with, my friends, but not in the suburbs. I want to stay out all night and I want to take everyone with me. Sure, I'm as guilty as anybody for just hanging around, but its hard when nobody is there to encourage you.
This is the best life I will ever have. I want to live it, but I don't want to do it alone.
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Thursday, April 27th, 2006
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so, a couple of big events in the last couple days.
We got a notice yesterday at the howse that we will be vacated as of July 1st. Pretty unexpected turn of events. Andrew and I are talking about getting a place again, but we've been talking about that for almost 2 years now, so we'll see if we can get our shit together.
My store closed today. Anybody who knows about that place know why. I've got some money saved though, so I'm not worried about getting a job... only about keeping one after I move.
but this news is trumped by the news of the Nintendo Wii. This news is important, because it means that I will never EVER buy another Nintendo system!!!
This stems from many other things as well.
Meteos sequel is a disney game
the last good Nintendo exclusive title came out in 2004 (except for Fire Emblem, which isn't as good as its GameBoy counterpart)
but mostly, the controller looks like work, which makes no sense outside games with names including words like... revolution.
Nintendo, we've been together for a long time. we've grown up together, and I've learned a lot from you... but I think its time we both saw other people.
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I am a lazy blogger.
I am sick.
I think I may have a flesh-eating bacteria.
I am playing FFVII on an over-heating PS2.
I am going to kill Sephiroth.
I have a copy of FFVII:Advent Children waiting for me at Suncoast tomorrow.
I will pick it up by noon.
I will be watching it by 1pm.
I will then watch it again, possibly in a different language.
I am a nerd.
I would like some chicken soup.
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nostalgic.
anxious.
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