30 Days of Me: Detailed Week

I should have looked ahead, seen that this is a post I had coming and prepared for it. Oh well. Let's get by with some points of interest:

*Sunday I drove back from seeing my dad in Florida, stopped back in my old hometown to see some friends, got home and pretty much passed out from driving roughly 13 hours over the weekend.

*Monday I watched Sorority Row. What can I say, I have a guilty pleasure for these kind of movies in that I like to watch them and go "yep, you're about to die." You can't watch these things expecting 5 star classics, and when one of the girls is from The Hills, you're definitely not going to get that. But it was entertaining.

*Tuesday = drama. Too complicated for this place though.

*Wednesday I turned in an article about a Michael Jackson tribute night and I have to say I'm pretty proud of it. I'm proud because most of the time my editor will change things I say and rightfully so. What she puts sounds better. But this article was 95% me. You can see for yourself here. (The part she put in was the "loafers" thing and she reworded the youtube part).

*Thursday I watched Knight and Day. I really liked it at first and then a little bit after the halfway point I kind of became bored. I honestly almost fell asleep toward the end. It wasn't terrible, it just didn't hold my attention for the entire movie.

*Last night I watched Pirate Radio. Wow, this movie was great. Not to put myself on some kind of pedestal, but I think I liked so much because I am a radio DJ myself, though only on the college thing. But you can tell those guys just loved the music -- and each other. It was absolutely great and automatically went in my top ten.

*Today I watched USA get eliminated from the World Cup. Please Allison, wait a few days before rubbing it in. I'm still picking up the pieces of my red, white and blue broken heart. Then caught a couple episodes of Heroes and beat Green Day Rock Band.

Now I get ready to sleep tomorrow and bring you a post that will probably fail. I'm supposed to remember the whole month? Seriously. This may take some effort.

30 Days of Me: Detailed Day

*Spent a little bit of time at work before going to a mayor's meeting. Basically, the mayor of Montgomery just chatted it up with the press. Afterward, people kept asking me how I liked it and my response was always "uhhhhhhhhhh"

*The rest of the day consisted of me doing "research" for a Twilight, or should I say Eclipse, article I have to write. Yes, this is one article I didn't offer, I was asked to do. Oh well, could be fun.

*Had to fight with student loan people. Whole nother story.

*Came home and chatted with Frisco for a bit. Then got in an episode of Heroes before he goes off to a Drum and Bass thing in Atlanta.

*Now I'm waiting for my girlfriend to come over and we are either going to watch Pirate Radio or Anchorman. Or both. Who knows.

*Maybe I will play some Green Day Rock Band. All I know is this weekend I plan to: watch USA beat Ghana (hopefully), catch a little Lost, but mostly sleep.

30 Days of Me: Tickles My Fancy

It's pretty convenient that what I will now refer to as a "freestyle" day in the 30 days thing happens on a Sunday, considering I was worried about double posting. (The Music post will be up later).

But since I am double dipping, I wanted to make this brief. As if during 30 days about myself wasn't enough, I am going to do a bit of self-promotion.

Pretend people still read the newspaper and here a few articles I have done so far in my internship.

Three-day BamaJam music and arts festival celebrates third year

Terrible Things coming to Capital City

A voyage back in time

Wetumpka Grandma exposes grandkids to voting process

(Note: I would have preferred a different headline in the voting story, but oh well)

The Good, The Bad and The Great

The Good:

So yesterday at my internship, I got a forwarded email from my editor about a concert that was coming up in Montgomery. It's a small thing, but the more I read the more excited I became. The band that is being featured is called Terrible Things. I had actually only heard of them once before in a magazine, but they are basically a group made up of people that used to be in other successful bands. The drummer, who used to be in Coheed & Cambria, is Josh Eppard and one of the guitarists/vocalists is Andy Jackson formerly in Hot Rod Circuit. Jackson is actually from Montgomery, so it's kind of a hometown feel to it. The third member of the group is the other guitarist/vocalist named Fred Mascherino. What group was he once a part of? Oh, just a little thing called Taking Back Sunday. (For those of you that don't realize why that is a big deal, just look to the left and see how many times I have mentioned TBS on this blog). Now the reason for this being called "great"? I get to interview them (by phone) on Friday :)

Now I am just trying to get my editor to let me go to the show and do a review and I am trying to be sly about it and figure out a way to meet the guys. It also helps that the headliner is Emery, a band that I would put as one of my favorites.

The Bad:

Honestly, when I thought of the concept of this post I had something "bad" ready, but there's not really anything bad to talk about. Only a few minor complaints: some of the journalists around me are a little too arrogant/cocky and it gets a little annoying and the 50 mile drive between Auburn and Montgomery is starting to take its toll. However, I also feel I will be used to it eventually. I guess the only major bad is that I am running out of money fast. This really sucks because I still have plans for the summer that include spending dollars.

The Great:

The pre-baby steps (fetus steps?) are in place for that project I have previously spoken of. I'm not trying to create suspense, but well... I'm trying to create a little suspense so that hopefully you guys become interested haha. But I don't want to start talking about details yet in case it falls through, but I'm starting to get the feeling it may happen. It just may not happen quickly. And I'm fine with that.

Random lyric of the day:

Well all that we need is just a reaction,
It's too much to ask for when there's no attraction anymore
If chasing our dreams is just a distraction,
I want to remember when I know that I can't go back.

...Another Door Opens

The reason I had to leave my job on Friday even though I'm not graduating until August is because today I started my internship. For 10 weeks I will be working at the Montgomery Advertiser. With no pay. But not to sound too overly optimistic, but I think this will definitely be a learning experience that I can take with me in the future. At least some great clips to put on a resume.

So consider this a warning. As part of the college credit portion of this internship, I have to talk about what I've been doing, like the day-to-day stuff. He actually said "maybe start a little blog or something." So I will have one prepared for them, but I'm going to share it with you guys. So guess what? You are coming on this ride with me.

So I'm not sure if I'm going to post everyday or just recaps (more than likely just recaps) but here is what I did today:

*got introduced to various people

*was shown how to put stuff on a "budget" that lets the staff know who is working on what

*also shown various parts of publishing the article

*had to record the voicemail greeting for my desk phone. Really awkward, at least for me. Because though I'm in a cubicle type setting, there aren't really "walls." So everyone can hear everyone else. I need to gain some confidence about talking in front of people because I realize this is my weakness

*was taken out to lunch by my editor. Thought that was cool. Said I got one at the beginning and one at the end. Went to a little soup, sandwich and burger type place and I got a club sandwich that was very tasty.

*Was assigned three articles and spent the rest of the day gathering information. One is a Titanic Museum in Tennessee, one is about the city of Alpharetta, GA and the other is a preview piece for Bamajam. (jme, I know you're gonna love that and thanks for the good luck text by the way).

After work, I came home and decided to do my radio show. I say decided because they said I can keep my slot this summer even though it will be kind of sporadic when I can come in. It turned out to be one of the best ones I've done (the theme was music from this year). Hopefully it got recorded and you guys can hear it.

So that's about it. Hopefully I can keep this thing interesting for the summer.

Random lyric of the day:

I wanted love, I needed love
Most of all, most of all..
Someone said 'True Love' was dead
but I'm bound to fall
Bound to fall for you
Oh what can I do?

Life Update

I have a few things on my mind that could make for their own posts, but I like bullet points. Think I'm gonna go with it and develop over time. Let's do this.

Quick hits:

*I saw Iron Man 2 this weekend. This is what I thought of it.

*I start my internship next Monday at the Montgomery Advertiser. It's not paid, but it's time consuming and I talked to my dad about it and I'm not going to get a second job this semester. What does this mean? It means no friggin income. Which sucks. But it also means I can see my friends and have a little fun before I get kicked in the face by the real world.

*Speaking of this summer, here are some things I plan on doing and some things I would like to happen. Possible beach trip with friends, at least one trip to Troy to see my bfff, Silversun Pickups concert, seeing my friends before they ship off to Texas in June, seeing my sister and brother-in-law when they visit from South Dakota, making the most of my last two months with my roommate since 2005, and if I can work it out I would like to attend this year's Warped Tour in Atlanta. Basically, I plan to make this one hell of a summer.

*Summer is going to be cool because of something else. I don't want to go in to too many details, but I'm kind of working on a "project." I'm trying to get other parties involved because I know if left to myself, it won't get done. But stay tuned about that because if it goes through, I am really excited about it.

*I just want to put out there that if I had time and resources, I would love to visit blogger friends. Just sayin.

*Less than three months till I graduate. I can't wait.

*I think I'm starting to realize that if my life takes a certain turn after I graduate, the thought of being a relationship may be a future thought. I might have to be one of those "career-first" kind of people. More on this later.

*Another story to talk more about in the future? How my iPod broke. And how I got a new one. It's a great story. Warmed my heart.

*I'm pretty sure the percentage of my friends that have a kid has been raised to at least 60% now. It's kind of ridiculous.

*I rented a video game. Specifically, some Spider-Man game. So if you will excuse me, I'm going to go web sling around New York City for a little while.

Random lyric of the day:

Now that I'm grown I've seen marriages fall to pieces.
Now that I'm grown I've seen friendships fall to pieces.
Weekend warriors and our best friends.
The writers weren't kidding about how all good things must end.
Then again somethings, then again somethings are far too good,
Somethings are far too good, to go when you let go.

The Results Are In...

Man. This is a pretty big post. Here's why:

*It's #170. That's 30 away from 200 if you are counting. And 200 is a big deal, right?

*Today is the "anniversary" of the passing of one of my best friends. Last year, it hit me really hard. I don't want to say I'm getting used to it, but I think the sadness is definitely going away replaced with just trying to remember the life and not the fact that it has ended. It was four years ago that we all got the news. And on today's four year mark, I ironically received some wonderful news.

*I got offered an internship for the summer. Of course I accepted and after details are worked out, I will be working at the Montgomery Advertiser for the summer. If you believe in those kinds of things, one would think it was fate that I got good news on a day that a memory of bad news. One would think.

*But let's get to why we are all here: THE RESULTS FOR THE TOP 30 VOCALISTS!!!

This week was successful because the recording worked perfectly. I had to make a few edits due to noise levels and the guys after me cutting of the last song, but I don't think it's noticeable.

Now, I would like you to listen to the show. I even made it to where you can download it and take it with you. Put it on your iPod, listen in the car. But that is how I would really like you to hear it. Ask Sara, Lisa and Lola. They will tell you it was a good show. (HUGE shoutout for those guys tuning in).

However, if you are really impatient e-mail and persuade me to give the goods away. My address is okarmmr@auburn.edu and I will let you know if you absolutely can't wait. But please listen, I'm not trying to be egotistical but I really think this was a good show. I mean, it involves my top 15 Vocalists, so that has to be good, right?

(Edit: When you listen to the beginning, I decided my first track on to a song that was already playing in the station. The song in question was not in the countdown, but I figured due to comments, it was a good way to start the show.)

(Edit #2: I was definitely acting like a rookie on this show. My co-host sounded better than I did and it was only her second show. But I moved away from the mic quite a bit and a mumbled way too much. Consider this my apologies for the moments where you go "what did he just say?")

(Edit#3: To download, click on the button that has an arrow pointing down. Then just follow the directions and you should have this file on your computer and can be able to take it with you wherever whenever).

Enjoy...

Top 30 by okarmmr