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.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
(50) Sundays of Music: #36
#36: The Academy Is... - Almost Here
Like any good story about how you discover a band, my first taste of The Academy Is... came after a friend of mine put them on a mixtape cd for me. The song in question was "Checkmarks" and I found myself going to back to that song more than the others on that mix cd.
I'm actually not sure how I came across Almost Here, but a part of me thinks I actually went to Target and bought it. What captured me was how young, yet mature it sounded. Lyrics like "you kiss me like an overdramatic actor, starving for work, with one last shot to make it happen" made me take notice. During my time with it, I would come across certain songs that are still favorites to this day.
"Black Mamba" is a cool song with an attitude, "Slow Down" was the first music video I saw for them where I was shocked at just how skinny William Beckett was (I wanted to get him some food), and "The Phrase That Pays" is a song that is kind of told in story mode. One time I was on the radio and said I was going to play some TAI and someone called in and said he loved them and I told them I was going to play Phrase and he said thanks. That was pretty cool.
So here are some tracks from Almost Here, but don't leave just yet...
BONUS
Almost Here is the cd that gets on the countdown, but since this is the only time that TAI appears, I have to give love to there are other releases that if I was doing a top 100 would definitely be on there.
From the album Santi:
From the album Fast Times at Barrington High
From the EP Lost in Pacific Time
Like any good story about how you discover a band, my first taste of The Academy Is... came after a friend of mine put them on a mixtape cd for me. The song in question was "Checkmarks" and I found myself going to back to that song more than the others on that mix cd.
I'm actually not sure how I came across Almost Here, but a part of me thinks I actually went to Target and bought it. What captured me was how young, yet mature it sounded. Lyrics like "you kiss me like an overdramatic actor, starving for work, with one last shot to make it happen" made me take notice. During my time with it, I would come across certain songs that are still favorites to this day.
"Black Mamba" is a cool song with an attitude, "Slow Down" was the first music video I saw for them where I was shocked at just how skinny William Beckett was (I wanted to get him some food), and "The Phrase That Pays" is a song that is kind of told in story mode. One time I was on the radio and said I was going to play some TAI and someone called in and said he loved them and I told them I was going to play Phrase and he said thanks. That was pretty cool.
So here are some tracks from Almost Here, but don't leave just yet...
BONUS
Almost Here is the cd that gets on the countdown, but since this is the only time that TAI appears, I have to give love to there are other releases that if I was doing a top 100 would definitely be on there.
From the album Santi:
From the album Fast Times at Barrington High
From the EP Lost in Pacific Time
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Updates
Family: My sister called me today and I couldn't be more happy. Maybe this will only compare to the feeling of finally seeing jme after like 5 thousand years. Seriously, I can't remember the last time we just hung out, not a stop by on my way home or anything like that. I think the last time was in daleville/dothan (yeesh). But back to my sister, it was awesome having her call. We both talked of how we felt out of schedule and said it won't be like that again. Sidenote: she has gone 8 days without smoking and I am so stoked about it. 8 days may not be a long time, but compare it to the near decade of smoking and it's a start.
School: Finished what I had to do for one class and I feel somewhat prepared for my test tomorrow. This weekend was supposed to be a break, but I will have to do some work before, study sometime during, and meet up with my group at the end. I know I at least will get a break when the semester is over.
Sports: UNC won the NCAA tournament. I haven't kept up with it since my bracket was shot in the first round. But it was nice to finally see them win as I have sort of been a fan of them for a while. I say sort of cuz i'm not a hardcore fan (I only like them because of my uncle) but I do cheer them on at times. Also, I don't know if you would categorize this as sports, but I sold my wrestling tickets and while money makes me happy, handing those over made me sad
Video Games: My Xbox froze twice today. This is not good news.
Movies: Fast and Furious just sort of came and went, didn't it? Now what do we have to look forward to? I still am I little excited for Wolverine, and kind of Star Trek???? It looks entertaining. Terminator i'm still a little iffy on
Music: I had a good show tonight. Randomly got extended to three hours. Did an artist spotlight on The Academy Is... and had someone call in asking who they were, so that was cool. She also asked who I was and my usual time and all that so there was definitely a smile on my face. (is it weird that I thought she sounded cute on the phone?) Already started planning for next week's show: An all female show. Any ideas? Eminem is back. And when I say back, I mean back to his first couple of cd's. His newest video has him making fun of celebrities. Some of it is funny, but most of it just seems.... stale and unoriginal. The song still needs to grow on me.
TV Shows: Ok, I admit it, I am a sucker for "reality" shows. More specifically, ones that involve elimination. I have yet to watch a season of The Real World and I probably never will. But Duel or Island or Gauntlet? Sign me up. I will catch up on the first episode tomorrow. Oh, and I LOVED the ending to I Love Money this week. I was laughing and cheering and then felt very weird for doing so. I have also been on a Nitro Circus marathon. That show is very addicting. Lastly, this season of Rock of Love has been the worst. It has been really hard to keep watching. But will I watch Daisy of Love? Probably.
I've rambled too long. I think I have some ideas for this blog. Let me think about it.
Random lyric of the day:
I tried to do handstands for you
But everytime I fell for you
I'm permanently black and blue,
permanently blue for you
School: Finished what I had to do for one class and I feel somewhat prepared for my test tomorrow. This weekend was supposed to be a break, but I will have to do some work before, study sometime during, and meet up with my group at the end. I know I at least will get a break when the semester is over.
Sports: UNC won the NCAA tournament. I haven't kept up with it since my bracket was shot in the first round. But it was nice to finally see them win as I have sort of been a fan of them for a while. I say sort of cuz i'm not a hardcore fan (I only like them because of my uncle) but I do cheer them on at times. Also, I don't know if you would categorize this as sports, but I sold my wrestling tickets and while money makes me happy, handing those over made me sad
Video Games: My Xbox froze twice today. This is not good news.
Movies: Fast and Furious just sort of came and went, didn't it? Now what do we have to look forward to? I still am I little excited for Wolverine, and kind of Star Trek???? It looks entertaining. Terminator i'm still a little iffy on
Music: I had a good show tonight. Randomly got extended to three hours. Did an artist spotlight on The Academy Is... and had someone call in asking who they were, so that was cool. She also asked who I was and my usual time and all that so there was definitely a smile on my face. (is it weird that I thought she sounded cute on the phone?) Already started planning for next week's show: An all female show. Any ideas? Eminem is back. And when I say back, I mean back to his first couple of cd's. His newest video has him making fun of celebrities. Some of it is funny, but most of it just seems.... stale and unoriginal. The song still needs to grow on me.
TV Shows: Ok, I admit it, I am a sucker for "reality" shows. More specifically, ones that involve elimination. I have yet to watch a season of The Real World and I probably never will. But Duel or Island or Gauntlet? Sign me up. I will catch up on the first episode tomorrow. Oh, and I LOVED the ending to I Love Money this week. I was laughing and cheering and then felt very weird for doing so. I have also been on a Nitro Circus marathon. That show is very addicting. Lastly, this season of Rock of Love has been the worst. It has been really hard to keep watching. But will I watch Daisy of Love? Probably.
I've rambled too long. I think I have some ideas for this blog. Let me think about it.
Random lyric of the day:
I tried to do handstands for you
But everytime I fell for you
I'm permanently black and blue,
permanently blue for you
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