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I took a look at some writings from a few years ago, and I was honestly shocked. Shocked at how terribly optimistic I was about life, music, and love. Shocked at the severely positive tone I was emitting in entry after entry, day after day. Shocked at how simple life was...
Man, why did I ever "grow up"?
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[19 Oct 2007|11:29am] |
Lately, I've been learning a lot about people and life. I recently watched "Waking Life" again (a terrific movie) and decided to apply some of the concepts that I've always admired. One such concept, I'll call it "the ant syndrome" has always affected my behavior in a negative way. In the past, I've found it very easy to disconnect from people, my surroundings, and events. It wasn't until letting the concept of being in touch with life really sink in, that I started to act on it. Case and point: a few nights ago, I took a short break from work to walk over to starbucks for some iced coffee goodness. While chatting with the barista, a young woman, who was surfing the internet at a nearby table, interjected in our playful conversation about music. I quickly seized the moment to not let the opening slip and made a new friend. We've since had a couple of conversations, and we have found a lot of common ground in our life stories.
All in all, I've enjoyed how many new doors have been opened from just being in touch with life. Connecting with people is one of my favorite past times. And from now on...I plan on making it one of my worst habits...
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| a post from beyond the grave... |
[04 Sep 2006|10:45am] |
"As Good As Gone" has been posted on purevolume.com/thesewordsarewater and will be appearing on the myspace shortly. You can check it out if you're interested in hearing what we sound like kind of...I recorded all of the guitar parts and programmed the drums, so it sounds a little produced..but other than that...its faithful to the actual song.
www.purevolume.com/thesewordsarewater [hint: click on the song to stream playback]
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[17 Jul 2005|07:30am] |
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Hintsoftragedy is no more. It is time to move on with life and life's experience. I bid you all, farewell.
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[14 Jul 2005|08:42am] |
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As stated before...This journal will be laid to rest. To all who have read, thank you for sharing your thoughts about my life. I appreciate your opinions. Stay Opinionated! And keep in touch. You're all invited to the e-funeral...just leave your online eulogy here, might be fun. Till we look into each others eyes and smile, be well!
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| Let the wind be your inspiration. |
[10 Jul 2005|09:13am] |
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If our collective minds were a big city...this would be our song...
We grew up on the other side
The wrong side of town
And we sing without a voice
Our hearts provide the tune
This place will haunt you all
For us, we call it home
Our side of town, the tracks spread long
The railroad is our vehicle
The train, our friend
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| System Shutdown |
[06 Jul 2005|08:59pm] |
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This journal has served me well over the past few years, but it is now time for its demise. More information will be made available soon.
Until then...be safe and remember you are treasured in my heart.
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| Update |
[05 Jul 2005|08:24am] |
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The Fire Theft |
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Its funny how inspiration strikes. I've been attacked with a ton of new ideas and I'm liking the direction they are taking me. I'm ready to play with Laelo, Elyse Therose, Chris Taylor, Jason's Project, Kate, Thesewordsarewater, and (r.i.p.?) Digital Tragedy. I feel like I have a new lease on music and though I probably shouldn't devote myself to all of these projects, I know now that I have fresh eyes, ears, and ideas to add to each. All I have to say is...lets jam.
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| Look around. Touch the Vanilla Sky. |
[30 Jun 2005|05:48am] |
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The Appleseed Cast |
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Lately my nights have been occupied with working the night audit shift. Now to be completely honest, I wasn't really looking forward to grave yard shift, but it is fast becoming my favorite due to the flexibility of it. Gone are annoying phone calls, pesky guest, and endless task. Welcome to sweet, silent bliss. Honestly my job only takes about an 1 1/2 hours to do and I'm give about 6 1/2 of free time. Time to write, concentrate, create, ponder, and basically enjoy the fruits of an audit bonus. For the last few weeks, I have been piecing together the 'plan of attack' for Thesewordsarewater. Mainly, figuring out what will be needed for a live show, who will work best together for live performances and seperately for the recording endeavor, and finally, setting goals for myself. I'm enjoying the process almost as much as i'm enjoying writing the songs themselves. Many have asked so I might as well tell ya that I am not planning any live performances before the fall and possibly winter. Though the songs are not that complicated and a group of talented musicians could possibly pick them up fairly quickly, I know that I am not ready to devote as much time as is needed for practices, shows, and possible tours. So for now, the first priority is crafting and refining all of the songs to reflect the persona of the band, second is a decent recording of some sort, probably a 5-7 song ep, and third is enjoying the music we make and the people we share it with. Needless to say...I can hardly wait.
"I don't get paid to sing what everyone is thinkin'." -Chris Staples
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| Sometimes, Its fun to disappear |
[28 Jun 2005|03:23pm] |
So this weekend, after finding out my schedule, I immediately decided to visit memphis. I drove up there Saturday afternoon and spent time with Katie. We drove around and hung out and just basically had the best time! Seriously we were like little kids in a toy store for this whole weekend. I realized that I don't miss memphis at all. I don't miss the streets or places. I miss the people. I didn't really get to see many people (beth,jess,bethany, bj, danielle, starbucks guy) but I was so content to be catching up with kate. I needed a vacation. I needed a break from the normal everyday life. And now i'm ready to kick some ass back here...for a week or so.
:)
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| Hmm... |
[24 Jun 2005|03:57pm] |
After that fun little survey I posted, a stroll down memory lane if you will, I realized that mostly girls replied. Its weird...like according to my lj I only have 3 guy friends...Anyway, i've been working the heck out of the hotel job. Working almost everyday for 8+ hours adds money to the checks. I hope to book a show very soon with a really good band that I'm talking with right now. It would be amazing and I'll find a place thats all ages. Fun Fun.
keep your nose clean, pilgrim
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| WOOT |
[21 Jun 2005|10:28pm] |
Excellent
I just wanna know how I met all of the nice people I know. Reply with a little story of how the heck we met. This should be entertaining...well sort of.
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| Complaints and such... |
[18 Jun 2005|01:45pm] |
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I have a few official complaints, and well..since this is my journal..., we'll start here. I am officially complaining about shows around here. They suck. We need to change that. "How do we change that mr. black man?"...Simple, you start going. You support all the sucky bands along with the good bands...and soon...after they play numerous shows, a magical thing happens. They start getting better. More bands start forming or coming through this 'hip' area and we start having a thriving scene again.
Moving on! A complaint about 'friends' who support me to my face and talk trash about me behind my back. Let me explain this one a little bit. See, if you call yourself my friend, no matter what I do, brilliant and incredibly stupid, you are supposed to remain a friend. If I make a bad decision, a friend would confront me about it and tell me to stop. A friend would not talk trash about me and then tell me "they miss me and we should hang out" or whatever other shiz they come up with.
The vent goes on. Guys, why does this area suck? Why? Answer the question in your head. Really. "there is nothing to do"..."too many tourist"..."its boring". Bull. This area sucks because we are making it suck. There is absolutely no reason to not have a very cool town down here. We could all hang out anywhere we wanted too, we could start putting on shows every weekend, we could start up some pretty cool ideas if we joined forces and I can't do this alone. My complaint is that this area doesn't have to suck. We could make okaloosa a very cool place if we only tried.
Thats enough complaining...I hate staying negative for too long. Anyway...watch out for girls from sweden...they bite.
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| Surveys all around |
[15 Jun 2005|05:26pm] |
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1.Your Name:
2. Age:
3. Fave Color:
4. Fave Movie:
5. Fave Song:
6. Fave Band:
7. Most Embarassing Moment:
8. Are you a virgin?
HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...
1. Are we friends?
2. Do you have a crush/attracted to me?
3. Would you kiss me?
4. ...with tongue?
5. Would you enjoy it?
6. Would you ever ask me out or go out with me if I ask you out?
7. Would you make a move on me in a movie theater?
8. Tell me one odd/intresting fact about you.
9. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
10. Do you want to tell me something that you couldn't before?
11. If you heard a rumor about me, would you defend me?
12. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
13. Do you think I'm a good person?
14. Would you let me sleep with you (in the same bed)?
15.Do you think I'm Hot?
16. Would you call me just because?
17. Would you ever listen to my problems even if they dont involve you?
18. If you could change anything about me, would you?
19.Would you have sex with me?
20.Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
21. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?
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[13 Jun 2005|05:44pm] |
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Michael Jackson's verdict was not guilty. I personally would have missed not seeing his freakish figure on the cover of supermarket magazines...sigh* I mean...how would the world cope?
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| A Chaotic Symphony of Thought. |
[03 Jun 2005|07:47pm] |
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These tears feel like blood
Draining from my eyes, my vision is blurred
I've seen you before, but somehow its different now
lifeless in a way
I don't remember the pain being this intense
How did I survive before
Screams fill my head with painted images
To graphic to erase
Stop me if you've heard this one before
I'll understand, I'll keep singing under my breath
I've never been so lost in a place I've lived in so long
But this place is not familiar at all
A few more moments and I'm done
My rants and raves will cease
But this mind will keep this monologue
Logged in its memory
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| Needy |
[31 May 2005|08:14pm] |
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The Shins |
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I have some favors to ask of anyone with a digital camera and a knack for taking decent, interesting pictures. I need to do a promo set for my band and would love to work with a friend. Also, I'm still on the prowl for bandmates...I've had some steady request to jam so I'm going to start jamming with people soon...but i would love to see things shape up quickly.
Other than that..life is interesting back in Florida. Staying busy. Trying not to worry myself with the little twist. I've been working a lot. Writing music a lot. Sleeping a lot. Losing weight...losing hair...and losing numbers. I've tried to start life over, and with God's help I can only say that my complaints are slowly being drowned out by amazing opportunities. To start thank yous for all the people that have supported what I am and what I'm about...would be fruitless. So many of you have added bright spots to my dying days. I appreciate you for more than just what little time we get to spend together. I appreciate you for being supportive.
My love is all I have...and I give it to you.
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| DAAAAAyummmmm Homie. |
[30 May 2005|07:46am] |
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slick willy...the hair had to go...
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| Memorial Day |
[28 May 2005|12:43pm] |
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A question. Do other countries in this great world of ours have special days set apart for the memorial of death and war? And if they do, are they remorseful or do they have bar-b-ques as well?
Sometimes vacations just don't make sense.
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