meowsers!

hahaha! FAT KIDS FOR LIFE!!!

just watched it. still good!

YES!!! I FOUND IT!!!

so, I've been sick all week, bummer dude. all I've been doing is sleeping and watching movies and Punky Brewster. awesome, you say?! yeah, pretty much.

there are some good videos on the youtube, but if you're really dedicated I would recommend renting the dvds!!

I always wanted to take tap lessons when I was little!! I had friends that did and was jealous and so I made up my own tap moves, which at their best probably looked something like Punky's flailing.

okay, this one just reminds me so much of my childhood. you know, minus the treehouse and the DRUGS! their outfits though... UGH, SO GOOD! I totally had one of those necklaces with the charms on the plastic chain... I think I still have it buried somewhere! yeah!

however, I think my fav episode so far is the one where they make a workout video. it's simply amazing.

also, I've been listening to Dungen a lot today. so good! get into it!!

other than that, feeling weird today. and in a coma the rest of the week. I'll try to post more, but my brain is just kinda blah. also, this is some scary shit. as if I wasn't already stressed out about the general state of the world, the economy, finding a job, money, my health, my family, my band, etc. etc.

this is sooo weird, but I LIKE it!! a lot! go here and listen to the song.

also, this is an interesting interview. I really like what AWK says about preparation and visualization! never really thought about it, but what DOES preparation do for us? what I mean is, in the past couple of days I've read a couple of different things from around the internets in the vein of inspiring, artistic visions and words and what not, and mostly it's people telling you to not think so much, to ACT instead of worry, to just DO instead of plan. which I think is excellent advice, especially for me, but in terms of (my own personal) preparation, is it beneficial in any way, really, or is it just worry?? visualization could actually be beneficial... I dunno about the whole cigar thing, but whatevs.

also, I've been working on a flier for a show Lovebird's playing in a couple weeks! I don't think I told you, but we officially finished our record on Monday!!!! so crazy. now it just has to be mixed, mastered, etc etc. our guitarist is going on the Warped Tour for two months so we're having a send-off show! check it out:

yeah? yeah. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I've been staring at it for the past couple of hours.
WHOO!!!

so, tomorrow is my friend/our engineer Armand's birthday and for his birthday he asked his friends to play with him in a Black Sabbath cover band. SO EXCITED TO GOOOO!!! it's gonna be rad. apparently there are wigs and costumes involved?!?!?! sweet.

I had a short but sweet job interview today... I'm not sure what the shortness means exactly, but I'm not really too worried about it. they gave me a list of questions to answer before the actual interview so it wasn't too nerve-wracking, but at the end they asked if I wanted to make a final statement, and eloquent genius that I am, I said, "naw, I'm good." and the lady just kinda stared back at me... haha! I laughed about it the whole way home. could've said, thank you, I'd make a great employee, bla bla bla, but nope! in the moment I guess I always figure it's better to not put my foot in my mouth or something?! I dunno. whatever. as much as I desperately need a job, I'm not entirely convinced this is the one for me anyway.

happy wednesday!!
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"Crushing your interests, having to give up your passions, in favor of some more pared-down existence—[that’s] really the complete opposite of what life should be about. I think really what life should be about for all of us is focusing on our dreams, focusing on what we enjoy, and removing all obstacles or areas of our life that tell us to not do the things that we enjoy.

...But I really urge you most of all to understand that there is no "real world," there is no “reality,” there is no one way to do things versus another way. There's an infinite number of ways to do anything, and it's up to you to listen to that very subtle yet very clear instinct that resides deep within your soul that really makes you who you are."

the man is amazing.

also, if you want your heart to stop for a second, click here. if not, move along. seriously. don't say I didn't warn you.

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