It's Britney, Bitch!

I am in no position to deny the love I have for Britney Spears' current effort 'BLACKOUT'. If Justin Timberlake had a female twin (which he actually did but we won't talk about that), then I swear BLACKOUT would be her works. It's sexyback but feminine. I love it and I can't lie about that. We all know how much I love Justin and even throwing her in the same category these days seems shunned but if you give this album a listen, you would have to agree. It's sad to say the girl still has it when it comes to the music even if we never get the shows we used to get. Remember when everything about her shows were amazing? We don't even get tours but I love this album and it is her best to date. Of course the 'ballads' are bad and should never have been done but the hits 'RADAR' and 'TOY SOLDIER' show that she's grown production-wise. Well done, Miss Spears.

Forever The Sickest Kids - Believe Me I'm Lying

So despite all of the things in life that don't seem to be going the way that I want them, there are a few things that seem to be running their course according to plan. This weekend is the Holiday party at Starbucks where we exchange gifts for Secret Santa. I found out the person I have for Secret Santa won't even be at the party. I probably won't go. I know who my person is and they basically told me what they're buying me or whatever. So hey, yeah. Ha. I'm going to Asheville for a show up there and yeah since it's only 3 hrs away and in another state, I'm more about the roadtrip than the party. I see enough of work, why would I want to go there on a day that I'm OFF?

Ah, and I'm pretty excited about the stuff that's in works for my site and then my new secret site that I'm working on. I'll be popping up with two new websites within the next month or two so everyone must watch out for that. I'm so excited to get these two projects off of the ground!

I knowwww, I never talk about what's really on my mind. I'm sorry. I have an inability to open up with people. Whatever. Holla.

Hahaha, wow...

You must watch the ENTIRE video. He's my new hero, lol.

One Republic - Apologize

I need a place to host my blog. I'm no longer interested in blogspot. I want my writing to be decorated and expressive, visually and not necessarily verbally. Sad, I know. Blogs are supposed to be expressive through vocabulary and dialogue but I'm more a visual person. I express myself through graphics, as terrible as they may come. I'll be moving this blog to a domain pretty soon if I can find someone willing to give me some space. I'm saving my paychecks lately so I can do this tour thing in mid-late February so purchasing a space is far out of the question as of right now. I already fork over too much to host the space thisyearsparty is on. From then on out, I will be documenting my adventures with photos for everyone to see. I have so much fun when I go out of town to shows and to hang out with friends and things and I want everyone to experience the same thing. So... keep your eyes peeled. Something great is coming around the first of January.

Metro Station - Disco

I'm a little creeped to find out that over 80,000 people visit my site daily... and read my blog. Well not creeped about the site but the blog? There is nothing to see here!!!

Um anyway, someone IM'd me last night to tell me they saw me at the Tennessee Sleeping with Giants Tour and I was with Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship. The weirdest part was, they WATCHED ME. She said we were dancing and singing to The Academy Is (it was moreso me and Stephy's mom and Alex just popped up next to us)... while they were on the stage. All the while, she never even bothered to say hi. She just watched. She then asked how long I hung out with the bands... well, lets just say my friends and I didn't leave the venue until around 3:30am. Just for future reference kids, if you see me at a show.... DON'T WATCH ME. Say hi. I feel less stalked that way.

Hannah Montana - Lifes What You Make It.

Um so the trip to Tennessee was so worth it. I got to hang out with Stephy, her mom, her friend Rachel, my friend Stephanie, her boyfriend, my friend Chris and Cobra Starship haha. We did a little hanging out with The Academy Is... too which was pretty fun. Is it bad that when we went to interview The Academy Is, it was SISKY again and as soon as he saw my face and Stephanie's he kind was like "Its you two again?" Hahaha. But at least he remembered. We had a little alone time with him before the interview because Cobras were doing soundcheck and you could hardly hear anything at all. Hopefully it isn't ruined. I interview Cobra too but my battery died like right at the very end. SUCKY.

Anyway, yesss it is awesome. Cobra is touring with Metro Station.

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

So it's 3:30am. I'm supposed to be halfway dressed by now or something but I haven't done much or made an effort to get ready. I feel weird getting up and showering at 3:00 in the morning. Chris and I are supposed to be heading out to Nashville, Tennessee at around 4am but so far it looks like we're leaving later if we're leaving. I really need to get up from here and shower but blah, it feels so much easier to just sit here and not do anything haha. I forgot to charge my camera batteries so if they die midday, I'm screwed because I kind of have to shoot the concert tonight. Tonight, I'll be interviewing not one, not two, but THREE of the bands tonight. I'll be interviewing Cobra Starship at 3:00pm, The Academy Is... at 5:00pm, and Armor for Sleep at 6:00pm! Exciting right? Wrong. I don't have any of my stuff together, I'll admit I'm in no position to be interviewing three bands today. I have interviewed Sisksy for The Academy Is already but I need to be ten times more prepared than I was last time so I'm nervous. I've never done three interviews in one day before except for Warped Tour. What if I choke? Or better yet what if I run out of memory on my memory card or something? Ah, this is crazy but I'm doing it because I love doing this so much... the whole band promoting thing. And to think this is probably my last show of the year if I don't see Angels & Airwaves at the end of the year.

Glassjaw - Ry Ry's Song

Last night, my friend Chris and I went to see American Gangster. Now, I'm pretty sure everytime I see a movie, I say this but seeing it made me realize how much I miss acting. Acting is my dream. It's what I believe I was set here to do but why did I suddenly get so sidetracked and end up working at Starbucks and doing this concert thing? Aren't I supposed to be working on building my amazing acting resume or something? I mean, the acting in that movie was incredible. It always is when it comes to talents such as Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe. They are some of the most brilliant actors out there in Hollywood. Another brilliance who is my all time favorite actor of all time is Johnny Depp. Now, I know everyone says he's their favorite but usually for all of the wrong reasons. He's attractive or he played a role in one movie or something that people particularly love but does anyone love or admire him for his dedication and time spent developing all of these different characters that he so easily becomes. Or so it looks like he easily becomes these characters from the stiff seats of the movie theatre. Acting isn't as easy as it looks though people instantly think it is. It's not just reciting lines, it's about learning about a different person and actually becoming that person on screen. Not everyone can pull that off and I'm sure anyone who has watched The Disney Channel already knows that. But Johnny Depp will never be one to be typecast because he's never just been that one character. He's been several. He's been a crazy drunken pirate, a dude with blades as fingers, a psycho candymaker, a psycho author, and many many many many many more that I would take all day to list. He is the most admirable actor in Hollywood because he isn't even really apart of Hollywood. To be one of the top paid and top requested actors of our time, he sure knows how to avoid the 'place of dreams' because we all know it isn't everything we dream it to be and he knows that. He keeps himself level and dedicates his time to researching the characters. He adds himself to the spin and we get the most perfectly played roles in Hollywood. Honestly. I love that. I always tell myself that is what I want to be. That dedicated to this career. I want it. I hate that I easily got sidetracked and missed out.

Anyway, American Gangster, even in the three hours long that it was, was a really amazing kickass movie that everyone should see. I hate that even when Denzel is playing the bad guy, I still never want him to get caught but sadly, I already knew the story of the person he was portraying and you can't exactly alter real life... Plus it makes for a good movie when they stick to the realistic factors of the story. Great great movie and the acting is impeccable.

Williamsburg - Armor For Sleep

Starbucks
Originally uploaded by thisyearsparty

Look! I opened with a picture, lol. Story behind it? Well at Starbucks, we have this juice blend frappucino called Tangerine Juice Blend. It's a frappucino with passion tea and tangerine juice blended with ice. It's David's favorite drink. He gets it everyday that he works. I swear that kid drinks like 5 of those things a day, haha. Anyway, Starbucks just discontinued it. Once our store runs out of the ingredients, we probably won't be getting anymore so Gunnard thought it would be funny to try and sell them asap just to mock fun of David. Haha so of course, we put David's Barista's choice as a Tangerine Juice Blend and put the little tombstone next to it. Funny to say, he didn't appreciate it hahaha. I guess it's one of those you-have-to-be-there kind of moments. Hope you enjoy my great drawing on the barista's choice board!

I have stuck with my word about not going to anymore shows and honestly, things just feel better. I don't have to worry about people or who I'm hanging with or anything. I admit, I don't have fun anymore at shows unless I'm taking pictures in the photo pit. That's what this all built to. I don't mind. It's pretty easy to get a pass to whatever show but whatever, I needed a break. My last show of this year will probably be The Academy Is on Tuesday with Cobra Starship and then Paramore the following day. Same town. After that, I'm chill. Not many shows in the winter anyway. I don't know what is going to become of the site over the next month. I've been working hard on reviving everything fast. So far so good even if it's technical and not a cosmetic change just yet.

Today, Shanna, the lady who escorts the photographers to and from the photo pit at Hi Fi Buys came in to Starbucks today and it took me a good few minutes to realize who she was but then it dawned on me. She and I had a good little bit of catching up to do since Hifi Buys Amphitheatre is closed so she doesn't do anything there right now. It was pretty cool that she remembered me. I don't know why I felt the need to point that out.

I could write a ton about my adventures in Washington DC, New Jersey, & New York with Chris last Sunday/Monday but I don't feel like writing all of that down. I'll just hold it in my memory.

Everything loses it's spark at some point in life. In everyone's life. And I hit that point even though it shouldn't be here just yet. Isn't that supposed to happen when you're like 25 and you realize nothing is all that amazing or anything? I hate that I'm not amused by much. I laugh at my nephew more than I laugh at anything else. At work, they do a lot of funny things every now and then but yeah... not much. I just lost interest in the people I've been around. At shows or not at shows.

And for the last thing... people stop heckling me about the ALL TIME LOW INTERVIEW!! It will be up tonight. I've been busy.

THE PURPLE HOODIE HAS BEEN RETIRED!

Chemicals

Honestly, I believe my life could be ten times better if the shows weren't a part of it. Now, I can't lie and say I hate going to shows. I love going to shows. I love meeting the bands. I love all of that stuff. Oddly enough, I like when people come up to me and are genuinely interested in what I do and who I'm taking pictures for. I love that part of what I do but the whole unnecessary drama that comes attached? I could do without it. 100%. Something always goes down that doesn't need to happen. Someone always gets upset, someone is always started rumors or saying a lot of things that don't need to be said. I just wish life was this big easy thing where people were normal, not trying to get by with drama just for their enjoyment. If you start to talk a lot of crap, somewhere in the back of your mind, you like watching it unravel. Simple as that. So talking too much isn't something you're afraid will get you in trouble. It's like people thrive on that. I don't know how to say it but I think I actually would be a lot happier if I wasn't going to shows. And unfortunately, throwing away shows at this point, coming this far would be so stupid of me so I'm not. But I wish there was a crash course on my nights not getting ruined every time I see a band perform. If someone could write "The guide to avoiding unnecessary concert drama for dummies" guide, I would appreciate it greatly.

I came here to make you dance tonight....

I want a true Halloween experience. Okay, I get it. It's a bad holiday and yadda yadda but I've never so much as been to a costume party. Is something spooky and exciting that hard to come by any other time of the year? Yes. So can someone please help me find something scary as hell to engage in on Halloween this year? I will even dress up or whatever it takes to have a good time and experience my first Halloween ever.

Bailamos!

- Um Cobra Starship and their wack Polaroids.
- Wanting a gingerbread latte.
- Listening to Enrique Iglesias
- Patrick Stump
- Gabe's Checkered Pants

+ Cobra Starship cd which I have been rocking out to for about a week, haha.
+ Gabe's Checkered Pants
+ NEW JERSEY!!!! AHHH!!!!

Silence is deafening.

People point out how quiet I am. I hate that. It's like they're saying it's a bad thing. I'm working on it. Someday I will have something to say. Just not yet. You kind of just realize how pointless talking is when there is no one to hear it.

Glassjaw vs. Gym Class Heroes & This Providence

Random discussion last night? Glassjaw is playing a show on November 4th and Chris decided he wanted to go. We all know how addicted I am to roadtrips - especially roadtrips to see concerts so I was all over the idea and now I find myself looking up prices of plain tickets and how to get free concert tix and stuff. This would be huge but unfortunately, there are like a ton of shows in Atlanta circling that date that I don't want to miss. This Providence will be in Atlanta the day after the Glassjaw show and I pretty much can't miss that since I always see This Providence. FOB and Gym Class Heroes will be playing the day before the Glassjaw show and I swear I cannot miss an interview with Gym Class Heroes and a potential Fall Out Boy interview which would pretty much secure our site on the map in the rock world... at least with the emos and FBR kids. That's a huge deal though, right? Right. So what do I do? Do I invest in plane tickets and haul ass to New Jersey for one night of awesome rocking out or what? I think it'll be worth it to fly there though. I don't think I can handle a 12 hour drive. The ten hours to get to Virginia Beach was bad enough.

I wish people could give advice on this. Cause seriously, when people mention roadtripping to shows, I jump at the thought and I'm like packed weeks in advanced or shopping for concert clothes or something pretty extreme.

Anyway, this weekend was supposed to be pretty amazing. I was supposed to have a show everyday up until Sunday starting this past Wednesday but plans have changed. Last night was A Thousand Times Repent (which was bittersweet because of the whole situation) and tonight I have All Time Low & Boys Like Girls. Now I'm a fan of guys singing sissy music (Boys Like Girls) so of course I'm stoked about seeing them for the billionth time this year (my first time being the Carte/Cobra Starship show back in March) and yes. So Yes. And it will also be my millionth time seeing All Time Low this year (starting with the Hit The Lights show back in.... March?) SWEET! And we're interviewing All Time Low... again. It's going to be another podcast but most likely NOT an interview. I'm all burnt out on asking musicians such boring questions and apparently I'm a bad journalist for asking funny questions or asking them stuff that they actually want to answer. I know they get sick of the same questions all of the time, you know? So I have no clue what's going to go down tonight. I have like 5 hours to contemplate that and life before it all goes down. Tomorrow is Portugal. The Man and Cartel. We interview Portugal. The Man around 5:30 and then I hit it up with Cartel like right after that at another venue. Kristia and I are splitting up so we get double the coverage. I'm excited about that. Unfortunately, that leaves me with an empty Saturday. I have work Saturday but I love the rush of lack of sleep and concerts taking up my life so it sucks that I have to actually come home and rest. I mean, as much as I say it sucks being busy and sucked in to this whole concert/work/lack of sleep life... I kind of... love it.

Happy Birthday Gabriel Saporta

Contrary to popular belief...

I'm a quiet person. When given the opportunity and amongst a crowd of strangers, I can be pretty talkative. Strangers just have a strange way of making my personality come to life. It's weird. I can talk to just about anyone I know but once we're on a friendship level, I'm kind of the quiet type. Generally, I just don't have much to say to anyone. I don't talk much to anyone. And when I do, it's about something that fascinates me beyond belief. Take music for example. I can discuss music with anyone for hours on end. I just love learning about music and the new bands and learning of the different genres and the sounds there are. I don't know... I was out with a couple friends for Pizza in little 5 a few weeks back and one of them just sort of expected me to have so much to talk about when I don't. I don't find myself to be an interesting person at all and the fact that someone else finds me interesting just confuses me. I don't know what there is that could be interesting about me. I'm plain and boring. Simple as that.

do over!

I'll never be able to explain why I deleted my entries. I just felt like it needed to be done if people actually spend time reading what I have to say or how my day went. I'll try and make this a daily thing. Try.