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.