I always thoroughly enjoy Linkin Park from the fans perspective. Granted that they are my favorite band. Cheering and screaming and singing along with the crazed fanatics on the lawn of the heavily packed and heated amphitheatre always makes it an amazing night for me. I will say that much. However, the bill just didn't do it for me. It was great being exposed to newer music, for me at least and seeing the Chris Cornell grace the stage for the first time in my life but when I go to see Linkin Park, I would expect to see acts I'm more familiar with. I made a few new friends and hung out with a couple old. I enjoyed acts such as Street Drum Corps, The Bravery, Ashes Divide, Armor for Sleep and a few other mentionables but the night always ends well with the band they all paid to see. I didn't exactly pay to see but still.
From a photographers perspective, I am greedy. I have been doing this for too long. I expect way too much from the performers. I crave leaps, intense shredding, microphone stand kicks, all of the theatrics that a band should bring to the stage. I sleep during the boring paces back and forth while the mic serves as a helmet for your mouth, shielding any camera from even catching a full glimpse of the singer's face. It is irritating and aggravating. I expected more from all of the performers on Sunday night and all of them seemed to have failed and let me down. Linkin Park put up this little bleacher type thing preventing me, the shortest photographer in the photo pit, from snagging even one good photo of the front man, Chester Bennington. And while, I was completely thankful to live this dream all over again almost a year later, I was still disappointed in the lack of performance they give.
Their set was much shorter and I am almost positive only about two songs performed were NOT singles which disappointed me yet again. I am well aware that they are one of the biggest bands in the world as well as in music and have enough singles to make another record or a greatest hits album, I still expected them to play something for us die hards who thrive on their music and listen to their music to overcome daily obstacles in life. However, I will not say my experience was in vain as it always ends on a perfect note and I leave happier than I came. Something that rarely, if at all, happens.
BY THE WAY, THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TATTOO.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Maine - The Way We Talk
This by far is the worst summer ever and I don't think it's going to get all that much better. I am so ready for things to pick up but I don't think they will. There aren't enough concerts this summer to keep me sane. Kiss my ass, Sumer of 08.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Yum! Tart!
The past week or two have been hell regarding the website. As Warped Tour nears, the shorter amount I have time to get done everything I've been working to finish. So, I completed the layout design. I didn't want it to be a graphic like I usually made so I basically just threw everything on there saying "this is where you go for this" and "this is where you go for that!" so I hope everyone likes it. It's much easier to use and get around. I deleted all the pages, I originally made and am doing them over in a new system. Which means I am writing the entire website over from SCRATCH guys. Last time I built this site from the bottom up, it took 3 months to do because I had to write everything myself. This time, I'm trying to finish everything by this weekend which means it's only taking me 2 weeks to rewrite and rebuild the entire website from scratch. I hope I can do it. I'm almost done but all of those little things I left off last time and hoped no one would notice, well they emailed me about it so I have to finally put it up after what, 10 months of neglecting it? Booo.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tings Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go
Well, we meet again and it's definitely been a while since we've had the opportunity to wallow in each other's company old blogging friend. I cannot say I've missed you so but with recent events, you've crossed my mind and here I am writing all over again.
The other night a bunch of people and I went to Nashville to see the Cobra Starship show and after the show Gabe mentioned reading my blog which completely freaked me out because I thought he was referring to this one (which is how I even remembered this thing). He was referring to ThisYearsParty.com, however he found it, I'm not sure but that is another story entirely.
I started up on a new layout for the website which has been harboring in my mind for the longest time. I drew it out a few weeks ago but it kept getting altered in my mind and if I knew I didn't do it now, it would have become more of a mess than I could ever imagine. Anyway, I realized overly done graphics don't make the website unless it's a graphic portfolio or some sort, which my website is definitely not so I was realizing the simpler you make it, the more appealing it is to the visitors. No matter how plain it may seem. It catches the eyes of the audiences because you pretty much lay it down and say "Here. Here is how you do this. Here is how you do that." Instead of leaving them overwhelmed by a very nifty graphic which is what I usually would do. That doesn't make me any better than anyone else and I was so caught up worrying how great my graphic needed to be that I was forgetting the content and neglecting an even bigger responsibility. Once this new layout is coded, it will pretty much be set in stone that simplicity will always win for me. I am going to put my creative juices into something such as a personal site or just bury it for good. There, I've buried the hatchet. Haha.
The other night a bunch of people and I went to Nashville to see the Cobra Starship show and after the show Gabe mentioned reading my blog which completely freaked me out because I thought he was referring to this one (which is how I even remembered this thing). He was referring to ThisYearsParty.com, however he found it, I'm not sure but that is another story entirely.
I started up on a new layout for the website which has been harboring in my mind for the longest time. I drew it out a few weeks ago but it kept getting altered in my mind and if I knew I didn't do it now, it would have become more of a mess than I could ever imagine. Anyway, I realized overly done graphics don't make the website unless it's a graphic portfolio or some sort, which my website is definitely not so I was realizing the simpler you make it, the more appealing it is to the visitors. No matter how plain it may seem. It catches the eyes of the audiences because you pretty much lay it down and say "Here. Here is how you do this. Here is how you do that." Instead of leaving them overwhelmed by a very nifty graphic which is what I usually would do. That doesn't make me any better than anyone else and I was so caught up worrying how great my graphic needed to be that I was forgetting the content and neglecting an even bigger responsibility. Once this new layout is coded, it will pretty much be set in stone that simplicity will always win for me. I am going to put my creative juices into something such as a personal site or just bury it for good. There, I've buried the hatchet. Haha.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Taking Back Sunday - Liar
I have no idea how to put this ever so eloquently so let me cut to the chase. Brace yourself, this could be long.
The internet is a fascinating place. Believe, me, I've explored a spectrum of it that most of my peers could possibly never fathom, or could they? The mere idea of the internet intrigues even the greatest of minds. It brings so many generations together at all odd hours of the day. Before, our grandparents wouldn't have dared the company of such technology and yet our younger generations can instant message their nanas and papas at their disposal. LOL, TTYL, TTFN. All lingo which somehow morphed from the screen and clung to the vocal cords of all people a like. Though some of us experienced it from its early stages, there are still tons of people in the country - no, in the world who are still being exposed to the wonders of the infinitive life that you can find beyond the bare and desolate pages of front page google and yahoo. You can find almost anything. No escaping the land of fantasy and non fiction all combined into a place some of us have failed to understand of how it even exists.
There are communities for people who have love for hair treatments, fashion, death, darkness, life, afterworlds, underworlds, vampires and as horrible as it may be, you can even possibly find several pages telling you the most comfortable or least painless ways to commit a suicide. How to elegantly go about it as well - not only that but to make your suicide note possibly one of the most beautiful pieces known to man. Insane? Yet true!
Amongst all of that is also the intense idea that one can escape their own reality and dive into a world where they no longer have to be Kerry Finnegan Hamelton but now they can be someone completely different! They can be an entirely different age, create friends who don't exist, and a whole new life they only dreamed of living. So many do it, so little recognize it. In this, there are also people who hide behind fake images, avatars, a disgusting world of just unnatural discussions and indulge themselves in the life they would have loved to take part of. Most of these human beings, find themselves developing an addiction to the "life" they tell of and maybe at times, believe these fictitious lies they tell their internet friends who very well may be feeding off the very same lies. And yet, then, with the avatars and fake images they portray of themselves, they tend to grow so fond of each other and the image they've maintained in their mind of who the person they're talking to really is. It is a dark and demented thing. Females pretending to be males, males pretending to be females. So they say, "the internet is for you to be someone else!" and maybe you can log onto that addicting game with the 3D people, spend REAL money to buy digital clothes for your 3D character and interact with people all over the world but those who sit behind instant messenger and tell the tallest tale life of their life? They fall in love with that persona they created. They get attached. Even the ones who reveal their true identities after the lies and the faux photos and avatars, they still have a strong fondness for each other no matter how opposite they are or how ridiculous and wrong the situations might be.
I need the sick and twisted people of this world to realize something. I will go into this in a later date.
To be continued...
The internet is a fascinating place. Believe, me, I've explored a spectrum of it that most of my peers could possibly never fathom, or could they? The mere idea of the internet intrigues even the greatest of minds. It brings so many generations together at all odd hours of the day. Before, our grandparents wouldn't have dared the company of such technology and yet our younger generations can instant message their nanas and papas at their disposal. LOL, TTYL, TTFN. All lingo which somehow morphed from the screen and clung to the vocal cords of all people a like. Though some of us experienced it from its early stages, there are still tons of people in the country - no, in the world who are still being exposed to the wonders of the infinitive life that you can find beyond the bare and desolate pages of front page google and yahoo. You can find almost anything. No escaping the land of fantasy and non fiction all combined into a place some of us have failed to understand of how it even exists.
There are communities for people who have love for hair treatments, fashion, death, darkness, life, afterworlds, underworlds, vampires and as horrible as it may be, you can even possibly find several pages telling you the most comfortable or least painless ways to commit a suicide. How to elegantly go about it as well - not only that but to make your suicide note possibly one of the most beautiful pieces known to man. Insane? Yet true!
Amongst all of that is also the intense idea that one can escape their own reality and dive into a world where they no longer have to be Kerry Finnegan Hamelton but now they can be someone completely different! They can be an entirely different age, create friends who don't exist, and a whole new life they only dreamed of living. So many do it, so little recognize it. In this, there are also people who hide behind fake images, avatars, a disgusting world of just unnatural discussions and indulge themselves in the life they would have loved to take part of. Most of these human beings, find themselves developing an addiction to the "life" they tell of and maybe at times, believe these fictitious lies they tell their internet friends who very well may be feeding off the very same lies. And yet, then, with the avatars and fake images they portray of themselves, they tend to grow so fond of each other and the image they've maintained in their mind of who the person they're talking to really is. It is a dark and demented thing. Females pretending to be males, males pretending to be females. So they say, "the internet is for you to be someone else!" and maybe you can log onto that addicting game with the 3D people, spend REAL money to buy digital clothes for your 3D character and interact with people all over the world but those who sit behind instant messenger and tell the tallest tale life of their life? They fall in love with that persona they created. They get attached. Even the ones who reveal their true identities after the lies and the faux photos and avatars, they still have a strong fondness for each other no matter how opposite they are or how ridiculous and wrong the situations might be.
I need the sick and twisted people of this world to realize something. I will go into this in a later date.
To be continued...
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Happy Birthday, This Year's Party
I'm posting this photo not only because I really liked it (and capturing pics of Bemis is almost impossible) but most importantly, that day marked the one year anniversary of www.thisyearsparty.com. I didn't really think about it or realize it until after the fact. I mean I got emails with warning notices saying I needed to pay for round two on the domain and everything but this is big. The idea of This Year's Party started in March 2007 when I nearly went to about 20 shows that month. Literally, I was at a show every single night. This is big for me and I'm sort of dumbing it down but this is huge. This website was created and birthed on April 3rd, 2007. I didn't have any staff. It was just me and my little old camera. I began working on the website that very day. Now I know the REAL birthday as in the opening of the site isn't until this summer but that day, April 3rd, marked the beginning of a tremendous journey I embarked on at only the age of 18. I didn't know what I was getting into and sometimes I still wonder if I know what I'm doing but I must be doing something right when I'm reaching all time highs with hits on there in less than a year.
The response I've gotten from that website is huge and it makes me keep working for it. I know at times I get ultra stressed because I have so many ideas bubbling and boiling in my mind and I'm just one person. I don't always believe I can make everything happen on my own. But this is my project, it's my baby. I'm honestly thankful for the people who helped be build it to what it's become and all of the people in the future who will somehow miraculously pull me through all of this as they have been doing from the beginning without even knowing it. All of the fans who listen to the bands we talk about and even the fans who visit just to learn about the latest bands in the music scene are the only reason I keep funding this website. I love what I do no matter how overwhelming it gets at times. I get so stressed out over it because it's my only baby and I just want it to be great and do well and I want it to continue succeeding as it did in it's first year of being online.
This website brought me a lot. I know this seems like some lame acceptance speech but I just want everyone to know how much this thing really means to me. It gave me something to hold onto when there wasn't anything going on in my life. I had nothing. So little old me picked up my camera and went to shows and did what I thought was impossible. Everyone that I needed to meet, somehow was at my feet before I could even begin my search and they were willing to help out without anything in return. I couldn't ask for anything more. I've spent thousands of dollars funding this website, to be honest and I never in a million years would have imagined it would have all come back to me. I didn't care because it became an addiction.
I don't believe I'm a perfect editor in anyway. In fact, I'm a sloppy editor who takes weeks to put anything up. I've kicked so many bad habits and even enjoyable fun positive habits from my schedule just so I can put this website into my schedule full time. I'm not asking for world fame, in fact I wouldn't mind if I was just a blur on the computer screen but I do want the website to be a success in anyway possible whether it's reaching just the East coast or the world. I'm trying my best to be better. I cancel a lot of plans to get things done as bad as that sounds but the website is no longer a hobby, it is a job. A job that I honestly enjoy no matter how big the work load (and it is a lot). I wanted this to be something I could do alone and managing the site as a whole is definitely something I manage alone. I love that the staff enjoys it as well. I liked that I could share it with some people and we all just eat up the experience. It'll be an amazing learning experience for all of us.
I'm just excited. I definitely am planning some sort of celebration for the one year of opening. I'm not sure what it will involve but I know it'll be something great and I'm hoping the staff I have now will be the same so we can all share our year long experience.
I'm lame, I know but, this is a big deal to me.
The response I've gotten from that website is huge and it makes me keep working for it. I know at times I get ultra stressed because I have so many ideas bubbling and boiling in my mind and I'm just one person. I don't always believe I can make everything happen on my own. But this is my project, it's my baby. I'm honestly thankful for the people who helped be build it to what it's become and all of the people in the future who will somehow miraculously pull me through all of this as they have been doing from the beginning without even knowing it. All of the fans who listen to the bands we talk about and even the fans who visit just to learn about the latest bands in the music scene are the only reason I keep funding this website. I love what I do no matter how overwhelming it gets at times. I get so stressed out over it because it's my only baby and I just want it to be great and do well and I want it to continue succeeding as it did in it's first year of being online.
This website brought me a lot. I know this seems like some lame acceptance speech but I just want everyone to know how much this thing really means to me. It gave me something to hold onto when there wasn't anything going on in my life. I had nothing. So little old me picked up my camera and went to shows and did what I thought was impossible. Everyone that I needed to meet, somehow was at my feet before I could even begin my search and they were willing to help out without anything in return. I couldn't ask for anything more. I've spent thousands of dollars funding this website, to be honest and I never in a million years would have imagined it would have all come back to me. I didn't care because it became an addiction.
I don't believe I'm a perfect editor in anyway. In fact, I'm a sloppy editor who takes weeks to put anything up. I've kicked so many bad habits and even enjoyable fun positive habits from my schedule just so I can put this website into my schedule full time. I'm not asking for world fame, in fact I wouldn't mind if I was just a blur on the computer screen but I do want the website to be a success in anyway possible whether it's reaching just the East coast or the world. I'm trying my best to be better. I cancel a lot of plans to get things done as bad as that sounds but the website is no longer a hobby, it is a job. A job that I honestly enjoy no matter how big the work load (and it is a lot). I wanted this to be something I could do alone and managing the site as a whole is definitely something I manage alone. I love that the staff enjoys it as well. I liked that I could share it with some people and we all just eat up the experience. It'll be an amazing learning experience for all of us.
I'm just excited. I definitely am planning some sort of celebration for the one year of opening. I'm not sure what it will involve but I know it'll be something great and I'm hoping the staff I have now will be the same so we can all share our year long experience.
I'm lame, I know but, this is a big deal to me.
Friday, April 4, 2008
The Cab - That 70's Song
I don't know why I used this photo as my photo for today's blog, my friends. I just wish I could relive that day. Haha. Weird, I know. Kels and I drove up to Nashville because I had a photo pass and two tickets to shoot We The Kings and The Cab. Now those are my friends so I was more than happy to drive up there and put forth the money even if I wasn't getting reimbursed (which I was) just to hang out with them. We definitely had some hang time with the favorites. Travis sat down and we did an interview with him and it was more of a laugh fest because we kept acting retarded the entire way through. It was my favorite interview this far, next to interviewing Paper Route. Then after Travis was done, his brother was waiting and they went to hang out. During the show we went into the restaurant and Alex Marshall (seen in the photo) and Ian Crawford of the Cab were ordering their food and they invited us to come hang out and we talked for a while and stuff about random stuff. Like us telling about our cop adventure and everything. During one of the bands sets, Marshall walks up to me backstage and is like "You're going to get some photos of me right? Come to my side!" soooo I tried my best to stay hidden AND snap some quality photos of him. I tried my best. I did my best. I guess. All in all, it was fun. Danny Duncan tried to smuggle some PB&J sandwiches for me but failed. I don't know, I don't remember everything but I do remember promising Travis a red American Apparel hoodie next time I see him and he ended up leaving with my red Rayban Wayfares. Lucky him.
Anyway, this post was originally to say how weird I find it that suddenly shows aren't all that exciting. After I finish taking pictures, instead of mingling and talking to the bands, I usually just want to bolt out of there and go home. Is it bad that my life has subjected to work work and more work or is this typical? Shouldn't I enjoy myself a little if it's a band I like? I don't know what happened. It's like I depend on the work load at shows otherwise it seems so pointless now. And it's sucking now because when I go to shows out of state, the kids just know me as the This Year's Party girl or that photographer. I'm not just another one of them anymore. I know it means the site is clearly taking off but I don't know... I guess maybe it'll be a good thing in the long run.
Anyway, this post was originally to say how weird I find it that suddenly shows aren't all that exciting. After I finish taking pictures, instead of mingling and talking to the bands, I usually just want to bolt out of there and go home. Is it bad that my life has subjected to work work and more work or is this typical? Shouldn't I enjoy myself a little if it's a band I like? I don't know what happened. It's like I depend on the work load at shows otherwise it seems so pointless now. And it's sucking now because when I go to shows out of state, the kids just know me as the This Year's Party girl or that photographer. I'm not just another one of them anymore. I know it means the site is clearly taking off but I don't know... I guess maybe it'll be a good thing in the long run.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Paper Route - Sing You To Sleep
It feels good to say that I am no longer backed up in the photo department. Typically, I would have about 7 different concerts in my photo folder untouched. And in those seven shows, there would be probably three different bands which always added up to about 700 photos. So multiply that by 7 and thats about how many pictures I was backed up not editing. I discovered a couple days ago how to quickly edit them. Loading the entire album or even half of an album would take hours, mostly because of my extreme ADD and my inability to remember what I was doing only five minutes ago. But then editing the photos themselves took forever because there'd be like 400 photos in photoshop causing the performance to slow down a huge amount. Not only that but it is a pain in the ass resizing each photo one by one, doing the required editing to each photo, tagging them with my website stamp and all of that. I don't know. I strongly dislike that part of my job. If I could, I would shoot the show and then hand my things over to a computer whiz and let them edit everything. But alas, I found a quicker and safer way to get things done so it won't cause my computer a serious melt down (which it's on the verge of right now due to serious concert photography overload). I do own a 320 Gigabyte external hard drive though which I purchased a few months back to give my laptop some breathing space but I fail to ever transfer the photos over to the hard drive up until the very last minute where my lap top starts having asthma attacks because my photos ate up all 80 Gigs that my computer has in space.
Funny though because even though I transfered most photos over to the external drive today, it still seems like the photos weren't the problem. My website in total only takes up less than 1 Gig on my hard drive (I checked the folder. It contains ALL podcasts, my photos, Kristia's, Brandon's, and all the web page content). I want to blame my mp3's but there are also some movies that I ripped off of dvds and turned them into Ipod format lurking on my computer in the shadows somewhere and they probably take up like 10 Gigs a piece because I'm not ever space savvy and don't waste time crunching files unless necessary. There is also probably a music issue considering labels send me albums constantly and I just don't know where to store it all! Like I received the new Panic At the Disco album and The Hush Sound album and then a bunch of albums by artists I've never heard of and most of the time, they send them to me in digital format so I can listen to them like two to three weeks in advanced and submit a review but they eat up my computer.
This was not supposed to turn into a rant about the lack of survival drama that I put my computer through sometimes but more to brag about how I quickly found out how to edit my photos. I'm tempted that if I'm not tired, after shows, come straight home, load them and just edit them that night. It'll take me about an hour or two tops but that's much better than the five or six or even days that it took me last time. I think honestly, this all contributes to the fact that I do this full time now and no longer work a day time job or anything. Probably how I managed to have so much time on my hands. Which is weird because I'm never home. Ever. Unless it's to go to bed. I like and hate it all at once because it makes me feel like I'm neglecting this website which I'm growing into loving more because I have so many marketing schemes that are going to make all my star photogs (K & B) love this website even more. But yeah, I'm always out doing something. I guess it's my way of avoiding slipping into some form of depression because that happens a lot when your life revolves around a computer screen. Up-keeping a social life keeps my spirits high and makes me feel better. I guess it's the fact that concerts don't necessarily give me a high anymore. It's become strictly work all over again. I don't remember what it was like in an actual pit without a camera. It's okay though. It just means I have something going for me, right?
Funny though because even though I transfered most photos over to the external drive today, it still seems like the photos weren't the problem. My website in total only takes up less than 1 Gig on my hard drive (I checked the folder. It contains ALL podcasts, my photos, Kristia's, Brandon's, and all the web page content). I want to blame my mp3's but there are also some movies that I ripped off of dvds and turned them into Ipod format lurking on my computer in the shadows somewhere and they probably take up like 10 Gigs a piece because I'm not ever space savvy and don't waste time crunching files unless necessary. There is also probably a music issue considering labels send me albums constantly and I just don't know where to store it all! Like I received the new Panic At the Disco album and The Hush Sound album and then a bunch of albums by artists I've never heard of and most of the time, they send them to me in digital format so I can listen to them like two to three weeks in advanced and submit a review but they eat up my computer.
This was not supposed to turn into a rant about the lack of survival drama that I put my computer through sometimes but more to brag about how I quickly found out how to edit my photos. I'm tempted that if I'm not tired, after shows, come straight home, load them and just edit them that night. It'll take me about an hour or two tops but that's much better than the five or six or even days that it took me last time. I think honestly, this all contributes to the fact that I do this full time now and no longer work a day time job or anything. Probably how I managed to have so much time on my hands. Which is weird because I'm never home. Ever. Unless it's to go to bed. I like and hate it all at once because it makes me feel like I'm neglecting this website which I'm growing into loving more because I have so many marketing schemes that are going to make all my star photogs (K & B) love this website even more. But yeah, I'm always out doing something. I guess it's my way of avoiding slipping into some form of depression because that happens a lot when your life revolves around a computer screen. Up-keeping a social life keeps my spirits high and makes me feel better. I guess it's the fact that concerts don't necessarily give me a high anymore. It's become strictly work all over again. I don't remember what it was like in an actual pit without a camera. It's okay though. It just means I have something going for me, right?
Friday, March 21, 2008
F-R-E-E that spells freecreditreport.com baby.
If I quit and give up now, my life would be SO boring. I want to give Mayday Parade a good review but I let stupid things get in the way of enjoying my night. Oh and doing an interview with them at 1am? Not my idea of a good interview. Sorry. Not their fault. Absolutepunk's fault. THANKS!!!
I feel like Im going to hand this off to someone else by the end of July and pursue something fulfilling... this definitely isn't. Despite what my last entry says. I must have been slipped some really good drugs.
I feel like Im going to hand this off to someone else by the end of July and pursue something fulfilling... this definitely isn't. Despite what my last entry says. I must have been slipped some really good drugs.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Hey Mr. DJ, you gotta put it in Beyonce.
I'm slowly becoming addicted to my camera. Now that I'm not working for any real establishment, I'm enjoying what this photography thing does to me. It gives me something to work towards; something to perfect. I love that. I didn't have anything real to grasp onto before this, not even acting. Acting is one of those things that you already have to be amazing at to get anywhere. Even then, you have to know people in the industry and money to progress. With this photography thing, I started out with a little point and shoot not knowing anyone at shows or anyone in/working for bands and now I have all of that. This isn't me bragging, this is me enjoying my life for .2 seconds finally. I never had that and it feels great. And even when I get swarmed with photos and work to do, I still smile about it because it means my job is never really done. It never is! I will always be shooting a show or doing promo for a band and I know that the work will never die.
I have a lot of habits that I picked up over the past 3 or 4 years and they're still things I hang on to but I know I can easily let that all go because I know I'll never grow bored. I remember when I was sitting at the computer without a thing to do so I'd chat on aim for hours and kill boredom but it never killed it. Now I know I can log onto my computer and I have something to work for. I've become a workaholic since leaving Starbucks. I just crave more and more shows and working with more and more bands. I love that. I love it.
I love traveling to shows too. I'm really looking forward to going back to Nashville for We The Kings/The Cab/Valencia/Charlotte Sometimes. I know the show will be ace and I'll have a good time hanging with the bands as usual.
I don't know what this post was for but I'm excitied about all of the projects that I have under my belt. My CLOTHING LINE, my new videographer, The Casanovas, my comedy production company. All of the things that are one step away from being open to the world. Look out for it. I'm a young business woman and I know what I want. :D
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Kate Nash - Foundations
Cobra week came and went pretty fast. It actually turned out to be Cobra Three Weeks but in actuality, for the website, it's only a week long promotion. The sole purpose of Cobra week morphed when I realized there were going to be a lot of things that I couldn't do when I was on the road with the bands. For the most part, the tour diaries fell through when my California tour dates got messed up so there weren't any real videos that would be forced to go up on the website. The guys were all really cool with seeing us every night and made sure we were having a good time and even more, they all made sure I got the photos I needed each and every night that I had a pass. Not only that but the merch guys took to us very well, as well as tour managers (not so much Mitch the TM for Metro Station). We left with an entirely new group of friends aside from just the Cobras. Some of which, I keep in contact with until this very day. It was honestly a great experience for me and something I definitely was able to jot down on my resume. My resume is filling up with all kinds of things that I've had the ability to do within the past year. And even though last year put my ego down a LOT, it definitely built up an awesome resume. I've got so many people under my belt now that I can have as references.
As far as the personal aspect of the trip. I can't repeat all that happened because what happens on the road stays on the road but I can say Stephy is pretty awesome to road with. We never fought once in the two/three weeks that we were on the road and I'm pretty sure I would have sucker punched anyone else if I had to deal with them for that long. But no, she knew how to have fun and the bands all took well to her and I accompanying them at the many many shows. We became friends with Kelly and Amanda, the two who did the entire tour and they made our nights probably the best and most memorable nights of the year. I miss those girls and can't wait to see them again.
Coming back to getting fired definitely put me into super work mode. I took my time away from employment as an opportunity to get everything on my site done. I'm almost done uploading everything that I missed last time around. Once Cobra Week is officially over (today), I will go back to uploading the previous interviews I missed out on everything. I edited all of my video interviews and such so alll I need to do is put them on the podcasts page.
I took on another webmaster job. I'm co - webbing another website for something I really really love. The cobra will be let out soon enough so just wait for it. I haven't started anything yet but the site is there and managed by a new friend of mine. I'm excited to work on it though because I know I can do great things for the website.
I also decided that I want to shoot weddings. It's going to take a while to get off the ground but it's a great way to make some extra cash and I need to put my camera to real work. Concerts, bands, promotional work that I do? It's a hobby.
Lastly... I have been debating on jailbreaking my iphone for about a week. I think I'm going to do it. I want the AIM application. I mean my iphone works with aim but it isn't installed on the phone and it frustrates me. I get kicked off a lot. Blah. Jailbreak it is!
As far as the personal aspect of the trip. I can't repeat all that happened because what happens on the road stays on the road but I can say Stephy is pretty awesome to road with. We never fought once in the two/three weeks that we were on the road and I'm pretty sure I would have sucker punched anyone else if I had to deal with them for that long. But no, she knew how to have fun and the bands all took well to her and I accompanying them at the many many shows. We became friends with Kelly and Amanda, the two who did the entire tour and they made our nights probably the best and most memorable nights of the year. I miss those girls and can't wait to see them again.
Coming back to getting fired definitely put me into super work mode. I took my time away from employment as an opportunity to get everything on my site done. I'm almost done uploading everything that I missed last time around. Once Cobra Week is officially over (today), I will go back to uploading the previous interviews I missed out on everything. I edited all of my video interviews and such so alll I need to do is put them on the podcasts page.
I took on another webmaster job. I'm co - webbing another website for something I really really love. The cobra will be let out soon enough so just wait for it. I haven't started anything yet but the site is there and managed by a new friend of mine. I'm excited to work on it though because I know I can do great things for the website.
I also decided that I want to shoot weddings. It's going to take a while to get off the ground but it's a great way to make some extra cash and I need to put my camera to real work. Concerts, bands, promotional work that I do? It's a hobby.
Lastly... I have been debating on jailbreaking my iphone for about a week. I think I'm going to do it. I want the AIM application. I mean my iphone works with aim but it isn't installed on the phone and it frustrates me. I get kicked off a lot. Blah. Jailbreak it is!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Mayday Parade - Black Cat
I love how I didn't buy a single concert ticket for ANY of the cobra starship shows I've been to since the very beginning of the tour hop on for me and yet I still somehow manage to be broke by the end of the tour. Do you realize how strange this feels or how much it sucks? Like, honestly, I didn't buy a single ticket. I was guest listed the entire way through thanks to Kelly, Tony, and of course Gabe Saporta. Blah but now I have to figure out how the hell I'm getting to Bamboozle because I'm negative like 300 dollars right now haha.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
They say that kid he's got soul...
Yeah... we're documenting our time on the road with the band:
www.flickr.com/photos/cobraweek
There's nothing there yet but... it definitely will be pictures uploaded through out the trip. We leave tomorrow morning for the show in San Diego. Watch for it!
www.flickr.com/photos/cobraweek
There's nothing there yet but... it definitely will be pictures uploaded through out the trip. We leave tomorrow morning for the show in San Diego. Watch for it!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Hasta La Vista, Baby.
And in one day, I will be on a flight to Las Vegas. Am I ready for Cobra week? HELL YESSS!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tis Official
It's official. I am definitely set in stone to be flying across the country in only a few days. Am I excited? Yes! Not only will I get to spend almost two weeks with someone I find amazing but we get to hang out with some of our friends and favorite musicians haha. I will finally get to go back to California and just drive around, enjoy myself and have a good time. It's more than I can ask for and surprisingly, it isn't costing me much of anything. I JUST bought my tickets no more than five minutes ago and the flight is on Tuesday. Unbelievable. Ah, and they were less than 300 dollars for a roundtrip total! I'm really excited to do this with Stephy... you have no idea. I haven't seen her since November so this is definitely something to start my year with.
Um. So I really don't like when people jump in conversations and try to sound all-knowing and knowledgeable about something they haven't the slightest clue about. I know you want to seem like you're in the know because you read something on a Starbucks gossip column but let me inform you that chances are, what the BARISTAS (the ones employed by Starbucks wearing the green or black aprons) say is a lot more reliable than your "i read it on the internet" knowledge when it comes to something regarding a company we are EMPLOYED by.
Also... our cupcakes are the shit. The vanilla ones with those golden sprinkles (which I'm convinced is just raw sugar) are amazing. I don't really like chocolate but if you do, the triple chocolate ones are pretty cool too. And all this bullshit about those? No one claimed them gourmet, HOWEVER all of our pastries are made at bakeries daily. No, the cupcakes aren't permanent. They come every year. Valentine's day and then after that, they're out. Chill out people. It's a cupcake. Not Osama Bin Laden.
I suggest everyone buy a pound of coffee from Starbucks Georgetown. You will be making a difference in our community and helping contribute to something history-making. But only from our store. You'll get a free tall coffee from us if you do!
Oh and for the record... COBRA WEEK is definitely happening. You're not all really really ridiculously good looking like some of us.
Um. So I really don't like when people jump in conversations and try to sound all-knowing and knowledgeable about something they haven't the slightest clue about. I know you want to seem like you're in the know because you read something on a Starbucks gossip column but let me inform you that chances are, what the BARISTAS (the ones employed by Starbucks wearing the green or black aprons) say is a lot more reliable than your "i read it on the internet" knowledge when it comes to something regarding a company we are EMPLOYED by.
Also... our cupcakes are the shit. The vanilla ones with those golden sprinkles (which I'm convinced is just raw sugar) are amazing. I don't really like chocolate but if you do, the triple chocolate ones are pretty cool too. And all this bullshit about those? No one claimed them gourmet, HOWEVER all of our pastries are made at bakeries daily. No, the cupcakes aren't permanent. They come every year. Valentine's day and then after that, they're out. Chill out people. It's a cupcake. Not Osama Bin Laden.
I suggest everyone buy a pound of coffee from Starbucks Georgetown. You will be making a difference in our community and helping contribute to something history-making. But only from our store. You'll get a free tall coffee from us if you do!
Oh and for the record... COBRA WEEK is definitely happening. You're not all really really ridiculously good looking like some of us.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Hannah Montana - Rockstar
I love this AFTERLIFE thing even if that makes me a scenester/hipster. Mock me all you want but fuck you. I'm not letting you make me feel insecure like I'm involved in something stupid or trendy. I do what I feel comfortable doing this time around. Saturday nights may be the only nights I look forward to each week. Not much else is occuring in the not-so-fabulous life of me. I am just gearing up and saving each check for my trip out of town. I need every but of money I can get because I said I was going to do this alone. Anyway, Kelsey and I are making a name for ourselves at the weekly parties and we're having so much fun. It makes me feel better knowing I'm getting out away from all of the fake people who seem to have been surrounding my life for so long. And you know like... when you get rid of one fake person, you only gain another so Saturdays are my days to get away from all of life's bullshit and all of it's phony people. I'm not there to make a boyfriend or even many friends. I'm just there to have fun and be myself. Someone I'm never allowed to be, even at home because theres that constant devil on your shoulder making sure that you know you're wrong about everything that crosses your mind or comes out of your mouth (yes, you, dear sister). I can forget people like that for 3 or 4 hours and I love that.
I also said this year was the no bullshit year. No one is going to dick me over and get away with it. I had to pull the plug on a some things and even though I feel very insecure about letting such things and people go, I know in the end that I was doing a good thing. It hurts worse to have that constant paranoia wondering what everyone' intentions are. I don't want to care about shit like that anymore. I don't want to have to wonder if people are being nice to me to get somewhere or if they genuinely like me. No one should have to take so much stress just trying tof ind out if people are really there for good or bad intentions. If I get that kind of vibe from someone, I'm just letting it go completely. I'm so sick of it and it's over for good. I'm going to finally be happy at some point this year. Everyone else can kiss my ass and leave me the fuck alone.
After all... I might even be a rockstar. ;)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Outfield - Your Love
I just want everyone to be there on Saturday at AFTERLIFE. Masquerade on North Ave. Free before midnight if you're 21+ and 5 dollars for everyone else.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Sia - Lentill
So right now, above all, I am currently looking for a web developer. If you are one or know someone who is skilled in that type of thing, please contact me via email. Thanks so much, guys.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Rihanna - Umbrella
What do you do when you think you've failed at something you tried so desperately to accomplish? Do you keep persuing it even after it all flatlined in front of you or do you just move on to something else? I wish I knew how else to touch base with this but I guess, honestly, there isn't much I could say. I'm just a little upset. We all get over these things right? This is probably something I should write in my actual journal but I'm far too lazy to go grab it so I'll write my cryptic thoughts here. It actually isn't cryptic though. This is a battle between me and myself. Don't you think those are the worst kinds? I'd rather have animosity towards someone else right now rather than myself but nope, it's just me currently.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Gym Class Heroes - Shell Shock
Yes, kids. I am certainly listening to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack. I like all of two songs on it by two of my favorite bands right now. I don't know why I like Travis so much. Maybe it's the fact that he always has this "I just don't give a shit" attitude towards life and everyone in general. Not to mention his music is always amazing. I listen to GCH on the daily and so should everyone else. He says whatever he wants to say and petty much kicks your ass at anything. I don't know what made me decide to pimp him all of a sudden but everyone just go with it for the sake of me! And thats all I have to say about that.I just finished watching World Trade Center. Movies like that make me sad. I just hate seeing things about real life that have happened recently that I've live through. It isn't like one of those timely war movies where our grandparents went through it. It's something you and I both experienced and dealt with. Most of us were in school or at work when we witnessed it and it was probably one of the most devastating thing most of us has seen and the fact that we couldn't do anything in that very moment but stand and watch this happening on national television to so many people? It was... unreal. And the fact that the entire world heard about it in that very day as well and watched our towers collapsing? Watching and hearing of the nearly 3,000 people that died that day in those towers. Yeah. It's hard to watch. Worst part is that up until that act of terrorism or whathaveyou, people still gave our firefighters, our police, and even our soldiers-in-training the cold shoulder as if they did not serve a purpose up until this day. As if firefighters never had a fire to put out or a life to save. As if any of these people weren't heroes up until this day. Remember when little kids used to want to be firefighters and policemen and everyone would just say its such a general career choice? Now people are proud their children want to go down these paths. Nothing changed about these people? They were heroes long before our towers came down. But really, yeah, it was a devastating day and I actually liked that I got a little insight into what went on in the building and the families who struggled trying to find out if so and so and their loved ones were even going to make it to see another day.
As far as concerts go, I shot The Editors, Hot Hot Heat, & Louis XIV. They all were really good live. It felt weird to not know any of the photographers in the photo pit though. Well, I guess technically I did. Rob was there. He knew who I was or at least recognized me so we talked for a little bit before Hot Hot Heat's set. I'm just used to seeing Matt/Nikon there instead of Rob but it was cool either way. We talked about our days back at Hi Fi Buys and everything. It was nice. I met a couple kids who were obsessed with Hot Hot Heat and I helped get the setlist for one of the girls since no one was allowed int he photo pit. I've been past that whole guitar pick and setlist collecting thing since... well... I was never even into it to begin with.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
throwing punches at ocean waves...
It is unbelievably the new year and I have yet to talk about new year's resolutions or anything like that. I know I should read the bible more, eat more vegetables and steer clear of all things sugar-related simply because I'm aiming to live a more physically and spiritually healthy-life. I'm already headed in the wrong direction and it's only been 8 days into the new year. That alone is frustrating. I've become an addict to partying with a friend of mine. Now, I don't intend to not have fun. One of my goals this year is to become a bit more social and more with the right groups of people. I found myself in a spiral of all of the wrong people last year. Now don't get me wrong, they were all nice persay but nothing good ever came out of any of it. I want to cleanse myself of all of those troubles and only look forward.
As of now, I see myself becoming more and more of a busynut instead of sitting down and working. Sleep will become common and though I have bad internet habits with chatting all night and putting off work, I fully intend to drop some of those and focus more on what I need to get done. My website is an ever growing project in which I intend to perfect over the next month or two where everything is done systematically. Concerts on this day, photos and interviews from said show will go up within 5 days of the show. Parties on Saturdays at AFTERLIFE and parties on the first thursday of every month. Hopefully Last Year's Party will take off and be a more systematic thing as well which will also help me bloom in the social department. As far as the website goes, all of the bad karma is coming off this January. I'm giving it a new reputation. Stripping it completely of what was there before as far as how people viewed it. If photo passes are given out, the photos must be given back in return within the said amount of time or no more photo passes will be given out. I'm really looking forward to working with the Brandon guy. He's been amazing so far and I see great things coming from him even after the one or two shows he's been to already.
My party crew is slowly under way. I cannot talk of this as of yet but I promise you it will be something insane and fun all at once. I'm so beyond stoked to see the turnout of this one and I hope everyone will see it. Saturdays and Thursdays and hopefully even more than that. Le Castle Vania? He rocks the hell out of a dance party. I love you, but I've chosen disco.
So whats been the happs in the life of this busybee? I have been working a lot. Last week I worked 39.9 hours. Just below 40 so that I wouldn't get in trouble. The check wasnt as amazing as the one time I worked 45 hours but whatever. I ended up opening a bank account with an awesome bank so now my checks will be directly deposited and I no longer have to take trips to the bank or cash checking place. You have no idea how great that feels. It works out because I leave for Las Vegas two days before pay day which is awesome because the money will go directly into my account and I will instantly have the cash. It all works out.
My last resolution? See a new movie every weekend. Hopefully Fridays & Saturdays that way I knock out 2 blockbusters a week. Nifty.
As of now, I see myself becoming more and more of a busynut instead of sitting down and working. Sleep will become common and though I have bad internet habits with chatting all night and putting off work, I fully intend to drop some of those and focus more on what I need to get done. My website is an ever growing project in which I intend to perfect over the next month or two where everything is done systematically. Concerts on this day, photos and interviews from said show will go up within 5 days of the show. Parties on Saturdays at AFTERLIFE and parties on the first thursday of every month. Hopefully Last Year's Party will take off and be a more systematic thing as well which will also help me bloom in the social department. As far as the website goes, all of the bad karma is coming off this January. I'm giving it a new reputation. Stripping it completely of what was there before as far as how people viewed it. If photo passes are given out, the photos must be given back in return within the said amount of time or no more photo passes will be given out. I'm really looking forward to working with the Brandon guy. He's been amazing so far and I see great things coming from him even after the one or two shows he's been to already.
My party crew is slowly under way. I cannot talk of this as of yet but I promise you it will be something insane and fun all at once. I'm so beyond stoked to see the turnout of this one and I hope everyone will see it. Saturdays and Thursdays and hopefully even more than that. Le Castle Vania? He rocks the hell out of a dance party. I love you, but I've chosen disco.
So whats been the happs in the life of this busybee? I have been working a lot. Last week I worked 39.9 hours. Just below 40 so that I wouldn't get in trouble. The check wasnt as amazing as the one time I worked 45 hours but whatever. I ended up opening a bank account with an awesome bank so now my checks will be directly deposited and I no longer have to take trips to the bank or cash checking place. You have no idea how great that feels. It works out because I leave for Las Vegas two days before pay day which is awesome because the money will go directly into my account and I will instantly have the cash. It all works out.
My last resolution? See a new movie every weekend. Hopefully Fridays & Saturdays that way I knock out 2 blockbusters a week. Nifty.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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