INCIDENTAL FAILURE.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Strangely Familiar

I just watched the Vampire Weekend video for "A-Punk" which a little too closely resembled the Mae Shi video for "Run To Your Grave."

Coincidence or crime. You be the judge.





P.S. In case you didn't already know, the Mae Shit are the shit.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

I'm alive.

Well, I'm finally back in town, actually I've been back for a week. I was in Colorado at the end of January, and spent 3 of the 4 weeks of February away from home as well. I drove a couple of rental cars for work. I checked out the first one on the 1st of February. When I turned in the second one in on Monday the 3rd of March, I had driven a little bit more than 2600 miles in it. No fucking joke, I feel like I was living in the goddamned car. On my few days/nights off I had practice or a show to play. I played 4 shows (in 2 different countries). We recorded the tracks on 4 new songs for a new Batwings demo, which was a long ordeal. We still need to mix it down, but we're excited. I had a multiple day job subbing for an orchestra teacher. Imagine 60 junior high and high school kids all playing different songs quite poorly and simultaneously. I got pretty nasty cold through the one week I was home. I attended 2 weddings. I went to a wake. I went to a funeral. I made some flyers. I designed some "save the date" magnets for my sisters wedding. I went to a mixer event for the Young Lawyers Association (read:asshole convention, no offense Eran, Cat Dirt...). I spent 18 of the 29 February nights sleeping in a hotel. I had this incredible opportunity to ponder all the shit that I can so easily ignore at home. It freaked me out a little bit. I missed my crazy home routine, because it keeps me distracted. I just got a full time position at a middle school in Clairemont which should be interesting.


My computer was a bit worse off than I thought. I've got a virus of some sort that is really fucked up. Now when I use firefox or internet explorer my computer from time to time decides type letters in the wrong direction, pushing words forward with backwards spelling. I feel dyslexic, this message is taking an hour to type because of it, and I'm one fucked up backwards spelled word from smashing this fucking computer onto the sidewalk I'm so goddamned frustrated.

Anyway,
Cullen Hendrix is engaged. Congratulations!
Kite Flying Society broke up. I briefly worked with Lauren, the Keyboardist. Bummer.
Wendy has left Wild Weekend. Sadly, divorce has effected two bands now.
and I'm going to see Tera Melos and the Fever Sleeves at Black Box tonight.

PS. Hope everybody had a wonderful Valentine's Day. Here's how I spent mine...



The ladies I worked with in Costa Mesa thought it would be fun if we all wore matching sequined heart shirts, and rhinestone heart rings. These were my Valentine's day dates. Fucking sweet.