In no particular order:
1) Blog about my ridiculously and amazingly epic time at Sasquatch 2008
2) Land an internship
3) Work on Pencil Sketch like it's nobody's business
4) Pick up photography
5) Play more piano and guitar
6) Write and blog more
7) Give up red meat (temporarily)
8) Read at least 3 books a month
...So I'm going to fill out a pointless survey for shiggles!
-Your heart is racing, who are you standing next to?
Ben Gibbard
-A class you refuse to take senior year?
I don't know. Some silly irrelevant Stern course?
-Something you hate more than anything?
When mosquitos bite me on the eyelid
-You're super nervous, what are you doing to calm yourself?
Clenching my fists and probably wiping the sweat off of my palms onto my pants, haha
-You look up, what do you see?
DCFC message in a bottle poster
-You're standing on the edge of the cliff, who are your last goodbyes to?
Mom, Dad, Sophia, Dr. Moy, Kathy, Joey, Duke
-Someone puts a gun to your head, your response?
"Can I have some toilet paper, because I just shat my pants"
-You're stranded on an island with the opposite sex, who is it?
Zac Farro, Josh Farro, Ben Gibbard, or Jason Venna... Wait wait, or maybe Joey because he's entertaining and I'm sure he would eat random shit and climb palm trees with me, haha
-Your house is on fire, and you can only take three things, what are they
My corkboard, Bunny, and Toffee
-One person you'd travel across the country to see?
Eh?
-You delete all your pictures on myspace except one, which one?
Myspace for the lose.
-Someone just handed you $100,000, now what?
$20 thousand into Pencil Sketch Clothing, $30 thousand in investments, $50 thousand back to the parents
-What's one business you'd start if you could?
A record label
-Your phone rings, who are you expecting?
Mom, Sophia, Kathy maybe? I mean, I'm a douche and prefer texting, haha.
-One person you wish that had texting that doesn't?
Who doesn't have texting?
-You're able to go back into your life and change one thing
Ha.
-Who's been the greatest friend to you throughout your life?
Sophia
-You've won free gas for 5 years
Is it Premium?
-You're sitting at home bored, who do you call?
Kathy
-You have to walk home from school, how long does it take?
On a good day, 18 minutes door to door with the train
-You have one last meal to eat before you die, what is it?
This question's way too hard to answer; I could probably write an entire post on this question alone
-What is your thought on smoking?
Produces some damn good salmon, that's f'sho. No, but really, I don't do it, but don't care if others do... UNLESS I'm in a gross cramped club in Taiwan and really would prefer people not to blow their smoke in my face, kgreatthx.
-What was the longest you ever talked online to someone?
Probably over five hours
-You only can choose 3 countries to spend 2 weeks in, where would you go?
I'm bad with geography. Somewhere cool with great food. Actually, I mean, I would love to spend two weeks in Taiwan alone, haha.
-What did you dream about last night?
I didn't. Took a 4 hour power nap, son.
-If could have ANY career, what would it be?
I'd be running my own record label, duh. Ok or wait, I'd cook for and own my own 3-star Michelin rated restaurant.
-Do you use quotes from TV/movies?
Sure? I can quote most of the classic lines from Clueless (Insert emoticon with sunglasses here)
-If you could go out to dinner with one celeb (REAL OR NOT) who would it be?
Tegan and Sara. But If I'm only allowed to choose one, than I guess Hayley Williams.
-What was your first alchoholic beverage?
Haha bootleg fruit punch + vodka given to me by Megan
So, I don't know what makes me angrier -- that I totally forgot to get up this morning to buy tickets for the Paramore/Jack's Mannequin pre-sale, or that the show's in a seated AMPHITHEATRE. At this point the only seats I can get are in rows T or U in the "Orchestra" section which is still the third tier away from the stage. After doing about twenty different ticket re-searches, I decided I would just settle for seats in row T off to the side, but my credit card didn't go through, so I just took it as an omen to not buy the tickets. I'll most likely try again when general sale starts, but to be honest, all of this is just so upsetting. And yeah, ok, I know -- it sounds so selfish and immature of me to not want to buy these tickets just because they're seated, but I just want to clarify that I used to pay fifteen dollars to watch paramore play dingy venues that were definitely in violation of fire safety regulations. To possibly think that I would ever have to drop 95 dollars on two SEATED tickets to see this band, completely blows my mind. Paramore, I love you, and will always love you, but I just -- I just don't even know anymore. I'm not saying this is the end, but maybe we should just spend some time apart for both our sakes (or maybe just mine, but who's counting?).
So, Narrow Stairs will get a proper album review post in due time because I haven't let the album fully cycle enough to write anything of significance, but I just wanted to say that "Your New Twin Sized Bed" is already one of my favorite tracks off of the album. Something about it just puts knots in my stomach, and that is just such an awesome thing to come by in a song. Thank you Death Cab, for everything. I mean it -- everything.
You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed
With a single pillow underneath your single head
I guess you decided that that old queen holds more space than you would need
Now it's in the alley behind your apartment with a sign that says it's free
And I hope you have more luck with this than me
You used to think that someone would come along
And lay beside you in a space that they belong
But the other side of the mattress and box springs stayed like new
What's the point of holding onto what never gets used?
Other than to sit and desire for something new
And I try not to worry, but you've got me terrified
It's like you're in some kind of hurry to say goodbye
So this is the first Mother's Day I think I've actually spent away from my mom, and more significantly the first that my family will spend without my grandma. It's kind of a weird feeling -- a mix of disorientation and emptiness. For some reason, the first and clearest image that comes to mind is me slaving over the stove trying to make pancakes for both her and my mom, and completely butchering and burning the first batch, but having my grandma look over my shoulder, pat me on my back, smile with that smile of hers, and tell me in chinese that they look and smell great and how she loves it when I cook for them. I don't know what I'm trying to say. Maybe what I'm trying to say is, 阿麻, if you were here I'd make you all the pancakes, french toast, and eggs that you could possibly imagine... But since that's not possible, I hope you're getting your fill wherever you are. We all miss you tons.
I think there are few bands that can get away with screwing up on stage without getting booed or a soiled diaper thrown at them. More than that, there are few bands where fans actually appreciate an on-stage blunder or two (or three). Tegan and Sara is one of them. <3
EDIT:
This is exactly what I'm talking about! <3
