No matter where I go you're on my mind
I'll always stumble home and pray I'll find you
With your flamethrower eyes and jilted eyes
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I ain't workin for you anymore.
Today was my last day of work!!! Can I get an amen? Or maybe just a woot woot woot?
Let me take you through my day...
Drove to work...although this is a picture from a different day. Just imagine darker clouds.
Sat at my messy desk and took a few calls, caught up on a few blogs, and talked to some peeps. Then ate and ate and ate. In honor of my leaving we had oreos shaped like spiders (courtesy of Justin), yum! Pepperoni pizza and pumpkin chocolate cookies (my favorite, thanks Clyde). Then I got a call from a crazy man who said, "I hope your babies come out naked!" Thanks, sir. So do I. He proceeded to call back several times and was a great source of entertainment for the night. Also I used my last piece of paper in my notebook tonight, oh serindipity!
My coworkers gave my this cute card. It shall be used for decorative purposes on the mish. And speaking of the mish, any weight I gain while in Texas will here on out be referred to as my 'fat for Jesus' and/or 'the Lords pounds'. It makes me feel better about being obese in the future.
And then work was done. And my desk is lonely and depressed without me.
But then I was happy again cause I blasted this song on my way home and sang at the top of my lungs. "I AIN'T WORKIN FOR YOU ANYMORE!"
Let me take you through my day...
Drove to work...although this is a picture from a different day. Just imagine darker clouds.
Sat at my messy desk and took a few calls, caught up on a few blogs, and talked to some peeps. Then ate and ate and ate. In honor of my leaving we had oreos shaped like spiders (courtesy of Justin), yum! Pepperoni pizza and pumpkin chocolate cookies (my favorite, thanks Clyde). Then I got a call from a crazy man who said, "I hope your babies come out naked!" Thanks, sir. So do I. He proceeded to call back several times and was a great source of entertainment for the night. Also I used my last piece of paper in my notebook tonight, oh serindipity!
My coworkers gave my this cute card. It shall be used for decorative purposes on the mish. And speaking of the mish, any weight I gain while in Texas will here on out be referred to as my 'fat for Jesus' and/or 'the Lords pounds'. It makes me feel better about being obese in the future.
And then work was done. And my desk is lonely and depressed without me.
But then I was happy again cause I blasted this song on my way home and sang at the top of my lungs. "I AIN'T WORKIN FOR YOU ANYMORE!"
Monday, October 12, 2009
So long, so long
The Setting: St. George Arcade
My Peeps: Allie, Cameron, and Preston
The Game: Deal or No Deal
Please keep in mind that I've watched about 15 minutes of Deal or No Deal once or twice, so I was pretty excited when I decided not to take any deal and found that I had picked the briefcase with 100 tickets in it. As I looked over my prizes it was clear the best course of action would be to go with the army men. And so I did. Allie and I attached them to my dashboard in strategic positions one sunny, autumn day in Cedar City. And they stayed that way for almost a year.
The other day I noticed my dashboard had gotten quite dusty and I decided it was time to clean it. The army men had become so brittle by that point that they would fall apart even when you just lightly touched them. So I had to say goodbye to them all.
They have brought a smile to the faces of workers of In and Out and McDonalds alike. They have provided entertainment to many riders in my passenger seat. And they have kept me company.
To my army men, whether gray, tan or green, I salute you all.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A-Z of things that make me happy.
A- Apple cider
B- Blue Lily Photgraphy
C- Collar bones and cardigans
D- Dandelion seeds
E- Etsy
F- Fields of grain, flowers
G- Grape snow cones
H- Happiness, Your Heritage
I- I Am the Messenger
J- Jim and Pam
K- Kites
L- Lighthouses
M- Mail and music videos
N- Nienie dialogues
O- The Orphaned Anythings
P- Peacoats, President Bush choking on a pretzel
Q- Quotes
R- Rainy days listening to Coldplay
S- Shows, shows, shows! And sunglasses.
T- The Truth About Forever
U- Umbrellas
V- Voice of Stephen Christian, Adam Lazzara, Chris Carrabba, Andrew McMahon, Cove Reber, Mikel Jollett and Anthony Green.
W- Warm Fuzzies and waking up early
X- XOXOXO (I'm trying to be more affectionate.)
Y- Yearly Tax Returns
Z- ZOOO!
B- Blue Lily Photgraphy
C- Collar bones and cardigans
D- Dandelion seeds
E- Etsy
F- Fields of grain, flowers
G- Grape snow cones
H- Happiness, Your Heritage
I- I Am the Messenger
J- Jim and Pam
K- Kites
L- Lighthouses
M- Mail and music videos
N- Nienie dialogues
O- The Orphaned Anythings
P- Peacoats, President Bush choking on a pretzel
Q- Quotes
R- Rainy days listening to Coldplay
S- Shows, shows, shows! And sunglasses.
T- The Truth About Forever
U- Umbrellas
V- Voice of Stephen Christian, Adam Lazzara, Chris Carrabba, Andrew McMahon, Cove Reber, Mikel Jollett and Anthony Green.
W- Warm Fuzzies and waking up early
X- XOXOXO (I'm trying to be more affectionate.)
Y- Yearly Tax Returns
Z- ZOOO!
Monday, October 5, 2009
I'm still down with J.C.
"Jesus Christ is the light and the life of the world. If we do not choose to move toward Him, we will find that we have moved away....Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you." -Henry B. Eyring.
Another wonderous adventure of Jacki and me.
I know I'm a little late talking about this, but here we go.
The Airborne Toxic Event. Talk about epic. Luckily for me my dear friend, Jacki, stepped up and accepted my last minute invite to the show and I didn't have to go alone. It was Jacki's first experience in a small venue and it did not disappoint.
TATE has such stage presence, they're one of the best live bands I've seen. It's just exciting for me to see people who you can tell are so in the moment, are genuinely happy and are having fun doing what they do. Some highlights would have to be when Noah played his bass guitar with a bow, hearing their new songs and when they played the extended version of 'Innocence.' If you've not seen this I would highly suggest going to their MySpace page and watching the video for 'Innocence' in their acoustic series. I also loved hearing them play 'Something New', it took me back to the days of early summer when they played that song for me. To summarize: Anna is a doll. Mikel is something beautiful to behold and, if possible, has more emotion in his voice live then on record. I read a review that said their music is "poetry you can dance to." Too true. Checking their tour dates will be on the top of my list of things to do when I get back from my mission.
TATE was co-headlining with Arctic Monkeys. I still wish SLC was a city where TATE played last, but Arctic Monkeys were insane. Literally insane. Starting off with the first song their drummer had an unhealthy amount of energy. I kept watching him, waiting for his energy to drain or for him to have a heart attack, but he never did. He alone is reason enough for me to be a new fan of Arctic Monkeys. I also enjoyed the floppy-haired, british-accenty vocals of their singer. Drool.
Welp. That's pretty much it. Next up is Brand New. Kynslie and I will attempt to figure out the mystery that is Jesse Lacey. Wish us luck.
The Airborne Toxic Event. Talk about epic. Luckily for me my dear friend, Jacki, stepped up and accepted my last minute invite to the show and I didn't have to go alone. It was Jacki's first experience in a small venue and it did not disappoint.
TATE has such stage presence, they're one of the best live bands I've seen. It's just exciting for me to see people who you can tell are so in the moment, are genuinely happy and are having fun doing what they do. Some highlights would have to be when Noah played his bass guitar with a bow, hearing their new songs and when they played the extended version of 'Innocence.' If you've not seen this I would highly suggest going to their MySpace page and watching the video for 'Innocence' in their acoustic series. I also loved hearing them play 'Something New', it took me back to the days of early summer when they played that song for me. To summarize: Anna is a doll. Mikel is something beautiful to behold and, if possible, has more emotion in his voice live then on record. I read a review that said their music is "poetry you can dance to." Too true. Checking their tour dates will be on the top of my list of things to do when I get back from my mission.
TATE was co-headlining with Arctic Monkeys. I still wish SLC was a city where TATE played last, but Arctic Monkeys were insane. Literally insane. Starting off with the first song their drummer had an unhealthy amount of energy. I kept watching him, waiting for his energy to drain or for him to have a heart attack, but he never did. He alone is reason enough for me to be a new fan of Arctic Monkeys. I also enjoyed the floppy-haired, british-accenty vocals of their singer. Drool.
Welp. That's pretty much it. Next up is Brand New. Kynslie and I will attempt to figure out the mystery that is Jesse Lacey. Wish us luck.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Why not have another one? It's not like I'm leaving anytime soon...
I have felt the need yet again to start another blog. This one belongs to me and my old roomie and current dear friend, Erin. Join us in our astonishment of the things that come out of Kynslie's mouth.
http://thatswhatshimsaid.blogspot.com/
http://thatswhatshimsaid.blogspot.com/
Monday, September 28, 2009
it's a sign.
...And to continue a series of unexpected wisdom bombarding my life, let's hear a few surprising words from Max Bemis.
"The cool thing about this new record is that I feel like, as much as there are no happy endings in life, there are, in a way. Society brands you and conditions you to think you'll never get what you're looking for. You gotta keep trying, you gotta keep buying everything; don't settle for anything or anybody. Don't compromise, ever. That's the American Way. But in reality, life is full of compromise, and it brings you the most joy when you notice the small things in life.
I have better things to do with my time than to be the typical tortured artist. There are political systems and sociological mechanisms that could literally destroy this earth. My grandkids could be dead from us not taking care of this world and of each other. If I'm going to be trying to live this stupid, kvetching life, it's a waste of energy. It's a waste of what God gave me."
I will now top it off with tidings from Stephen Christian.
"Life is too good and life is too short to complain."
There you have it ladies and gentleman. My new outlook on life.
"The cool thing about this new record is that I feel like, as much as there are no happy endings in life, there are, in a way. Society brands you and conditions you to think you'll never get what you're looking for. You gotta keep trying, you gotta keep buying everything; don't settle for anything or anybody. Don't compromise, ever. That's the American Way. But in reality, life is full of compromise, and it brings you the most joy when you notice the small things in life.
I have better things to do with my time than to be the typical tortured artist. There are political systems and sociological mechanisms that could literally destroy this earth. My grandkids could be dead from us not taking care of this world and of each other. If I'm going to be trying to live this stupid, kvetching life, it's a waste of energy. It's a waste of what God gave me."
I will now top it off with tidings from Stephen Christian.
"Life is too good and life is too short to complain."
There you have it ladies and gentleman. My new outlook on life.
Friday, September 18, 2009
She's watching me awkwardly from a distance.
On Saturday Kynslie and I attended an acoustic show by Saosin featuring the angelic vocals of your favorite semi-famous Mormon and mine, Cove Reber. Feast your eyes upon this band. Those are some all around good lookin men.
But let's not get caught up in their beauty. We were lucky enough to get good seats on the second row of floor sitters. Chris, Cove and Justin announced that they would start off playing 'Follow and Feel'. I will admit that I was quite nervous for this because there have been rumors going around about Cove's voice going downhill. His voice is one of the main reasons I feel in love with this band, so of course I didn't want to believe it's true. The guitars began and then Cove sang, "Don't let them know you're watching the situation crumble..." I felt as if my soul breathed a huge sigh of relief. His voice was completely flawless. It blew me away.
They played a nice variety of songs including some really old Anthony Green ones, some from the self titled album, from 'In Search of Solid Ground', and some really funny covers including 'Friends In Low Places' by Garth Brooks. They came off as really chill, down to earth guys. By the end of the preformance we felt completely at ease around them. Okay, maybe not COMPLETELY at ease, I was still shaking when we met Cove. How could I not be nervous around someone who pulls off dreads so well AND has the perfect man legs?
Alex and Beau didn't play, which I would imagine is kind of weird for them. But it was nice to see their sweet spirits anyway. Moral of this blog: If you have not listened to Saosin you should be ashamed of yourself. Don't think, don't hesitate. Just buy all their music now!
I'll try to post some video later if my camera decides to cooperate with me. Only time will tell.
In other news tomorrow is a very exciting day for two reasons.
Reason #1: It's Adam Lazzara's bday and what doesn't say birthday fun like a picture of Adam peering at you? Happy birthday you beautiful late twenty something!
Reason #2: Tomorrow is the The Airborne Toxic Event show. Rest assured, you will be hearing plenty about it. As a side note, I found out the other day that lead singer, Mikel Jollett (far right), is 34 years old. As it turns out love really does know no age. If he wanted to, I'd totally let him date me. We'll see how it goes.
But let's not get caught up in their beauty. We were lucky enough to get good seats on the second row of floor sitters. Chris, Cove and Justin announced that they would start off playing 'Follow and Feel'. I will admit that I was quite nervous for this because there have been rumors going around about Cove's voice going downhill. His voice is one of the main reasons I feel in love with this band, so of course I didn't want to believe it's true. The guitars began and then Cove sang, "Don't let them know you're watching the situation crumble..." I felt as if my soul breathed a huge sigh of relief. His voice was completely flawless. It blew me away.
They played a nice variety of songs including some really old Anthony Green ones, some from the self titled album, from 'In Search of Solid Ground', and some really funny covers including 'Friends In Low Places' by Garth Brooks. They came off as really chill, down to earth guys. By the end of the preformance we felt completely at ease around them. Okay, maybe not COMPLETELY at ease, I was still shaking when we met Cove. How could I not be nervous around someone who pulls off dreads so well AND has the perfect man legs?
Alex and Beau didn't play, which I would imagine is kind of weird for them. But it was nice to see their sweet spirits anyway. Moral of this blog: If you have not listened to Saosin you should be ashamed of yourself. Don't think, don't hesitate. Just buy all their music now!
I'll try to post some video later if my camera decides to cooperate with me. Only time will tell.
In other news tomorrow is a very exciting day for two reasons.
Reason #1: It's Adam Lazzara's bday and what doesn't say birthday fun like a picture of Adam peering at you? Happy birthday you beautiful late twenty something!
Reason #2: Tomorrow is the The Airborne Toxic Event show. Rest assured, you will be hearing plenty about it. As a side note, I found out the other day that lead singer, Mikel Jollett (far right), is 34 years old. As it turns out love really does know no age. If he wanted to, I'd totally let him date me. We'll see how it goes.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
My new motto.
"Go to school, learn things, live your life, love people, have ideas, be beautiful." -Mikel Jollett.
Friday, September 4, 2009
I'm sorry, but OH EM GEEEEEE (gosh, of course)!!!!!!
I love work today. Why, you ask? Three reasons that I will now disclose to you:
1-We get pizza today.
2-After pizza we are having our weekly meeting. I love the weekly meeting because weekly meeting equals an hour not on the phones.
3-After the weekly meeting we get to go home early!
Can you believe my great luck? Pizza, meeting, and leaving early all on the same day! It's a good day for me even when just one of these things happens! This is like a very positive version of the Bermuda Triangle. If I had to chose one word to describe my mood right now it would be ecstatic. I feel as if I have just opened up the metaphorical door of life and Ed McMahon is standing on my metaphorical doorstep holding a giant metaphorical check all for ME!
And this is my face when I found out:
1-We get pizza today.
2-After pizza we are having our weekly meeting. I love the weekly meeting because weekly meeting equals an hour not on the phones.
3-After the weekly meeting we get to go home early!
Can you believe my great luck? Pizza, meeting, and leaving early all on the same day! It's a good day for me even when just one of these things happens! This is like a very positive version of the Bermuda Triangle. If I had to chose one word to describe my mood right now it would be ecstatic. I feel as if I have just opened up the metaphorical door of life and Ed McMahon is standing on my metaphorical doorstep holding a giant metaphorical check all for ME!
And this is my face when I found out:
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I Love Ryan Russell. His Photos? Ehh, not so much.
Have you ever been asked, "If you could trade places with anyone for one day who would it be?" I can remember being asked this three different times in my life. My answers were the President of the United States, Oprah and Britney Spears. Yeah, I really did say Britney Spears. But I only gave those answers because there really wasn't anyone I envied enough to trade with. I now have my answer to that question. Actually two answers, the first would be Stephen Christian, who is living his life the way I wish I was living mine. My second answer would have to be Ryan Russell. I'd like to think that 10 years down the road my life will be similar to his. Ryan Russell is a photographer, I tried my best to be picky about the photos I'm putting on here, but I wasn't extremely successful. Feast your eyes upon a few of the reasons I'd like to walk a mile...or five in Ryan Russell's shoes. Prepare for an obnoxious amount of photographs.
And now for the main reason I want to be Ryan Russell...
Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service
Matt Rubano, Taking Back Sunday
Fred Mascherino, The Color Fred
A little something for Kynslie (pretend that's a bubble gum cigarette)...Max Bemis, Say Anything/Two Tongues
Cartel
Tom Delonge, Angels and Airwaves
Anberlin
Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance (Is anybody else getting a Michael Jackson vibe from this photo? I think it's the nose...and the jacket.)
Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
Underoath
Aaron Gillespie, Underoath/The Almost
Anthony Green, Circa Survive
Anthony Green, Circa Survive
William Beckett, The Academy Is...
Hayley Williams, Paramore
Hayley Williams, Paramore
Hayley Williams, Paramore
Spencer Chamberlian, Underoath
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Tom Gabel, Against Me!
Taking Back SundayAnd let's end with a whole lotta Adam. (And no, I will not take the blame for featuring too many pictures of Adam Lazzara. It's really not my fault that a photogenic person and a great photographer have come in contact one to many times.)
To see more go to http://www.ryanrussell.net/.
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