I remember a few weeks ago (at least i think it was a few weeks ago. i'm not sure though.) when our teacher got jocked for wearing earplugs in a picture that was on the wiki. He defended himself by saying that they were one of the loudest live bands that performed. That is one good reason for wearing them, but I believe earplugs should be worn at most shows or concerts a live band is performing at. I say "most" because a lot of live bands simply aren't loud at all, and earplugs would just cut out all of the sound.
Earplugs are important to prevent certain hearing conditions such as hearing loss and tinnitus; both are things I am plagued with. (Since I've become concerned with my hearing, I invested in a pair of "musician's plugs," which are earplugs that have a filter in them to allow all of the sound frequencies to go through at a much more tolerable level when listening to a live band. They're very useful and pretty unnoticeable.) Everyone knows what hearing loss is, so i won't go into too much detail about it. On the other hand, tinnitus is probably a word most people aren't too familiar with. "Tinnitus∞ is the medical term for the perception of sound in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present. It is often referred to as "ringing in the ears," although some people hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant-with single or multiple tones-and its perceived volume can range from subtle to shattering." (http://www.ata.org∞) (Luckily, I only suffer from a minor ringing, and it is actually tolerable) So, if you really do care about your hearing, don't worry about what others might say about your earplugs, because if you're wearing them, you won't be able to hear what they say anyways.
September 26, 2005
How to be a rock star:
1. Buy essential materials.
- Essential materials include: sweet guitar, marshall jcm900 amp with 1960 cab, sweet leather pants, sweet sunglasses to wear inside places, sweet accessories such as belt and shoes to go with leather pants, tin foil, and a zucchini.
- The band doesn't have to be "sweet." You can just pretend it is, because you're going to be a rock star anyways.
- Any type of show will do. With your help (since you will be a rock star) the gig will be sweet.
- The materials in this step should be the leather pants and accessories.
6. Place tin foil-wrapped zucchini in pants.
7. Go to the show that was set up in step 3.
- Before going inside, put on the sunglasses mentioned in step 1.
- To properly set up the marshall amp, set low and high to 10 and mids to 0. This will give you a scooped mids sound; the greatest guitar tone achievable by man.
September 25, 2005
The image i picked for my icon is a picture of a peavey jsx head. It's the head i use most of the time when playing guitar. That's just one of the reasons i picked it. Other reasons are because it allows me to do the thing i love more than anything, which is play music. Music is my livelyhood, and i don't know what i would do without it. Like i've already said many times before in my blogs, i love going to and playing shows. There's just a great sense of unity and friendship there; even at out of town shows. I just feel like i'm welcomed there and like everybody is my friend. And, also like i've stated before, the trait it shows about me is my love for playing guitar and music.
September 22, 2005
I must commend whoever it was that put up the moshzilla picture on the homepage. It's been a while since i saw that picture and i completely forgot about it until now. Make sure you look at the kid's face behind her. The look of horror is hilarious. The aftermath of the moshzilla website and everything is also kind of amusing. The girl ended up filing a lawsuit against the people that put the picture up. I remember the first time i saw that picture on vocalyouth. It really brings back memories.
I remember the first time hardcore dancing∞ appeared in johnstown. It all started with a few kids doing spin kicks and punching the air. The johnstown scene was slow when catching on to hardcore...before that it was mostly pop punk and indie rock. Everybody made fun of those kids, but eventually it caught on. Now, there's and abundance of hardcore bands and shows in western pennsylvania and fewer pop punk and indie rock bands and shows.
September 21, 2005
It's halfway through the week. all this talk about music is really getting me excited for the weekend because i'll be going home and playing a show on saturday night. It's a katrina benefit show with my bitter end∞, thumbscrew∞, calm murder∞, xabsolute powerx∞ (who we played the show in my narrative with), and us∞. once again, it's a show with aggressive bands (i'm not sure how we fit on these shows, but for some reason people dig us there), and i can't wait to see my bitter end (they're really amazing) and hang out with xabsolute powerx again (they're really good dudes.) Hopefully we can manage to play tight since we haven't really been able to practice too much lately. It's going to be a good weekend.
September 20, 2005
Today was amazing. I turned in my (poorly written) philosophy paper, finished my presentation for vis com, and made a sweet mix cd. I don't really know what to say right now, but i actually feel like i have some free time now; even though i still have to do some work on my CORE studio project for tomorrow. It's definitely a great feeling. Hopefully that feeling remains through my final crits on thursday and friday though.
As far as bringing in a song for tomorrow, i think i have it narrowed down to a few. Some of them are "wake up the dead" by comeback kid, "i loved the way she said LA" by spitalfield, "el torrente" by minus the bear, and a couple others. So, my choices aren't anything super indie, super obscure, or super grindy/noisy.
All i know is i can't wait for this week to be over.
September 19, 2005
In class on wednesday, we will be talking about my one true love, music. I'll spare the details of our relationship. We're supposed to bring in a copy of our favorite song, and i don't think i can pick just one song that is my favorite. I've never really thought about what my favorite song is, and i could really care less if i had just one favorite song or not. I will still bring a song to class though, which causes a kind of dilema. I have to pick a song, and going through the multitude of songs i have will be interesting. The questions arise: should i bring in something catchy and fun? should i bring in something that many people probably wouldn't consider music? should i bring in the indie-est of indie rock? should i bring in some super obscure band so i can be uber scene? (i miss johnstown.) Eh, i'll probably just bring in something catchy and fun (even though everybody's songs won't be played.)
We are also supposed to think about what makes music musical, and to tell you the truth, i couldn't say what makes music musical. There's so many genres of the art and so many different opinions on it. I personally listen to a lot of music that people would just consider noise. (i once played a song by the number twelve looks like you, called "bambi the hooker and a case of beer" over a powerpoint presentation in class. to hear the song, click here∞ and either stream or download it.) One would probably say that music is something that is sonically pleasing. I would agree with that to a point, but also disagree in some ways, too. Something that is pleasing to one person may not be pleasing to another. That's enough about that for now.
I have to agree with you completely on that last remark. I mean I know for sure that what I like is not what other people like even though it sounds nice to me. I think this will be another one of those truth type defintions where there is just no one broad defining term to describe what it is. SheElff
(techincally) September 18, 2005
Today, I decided college is going to be impossible. I ended up coming home again for a day to go to band practice, hang out with some of my friends from home, and try to get some papers written. Practice went well, and hanging out was fun. As far as getting anything written...that definitely didn't happen. I did read chaper 1 in A Rulebook for Arguments, though and it made me think about my philosophy class. The "No" parts in 4 and 5 about being "concrete and concise" and "avoiding loaded language" should be read by a majority of the people in there. Maybe I'll get some things done tomorrow (actually today, since it's 2:00 in the morning.)
September 16, 2005
Another friday finally here, and another week gone. This past week i've had a good deal of work that i had to get done, and somehow i managed to actually do it. But, since that work got done, of course there was more work assigned to me. I have so much i need to do in what seems like such a small amount of time, and i really feel like there's no way i'm going to get it done. i have the english paper, as does everybody else in this class, a philosophy paper due tuesday, and projects for each my two studio classes, visual communications, and my core studio. It's really quite overwhelming, and at the moment, i have no motivation to do any of it. I'm only three weeks into college, and i already feel burned out. I just feel exhausted, and i haven't even really been doing much. Hopefully this weekend will do me good.
September 15, 2005
As you all know, yesterday's class had us discuss definitions and truth. We basically had to come up with a definition of what truth is. This kind of relates to what we've been discussing in my philosophy class. In my philosophy class, i have no idea what we're currently talking about. We read and discussed Plato's Phaedrus, which completely blows my mind. I've never considered myself to be a very philosophical thinker, but i decided to take the class anyways in hopes of broadening my horizons. When i scheduled the class, i thought that it would do just that, and i also thought i would be enlightened on some different ways of thinking. So far, my horizons stay unbroadened and my thinking is still the same. Class discussions always seem to be people trying to explain very insignificant details and meaningless points by using huge words that they have acquired over their years in college (i'm one of the few freshman in the class.) And in doing so, everyone constantly argues with others in the class by making a similarly mediocre counter arguement. I'm not saying i could do any better, and i'm pretty sure the points i make are worse, but overall, the class has been a disapointment. The only thing i'm looking forward to is Nietzshce's Beyond Good and Evil.
- That's really unfortunate. Sadly, college does seem to be more about posturing and less about actual understanding, but I suppose that's a consequence of the oral nature of our educational system. Also, I was thinking about making you guys read "On Truth and Lying in a Non-moral Sense" by Nietzshce for some of the class discussions on truth (esp. since his definition of lying is so amazing), but I wasn't sure if people would be able to understand it. We talked about the essay in one of my grad seminars last week and a lot of people were confused (and these are people who read philosophy for fun). - EschaTon
aim convo:
rdysetexplode: i saw you liked zebrahead and didn't post an im conversation to your blog yet, so i figured i'd say hello
Dragonfire2863: oh hey
Dragonfire2863: yeah, zebrahead's the shit
rdysetexplode: yes. they are.
rdysetexplode: so, what's going on?
Dragonfire2863: not too much, just hanging out
Dragonfire2863: u?
rdysetexplode: nothing...trying to waste time before class
rdysetexplode: i'm mike by the way
Dragonfire2863: lol, i know what you mean
Dragonfire2863: i'm nicole
Dragonfire2863: nice to meet you
rdysetexplode: you too
rdysetexplode: even though i'm fairly sure i've never talked to you in person or have any idea who you are
Dragonfire2863: lol, likewise
Dragonfire2863: we've probably seen each other but never put a name to a face
rdysetexplode: true
rdysetexplode: well, i'm the goofy looking kid that was wearing a fall out boy shirt yesterday
Dragonfire2863: omg...i know who you are
Dragonfire2863: i saw that and was like "that kid's awesome"
rdysetexplode: haha
rdysetexplode: nice
Dragonfire2863: love the fallout boys
rdysetexplode: sweet
Dragonfire2863: yeah, i was in the last group to present
Dragonfire2863: green tye dye shirt with flippy brown hair
rdysetexplode: ok...i think i know who you are
Dragonfire2863: yeah, i'll make sure to approach you tomorrow
rdysetexplode: alright...sounds good
Dragonfire2863: yup yup
rdysetexplode: so, exactly what are we supposed to talk about in this conversation?
rdysetexplode: final paper topics or something?
Dragonfire2863: i have no idea
Dragonfire2863: i think we're just supposed to talk and find similar interests and how we get along
rdysetexplode: ok
Dragonfire2863: music obviously fits under that with us
rdysetexplode: yes it does
rdysetexplode: what other kind of music do you like?
Dragonfire2863: generally rock
Dragonfire2863: punk, classic, alternative
rdysetexplode: cool
Dragonfire2863: how bout u?
rdysetexplode: straight up rock and roll, indie rock, pop punk, metal(core) (i like a lot of really bad/cheesy bands), hardcore, acoustic stuff...i can get into mostly anything though
rdysetexplode: so, i guess if we're supposed to find similar interests, music being one of them, what are some other things you enjoy participating in?
Dragonfire2863: i kind of have a broad variety of interests
Dragonfire2863: i play guitar, and am practically addicted to DDR
rdysetexplode: nice...i'm too much of a pussy/too uncoordinated to have ever tried ddr
rdysetexplode: i love guitar though
Dragonfire2863: aw, ddr's not too bad
Dragonfire2863: do you play guitar too?
rdysetexplode: yeah...poorly though
rdysetexplode: i love it more than anything though...i'd love to play guitar for the rest of my life and have it support me
Dragonfire2863: oh yeah, that's a fantasy
Dragonfire2863: if only...
rdysetexplode: haha
rdysetexplode: yeah
rdysetexplode: it's so much fun though
rdysetexplode: have you ever played in a band?
Dragonfire2863: i tried to start up a band, but never got enough people willing to do it
Dragonfire2863: so i spend a lot of time with my friend's band
rdysetexplode: cool
Dragonfire2863: you play in a band?
rdysetexplode: yeah...and i'm in love with it
Dragonfire2863: haha, i hear ya
rdysetexplode: i actually wasn't going to come here so i could stay home and work on that constantly
rdysetexplode: but i figured i'd try this out
Dragonfire2863: oh cool, good for you
Dragonfire2863: i couldn't wait to come up here
Dragonfire2863: both my friends did that though....they're striving to get a deal while working
Dragonfire2863: they have the potential for it, i just hope they find it
rdysetexplode: yeah
rdysetexplode: next summer, that's what we'll be doing
rdysetexplode: we have a band that we're going to work with who has been doing this for a while so hopefully things work out
Dragonfire2863: oh nice...hope things work out for you too
rdysetexplode: thanks, but right now, i have to go draw for 3 hours. so i'll talk to you later.
September 14, 2005
We had to go to the library open house for this class, which took place September 13 and 14, so i figured i'd get it over with and went yesterday. When i planned on going and when i actually did go didn't quite match up. On tuesdays and thursdays, i have a 2 hour break in between my 2 classes of the day. i had every intention on going to the orientation during this 2 hour break, but for some reason, i managed to forget about it until i got to my next class, which lasted for 3 hours. when that class was over, i made my way back to my dorm to check what time the orientation was over. i found out it ended at 6:00, and it was now 5:40, so i figured i'd try to make it out to it (even though i knew i would be too late.) luckily, when i got there, a librarian (or at least somebody i assumed was a librarian) told me i had about 45 minutes to complete the tour and that i would have plenty of time. so, i completed the tour and made my way home.
September 13, 2005
In class yesterday, we talked about literal truth and the Bible. that discussion kind of reminded me of a discussion we once had in my high school physics class...we often strayed from the topic of physics in that class. we basically discussed whether it was, in a sense, "literally true" or whether it was all parables from which we are to learn important lessons. i personally believe parts of the Bible are "literally true" whereas others are to be interpreted and have a moral lesson learned from it.
September 12, 2005
Well, the inevitable finally happened...i got sick. it's not bad, just annoying; the whole head cold thing with the stuffy/runny nose, sore throat, headache. A couple nights ago, some of us were hanging out and someone mentioned that quite a few people had it in her dorm. i'm actually not sure where i got it from because nobody i've been hanging out with is sick, but i tend to pick these things up rather easily. i was also under the impression that i would be free from sore throats for the rest of my life since i got my tonsils out over the summer, but i guess there's more things that can irritate a throat than swollen tonsils.
The whole tonsil removal thing was quite an experience. I was told i would basically be stuck in my bed for 2 weeks and wouldn't be able to do anything. The day i got them out, i actually felt pretty good, but that was probably just the anasthetic working. A couple days after i got them out, i began to bleed, which was also quite an experience as i watched a 16 ounce cup almost completely fill with blood. luckily, i didn't have to get admitted to the hospital or have the area cauterized again, and after sitting in the ER for a mere 3 hours, i was sent home. My ordeal was quite odd because they said bleeding usually occurs between 1 and a half and 2 and a half weeks after the surgery; whereas mine occured 4 days afterwards.
Oh well, that's enough of that. It's time to run out to cvs and get some nyquil before class.
September 11, 2005
CarpeDiemSelfNarrative
Remix
When I entered the room, I quickly lied down in my new bed, attempting to relax. I noticed my deep breaths and tiny beads of sweat forming along my forehead. The question, “What is wrong with me?” kept running through my mind. Never before had a new setting brought upon such anxiety. New people and places had always been something to look forward to. Now I fought to remain calm.
I took a deep breath and passed through the door’s threshold, certain that I now knew what is was like to pass beneath the archways of an old European castle. As I attempted to orient myself, I could not understand why everything appeared gigantic. Classes were to begin the next day, and I still hadn’t exactly figured out how to get to any of them yet.
Now outside, I followed the path I designed in my head focused particularly upon memorizing the location of the building. Luckily, I had an entire day to get myself situated.
I spotted Sparks, the first building on my list. The building loomed over me, its white bricks doubling in size with every step. I looked forward to my first day of college for several months, yet I felt like a nervous disaster. My summer months spent practicing and playing shows in front of total strangers did not remove the fear of not knowing anyone. The butterflies flew in my stomach as a result of a much larger fear, however. I worried that I would not locate my classes tomorrow, and become hopelessly lost within the labyrinth of twisting paths. I never encountered this fear before, making the situation several times worse.
The first day of classes finally upon me, I checked my phone’s clock as I trudged along. I was late; which made feel like my destination was the gallows. Fear of what the professor was going to do and say, as well the looks on my peers’ faces flashed through my mind.
The number on the door in front me finally matched the one I had memorized. I took a deep breath, and stepped into a complete surprise. The teacher barely gave me a second glance, and judging by the looks on everyone’s face, they did not care. “So,” I decided, “neither do I.”
September 9, 2005
Friday, the day i've been looking forward to all week, is finally here.
Today in class, we discussed brands and brand loyalty. As far as brand loyalty goes, i guess i'd have to say that i'm very loyal to puma because i've worn pretty much no other brand of shoes other than puma since the 5th grade. I'm actually not sure what made me begin wearing pumas because when i was in 5th grade, everybody seemed to be wearing vans, nike, addidas, and airwalks. I do know why i've continued wearing them since them though. /begin commercial/ they're definitely the most comfortable brand of shoes i've ever worn. /end comercial/ i guess their marketing must have made an impression on me, though, because i definitely love all of my pumas.
September 8, 2005
Well, since everybody else is discussing the effects of katrina and such, i guess i'll jump on the bandwagon. this is from the website www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline. it's long, but it's worth a look.
Timeline:
Friday, Aug. 26: Gov. Kathleen Blanco declares a state of emergency in Louisiana and requests troop assistance.
Saturday, Aug. 27: Gov. Blanco asks for federal state of emergency. A federal emergency is declared giving federal officials the authority to get involved.
Sunday, Aug. 28: Mayor Ray Nagin orders mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. President Bush warned of Levee failure by National Hurricane Center. National Weather Service predicts area will be "uninhabitable" after Hurricane arrives. First reports of water toppling over the levee appear in local paper.
Monday, Aug. 29: Levee breaches and New Orleans begins to fill with water, Bush travels to Arizona and California to discuss Medicare. FEMA chief finally responds to federal emergency, dispatching employees but giving them two days to arrive on site.
Tuesday, Aug. 30: Mass looting reported, security shortage cited in New Orleans. Pentagon says that local authorities have adequate National Guard units to handle hurricane needs despite governor's earlier request. Bush returns to Crawford for final day of vacation. TV coverage is around-the-clock Hurricane news.
Wednesday, Aug. 31: Tens of thousands trapped in New Orleans including at Convention Center and Superdome in "medieval" conditions. President Bush finally returns to Washington to establish a task force to coordinate federal response. Local authorities run out of food and water supplies.
Thursday, Sept. 1: New Orleans descends into anarchy. New Orleans Mayor issues a "Desperate SOS" to federal government. Bush claims nobody predicted the breach of the levees despite multiple warnings and his earlier briefing.
Friday, Sept. 2: Karl Rove begins Bush administration campaign to blame state and local officials—despite their repeated requests for help. Bush stages a photo-op—diverting Coast Guard helicopters and crew to act as backdrop for cameras. Levee repair work orchestrated for president's visit and White House press corps.
Saturday, Sept. 3: Bush blames state and local officials. Senior administration official (possibly Rove) caught in a lie claiming Gov. Blanco had not declared a state of emergency or asked for help.
Monday, Sept. 5: New Orleans officials begin to collect their dead.
Not to beat a dead horse, but it's kind of chilling to read that all at once and see just how messed up everything got. The situation should have been handled much better. You'd have to be blind to not see the lack of concern by our national govnernment for the people down there, and all they're doing is pointing fingers and placing the blame on others in order clear their names.
September 7, 2005
Work...i hate it, but it has to get done. Today was kind of a relief because i finally got caught up with everything. I finished my model for visual communications and my charette for studio. I encountered a bit of excitement today when preparing to go to my studio class because i thought i lost most of my work that had to be turned in. Twenty minutes before class i was frantically searching everywhere. I ran over to the studio and began searching through the multitude of papers in my locker, and when it wasn't there, i even searched through the garbage. I finally decided just to give up on my search, and i headed back to my dorm. To my surprise, my papers ended up being in my sketchbook, which i never even thought to look in.
September 6, 2005
Today, i got some very good news. One of my closest friends, who is in the air force, called me today. I was surprised to recieve the phone call from his cell phone number. The good news i previously mentioned is he might be able to come home for 12 days in the near future. It just brought a lot of relief to hear that because he had been having some trouble and wasn't doing too good. Right now, he's in Texas for a while. He was supposed to be sent to Mississippi, but since the hurricane flooded the base, he had to stay in Texas. He's working on some "operation" whose name i can't think of that consists of helping out hurricane victims, and will be recieving a medal for it. It was just good to hear his voice and know that he's doing better now.
September 5, 2005
NARRATIVE:
Our anticipation intensified as we walked toward the “spaceship,” or rather our 1987 Toyota van. After a brief run through the set list, we started loading the van with all of our equipment, merchandise, and enough Ramen to feed an army.
The time had finally come for our last show of the summer, which also meant one thing; since there would be no more shows this summer, summer had at last come to an end, and I would be leaving shortly for Penn State. It was a bittersweet moment as we waited for some of our friends to meet us at Ross’s house; bittersweet due to the fact that although we were going to be doing the thing we all love to do more than anything, it would be our last time performing together for an amount of time that none of us could possibly be sure of since I would be leaving for school.
We finished loading the van as our friends—as well as “sweet merch dudes”, Dusty, Garrison, Ron Jon, and Travis, arrived. About an hour and a half ride in the van awaited us when we left Ross’s as we headed toward our destination of Homer City, a rural town in Western Pennsylvania. The ride out went smoothly, which is always good when playing an out of town show, since it’s never a good thing to be stranded away from home.
We arrived at the venue at 7:00, which happened to be Homer City’s local fire hall. Being in a band from Western Pennsylvania, I’ve grown accustomed to playing fire halls, since they seem to be a rather common type of venue in the region. After arriving, we promptly parked the van near the entrance and unloaded all of our equipment, merchandise, and an abundance of Ramen. Moving everything inside is always a hassle, but we managed to take everything in rather quickly with the help of our “sweet merch dudes.” We hauled the last bit of equipment inside and set up our merch table.
The show, which was a benefit for the Red Cross, started shortly after our arrival. We were set to play fourth in the lineup, which consisted of mostly “aggressive” bands. The first three bands played, and all of us “supported” them by dancing and having a good time while they played. In between sets, we hung out at our table and outside, and we whored, for lack of a better word, our CD out to as many people as possible—being a musician can be expensive; so even if it seems wrong, we did what we had to do.
After the first three bands, it was finally time for us to set up. Setting up took a mere couple of minutes because we’re used to having to set up fast and start playing. So, we set up and sound checked. After we got all of our levels right, we went right into our first song without haste. Everyone seemed to enjoy our set, which was comprised of songs off of our new EP. We had an amazing time playing that night and just tried to pour out as much energy as possible into our set. After we played, we stuck around for the final band, xAbsoluste Powerx, from Morgantown, West Virginia. We talked to them afterwards and quickly became friends with them, with each of us promising to help each other out with future shows in our areas.
The show had finally come to an end, and it was now time to pack up all of our belongings into the van. We packed up, said goodbye to our newly acquired friends, and headed home.
In a way, that night changed us all forever. We seemed even closer to each other than before and somehow appeared renewed and refreshed to ourselves. And, although it was bittersweet, it made our future look even more promising and opened my eyes to what kinds of things I’ll experience in life.
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September 5, 2005
I spent the first "real" weekend of the college year at home, in Johnstown. Everybody in my dorm picked on me for it, but it was all in fun. When i got in the car to go home, i felt excited to get home and see everybody, but at the same time, i felt kind of weird going home. I got home around 8:00 and said my "hellos" to my family. Then, i headed over to a friend's house where a few of my friends were hanging out at. It was nice seeing them all even though i had only gone a little over a week without seeing them. The weekend was a blast; especially because it was St. Michael Fest 2K5 (you'd have to be from my town to understand the significance of St. Michael Fest.) Seeing my friends and other people from high school felt pretty good too. It really reminded me of summer, even though it was cold, because everyone was home, and we all got to hang out with each other. The fires especially added to the summer-like feeling. It was still weird being home though, because part of me couldn't wait for the weekend to be over so i could get back here, but I'll still head home occasionally on weekends to visit. I guess, i just settled in here and feel at home, and i guess that's a good thing because all of my fears i had before coming here had vanished.
September 1, 2005
Well, this is my first blog on here; so, I guess I'll just start by saying a little about myself. I actually worried about what i was going to make my user name on here, and, as you can see, i decided on MenosElOso, which, when translated, means MinusTheBear. I'm from Johnstown, PA...the onlly significant thing that ever happened there was a flood. I'm an architecture major, and I'm living in Runkle Hall. I'm pretty mellow and laid back, and I love anything that has to do with music; especially playing guitar for my band. It seems like college just snuck up on me, and as far as me being ready for it goes, I guess I could be more prepared. I spent my last summer with my friends and my band working my butt off writing songs for a cd we recorded a few weeks before I left to come here. Online, I frequent vocalyouth∞, which is our music scene's message board, and I'm also a proud myspace∞ whore. I hope my blogs will be somewhat entertaining for you all to read, and if anyone would like to get a hold of me, you can IM me at rdysetexplode.
Well, my computer illiteracy is being exposed, but I'll just leave it like this for now until I can figure out how to work this thing. I chose this license because I don't have a problem with people using my work. If somebody would like to use this, I'd be quite flattered actually. I wouldn't mind my work being used commercially, and I also wouldn't mind anybody else editing my work; which is why I didn't select the "share alike" option.