"Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do"

Bonjour!

Its odd. It literally just this very second hit me how late into the year it is. I mean, the middle of October isn't terribly late but very soon it shall be the next year. The years seem to be going much faster as of late. Perhaps its only in hindsight that we can truly appreciate the passage of time. In an exciting little bit of personal news, this Friday shall mark the one year anniversary of my legendary broken ankle which means I shall finally cut myself free from my hospital bracelets. I'm sure you're wondering why I still have them on considering I've been out of the hospital for quite a good long while now. Well, it essentially comes down to me keeping them on as a reminder of how tenuous our ties to this life are. How split seconds and change everything. I was rather lucky to have gotten out of my little spill with just a broken ankle actually. As anyone who actually saw me fall, its a miracle that I didn't crack my head open on the concrete. That's why I say our ties are so fragile. I think a year is enough to keep that sentiment in me for a good long while. You should try to keep it in mind too . . .

What a bummer of a kick off paragraph. Well things ain't exactly looking for this next little bit. Though I suppose this a much more different flavor of tragic: After 2 and a half of years of (mostly) faithful service, my beloved little iPod has finally bit the dust. We shall attempt surgery tomorrow at the Apple Store but I don't exactly have much faith in those "Geniuses" that work there. Alas. Oh well. That iPod was full anyway. I guess that's what happens when you try to cram the entire series of Friends on an iPod! Ya know, I can't even count how many times I've seen the entire series all the way through and yet it never gets old for me. I think that means I'm officially obsessed, doesn't it? Its a fun obsession. You should try it out sometime. You can thank me later ; )

In some music related news, I took a fun little trip up North this past Wednesday for a little musical adventure. My dear Moneen were playing a little show in Anaheim with Eisley and Say Anything and since at the time I bought tickets, there was no San Diego show, I couldn't pass up a chance to finally see Moneen!! So how was it you ask? Well it was as wonderful and chaotic and fun as I could hope for! Though, a mere 30 minutes was no where near enough to satiated my desire for awesomeness. Its ok though, I met them after the show, got them to sign a Lost poster I got at Comic Con (if you know anything about Moneen, that won't seem that odd to you . . . ) and then talked about Lost and how they need to start watching FlashForward (and so do you!) All in all, very much worth a trip up there. Plus, it was at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney so what's not to love about that?! [P.S. And you can bet I'll be at the San Diego show too!]

What else is new in the world of Pensive? Well, if you live in or near Long Beach you're probably pretty mad at as for not coming to visit you for about two years now. Well don't worry, that shall be changing come Saturday so if you've been waiting for us to return, you best get ready for we shall be rocking DiPiazza's like its 2005! Get there early and eat some of the best pizza you shall ever have with us!! However, despite some earlier claims of my own to the contrary, that will indeed be our final show of the year barring extraordinary circumstances. Fear not though for we are like a pack of bears. We hibernate in the winter so we can come back and be extra ferocious in the new year!! Plus, by hibernate I really me hide away, grow beards (or perhaps singular for Julio isn't much into facial hair), and write some totally killer songs. Oh, and as always, work on secretive things. Essentially, pull a Pinky & The Brain and work on taking over the world one set of ears at a time.

If you recall from the last blog, I mentioned that good ol' Toys R Us was rocking a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale. Sadly, I was unable to take advantage of said sale. Yes, I know, it is a tragedy. Were you perhaps luckier? I might have gone for it if my Toys R Us hadn't been sold out of Uncharted 2 and had Demon's Souls but they were sold out of Uncharted 2 and I guess Demon's Souls is too much of a niche title to be stocked by a toy store. Alas. My money was much better spent getting my Moneen shirt at the show anyway. Not that it was the price of 2 video games but you get the point. Anyway, I believe that just about wraps things up for this week. Tune in next week when I tell you all about the fantastic last Pensive show of the year! Oh, and yes, in case you're wondering, I shall be picking up Borderlands at Midnight tomorrow ; )

The Smoke Monster