Hello world!

Do you recall how last week I mentioned how quickly this year has progressed? Well here's further example of that: We just played our last show of the year last night. Sad. It was a good show to go out on though I must admit. A classic Pensive show if you will. It was lovely getting to go back up to Long Beach for the first time in about two years and see a lot of familiar faces that we haven't seen in ages! And a couple familiar faces that we hadn't seen in days! And I know right now you're wondering why it was the last Pensive show of the year when there's still 1/6th a year left. Well, it really comes down to a few things and those few things are known as "holidays." These "holidays" generally get in the way of any sort of productive touring for a band at our level. Instead, we here at Pensive choose the "hibernation" option. Much like bears, we retreat away and sleep away the winter months underground. Except, unlike bears, well, we don't actually sleep any more than usual and we don't spend much, if any, time underground. So I guess its really nothing like hibernation but its just fun to say that it is. Instead of sleep, the "holiday" months shall be used to lock ourselves away into the studio, writing, writing, writing new songs till the spring thaw when normal touring activity can resume. Right about now, we're sitting on around 10-12 new songs and hopefully by the "new year" that will have doubled. Approximately. And again, no, we do not have plans for a new record at this point. This can keep you occupied for now. As I have promised a couple times before, you will be among the first to know when there actually are plans. I have high hopes for this new batch of songs. We might even be stretching ourselves a bit too wide in our sounds. Heck, one of our newest sounds like a strange mix between NFG and country. How does that work?! Oh but it does. Somehow. Not sure how that would sound sandwiched between our Mars Volta/Aerosmith song and our Thrice/Opeth song but it might sit nicely next to that dancey pop song we have : )

As you probably know, one of the greatest holidays in existence is coming up in a matter of days. That's right, Halloween is nearly upon us! And you know what that means don't you?! Well yes, I guess another Saw movie is coming out but really, who cares any more? Saw III was the last one I saw and I have since decided to boycott any further movies. I would much rather spend my hard earned money on a quality horror movie. Other than Paranormal Activity though, are there actually any good ones out? Perhaps it shall just have to be a Blockbuster holiday. I'll have to spend the majority of the next week compiling a rock solid list of horror movies to experience next Saturday. I'm thinking I might dress up as the same thing I did last year: boy with broken ankle. I've still got my walking cast-boot and crutches! Or I could do what I did the year before: a white version of Samuel L. Jackson from Pulp Fiction. I also contemplated dressing up as a REAL vampire (aka one that doesn't sparkle) by the name of Lestat but I don't really wanna go find a frilly shirt and a long blond wig . . . But who knows. I change my mind a lot. I'll give you a full report next weekend. And while I haven't even started making my movies list yet, you can rest assured that The Shining shall be on it!

Today was a very sad day. Brett Favre and the Vikings lost. I'm sure you don't really care but dammit I do!! :tear: And on such terrible luck too. A touchdown called back by a bad call by the refs! (tripping? are you kidding me?!) A fumble and an interception both returned for touchdowns? Maybe Brett just needed to get the losing out of his system now. At least the Chargers didn't suffer a terrible loss against Kansas City. We won? Wow. Its almost a shock when we don't lose. And we even scored touchdowns instead of fieldgoals? Incredible! The Angels just lost to the Yankees but eh, its just Baseball . . .

And in personal news: I finally cut my hospital bracelets off on the one year anniversary of the epic broken ankle. My wrist felt naked at first but now I feel free. Hooray! I also did end up getting Borderlands at midnight last Monday/Tuesday and have spent a great many fun filled nights with it. What's it like? Well imagine if Fallout 3 could be played as an actual shooter. There ya go pretty much. And plus, its way epic. And unlike Fallout, the level cap is 50 instead of 20 so thats a lot more gaming! Though, there has since been a DLC expansion pack that ups that level cap to 30 so I'll have to invest in that once I've gotten as much out of Borderlands as I can. Oh, and if you happen to have it and have it on PS3 we should do Co-Op together sometime. It could be fun. My PSN id is: JanuaryEmbers19. Oh, and while on the subject of video games and personal news, it looks like after a nearly 4 year break, I shall be returning to GameStop for the "holiday" months! Ok, ok, its not actually 100% for sure yet but I do have help on the inside so we'll see.