Greetings friends and enemies of modern music.I've been pretty quiet over here on Myspace and figured I'd pop in for a quick update.

Not too many crazy things have been happening. I did, however get to meet Junot Diaz this past Friday. He gave an amazing interview and then I got him to sign my copies of Drown and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. It was absolute awesomeness.

I've still been working on creating electronic music lately, too. I don't have much to show just yet... but I'm learning a lot. Making progress. Blah, blah, blah.

I've got three concerts coming up that I'm going to try to see. It'll basically mean that I'm eating nothing but ramen and peanut butter sandwiches... but it'll be worth it. The Cruxshadows are playing this Saturday. Then MSTRKRFT will be up here in early Oct. while Crystal Castles will be playing later in Oct.

Besides, that'll all count as research towards my music goals. And the kind of energy I feel at those shows is the same kind of energy I want to capture in my short stories... so maybe these shows will help in that field, too.

Anywho... it's time to go grab my laundry out of the machine. Peace out, lovecats.

Okay... well, I've said all along that if Hillary doesn't secure the Democratic nomination, I'll gladly fall in behind the line of Obama supporters. Since that seems to be the case at the moment... I've decided to do some further research on the fellow and his proposed policies. So far, I'm unimpressed:

I found this article in the NY Times.

For me, health care is possibly the biggest issue in this upcoming election. I've lived most of my life without any form of insurance (in fact, I've lived most of my life under the poverty level) and I was absolutely thrilled by many of the ideas that Hillary and John Edwards were placing on the table. But most of Obama's plans are compromised versions of their ideals that ultimately leave many people (like me) out.

I respect that he's trying... but it's so disappointing when the people who are trying harder get booted out of the race.

And no, I'm not taking an anti-Obama stance just yet (especially not if Hillary or Edwards ends up becoming his running mate). But I'm not saying that I'm opposed to voting for third parties, either. Or emigrating to Canada.

And I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the subject... but please do take a moment to read that in-depth analysis of Barack's health care plan versus Hillary's plan that I linked to up there. It makes me wonder... why would you stop short? Why would allow the potential for so many people to fall through the cracks when you really don't need to?

It's my very personal opinion that he's garnered so much support because he's young, charismatic, and unabashedly optimistic. All of which are great characteristics... but, upon reviews his policies, it really seems he's the canidate pushing for the LEAST amount of change. Seriously... what's in his repetoire that Hillary or Edwards wasn't pushing for harder? What does he propse that isn't a watered down version of what they proposed first? I'd like a serious answer to that if you've got one...

And I'm done... for now at least.

"Jesus loves a liar." - Leviticus 17:76

"Conway Twitty was a steel driving man." - Johnny Cash

Okay... so none of the above are true... but this is:

So I drunkenly waited all evening for someone to pop online and talk to me. Not anyone in particular... but just any old body to help me pass the time. I progressively got drunker and drunker and still no one appeared to save me from my boredom.

But then... suddenly... at a most unexpected hour.... Josh Burke called me and completely made my evening. We talked for about 20 minutes... and it was super great hearing from him.

So I'm still drunk and musically obsessed... but I'm somewhat happier... so that's good. Mutha facku.

I'm going to bed now. Wish me well.

So I've been sitting at my computer for nearly three hours now. I took a few breaks... long enough to make a hot dog and grab the occasional beer.

I've been chatting with a few peeps on the internet... but nothing too gripping.

So in the mean time I've been updating my iPod.

There's so much music I've forgotten about over the years... and so much more that I'm only now discovering. For the first time ever my iPod is seeing the likes of Patti Smith, Korn, Rilo Kiley, and Rammstein. And as I'm adding new music to this computer... (for those out of the loop... my iBook died on me several months back so I lost tons of music and I'm only now adding a lot of it to my current laptop).... I'm re-living various moments in my life associated with these CD's. I'm actually having a pretty awesome time...

And I know I just posted a blog a few hours ago... but at the moment I'm feeling very talkative... however, I'm lacking anyone to talk to. So blog it is.

And if you don't like it, well then you can quit reading. In fact, even if you do like it.... you can quit reading anyways. I'm done. I quit. No more...

Who are we kidding... I'll probably be blogging over on Livejournal before the evening is done...

Drunk before dark... it's a humble goal, but one to which I can faithfully commit myself.

I want to do something crazy tonight... something just ridiculously crazy. But chances are, I'm just going to sit at home, drink, and listen to music. Oh well....

Dave deleted his Myspace page... and I'm not really sure why that depresses me. I mean, we haven't talked in probably close to two weeks. But a part of me still misses him... BLAH.

I'm sure it's nothing a few cans of Old Style won't wash away. G'night and good luck.

(OHHH! By the way... I'm not only getting really drunk tonight, I'm most likely going to be really bored. So this would be a perfect time to randomly start talking to me on AIM. No, seriously... DO IT!!!)

(OOOOOHHHHHH! By the way, again... I've now got an open space on my Top Friends list... who wants it? Anyone? Anyone?!?!)

Not that I really think that anyone even read my last blog... but here's the video I've spent all day working on. Enjoy.



If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to let me know. I want to make all the improvements I can. I know this version is still kinda rough. But I'm rather pleased with how it turned out overall. So maybe, just maybe, they'll be more like this...

Don't I already have enough on my plate? Yes.

Regardless of that fact, am I still going to bring my digital camera out after work tomorrow and get tons of random city footage? Yes.

Am I then going to waste hours diddling around with free video editing software that I know nothing about? Of course.

Is all of this in hopes of putting together a decent video for the NIN Ghosts Film Festival on Youtube? Well, duh.

Have you even picked out which Ghosts song you want to use for the video? Nope... but I have some ideas.

Do you think this is really gonna work. Hmm... not too sure, really.

Is this some sort of cry for attention? You bet your sweet ass... hope it works.

(If you're curious, go HERE to see what I'm babbling about).

**EDIT**
Granted it's way past my bedtime... but somehow my interview slipped from a first person to a second person perspective. And rather than fix it, I'm going to leave the hideous mistake exactly as it is. Cause I'm craaazzzzy. Whhhoooo. Crazy.

I want a Big Mac and a Pepsi.

It's a damn shame I can't buy both under one roof.

I'm pretty sure Kurzweil made some sort of "Big Mac and Pepsi" clause in his program... so when I get paid on Friday, I'm sure he won't mind me splurging.

I also want a good, thought-provoking, intelligent.... something. Albeit a book, movie, or a good old fashioned conversation. I want something intellectually challenging. Any suggestions?

So I've added a new song to my profile from the band Hotel Persona. They are, from what I gather, practically unheard of here in America. In fact, the only reason I know of them is because the band was co-founded by Placebo guitarist Stefan Olsdal.

It's rare that I enjoy multi-lingual musicians based on the pure reason that I prefer the lyrics I'm hearing to hold a particular meaning for me... and that's difficult to accomplish in a language I don't speak. However... there have been exceptions in the past... and I believe this band might just work their way onto that list. We'll see...

For those who don't know yet... it looks like I'll be making a return trip to Canada this summer. BAM! is willing to give me the time off... and I'll certainly be making more money up there than I would here. So I'll keep ya'll posted on things as more info becomes available.

So how have YOU been?... Mm-hmm... Yeah.... Really? I had no idea... Sure thing. Of course, it's been great chatting with you... but.. uh... look, I think I left the stove on. I'd better go check. You have nice day... no seriously. Take care of yourself. And tell everyone I said "hello." Thanks. Buh-bye!

Another lazy Saturday... *sigh*

Right now I'm watching the second half of the first season of Dante's Cove (it's been sitting on the shelf for quite some time now... might as well finish it up). And even though some people clearly don't care for the show, it's fun enough for me to watch once every two or three months :-P

I'm about to head out and pay rent soon. Yeah... rent... fun times.

I've been jogging pretty regularly... still keeping up with the workday push-ups and the occasional yoga. And right now I'm feeling pretty good about myself.

I've completely caught up with everything that is Naruto (I got to the most recent anime episode, switched over to the manga, and caught up there, too). I'm breezing through the Song of Susannah (only one Dark Tower book after this one!).

Last night Laura and I watched Juno.... and it was just as good the second time around. Of course, it brought back some weird memories of the first time I saw it... but oh, well...

I kinda want to go out to the club this weekend. But I don't think I will... self-restraint... yeah, we'll go with that.

Well, kids... that's about it. Not much of an update, I know. But we deal with what we've got.