music has lost its taste.

First and foremost... Merry Christmas.
I hope you all had a good time,
and ate a lot of good food.

so... this update is much needed,
twitter couldn't satisfied the needs of more than 140 words of a rant about today's music.

i went to a bookstore with some friends and stumbled across the newest issue of AP magazine,
i remember back in high school i would pick up one almost every month.
this issue was about the most anticipate albums of 2010...

when i flipped through the pages,
i couldn't tell you how disappointed i was,
and i felt as if my youth had died at the tender age of 19.
(i apologize for the melodramatics)

all the bands featured in there were generic,
and not one of them intrigued me to anticipate anything they were coming out with.
the catchy, poppy one liners, and whiney songs about growing up and love...
i can almost say i'm completely sick of it.
don't get me wrong,
once in a while a few bands will come out with completely sappy songs that i can tolerate and almost even like.
But just think about it,
after almost 10 years of the same ol' shit I can really use some change.

it's sad to say,
but nowadays i barely get excited about today's music and rarely do i want to go bother with the old bands that i use to like.
i felt like they've conformed into today's new age hipster movement,
they followed the gold instead of music.

i feel like i'm going to turn into those parents who say, "what are these kids listening to nowadays?" with the way things are shaping up to be.
At least those parents had Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead and the Beatles to back it up.
I can't think of many bands that can be even remotely considered timeless in our era,
and no kids My Chemical Romance is not one of the most influential and timeless bands of our age,
please don't kill yourself over it.

the older i get,
the more i realize how much of a crap-hole we're in,
with a bad economy like this we really have to think about what we can spend our precious pennies on.
so the next time you go buy an album at your local record store,
think about it.
is this really what you want to be listening to a year from now?
is this really worth the 9.99 you're about to pay, for the same old shit that you already have in your collection?
if it isn't... put it down and walk away.
trust me that 9.99 (tax not included) is now not wasted on shit generic music.
make those record companies and bands work for your hard earn money,
instead of handing it to them on that pretty little silver platter of yours.

christmas eve.

i lost my phone of three years yesterday when i took my siblings to the zoo,
we went paddle boating and whoops, gone.
it's probably in the deep green lake or some fellow probably picked it up,
i really don't know...
either way it's gone.

so to replace my phone,
i used all my savings and now i'm broke and phone-less.
oh, and did i mention stressed?
if the holidays consist of stress, being broke, and worry then i'm so glad it only comes around once a year.

for now,
i see it as a test
in how in the world i'm going to handle this.
communication without a phone is hard but it's not impossible,
digging myself in this hole of debt is stressful but i know i can figure it out,
and lastly a drink and preoccupying myself can always take the worry out of me.
hah.
we'll see.

so to conclude this update,
merry christmas everyone and i hope all your wishes come true.
drive safe in this weather.

eighteen balding star

That has got to be one of the coolest pictures i've seen in a while.
:]

today is a beautiful Sunday afternoon,
yet i'm stumped that i'm utterly sick and i'm sitting in bed in front of my laptop and TV.
beautiful days like today shouldn't be wasted. :\

i realized yesterday, once again how amazing and blessed i am to have such a wonderful group of friends.
for all there love and support and you can't forget about the good times that we share,
even though i don't say it as often as i do,
i really love 'em.

the show was amazing The Regulars AKA Steven's band was GREAT!
sounded like Kings of Leon well, their older stuff from Aha Shake Heartbreak.
and everyone's compliment for our band The Lasting Impressions
made us feel so loved and less nervous!

Overall the Christmas party was a success!
Our next adventure is to go up to the mountains, snowboard, and camp!
I can't wait!

sometimes i wonder what would've happened if we never met.

i spent some time with adam today,
he told me some things that were partly amusing and partly disgusting.
it was only amusing because it didn't hit me how disgusting it was...

in short,
i'm just going to say...
once a cheater or a homewrecker, always a cheater or homewrecker...
the end.

i am most definitely buying film tomorrow,
rain, rain, rain.
my first shoot in the rain.
WHOO!

while i'm waiting for my lasagna to cook...

i'm in a million little pieces today,
i feel like i'm 10 different persons.

yes, my thoughts are running wild,
some are heading for the hills while some are hiding.
i feel so weird today...
but i think i'm weird everyday.

i'm in dire need of a new coat of paint for my bare nails.
million dollar red sounds pretty good,
maybe it'll stop me from biting my nails again,
it's a disgusting habit,
but i just can't help it.

got a facebook :[ (a promise is a promise)
new macbook pro :] that's a smiley face X a million (i have to thank my uncle for giving me what i didn't have enough for)
got a new to me canon ae-1P (that baby is a beaut and i can't wait to use it)
started on a new photography project
i just had a delicious grilled cheese

i'm thinking of starting a tumbl-r for my photography
i'm thinking of getting a dailybooth
kim and i are going to finish what we started so we can battle it out with steven & chris' band
i totally just lost my train of thought.

i think i might just be undeniably addicted to twitter,
as stupid as it is.

i'm going to go to the grocery store for ingredients for a wonderful salad,
i feel like i've been eating like a beast who doesn't give a shit,
but i do give a shit.
i want to be healthy.
i'm also going to go get some ice cream which cancels out the fact that i want to be healthy.
that's just great.
i'm on contradiction mode.