Saturday, April 26, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

And finally, the awesome / craziness that was Taste of Chaos

So after getting to the Long Beach Arena, I got settled in. I came about 150 miles to see my two favorite bands. The opening acts went pretty much like any other shows. They weren't bad, but they weren't good either. However, as soon as Bullet for my Valentine started playing, everybody tried to bum rush the barrier. I was probably at around the 4th row of people. Their set was absolutely amazing and I made it into 2 out of the 4 circle pits that formed. They played a great show, extremely energetic.
I had to take a little bit of a breather/drink break between sets since i was so wiped out. Atreyu rocked the arena and early in the set i surfed the crowd up to the front of the crowd. They started off the set with "right side of the bed" and ended with "lip gloss and black." It ruled!
Avenged Sevenfold taped their set for their live DVD so they pulled out all the stops. The show included flamethrowers, fireworks, and two projection screens. So something kinda weird happened during A7X's set as well. So I had kinda made some friendly conversation with an attractive woman before A7X started playing, as I often make small talk with random people when I go to shows alone. Once the band started getting into the music, a pit opened up right to the left of me so I faced it in order to brace myself against the incoming mob. As I did so, about a minute into it, the girl that I was talking to put her arms around my waist and kinda held onto me from behind. At first I thought it was for safety, but then she continued. I was caught so off guard that I didn't know how to react, so I didn't really react at all. This went on for most of the set with her hands either around my waist or on my arms, all the time me being fairly confused. However, it wasn't really that weird for some reason. she was a normal cool girl. the show ended and we went our separate ways.

I know, weird. I told you!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

How many octopi die in vain?

The Red Wings are in to the second round! even though it took them 6 games.

New member of my "family"

Yay! I now have a branch below me in my Greek family tree! My good friend Jenny AKA Luganda asked me to be her big bro this Friday. Although no one outside of AGO can truly become a member of Porky's family, AKA the Matadors, (yes that includes you Madagascar) she is now in MY family and I'm really excited about it.

P.S. The pie and the root beer was great! Thank you.

P.P.S. I loved that shirt!

Taste of Chaos

make sure I edit this soon enough so I can tell you about it

two weeks filled with 18 bands, 4 shows and 4 venues

The eighteen bands were: Shattered Eyes (cookies anyone?), Murder on the Dancefloor, Autumn Black, Endure the Fall, The Cost of Salvation (Christian), Seconds from Disaster, D'espairsray, MUCC, The Underneath, Idiot Pilot, Blessthefall (Christian), Bullet for my Valentine, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Finch, Saosin, Flyleaf (Christian), and Seether.

The four shows were: a random SOMA show, Taste of Chaos, a random Saosin performance, and Seether's headlining tour.

The four venues were: SOMA, Long Beach Arena, the UC forum at USD, and Viejas concerts in the park.

I already mentioned the first show, but the last three were spectacular!

And the guitarist for Flyleaf played the guitar with a bow which is pretty baller!


Pressure the Hinges by Haste the Day, This Calling by All that Remains, Her Portrait in Black by Atreyu, and Creature by Atreyu

Monday, April 14, 2008

Oh my gosh

Taste of Chaos was EPIC! I'll tell you about it tomorrow

Monday, April 7, 2008

Friends, Metalcore, and unexpected people

So, yesterday, a friend of mine, Jenny AKA Luganda called me up and asked if I wanted to go see several hardcore/metalcore bands for $8 that night. If you know me, you know I'm always down for a good show, especially since I haven't been to a show since the end of last semester. So after everyone was invited it was me and Dink, my friend Alexa, and Luganda and Venda from Alpha Delta Chi. So it was already going to be a good night cuz I had music and good friends.
So I really had no idea who was playing that night except for Endure the Fall. The ones that I can remember were Murder on the Dancefloor, Autumn Black, Endure the Fall, the Cost of Salvation, Seconds from Disaster, and some band from Tijuana. So it was fun cuz I usually wear a black sleeveless t shirt to shows but since i had short notice i couldn't get my black tee. But Dink let me borrow his black and red Adidas almost titty tee. Bold, I know. But during Endure the Fall's set the singer pointed me out to the rest of the crowd and talked about how he liked my tee and my moustache. funny, I know. a few sets later they went out into the crowd and the guitarist and bassist showed up right next to me and we proceeded to have a conversation. It was pretty rad!
So everytime I go to a show with Dink, who is tons of fun to go with PS, somebody completely unexpected comes. Last time we went to see Haste the Day and Darko came. This time, as I said before, Venda came, which i definitely didnt expect. end of story, I know, boring.



My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars by Bullet for my Valentine*

Thursday, April 3, 2008

yo homies

here i lie alone and bored................................ End of story. somebody do something!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

What in the crap is a Gaucho?

So I'm writing this one from the UCSB library. The zeta house is pretty rad. It's right next door to Woodstocks Pizza which is pretty rad. I'm hanging out with Ben, AKA Link, right now and kinda waiting on the rest of my fellow men of Epsilon to get here tomorrow.
Spring break is pretty rad and the guys at Zeta are getting jealous since they are in school right now.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

does anybody still read this?

if so, make yourself known. maybe comment on this post or something

Yo! Life's rough and then you die. Right?

So we've all heard it. "Life sucks... and then you die" "life's not fair" "the only things you have to do is eat, breathe, pay taxes, and die" "if it seems too good to be true, it is" You see, to me these seem to be self fulfilling prophesies. Ever since the fall of Man, one thing has been consistant throughout human history. This universal constant is a lack of trust, whether its logical or completely unfounded.
Let's just look at the incident itself for a bit. So Eve gave Adam the fruit of knowledge to eat. He, trusting her completely, ate the fruit and was subsequently banished from paradise for disobeying God's only commandment at the time. I'm pretty sure most everyone knows this story. Now understand this, I'm not going to tell you that this means that women are a manipulative and/or evil power on men, Eve's gender in this analysis is completely irrelevant.
*****warning. the rest is just my opinion and is not reported in the Bible******
Now let's take this a little further and think about the next time Eve asked Adam to do something. I don't think for one second that what happened the last time he listened to her didn't come to the forefront of his mind. Now whether or not he performed this action, in his heart i think he did it with trepidation and uncertainty. Wouldn't you, considering the circumstances? I think that this point in time was the death of true intrapersonal trust since Adam was unable to rely on a person that was made of his own flesh.
Now where does this leave us? A worldly form of "trust" does exist. I mean, I "trust" my AGO brothers, so doesn't that disprove everything I just said? Not at all.
Let's look at this trust.
1. It's really hard, it's very difficult to trust someone.
2. It's not in my nature. My natural tendency is to isolate myself. to protect myself from being hurt by people after I make myself vulnerable.
3. Reality. Not only do I realize that there is a possibility or even a strong probability that the people I trust will hurt me. I am absolutely positive that the people that I trust will hurt me, let me down, and/or outright betray me. And it will hurt much more
After thinking about this, it's easy to see why people can't and don't trust each other. In a world full of interactions you can begin to see how this negatively effects almost every aspect of our life. People's relationship with one another is filled with dissapointment and heartbreak. This being all that many people know, it's easy to see how that can be experienced as life sucks and will only lead to heartbreak and misery.
Why this is inaccurate and why we aren't doomed to a life of heartbreak and misery.
Although I've just spent the last period telling you about how humans are unreliable and untrustworthy, there is a TRUE form of trust in my life. This is the trust in God. God is perfect and will always love you. My trust in God is never misplaced because He is always doing the right thing and He never turns His back on me. It may not be fun at times but its always in my best interest.




Then again, I could be completely wrong about all of this, except I'm sure about the last paragraph.



Life less Frightening by Rise Against, Avarice by Disturbed, Faceless by Godsmack, Township Rebel by Rage Against the Machine, F*** the Police by NWA, So Intent by Danney Riley, Her Portrait in Black by Atreyu, The Kids Aren't Alright by Offspring, Walk by Pantera, Born as Ghosts by RATM, Bricks by Rise Against, Hallelujah by Paramore, Lookin for Action by The Damned, Obstructed View by Rise Against.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

No Control

one more title inspired by music. But this one is a little different. In Bullet for my Valentine's song, part of the lyrics are:



I stare into your eyes, I stare into your eyes until

The tears start to pour rivers down your face I can't ignore

It calls out my name, anger takes it's hold

It's hold, But it won't stop cuz I have no control

I have no control



However, todays lesson is a little bit different. Right now I have the feeling of having absolutely no control over my life, and for the first time ever it feels good. I'm not grabbing to retain some little piece of control over my life. For once I'm not fearing the unknown future that I will be led into.

Instead, this lack of a plan has left room for God to come and do amazing things. I feel as though this has been the semester of uncertainty and miracles.


No Control by BFMV, Here we go Again by Paramore, Scream Aim Fire by BFMV, and F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. by The Fall of Troy

Thursday, February 14, 2008

about me

so i took a bit of a personality profile and they pretty much nailed it.


Why You're Hot

You Are Exciting To Be With
You are not a boring person. In fact, you are often the life of the party wherever you go and whatever you do. You always have something to talk about, and you are constantly getting yourself into unbelievably funny situations. Potential partners love this about you because they know that there will never be a dull moment and that they will never have to worry about a lack of entertainment.

You Have A Heart Of Gold
One of the greatest gifts that you have to offer is that you have an amazing heart. You tend to reserve it for those by whom you feel adored, but you give it so freely when you find that special someone. Not only do you have a great heart, but you are able to create romantic moments and memories. You are easy to fall in love with just as you love easily and openly. Your partner will know that you would do anything for them, which is very endearing.

Why You're Not

You Are Irresponsible And Unreliable
You are here today, and then gone to Maui. You operate by the "better offer" principle, which means that you do not always follow through with plans that you make with your partner. You say, "I know that we were going to dinner tonight, but my friend just told me that (he/she) has an extra ticket to the Eagles concert, so I'll call you tomorrow." What your partner heard was, "Something more exciting than going out with you came up, so I'll call you next time I'm bored." Save yourself some cell phone minutes and don't bother calling

You Can Be Self-Centered And Inconsiderate Of Your Partner's Needs
You tend to look out for numero uno, far better than you look out for your partner. You think that the world revolves around your schedule and can be very thoughtless of what others are doing or what their needs are. She will grow tired of this very quickly, because in a committed relationship, she wants to be your first priority and not just plan "b".





fairly accurate, wouldn't you say?

Monday, February 11, 2008

It's finally here!

After over a month of anticipation, the CD has finally arrived at my doorstep. I will now do a writeup on this CD as I have done with the others.

Scream Aim Fire
Artist: Bullet for my Valentine
Favorite Tracks: Hearts Burst into Fire, Deliver Us from Evil, Take it Out on Me, Last to Know, Eye of the Storm





Deliver Us from Evil and Take it Out on Me by BFMV

My 20th birthday

It happened, it's over, end of story.






Hearts Burst into Fire by Bullet for my Valentine*

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Confusion, Colusion, and Criminal Enterprises (just a few musings)

Confusion
Why are emotions and feelings so hard to wrap your head around? Why can't a person know about themselves, their preferences, and their proclivities? Why can't ones subconscious hold a sort of cerebral "press conference," if you will, with my conscious to make me aware of what my heart and mind feels?

Colusion
I find it interesting that people feel that something that they either cannot or will not do by themselves is suddenly more possible, more acceptable, or less immoral when another person will assist that person in performing the act. Don't you?

Criminal Enterprises
I now understand how people can become Kleptomaniacs. I have recently been stealing a lot of stuff from ADX (don't worry, I returned it all) and there is a huge rush associated with the possibility of getting caught. I'm glad I'm not actually stealing stuff to keep, and don't condone it, but I can understand it!



Her Portrait in Black by Atreyu*, Creature by Atreyu*, Breathe into Me by RED*, Blow by Atreyu*, Bleeding Mascara by Atreyu*, Halleluja by Paramore, Empty Me by Jeremy Camp*, The Good Left Undone by Rise Against*

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Some music to listen to, rather than to read about

my playlist



follow the link for audio treats

A bad day turned into a good day

Well the day started out crappy, since I was still working on my car, so it was out of commission and I couldn't go surfing in the morning.

But it ended up good since I got my first two vinyls in the mail. The Curse by Atreyu in red transparent vinyl, and A Death-grip on Yesterday by Atreyu in a red and black marbled vinyl. Then I fixed my car. I'm going surfing tomorrow, sweet





Breathe into Me by RED*, prayer of the refugee by Rise Against*, wrapped around your finger by Underoath*

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

update on my car

so I fixed the water pump and put the car back together. Then I turned it on, and I heard a new grinding sound :(
so here's the story:
while replacing the water pump, 3 of the 12 bolts that held it in place and sealed it, were stripped, so I drilled and tapped them one size larger. I didn't realize it until the car was reassembled, but the new bolts were just a hair too long, so they rubbed up against the timing chain :(

Translation: another day without the car







Right Side of the Bed by Atreyu*, Like the Angel by Rise Against, Final Goodbye by Comeback Kid, Dead Ringer by Rise Against*

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

What I'm listening to right now part II

Revolutions Per Minute
Artist: Rise Against
Favorite Tracks: Anyway You Want It, Black Masks & Gasoline, Dead Ringer, Broken English, Last Chance Blueprint, and Amber Changing

One-X
Artist: Three Days Grace
Favorite Tracks: Pain, Animal I have Become, Never Too Late, Riot, Over and Over, and Gone Forever

The Sufferer & The Witness
Artist: Rise Against
Favorite Tracks: Bricks, Prayer of the Refugee, Drones, Behind Closed Doors, Roadside, The Good Left Undone, and The Boy's No Good

The Curse (special edition vinyl)
Artist: Atreyu
Favorite Tracks: Bleeding Mascara, Right Side of the Bed, Corseting, My Sanity on the Funeral Pyre, and Five Vicodin Chased With a Shot of Clarity

A Death-grip On Yesterday
Artist: Atreyu
Favorite Tracks: Creature, Ex's and Oh's, Your Private War, My Fork in the Road (Your Knife in my Back)

Well Today Sucks!

Well, yesterday the water pump in my car sprung a leak and drained almost all of the coolant out of my car, bringing the engine dangerously close to exploding. Now I have no means of transportation for today, and to make it worse, me and my family aren't getting along very well, so all I wanna do is get out of the house.
I'm going nuts








Anyway You Want It by Rise Against*, Give it All by Rise Against, All these things I hate (Revolve Around Me) by BFMV*, It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door by Underoath*

Sunday, January 6, 2008

haha

I just realized that there are about 2 other people on the face of this earth that might have understood what the heck I was talking about. Oh well, I said what I came to say!









All these Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me) by BFMV*, Behind Closed Doors by Rise Against*, I'm Sorry by Flyleaf, Gin & Juice by Snoop Dogg

Friday, January 4, 2008

Isn't it funny?

That things that you once thought were absolutes are no longer true? It proves yet again that I don't really know myself at all. I don't wanna go into too much detail about this one, because its rather private, but ill just tell you that there was something that i never thought that i would feel, but now feel. so I'm intrigued, amused, and confused all at the same time. I don't understand it.

Sorry that this was a little cryptic,
Tim







I'm so Sick by Flyleaf, Tip the Scales by Rise Against*, Dead Ringer by Rise Against*, Down, Set, Go by Underoath, Writing on the Walls by Underoath

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Okay, I may have been a little hasty

but im still not going back to the way it was. I hate the fact that people feel that its ok or acceptible for a goup of people who claim to give a s*** to gang up on one person. It's total bullcrap and an utter betrayal.









Down, Set, Go by Underoath, In Regards to Myself by Underoath, Life Less Frightening by Rise Against*