Impressive... most impressive.

These past few days have been interesting. Tuesday I went to band camp again and the day felt longer because we worked all day instead of getting to konw each other. Jon came to Canyon and drove me and his brother to Subway for five-dollar footlongs. It was cool just talking to him and reminiscing about the concert last week. Wednesday I had a pretty bad fever so I stayed home from band camp. I barely ate the whole day and only just recently found my appetite again. I watched TV and slept which made me feel a little better. This morning I woke up and I didn't really feel sick. After my shower I felt exhausted and I had no idea why. I went to camp regardless but after about an hour of marching I felt really dizzy and had to sit down for a while. I joined back in near the end after I got my uniform fitted (I went down two jacket sizes. WTFlip?). Music rehearsal went really well in the afternoon and it left me very impressed. We have made so uch more progression on this music this year than we did last year. Our first two movements already sound decent and I love the show music this year. We have worked on the drill a little but not enough for me to predict how well are going to do this season. Either way, I know it's going to be a fun season.

This one time at band camp...

Sorry I don't have a picture today. I got lazy :P. Today was the first day of band camp. I had to get up at 7 and it didn't help that I had been up until 1 playing Halo with Robert (we kicked major butt though.) I didn't expect to do alot of physical activity because of my foot but I participated in everything today. First we had one of those cheesey "get to know you" things. There are quite alot of freshman and so far I like all of them. There are 9 trumpets now (WOW!) and they are pretty good. One of the freshman was this african-american girl who reminds me of Stanley from The Office. They are creepily similar. We did very well for our first day, especially on the music. We made more improvement just today than I would have ever thought. It was cool seeing alot of the people I hadn't seen for a while, but it made me miss the seniors soooooo much. Especially Claire, Bryce, Jon, and even Erika (crazy, I know.) I really want to make friends with all of the new kids and I'm already friends with a few. Zoe did an awesome job as drum major and Ryan is a great marching tech. These next two weeks are gonna be a pain in the butt, but fun at the same time. I'm looking forward to lunch with Claire, whenever she can make it.

Big D and the Legends of Less Than Goldfinger

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day. My borther and I left for Universal City to go see The Dark Knight in IMAX. Only about 15% of the scenes were shot in IMAX but they were the really good scenes and they were SPECTACULAR. The image quality was so clear it blew me away every time. The scenes that were not in IMAX were still really good because the theater was big and the sound was awesome. After, we ate lunch at Fuddruckers, the best burger place in the world. We went home for a few hours and left to go to the ska show at the Wiltern in LA. It was so awesome. Suburban Legends played first and they were really good, but I wished they had played for longer (only five songs) but they played Bright Spring Morning which was awesome. Big D and the Kids Table were ok but I didn't really like thier singer. Less Than Jake was really entertaining and they played for at least an hour. They had a kid come up on stage and dance during one of their songs and convinced his parents to let him come to today's show. Goldfinger played last and they stole the show. They are really amazing and at the beginning the singer was crowd-surfing and singing at the same time. Near the end they played Superman which is my favorite song by them. A couple got engaged onstage which was pretty cool. They played 99 Red Balloons to finish their set and it was amazing. The frontman threw his guitar into the audience! The security guy rushed in and took it though which sucked. On the ride home I had a strong ringing in my ears and was dead tired. Definitely the most exciting day of Summer 08'.

Mall Misadventures

Today started off like a normal, lazy day. My Xbox came so I rotated between TV, computer and Xbox all morning. Very productive, yes I know. I changed the strings on my guitar which was the most productive thing I did all day. My brother told me he wanted to go to the mall to get some stuff and he said he would buy me something if I went with him. Part of the parking lot area was still under construction which was annoying. We walked around for a pretty long time. Hot Topic still remains my favorite store in the entire mall, with vans in a close second. I got a sick shirt that I will keep a mystery until tomorrow :P. Walking around was really tiring. There was this really cool girl at Hot Topic that was into ska music and gave my brother a huge discount on all the stuff he was buying. After, we went to Taco Bell and then to Steven's house for a fun night of video games, swimming and a movie. I am super excited for The Dark Knight IMAX Experience. I just got the chills.

Some Thoughts:

Wasting time is fun, but I know I'm gonna regret it because I have so much work I need to do. School sucks. Well, school is ok but work sucks. I realized that a single similar interest can produce a tiny helpful miracle that just shows that you really can't hate anyone. My really good friends are not afraid to share their thoughts with me. I really strive to make good friends with everyone, which is one of my main focuses in life. If you truly love someone, you can give your life to them without a second thought.

My quote:

"Number One isn't very far from Zero."

Does that child have a sword?

Today was really weird. I woke up a little before noon. Erika sent a text message saying that she was too busy to give me my guitar lesson and that was my only obligation for the day. I missed the UPS guy with my fixed xbox because he came while i was asleep. my parents are out of town for a friend's wedding so I was home alone. I wasted the early afternoon hours watching TV, using myspace and facebook and eating candy. I got a few offers to hang out but for some reason shot them down, a decision i now regret. I didn't do anything until my brother and Justin dragged me to Justin's house and I was pretty reluctant to go. We played guitar hero and watched the amazing Hot Rod. It was really boring even though it included two of my loves. I REALLY regretted going when Claire wanted to stop by my house on her way home and there was nothing I could really do. Overall, today was a big waste of time.

It wasn't all bad though. Staying home alone was unproductive but still entertaining. I talked with a few people I hadn't been talking to alot recently. I developed a way to practice jazz guitar chords. I hope tomorrow doesn't turn out like today did though. I think my brother and I are going to go see The Dark Knight in the IMAX experience which will make it my third rime seeing it. I am so addicted I will probably see it many more times before it leaves theaters. Looking forward to a morning of xbox tomorrow. I have been missing it.

Adventures in LA

I went deep into the heart of Los Angeles with J-Corn and Double D today. We spent most of the day stuck in traffic and getting lost thanks to Devin's terrific driving. We picked up their friend Kristen and we went to MI. Musician's Institute is a really cool school for modern music recording and classes. We also went to Amoeba music and I was blown away by all of the music that I was surrounded by. Devin bought some stuff and then we walked to the Arclight theater. Outside they had Batman's bike from The Dark Knight and I snapped some pictures. They also had the Batsuit and Joker's Suit in display as well as the clown masks worn by the Joker's goons. We saw Dark Knight in the Dome which is a really nice theater and it was just as good if not better than the first time. On our way home we got sorta lost again but finally made it back.

I learned a few things that I had never noticed before and I have to say I am disappointed. It is hard for me to understand why people make such self-deteriorating decisions and not regret them. Maybe they just give up on certain parts of life and just don't care anymore. But I feel like I will get more out of life because I did not choose to make those decisions and perhaps the others will not get the blessings that come from making good decisions. And maybe they wont notice at all.

So, back to what I was saying...

Dark Knight was amazing. Go see it. Now. Anyway, the Newport trip was really fun. I love being able to do nothing productive and not think about things that weigh on your mind so much. I was excited to get home, but once I returned, that weight returned as well. Luckily, it was interrupted by a group of amazing friends.

Tomorrow's plans are not in stone but I will either be going to LA with Justin or the movies with Claire. Either should be great and I look forward to making a decision :P.

Who knows? Perhaps both? *crosses fingers*

Home from Newport (and first post)

Since this is my first post, I will fill you in with the events of my summer beach trip. We left friday night around 7. We got to the beach house around 10 and set up beds on the patio. The house was literally on the beach and the sound of the ocean was amazing. Even more amazing was our late night showing of The Dark Knight. Such and incredible movie and one of my favorites of all time. Bravo, Heath Ledger. You went out with a bang. Seviral bangs, actually. Lol have to go hang out with Steven and fill you in with the rest.