WOO IT'S THE DISEMBODIED HEAD OF JOHN!!!


2/20/04
THE JAWA is on the air!

It's settled then,  I've decided to do an internet radio broadcast from my computer on Monday and Wedsday nights, from 10-12 central standard time. I'm not gonna post the link, because it's my IP address. You gotta email me if you want the address. I'm gonna dedicate each hour to a different genre or theme. I'll probably play electronica, punk rock, new wave, reggae,rock, and maybe some jazz. I'm gonna try to play local artists and music you never would hear on the radio whenever possible, so if you gots some music, and I like it, I might play it on my show sometime. I also named it THE JAWA! it was either that or J-chot-radio.


2/18/04 10:46
Please, please, listen to my internet radio station?
(link deleted)

2/17/04
ohhhhhh. i am SICK!!!
I gots a sinus infection, and it really really sucks. This is sort of strange for me because
the last time I got sick was more than a year and a half ago. my head hurts. so much so that I can't capitalize the first word in my sentences. that's all I have to report to you today, so I bid you peoples farewell.

2/14/04 12:55
Current listening: anything on Tigerbeat6

    The last blog was such a bundle of improvised fun, I'm gonna do it again!
I really like almost everything on the Tigerbeat6 label. I haven't felt this excited about electronic music for some time now. Speaking of which, I am still having difficulty figuring out how to present my music by myself without looking like I'm ripping off Mr.Casanova.
I been doing this for years, but the audience doesn't know that. Right now I'm thinking about switching up instruments for different songs. I could do it all through one amp too, since I have a keyboard amp. Maybe I'll do a little improvised laptop show for a few minutes, then play a song on an acoustic guitar, etc... One thing's for sure though...I'm gonna set one of my toy keyboards on fire at the end of the show, and I'm gonna end the show with a cover with Hey-ya. that'll be fun. If I can sucessfully pull off a show, then that's what I'm gonna do all summer long: the J-chot summer rock tour. man, that would be awesome. Last friday was friday the 13th, and it's weird, every friday the 13th I've ever had was a really awesome day. But fridays in general are awesome days, and this friday was not too extra special. Have you ever had a friend that you've known for a while and then you discover that she has a identical twin? I did today, when my friend Danni's sister came and visited. it was pretty cool because they were completely different personalities. I went to a rock show thursday, and it was bitching. Casio Cassanova made some coments that hurt my feelings though, and I think I think I'm gonna ignore him for a while... Jihad, The Pink Spiders, and Letters Organize also played and they were all wonderful. BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY PHOTOGRAPHS BECAUSE MY DIGITAL CAMERA IS MISSING!!!!!!!!! If any of you have come across a digital camera of any kind, please don't hesitate to email me.... if you open the battery door of it, it should say JV on the inside. and that's all I have to say today!!!

2/11/04 10:32 pm
OH SNIGGITY-SNAPOMAINNAME, I GOTS A DOMAIN NAME.
http://www.jchot.tk

    It's so COMPLETELY AWESOME and completely free! You should get one! However, my stuff is still hosted on stinky old geocities... Maybe someone can email me with some links to free/cheap webhosting links. I need some reletively open space (1 or 2 gigs) where my mp3s, art, and photos can roam free and graze on the plentiful bandwidth, and you, the downloader, can access them without any restrictions or be relocated to some other site. Yeah, that would be cool.

~INSERT RANDOM ADHD RANTINGS HERE~
    I need to record more of my thoughts and feelings in this damn blog; "I bought nunchucks" or "I got 82$" stinks. That information is too sterile and flat. My friend Chris is working on a zine, and has secured a load of positively awesome interviews with indie/cult heros from all sorts of industries. I will post the link when I get it...We talked about stuff today, and I really don't get much of a chance to sit down and talk to Chris too often. We're either at a rockshow, or passing each other at the shopping center, and those places are just not fertile farming grounds for the seeds of honest conversation. That last sentence was so lame. But Chris does/has done almost all the stuff I do/did except on a slightly larger and more sucessfull scale. He's got more gusto I suppose. Except the t-shirt and button stuff, I still got a corner on that market.
    I think I'm gonna send an demo package to my heros, Tigerbeat6 records
I just read in an interview with kid606 that said they're really looking for music that doesn't sound like kid606, and I thought "Hey! that's how MY music sounds!". I hope I'm experimental enough... but ya know, when your paradigme is 10 steps behind the rest of the world, that means you have 11 more steps than everyone else to climb, just to be one step ahead. Every step is an experiment for me; I'm pushing my envelope as hard as I can, and man, my arms are tired and I'm maybe halfway there. I mean, dude, I still use modplug tracker, and I just now discovered Ableton Live. I wish I didn't live in Alabama sometimes. I should quit my bitching. I'm glad I picked the name J-chot to do music under; Alot of artists change their name 2 or 3 times during their musical timeline, but I don't think I'm gonna have that problem.

    OK..... for some reason, I am using alot of metaphors in today's blog. I guess even after all that music and art crap for all those years, deep down, that juvinile poet is still alive, living off of disguarded song lyrics and detailed observations. Jebus Sikes! when was the last time I wrote poetry for poetry's sake?! It must have been my highschool freshman year! (time to get back to roots) I'm gonna go write some poetry right now. and it's gonna be hardcore freeverse. so.. I guess it will be prose then... But then again, isn't that what I've been doing here all along?

    If the answering machine message was the artistic medium of the 90's, then certainly,  the Internet journal (blog) is that of the new millenium.

and on that note, Ima go get some munchies.

2/10/04 2:19 pm

I gots nunchackus! Don't worry, they're practice ones, so they're made of plastic and foam. That means that the probability of me hurting myself or others is drastically reduced. I'm getting pretty good with em too, for a big dumb "joe" who's only owned them for a day. My friend Jacob was taught to use them when he was a kid, so he taught me a few really basic techniques. I imagine my Bruce Lee movies are going to come in handy...
In other John news, I have decided that sometime in the future I am definitely getting a Mohawk. I'm probably going to wait untill it gets a little warmer though. I also wrote and halfway recorded a song today, which is pretty cool. I'm also working on a live set of some sort so I can finally put on some sort of a performace. I think this one is going to be some sort of electro-punk thing, but I'm not sure yet.

2/5/03 12:18 pm
this is SO damned funny....
http://www.prkoritu.net/~krystyna/urkel.html

2/3/04 11:29 am
I just remixed a chingy song......this is quite a departure from the norm for me.


2/2/04 10:40 pm
TODAY'S EPISODE:Pondering a Mohawk....


I think I'm gonna get a mo-hawk of some kind. Nothing flashy, something long and low with it buzzed on the sides. I wish I had curly hair so I could have a Jack-Osbourne Mo-hawk. Except mine would be manlier... And less bitchy... and be on a non-fat head. Ok, nevermind about the previous 3 sentences. If any of yous guys with
mad photoshop skillz, or opinions or stories about mohawks can help me out here, drop me an email. in the meantime, i'm gonna be looking up mohawks on google pictures.
Gee, this whole western thing has gotten out of control! It's become downright legendary! This means I'm definitely going to have to write a screen play now...

1/30/04

CHA-CHING!!!!!!
 
I made 82 $ selling merch at a rock show!!, so then I paid joe the 6 I owed him for lunch, then, I paid dad the 35 I borrowed from him.. so i got 40, which is still pretty good...I'ma gonna buy some music equipment!
that's cool...for me


1/29/01 10:12 pm
Someone's gotta do it.

Just a few hours ago,me, Danni and Charlie we cast us and all of our friends in a western movie. I'm not gonna say all the roles we agreed was, but I'm the telegraph boy. Tonight a slightly sad truth was realized.....

1/29/01 4:05 pm
SHARP NEW MENU DESIGN!
Is that cool? well it sould be, this being cool week and all!

1/28/04
Pope-locking?
Is that cool or what? Well, it would have to be in order to be featured in
 "COOL STUFF WEEK"
You know what else is cool? If you'll ever so kindly glance to your left, you'll notice that insted of stinky old text links, I gots fancy-smancy picture links! Did someone order any cool?, cause here comes 15 crates of it!!! If any of you are having trouble clicking on them, be sure to email me about the link in question.

1/27/04
I HEREBY DECLARE THIS WEEK TO BE "COOL STUFF WEEK"
So everyday this week, I'm gonna give you guys a link to something that can be considered universally cool. Today's cool item are birds that are on the verge of sentience
like this African Gray Parrot that Has a vocabulary of over 900 words, and can have every day conversations. Or this crow, which has in-explicibly developed tool making skills.

Tomorrow's cool link hint:
Catholic hip-hop

OH HEY!!! I got MY MUSIC MOVED!! along with 5 new songs!!!!
that's VERY cool if you ask me.

1/26/04   8:30
J-CHOT'S TOP FIVE LIST OF THINGS THAT ROCK
FOR RIGHT NOW.


5. going 3 days without a shower (no more, no less)
4. The Zelda theme (epic tale)
3.Commodore 64,
2. THE TICK (animated series)
1. The Minibosses *sniff* it's so godamned beautiful.....


1/18/04

THE SEARCH FOR A JOB CONTINUES......
Current listening: Trash80

Well money-less me needs a job. so far, the only perspectives seem to be Hibbits sports, the airbrush place in the mall, and Pocket Change (arcade in the local mall).  THe Arcade job requires me to wait a month, and I'm not sure if I want to do that. the airbrush place wants me to make a resume, and I'm probably gonna do that. I'd love to know how to airbrush, I think that would be a pretty neat and usefull skill. Also, I could do some dope graffiti and get my clothing personalized. The Hibbits job looks the most promising, they have an opening, and an employee said that I could see him tuesday. I'd reeealy like to learn how to airbrush though...
In creative news today I scored some inspiration today when I trekked a whole 200 something yards to the Wendys from Books-a-Million in the cold with my crazy friend Jarrod. He makes some awesome music. I'm hopefully gonna drum in his band when I get my skillz up to snuff.
In internal conflict news I have yet to decide which musical path I am to trod. Is trod a word? I would like to create and perform electronic music live, but that requires equipment, and equipment requires money, and Money I don't have.EM PROS: I rely on myself, and myself only, no rehersal schedual, no practice space, full creative control, less unpredictability, and lets face it, it's the future. EM CONS: less audience, more $ required, more learning needed. If I sell my drum kit, I could score some quick cash for some equip. ROCK PROS: Jarrod and Craig (the band I will drum for in question) are musical geniuses, and I know they will go far if they combine forces. No $ required, except for maybe finding rehersal space. big audience, I already know how to rock bay-bee! ROCK CONS: at the mercy of my band mates, I can't really drum that well, and I'm not exactly thrilled about drumming. PRACTICE SPACE: major concern, I need to find some.
That's pretty much how the book reads.

1/15/04

Current Listening:
BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM

home made
WELP, school has started and I shall give some quick first impressions of my teachers:

My English 102 teacher is a hoot. for some reason he reminds me of Kevin Spacey. He's a middle-aged dude with a semi-dry sense of humor, and he seems like a pretty good teacher. I honestly have to say that I didn't learn very much with Mr. Garth. I don't think this will be a problem this semester. My Western Civ. teacher seems very anal retentive. she keeps focusing in and going in to detail about the dumbest stuff. Like the spelling of archeology or the exact positioning one empty desk. there were some other good examples, but I can't remember them. I think this class shouldn't be too hard. My Biology 104 teacher is another old hippi. Except he's more of a hippi by philosophy then by lifestyle. psudo-hippi. This class looks like it's going to be reealy interesting and kinda hard at the same time. Finally, I have Intermediate algebra, which should be pretty easy if I can make my ass do the homework. There hopefully won't be anything I haven't seen before...4 times. The teacher is an fourty something (estimate) easy going black woman, who seems really nice.
 I think this punk-rock chick I keep seeing in the Center Spot (student lounge) likes me. That's pretty cool. All my classes are morning classes except algebra (4 pm) and on Mondays, Wedsdays and Fridays. So hopefully I can get a job..

In other John news,
After much consideration, I decided that the TR 505 sucks, and the bends possible really aren't worth the amount of money it's worth. I'm selling it on ebay. I wrote 3 new electronica songs in the past two days, and finished 2 old ones! That's pretty rocking right there. I'm gonna try to write one song a day, and see how that works. I wrote a gabber song, weeeeee!
 My finger is looking pretty damn good: evenly colored, less sensitive, and better shaped, but I still can't feel the tip.


01/10/04
Ok, turns out it's not a big deal for undisclosed reasons, but still it's a step in the right direction. I hope. maybe. kinda.
also, The TR-505 WORKS FINE! turns out that the individual volumes of the instruments were turned down. yayy!!!! now I'm gonna circuit bend it!!!

01/09/04
SWEET MOTHER OF MARY KATE!
I'M ON A RECORD LABEL!!!

Ok, I need to semmer down cause it's not that huge of a deal.
Wait.. YES IT IS! kind of, I'm still unsure. Anyways, it's BedroomBrain Records,  and  they are a brand new experimental electronica label based in Wisconsin
that specializes in electronica that doesn't translate well to live performances. hence, bedroom recordings type stuff.  I sent him a link to my mp3 site, then he sent me this email: I'm a little unsure of his buisness practices, because It appears to be non-contractual, but he doesn't copyright things.

"
Just so you know, we're not going to puts the words "copyright" anywhere on the CD. All we will have is something like: "Released in January 2004, BedroomBrain Records". You will of course retain all the rights to your music; the only reason that we don't print a copyright notice is so we don't get into trouble should you ever sign with another label. "

That's from their demo policy page.  this is too:


"At present, all of our full-length CDs sell for $8.00 USD (EPs sell for $6.00). Here's the clincher: we're going to take 50% of all CD sale profits. That's right, you're only going to make $4.00 per CD. It's really not that bad if you think about. We do all of the artwork, printing, duplication and shipping. We'll send out your CD to e-zines to get it reviewed (putting the favorable reviews on your artist page), and we'll put your tracks on periodic promo compilations for college and community radio stations. Plus, you'll have the benefit of being able to say that you're on an independent record label. If you don't want to make 50% of your album sales, then you can always sign with a major label where they'll sell your CD for $14.00 - $18.00 and you'll be lucky to get $1.00. "

I've done research on major label record deals. All he says is true, and I have friends who are on indie labels, and they say that's pretty much standard indie royalties, since there generally isn't alot of money involved.  The only thing that makes me uncomfortable is the fact that there is no contract involved. I'm sure this guy means well, but to be realistic I don't know him. I'm gonna try to get him to draw up a contract. But I'm not gonna do anything untill I get my music copyrighted.  But all in all, I really have nothing much to lose. Also, I'm a tad worried about the quality of the cd inserts, but I sent him an email and I'm waiting for a response.Since they are a new label and they have limited funds, their releases are on cdr and in thin jewel cases. That's not too unusual, I mean you gotta start somewhere.
In completely unrelated news, prior to said monumental event, I made a music video for "Ode to Steve Buscemi"! it's just like the song: quirky, lo-fi, simple, and made with what I had handy.
 I bought a TR-505 on ebay the other day, but the bass, open hat, and low conga sounds don't work
, I asked for a refund, and he has yet to respond. I'm not too woried though, because he's got a spotless ebay track record of broken items being refunded. In a related story, this asshole named Paul Zakar from flordia stole my $25.98 cause he never responded, refunded, or shipped the buttons I ordered from him on ebay.

01/04/04

Current listening: Leadbelly (can't remember what compilation)

finger licking good!
FINGER IS OK!!!
I went to the doctor last week to have my finger checked on and my stitches removed, and the doctor says IT'S GONNA STAY ON!!! the dead skin has fallen off and it's now a healthy shade of pink...and shaped funny.
Hey kids!! it's time for another RANDOM UPDATE!!!
I have successfully circuit bent a Casio Sk-1!! though I need a project box of some sort before it's complete. Maybe I should make a website for all my homemade instruments, electronic and acoustic. Recently, I have decided that  I need equipment to play my electronic songs live. if anyone out there has any equipment they want to sell, (mixers/drum machines/grooveboxes/speak and spells/keyboards, etc...)
 EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY!!!!
Saturday, at a pawn shop downtown, I got a portable minidisc recorder for 25 dollars!!!!so now I can record high quality samples for techno, and bootlegs of concerts!!! That's about it.... Oh by the way,
 I HAVE A FUZZY KITTEN!!

01/01/04   11:38 pm
Current listening: DEVO: Hardcore Recordings 1&2

RESOLUTIONS, YO
1. Have a gig doing SOMETHING musical for God's sake
2. Do REALLY well in school.
3.Don't spend money on stupid stuff
4.Feel good (not like that's ever been a problem.)
Feelin' fine.

01/01/04 12:04 am
woo.
Unhappy New Year
cause I'm stuck at home and I think I made a mistake in getting a drum-kit for christmas. oh well. I haven't been depressed in some time. Remember those recorders I was making into a sampler? I trashed them in a fit of cursing and rage after completely F*&king them up while attempting to mod them. damn.

12/29/03
I went to another punk show at the Flying Monkey friday, and it was great!! Not as good as the show on 12/13 , but waay better than the ones at the Hotspot or the hardcore shows
The line-up was a bit smaller, but Casio Cassinova and Alabama Gihad more than rocked the house. The Gihad were better than last time!It just seemed tighter and had... um.. more betterness. Casio Cassanova was awesome! it was him, a cd player, and his electric guitar. He was kicking out the synth punk jams right and proper! I talked to him before the show and he mentioned that he also does electronic sets live, or dj's sometimes. I think I want to try to play electronic music with him.

In other news, I BENT A SPEAK AND SPELL!!! WEEEE!!! and I'm getting pretty good at whipping up jams on it. Rocking. I also got these 2 little weird hand held recorders which I am crafting into a full fleged dual sampler!!  pretty bitching, eh?
I am slowly realizing that this blog is evolving more and more into a very personalized scene report.
Pics from show!


Archives updated
12/26/03
HAIL SANTA!!!!


12/18/03
WOW!!!
Today rocked pretty hard if I do say so myself . Dad bought me A DRUM SET FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!! HOOT!!!!I picked it out.  It's a 5 piece with used cymbals ! the drums themselves were new and they were cannons, which I heard were pretty good for cheaper drums.  I got it all for 450$. I think it was a darn good deal if you ask me... It came with a weird wuhan china cymbal that I'm probably not going to use, so if you know anone who would be interested in buying it ,
email me. We also have a visiting cat!! She is so very sweet, but the permanent resident cats don't seem to agree with me at all. Mom wanted a new kitten for christmas and dad got a used cat (2 years, no warrenty) from a co-worker, but mom is having second thoughts after seeing the reaction of the indiginous cat population of the Verchot household. oh well.  Dad says the owner would take her back if it  didn't work out, and she would find another home for her.
So this week, I have lost a finger tip, but gained a drum set and a cat! Sounds like the most bizzare trade-off ever.


12/16/03
Well Guess what I did today... no... no, not that...and not that either. I cut the tip of my index finger on my left hand off today! Not any bone or anything. it was skin and some nail. I cut it at an angle and took off a chunk about a quarter of an inch thick from the side of my finger. I'll post a picture as  soon as I get to unbandage it. I'm sure you'll be looking forward to it.The doctor put some anesthetic in my finger, which acually hurt more than cutting off a chunk of it. The doctor wanted to leave it off, but I asked him to sew the piece back on because I was a musician, and he did, but he didn't think it was going to take. I don't think it's going to take either, but I hope it will. I probably won't be able to play the bass for a long time, and I won't be able to play the guitar for a even longer time. Drums look promising. I don't think there was any nerve damage, so that's good.  I did it with a safety razor while I was carving a piece of wood for a bridge of an instrument I was making.
This really sucks.


12/13/03

WOO that was FUN!!!
Last night's bands were totally bitching!! everyone was really, really great.  I was really surprised. Without any warning, The Commie Hammers took the stage and started kicking out the jams  like a meat grinder  shooting out hot dogs. In comparison to their last concert I saw, They are 10 times better when they aren't drunk. the next band, Eyes Around, wasn't a punk rock band, but they had their stuff down and together nicely. They were good, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. Then came The Pink Spiders, they rocked out. Hard. like not just regular hard, more like igneous. What REALLY impressed me about them, was  the fact that they could dance and play at the same time. they put on a REALLY good show. They sound 50 times better live then they do on their site. Then the Alabama GI-had came on, and I was  floored. one the best shows I've ever been to.  towards the end, the guitarist/singer got pissed about something; I think his guitar messed up. then he whipped out a theremin, and all hell broke loose. my batteries went dead halfway through the jihad, which really pissed ME off, because he looked really awesome playing a theremin. I didn't get near as many pics as I wanted because I was too busy running my little merchandise stand. I got allot of pics of The Jihad because I closed my stand before they went on.  ALAS!! I couldn't find my tape recorder before I left in time to make a bootleg. CURSES!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm really sad about that, cause It was a stellar concert.  I would reccomend seeing all of the bands mentioned herein. Sadly I will not be able to make it to the Saturday night show, because my parents are going out of town and I gotta hold down the fort and watch after my siblings. They are 16 and 14. My mom is incredibly paranoid. I don't do drugs, I don't drink and I don't  even smoke, and what do I get for my good karma? restrictions. HEY! that's my first angry blog!! am I emo now?
~~Pictures~~

In a related story, I made 48$ in sales, then after I paid Flying Monkey their Commission, I had 38, which is still nothing to sneeze at. I could have made ALOT more dollaz  if I had gotten my lazy ass to MAKING MORE MERCHENDISE!!!! The recently unveiled MTV SUCKS design took off like a rocket, and I was poorly stocked. I also need to make more patches.  I really think that If you are a band, you should make merch.  Makes it 10 times easier to make enough money for that shiny new drum kit/PA/amp or touring funds. Or  simply enough cash to buy dinner for the band that night. hell, I don't even have a band, and look how much I made. Then you too, can have satisfied customers like this one!



12/12/03
HEY EVERYBODY!!!!
PUNK ROCK CONCERT!!! saturday and sunday at the Flying Monkey arts center Both concerts start at about 8 PM. admission: a slim fiver
COME-ON DOWN!!!!!!

12/08/03  12:17 pm
HOLY SNAPS!
I completely forgot about this damned thing!!
I went to an eighties dance saturday night and it was pretty fun, but I'd wish more people turned up. I ran into some people from the hot spot punk show I went to about a month ago, Insidentally they were some of the band ALABAMA JIHAD.  Damn those kids know how to dress. and as usual I FORGOT MY CAMERA!!! Mel and Margret showed up, holly, her ex and some other dude with them showed up as well. The dj was ok and the band was pretty good. But more importantly I learned of the Flying Monkey arts center which looks like the tastiest  performance venue so far!! It's a ca-hool little gallery thingy that has a large garage like thing  where bands can play. and the whole thing is run by awesome open artsy people!!! ROCK!! I think this is gonna be the place to be for the next little while.

I got 4 of my paintings accepted at a little gallery in decatur on 2nd ave!! HURRAH

OH MAN! I got like, 3 DIFFERENT ROCK SHOWS THIS WEEKEND along with FINALS NEXT WEEK!!!!  Theres 2 going on friday and one sat. I have to decide between Hartselle hardcore and Huntsvile punk rock. My friends' 2 bands  Coming Home soon And New Year's Resolution are playing at the hardcore one and I really want to go see them... but ALABAMA GIHAD and THE COMMIE HAMMERS are playing at flying monkey on the 12th, at 8:30!!!
 CURSES!!!!!!
I think I'm gonna go to the huntsville shows, and try my very hardest to sell merch there, although I know I would suceed better at the hardcore show.
oh well.

11/24/03 3:09 pm
Current  Listening: Sunny Day Real Estate

DAMN I'M LAZY!
I ment to do this entry four days ago!
I went to an Open Mike Night  Wednsday, at the Calhoun Community College in Huntsville, and It was  pretty cool. I guess I expected a different audience, because when I got ther I was one out of about 5 caucasians in the whole room. It seems I neglected to notice that the open mike night was sponsered by a black arts club of some sort, I probably would have gone anyways.They had a small stage and 2 jazz musicians improviseing to the poetry and music! That was pretty bitching. I kept a low profile while about 6 or 7 speakers/singers/poets did their thing so I could scope out the scene, and figure out how  to sign up.  I head alot of great poetry that sadly, I could not relate to, but it was a pretty supportive environment none the less. I walked out to my car to get some of my notebooks, and I signed up and read one poem and one prose the first time. I don't think they got my abstract poetry, but they seemed to enjoy my prose pretty well. So I waited a while and went back to sign up another time (several other people did this as well) and I read 2 more (more down to earth) prose/monologues that were recieved pretty well.  at about 9:00pm I made a swift exit, and imediatly proceeded to get lost on the way back to Decatur. All in all, it was a pretty nifty experience.

In creative news,  Last week, I was in creative overdrive and I seemed to write a new song almost everyday! my songwriting process has changed quite a bit and the songs seem to center around music more than lyrics as usual.That, and they don't read like a comedy routine.This is a welcome change and I am very pleased with myself. One of these songs are posted on my Iuma account !  It looks like I might be getting a drum kit for my birthday! I CAN FINIALLY START A BAND!!!!!
 I hope...

I PROMISE I will update more often.....


11/17/03 10:28 pm
Current Listening: At the Drive-in

Recently, I found myself asking the question, "What is Emo?" so I decided to conduct a scientific study. I set out in google with little success, untill I discovered the emo rosetta stone fourfa.com.This site explains everything! So insted of conducting my own research, I just read the website, and proceeded to go on a downloading spree.  Turns out all the bands we hear now are almost all 4th or 5th generation emo bands.  I liked some of it and didn't like alot of it, but it all was rather interesting. Perhaps this will help broaden my skills as a songwriter. Lord knows they need that.

11/09/03
SWEET SUCCESS!!!
HOOT! I went to yet another hardcore show at this little rented space in hartselle. and I set up a table with my merch and made a little over 50$!!! SCORE! I'm gonna try to get a website with my t-shirt and patch designs on'em, and make MORE T-shirts!! Turns out, my friend's band "Coming home soon" had put the show on! this was a complete surprise for me, and they rocked the f-king house. Alot of my friends were there and I had a great time!!!
PICTURES YO?

11/06/03
WOO! I went to a punk rock show in Huntsville! It was fun on a bun! I also got to test some of the aformentioned merchendise I had been working on. I sold a shirt! YAY!!!!! the jackets may be a more difficult sale. I'm open for suggestions on shirt ideas . right now I got "I smoke rock and roll as if it were crack cocaine" "not about the benjamins", and the simplistic, "hardcore" designs. I'm working on some more.
the bands that played were The Dick Magnets, an almost  all girl band that wasn't half bad; Public Offence: the band with the oldest people in it; The Commie Hammers (my favorite) , a punk rock trio who were the smoothest there; and Dream Killer , the Quasi-professional touring band from LA. Dream killer were definitely the best music wise, but their vocalist's stylings were just a bit too harsh for me. still good though.  I don't know what it was about the commie Hammers that made me like them the most, but I liked the overall finished product. As Usual, I got some pics
Now I REEALY wanna start a band, but I NEED SOME F-ING DRUMS!!! or a f-ing drummer with some f-ing drums. Whichever comes first. Dude said that they have shows like that about twice a month.
I'm making patchwork pants.
LE FIN.

11/03/03  9:03 pm
whoops ! forgot the pics! here they are:
11/02/03 9:14
Well, halloween this year wasn't so bad. Last year sucked, but Ima not gonna go into it. I dressed as a "Millionare Playboy" with my captain hat, wine glass, white jacket and suit. I got pics. then I got MAAAAAAD creative with some pumpkins! I also went to a battle of the bands competition where my friend jacob's band, stonegate, won. YAY!  Now I'm not an industrial death metal fan, but I must say, they are quite good! A very polished act and very good performance. alot of my friends showed up and we all had fun.  I took a few pics....  then I went over to a friends house to watch some scary movies I kinda wished I'd stayed for the rest of the rock show though.
I still need a drum kit. Today I went to the flea marketwith my sis, andy and Holly to buy some stuff for  christmas, but I couldn't think of anything to buy for anyone! oh well. I need to make a list of names I suppose. Damn I'm tired. GOODNIGHT!

10/29/03 11:11 pm
*YAWN* man, the past few days have sucked. I got fired from Joe muggs after one day. It seems they took me being friendly and relaxed as  "having a wrong attitude" and "not taking it seriously". Well, if getting my haircut and spending 40$ on pants  before I even know I have the job isn't taking it seriously, well what the fuck is it then? For those of you who don't know me, the last time i cut my hair was for graduation. I love my hair, it's very important to me, and I don't lop it off for just anyone. I don't understand. I did all my work and more and I learned how to work the register and make about 4 different drinks in one day.  I  think they
just don't like me. Now I'm out of a job AND a hang-out. I'm gonna stay at the record store from now-on, so if you ever go looking for me, don't look in books a million. What really pisses me off is that the manager acts like my friend, so when I return the  friendlness it must be "disrespect" If she wants me to act like I hate he, she sure accomplished that. I guess I shouldn't have talked too much to people, but I didn't think I talked very much at all.
Now that that's out of my system I can discuss a few lighter items: It's official: I'm a fashion designer. My latest money making scheme involves punk-rock-a-fying clothing and selling it. Expect pics and an online store soon. Right now, I'm thinking about calling it either secondhand, or D.I.M. fashion (I do it myself so YOU don't have to!)  or I might just call it somthing else...
oh well.

10/27/03 8:56

JEBUS SIKES I am such a procrastinator!!!!!
If you live in Decatur and drive around, you may have noticed a well-dressed bearded old black man  standing on the corner of intersections tapping the ground with his staff, I've decided to dedicate a website to the enigmatic character that I've decided to call "the Street Shaman". I finally got the guts to talk to him for a short while and learned he was taking "Spiritual inventory". he was  seeing which people were on the right and which people were on the left. he explained to me that the people on the left were like the wheat and the sheep (I assume passive), and that the people on the right were the rightous and more like the goats and the (I can't remember the other simile because I'm a dumbass). then he said to me: "You are very lucky my friend, for you are a person on the right, and today is a day for people on the right!" It was one of those magical moments that youknow you're gonna remember for the rest of your life.
ON A MORE SUPERFICIAL LEVEL- I went thrifting with the gorgeous and beautiful and kind and lovely Kristina White and I bought a yahmaha shs-10 for 10$!!!  it's usually goes for 50-75$ on ebay!!! it's a keytar synth with a midi out so it can be used as a controller for a more expensive synth. it also sounds like a sega genesis. cool beans.
Me and Jarrod and Craig were talking about starting a band. But first, we need a drummer with drums, or just some drums.  acually I kinda joined their band that they had been theorizing about for some time now :Exploding Blood. But so far it's only been talk.
I bought a switchblade comb! WOO-HOO!

10/20/03 10:28pm
(INSERT RANDOM THOUGHTS HERE)

YAWN!,
I am so tired! not  sure why though. I really like this girl I'm dating.
My new bass amp works like a dream! 150 watts of pure extacy. I have a guitarist and a drummer!...but no drums.... I think I'm gonna invest in a drum kit. I hope that Zach (not Zach Graham) lets me buy his old kit he's gonna let me have it for 50$!!! but it needs new heads. BASS AMP PIC
that's about it for today. 

10/18/03
Man, today was HELLA TIGHT!! it ROXXORED my SOXXORS!!and all that other 337t  bu77$h1t. I got to spend most of the day with a beautiful woman who returned my affections, got a PHENOMINAL deal on a new bass amp (I got it for 100, usually worth 250-300!) found a guitarist and drummer, but I need a big guitar amp and a drumkit, but I have leads for a drumkit. and talked about starting a graphic design get-up-thing-a-ma-jig with art dude Vic, who made me this awesome version of my tag:
ghettotabulous
is that bitchin' or what!
today F*CKING ROCKED!!!!!!!!!!!

10/18/03
HECK YEA!!!! I got a new bass amp for a hundred dollars and its BIG and Beautiful!!!!

pics coming later today......

10/14/03 3:37 pm
WOA THERE! been  a while hasn't it? that's because whenever I sit down at the computer I start up a game of diablo 2. Alot of stuff has happened. I went to a hardcore show at Calvry Assembaly. it was... well...hardcore. very loud, very noisy, and a great deal of mosh-age the kids were all pretty nice though.  this re-vitalized my intrest in punk-rock and I'm gonna start a band. I'm thinking somewhere between the ramones, motorhead, and early  Ween. so If you're interested,  play drums or own a drum kit, or play guitar, email-me
right now the name "the Crisco Trio" seems to stick in my mind. The show as also inspired me to dig up alot of my old songs I wrote in early highschool, and write a few new songs or expand on previous ideas and half-written songs. I talked to the guy who organizes the shows, and he says that he'll let me/us play as long as the music is relatively positive and we give him a demo. rock. We can also sell merch. rock harder.  I think Zach will probably let me use his re-hersal room, but I gotta ask him first. speaking of Zack, we had a nice Jam this sunday. I whipped outmy harmonica and blues-ed my way around it and I also got Ethel back! I missed sweet, sweet Ethel, and later that evening we made sweet sweet music together.
What else happened....OH YEA! I have a new romantic interest now, Mrrraow!
that's all I'm gonna say about that one. And that she's a hottie. It's not Ethel by the way, although she will always be true and there for me.

10/08/0310:19 pm
These are the top 5 bands to listen to while whooping demon ass in Diablo II
5. Motorhead
4. Molly Hatchet (cover art mostly)
3.
Mountain
2. Iron Maiden (# of the beast if possible)
1. Nazereth

Hardcore character baby
 
10/07/03 12:26 pm
Welp, Nothing out of the ordinary happened in the past two days, aside from my sister paying a visit.
Here's a few random thoughts: I want a tatoo of a Devo hat on my hip or thigh.  Why did Zach use the the name Elroy?!  I need a new four-track. the analog just ain't cutting it, and I can't plug my good microphone into the computer. I have a 98 Average in Biology (bring it around town!) . The Black keys are awesome. Blues as hell. So is the Mars Volta. They aren't blues.

10/05/03 12:08 am
Wow today was great. I mowed my grandparents grass, went record shopping and hung out a books a million. First of all I'd like to introduce you people to my latest obsession: the 99cent Wendy's jr. bacon cheese burger. THEY'RE F***"N AWESOME!!!! AND THEY'RE A DOLLAR!!!! Go get one. now. they're open till 1am. 
Now that I got that out of my system, I'll tell you about the records I got.  I got cargo and two hearts-both by
men at work, the joe jackson band-beat crazy, the axel theme from beverly hills theme cop, and YES! jim carrol- catholic boy!!! HOT DAMN!!!!!!!!!
My sister is coming home this weekend! HURRRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the past two days have been extreemly introspective. I've been discussing life alot with old friends. I feel old and young at the same time. technology is moving too fast, and culture is moving too slow

10/02/03 9:46 am
Man, yesterday was crazy! I went to my first math class only to discover that not only was the teacher going at double time on the material, but it was a material that I was exceedingly slow at: MATH!!!!!!!!! man, I hate math with a firery passion
of which possesses a tempature of hatred that rivals that of satan's furnace it's self. BUT fortunately I was able to drop out of that class and get a full refund, but I'm gonna try to take it next year AT REGULAR SPEED. the teacher by the way had a bizzare accent that sounded like someone irish living in the south after a few years.

In music news, a prototype of my new old song, David Flowers and Pie is up. I'm gonna replace the synth bass with a real bass and try to get my guitar wizard friend Zach Graham to whip up a better solo and possibly more guitar parts. we're gonna try to bang-out a few tracks sometime this weekend. In fact , if you go to his site right now, you can get a little blues jam that we whipped up a while back, and yes, that's really me singing! I'm doing my best Billy Gibbons impression. I don't remember what prompted me to improvise lyrics about a chubby chaser being crushed by a 400 pound white woman, but it had somthing to do with a lyric zach came up with. he's a twisted lyricist and way more musically creative than me.

In personal news, I wish I was more poetic when I write songs. But NO!, my songs all end up sounding like weird al rejects. Couldn't I have A LITTLE bit of whimsy or fantasy-esque imagery? But alas... I am not the one who dictates what I write.... the great Inspirato dictates that, and right now it says to write a song about internal conflict over my own southern culture, or  how my own stupidity suddenly pops up and fowls things up for me.
OH I found my keys a while ago, turns out my mom had them and she didn't even know it.


9/30/03 5:21
ENORMOUS WEEKEND OF BIGSPRING JAM-EGE
Yup this weekend I went to big spring jam and saw abunch of great bands and spent entirely too much money. (on food mostly) For those of you who don't know, big spring jam is a yearly 3-day concert-festival thingy that's held in the fall, despite the name. I  bought a weekend pass in advance, then left it at home, so I had to put down another 20 to buy a day pass for that day. that sucked. hard. But on the first day I went with my buddy Zach Graham, his girlfriend, and my little sister. I saw Alice Cooper and Moe and not from too bad a distance if I may say so myself.  I didn't really stick around Moe for too long, cause I wasn't really a fan.  Alice Cooper was awesome. He's really buff for an old dude and was all over the place, which made it really hard to get a good picture in such poor lighting. oh well. better luck next time. I bought a coke, I think. Saturday  was the best day! I saw Blues Traveler (who f*cking rocked the house!) and The Wailers (who f*cking owned!) . I also saw some lesser known bands: Mysterious Goo (my friend's band), the Daves, Reggae Mystic, and some really crappy noise band who went on before The Wailers.   I saw
The Daves that afternoon shortly after I drove myself there and they were suprisingly great for a band being booked so early in the day. They were kinda old, but they had this great sort of talking heads-elvis costello vibe to them,  something you don't hear everyday. they played entirely original songs and I caught one of their free cds!  I didn't exactly catch it, more or less it bounced off my hand and the case shattered on the ground. The cd was ok though! later that evening I saw The Wailers (Bob Marley's band,minus bob ), who ROCKED so hard that ...something...awesome...happened. they were so tight and gnarley. one of bob's kids (not ziggy) was the singer and he was a very good stage performer. I was RIGHT up front, but I seemed to be the only guy in my general vicinity who was like "Oh my god, it's the Wailers!" everyone else was just waiting for saliva. but the croud soon grew to appreciate them. The trombonist pointed and nodded to me on several ocaisions. I think it had something to do with my captains hat and general exuberance. Rock. Stupid me left early to get a good spot for Blues traveller,  Oh well, Sugar Ray also played on another stage at the same time that the wailers performed. I wanted to see them cause I hear they have an awesome live show. oh well. I secured a nice spot for Blues traveller, althought not near as nice as my position for the wailers. they were REALLY good live! John Popper was  phenominal and their guitarist had such fluidity and movement in the way he played. it looked like he was dancing with it almost.
it was then that my knees, feet and lower back gave out, and I grabbed a chair and sat in the back. Stupid me left early again. I ate one corndog, chicken on a stick, a coke, 2 waters and...I think that's it.
The third Day was pretty anti-climactic. I rode there with Holly, Lee, and Melia. I saw a few opening bands for String Cheese  then string cheese themselves. I had a really good spot, but then I realized that I'm not really a very big fan of this band. I should have gone and seen herman's hermits or .38 special. oh well. I pulled my trusty folding chair out again and sat to the right side of the stage. then I noticed all the hippies dancing and decided to join them. My hip-hop dance style strongly contrasted the freeform twirling and dance that the hippies employed, so I followed their lead and peppered my particular style lightly throughout the performance. It was really fun and I think a news team turned a camera on us. I busted some grooves for the camera, but made sure that my back was facing it THIS time.( I've had my jive'n on the tv before!) people who know me would have probably recognised me, but I have no clue who taped me or what channel. I recieved several compliments  on my  slammin' groovemaster style, which made me feel really great. then I pooped out and returned to my chair. it was really cold. I probably should have kept dancing. All in all,I had a bitch'n good time!  Yoda made a guest apperance in the audience. I ate 1 corndog, a blooming onion, one water, and part of a non-alcholic strawberry dacqiury. (how do you spell that?!)
go to the PICTURES page for more pics from this event

9/23/03 9:28 am
LOOK WHAT I MADE!!!!
took about 10min...
ART UPDATE!!!

9/22/03 10:14 pm
Welp, I'm gonna have to say that the past 2 days have been rather un-eventful. I stayed at home all sunday, and I went through my normal monday routine today. Wait, that's not true.. I couldn't find my keys, and I had to call my dear aunt Martha to drive my little brother to school. I turned the house upside down and my keys were no-where to be found, My dad got angry with me. we both searched the house and they were still nowhere to be found, finally I had to go to the locksmith and get new keys made. that was my adventure for the day... also today, I finished a sculpture that I made for my friend holly's bithday. I can't post pictures yet, cause I haven't given it to her, but I will say that I'm proud of it. I think I might even have a little trouble parting with it....NAAAAA!


9/20/03 9:46 pm
Oh man, I had a ridiculous amount of fun this weekend. On friday morning I went thrifting with my friend Holly and we had CRAAAAAAZY-gonuts fun! then later that evening we went to a priceville football game, It seems that at football games there, half the people watch the game in the stands and the other half stands around and talks. They're more of a social event than a sports event. I did not know this, so when I was walking to the stadium I commented "That's the longest line to the concession stand I've ever seen!"   I had so much fun that day, that I suffered from fun-withdrawl today. it was a tad painful. Today, I went to this bookstore/tanning salon and picked up some bitching comic books such as: "Boris ,The Bear of Steel"  and "hampster vice". and who could forget such classics as "Samuri Squirrel"or  "Mort the dead teenager".  I also picked up some better known titles like "toxic avenger" and "Ninja turtles". But alas, on this ENTIRE weekend of fun, dumbass me did't bring a camera to ANYTHING I DID!!!!
oh well...
Here's that painting I did the other day...
My space bar is broken.


9/18/03 8:52 pm
Still listening to
Mountain-avalenche

Man. Yesterday, I got bit by mosquitos like 28 times within a period of 3 min!! I was sitting on a picnic table  that was near some bushes, trees, and woodpiles. ITCHY! It got better in about 45 min so that was cool. I'm still listening to that bitching Mountain album. It rocks harder than chineese algebra. 
Lately my lifestyle seems to consist of  waking up early, taking my brother to school, surfing the web for about an hour, then painting and listening to records until I have to go to class.  sometimes I paint for 2 or so hours then go hangout somewhere for a little while. My lifestyle could be described as leasurely at best, but I'm being productive. It's not like I'm playing videogames.
I've been working on about 5 paintings at once and I finished one today. It's a creepy pencil. I'll post a picture tomorrow.
Word out on the street is that somthin' is getting together this weekend.
It involves thrifting.

9/16/03 10:07
Currently listening to: Mountain-avalenche


I GOTS MY HI-FI SET UP!!!
(dear god, I am grody in this picture!)
I engulfed myself in a bath of pure vinyl extacy this morning, The more I listen, the more It seems that some vinyl SOUNDS BETTER than cds. It's suprising. I also discovered that the devo record I got  was F**ed up to hell and back, I must have been blindsided by the fact that it was devo. oh well, 3$ down the poop-chute. My current listening for today was really awesome, I bought it at the army, cause I liked the way it looked(what's life without alittle risk?) and it rocks hard tastey abs washer-board style. Very molly-hachet-esque (acid?) Prog hard rock. reminds me of ween's first album. That's kinda weird. I'm gonna try to update this puppy AT LEAST every other day; That is providing nothing interesting happens that particular day. In other John-related news, I have to take my little brother to school everyday now...BUT I also get free gas via DAD!! good trade off if you ask me.I also cut-and-paste the first couple entry's into the ARCHIVE section

NOTE TO SELF: Buy more albums with fantasy art and dramatic heavy metal names.

9/14/03 9:34 pm
Holy crap do I have alot of things to write about! GUESS what I did today. I tried out for american Idol! I didn't win. I guess I didn't have enough hip-hop "flava". I was going to the mall just to walk around for a bit and see who was there, when I noticed my friend Quincy singing a song on a little stage. Apon closer examination I discovered it was tryouts for Alabama Idol; I.E. American Idol. My friend jessica Jokingly suggessted that I tryout. So I did. After all, I had a reputation as a "Zaney Unpredictable Stunt Guy"(ZUSG) to uphold.  I sang "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by Burt Bacharach. I sang it pretty well; the judges were stunned that I knew who Burt Bacharach was. But alas, I didn't make it to the top five. apon futher examination afterwards though, I discovered that I was reeealy close, Like top ten, but that's practically the story of my life. I shoulda taken my shirt off and sang "touch me babe" by The Doors. 
The two days before that I went to Riverfest. It was awesome. For those of you who don't know what riverfest is, It's a barbaque cook-off between the best bbq-ers around  the southern half of the States. (northerners showed up too, but there were only a few.) there was also kiddie-stuff like bungee castles and the stuff. my friend's bands  Mysterious Goo, and Residual  played as part of the musical entertainment. They got crappy time spots cause they're young (12-1, 2-3) But they were way better than some of the crusty old cover bands that played there. Last year, Blue Rue and Rollin' in the Hay played, and that was f*kkn' awesome!  All in all, I had some of the best damn bbq I had ever had in my life, (costly, but GOOD!!!!) and I also saw this guy. He was rocking an awesome dickies Jump suit, side-burns, a pomp,  and that Oh-so-cool pipe.Massive style points.
here's some pictures from this weekend:
MASSIVE PICTURE UPDATE!!!!



9/11/03 12:20 AM
Currently listening to : Daft Punk-Homework

Today was pretty fricking cool man,
I woke up at an unusually early time for me this morning (6 am!), so that gave me PLENTY of time to do a bunch of goofing off and productive stuff! I painted a little, danced around the house to some daft punk, watched Bowling for Columbine.It's one of those movies that can change the way you feel about something for the rest of your life and make you cry and laugh in a period as short as 5 min. Highly reccomended. At about 2:00 I went by books-a-million and picked up a job application; Word on the street is that they have a part-time job in the cafe that needs filling. Acually my friend Erik told me. So when the manager is there, I'm gonna walk right up to her, look her dead in the eye and give her a firm hand-shake. I always do that sort of thing, but Erik tells me that she's a sucker for that charisma stuff. on my way to sixth ave, I thought  I'd take a look in there for records. score. bigtime. I got 3 police albums in near mint condition, flock of seagulls in NM, ....and I can't remember what the others were. THis was kinda painful though, because I am short of cash, being that I'm "between jobs." oh well. You know what they say, records before food!
this day was so good, that I think it's ....
Yes I believe it's.......
SILLY HAT TIME!!!
pt.2: the search for curly's gold.




9/08/03 8:54 pm
Current listening: Ween-godWEENsatan

Whoops! forgot about the blog!
Well lets see what happened is the past week:
I mowed my grandparents lawn, bought some 45's at a labor-day thrift store sale (which included DEVO, Rick James, Billy Joel, and a disco version of the wizard of Oz theme.), ran into a weird lady at books-a-million who said that the carnigee musium might be interested in my work."its called outsider art!" Last sunday, I quit my job at sonic, (fast food sucks),Shortly thereafter I wrote the smash hit: "I quit my job at sonic"
 Turns out that Jansen's not gonna open a new store anyways, but this guy who works at Books-a-million I know is buying his stock and opening up a new store on danville road.  He says it's gonna be the ultimate hang out, but I'm a little worried about his buisness sense. I fear he may spend too much on stupid stuff before he makes any money. I reeealy hope he's sucessful though.

9/4/03  10:23 pm
Currently listening to: Beck- Stereopathic Soul Manure

Well yesterday and today have been rather uneventful If I do say so myself. tuesday afternoon I ran by Jansen's store only to discover it still hadn't opened yet. I'm gonna try again tomorrow.  Today I went by a thrift store that's fairly close to my college and found a new silly hat.; Picture will be posted soon... last night I whipped up a new song on my 4-track and remastered it this morning. It needs to be re-mastered again. I also started recording a song I had in my mind (and on paper)  for a while, I think "David Flowers and Pie" is gonna be a #1 summer jam when it's finished. even if it's not summer. I am really confused about what  I want to do with my life. right now I'm leaning towards freelance painter-sculptor-graphic designer-photographer-composer-dj-musician.  Like I said, I'm really confused about what I want to do with my life.
New comic!

9/2/03 11:55
Currently listening to: Miles Davis -Miles in the Sky.

Well, this weekend was pretty fun, I hung-out at the usual places, saw the usual people, but a few out of the ordinary things did happen. The card shop that I hang out at the mall moved; Card and Collectible Kingdom. Jansen(owner) says that  he's gonna pay me to paint him a new sign, so that's really cool. I already got a couple of ideas in my head.  I sent in subscriptions to 2 magazines that I had been buying at books-a-million for a while, so that was cool. got the latest issue of xlr8r magazine, which had a cover story on my favorite electronica label. bought this Miles Davis cd. In retrospect, I spent alot of money this weekend... not good. well, at least I didn't spend it on something stupid like food.
new picture

8/28/03
Currently listening to: Junior Senior

Ahh what a nice day! got up early (8 is early enough) , walked into the family room and laid down about 4 really kicking grooves on the computer!. feeling  pretty psyched about that I got ready for school, then danced around the room like a madman to some Junior Senior. then went to school. then when I came home, I found my cell phone that had been missing for 3 days! that rocked.
SILLY HAT TIME!!!

8/27/03 2:57
KRAKOW is the funniest comic ever! start from the beginning when you read it. well let's see, Yesterday I went to Walmart and got a new backpack, ran into about 5 people I knew and had long conversations with all of them, and that was cool. My old art teacher, Mrs. Lee was there and I had a nice discussion with her. You may have noticed that I have added my art to the column on your left. check it out, it's neat, I promise
WHat?! now ALL my blogs have to be funny now?!

8/26/03  8:28
Well it's official now. My English teacher is crazier than me. He looks like Davy Jones (the Monkees),  sounds like a very young Burl Ives, and has no sense of internal monologue. Obscenly nice guy. aside from that observation, yesterday was pretty mellow, went to english and bio at  the 'Houn. I recorded parts of a song I had floating around my head to four track so that was really good.
 
8/25/03 10:42 am
Well, yesterday was ok I suppose. I got new shelves for my room! I got all my stuff organized. that was about it really, cause I stayed home all day and worked on my homework and my room.
('nother pic of shelves)

8/24/03  10:15 am
Yesterday was alot of fun, After work, I went down to the Hartselle flea market to try to score some vinyl. I walked away with
DEVO-Freedom of Choice and ZZ Top-Deguello. awesome sauce. I also managed to get these awesome little buddah statuettes. You know, like the ones at zero gravity?  Except this nice Indian lady (not native american) was selling them for reasonable prices. I got a pack of 6 that were about 3 in tall for 6 bucks. that's right... I picked up a six-pack of buddahs.
she also had a plethora of kung fu dvds (the hong kong variety fool!). I shall return. the flea market is an awesome place to be man. there was even someone selling pet birds. how cool is that?
New picture

8/23/03  11:00 am
Welp, I'm about to got to work right now. fun on a bun. I had alot of fun hanging out last night.  some guy had one of those mini skateboards and I managed to accidentally do a casper to one footed primo WITH SOMEONE WATCHING!! yay! I ran into alot of people I knew at the mall and at books a million so that was fun. my friend Zach bought me a Dr. Pepper without any provocation what-so-ever. He's cool like that.
New Picture

8/22/03  10:55am
To my surprise, I don't have work today!! WEEEE!! I showed up only to discover that the work schedual had been changed, and that I was relieved of my fast food duty. I put some cool stuff in that  small column to the left.  You should check it out. it'll ROXXOR your SOXXORS. I'm not sure what that means yet, but I am led to believe that it's a positive comment.

8/21/03
WEEEEEE! I got a blog! now I can join the masses of  angst wrought teens across the world! oh... maybe I should re-consider this idea; there's no angst in me at all, and I'm almost not a teen anymore...oh well. I'm sure it will work anyways. I just started college yesterday at the local, yet lovely, Calhoun Community College.they have a cat that lives there named speck I think. he usually chills behind the admissions building, and the faculty feed him regularly. They even take him to the vet and give him shots yearly. The cat has a little cat house and everything.
lucky