So this is Adam. I suppose I have to idenify myself now because this new blogger format is shit and I want to kick it a new asshole. Man, I'm pretty dejected. We had the Battle of the Bands thing today and yeah, we got last in the under 21 division. Pretty disappointing. A lot of people around said we got shafted hard core (we were the first band on and thus maybe the judges wrote us off) and the first place band, which has a guy that I work with in it, he said that he thought it would be between my band and his for first place. That was nice.... but man I can't help but feel like they were just humoring me and the whole band. I feel like I'm a complete failure. I know for a fact that some of the people playing in bands that placed better than us have been playing their instruments for less than a year which stings. I feel like I should have done something better, and then I feel like I need to have better musicians in my band, like they're dragging me down. True, the drummer and bassist in my band are far from mastering their instruments, and they don't practice much..... it frustrates me because I guess I can play all those instruments fairly well and I expect them to play at least as well as me, but they're fun to have in a band, and I don't think they suck at what they do. It isn't fair to blame it on them.... what's even more frustrating is that I've done this thing for over 4 years now and I felt this was the best one we did, I could have sung better, and everybody else maybe had one or two things that didn't go too well, but our 15 minutes was creative and entertaining at least that's how I felt.... and one of the judges was even my former friggin guitar teacher.... I tried to say that it didn't sting but whoeee it does.... I feel like I need to practice a billion hours more because my band can't even play 3 old school, easy rock songs better than some punk teenage kids who probably don't know what a scale is. Maybe I expected too much out of this band... Maybe I orchestrated the songs too difficult... sigh... what a bummer..........

yeah, this new format is weirding me out. and sometimes it's a different setup... it's visually really nice, but it's kind of a pain. Rachel! i don't know if that was you, but it really sounded like you. come visit! and bring some of that paella! :) and... did you mean this weekend? if so, hurry on out, because Railroad Days are going on and i'm not sure what it is, but it sounds like it's a fair or something and fairs are cool. and... oh yeah, i'm supposed to be doing data entry with all my survey results. Stellyes lab from noon to 4! woohoo! um, yes. work...

i want to do something fun like going on a backpacking trip into the middle of nowhere! or maybe going to the music festival that i couldn't afford. :P instead, i'm stuck here. and going nuts. i need social contact!! which reminds me, em, would it be possible for me to come chill in the 'burg next weekend?
in good news, my closet is now organized and clean, as well as most of my room. at least i feel productive, although poor. ooo, and i get to make paella tomorrow night for dinner! matt is helping me, and hopefully it will end up being tasty. if not, i'm going to go crying to my host mom and ask for help. hehe.

i don't like the new style. WHere are people's names? why do i need a different window to post? I don't get it. I am heading to Washington D.C. to visit Ershad in a few. Then we are going backpacking in West Virginia. The weather is going to be perfect. It's going to rule.

thank you master amy. YAY BRENNA IS ALIVE!!! i was wondering. i am reading books like crazy. i have read two in the last week. crazy. anyway off to read and transport myself somewhere exotic in my head. also, it is nice out.

Blogger has a new look

sincerely,

master of the obvious

Hey, the terminator himself good old Arnold S. might be governor of California. Scary huh?

The cardinals don't need to abuse the pope, Drew. They have little boys for that. All the cool North Plainplace High School graduates are driving around honking thier damn horns. Stupid traditions. I remember it oh so well... I spent today digging a 3-foot trench under one wall of my garage with the help of Drew F. He is a good digger and good entertainment the whole day through. It was very tiring though. Last night it was cold and rainy (for the 40th straight day)... today, it was bright and sunny and got into the 90's. Painful headache is the result. I would think twice about moving to California, Ari. I don't think the sate is strong enough to hold both its massive debt and Governor Davis' ego. It might sink into the sea. We would not want you to get caught up in that Ari. However, moving out of your mom's house may not be the worst thing you could do.

We'd miss you in the midwest, Ari, but in the end you can't beat Malibu beaches. Take care of yourself for the rest of the summer. Shame on your dream, Adam. The Pope doesn't need your abuse, he's got his cardinals for that.

If I had 10,000 dollars I would fly to Rome pay off a few security guards, and pull pranks on the Pope. Who knows? maybe he's actually a really cool guy and I would play pool with him, and we could go get a hot dog while watchin a game

ok, Pete, i want to know what you think of this:
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
-Groucho Marx