Blowing Lungs Like Bubbles...

Ok, so this band is incredible and deserves their own post on this here blog. I can't think of a way to really describe them other than by what's already been said; "it's music to witness the dawning of new ages and the end of days as we know them."

This band is called Efterklang, and they are a 5-piece ambient-ish / awesome band from Denmark.

Seriously, if their songs don't make you feel something inside, there's something wrong with you.

Or you're just not into them.

I dunno.

I love them. They're one of the only bands that I can totally lose myself in.

Without further ado, Efterklang.









Want anymore info on them? http://www.efterklang.net

I'm getting their albums once they're released in America (import prices are dreadful!), so if anyone wants to borrow / burn them when I get them, let me know.

I really doubt (m)any of you will be into this.

Oh well.

All I Have Is All of Me, And That's All That I Can Give...

Well, my granddad got in a car wreck today. No one got hurt, thankfully, but his truck is totaled. Lame? I think so.

I got my SAT scores back today. I did pretty crappy. 1740. 620 verbal, 580 math, 540 writing. I probably could've done better if it hadn't been for lawnmower (actually, chainsaw-er) men and hacking girl. Oh well. I'm not gonna take it again. Just the ACT in December. I think that a 1740 is good enough for pretty much anywhere I want to go, but I feel like I should take the ACT. Just to say I did, y'know?

So, I've pretty much completed one full college application; all I need is my official transcript as well as an official copy of my SAT scores. Awesome, huh? Now that I have my SAT scores I can get started on some others as well. Fun, fun.

For future reference, if you see a book put out by Crimethinc and want it, don't order it from them. I ordered a book from their store nearly 2 months ago, and it still hasn't arrived. They haven't returned any of my three emails either. The book was cheap, but it's just the sheer fact that I haven't gotten it yet, and they aren't replying to my emails that gets on my nerves. Yargh!

I hate my group in Multimedia. For our current project (football highlights), I did the whole storyboard, and they agreed to film the stuff we needed for a part of our intro because I couldn't due to band. The shot we needed was all the football players behind the banner before they busted through it. Well, of course, they didn't film it. Now there's one game left before our video airs, and I'm the only one going to it. I have band though, so there's a large chance that I won't be able to get it. Yargh. I really don't wanna have to rewrite the whole intro because of something stupid like that.

So, I order a bunch of musical equipment the other day, and it finally got here. And it all works. Wooo! Just in time for the first show in over 2 months, which is going down on Thursday, November 1st at mi casa. This band from California called Low Red Land is playing. They play altpunk type stuff. Think REM, but a little heavier and faster. It's quality stuff. I'm looking forward to it; I just hope people show up. Right.

I've read a ton of books this school year, and surprisingly enough, the majority of them weren't required; that's a sign that I really have no life. I don't mind though.

So, my car is supposedly going to be done by the end of this week. Right. I totally believe that. It'll be done by the end of this week just like it's been done at the end of the week before and the week before than and so on and so forth for 2 months.

Anyway, I can't think of anything else to type at the moment, so there ya go.

So I'll Be Picking Me Up, Breaking Me Down...I Was Lost...Was I Found?

...I wanna feel everything
When everything feels wrong with me
Take a look and brace myself
Everybody wants to make it count

Save me
'Cause I can never float, sinking
Amaze me
And I would be there holding on for life
--The Rocket Summer

Ah, the mandatory Fall Break post.

So, this Fall Break has pretty much sucked and will probably continue to suck all the way to its close tomorrow. Oh well. The break from school has been nice. Anyway, here's all of the incredibly "fun" and "awesome" stuff I did.

Saturday (the 13th?) - Marched in the parade and went to a band contest. It pretty much was terrible.

Sunday - Work. Exciting.

Monday - Went down to Kennesaw with Ed, Josh, Richard, and Ben to tour the KSU campus. Overall, the trip was pretty fun, but I have no interest in the college. I've narrowed my choices down to three: Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and Berry. I'm kind of leaning towards Berry because I can get a degree from Tech while I'm there, and I really like the campus. I would rather live in a place where the ratio of deer to students is 6:1 than a place where that same ratio applies, but instead of deer : student, it is hobo / car : student. Who knows where I'll end up, though? Certainly not me.

Tuesday - Work.

Wednesday - Sat around most of the day, but got invited to go play soccer at the fields near my house by a couple friends. I went, and it was alright. I'm really out of shape and got tired out quickly. Yargh.

Thursday - Work.

Friday - Morning: work, Evening: Senior Night. Whoopdeedo. The guy in the announcer booth can't read. My paper thing said "one year cross country, one year baseball." He somehow managed to get "one year track, one year basketball" out of that. Way to go. Oh, and he said my mom's last name wrong. Anyway, fast forward to halftime. I get to play the 2 measure solo in the first song, and what happens? My valve gets stuck down, and I hit some terrible notes. Awesome. At least my marching days will be coming to an end soon...

Saturday - Work.

Sunday - Work then math test.

So yea, my Fall Break was just magical, as you can now see. I did get a couple things accomplished, though, such as reading 3 1/2 books, buying a couple good CDs, and finding somewhere close to 25 million guitar picks not a day after I ordered a bunch, but that's about it. And now that all that Fall Break crap is out of the way, on to junk I normally post.

I'm releasing a DVD soon. It'll be a semi-limited release and will probably cost something like 10bucks postpaid or 8 in person. What is this a DVD of, you ask? The Alcoholic Freshman! Everyone's favorite one-man-ska-band! Wooo.

Ok, my hands are cold, and I really don't feel like typing anymore. Adios.

What's Happening Here?

...I was once so alive and now I’m so full of dread and almost dead
Show me your wounded head that is lead to communion with the father
But where did he go?
His presence seems farther and farther away each day
but I’m trying so hard to steer his way
Yet still lonely and confused on this cold hard ground I lay

Speak to me wise mouth and say “it’s all good kid, it’s nothing that you did, and though it feels like I’m not here with you right now just be still and silent and listen for that sound..
Shhh..
Did you hear it?
Listen again.
Did you hear it?
That silent voice that just spoke nothing, that is me, I’m listening to your plea with open ears Counting all your tears flowing from your irritated eyes
Searching the skies looking for that hope that beyond there lies.

Oh you young worrisome sparrow, find rest
Lay your battered head upon my omnipresent breast and make it your nest
No strong cold wind could ever blow and carry you from this your home
Look around, see the life shooting up from the ground
Spring colors springing fourth and celebration of your trusting

It’s a constant process this is
Growing you into the man you are to become
But when you sense the setting of the sun know it is only rising and has just begun
Now go fourth, sing songs of faith, and lift up others in the midst of this race
And if you can’t keep the pace or lose sight of my face
Know that I’m always near so you need not fear
But don’t worry about all that right now
Just sit here and enjoy the peace I offer in my silence
When I am silent I am listening, and not abandoning.
--Bradley Hathaway

Man, this week has dragged by. Monday felt like a Friday, Tuesday felt like a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday felt like Fridays, and Friday felt like a Monday. Yargh.

I took the SAT today. It wasn't really as bad as I was expecting at all, and it didn't seem like it took 4 1/2 hours to take. The essay topic was pretty simple (but I must "keep it secret, keep it safe" for now), and all in all, I think I did quite well. I suppose we'll see in a few weeks.

The end of last month marked the first month in two years I haven't had a show. Kind of strange. I don't have any fully planned for this month yet, but I'm kind of working on one (waiting for a date), and I have some things I've committed to in the coming months. Fun stuff. Maybe people will actually show up this time?

Nah, I doubt it.

I've heard two songs called "Dakota" today. Strange huh? Come to think of it, I listen to 3 bands with my name in them: Dakota Dakota, Slingshot Dakota, and Dakota Floyd. The last one is weird because I'm in no way affiliated with them. They're a band from, I wanna say, Ohio, and the singer is a fat blond-haired woman with a big wart. Random fact.

I checked the mail yesterday and I had a box of 200 CDs waiting for me. It only cost 20bucks for all of them. And I don't mean blank CDs. These are nice, professionally pressed and packaged deals. My friend Dan that runs Crafty Records hooked me up because they were trying to make space for new releases. He said I could do whatever I wanted with the CDs -- throw the inserts and CDs away and just use the cases, sell them, give them as gifts, whatever. I've decided to give them away to whoever wants them. It's kind of crappy 90's altpunk stuff, but hey, it's free. Anyone want a CD?

Speaking of getting things in the mail, I've been waiting on a book to get here for like a month. I hate crappy shipping services.

So for college, I'm thinking I wanna go to Georgia State. I dunno though. I still have no earthly idea what I wanna study besides something with History. And I'm not even sure about that. It seems like everyone else at least has some general idea. Not me. Oh well.

Sorry that none of these little sections connect. I really don't care. I type things as I think of them and rarely revise / reorder.

I don't wanna go to work today. That's nothing new, though. When do I ever want to go to work?

I need to finish up a couple of the books I'm reading. I'm juggling 4 right now.

I feel so distant from everyone and everything. It's quite strange.

Anyway, I don't feel like typing any more. Adios.