massive update - you know you're excited

1. (talk about the show) the show last night was great. it was a little stressful cuz ben, our drummer, didnt show up til 8:30 as the show was starting and everyone was using his drum set therefore no one could sound check. but things worked out ok. the set went pretty well and everyone seemed to really like it. we sold a massive amount of cd's which was awesome and just got a really positive response. it was a pleasant surprise to have wes and tim paashaus run in as we were about to start. starflyer was pretty good...but they have zero stage presense which makes their show pretty monotonous if you're unfamiliar with the music. the music was good though...the drummer did some especially cool stuff. a fun night all in all. su constantly amazes me and i am so blessed to be playing with him. i thank god daily for music and the talents he has given me and the opportunities. i love it.

2. (being an idiot when talking to rock stars) i wish i was an introvert - part 2
example C
so, the bass player, who is also the man in charge of velvet blue who put out the comp that nate is on, a man who we would like to impress and get to know, just like the indie guys i mentioned earlier, his name is jeff cloud.
i have a friend on sammy 2 named chris cloud. combine the fact that chris cloud is a catchy name that sticks in your head and that both of the names end in cloud and you've got a problem. i got a little confused. i approached JEFF as he was setting up his bass amp, which i had just used for our set.

nate: you need anything chris?
jeff: (blank stare)
nate: you alright?
jeff: um, oh, yeah, im fine, thanks.

i get back to the table and tell nate about my encounter. he said "what'd you call him?" and it clicked. his name is jeff. boy am i an idiot.

3. (math for teachers) i forget what i was gonna say about math for teachers besides the fact that the teacher is terrible.

4. (fiancees) yeah so i saw my friend from taylor at iwu last night. he said "what are you doing at my school?" i went on to find out that he had transfered to iwu this semester. when i asked him why he said because his fiancee went there. im sorry, but if you cant stand being a half hour away from your girlfriend, i tend to think thats a somewhat unhealthy relationship. i dont know. maybe im wrong. but it kinda makes me angry. maybe there's more to it than what i know about. i dont know. whatever.

5. (armpits) so i had sweaty pits yesterday afternoon. i decided to give them a trim again. jamin was brave enough to offer his beard trimmer seeing as how he wont be able to grow a beard any time soon. i kinda slipped and ended up cutting them a lot shorter than expected. woops. they got kinda irritated so i used some aftershave. then i smelled like a medicine cabinet. what a mess. but they've been dry so far today.

6. so you two are probably wondering my reaction to joe millionaire. i havent seen it yet. i think im gonna watch the tape tonight. i somehow...who knows how...made it all week without hearing how it ended.

7. serene and jason harrod are playing here tomorrow night which is exciting. im doing sound though, and im kind of scared to be perfectly honest. hopefully things will go just fine.

8. it's supposed to snow again. boo.

9. i went to get my vaccines for haiti today and wimped out. i had long sleeves on which meant i'd have to reveal my enormous nipples for the nurse...plus i just wasnt mentally prepared.

10. speaking of vaccines for foreign countries...erica left for africa today. i wasnt worried about her until i talked to her today and she told me she didnt think she'd be coming back. as in she thought she was gonna die. welp, that was nice to hear. at least i got to talk to her today...i didnt think i would.

i have so much to do this weekend but im sure it will end up being another weekend where i dont do a darn thing. we'll see.
im out.
happy weekend.