My friend JD decides to put on a charity Karaoke competition, which basically turned out to be the party of the year for Ave Maria. I had such a good time there that night as everyone did. He had jugdes that critiqued you after your performance, similar to what American Idol does.

My song for the night was Finch - What it is to Burn. And basically I was the opening act. So immediately I downed my long island to get the jitters outta me. For sure none of the judges had ever heard this song and it begins with a horrendouse scream of "SHE BUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRNSSSS!!!!!!!". That totally got the attention of the crowd and I actually didnt sound too bad. I was having a lot of fun doing my Brandon Boyd rocker dance and at one point I fell on the ground (people thought it was part of the act, but the reality was that the long island took over). For me its a really emotional song, that I love. Overall, the judges were pretty . . . Read More..

From My Europe Journals:

2004-09-14 | London, United Kingdom

So far my trip is going well. When I first got in to London I met a guy named Esani. We exchanged information as we were walking back and forth in customs.

Right after I got out of there I met a guy named chad. I said to him "So, the adventure has begun" and this kicked off a load of excitement and conversation. Chad was from California and i have a random pic of him giving me the hang ten on the tube.

We ended up figuring out how to get to our destinations and went up to the booth. Come to find out they only accepted pounds. I was a total dumbass, but I didn't want to get screwed on my exchange rate in the airport. Oh well. Luckily Kurt gave me 10 euros and it worked out great. We got on the train and had small talk and exchanged information.

Once I got out of the tube my heart just dropped being in the city. Black cabbies cruising by, all the cute accents, the beautiful architecture. History . . . Read More..

well i dont go out to concerts very often.. even though i should as im huge into music.. just something i never did.. well i just recently went to a taproot concert with some friends and coworkers.. the coolest part of it is that my boss john went with us.. he stood out though.. he was the only one wearing dress atire.. everyone probably figured he was high class undercover CIA material! dave showed up out of no where with this huge ass beer.. it was in an oversized can or jug.. turns out he had three of them.. HAHA that explains why he ran upstairs to chase after the lead singer holding firmly with drunken confidence two peace signs.. hes special.
they played a great show.. i need to get my ass out to more concerts

I often think of the fun we had at grandma's playing this unusual game. Hours of fun! I wish i could remember the name of this game. It involved a slender wooden base and 2 metal sticks which wrer to roll a lerge steel marble upwards to drop into a scoring hole. It was soooo much fun!!! Cool memories.

hmm dave has asked to take walks this week which have been awesome. i just remember walking outside after being locked in the office all day and taking a deep breathe of air and remembering how blissful it was.. i think everyone should take time out of their day and even though its a common day to day thing, they should take a few deep breathes of fresh air to relax and let their mind wonder.