I'm leaving for NYC tomorrow at 4 pm central time.
We'll be in the bus for 24 hours, with a few breaks.
I'll be back on the 7th.
On the 11th, I'm going to San Antonio for a youth trip.
Expect pictures and recaps.
Thursday, June 29
Monday, June 12
[.take.a.little.trip.with.me.//]
I start driver's training on Monday.
I generally dislike band practice due to the time.
I dislike Carlos Mencia.
I went shopping yesterday.
I don't want to waste my summer.
I generally dislike band practice due to the time.
I dislike Carlos Mencia.
I went shopping yesterday.
I don't want to waste my summer.
Sunday, June 4
"How About Those Toads..."
BERLIN (AP) - More than 1,000 toads have puffed up and exploded in a Hamburg pond in recent weeks, and German scientists still have no explanation for what's causing the combustion.
Both the pond's water and body parts of the toads have been tested, but scientists have been unable to find a bacteria or virus that would cause the toads to swell up and pop, said Janne Kloepper, of the Hamburg-based Institute for Hygiene and the Environment.
"It's absolutely strange," she said. "We have a really unique story here in Hamburg. This phenomenon really doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere before."
The toads at a pond in the upscale neighbourhood of Altona have been blowing up since the beginning of the month, filling up like balloons until their stomachs suddenly burst. "It looks like a scene from a science-fiction movie," Werner Schmolnik, the head of a local environment group, told the Hamburger Abendblatt daily.
"The bloated animals suffer for several minutes before they finally die." Biologists have come up with several theories, but Kloepper said that most have been ruled out.
The pond's water quality is no better or worse than other bodies of water in Hamburg, the toads did not appear to have a disease, and a laboratory in Berlin has ruled out the possibility that it is a fungus that made its way from South America, she said. She said that tests will continue.
In the meantime, city residents have been warned to stay away from the pond.
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I have, like, a billion Fight Club icons.
Yeah.
I had to work at an air show today.
Gonna play some Soul Calibur II tonight.
I am SO happy I rememberd how much I love that game.
Can anyone tell me what American History X is about, and should I see it?
Would I like it?
I've heard some things, let's say. It doesn't have anything to do with Malcom X does it?
Haha.
No?
Nothing?
Not funny to you?
Well, I'm n0t here to fucking impress you.
Get back to your slow-downloading porn and your Arctic Monkeys.
Both the pond's water and body parts of the toads have been tested, but scientists have been unable to find a bacteria or virus that would cause the toads to swell up and pop, said Janne Kloepper, of the Hamburg-based Institute for Hygiene and the Environment.
"It's absolutely strange," she said. "We have a really unique story here in Hamburg. This phenomenon really doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere before."
The toads at a pond in the upscale neighbourhood of Altona have been blowing up since the beginning of the month, filling up like balloons until their stomachs suddenly burst. "It looks like a scene from a science-fiction movie," Werner Schmolnik, the head of a local environment group, told the Hamburger Abendblatt daily.
"The bloated animals suffer for several minutes before they finally die." Biologists have come up with several theories, but Kloepper said that most have been ruled out.
The pond's water quality is no better or worse than other bodies of water in Hamburg, the toads did not appear to have a disease, and a laboratory in Berlin has ruled out the possibility that it is a fungus that made its way from South America, she said. She said that tests will continue.
In the meantime, city residents have been warned to stay away from the pond.
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I have, like, a billion Fight Club icons.
Yeah.
I had to work at an air show today.
Gonna play some Soul Calibur II tonight.
I am SO happy I rememberd how much I love that game.
Can anyone tell me what American History X is about, and should I see it?
Would I like it?
I've heard some things, let's say. It doesn't have anything to do with Malcom X does it?
Haha.
No?
Nothing?
Not funny to you?
Well, I'm n0t here to fucking impress you.
Get back to your slow-downloading porn and your Arctic Monkeys.
Saturday, June 3
[//.yarr.+.]
RICHARDS WILL STAR IN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3
(and refuses to die...)
KEITH RICHARDS' tumble out of a coconut tree in Fiji will not stop him making a cameo appearance in forthcoming blockbuster PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3.
The ROLLING STONES guitarist was diagnosed with a blood clot on his brain after the accident in April (06), but following skull surgery doctors have now confirmed he will be well enough to star in the sequel.
Pirates Of The Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP based his character CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW on aging rocker Richards, who will play his father in the third film.
(and refuses to die...)
KEITH RICHARDS' tumble out of a coconut tree in Fiji will not stop him making a cameo appearance in forthcoming blockbuster PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3.
The ROLLING STONES guitarist was diagnosed with a blood clot on his brain after the accident in April (06), but following skull surgery doctors have now confirmed he will be well enough to star in the sequel.
Pirates Of The Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP based his character CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW on aging rocker Richards, who will play his father in the third film.
Thursday, June 1
[.schools.out.forever.]
HIM ruled beyond human comprehension.
Aiden, however, sucked, as I thought.
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REVIEW:
So uh...Aiden came on 1st, about 45 minutes behind schedule.
Their drummer (I always devote special time to every drummer I see in concert) looked almost like Trent Reznor with eyeliner and a less distinct nose. Perhaps his cousin or something.
Myself as well as a few people around me agreed that his drumset was wimpy, it was. Especially compared to Gas' triple kick drum (he only uses one, but there is a letter on each: H I M)I felt bad/laughed at the fact that he spinned one of his sticks way too much, and it was never a true 1-finger roll, it was a wimpy spin that many of us drummers did when we started spinning.
Their lead singer has been sick lately.
He wore "The Crow" makeup and swung his mike around too much. During their last song, he was held up into the crowd (no, not crowd surfing, he was uplifted bybodyguards & fans also took hold. I snapped a picture.
When HIM finally came out, the candles around the stage lit up, and the eerie trip-hop beat began, likeat their last show @ The Quest in October, but without candles.They slowly emerge, Ville arriving last.The same indescribable feeling returns as I see Ville cooly emerge from my right of the stage. I was dissappointed to see a similar figure to what I witnessed at my very first HIM concert:A slightly bearded Ville, with chucks, black pants, a coat, a tee-shirt and a hat. UGH.
Looks like I owe a few people some Coke. (no, not that kind of coke.)
It was a wonderful show, I'm glad that I got to take all the pictures that I did, and I'm especially glad that Gas got some extended solos, as well as Linde. Burton kicked ass too. And Mige, of course,made me give a point and nod of respect more than once, and even a "yurrrr", which, in my group of Halo-playingchums is of positive notation. (WTF don't ask guys)
Ville talked to us far less than last time, the only things he really said was the greeting, the goodbye/thank you, sometimesintroducing a couple of songs, and then the "screaming nazi" part: "For all you jokesters out there like us..."
I later found out that a Screaming Nazi is a drink.
Should have known.
So um... Oct was the best, then this time, and then the 1st time in November '04. But that's not to say that all of theshows they've given me have been bad. They have all been exeptional, and I would't give up those experiences. ever.
General things I liked:
-I got to be right up by the barrier (well, I was pressed between 2 people on the barrier, so it kind of counts)
-The fact that they gave out cups of water & ice
-Pretty candles
-Just the right amount of show; not too little or too much (METALLICA, I'm looking at you guys)
-They played "Right Here In My Arms" and that was pure love.
General things I disliked:
-Ville was not shaven
-Ville didn't take off any clothes (for his sake, it gets hot up there!)
-I didn't get a drumstick or a pick, or anything else like that)
-They didn't play Dark Light
-Ville didn't speak to us that much
Really, I'm not too mad when it comes to the dislikes.
They put on one hell of a show and I'm glad.
No more school for me!
Thus begins marching season.
My shoulders hurt just thinking about it.
Aiden, however, sucked, as I thought.
******************************************************
REVIEW:
So uh...Aiden came on 1st, about 45 minutes behind schedule.
Their drummer (I always devote special time to every drummer I see in concert) looked almost like Trent Reznor with eyeliner and a less distinct nose. Perhaps his cousin or something.
Myself as well as a few people around me agreed that his drumset was wimpy, it was. Especially compared to Gas' triple kick drum (he only uses one, but there is a letter on each: H I M)I felt bad/laughed at the fact that he spinned one of his sticks way too much, and it was never a true 1-finger roll, it was a wimpy spin that many of us drummers did when we started spinning.
Their lead singer has been sick lately.
He wore "The Crow" makeup and swung his mike around too much. During their last song, he was held up into the crowd (no, not crowd surfing, he was uplifted bybodyguards & fans also took hold. I snapped a picture.
When HIM finally came out, the candles around the stage lit up, and the eerie trip-hop beat began, likeat their last show @ The Quest in October, but without candles.They slowly emerge, Ville arriving last.The same indescribable feeling returns as I see Ville cooly emerge from my right of the stage. I was dissappointed to see a similar figure to what I witnessed at my very first HIM concert:A slightly bearded Ville, with chucks, black pants, a coat, a tee-shirt and a hat. UGH.
Looks like I owe a few people some Coke. (no, not that kind of coke.)
It was a wonderful show, I'm glad that I got to take all the pictures that I did, and I'm especially glad that Gas got some extended solos, as well as Linde. Burton kicked ass too. And Mige, of course,made me give a point and nod of respect more than once, and even a "yurrrr", which, in my group of Halo-playingchums is of positive notation. (WTF don't ask guys)
Ville talked to us far less than last time, the only things he really said was the greeting, the goodbye/thank you, sometimesintroducing a couple of songs, and then the "screaming nazi" part: "For all you jokesters out there like us..."
I later found out that a Screaming Nazi is a drink.
Should have known.
So um... Oct was the best, then this time, and then the 1st time in November '04. But that's not to say that all of theshows they've given me have been bad. They have all been exeptional, and I would't give up those experiences. ever.
General things I liked:
-I got to be right up by the barrier (well, I was pressed between 2 people on the barrier, so it kind of counts)
-The fact that they gave out cups of water & ice
-Pretty candles
-Just the right amount of show; not too little or too much (METALLICA, I'm looking at you guys)
-They played "Right Here In My Arms" and that was pure love.
General things I disliked:
-Ville was not shaven
-Ville didn't take off any clothes (for his sake, it gets hot up there!)
-I didn't get a drumstick or a pick, or anything else like that)
-They didn't play Dark Light
-Ville didn't speak to us that much
Really, I'm not too mad when it comes to the dislikes.
They put on one hell of a show and I'm glad.
No more school for me!
Thus begins marching season.
My shoulders hurt just thinking about it.
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