Dear skinhead girl...

Dear skinhead girl who was wandering the B gates of PHL at 7ish in the morning on 12/22/07,

Normally I don't get crushes (read: pretty much never) but you should know that for the brief second you passed by I was completely enamored with you.

You are positively completely fantastically gorgeous.

I'm finally home, i haven't slept in like 36ish hours... I want to die and will proceed to do so right now.

My dad showed me the new library near us when we drove back from the airport because he knew i would love it haha.

I love San Diego.

P.S.

On a completely unrelated note, deadformat is pretty swanky for the record dorks out there.

It's a bit more friendly than Viva La Vinyl but not by too much, still clique-y and suspicious-of-outsiders to an extent. Odd to think i've grown up with a few kids on there/VLV/CMHWAK that I haven't and will probably never meet.

Man, shit talk all you want but I miss CMHWAK, it was fun and helped me pass time in my HTML class. Most of those kids are on VLV/DF now regardless... I wish some of them were less jaded and angry all the time *coughdanielcough*

Back I go.

I'll be back in San Diego in about 15 hours after I take a final.

Yes, this is my yearly sappy thank you to everyone in Amherst. In past years i would say something along the lines of "thanks for making me feel at home" instead this year was the tipping point when Amherst stopped feeling like a place where-I-live-8-months-out-of-my-life and was quite plainly, Home.

Mike told me the other day "Dude, you know what i just realized? San Diego is far man..." and I vividly remember thinking how for the first time since ever that it didn't really feel like that anymore. I've been getting bouts of homesickness less and less because Home wasn't necessarily 3000 miles away anymore.

Oh and as usual: should my plane fall out of the sky I demand you throw my remains through a woodchipper, turn me into mulch and plant a tree on top of me. Should my remains not be found or I be cremated then please throw a stupidly righteous Rager in my honor. Also copy Jim Henson's funeral (mood/spirit, less actual ceremony).

Yes this is funny to me, yes I fully expect you to follow my instructions if anything should happen, and yes you can bet your ass I'll probably be moshing my way into oblivion in those final moments. Or at least listening to kermit/fozzie...

Oh I should also mention I'll be in Taiwan from Dec 24 - Jan 5th. Please send e-mails instead of texts/calling and I'm sorry if it takes awhile to get back to you.

Alright, its 6:22 am, back to studying and packing for me. See you Amherst jerks at the end of January.

When spring comes. We SHRED.

Video: Shipwreck (Deathwish Inc.) @ The Mercy House on 12.7.07

No full video until winter break, just a sample unless someone wants to be my sugar daddy/mommy and buy me an express card esata port adapter and a 500 gig esata hard drive. I have no space left.

YouTube Sample #1
^ Vimeo has an HD version

YouTube Sample #1
^ Vimeo has an HD version

Also if the video is jumpy it's because i saw someone running at me full speed and thought my ass was going to get knocked the f' out. Thanks for showing restraint and not kicking me and my camera. Good lookin' out.

Check out Chris R. starting at the 48 sec mark (blue Mental shirt). Sweet Dude. Killer Dive.

Anyone from Taiwan read this?

This is a super long shot i know but... Does anyone from Taiwan read this? I'll be in Taiwan from the Dec 24th until Jan 3rd.


I read this MRR scene report but it seems like all the bands/kids are... well let me put it this way: like a 5 year old kid who doesn't get what the hell they're doing but are slightly adorable in doing it so you want to give them a tap on the chin and say "awww shucks, you'll get it soon enough" I know the rest of SE Asia is ragin' but Taiwan.... Yeeshhh.