the road is all.

Spanish Cannons writing

2011-03-01T20:08:00.001-08:00

2011-02-28T01:47:00.001-08:00

because i love most of you...

2011-02-15T14:08:00.000-08:00

...hah no, all of you.

heres an exclusive sneak peek of a new demo im working on. piano part has been written but needs to be recorded. vocals as well. what do you think?

http://analogtapes.tumblr.com/post/3314988886/exclusive-sneak-peek-of-a-demo-im-working-on
-Spanish Cannons

not bad

2011-02-15T01:41:00.001-08:00

over three hundred plays in three days. but im hoping this catches and starts getting circulated.

tell you friends!

http://spanishcannons.bandcamp.com/releases

Spanish Cannons

2011-02-13T14:48:00.000-08:00

the new EP, Burn Your Backyard.

http://spanishcannons.bandcamp.com/album/burn-your-backyard-ep

-Spanish Cannons

wow.

2011-02-06T20:44:00.001-08:00

havent posted here in a while.

turkish gold

2010-08-15T23:31:00.000-07:00

the number one cause of death in home fires isnt the fire itself, but smoke inhalation.

thousands of people die each year choking on noxious smoke.

every day, i breathe smoke into my lungs voluntarily.

what of this?

Blinded: Why I love Third Eye Blind

2010-08-02T00:32:00.000-07:00

i have had an obsession with third eye blind for a hile now. whenever i gush about them, people always ask me "why do you love third eye blind so much?"...

i have always been a little bit of a music snob. it has always been misguided. ive always liked third eye blind based on their radio hits, but i never paid them too much attention till a couple years ago.

a couple of things really get my attention when it comes to new/revisited music. i like to be surprised and sucked in. i like to hear a lyric and think "he said WHAT?!?!?". i like it when the instrumentation stumps me. when i think "how did he make that sound?" or "how did he come up with that?". sometimes i like to rock out, sometimes i like to be soaked in beautiful down-tempo stings and acoustic guitars. i like to be influenced without even thinking about it. i like to be inspired.

third eye blind has been all those things for me.

first, stephen jenkins, the singer, has a pretty amazing backstory. he graduated an english lit major from berkeley. not only that, he was class valedictorian. woah.

after that, he started a rock band. what? really? fuck man. thats a rebel if ive ever known one.

then, his lyrics mirror how brainy he is. hes clever. like, insanely clever.

almost all of the songs are about some tattered or stained relationship, but they are so much more. almost every song features some reference to drugs and fucking. and i dont mean like "ooooooh giiirl i wanna lay you doooowwwnnn..." but straight up "i wanna stay right here and go down on you for an hour..". that lyric is from blinded, a song that without understanding the lyrics would be perfect in the top 40 list.

their first album has FIVE singles. five. FIVE. that is incredible. and every single one has blatant references to heavy drug use and wanton fucking. incredible.

then you have the actual music. without going into crazy detail or anything, the musicians in that band have TALENT. they are creative to a fault and craft these insane songs. they are technical and straightforward all at the same time.

not to mention stephen jenkins is pushing 50 and rocks harder than a lot of the younger kids out there today. its astounding. his voice? amazing.

its kind of hard to really get down to the core of why i love them so much, but this sort of gets to the gist of it.

and thats it i suppose.

-chris michael

coverme

2010-06-23T16:38:00.001-07:00

we are currently working on an awesome cover. it will be good. shut up, youre gonna like it.

- S&D (ryan and chris michael)

grand

2010-06-09T15:57:00.001-07:00

Father Clock.

form an image.

2010-06-09T15:47:00.001-07:00

Diptych

its time for them to be scared of us.

2010-06-04T00:50:00.000-07:00

ok so, i am working and making money so i can buy an amp and spend more time writing music.

im trying people.

this is hard.

not like anyone fucking reads this.

-christopher

theres this burning.

2010-05-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

i started smoking again.

you may ask why. the answer is "because fuck you".

so much new music.

in the futrue we'll all be laughing, ha.

2010-05-17T19:30:00.000-07:00

the world is kinda scary.

everyone hates each other. people shoot at each other just because their religions are different. people beat up other people cuz they can.

my generation doesnt have social security to look forward to. we basically have to all become independently wealthy or work till the day we die to survive.

just some things ive been thinking about. stuff has to change, but it wont. there are people who have money, and they want to continue to have all of the money, and they are the reason the world is like this.

ehh. this is depressing.

music?

well this is new.

2010-05-05T04:09:00.000-07:00

so, i have thought long and hard about my music and the future of it, and me, and things.

when the EP is finally released (and it will be) shapes & distance will no longer be called shapes & distance. the name has served well for 5 years, but its time to move on.

the new name will be announced shortly before the EP release.

so, theres that.

experimental

2010-05-01T01:56:00.000-07:00

those of you who know me personally know that i have been smoking since january last year. i started smoking out of stress and well, i became addicted.

yesterday, i finished the last cigarette in my last pack and decided to quit cold turkey. day one is over and i havent had one. or bought a pack. sweet. so, we will see how i do. its an experiment in willpower.

besides that, i have an amp that i am borrowing, so i will begin recording again.

and i cut my hair off.

and im gonna get another job in retail. hell.

oh, hey.

2010-04-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

i forgot about this.

mainly because i havent been recording lately. its been put on hold cuz i had to sell my amp.

so, i dont have an amp or money to buy one anytime soon, so i wont be finishing the EP yet.

this is eternally frustrating, i know. for me, i mean. im sure nobody cares if shapes & distance does anything ever again.

however, there may be a possibility of a mini tour/shows with an awesome band soon. acoustic. maybe. not sure yet. keep an ear to the ground. i promise if it does happen, i will be super annoying and post tons of blogs about it and spam the shit out of the s&d facebook.

if you or anyone you know has a nice little tube amp i could borrow to finish my ep. let me know. id be eternally grateful. and id do something for you in return.

-chris michael

new (old) song

2010-02-23T01:46:00.000-08:00

uploading a new song. oh it turned out good. i dig.

you can listen to it on the myspace or facebook page.

its called 'Molecules'.

Troy Liljedahl on backup vocals, engineered by Troy Liljedahl and Christopher Grace.

enjoy.

in action.

2010-02-20T22:57:00.003-08:00

back.

amp is fixed, thank god. more music coming soon.

a song.

2010-02-19T22:44:00.000-08:00

i had friends
they were the best i ever had
i had friends
they were too good, too good

all the people i know,
i dont want to know anymore

i had friends
they had other plans, yeah
i had friends
until they hollowed out and left me
for dead

i hurt you
you hurt me
we all come back eventually
you hurt me

i have friends
wrong place at the wrong time
i have friends
who can talk to the girls
the best?

i had friends
they had other plans, yeah
i had friends
until they hollowed out and left me
for dead

pile it on.

2010-02-18T13:24:00.000-08:00

stuck at home sick all week, cant go out and do anything, cant work. horrible.

so today i am feeling a little bit better, have some of my strength back, and i wanna try writing some more music, record a few demos of stuff ive been kicking around. that will keep me occupied and happy!

but wait: my amp is fucked up. dammit. dont have extra tubes to try, dont have a scope to hook up and find the problem, dont know what the problem is. i cant fix it, and i dont have another amp. so no music today. fucking bummer.

i could sure go for some trail mix.

another boring gear post.

2010-02-13T15:09:00.000-08:00

so i got that super reverb. it needed fixing but now its good to go! sounds incredible.

i start tracking guitars with it today. oh goody.

i wrote a new song today.

2010-02-07T03:53:00.003-08:00

Let's have some fun,
This beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

Let's have some fun,
This beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

I wanna kiss you
But if I do then I might miss you babe
It's complicated and stupid

Got my ass squeezed my sexy cupid
Guess he wants to play,
Wants to play
A love game
A love game

Hold me and love me
Just want touch you for a minute
Maybe three seconds is enough for my heart to quit it.

Let's have some fun,
This beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
Don't think too much just bust that kick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

I'm on a mission,
And it involves some heavy touchin' yeah.
You've indicated your interest,
I'm educated in sex yes.
And now I want it bad,
Want it bad.
A love game,
A love game.

Hold me and love me.
Just want to touch you for a minute.
Maybe three seconds is enough for my heart to quit.

Let's have some fun,
This beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
Don't think too much just bust that kick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

I can see you staring there from across the block with a smile on your mouth and your hand on your huh
The story of us it always starts the same with a boy and a girl and a huh and a game!
And a game
And a game
And a game
A love game!

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

Let's play a love game,
Play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

nerd time.

2010-02-04T23:21:00.000-08:00

so, this isnt super exciting for anyone except me, and no one reading this will care except Troy or Colin or whoever else reads this who is a musician, but its time to nerd out.

tomorrow, i am going to Concord to pick this up:

its a Fender '65 Super Reverb Reissue . 45 watts, spring reverb, tube tremolo, four ten inch alnico speakers. it has been a dream of mine to own one of these amps for some years now, and i finally get it.

thank you baby jesus. i promise you that my recordings will sound a million times better now.

i will post more pictures when i get it. yeah, im sure you are just super excited for that.

pouring rain

2010-01-29T17:46:00.000-08:00

it is raining buckets. i thought we were over this weather in the bay area, but i guess not. i dont mind! but my car is filthy and needs a wash, but washing it when its raining is dumb.

anyway, today im in the middle of re-recording 'Molecules' for the EP. it will be way better than the demo. cuz there will be better vocals. cuz Troy Liljedahl (Bel Air Academy, Logic vs. Romance, etc) will be singing on it too. he has really nice vocal chords.

i should get back to it. happy thursday.

strange days.

2010-01-28T23:54:00.000-08:00

Ryan, the other half of shapes & distance, is away at school in Chico. Chico is far enough away that he cant record and write with me every day. im not a huge fan of Chico State because of this.

however, we are both really excited about things to come for shapes & distance. first, the EP is almost done. my friend Colin Anderer from PA is mixing the EP for us and hes doing a great job. i suck pretty bad at mixing so its really comforting to have an outsider ear like Colin's to pull things together.

i feel like if i dont post anything on here or the facebook then i dont keep your attention. I SWEAR WE ARE DOING THINGS.

airplanes

2010-01-28T19:16:00.000-08:00

airplanes disturb me
huge flying structures of metal
why not free fall?
why not abandon the sky?

no safety net or guarantee
statistics keep you well enough at ease
lap belt keeps me tethered to my seat

i can map the world from this high
draw the country from bay to turnpike
scared it might come rushing for me
when engines eat a flock of birds

no safety net or guarantee
statistics keep you well enough at ease
lap belt keeps me tethered to my seat

nothing here is free
but peanuts and bad tv
maybe you are just like me
paranoid of being free

no truck stops or gas to pump
slight turbulence then the journey is done
turnstyle brings my bags around
or they got flown to some other place
ill never see my favorite t shirt again

no safety net or guarantee
statistics keep you well enough at ease
lap belt keeps me tethered to my seat

Yours, Someday

2010-01-26T02:03:00.000-08:00

final mix (before mastering) of one of the songs from the 'Insomnia EP' is up on the facebook page ( facebook.com/shapesanddistance ) and the myspace page ( myspace.com/shapesanddistance )

here are the lyrics.

yeah, we used to be lovers
now we turn our backs on
each other
we walk these lines that don't
parallel at all

now you're free to live
you're sharing laughter with everyone else
i brace myself for something
new

take time away
seal it up in your favorite locket
wear it round your neck for good luck
everywhere you go i get torn up

you seem fine
you seem distracted
i lack persistence
we're covered on distance now

do this for me
make yourself happy
there's no dying young to save ourselves
just polaroids on dusty shelves
do this for me
can you be happy?
we relax our actions and beg for distractions

if you walk away
you're leaving empty
i'd fill you up but you gotta commit
the fever lost on one more tryst

stay safe kid
do what your mother says
keep the house when fathers gone
this will all be yours someday

the days

2010-01-23T23:48:00.001-08:00

just drag by.

let your heart keep the time.

2010-01-19T05:11:00.000-08:00

notebook

2010-01-18T22:31:00.001-08:00

the road, revisited.

2010-01-17T23:54:00.000-08:00

hey you guys.

right now i have someone mixing a new s&d track. hopefully the mix turns out sweet and you can hear it withing the next week.

it features the backup vocal stylings of former Bel Air Academy front man Troy Liljedahl. i think you guys will enjoy it thoroughly.

in about a month, i may be hitting the road on another tour wit Eyeball Records act E for Explosion, best known for the singer Jamison Covington, former frontman of JamisonParker. if you havent already checked out their album "Reinvent the Heartbeat", i suggest you do post haste.

anyway, i will once again be playing guitar for them. i dont have any details for you yet, but as soon as i do, you will be the first people to know.

im writing alot. the EP is almost finished and its AWESOME. right? you have no idea, do you? nope. but you will!

more stuff to come.

tragedy. pray for haiti.

2010-01-14T02:55:00.001-08:00

OOOH, GIRL...

2010-01-14T00:18:00.000-08:00

i am completely obsessed with Bryer's Oreo ice cream, Mcdonalds Oreo McFlurries, and Double Stuff Oreos.

what is wrong with me?

i dont know if it is influencing my songwriting yet, but i eat alot of that stuff.

i might die from Oreo overload.

in other news:

so this is the new year

2010-01-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

hello inter-land. i wonder how many blog posts share the same title as mine? im going to guess over a million. go death cab.

anyway, here are two pictures my friend Terryn took at the show i played on the 30th. they were taken with her iPhone so the quality isnt the best, but they are neat pictures. Thanks Terryn!

to be honest, i was nervous for this show! i dont do solo stuff often at all, so it was a little scary. but fun.

i hope you all had a great new years and didnt drive drunk!

just another year

2009-12-31T18:14:00.000-08:00

goodbye 2009. you were good and bad. mostly good. mostly bad.

to everyone who came out to my show last night, thank you. all of my amazing friends came. i played a short set and watched the other rad acts. cool night.

karla, you will be missed. have fun in LA and ill be down to visit you soon!

the EP should be all done in about a week. i just have to figure out some logistics.

ok. have a safe and fun new years. dont drive if youve been drinking. thats not good.

good fun.

2009-12-30T03:47:00.000-08:00

tonight troy and i recorded vocals to a song at the dance studio owned by troy's cousin. their bathroom is especially reverby. here are some photos.

troy manning the controls:

the mic set up in the bathroom. pro status:

some guy:

useless junk:

he moved:

more junk:

that vacuum cleaner really tied the room together:

you can hear the fruits of our labor shortly.

insomnia sessions

2009-12-29T06:18:00.000-08:00

its 615 am. ive just finished some guitar tracks for another song. the EP will be finished by tomorrow evening/early wednesday.

i have decided to call the EP 'insomnia sessions.' for obvious reasons.

you can pick up a cd at the show wednesday or you can message me on the myspace for one. you pay for shipping and its yours.

myspace.com/shapesanddistance

there is something so satisfying about recording so early in the morning.

the fountain overflow...

2009-12-27T21:22:00.000-08:00

new music will be available on the 30th of this month.

you can preorder an EP through the myspace or by emailing me at analogtapes (at) gmail (dot) com.

the EPs cost whatever you would like to donate. nothing is too small or too much. times are tough. i know whats up.

thank you for everyone who supports me and my music.

recording new music

2009-12-27T19:30:00.000-08:00

pictars.

musacks.

oh man

2009-12-26T00:09:00.000-08:00

look how funny i was.

on stage at the pound sf (rip) with logic vs romance. how fun. i still have that guitar.

things about chris michael that are interesting. maybe.

2009-12-25T22:05:00.000-08:00

im a quirky guy with interesting preferences and likes.
examples:

-i find white socks for the most part to be kinda gross. even new ones. i only like wearing black socks. i feel like they are just classier when your shoes are off. i know, weird.

-im obsessed with root beer of all types. its the best thing ever. sioux city sarsaparilla is my second favorite. can you guess my first?

-i hate raw onions. i love onion rings and sauteed onions and stuff. raw onions make me gag. for real.

-i hate cilantro with a passion.

-if im listening to music in your car, i will probably adjust your treble. i really hate music being played back that doesnt have clarity.

-im a night person and stay up late all the time, sometimes sleeping in way late. but i love dawn. more than anything almost.

-ok, i love rain more than anything.

-i dont let people in much. there are like three people on the planet who actually know anything about me to any degree.

-i play magic: the gathering because i wanted to get closer to my best friends. i am now a super nerd and dont mind one bit.

-i procrastinate on my music alot, (you are not surprised at this bit at all)

-i love ordering the summer house iced tea from peets and then dumping like three packets of raw sugar into it, and then pouring honey over that. the honey doesnt dissolve cuz the tea is too cold, so it just clumps with the raw sugar. i then eat that off the end of my straw. i dont know why but i love that.

-my fingernails are always really short, cuz i hate the way they feel when they are long.

-i hate the internet. but im addicted to it.

-if you ever wanna cheer me up, buy me food. thats like the best ever. i dunno why.

-pretentious bands annoy me.

-i like to think that im "in", but i dont know much about what the newest crazes are. i like it that way.

-i wish i had a cabin i could go to far away in the woods whenever. that would be incredible.

-i always get told i smell good. thats neat.

-sushi is my second favorite food. guess my first.

-third eye blind is in my top 5 bands.

-i hate being cold. id rather be super hot and sweaty than freezing.

i might do this again some other time. this is all i can think of right now. fun!

Being Alive

2009-12-23T21:25:00.000-08:00

address for the show on the 30th

2009-12-23T21:10:00.000-08:00

726 9th Ave. (in between Fulton and Cabrillo) in san francisco california.

heres the map:

View Larger Map

if anyone wants to come and needs a ride from the east bay, let me know soon and i can arrange something. message me on the myspace if you have any questions.

a show? finally...

2009-12-23T20:14:00.000-08:00

im playing a solo electric show at my friend Karla's house in san francisco on the 30th.

come!

more info soon.

forget what i said.

2009-12-14T15:24:00.000-08:00

do i feel guilty for the things that ive done, yeah
i'll be ecstatic when the punishment comes
i'll take the lashings up and down my back
the sting wont leave me any time to
react
every droplet of blood is a blessing
i'd do this every single day if you let me
yeah, if you let me
yeah, if you let me
yeah, you'd let me.

Enjoy Thrice

2009-11-26T21:34:00.001-08:00

Fog in a Clouded Mind

2009-11-08T11:44:00.000-08:00

ooooh today is gonna be fun.
had an epically fun night with close friends at our favorite bar in berkeley last night. the beer doth flow...

so today im nursing a slight hangover (i woke up at 9 after going to bed stupid drunk at 5? what) and for some reason taco bell sounds like a good idea. i dont think it is. but chicken soft tacos sound HEAVENLY.

after i eat and get my bearings, i'll be recording all day. i've already started actually. and its good times. but hard. since i think im still a little drunk. oh god.

ouch, my head.

Molecules Demo

2009-11-07T19:38:00.000-08:00

i decided to post the demo version of Molecules back up on the myspace, even though it really sucks. to be fair, there have been alot of requests for it so maybe it doesnt suck?

the Ep version will blow you away. i've made the demo version downloadable.

so, enjoy. and thanks for the support.

recorded a bunch more today. i think you will be surprised.

-christopherrrrrrr

tentative tracklist

2009-11-04T12:48:00.000-08:00

wesley
molecules
friends
space cadet and me
i'm a demon

Should you return...

2009-10-29T11:21:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know, Copeland has announced that they are dissolving the band after a Spring tour. They feel as if the band has run its course and they are ready to move on to whats next for the individual members. They made it clear in their announcement that it is not a bitter breakup, just a closing of a chapter.

For those of you who know me personally, you know that Copeland is in my top 5 favorite bands. Number two actually, right behind Death Cab for Cutie. Ever since I heard "Testing the Strong Ones" in Jesse Richardson's house my sophomore year of high school, I have been an enthusiastic fan. Every album they put out was amazing. Aaron Marsh's voice was incredible and got stronger every album.

To this day, I've only seen them live once. It was my junior or year, at the now defunct iMusicast in Oakland California. They opened for The Early November. It was a fantastic show, and you could feel the tension in the air when they played "You Have My Attention".

On a musical level, they have influenced me greatly. Aaron's melodies, the Laurenson brothers intricate guitar parts, and the way everything melded. Being a drummer, I was always captivated by their amazing touch sensitive, tangible rhythms, especially on their later albums. To say that I didnt steal their drum sound would be a lie. I intentionally tune my drums so I can get that splashy Copeland sound. Its silly really, but a testament to how much they have influenced me as a musician.

So this is goodbye. It is sad, its not fair, and it makes me want to cry, but I wont. Okay, maybe a little. However, I cant help but be excited for what lies next for the individual members. Im sure Aaron will continue with Anchor and Braille, and Im hoping for some solo stuff as well. Im very interested to see where John ends up. He has turned into one of my favorite drummers, and Id love to see where he lends his sonic fingerprint next.

I dont want to ramble on too much, I just wanted to say my piece. Copeland is and will forever be an incredible band. They touched my life a million times over, the friendships ive made for being a Copeland fan will live on forever.

Thank you, Copeland, for making some of the most beautiful music ever. Thank you for your dedication, your work, your unrivaled awesomeness. you will be missed.

You have my attention...

-Chris Michael
Shapes & Distance

I had friends

2009-10-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

i had friends
they were the best i ever had
i had friends
they were too good for me

all the people i know
i dont want to know anymore

i had friends
they had other plans, yeah

i had friends
until they hollowed out and left me for dead

[new music]
-christo

sleeeeeep

2009-10-19T03:02:00.000-07:00

update!

nothing new really. still writing and recording.

the more i write, the more i realize i am taking this entirely too seriously. probably because this is my life.

i dont want to do anything else. im meant to be loud and make noise and sing at the top of my lungs and scream till my throat gives out.

so, being an insomniac and a smoker and a tortured artist is overrated, but it sure does make you look cool.

my new hero? hank moody.

sorry for all the false starts, people. new music soon. im still working on it. im trying to make it the best it can be.

i can tell you that its gonna be very raw and almost garage-y. it will have something for everyone i think.

okay, goodnight.

all sensation makes no sense...

2009-10-02T14:52:00.001-07:00

does it worry anyone that Third Eye Blind is really influencing me at the moment?

Ursa Major is majorly awesome. Sharp Knife is my favorite song right now. so amazing.

in other news.

MUSICAL BREAKTHROUGH! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! YES!

-christopher

the mountain house

2009-09-21T01:44:00.000-07:00

there will be a new song posted on the myspace this week.

the ep will MOST LIKELY be available to order by the first week of october.

and by order i mean send me your address and i will get you one. no charge of course.

but please dont send me your address till i let you know i have the ep available.

also, new project. so very excited.

see you.

-chris michael

pass through walls

2009-09-06T17:15:00.000-07:00

s&d is on a little break. the Ep is almost done, but I just started school, so we are on a little break from writing and recording so I can get school stuff sorted.

I have been slightly obsessing over Metric's album Fantasies for the last week. its fresh. great pop sensibilities but awesome sounds. Emily Haines is hot/talented. love her voice and energy. the guitars on the record are so clear and defined and raucous and awesome.

great album. pick it up.

i plan on finishing two new songs this week. new song will be up on the myspace on the 25th. that song will the one of the songs from the Ep.

excited? me neither. just kidding. get excited.

anyway, hope your labor day weekend is awesome.

-chris michael

7am, dusty road. im gonna drive until it burns my bones.

2009-08-26T17:43:00.001-07:00

theres been a bit of a black out in info coming from the s&d camp lately.

whats goin on:

- lots of new songs.
- ryan and i have been very busy recording those songs.

er, enough with the bullet points.

ryan and i have been writing together alot and its been so great. we are both very excited about the music coming out of this collaboration and i cant wait to put it out into the world.

as i may have mentioned before (but in case i havent), ryan kilby is officially a member of shapes and distance. the way we write together is just too good to ignore. and because of ryan, ive been able to come out of my cocoon so to speak with my writing.

we are looking to release the EP officially at the end of next month. we will be putting out the single for the EP a couple weeks before hand, so keep on the lookout for that.

keep an eye on the myspace for more news. thanks.

-christopher

set it straight.

2009-07-29T23:51:00.001-07:00

ive been using this blog to vent my personal stuff. oops. thats not what this blog is for! this is for the music!

shapes and distance is doing many things, by the way.

am i being lazy? kinda.

god i just want to get this ep out! but im so hazy.

stuff.

an incomplete list of my favorite movies

2009-07-23T17:36:00.000-07:00

the life aquatic with steve zissou
stranger than fiction
american psycho
broken arrow
tombstone
telladega nights: the ballad of ricky bobby
the illusionist
high fidelity
dogma
wet hot american summer
grosse pointe blank

and more. i will add them later...

start new.

2009-07-22T18:57:00.000-07:00

congratulations. you got me.

its over. everything i had was gone. start over new. this ends a chapter in my life. a chapter that i wasted on the unworthy. not again.

starting to save to move to oregon. looking at apartments online.

you wanted me gone, and you got your wish and then some.

i want to say hateful things, but im better than that.

goodbye.

so i burned it...

2009-07-21T04:37:00.001-07:00

most of it. not the pictures. i'll do those later i suppose.

i dont know if i feel better. i definitely smell smokier.

my life is a weight and its tugging me toward the deep end of the pool.

its alright

2009-07-17T18:16:00.000-07:00

i just decided that i have to be perfect.

i cant make mistakes or be wrong or wonder about anything, cuz if i do it will be used against me, every time.

i just expected more from my friends, i guess.

show weakness, and someone will find a way to use it to their advantage.

july 2009.

surprise!

2009-07-17T17:54:00.001-07:00

ive been surprised alot lately. ive come to learn i hate being surprised.

im kinda lost. i dont know what to do. i cant do anything really.

im looking at rooms for rent in portland. it would be really cool to live there. why not now?

ive got nothing keeping me here.

Molecules

2009-07-10T03:26:00.001-07:00

new demo up on the myspace.

*sigh*

"You're looking mighty hipster..."

2009-06-30T12:05:00.001-07:00

out of desperation, i have done something i was pretty sure i would never do.

i took a pair of my old, holy, torn skinny jeans and cut them into shorts.
i have like one pair of shorts (dickies i cut up in like high school) and they are DIRTY from wearing them three days in a row.

so, i did something unspeakable. now i can completely blend in with the hipster crowd without suspicion. not that i really have anything against hipsters (ive been called one myself numerous times), but i tend to poke fun at them quite a bit.

not to mention i used to think this very fashion move was pretty atrocious. i mean, instant hobo. but i am not a fashionista in any sense of the word, so i guess i can calm the eff down and enjoy the fact that because i cut up an old pair of pants, my legs arent sweating to death.

i do look kinda dorky though. and no, i ill not be posting a picture of this.

Thrice are the nicest group of guys...

2009-06-28T15:25:00.000-07:00

went to warped tour yesterday. it was a last minute thing as im not a fan of any of the bands on warped tour really. well, besides thrice, underoath, and dear and the headlights.

my pal cathy had a thrice interview for her e-zine, suburban roads. after cathy was done, i got to pick dustin and teppei's brains about their music and their gear. i am such a nerdy musician. they were incredibly nice and they gave me their emails so i can keep in touch. not bad. im going to try to work with teppei on designing an amp he would enoy using. now that is badass on several hundred levels. i wish troy and ryan and chris could have been there with me.

now i should probably add some info on whats going on with shapes and distance, since this is kind of the point of this blog now.

ive been hard at work (sort of) demoing new songs and getting stuff organized. i have a "plan" sort of. it involves attending the mountain view date of warped tour and giving out a crapload of s&d ep's.

consequently, the s&d ep will be free to whoever wants one. i might try to charge shipping, but it might be cheap enough not to do so. either way, when i announce the release date for the ep, you can let me know if you want one and send me your address for a "free" copy.

also, my plan is to use cd packaging from stumptown printers, and incredible print shop based in portland oregon. they use recycled card stock and cardboard, and they use earth friendly inks. im going to order blank packaging and wanted to use a stencil for the front graphic. it would be really simple but awesome looking.

if anyone who reads this has experience using stencils or is an awesome artist, please message me on the myspace.

thats pretty much it. i will upload some pictures at some point, and a demo teaser as well.

slave to the system

2009-06-24T20:56:00.000-07:00

im just gonna say that registering for classes FUCKING SUCKS.

i tried to register for my medical terminology class in the fall, and it says "YOU CANNOT REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS WITHOUT PERMISSION".

what?!?

so i emailed the professor in hopes that he can decipher this message. is that what im supposed to do? ask the professor permission to be in his class?

me: "Excuse me, Professor, but is it okay if I take your medical Terminology course in the fall?"
Prof: "Aw hell naw."
me: :cries:

and if thats not bonkers enough, i take a look at my Financial Aid Award letter, and it states:

Need: $11,000
Award: $1.00

i kid you not. it says i am awarded $1.00 in financial aid. it acknowledges that i have a need for $11,000, but they will only give me $1.00 of that.

what?!?

so, im a little stressed about school. ok im very stressed. and it doesnt even start till august. but i cant register for classes or pay for anything!

hopefully when i go down to Ohlone on friday, they can give me the answers.

new job starts tomorrow. im really excited. cuz its gonna be a great job as far as i can tell.

alright, time to finish cleaning my room and then start demoing new stuff.

i got a fever in the last year...

2009-06-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

well actually, i got a job. its a great job, because i will be working for a friend helping her get her company together. its a graphic design company, and she does really sweet websites for companies and such.

shes the girl behind twittershouldhireme.com so, shes sort of famous.

im way too excited for it. maybe its because i need a job pretty bad.

either way, its exciting.

it is hot. finally. thank you fremont for catching up with the rest of the world. sticky and hot and humid and thick air. love it. hi summer. make yourself at home.

we are so civil

2009-06-22T17:34:00.000-07:00

i decided that there are things i need to get over and stop being so bitter about. all this bitterness does is burn bridges and make me an island.

im talking about music, by the way.

time to do what needs to be done.

young lions, young lions like you and i...

2009-06-22T15:33:00.000-07:00

so, things are getting weirder.

i received a death threat. thats new. the interesting thing is that there may be some validity behind it, but we will see.

got my financial aid for school worked out. classes for summer sesh are all filled up so i gotta wait till fall. thats okay, i'll just work until then.

im in a daze. im just all foggy and weird.

relationships cause harm.

so i realized...

2009-06-22T03:22:00.000-07:00

there are only so many ways you can make something sound different.

like a guitar amp.

is it really worth it to spend $1000+ on an amplifier for a guitar? can amps under $1000 sound good?

i have a hot rod deluxe by fender. i got it for $250. it was broken when i got it, and i fixed it. it sounds amazing. i would put it toe to toe with any amp in its class.

people are weird.

well

2009-06-21T03:15:00.000-07:00

today was one of those days.

im kinda at a loss for words.

still deep in the middle of the dark days. more so than i thought.

this is going to be really bad for a long time, isnt it?

recording.

2009-06-19T04:33:00.001-07:00

did some recording tonight. here are a couple pictures:

theres me in the mirror.
we rehearse at troy's cousin's dance studio in castro valley. she is kind enough to let us use her studio to play music after hours. we set up and play in one of the large studios, which just so happens to be equipped with floor to ceiling mirrors on one wall. fancy.

im not gonna lie, the acoustics of this room are not ideal, but it works and its free.

heres troy and i. look how awesome we are trying to be:

heres troy doing a quick mix of what we got this evening:

that hair is out of control.

here is the setup i used. geeks will appreciate this:

signal goes: tuner > turbo rat > fulldrive > deluxe memory man > holy grail > hot rod deluxe.

i just got the hot rod deluxe last friday. unfortunately it had some issues that i had to fix, and its not completely repaired, but everything i need to be able to play the amp and get great sounds out of it is all set. i was thinking about getting a new speaker for it, but i think the stock eminence legend 135 sounds fine. its a great amp with a really nice drive setting and sweet reverb.

i found myself dissapointed with the turbo rat again. its just not the sound i want. i bought it late last year and had the same experience, then sold it to my bassist chris grace. it still belongs to him, and he seems to enjoy it. i asked if i could borrow it for some guitar tracks and i just wasnt feelin it.

however, the fulldrive into the drive channel of the amp sounded really great. and i doubled up on reverb, running the holy grail into the reverb on the amp. sounded nice, but was a bit much. i ended up using the amp reverb most of the time.

we got a great scratch track down of a song we are currently writing. its coming together well. im trying my hardest not to talk the easy way out and finish the song up. i wanna stretch my ability some since this song would allow it.

cant wait to work on vocals with troy. maybe a little tomorrow.

enough of the geeky stuff.

tomorrow i have to head up to my school to get my financial aid stuff worked out, and i start class on the 22nd. oh boy. this is gonna be tons of fun.

still havent found a job. still dont care much because any job im going to be able to get now is going to suck majorly. good thing i can blame not having a job on the crappy economy!

dont let this upbeat post fool you. im not out of the dark days yet.
it helps being around your friends alot.

OH YEAH I FORGOT. i missed the free third eye blind show in san jose tonight.

yeah. free. and i missed it. boo hoo right? it would have been great to see them. oh well.

why am i updating my blog at 4:50 AM? probably because troy is playing his new magic xbox game.

time for bed. more updates and pictures tomorrow night, maybe.

mana is a helluva drug.

2009-06-18T20:00:00.000-07:00

so, i went to a magic draft. i wont explain the specifics, except that its a 4 round tournament.

i lost all four. haha.

but now i have a pretty decent deck goin. its an "Esper" deck. that means its all white black and blue. i think. its pretty good.

i still dont know anything about the game. except that its fun cuz its so nerdy and my friends are ridiculous.

rehearsal/recording tonight. if i can only get there!

my dad is a miserable man, and he deals with it by making everyone around him the same. great job.

new twitter.

2009-06-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

mindyourspeak.

dont ask why.

is it magic?

2009-06-16T17:44:00.001-07:00

yes it is.

the gathering, that is.

to mysurprise i rather enjoyed playing the card game magic for the first time last night. i always thought it was extremely nerdy (it still is) and weird, but my friends are into it so i decided to play with them, in the interest of showing interest of something they love.

it turned out to be kinda fun. its hard to wrap my head around the story and premise cuz its very fantasy based, but when it comes down to it, youre just using fancy spells and shit to slaughter your opponent. kinda neat.

troy bought me a "starter" deck, so that i can sit in on games with him and chris and maybe rob and ryan and such.

the main reasons i enjoyed it was because i got to spend more quality time with my best friends, and it also allowed me to take my mind off of some of my toubles for a couple hours. i got to relax. and ive need that.

so its official: i'm a sci-fi nerd. cool.

hope.

2009-06-13T04:05:00.001-07:00

i'm at a dark place in my life.

i cant sleep. when i do i have horrifying and heart wrenching dreams. i cant fall asleep till after 4 a.m. i wake up exhausted.

i feel completely alone, even in the presence of large crowds or even my closest friends.

i dislike people, strongly. i dont give people a chance. i just see what they do and hate them for it.

i hate what i say and do. i do things and dont know why.

i feel out of control. like im a passenger in a car thats careening towards an intersection with a red light.

i have no control.

one thing permeates my mind constantly. one thing keeps my focus, and keeps me up nights. one thing makes me completely miserable.

and its my secret.

it will destroy me. it will consume me until i find a way out. it will beat me down into nothing. it will keep me at arms length from everyone.

i will be selfish. i will seek instant gratification. i will be alone because thats all i know.

i want to know that this will get better.

i want to know this will change.

i want to know i have a purpose and meaning.

i want to have hope.

shake it out

2009-06-08T00:27:00.001-07:00

going to school to work in the medical field.

why?

that shit is incredibly interesting.

and i want to mean something.

everything and nothing.

2009-06-05T03:20:00.000-07:00

second LvR practice tonight.

everything going good. we are going through old songs and writing new ones. good stuff.

still doing shapes and distance. but thats on the back-burner. LvR is go.

still looking for a side job. might go back to starbucks. holey moley. i hope i can survive another round of the good ol' starbucks experience. free drinks, at least. income is necessary for survival.

at troy, jason, and chris' house. we are talking about guitars.

night night.

trying something old, new.

2009-06-02T21:16:00.000-07:00

tonight is the night we start something old.

we will try our best, and see how it goes.
im extremely excited. this could be the best thing ever.

old and new, trying new things, trying old things. putting our all into it. yeah. thats something alright.

im jumping out of my skin.

i watched wristcutters today. adding it to my list of favorite movies.
what a great movie. it was amazing.

go watch it.

the itsy bitsy spider...

2009-06-02T16:42:00.001-07:00

...washed down the drain.

i killed a spider today.

it was in the shower. a daddy long legs. the most un-intrusive and docile spider ever. it was hanging out on the wall above the shower head. i washed it down the drain. for no reason.

i feel guilty. i fear retribution, which is silly. is his family gonna come looking for me? and what are they gonna do? they cant hurt me. maybe just stare at me?

its weird to feel bad about killing a spider. but i guess killing is still killing...

fingers crossed for donkey punch...

2009-05-31T15:50:00.001-07:00

nicole and i went to jack and the box for lunch. then we went to a&w for root beer floats. yes. delicious. its a pretty nice day.

we were walking back to my house and we see a toddler running towards us, crying and yelling with an older lady not too far behind her, running after her. the girl ran up to me and says "I lost my mommy!". im confused, cuz i figured the lady chasing her was her mom.

so she grabs my hand and i walk her back to where she was running from, asking her what her name is and where she came from.

turns out she had run out of the Yuk Wah Chinese restaurant thats in front of my house looking for her mom while her family (mom included) were sitting at a big table eating lunch!

i found the mom and returned the little girl, who was happy to be back with her mommy. parents seem unphased to learn their child was barreling down the street by herself.

i dont like shitty parents.

differential diagnosis

2009-05-18T23:56:00.000-07:00

iiiiive beeen sort of obsessed with house m.d.

its such an amazing show. ive watched up to the middle of season three in like two weeks. its fucking addictive. i have a problem, and im not ashamed to admit it.

writing is going well. ive been getting outside of my comfort zone and its been incredible. writing music is pretty much the only thing that makes me happy these days. well, not the only thing, but being alone is eye opening. im not technically alone, but physically i guess.

okay im not going to get all personal and preachy here, i just wanna let you guys in on my progress. im anticipating five or six songs on this ep, as long as i dont get all crazy and scrap too many songs. lets hope not.

its been hot lately. yesterday was about 100, but today was colder. i love the hot weather, but im aching for rain too. whats wrong with me? sunny and hot with rain? that would be amazing.

alright, back to work. more news when it comes.

thats where you'll find me.

2009-05-16T20:36:00.000-07:00

^picture from the hotel room at the flamingo in vegas.

i feel like im stuck in my own vacuum. i yell and no one hears me. the air is simply sucked out of my lungs without a sound.

ive got writers block. or, as its more commonly reffered to; ADHD.

i cant sit down for long enough to write or finish a song.

i have a crapload of songs and i cant flesh them out. im just sitting on the dumb interweb doing dumb interweb things. and my drums are still at troy's house. never gonna get recorded there.

i just need to reset. restart.

so, in the spirit of un-rutting myself (since im in a rut) i decided to throw out all the shit in my room that i dont need, and optimising it for writing and performing music.

moving my bed to a different wall, getting a table for my laptop and recording interface, sticking my amp and gear against the wall in front of the table so i can control everything easier, removing junk thats taking up space, getting better lighting, etc.

i also need to purchase a new amp. and get a part time job.

i have to go into borders tomorrow to interview for their cafe. oh goodie, more coffee. at least i know how to make coffee well, and its seattle's best coffee. good stuff.

alright, back to my excavation procedure.

new song up soon.

thick as a blanket, hot as a knife

2009-05-16T16:11:00.001-07:00

looks like the bay area got the memo.

it is currently 91 degrees here.

hello summer, we've been expecting you. make yourself at home.

focus.

2009-05-05T19:45:00.001-07:00

i need to focus.
recording is hard. and long. and arduous.

and infinitely rewarding.

in the middle of pre-production/demoing for the shapes and distance ep. i have a lot of good ideas and a lot of scrap parts, and im trying to piece the puzzle together. its tying my brain stem into knots. at least i know exactly what i want everything to sound like.

heading to las vegas this weekend with troy's family. im excited because it will allow me some extra writing time. i just know vegas will have lots of insight to offer me.

im not excited for the heat, however. its gonna be hot (<------- understatement).

people are intensely frustrating. i try not to be but end up the most frustrating of them all. i toil alone in my room most of the time. i wait for people to call me. i drink lots of beer.

i decided i have a love/hate relationship with technology. i love/hate being connected all the time. i love/hate having the world at my fingertips. i love/hate how fast information travels.

get me out of this _______.

I'm home.

2009-04-25T02:46:00.001-07:00

time to rest.

tomorrow, i start a long journey. its gonna be tough, but its gonna pay off in a big way.

thanks to everyone who supports me. you make this shit seem easy.

-christopher

HOLY CANOLIS!!!

2009-04-21T19:40:00.000-07:00

IM FREAKING OUT.

Death Cab for Cutie's new EP, The Open Door EP is awesome.

im listening to the first track, Little Bribes, and at 1:47 you can hear chris walla playing the superfuzz!!!

my company, wattson classic electronics (i started it with my friend jim sproul in november of 2007) builds the superfuzz, a faithful reproduction of a pedal from the 60's. i sent chris walla one in good faith a while ago, hoping he would dig it. and he does! and he recorded new death cab songs with it! HOLY SHIT!!!!!

I'd break my neck to keep my chin up...

2009-04-21T19:05:00.001-07:00

its been a while since my last update. sorry to all 8 people who read this stupid blog.

i have been very very busy. we just wrapped up the April tour with Backseat Goodbye. Chad, Lauren and Zach were amazing. we had so much fun playing shows and hanging out with those kids. Chad is amazingly talented, Lauren is fucking terrifying but awesome, and Zach is the smelliest but coolest tour manager around. I cant wait to see them again! Hopefully June.

Some really cool things are coming up soon. Things i cannot talk about at the moment. Secret things. im super excited so you should be as well.

i fly back to california on friday with travis and josh. troy is picking me up and im going to SLEEP. i havent had much of that lately. i miss my king size bed. so very much.

i dont wanna type any more. i will update again later.

dear troy,

sup buddy. see you friday night at 11pm. excited? yeah me too. blasters!

-christopher

PS: check out all of the inconsistent capitalization. badass, right? no. i need to go back to typing school.

"is that the ocean?" "thats lake erie."

2009-04-11T13:04:00.001-07:00

me and joshie-poo at some travel plaza in ohio. im wearing the same clothes i wore yesterday. i dont care one bit.

we are playing in lakewood tonight. its sunny but cold. my left leg hurts for some reason.

vermont was fun. there were lots of kids and the other bands were good.

we are just waiting for the promoter to get here so we can load in and stuff. something on jamison's pedalboard broke last night so i gotta fix it.

this is a boring update. wahoo.

dear troy,

sup fool, im marshie.

-christopher

vermont is a party state.

2009-04-10T15:17:00.001-07:00

heres me at the south street cafe in bennington vermont. its a sweet little cafe that plays rad folk music and country, and instead of labeling their drinks "small" or "large", they label them "12 oz" and "16 oz". i find it snooty and charming at the same time.

we are playing at knapps underground. they have a drum riser. exciting.

apparently wherever we are driving tomorrow is gona be a doozy of a drive. not cool.

more later!

-chrstopher

i wonder if theres an orchestra off this exit...

2009-04-09T10:56:00.001-07:00

on the way to maine. i liked this sign.

we are stopped at a gas station in Massachusetts that has excellent interwebz, so im taking advantage. i really dont need to blog right now but i wanna.

some truck just pulled up with an insane bike thing on a trailer. it looks like if you rode it, it would go to the moon. its got like six seats on it in a circle. when travis sends me the photo he took on his phone, i'll upload it. its pretty wild.

bagels

2009-04-09T08:20:00.000-07:00

just finished eating a breakfast begal with eggs ham and cheese at brueggers in hamden CT. very good. great start to the day. we are heading to portland maine today. im very excited to see my maine friends.

last nights show went well. jamison snapped a string on the first song. he talked about it on the mic between songs and it was the most hes ever talked on the mic. pretty funny. he said fuck alot.

anyway, death cab's new ep is out, and i gotta buy it. its $4.99, but i need nicole's itunes password since i dont have an itunes account. bahh. i love death cab oh so much.

im trying to charge my computer ipod and cell phone right now. gotta go! crap...

"You never blogged about Wilmington."

2009-04-08T16:05:00.000-07:00

thats me. im in hamden CT, at the space. Cherise thinks shes fucking funny. also, Laurie.

anyway, yeah i did forget to blog about wilmington north caroline. josh, our cool promoter/photographer guy broguth us to a party after our show. it was a crazy kegger (keggar?) with college kids. we got drunk, the police came and everyone ran away, josh pretended he was british, and it was fucking awesome. i'll post more later cuz i cant remember what else happened right now.

dear troy,

i listened to the bel air album today. good memories. get it back together. do it. justin says to call him.

oh also, heres a link to Josh Lopez's blog. hes awesome: fuck, nevermind he doesnt even have a blog. or i cant find it? i will figure it out later.

-christopher

am i ready?

2009-04-06T13:19:00.000-07:00

getting ready for tour! i just changed the strings on my guitars, set them all all nice, made sure my pedalboard was ready, and now i gotta pack up my clothes. we leave tonight in the evening, and we are heading for Pittsburgh for our first show tomorrow night.

it snowed for about ten minutes today. that was exciting. i was hoping for more but i guess its good that it didnt snow that much, it would be bad to drive through that.

we had to get the van prepped today as well. jamison was showing off his incredible reversing skills when he backed into a garbage can and busted the back right tail light. we fixed that. had to get a new bulb and that red translucent tape. before i left for california i blew the fuse for the cigarette lighter and consequently the only place to plug in our power converter. we got new fuses and fixed that as well. and we got new windshield wipers! joy. we still gotta vacuum it out a bit and make it all clean. were gonna take out the back bench seat and stick a mattress in the back for sleeping comfort.

im gonna go see if anyone wants to come with me to vacuum out the van. then we have to wait till dai gets home from work, pack up, and head out.

dear troy,

sorry i havent been doing the "dear troy" segments as much. anyway, it sucks that you left for san diego and i didnt get to see you before i left. thats a bummer in the highest form. i hope you are having fun in sd with jesse though. jesse is a winner in my book. i am, however, a little dissapointed that i didnt get to download all those episodes of House onto my computer before i left. that might have kept me from contemplating suicide on my flight from SFO to north carolina. at any rate, i love you and i'll see you at the end of this month.

-chrstopher

i hate you, us airways...

2009-04-05T03:50:00.001-07:00

here i am at SFO, waiting for my flight to charlotte NC, completely unaware of the hell i will be thrown into.

the plane was packed tight. i have a middle seat. A MIDDLE SEAT. four hours and forty five minutes later, my back and legs are cramped and im dying to get out. we finally land and i cant get off fast enough.

who designs airplane cabins? i am pretty sure comfort is the last thing they were going for. they were trying to fit as many paying passengers into the cabin to ensure the most bang for their flights. bastards.

either way, that flight was very uncomfortable.

now im in charlotte and the airport here is HUGE. huge. it took me ten minutes to walk from the gate i arrived at to my departing gate. dang.

im taking a us airways express flight. its a little plane. its a jet, but smaller, and it kinda looks like a concorde. im praying for double seat rows and not triple. i couldnt handle that torture for another flight.

i just want to get to nashville so i can get some food and get some rest. i hope they pick me up in the van so i can nap on the way to guthrie.

all this travel crap aside, im excited for tour. we are going out with backseat goodbye. im really excited to see all the friends that i met the first time around. i really cant wait for maine. maine rules.

alright, now to find something to download so i have something to watch on my flight. adios.

oh yeah, heres me 5 seconds ago. i look like shit because i feel like shit.

oh snap

2009-03-29T13:52:00.000-07:00

troy and i at his place. last night was our friend matt kilby's 21st birthday so we went to la pinata and had margaritas. good times until my brain tried to commit suicide by way of extremely painful migraine. that shit hurt.

going back to kentucky soon to get ready for the april tour. its gonna be great.
i cant wait to play ore shows then get into the studio for the new record.

ive been having a great time at home. just hanging out with friends and relaxing. nicole comes up on tuesday! yay!! i cant wait.

by the way, if anyone has an ampeg reverberocket or jet II amp, give it to me. thanks.

dear troy,

im sitting right next to you. this paragraph i am typing is absolutely pointless. in a little while, we are going to the mall to go see chris grace on his lunch break. but you already knew that, didnt you. DIDNT YOU. yeah, you did.

we should go to heartlein guitars while we are out there. is that how its spelled? who cares. they have awesome gear there. lets go. okay? sweet. see you right now.

later.

im home

2009-03-25T10:04:00.001-07:00

posting from the comfort of my king size bed in fremont california. its good to be home. gonna go to berkeley, the city, eriks deli, and the new a&w that opened next to my house! root beer on tap! holy shit!

right now im going to take a shower, get dressed, and head over to sfarbucks for a much needed chai tea.

i've got my life in a suitcase

2009-03-24T16:46:00.000-07:00

for some reason i cant upload a photo. either way i am at denver international waiting to board my flight to san francisco. i cant wait to be home to see my friends and family. gah im gonna sleep in my bed again. i havent slept in a bed once this whole month.

a guy from germany (who looked like the guitarist from alive in wild paint) told me my tattoo was beautiful. it was odd but awesome. he asked me why i picked a trumpet. i told im my grandfathers story and he said that it was the most amazing thing he has ever heard and that he was going to write about it in his journal. thats so cool.

the next time i update, i will be in fremont california.

EDIT: heres the photo from denver!

california. here i come.

2009-03-23T17:16:00.000-07:00

whooooo!!! not much to write here. i am flying home for a little break before the april tour starts. i am very excited! i get to see my faily and stuff. ive already blogged about this havent i? oh whatever.

josh and i took travis to the airport this afternoon. im gonna meet up with him in SF later this week.

my birthday was on the 20th so im hoping to have some sort of get together back at home. all we did on my birthday was drive from florida to georgia. not much of a birthday bash. i just want someone to buy me a beer.

california. here i come.