what's up fuckers. i am currently in the midst of the first hardcore weekend of 2008. i am enjoying new jersey hardcore appreciation weekend (mouthpiece and turning point exclusively) and i just saw bane two days in a row. bane played with a bunch of shitty bands (outbreak and trash talk suck, and silent drive is inexplicably basically a nu metal band) but bane gets me pretty psyched so i don't even really mind much. the last time i saw bane before this weekend, i got kicked in the face during evergreen terrace's set, and then cursed stayed at a house i was housesitting, put chicken burrito leftovers in a bowl of ramen, and watched major payne instead of sleeping. good dudes, great band. might go to this is hell and cancer bats tomorrow to remind myself never to go to shows again. should probably skip that.

two of my friends from swarthmore, pennsylvania, have blogs! ben has one here, where he wrote about something and will hopefully keep it up because i don't see him often (even though we go to school together). peter has one here, where he will probably lapse into the royal we at any moment. laurel, who is not from swarthmore and may never set foot in that small borough, also has a blog, not unlike my own (though much better and funnier and more frequently updated) here. she is in bolivia!

everyone left san diego so i listen to this american life and feel like veronica mars listening to tapes she stole from the evidence room, YOU KNOW? shit's aight. i taught my parents how to play settlers of catan but my dad acted like a brat the whole time and it kinda blew, but i won with four victory point development cards. i have a three game winning streak going on and i'll never lose again! i'm leaving san diego in a week and i feel like a drifter. don't wanna go back to the cold, fuck. i'm real stoked to see the youth crew boys though.

recent jams:
big boys - wreck collection
bane - holding this moment
mouthpiece - face tomorrow
feelies - crazy rhythms
velvet underground - white light/white heat
three mile pilot - s/t