O man, yesterday was SO beautiful. The weather was fantastic. I was walking down elmwood in the early afternoon and everyone was out there just walking around talking, chatting, being pleasant. Everyone was just happy to be outside and see the sun and walking their dogs and the sun didn't hide behind any clouds or anything. It was so....glorious? It was like I dunno, sort of what I imagine Penny Lane is like. There was this old promo video for penny lane back in 1967 with the Beatles just walking around on a day not too unlike yesterday and o well, the things that make you think.

As I was riding home, "All the things that I have done" byt the killers was playing and the sun was going down and i was on streets that i hadn't been on since i was a kid and it was sort of like I was seeing things for the first time. It reminded me of when my dad would take me to play baseball at the park when i was around 10 or 11 with my friend and brother and the sun would go down and no one would say anything but you didn't have to, because nothing needed to be said, life was good and you could only see it getting better. Welcome to the New World!

First I would like to say that "You're Beautiful" the song by James Blunt is the worst song of the year. I don't usually disqualify people's music out of hand, but this song is truly awful. I'm convinced women will enjoy any song that's complimentary to them, for example, "Your Body is a Wonderland", "You are so beautiful", "You really got a hold on me", etc. Dopes. j/k.

They say that violence is never the answer, but what if the question is "What's an 8 letter word that begins with a 'V'?"

The Strokes are on Letterman today, so set your mother fucking VCRS, TIVOS, and other assorted video capture devices. They'll be playing "Heart in a Cage", their new single from "First Impressions of Earth". If you ain't down wit dat then lick the parquay Cornwalice.

So yesterday was valentine's day and I had a terrific time. I don't know why everyone gets so bent out of shape about it. "Awww, it's made up. Invented by Hallmark". That's a really horrible way to think of it. Sure, maybe the customs have been hijacked by the big corporations, but really that's no reason to hate it. Valentine's is what you make it, same as Christmas. I think it says a lot about a person to hate a day dedicated to love. Surely you could at least be happy for those people who do enjoy the holiday. But whatever, maybe it's not my place to say.

I finally got to see the Brokeback Mountain movie, and I really liked it a lot. I thought it looked really good too. Just the cinematography, the shots, everything. It totally made me forget about the Hulk, haha. I think I might buy it when it comes out on DVD, but I'm not totally sure yet. At least I'll rent it and hear what the director has to say.

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
That's seventy-two unforced errors for
Richie Tenenbaum. He's playing the
worst tennis of his life. What's he
feeling right now, Tex Hayward?

TEX HAYWARD (V.O.)
I don't know, Jim. There's obviously
something wrong with him. He's taken
off his shoes and one of his socks, and -
- actually, I think he's crying.
Richie is shown preparing to serve with tears all over his
face. He hesitates. He looks into the stands.

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Who's he looking at in the friends' box,
Tex?

TEX HAYWARD (V.O.)
That's his sister, Margot, and her new
husband, Raleigh St. Clair. They were
just married yesterday, Jim.

So way to go Steelers. The first half of the game was shit, but the second half really picked up and made for a good watch. The Stones went alright though I thought they'd have a more interesting set list. I guess they always have to play satisfaction. It amzazes me that Mick Jagger is in as good a shape as he is. The Stones: A truly great band.

And that's it. I guess I'll go fuck off now ;)

Tommorow's Groundhog's day! the Best day of the year!



I KNOW we'll get that spring we've been craving!

You gave your love to me softly
I heard your heart beating true
Still your Bijon lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly

When I'm feeling blue and lonely
All I have to do is think of you
We had just one night but it lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly

La la la you sang to me
Baby don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight

You gave your love to me softly

La la la you sang to me
Baby don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight


Quite possibly the best weezer song EVER. It clocks in at under two minutes and it needn't be a second longer. As perfect as a pop rock song can be. It makes me tremendously sad that they can't write those sort of songs anymore :( . Big ups to (e:ladycroft) for scoring a gnarly photo of me gazing off at something.

My warrior woman. My Valkyrie. You'll always be mine, always and never. Never. The Fire, baby. It'll burn us both. It'll kill us both. there's no place in this world for our kind of fire. Always and never. If I have to die for you tonight, I will.

I really like that quote.

So the times, they are a changin'! I've got friends that are movin' on and away and I'm happy for them but sad to see them go. What can I say? I guess I'm a little bit of a baby when it comes to things like that.

What else? I'm trying to cultivate other relationships I have so I'm not alone on Valentine's (Sal-entine's depending on who you talk to) day this year. Basically what that entails is probably two dates prior to a date on Feb.14th. So I suppose I'd better put myself out there, but of course money is tight and I don't start my job until Sunday. I hope it pays weekly. God I need money. There are just too many beautiful girls out there right now. I'm pretty overwhelmed that some of them actually are eager to talk to me. Go figure.

Bands of the moment include:

The Strokes
Say Anything
Metric
Elvis Costello
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

I started writing some music today and I was really happy with it. I layed it down on a little microcassette as not to forget it. I have a friend coming over tommorow to play guitar with and hopefully it can be fleshed out a bit.

I've been tinkering with making stencils lately as I've got this new fascination with street art and pop art. I just dig clean lines and assemblyline efficiency. I was talking to a friend who's an art student and she was taken aback that I can do between 3 and 5 paintings a week. I don't think it's terribly difficult to do. I don't have any true fondness for them either so wasting time on getting every detail right just doesn't seem rewarding.

O! Last night I totally remembered something: I can figure out most combination locks just by holding them in my hand and tinkering (average time is about 3 minutes). I'm not kidding. I don't know how I forgot that bit of knowledge. I think the last time I really applied it was in the fourth grade. Totally weird. I found a couple of old Masterlock combination locks in the basement and just thought it'd be fun if I could still do it and sure enough i could. Pretty neat, but also pretty useless. haha.

I think that's all I really have for right now, but I would like to extend birthday wishes to (e:jessika)! happy birthday!