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Hmm - Is anyone out there faithful? Damn! I swear, sometimes I wish I didn't know the things that people tell me. Now, this doesn't apply to me, because I'm very obviously not in a relationship, but… It seems almost everyone that I know that is in a relationship, is screwing around on his or her partner. And this is especially true for the friends I know who are in gay relationships. I mean, holy shit, what sort of hope does this give me that I'll ever have the chance of finding someone who won't be screwing around on me, AND, will this mean that it's very realistic that I too, will be unable to resist the temptation of fooling around on my significant other? I will be honest, just hearing these stories scares me, and yet, I totally understand the underlying motivations, and furthermore I can't say that I wouldn't do the exact same thing in that situation! I hate to sound jaded, but it really makes me doubt the "reality" or possibility of a true, happy, monogamous relationship.
Ahh - Nice night tonite. I had a good solo night with some quality Adam time. I went and worked out while I did laundry at our nice facilities here. Afterwards, while I waited for my clothes to dry, I took a dip in the pool. It was the perfect night for it, and the pool was all warm and dark... Very relaxing, especially after a great workout. I got some good thinking done.
Concert: Dave Matthews - A fun filled adventurous day with my friend Eric in town, as we trolloped around town. We went down to Little Five to walk the streets of the closed stores... simply because we had nothing better to do. We had a great lunch at Los Bravos, and went back to my Apt to get ready for the night. We headed down to HiFi Buys Amphitheatre to see the Dave Matthews Band. We also ended up connecting with my friends Brian, Brett, Alyssa, and her sister Amanda. The 6 of us had a blast as we all got our drink on and generally made asses of ourselves. What a blast though. I'm not sure I've had a better time at a concert in recent memory.
Hmm - Yah, it's been a while since I last posted, and it felt right to throw up some words just so that people didn't think that I died or perhaps otherwise left this world. The simple fact of things really boils down to this move. Since moving into this new apartment, things have remained busy. With unpacking, and getting into a totally new routine, it's kept me on my toes. But I am loving the new setup. I'm really getting this place into shape. I'm very happy with the way things have worked out.
Hmm - It occurs to me today that good kissers are far undervalued and underappreciated.
Rave:
House Of God - Johan Gielen - After
sleeping a record 14 hours (!) last night, I woke up for the first time in
the longest time without having to rush off somewhere with only 4 hours of
sleep. With the move and so much going on lately, I just haven't had
the time to sleep. Today was a nice change. I ran to
Lawrenceville and picked up a couple things, and ran some errands, then
dashed back here to setup my bed (finally), and get ready to head to the
Globe for a rave. Johan Gielen was the headliner tonite, a UK house
DJ from Holland. I wasn't familiar with him, but a majority of my
friends told me good things... and I was just looking for an excuse to get
out and party... So I arrived down there and hooked up with Chuck, Amy,
and Will and shook booty all nite long. So many hotties there tonite!
Urrrrrh... A lot of fun... Just before I left, I got to see my
friend Junior whom I haven't seen in forever! I will definitely put
Johan on the list of DJ's to see again!Move In Day - Well... As it turns out... For a few reasons, I needed to bump up my move-in date. So, yesterday, I went and go the keys. The girl at the leasing office was cool and isn't going to charge me for the 2 extra days. It's about 11pm as I write this, perhaps the last news bite from my Lawrenceville headquarters, but, thus far, there isn't much over at the pad. I have the Z93 Ford Excursion here though, so I'm about to go fill that to the brim and take a load over. So far, no complaints. It's a small cozy pad, but, it's well done, and is going to suit me perfect.
Rave: Deja Vu Deux - Day 2 - Went back up to the Globe tonight for the 2nd night of raving. Tonite, the Prophecy Collective, Spacemen, and a few others were on the agenda. I got there around 1am since I was running late and was going to end up missing Rick West, and didn't mind missing Prophecy... but as it turned out, the timeslots were all askew and Prophecy didn't come on til 3am, followed immediately by Spacemen. Feelgood was on beforehand and did a good job keeping things energetic. Prophecy wasn't bad, but predictable with pretty much the identical show they put on each time they come through town. I did get a free CD though, so I can't hate too much. Spacemen, while campy, were very enjoyable. I love their style of tunes... almost electro in style. Good fun. It was a great night and a lot of fun hanging out with Chuck, that didn't end up wrapping up til around 5am. After which I drove back to Lawrenceville to shower and throw down a quick breakfast. I then left at 6:45am to take Steve to the airport for a business trip, dropped him off, and doubled-back to the radio station where I hung out til 3pm with our Chief Engineer so that he and I could make sure that the radio station stayed on the air while our office building did work on the power grid of the building. I finally got home and majorly assed out til around 10pm. It was a crazy day, but tons of fun, and totally something different.
Rave:
Deja Vu Deux - Day 1 - Deja Vu
Deux went down tonight at the Globe with Baby Anne, Icey, and Irene.
It was a great turnout, despite the $28-$35 ticket price.... The price
does include TWO nights of tunes... tonight is just part one... I got
there around 1ish, and was thankful to have no line, which suprised me
because of the
large number of cars in the lot. Icey was on, and
was sending out some great classic Icey breaks, and even spun a remix of
the really cool Dirty Vegas tune "Days Go By"... After Icey, DJ
Irene came on, and WOW... what a great pleasure that was.
I had heard much about her, and this was my first time seeing Irene
(to my knowledge/recollection)… and she did not disappoint!
She came on with a huge burst of energy, and threw out the Hard
House tunes loud and proud! The
crowd ate it up big time. I
could not tear myself from the dancefloor during her entire 1 and a half
hour set. I will definitely
be seeing her again! I also
got a chance to enjoy some quality from my pal-o-pals, Jeff, aka DJ
Invisible out back… It was good times, hanging with my very good friend
Chuck, Amy, and Jeff, Mike and the rest of the crew.
I look forward to Saturday nights party, but I cannot see what can
top Irene’s massive performance tonight.Hmm - If you eat 2 fortune cookies, and the 2 fortunes contradict each other... do they cancel each other out?
Wednesday, June
12, 2002Mobile 4: Re-Activated - I picked up my car today from Honda! Mobile 4 drives better than ever before! You really can notice a difference. It's great that it was free to boot! =)
Pop Tarts - It occurs to me this morning, that I haven't had a Pop Tart in a long ass time!
Armed Forces Day - It looks like it came after all.
Rave: Deja Vu Deux Pre-Party - Went to the Globe tonight, for the first time in a long time. There really hasn't been that many good parties lately. After I got back from my Miami trip earlier this year, the scene has been sorta dry... or maybe I'm just comparing it too much to Miami... In either event, I've just been sorta waiting it out. Well tonight, VinylBoy threw a free party to gear the city up for his Deja Vu Deux next weekend. Free always works, and DJ Santana is usually fun, so I headed over and enjoyed myself. Hanging out with Chuck for a good part of the night and also seeing various friends including Kenneth was great.
Engage
Mobile 99 - Well poor 'lil Mobile
4 had a problem last week. On Friday, the ignition switch failed and
I had to rig it up so I could get home from the station. I stayed up
all Friday night and drove my car over to Lanier Honda this morning when
they opened at 7 am. It didn't take them long to confirm that the
ignition switch had in fact failed, and would need to be replaced...
Luckily for me, the timing couldn't have been better. Honda
apparently issued a recall 2 weeks ago about the ignition switch in
Preludes stating: "ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION
SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE
SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE
ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH." Not surprisingly,
I was pleased, since I was looking at a $400-500 repair if I had to pay
for it out of pocket... To boot, Lanier Honda found that there was another
recall issued in 1999 having to do with the ball joints (no jokes) on the
front suspension. The previous owners never got it repaired, so they
are taking care of that, plus giving me a full tune up, and oil change...
all for free.... as if that weren't enough, since the parts aren't all in,
they are providing me a rental car free of charge (see pictured: ACC
Mobile 99, a Saturn SL2) to drive while my car gets repaired.
Sweet! I miss Mobile 4 already, but I'm really diggin gettin' $800+
of car work for free! =) 
Friday,
June 7, 2002Movie - Went and saw Undercover Brotha tonite with Brian and a couple of his friends. Funny movie. If you liked slapstick, innuendo, humor sort of flicks, you'll enjoy this movie. I can't go so far as to say I'd buy this movie or anything, but it was good fun. =)
Tuesday,
May 28, 2002Oh, I Forgot To Tell You! - It's official... I found my new apartment! I'll be moving into my new apartment at Post Dunwoody near the end of June. It's a nice lil one bedroom pad that is loaded with the niceties of life that a person just has to have in this day and age! It's also right on the MARTA line so I can cruise to class as needed with relative ease. I'm psyched... I'm sure I'll plan a lil get together at the ACC party pad (complete with party porch) very soon, so check back.
Monday,
May 27, 2002Movie - I went and saw "About A Boy" tonight. This was a cute flick and while certainly not everyone's cup of tea, it was well done and very enjoyable. If you're in touch with your sensitive side, go and check this movie out. Hugh Grant does a great job in this flick. It's essentially about a fairly bitter and jaded guy who has romantically played the scene his whole life and hasn't had to work after living off his father's money... when he finds a larger meaning to his life. It's not completely as cheesy and Hollywood cookie cutter as most films these days, and if you enjoy British humor, you will enjoy the film. =)
Saturday,
May 25, 2002Meep-Meep - I made my way out to Stone Mountain Park today for our Z93 "America" Live in Concert / Memorial Weekend celebration. There was a huge turnout and I had a great time kickin some serious VIP up in there with the catered food, and drivin around golf carts all day like a mad man. That was all class if ya know what I mean. And.. me thinks ya do!
Friday,
May 24, 2002John Mayer - Went down to On The Bricks at Centennial Olympic Park downtown tonight to see John Mayer. What a great show he played. The crowd was hyped and he was hyped about the turnout. He played some great tunes, and made some funny remarks between songs. The weather couldn't have been better for an outdoor show like that. The almost full moon made it spectacular
Saturday,
May 18, 2002Concert: Green Day & Blink 182 - Much fun tonight as Alyssa and Brian and I went up to HiFi Buys Amphitheatre for Green Day and Blink. Green Day absolutely threw it down with a great show with some awesome crowd interaction. While Blink wasn't as involved or as heavy as a show, they did a great job too with their specialty brand of humor. It was a great show and being tanked always helps!
Saturday,
May 18, 2002New Pics! - Pics from last weekend's trip to the Tennessee Aquarium, and some various pics with my friends Nate, Dan, Kenneth, and Chuck are posted.
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Hah - Look everybody!... I made an update!... Yah, yah... I know, I got lazy when school got out, but I have some new updates and new pics in the works, so check back, those should be up soon!
Saturday,
May 11, 2002Tennessee Aquarium... And then some - Fun day today... Brian, Eric, Gerrell, and I took my Mom's Suburban and drove up to Chattanooga, Tennessee to see the Tennessee Aquarium. Mapquest told us it was a 3 hour drive, but we managed it in 1 and a half. It was a fun ride complete with smack talking and showing out. Once we got to Chattanooga we got our tickets and grabbed some lunch at Mellow Mushroom. Good pie. I was impressed with the Aquarium. It was quite big, and had helluva lot more than I expected. We made our way through and then headed over to the IMAX theater to watch a special on the Space Station narrated by mister Top Gun: Tom Cruise. That was also fairly cool and inspired the thought among some of how fun it would be to have sex in space. Once that mess was done, we loaded up and headed back to Atlanta, where we popped in at Brian's house out in Stone Mountain. We chilled out there for a good bit before taking off to go climb Stone Mountain.... which we did... (minus Gerrell)... After our mountain climb we cruised around Stone Mountain and popped in at the Dunkin Donuts and local Checkers before taking off back for Brian's house where we proceeded to watch the movie K-Pak. Interested flick... After the movie, we headed out and went up to my house in Lawrenceville to pick up some stuff and doubled back to Brian's dorm at Georgia Tech where we proceeded to chill out and cause trouble. I didn't get home til around 10am and grabbed a quick 3 hours of sleep before I had to wake up for a Mother's Day Cookout we were having at the house. But it was well worth it. A kick ass day!
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Saturday,
May 4, 2002Music Midtown 2002 - What a whirlwind weekend this has been!!!!... From last nights late night dorm drink fest with Brian which caused us to miss our way to Music Midtown, to today's festivities. I had an Accounting final today at noon, which i had to drag my hungover ass out of bed for... Let it be said that i "did not give my best performance" on that exam. Not so much that I was hungover and tired as hell, but that I HATE accounting.... After that insanity, I picked Brian up from Tech and we made our way to Music Midtown to see Flickerstick. I was a bit clueless about them, but I was pleasantly surprised. The weekend's rain had made the open area grass field a mud pit, but that did nothing to hamper our fun. They put on a great show. Afterwards, we made our way over to the 99X stage to meet up with my friends Chuck and Amy...always a lovely sight for my eyes! Chuck, Brian and I pulled some serious 007 action and scammed our way into the Turner South indoor acoustic concert with Don McLean, June Carter Cash, Mike Mills, Cindy Wilson, and Edwin McCain... it was peppered with some stellar preformaces and a great warm-up song from Doria Roberts. I really enjoyed that indoor show. After that ended, Brian and I headed back to GSU to change and pick up Brett at Tech to go see Spiderman... Good flick... don't be lame, go see it. It's been a great night and I'm bushed... I'm out!
...In for Willard - Filled on on-air tonight at Z93 for Willard who was out sick. First time in the 7p-Midnight slot. I had fun with it.
You Sunk My Battleship! - Hung out at Nate's with Nate, Kenneth and Dan tonight. We had drinks as usual, watched DVDs, and tried a new drinking game that we made up... Electronic Drinking Battleship... lets just say that it works quite well.
Old Navy - My shorts need more pockets.
Biznasss - Long time no post eh?... Yah, this is true, but things have been busy as of late. I've been busy as hell at work designing some ASP code to show the "Now Playing" song on the air show up on the website. In addition, the school semester is coming to an end soon, so there is an abundance of work to deal with the finals and whatnot. Music Midtown is next weekend and aside from the fact that I have a final on that Saturday, and on the Monday following the festival, it should be a good time to party. I'm on the air tonight midnight to 6am, AND tomorrow night from 9pm to 1am once again. That should be some fun. I'm considering going to the mountains tomorrow to go hiking, but we will see how that plays out. OH, and since I officially have decided NOT to return to the dorms next year, I have been casually looking for an apartment. I think I found the complex I want to move into, and I will be working out details to try and move in there August 1st... we shall see. Let's see... what else is going on... ummm... oh yah!... I'm excited that my friends Gerrell and Eric will be coming to Atlanta in a couple of weeks. We are all geared up for some good times. I think that about catches things up for now. I'll be sure to bring you more life drama - as it occurs.
New Pics! - The final set of Miami pics are online! Check 'em out.
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Wednesday, April
10, 2002Hump Day, My A$$ - Man this has been an absolutely most insane week. My sleep schedule is still all askew to the extreme, and I know staying up till all hours of the AM partyin' with friends doesn't help, but... come on. It was a productive day at work today though. One of those days where you have a sheet full of stuff that needs fixing, and you just plow through, high on several cans of Mountain Dew, fixin' shit like nobody's bidness!
Huh!? - I'm so tired today. I woke up for class after a big couple hours of sleep. The hanging with Chuck on Saturday night and the time change have all got me a bit askew on my sleep schedule. And I still need to post the 3rd set of Miami pics... Which are coming soon!
Halo - Quality bev's, hangtime with Chuck, and Halo 'til Dawn. My kinda Saturday night!
Miami Pics - The pics from our day at the Ultra 4 Electronic Music Festival are now online.
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Miami - I'm home... MANY more pics and the rest of the story to be posted soon... Check back!
Miami - The adventure continues... New Pics online.
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Miami Countdown - So much going on... Work, hangover... and packing... I have class then immediate departure for Miami tomorrow. It should be awesome.
Cause
311's Got The Boom Yall
- 311 returned to the Tabernacle tonight and what a show. 
I
met up with Justin and his friend and Jeff here at the dorms and hiked it
over the the Tabernacle. We did a little pre-party beving in Mobile
4 then went in to catch about 4 songs from Hoobastank. 311 came on
shortly after to an insane crowd. We were all on the floor of course
and began working our way towards the front... which we managed to do in
short order. It was soooo hot, and so packed in there. Anyone
not used to that would have panicked but I that is just how the pit at 311
goes. I was smiles the whole time and every time I caught Justin or
Jeff's eye, I got the same from them. Pal's and 311... Nothing
better. 311 brought out an arsenal of great tunes from their
collection, peppered with a few new and many classics. Nick Hexum's
stage dive during the encore capped a great performance. I was lucky
enough to get a 311 guitar pick. Unlike last time, which was one of
Tim's, this one was actually Nick Hexum's (see the pics). After the
show, Justin and I hung around around back of the Tabernacle for the
possible meet and greet opportunity with 311. After a long wait, we
were rewarded with visits from P-Nut and SA (the bassist and one of the
vocalists for 311). I got pictures with both and got them to sign a
poster of mine. It was a real treat, and although I was unable to
meet the entire band this time around, I was very satisfied with the way
the night went. A true treat to the beginning of a very busy yet exciting
week!>> Check Out The Pics
"Oh
What A Day" - I
was sick of sleep-late-and-do-nothing Saturdays, so I decided not to sleep
in and get up and drive up to the mountains and hike a little bit and just
see something different. It was the perfect weather for it... Partly
cloudy and about 70 with a good breeze. There was a slight chance of
showers, but I decided to give it a whirl anyhow. I left around 1
after grabbing a Subway 'samich and fillup the car up with petrol. I
left straight from the dorms and decided to go check out Anna Ruby
Falls. My Dad had taken me there as a 'lil tyke so I wanted to see
how much I remembered. Plus you cant go wrong with
waterfalls. It took me about an hour and 15 minutes... 45
minutes less than Mapquest told me... So, I was happy. I did the
very short hike up to the falls and took the sights in, snapped a few pics,
and hiked back. It was about 4p at this point so I decided to detour
on my way home and stop in and see my Dad at his place since it was sorta
nearby. I hung out there and had dinner with my Dad and step mom
Carolyn, then left there around 7ish. I stopped by the Lawrenceville
house to get mail and such, and GaTech Brian invited me over for some
drinking. I was game and headed back to the GSU dorms to change and
whatnot. I finally got over to his dorms and started pounding some
bev's... I can tell you that doing shots of vodka and chasing it with
Smirnoff Ice will get you hammered fast. We all had a good time and Brian's
and by around 4am people started headin out... rounding out what was a
great, and quite eventful Saturday.>> Check Out The Pics
Thursday, March
14, 2002Soup Chef Virginity Lost - I was hungry and wanted something, but I wasn't quite sure what... So I did some web surfing (good ole web)... and found a recipe for a soup that sounded yummy. So I rode by the Krogahz on the way back to the dorms and picked up the needed ingredients and then came back and made a very impressive (if I say so myself) Corn and Crabmeat Bisque... from scratch baby!. Yum... To boot, Alyssa was over since she had to leave early in the AM for her trip to New Mexico to see her real dad that she hasn't seen in like 13 years... So it was a big night. Kick-ass soup, and quality Alyssa time.
Something Different - I was bored with the usual routine today, so I went and had lunch at Brittian Dining Hall over at Tech for lunch instead. It's always fun to get a chance to stare at new faces and try new things.
Music Midtown - I waltzed into work and was there all of about 20 minutes, before I was whisked away with friends to the Music Midtown 2002 Press Conference at the Tabernacle. They had the place all setup like some sort of wedding, with big tables and a buffet of food and free beer! What a rough life. On top of that good stuff, I got to find out the lineup for Music Midtown. Looks like some kickass artists are coming. That will be a fun way to end the semester.
May Contain Lactose - What a bum of a day. It's all rainy and gooey outside. On top of that, they shut off the water here at the dorms for "needed emergency repairs". So needless to say class had to be skipped, and I slept in. But now I'm awake, the water's back on, and I've had a shower. So I'm sitting here brainstorming about some life changes I want to make. I also have a hankerin' to cook. I think when I get off work tonight I'm going to make a "real" dinner. Maybe some baked stuffed bell peppers, some dirty rice, and a marinated pork loin roast. I'm thinking that sounds yum.
Update - New pics have been uploaded to the Picture Gallery.
You Put What, Where? - I put my earrings in today. I haven't had them in for like 6 months. Yah yah... I know you don't like it, but you can go screw! You know the rest of the gang and I make fun of you and your "hair problem" whenever you aren't around anyhow, don't you? ;-)
Rave: Baby Anne, Kimball Collins, Micro - Went over to the Tabernacle after I voiced my airshift at the station to catch the Mirage party. Always loads of fun, and after hooking up with my friend Chuck, and soon after the rest of the crew, we shook our booty til the early AM. After the party Chuck and I came back to the dorms and played some serious Halo on X-Box. We owned of course.
Owch - Today is recovery day. I rarely get this hungover, but I out-did myself last night. Nathan came over and we played Halo on X-Box and watched an assortment of TV shows. The fun lasted til the early AM. Man down. Twas worth it. Taking the rental car back tonight, and I am really starting to get excited about Miami!
Wednesday,
March 6, 2002Mobile 4 Returns - Yay! I got Mobile 4 back finally, and I cannot tell you how great it is to be back in my ride. She drives even better than before! A heavy dose of Spring Break drinking is on for tonight!
Rave: Vinyl Boy Anniversary w/ DJ Icey; Mobile 99 Broken Into - Went up to the Globe tonight. Since good ole Mobile 4 is in the shop having "upgrades" done, I took my rental car. Icey is always good to see, and lately when I've seen him spin, it's been a really great mix of sick beats. Plus, the fact that I was getting into the $27 party for free and that my friends would be there were motivating factors. I had a blast as usual hanging and dancing with my pals, and decided to leave around 4 or 5. However, someone else decided that my rental car looked like too much of a babe magnet and wanted in. The driver's side window was busted out and the glove compartment and car had been gone through for goodies. Of course... there was nothing in there, since it was a freaking rental car! Mine was one of about 5 in that section of the parking lot that had been broken into. As it turns out, someone else in the parking lot got held up at gunpoint by the same guys. So, as I see it, I got off lucky. Insurance will cover all the damages to the rental car, and I'll just swap it for another rental car tomorrow, but it makes you think. I said screw it anyhow on the way home, and went by the 24 hour Krystal and got some breakfast. To hell with negativity.
Thursday,
February 28, 2002Read Between The Lines - This post won't make much sense if you don't write computer code, or don't know what ASP is, but I just had to ramble on. I have been coding all day in ASP to get various timestamp features for the Z93.com website... It's got me to thinking. (partially because I've been coding all day, and also because it's 3am and I am still coding)... But, it seems to me that computer programming has a big parallel to the way life plays out. In the sense that we lay it out like we want it, and sometimes it's sloppy. Other times... it's nicely laid out, but usually either way, we are so sure and confident we know how it will all end up. And I can say from personal experience, that when it doesn't play out just like I had planned, I am always baffled at where the error could be. As if, "what??? the almighty me could never make a mistake!"... I guess, in that sense, it's humbling to get kicked in the ass on occasion. Essentially it boils down to this. Sometimes, there are factors in life you just plain miss. Maybe because you were moving too fast, or maybe even because there was never a way you could have known... But that's just how it is.
Saturday,
February 23, 2002That 70's Mess In The ATH - Massive errand day for ACC. I ran all over the world and back again running errands and whatnot. But, I did manage to blow some disposable income of which I do not have. I picked up a Fender Acoustic Guitar (yay!) which sounds really awesome. The sound reverberates really well in it. I got my taxes done, and I also picked up a new digital camera (finally!) So, I hope to post some new pics all over the place. After my errand agendas, I headed out to Athens, where the "Party at The Moontower" was being held and Alyssa 'n Jeff's pad. There was a good few people there and good times were had. Always great to see the crew. Alyssa, Jeff, Tony, Kalilah, Brooke, Kerry, Troy, John... and the rest..
Shout Out - On-Air tonite. Went smooth. It was an all request weekend, and due to the nature of my show, I was able to just go down my "Sup's" section and give out dedications to pretty much everyone on there. So, if you're on my sup's list... you had a shout-out at some point Friday night. =)
I Am Heeealed-ah, It's A Miracale-ah - Went back to the doctor today for a follow-up about the whole foot thing... I've been up-graded, so I don't have to deal with crutches anymore, but I still hafta wear the ankle brace for another week. I feel so free and liberated. Ok, so let's go hiking!.
YES, It Really Is "MASSAGE" Lotion - Quality Alyssa hanging time tonight.
SOTB - On-air again tonight at Z93. I didn't actually listen to my show though because I hung out with the GaTech Brian here at my dorm watching movies and tossing back a couple.
Crutches
Make You Venerable To Panhandling - The pain was raining down
on my fun parade, so when I finished my Business Law exam today, I took
off for the doctor's office. They X-Rayed the whole foot deal (see
Feb 11, 2002 for the whole story), and said that I have a 3rd degree sprain... which the
doctor described as being as bad as if I had actually broken it. He
told me I'd need to wear an air splint, and that I'd be on crutches for at
least the next week. I DID get some fabulous drugs however...
Hyrodocodine does wonders for the noggin. This whole crutches thing
is great for getting pity, but I'm over it. I can no longer out
run the homeless for panhandling... And well, that's not good. But,
I'll continue to pop my pills and make up wonderful lies about what
happened to passerby's who keep asking me what happened, and be thankful for what I
got!
What
tha? - OK, I admit it. I'm a geek, and I love living in the
new age. I cherish the fact that I never have to mail a check to pay
a bill, and that I use my debit card and AMEX like a mad man. But, I
still cannot for the life of me, understand how or why anyone in this day
and age still pays at the grocery store by writing out a check. I
can't believe stores actually still TAKE checks. I mean, what is
it? It's a note saying, "hey store, ummm, like I don't have any
money, but here's a piece of paper... and I wrote on it... so... will you
take that instead?"... And anyone who holds up the line long enough
to write out a check and go through the 8 pieces of identification
verification has balls. Even the fastest spending women, trained
with her quick draw pen skills, cannot write a check as fast as they could
have swiped her debit card. Are these shoppers intimidated by the
plastic? Perhaps a 4 digit PIN is too difficult to remember? I
need to know WHY damnit!
Doh
- While heading back to the dorms after
work tonite I fucked up my foot making a run for the MARTA train down some
stairs. I DID make the train... boo-yah... but only after landing a 3
stair jump on the side of my foot. I figure this should make my
rollerblading challenging, and what's the fun of life without a little
challenge! =0 On a side note, Alyssa and I were talking on the
phone tonite and decided that we both needed to be more stupid.
We're going to make an effort to do more spontaneous and not-so-logical
activities in an effort to expand our life experiences. Bring on the
stupidity!
Sunday,
February 10, 2002Sunday - Took part in this nice weather and went skating today. I brought up my guitar amp from the house so I can start playing around on the guitar more. I MUST learn more than 4 chords and 2 songs!
Saturday,
February 9, 2002Rave: Deepsky - I got a hair cut today and ran my usual errands, but tonight was something to look forward to. A chance to celebrate as I headed up to the Tabernacle to see Deepsky among others. Deepsky preformed live at the very first rave I went to, and I always try to see them when they come into town. They came and dished it out in large proportions and everyone enjoyed. Afterwards, my and my lovely friends Amy, Peter, Chuck and many more, headed over to Innovox to chill at the after-party for a bit. It was fun, but too chill for the group so we all took off. A great night and good treat.
Z93 - It's been about 6 months since I've been on the air, and it was nice to return tonight. This week's show went very well. Thanks for the encouragement and support from all my friends who tuned in this week.
Thursday,
February 7, 2002The 311 Goo - The goo dispenser went on overload today. My friend, Jason, who used to work with me at Z93 and now works for our sister station, a modern rock format station in West Palm Beach, Florida managed to get me a goodie the last time 311 came through town. Since he is the afternoon DJ on the station, he was able to get backstage access etc to the 311 show and got me a sweet ass poster (similar to the image on the right), and then... got the entire band to sign it!!!!... I am wading in a big pile of goo from the hooked-upness I feel. The love. The goo! =)
311 Night - Justin came over tonight and we watched ETSD 2, then learned some of Down on the guitar. A jam packed 311 night.
Friday,
February 2, 2002Movie Tyme - The weekend is here!!!... and I went and hung out with my buddy Davey-Dave-David. We ended up goin to see that Mandy Moore movie, A Walk To Remember. It was nice and romantic, and a lot like a 2 hour Dawson's Creek special you might see on the WB... David was disappointed in the ending, but I had no real complaints. We also watched some QAF episodes back at his pad and put in some good hang time. On a side note, the weather this week has been gorgeous, and now apparently there is the word that snow might be in the forecast next week... How insane!... Only in Atlanta. God love Atlanta, the city you can count on for true weather drama.
Sunday, January
27, 2002ON-AIR - Well, it's official, I will be returning to the air-waves at Z93. I'll be doing my new on-air shift on Friday nights (Saturday mornings) here on out from 12 midnight to 6am beginning February 8th. So, be sure to wake the dogs and tune in for the un-chained insanity.
Not The Usual Saturday - The weather was reasonably nice today, so I took off and went rollerblading and then ran a few errands before meeting up with Alyssa so she could dye my hair. We enjoyed some 4 hour hair drama as we dyed it all sorts of craziness. Came out nice I think. We'll see what the people have to say about it.
Rave: Ravalicious - Went up to the globe tonight and waited in the extremely long line to get in for Skylab200, Sikora, Native Outlander, Purple Haze, and more for tonight's Plur Planet anniversary party. Bumped into the fun friends, my hunny Amy of course, Chuck, Chris, and so many others... I had a fun time gettin' my booty on till all hours of the 'morn.
Friday, January
25, 2002311!!! - 311 tickets HAVE been secured! I repeat, 311 tickets HAVE been secured.
Ding! - IEEE 802.11 capability rules!.
Oh but I Goa - Went up to Club NV to catch my boy with the nice ass, Jeff... Nice Goa action, and I got the chance to see my friends Amy, Peter, and my huney Alyssa.
Good Day ACC - Nice day today... Good enough to allow me to squeeze in a little bit of rollerblading and follow that up with seeing "Orange County". Funny flick.. Jack Black is funny as hell. No work or school tomorrow because of MLK day... Nice!
Z93 Bowling - A bunch of us from the radio station went bowling tonight. We had an intoxicating good time.
Real World 11 - Season premiere of Real World 11 - Chicago came on tonite. Looks like a cool season. Also - my toes are cold.
Sunday, January
13, 2002DMB? - I have been on some strange (non-Gorby related) Dave Matthews Band kick all weekend. Everywhere I go, he's been playing, and I can't get these tunes outta my head. I'm working on getting his latest album, but I've been too lazy to go and download all the MP3s... God forbid I actually go buy it (gasp!)... If you have the CD, lemmie know and maybe I can grab the ISO from ya! =)
Athens - I went to the liquor store tonight and picked up a variety of bev's then bolted it to Athens to meet up with my pals! I was bartending up some pretty delicious beverage action from recipes I got off the net. Me, Alyssa, Jeff, Kerry, Aaron, Troy, Tony, the cat, and the rest of the gang all hung out and drank, played PlayStation 2, and went across the street to The Blind Pig for some pinball. I also got a chance to drop in on my step brother Jonathan. Very late night fun, and good fun catchin' up with the crew.
<Yawn> - Killing people in Halo on XBox and drinking beer all night with Justin is hard work... me sleep now.
Wednesday, January
9, 2002Cereal "O" Escapes: No One Injured - Tragedy struck home for one Georgia State University college student when an "O" from a box of Kellogg's Homer's Cinnamon Donut Cereal escaped from an unknown location sometime earlier this week. “I had assumed the ‘lil dude was in the bowl when I ate all of his brothers” said Adam Caskey, renter of the property where the small “O”’s stale corpse was discovered earlier today.
“I’m
really quite shocked and saddened that I missed out on the chance to eat
him!”
Police officials who are investigating the incident have several
theories on how the renegade “O” may have escaped consumption.
The official stated that they “have not ruled out some sort of
sick, cereal suicide." and went on to say that they have not ruled
out foul play. "We have several
principle suspects in mind, including a banana peel that was located near
the crime scene shortly before the “O”’s disappearance.”
This is the first of such incidents reported this year following a
rash of occurrences during the fall of 2001 where several Frosted Mini-Wheats
and some Lucky Charms were found in similar locations.GSU - Back to school yesterday. Today was accounting. The professor that my friend Rob and I have seems to be very cool. Hopefully this class will turn out better than the last one. I haven't done many posts lately... Things have been busy, but I shall endeavor to stay on top of this thizang.
Sunday, December
30, 2001Video - I uploaded the mini clip of me, Ed, Todd and the gang at the Georgia vs. Georgia Tech game. You'll see me briefly in the bright yellow Georgia Tech shirt in the lower left. Click here to download the MPEG.
Friday, December
21, 2001Bohh-yah! - I loooove the action. I picked up an X-Box today courtesy of the "hook-up" at work. My God I love perks... Lord knows what I will do with all this gaming power with this and the PlayStation 2... But I invite the fun.
Thursday, December
20, 2001I Love Things - The old engineering trick worked... I had bought a new cell phone not too long ago, but on the way back from Thanksgiving in Florida, my phone got ker-plunked into a nice glass of coke (about the worst thing you can do to any electronic device). Well of course it didn't work after it dried, and I thought the thing was a total loss, but I tried the engineers-last-resort trick on it and it worked!... I took the battery and SIM chip out and dunked it into a warm tub of soapy water and then rinsed it and let it dry on top of the computer monitor over night. Sure enough, the next morning the sucker powered up. Sometimes, it just works out!
Move Day - I woke up at 8am, and on a SATURDAY no less! That really is amazing if you know me... But I drove up to Braselton to help my Dad move his stuff into his new house just north of Gainesville. I'm not supposed to talk about the house, because he wants the brothers to be surprised when they go up and see it eventually, but it's a nice place.
Sat Nite - Went out with Brian.
Movie - Went and saw Harry Potter tonight. Cute flick. =)
X-Mas List - Note to the family: if you want to be nice to me this year, and you need my Xmas list, see Mom, she is the "keeper of the list".
Done! - The semester is finally over!!!
Wednesday, December
12, 2001Oh Yes - Got NCAA Football for my PS2 today free from work! I love perks!.
Sunday, December
9, 2001Z93 Xmas Party - Tonight I took Alyssa to the Z93 Staff Xmas party. This year we had it up at the Capital Grill in Buckhead. Took a while to get there as Alyssa and I found a way to get lost... but we finally managed to cruise on in just as everyone was being seated for dinner. Shwanky place by the way. I had a good time shmoozing with all the fellow co-workers in a non-work environment, and was certainly enjoying the free wine & food. The food there kicked ass, and in the meantime we all had a silent auction going on various items to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. I bid on and won the Sony Playstation 2. Rawk! After the party, Alyssa and I went and ran some errands then headed to Innovox for our final Innvox Sunday night. <tear> A lot of fun packed into tonight.
D-Day - I had my accounting final exam this morning. I doubt that I flunked it, but beyond that, it's anyone's guess. After that mess, I came back here to the dorms and passed out into an all day coma. I think I finally stumbled out of bed at about 7. I ran some errands in Gwinnett and bought myself a couple of rings and then went back to the dorms to head over the Lorettas for the rave.
Rave: DJ Dan, Kimball Collins & Nick Warren - Kimball Collins, DJ Dan, and Nick Warren were all spinning. I don't know what it is exactly, but I guess I am just not a DJ Dan fan... When I saw him spin last at the big party at the North-Atlanta Trade Center, I wasn't too impressed, and this time, I enjoyed it but wasn't overwhelmed. So I guess I will just make the assumption that he's good but just not my thing. Nick Warren was awesome, maybe the best of the night, and Kimball Collins was definitely hot. Perhaps one of the better recent performances I've seen of him.
Accounting - All night study session for my accounting exam tomorrow morning.... Who the hell schedules a Saturday morning final exam?... It's not quite right.
Argh - Snot be GONE I say!
Boom - Oh my God!... Thank goodness that damn accounting project is OVER!
Game:
Georgia vs. Georgia Tech
- Well after sleeping off last night, it was time to wake up and
cheer on my team to victory... or at least try. I met up with Todd,
Ed, Jeff, and the rest of the crew at the designated "tailgating" spot near
the Wellness Center on campus. We hung out and had bev's and snacks...
Typical tailgating type stuffs. Game time rolled around eventually and
I had the task of trying to find a ticket. Things were looking pretty
grim, but just when hope was dimming, we ran into Adam, this guy I know
through Ian, and Todd knows through his work. He somehow had a few
extra tickets and we managed to score one. Once inside I met up with
the crew and we tried our best to cheer on the Jackets. We did manage
to get ourselves on TV (video clip available for download soon), but our
team wasn't playing all that well... and soon, it was evident that it was
not to be. =( Oh well... We've won the last 3 years, I guess
they deserve at least one win. ;-) Rave: Tiesto @ NV - There's no better way to celebrate being back in the ATL than to get sauced and go ravin', so that's just what I did. I rolled into Atlanta just before 11pm tonight, and after catching my breath and checking email for the first time in days, I threw back some bev's and walked down the street to club NV to catch Tiesto who was spinning there. There was a pretty good crowd there and there was definitely a vibe. I ended up running into several friends including Amy, Peter, and even the jaded fool Nolo! A good time was had by all, and even though I was rather exhausted, I found my groove and hung out there til just after 4. Great tunes.
Florida Trip #5 - I'm back!!! (again!)
Florida Trip #5 - Time to head back to Florida... this time for Grandmamma's house for Thanksgiving. I'm heading to middle-of-nowhere "Dowling Park, Florida". Somehow... I have this feeling that the hotel we're staying at (called the "Lodge" by the locals), won't have a T1 CAT5 internet connection in every hotel room like the Doral Golf Resort & Spa did in Miami... It's just a hunch though...
Miami - Time to come home.
Time to Explore - Today was my day to explore. After grabbing a bite to eat, I decided that I was just going to grab my map and get in the car and drive.... And so I did. I ended up heading downtown into Miami. I roamed around and went by Bayfront Park, (home of the Ultra3 music festival that I attended back in March.) It looked like something was going on down there, so I found a parking spot and went and checked it out. Sure enough, there was a Puerto Rican festival of some sort going on with dancing and singing, and various booths... I walked around and soaked up some culture, and then walked to the bayfront for some atmosphere. The waterfront is really nice down there. There's a good breeze off the bay, and the city lights just add that extra something. There was a cruise ship leaving port too just as I got there. That was cool to see. (I'm easily amused.) After doing that for a while, I headed back to the car and decided to scope out South Beach, so that I could figure out what to do later that night. I eventually found a place to park on 13th, and got out and walked around a bit. It's a great city, and I got a great chance to actually go ON the beach. That was nice. Afterwards I hit up this cool little pizza place and had this wild tasting pizza. It had leaves on it. =) But I like to live a little, so it all works. I took off back for the car so I could head back to the hotel and chill and get dressed up for the night. Just as I got to the car, my meter ran out and it started to rain a bit, so my timing worked out pretty well, heh. After getting ready back at the hotel, I went back to SoBe, and walked around for a good while. I eventually settled on Crobar and spent a good while there before getting pretty tired. On the way back to the car I hit up a hole in the wall pizza place. SoBe is dotted with these little places, most open 24-7. Good food. That winded down my evening, but I'm satisfied that I squeezed in a damn good amount of stuff.
South Beach - The group of us from the station who came down, left the hotel at around 10 and headed to South Beach to meet up with our media rep who would be taking us on a tour of various South Beach clubs. We met up with her at this posh restaurant/night club called BED. Just as the name suggests, the whole club is surrounded with booth like areas with large mattresses. The elite and rich evidentially come here, and relax on these mattresses and enjoy very expensive bottles of champagne. This club doesn't have a sign outside, and you pretty much can't get in unless you "know" someone. Apparently, a lot of SoBe works this way. It was very trendy, and there was a DJ spinning some atmosphere trance. After we finished off our first complimentary drink of the night and met the owner, we loaded up and moved on to our next night spot, "Level". This was one of the bigger clubs we ventured to tonight. There was a sizable crowd trying to get in the door out front. Apparently they had a Supermodel of the Year contest that night, and there was a big draw. Once again, the velvet ropes were unhooked and we were waived on in with no hassle and again directed to another VIP area where we sipped free champagne. I went one step further and bought a couple more drinks with the $20 I found on the sidewalk as we were going in, and then I started to get the buzz. Once that kicked in, I was ready for some dancin'. The music was very happening, and as it turned out, George Acosta was one of the DJ's spinning that night. What an awesome surprise. I got my groove on for a bit then we re-grouped and moved on to our third club, "Liquid". Here, the music was also good, and the crowd was attractive and all about dancing and socializing. This club was a bit more intimate than Level, but by no means small. We were whisked in and straight upstairs into the VIP area, and sipped down another free drink and overlooked the dance floor. I definitely feeling a slight buzz by this time, so I went downstairs and got some more moves on. I was looking forward to our last club of the evening, and soon, we were off to that... We hit up club "Opium". This was where Kaedy's friend Hardy (from the TV show Big Brother 2), worked, and when we got there, this club was definitely happening. We again got the royal treatment, and were all impressed by the decor of this place. It had this Asian theme, and the club centered around this open air courtyard with lush greenery and Palm trees and Asian paper mache lamps. It was quite crowded, perhaps the most crowded club we saw that night. The music was definitely a mix of good techno, and we took the tour and sipped another free bev. A nice little pad. After about 2:30, it was time for the group to head home, and with the 3 hours of sleep I got Friday night, and all that I got to see tonight, I didn't feel cheated by going home earlier than I usually would. An awesome night!
Miami - 7:20p - I have finally arrived!
Miami - Leaving Atlanta this morning for a trip to Miami... Sweeeeet.
(an After Note: I got to go on this Miami Trip after I was able to snag a spot on the trip the radio station was doing. We had done a promotion with the Miami Convention and Visitors Center, and given away several trips to listeners on the air, and accompanied them to Miami. I had so much fun back in March when I went, I definitely wanted to return.)
Thursday - Note To Self:... Don't freak out.
Tuesday - Shiznit!... I just now sat down tonight and looked at the massive amount of stuff I have coming up... Thing's are going to get damn busy around here...
Rave: Wonderland 3 - It's been a while since I've been to a decent sized party so I went up to the Masquerade tonight for Wonderland 3. Bad Boy Bill, Rick West, and more were there... Good size turnout, but thankfully not TOO many people... I bumped into Amy and Peter down there as well as a few other friends. After about 3:30, I took off back to the dorms, for a brief break, and then went down to the Globe to catch a reprise with Rick West. It was only $3 to get in, so I was up for it. I got there and ran into John who was there working, and my friend Chris who was gettin his groove on. After waiting what seemed like forever, Rick West finally came on at like 5:30 and I was enjoyin the tunes. He always seems to have so much fun when he spins, and that energy can't help but trickle to the audience. I was gettin dog tired by 7am, and since the sun was coming up, I took that as my cue to jet outta there. Lots of fun tonight though.
Friday - New phone today =)
Thursday,
November 8, 2001Thursday - Oi... what a long day. I had to skip all my classes, (including a quiz), because we had this big ass staff meeting at work, and they needed me to coordinate the various department's presentations and other details. It's about 7p now, and I'm tired. I stayed up late last nite just laying in bed. You know... that sort of zoned out annoying sleepless nights that bug the piss out of you?
Tuesday,
November 6, 2001Tuesday - I finally got my hands on Windows XP Professional, and installed that bad boy on the ole laptop. After upgrading the drivers, it seems to be runnin smooth. Me likey.
Sunday,
November 4, 2001Crazy Hair!!! - Crazy-hair day! Alyssa and I did up my hair funky style tonite. We bleached the fuck out of it. But I like it... It's crazy... like me maybe?
Saturday - Exam today. I went by after and checked out Chauff's new pool hall. He said it should open this week, so that'll be cool. I also went to the mall and got some shoppin' done... Shoes and what not. As for Saturday night... well... I'll just say it was a disappointment, and leave it at that.
Friday,
November 2, 2001Gud Chtrades- What better way to spend a Friday night, (a night before my Saturday noon accounting exam), than to shirk my responsibilities and hang out with pals. I took off after work, (and a lil Taco Bell mind you), and met up with Jeff and Kerry over at Kerry's apartment. I had never been there, so it was a cool opportunity to go check out her pad... Nice digs... Poor Drew was still hurtin' from the appendix removal sit-chu-a-shon... but we managed to wrestle up some fun. We played some PS2 and had some beers and played guitar.... Bout 1 or 2 we ordered a pizza, which I was sure was a good idea at the time. I eventually got home by 4ish.... Amount of studying done = 5 minutes.
Mozart Rocks!- I choose not to sleep in today like I normally would, and instead got up and trekked down to the Rialto Theater downtown (Georgia State University's Performing Arts Theater), and went and saw the Mozart Requiem preformed by The Georgia State Symphony and GSU Singers with a church choir as guests. It was actually really cool. For some strange reason, I actually really was in the mood for some symphony and it was odd when my friend Brian, who plays bass in the GSU symphony invited me to come down for their concert. I was glad I went. It hit the spot. After I enjoyed my culture for the day, I rode MARTA back and popped into the Varsity for a Chili-Cheese Burger and a Frosted Orange for the first time of the semester which was nice. I took off shortly afterwards and headed out to Gwinnett where I ran some errands, went to the park, and stopped by the house. After returning to the dorms, I got bored and headed to Innovox to get some studying done. Sometimes it's just nice to get away from the computers and the TV and the distractions at the dorm. At Innovox, there certainly are a number of distractions, but if you choose to, you can plop on some headphones and zone out and find your own little world. It's mighty nice. Today was a good day overall. A definite change of pace, and a good opportunity to get some needed thinking and self-evaluation done. Hopefully these answers will present themselves soon.
Weekend - It's been a long time since I've had one of "these" weekends... and I'll leave it at that.
Go Jackets! - After last night's sad loss during the Braves game, I was gearing up my hopes for today's homecoming Tech game. Todd (Goat) called me up and invited me to use the extra Tech game ticket that he had, so I quickly suited up and met him over at the stadium across the street. They had sideline seats, and we all helped cheer Tech to victory. Afterwards, I met Todd and his friends for some post-game tailgating at the car. We enjoyed a few bev's and had some good fun. After, Todd dropped me off at the dorms, and I took of for Gwinnett. I hit up Taco Bell then hooked up with some friends and hung at the Lawrenceville house for a little while. After they took off I headed back to Atlanta and checked in on Frankie Bones who was spinning some nastiness up at the Masquerade for the Outerlimits party. I didn't hang out there too long since it was gettin' around 5am. I drove across the street to Innovox and saw my friend Matt for a little bit, and met the friends who he was hanging out with. After some VERY strange conversations, I came back here to the dorm to try and get some sleep.
Baseball Beer - Long week, and a very busy day today at work... But I managed to score some free Braves tickets for the NLCS playoff game tonight so I invited Brian and we headed down after some goofing off at the dorms. We got there and grabbed a beer and pizza and hung out in the picnic area behind the outfield.
We chilled out, watched the game and chit chatted.
Sadly the Braves lost, and we took off at the game end. The weather
was great tonite. It was mild and starting to get just a tad cold at
the games end. Brian and I went back to my dorm and played around
with our various geek toys and watched some of the footage from his
roadtrip that he took over fall break. Poor Brian was getting tired
since he hadn't had any sleep all day, so after the video was over, I took
him back to his dorm at Tech. On the way back to the GSU dorms, I
had to wind my way through the Fraternity row on Tech campus and I saw all
of the fraternities out at like 3:30am setting up their homecoming
floats. They had had little BBQ's going and seemed to be havin' a
good ole time heh... It was a fun Friday.Athens Bound - After sleeping late, I got up and ran some errands, then headed in to work to do some Saturday work on my Program Director's computer. It was all messed up, and I wanted to try and get some of the shit straightened out by Monday. After working on that for a while, I decided to head to Athens to hang with my friend Jeff and Sam. I departed rather late, but even though I was tired, the long drive was somewhat therapeutic. Once I got to Athens, I discovered after a bit of waiting, that my friend Jeff, (after a day of drinking) had passed out. So, I headed in to downtown Athens to try and find Sambo. I hooked up with her, and we took the walking tour around downtown Athens and the UGA campus and caught up on old times. The weather was rather perfect, and I was glad for the change of scenery, the change of pace, and the chance to catch up with an old friend. We headed back to her pad and hung out til the early AM when I took off back to Lawrenceville. I definitely didn't know where the day would end when it started, but it all worked out really well, and a good time was had.
Rave: Mirage - Deepsky, Kimball Collins, Baby Anne, George Acosta - Well tonight we went up for some big time fun. Mirage threw a party up at the Tabernacle. After scoring free tickets for me and my friends, I finished up my work at the radio station, grabbed a bite to eat and made a stop at the local liquor store, and bolted back to the dorm to get ready. The Tabernacle is almost within walking distance from the dorms, but we decided it would be best to drive. We drove down and did some pre party beving in the car, and got geared up for the action. Once inside we began to soak up the tunes. The action was happening, and I was feelin great! Kimball Collins was on the decks at this point, and was delivering a great set. I bumped into my friends, and my friend Matt showed up to the party as well, and the fun was really coming together. There was a definite good vibe going around, and I was doing my best to soak up as much of it as possible. After downing a couple beers, and psyching myself up... Deepsky came on. Their live performance blew the place up. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys at my very first rave way back when.... and I always try to see them perform when I get the chance. They didn't disappoint, and I was loving it. They did about an hour set then George Acosta came on. He was awesome of course, and was the absolute perfect way to end the evening. We danced our asses off, and stayed until the very end. What an awesome night, and awesome week for that matter of great tunes.
Rave:
Paul Van Dyk - A very special treat tonight. Mister Paul Van Dyk. This guy is just super talented, and to get to see him live is a real treat. The last time I had the pleasure of seeing him spin was in my dream road trip earlier this year to Ultra3 (the Winter Music
Festival) in Miami. He spun for just over 3 hours and really just delivered
an awesome mind-blowing choice of tunes. It was not typical to have such a large DJ
perform on a Thursday night, but for whatever reason, that was the situation, and luckily I was able to have the circumstances that allowed me to go. It was the perfect end to a perfect day. It was long as hell with class this morning, then work, but... I was able to get this computer project I've been working on for the longest time to finally start doing what I wanted, and that was a real treat. I had a blast. On a side note... at the party, I saw these 3 middle-eastern guys... They were in their 20's and fully dressed in the
headdress, and beards. They appeared to be totally out of place. Had I not gotten the close look, I would have thought someone had just gotten dressed up, but they were for real. I wondered if the
PLUR-like attitude would escape some of the ravers, and that some of these people might give them a hard time, but I didn't see that happen. These guys were there to have a good time, and as I saw one of them liquid dance, I couldn't help but smile and laugh a bit to myself... But I thought, hey, more power to these guys for having the balls to come out and have a good time.
Hmm - An interesting day... I finally finished editing the commercial... and after a long day at school, I was beat. I had the usual mixture of work activities going on, and various drama with friends. I decided for a change of pace after work... I suck off and after dropping off my car payment at the bank, I did the Taco Bell drive-thru and went up to my favorite little park for an impromptu picnic under the full moon. The weather was great, and with the skaters at the skate park in the nearby corner of the park, it was all too nice. Afterwards, I went up to Innovox to relax and played on my laptop, sipping on my tall latte surrounded by attractive peoples. Can't go wrong with that. A nice way to find myself after a semi-insane day.
ACC Colas... Wouldn't You Like One Now? - There's nothing like technology mixed with a good alcohol induced buzz... My friends and I filmed a new ACC Colas commercial for lack of anything better to do. I plan to edit it on my laptop over the next few days. Drop me a line in a few days, and I'll show you the finished insanity.
Rave: Sandra Collins, AK1200... - Liquified Nation 3 was on the agenda tonight. I went up to the Masquerade after work, and after some traditional pre-party beving in the car, I made my way inside. I was happy with the turnout, but saddened to not see Kazell on who was scheduled to be on when I arrived. I never did find out what happened with that, but apparently he did not show for whatever reason. But, there was more than enough to enjoy there that night. Sandra Collins did a great mix of good stuffs, and Taylor did as well. AK1200 was off the chain with his usual brand of nastiness. The jungle room upstairs was quite crowded for most of the night despite being quite hot. I did spend most of my time downstairs since I've somewhat had my fill of jungle lately. I love it, but the last few parties have been "jungleized", and I wanted a change of pace. I did see several pal's and was able to put some quality hang time in. Good fun.
New Haircut Makes My Head Think More - I got a haircut today, and new highlights put in. As the school week winds down, I can finally put my feet up and relax after a long week. Econ exam today, and I got back my wondrous C+ paper in Geog. But, I was able to get my financial aid done, and get a work out in tonight. So it's been a fairly productive day. In fact, I'm doing my laundry right now. But, for some reason, my mind has been in overdrive tonight. I've been going over all these things going on in my life currently. I took a trip up to Innovox earlier, and found myself a comfy couch to sit on and sip my cafe latte, and type some thoughts into my laptop. It was helpful and therapeutic to work through some of these things that way. There are several options on the slate for possible activities this weekend, and I'm not sure quite how this weekend will unfold. It will certainly be interesting to see what happens.
311: Not Quite Coffee Driving Music... But Damn Good - Well today was the last day for busy-ness for the week... kind of convenient seeing as how the weeks over now, but anyhow... After only getting like 3 or 4 hours sleep, I got up and made my way up to the GSU Alpharetta Campus to take my Accounting exam. It is certainly no A, but I think I did better than I had originally expected. After that was said and done, I took off for Lawrenceville where I crash-napped for a few hours before the Saturday night activities kicked off. I somehow woke up from that mess and ran a few errands around town then kicked it back to the dorms in time to get ready to go out for the night.
I went and picked up Brian (the Ga Tech Brian) shortly
afterward, and we made our way down to HiFi Buys Amphitheatre.
We got there right in time to enjoy a brief bev in the VIP lounge, and
make our way to the box seats for the big 311 action. Now, just on a
side-note... and I won't go into the big boring stories, but I can say
that without a doubt, the security (at least that night) that were working,
were complete assholes. The people in the front offices at Lakewood
have always been very cool, but what ever part-timers they had there last night
working security should be quickly escorted out of the building.... Anyhow, on to the good
stuff... 311 came out and rocked hard in classic style. The last
performance I had seen was also at Lakewood earlier this summer for the
Warped Tour, but this was far better. Even though it was only an
hour and a half or so long, it was more like a "real" 311
show. They played all the favorites, and some of the new album as
well. It was a well deserved treat after a long and insane
week. After the show ended, Brian and I headed to Dunwoody to have
coffee and Intermezzo off of Ashford Dunwoody since I had never
been. Along the way, I stopped by the radio station and gave him the
dime tour. Brian and I sat outside with the weather being nice, and
engaged in some lengthy and enjoyable
"cawffee tawk". I drove him back to his dorm and dropped
him off for the night, and came back to my dorm for a brief respite. I knew that Jeff was still spinning up at the
Globe. I promised him I'd drop by if I got back enough in the
morning, so I went down since he had put my name on the guest list.
There was really nobody there, but it was still nice to hear some tunes
and be in that environment with friends. I didn't stay too long as
tiredness was creeping up on me by this time, so I said my goodbyes and returned
to the dorms. A great day, full of action packed-ness, and
quality-time with quality-people. I think I'm a lucky guy sometimes.
Rave: Micro - This week has been insane (in the membrane). Quizzes, papers, and work insanity... And the weekend has bigger plans in the works. I have an exam in Accounting tomorrow at noon, but tonite, it was time to let of some steam by catching DJ Micro at the Masquerade. I was lookin forward to seeing Micro, since I missed him the last time he was here because I was in St. Augustine. After work, and a 2 hour accounting study session, I went up to the Masquerade, and did my usual pre-party bev'ing in the car. The crowd was about what I had expected. Not too crowded, but definitely enough people to have a good time. Doc Roc was on when I got in the door, and he was rockin! I never have seen him (that I can recall), but he was throwin it out. Throwin the cross fader with special effects, and all sorts of tricks. I was impressed. Micro came on and threw his set down. I enjoyed his usual blend of tunes. I had to take off about 4:30 when Micro finished. When I got back to the dorm, I did about another hour of studyin, and now it's time to hit the sack... so later!
Tragedy - I cannot begin to express what I feel about the tragedy of yesterday. The worst act of terrorism I've ever known, and certainly the worst in American history. It is surreal... it does seem so unreal that it appears to be a movie... complete with explosive special effects. I cannot yet wrap my mind around the loss. The loss of property, the loss of human life. It is unimaginable.
My heart and thoughts are on the events of today.
Jeff's Pad, Athens, and Kazell - Wow... what a friggin night! I went up to Athens tonight to hang at Jeff's pad with him and the crew... (Ian, Nolan, Kerry, Jeff, Tone-loc, Mike, Troy... and several more)... We watched UGA get beat and downed some bev's, then we headed out on foot trudging across campus and through the game-day crowds to ATM (the Athens Music Factory) located in downtown Athens. DJ Kazell was set to spin there along with others, so we were hyped for some pin-ball, bev's and some tunes. And we got just that. I guess most of the crew were gettin tired from drinking all day and they all headed back around 1, but I hung around til it wound down at 2am... They announced an after party that would be held at some local condominium complex's clubhouse. Not being from the area, I was a bit skeptical about being able to find it, but after getting motivated from the friends I bumped into there (Jay, Peter, Peter's friend, Amy, and Scott) I decided to give it a whirl. I picked up my car, which was precariously parked semi-legally, and drove back to Jeff's where I said my good-byes to the remaining awake crew who were sitting around in the dark watching TV for the most part. I got my bag and some crude directions, and headed off... After some "creative" driving, I arrived and what could only be the after party... I paid the $2 cover, and was handed my ticket for the night: a beer cup. I filled her up and jammed out to Nasir who was on the decks. I recognized several people from the party and was feeling right at home, even more so when I saw my friends arrive. We were having a blast, and got our groove on til 6am... After 3 hours on the decks, Nasir was spontaneously relieved by a encore performance from none other than Kazell himself. This was a rather small party... maybe 50-100 people, and it was a small space. It totally had the feeling like you were having these guys over at your house... and we got hyped.... After about 30 minutes, the fine Athens Police arrived and shut down the event. It was about 6:30am, and we all said our goodbyes and made the long drive home... But ending for us, and closing out, a great night.
Birthday Boi - I rang my birthday in with style... by waking up late, and doing nothing! =) Actually, after waking up and being a bum around the dorms for a bit, I headed out back to Gwinnett, and ran errands and eventually met up with Alyssa at the Lawrenceville headquarters. We left from there to Athens to go to our good ole GSU pal - Jeff Peterson's new apartment, for an evening of party happenings. Alyssa and I cruised down 316 listening to a highly cheesable, but somehow enjoyable, A*Teens CD. We got to Jeff's and began to throw back some bev's and chill to some tunes. Jeff and his bro had a good few friends over, and things were pretty hyped. I got up on Jeff's tables, and spun the limited collection I had brought, then delved into Jeff's Electro and Techno collection. After a while, we ventured to the Blind Pig... a bar that is right across the street from Jeff's complex. We drank a few more bev's and played some serious pin-ball action. It was a great birthday. And Thanks to all who called, emailed, and otherwise got in touch with me to wish me a happy birthday! I really have a great group of friends and family. =D
8-Ball - I fixed and upgraded my 8 Ball... Check it out and let me know what you think.
