UPDATE?! IMPOSSIBLE

*I was going to review Portlandia, but I just woke up...And kinda lost the want to do an extended review. Although I find some of the skits humorous, I think if it had more story and developing friendships it would be better. 7/10*

Next, I've figured out the best time to get online is early in the morning. For some reason my internet loads twice as fast now (YAY!) but it's still loading for the most part...slow...

Next, after hearing the hype about Bulletstorm and watching trailers and demos of it I'm pretty tempted to get it. I love humor, gore and futuristic themes, so I think they have it well packed in there. It also looks intense as fuck, making me want it even more.

Aside from that, my friend found a pretty funny parody video of Call of Duty called Duty Calls, ripping on the first person shooters out nowadays. It's sadly true, and probably the reason the FPS bore me after 20 minutes.




I'm also screwing around with photoshop a lot trying to come up with more appealing ways of editing my pics. That, and I found my Gameboy Color with Mario from 1989 stuck in it. Shits real fucking intense.

I'm On Standby

So, hopefully this whole internet issue will be resolved by Monday.

I tried to do a speed test, but my internet disconnected the first few times doing it. Fail?

No Call

So they didn't call...This is too frustrating...

Deal With It

Horrible internet today...Some technician came by when I was at work today, checked our router, wiring, EVERYTHING. He came up with the conclusion that all the problems we are experiencing are from the server that runs our area. That means anyone with Time Warner in this area is having internet problems...We are all getting lied to about the service we are getting. We are getting money docked off each internet bill but it still isn't good enough. We should have decent internet at least. I think we could probably sue the company over this with them lying about service, receiving constant complaints from this area and still refusing to fix to problem. My dad will be getting a call tomorrow from someone higher up. Maybe we can get them to fix this problem once and for all...

Independent Media Future? I Hope

When Arcade Fire's The Suberbs won the grammy for "Album Of The Year" and nominations in the awards ceremony that included the likes of Florenced and the Machine, Broken Bells and Mumford & Sons. Strange that a band not many people even listen to, and on an indie label like Arcade Fire would win a grammy, but it happened. Very suprised that it won, even when put up against pop and rap and commercial rock bands and artists that usually dominated the music industry.

Are we at a changing point? Not with just music, but with film industry too. Just look at how large of an impact internet media plays on our lives, even helping it into mainstream eyes, such as the homeless man who became a sensation over a short Youtube video or maybe a band getting big with the help of social networking sites.

It seems as if the independency of the internet is influencing the music, film and shows we watch. I can see a future with Youtube and Netflix merged into an open pool of media. The ability for anyone to create shows and watch them over a very internet based sorce. Think of there being 100's of independent digital radio stations and not with the intentions of playing the same Lil Wayne song all day, but to actually get people into new music, give people that true variety, that I could very well start if I wanted to. "The growing number of public radio listeners speaks to the hunger for independent local media sources" said National Public Radio president Vivian Schiller. People are tired of having the music they listen to, shows they watch and movies they want to view all shoved down their throat. We want choice, many options, maybe local; thus a very independent based media. I just wonder how copyright and freedom of speech will play in this, but it's nice to dream about. Got a little off topic, maybe not the best written blog post, but you get the idea and I'm sure excited to see an independent media future due to the growth of technology, and desires of the public. Maybe with more options will come the ability for people to grow as more of individuals.

The People's Key

There it is, the new Bright Eyes record. Something just pushed me to drive all the way to Canton for no reason other than to find movies at the Exchange. It was there that I found this, and for the $22 I spent to get it, I'd say it's worth it. I have it playing right now. Now all I need is some alcohol and I think I have a great night alone ahead of me.

Weird how something as simple as buying a record could put me in a good mood, but it did.

Also, I'm happy to hear that Frontier Ruckus will be playing at Musica next weekend. I already seen them at Kent Stage awhile back, but I'd love to see them again. Nothing like live folk music and hearing Matthew Milia's endless stream of great lyrics.

I think I might watch The Royal Tenenbaums later.

Autoclave

"And I am this great, unstable mass of blood and foam
And no emotion that’s worth having could call my heart its home
My heart’s an autoclave"

I left my phone at home today, but strangely it felt the same as if I had it. Time was on slow motion all day till I came home, now it moves too fast. Funny how that works, eh? I don't really know what to do with myself anymore, so when all the 9 hours of free though are going on, I come to the conclusion that I don't want to do anything. All this nothing is getting me somewhere though. I keep saving and saving up money. Hearing about one of my friends getting a job that pays 13.25 an hour to sell knives made me feel a little hopeful at finding a job when I move. I guess the worst thing on my mind has been not being able to find a job that pays enough to sustain living. Another thing on my mind is recently one of the employees at my work ended up working for over 20 hours straight, without sleep or leaving work. He smiled...he was okay with this, okay with the cycle...as many are I'm sure. It's probably no big deal but it put me into one of those downward spirals of thinking "the meaning of life" over and over paired up with him being so happy with all his overtime. I wanted to kill myself just thinking about it. Now that that's all over with, I guess I'm feeling stable again. I was supposed to get a record today, but it never came.. Damn USPS! I'll also be selling my record player on craigslist for $40. Hopefully someone ends up buying it, because I really need another one. I need something for usb recording...I need a Fender Jazzmaster. I need a new mic to record from my guitar amp. I need ALL of my guitars to be adjusted, necks bent. I NEED!!!!

And also, a show sometime soon would be nice...but after checking 4 or 5 venues I found nothing.



I had this dream weeks ago...I woke up and looked outside my studio apartment and everything was bright and beautiful. I was living above a coffee shop in a very historic area of an unknown city. There were people riding bikes around, someone playing acoustic guitar outside, an oceans in the distance.... I guess this was my escape from the cold lifelessness that is in Ohio right now.