Wait, what's a CD player?

• Japandroids, Post-Nothing (2009, Polyvinyl)
  • Genre: Noise rock
  • Key Tracks: "Heart Sweats," "Young Hearts Spark Fire"
• Paramore, All We Know Is Falling (2005, Fueled by Ramen)
  • Genre: Alternative/Punk/Emo
  • Key Tracks: "Emergency," "Never Let This Go"
• Florence + The Machine, Lungs (2009, Universal/Island)
  • Genre: Pop
  • Key Tracks: "My Boy Builds Coffins," "Drumming Song"
• Under the Influence of Giants, Under the Influence of Giants (2007, Island)
  • Genre: Indie pop
  • Key Tracks : "Mama's Room," "Ah Ha"
• Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast (1982, Sony)

Some

facts about myself that I thought I might reveal.

• Out of the 50 or so people who have written my name down, only 10 or so of them have spelled it correctly
• All of them have failed, but I have tried collecting various items: stickers (5 years old), fancy stationery (7 years old), stuffed animals (I was an ambitious 7-year-old), and snow globes (10-12 years old)
• Creative writing has always been my thing, but I am terrible at poetry
• My imagination is very, very active
• I am extremely obsessed with camels
• Most of the shows I TiVo are game shows

so stop the daydreaming and actually accomplish...

• Buying a new black iPod Classic, 160 GB
• Buying that shiny, expensive Toshiba laptop
• Saving up money to be able to actually buy said iPod and laptop
• Reading the ever-growing pile of books I have been neglecting (and constantly adding to)
• Speaking to my counselor to discuss my plans for next year
• Fixing my TV
• Not finding something new to worry about every day

And maybe...

• Kicking the procrastination habit.

Hahahaha yeah right.

• Chow mein
• ✔ Nissin cup noodles (I have actually accomplished this ahaha)
• McDonald's French fries
• Soft serve vanilla ice cream
• Grilled cheese
• The entire fucking Sizzler menu OMNOMNOMLKSDJF;
• 7 Eleven nachos
• Frosted Flakes
• Lasagna
• Bananas

Please note the fact that there is only one fruit in this list.

• last.fm
  • What happens when a social networking site and a music site decide to get together and reproduce. A fucking brilliant way to share music, discover new music, and meet new people at the same time. Yes, they've stopped being free in most countries, and they also took out full streaming. But hey, anything to keep this awesome site alive, right?
• Texts From Last Night
  • Admit it. You've tried to text someone while drunk at least once. And the results are always hilarious.
• Paper Toilet
  • When you have absolutely nothing to do on the Internet anymore, just keep rolling the toilet paper. What happens when you u...

bands i have seen live/shows i have been to

• Simple Plan (in my defense, I was 13, it was my first concert, they were fucking awesome back then, and I thoroughly enjoyed it)
• Disturbed
• Warped Tour (even Katy Perry was great)
• The Allman Brothers Band (I was very aware that my age was a minority in the crowd, but I enjoyed the show nonetheless)
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Soundtrack of Our Lives
• Muse
• Coachella 2010 (quite possibly the best three days of my life)

And I will see Conan O'Brien on the 23rd at Nob Hill. I am painfully aware that this list isn't very long... I'm working on it.

bands i will see live no matter what it t...

Finally getting caught up with my concertgoing after much procrastination! Just recently went to these shows:

• Muse (4/14/10)
  • Where : Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
  • Support Act : Silversun Pickups
• Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (4/16/10 - 4/18/10)
  • Where : Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Grounds
  • Featured : Muse, Gorillaz, Jay-Z, MGMT, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem
• Conan O'Brien (4/23/10)
  • Where : San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic

And I will be seeing these shows soon:

• Iron Maiden (6/20/10)
  • Where : Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion

• Fix issues with school
• Actually read the humongous pile of books I have been accumulating over time
• ✔ Catch up on my concert-going
• Buy a new 160 GB iPod, preferably black
• Stop procrastinating (okay, I'm setting my hopes too high here)
• Quit being too nice
• Participate in NaNoWriMo
• Exercise regularly/maintain fitness
• RELAX