Thursday, January 22, 2009

I order random shit online for the mad lulz

Four.

Count'em.

Four more days till I return to the world of organized learning and I've completed pretty much zero of my goals set forth in my previous post. I'm infamous...no let me reword that...I'm the JAGGER of procrastination and unproductivity in all accounts. Basically all my unemployed, fat slobby ass has done over the course of this past week was...well...wake up.

Of course I penned a new song, wrote a good 1 percent of my new screenplay and drank an astonishingly gross amount of beer, but I'd say it's not up there with losing 10 lbs, walking a marathon or volunteering for charity.

I did manage to order a few items online for the great monetary exchange of "0."

A syringe disposal box you all see so appropriately strewn across doctors offices around the world.


and, despite me not owning a gun nor have any plans to in the future, I decided I'd like to own the Essential Second Amendment Guide from the NRA.



Excuse my shitty cell phone pics. Too lazy (as usual) to fetch my digi cam.

Also, tonight was the season 3 ("series" in the UK) premiere of Skins, my favorite teen melodrama set in Bristol, England. Yes, as a 22 year old college student, I still enjoy my teen dramas after graduating from the likes of 90210, Degrassi, etc.

I would have to give the new episode a 3 or 4 out of 5 and I'm only being nice because...well... it's Skins. It seems the creators have increased the production values  allowing them to  film more scenes at the actual school in order to portray the trademark hedonistic, bratty and downright colorful characters in a different light (despite them being an amalgamation of tween/teen pop culture). The easiest thing I could do is compare this season to last, but like I said that would be the easiest. I'm just glad I have another show to anxiously await another fix week after week.

Anyway,  until next time, keep on keepin' on.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Rock & Roll (of the Terence Variety)

During the years 2001-2005 something made my fatass jump and jive to a conclusion that I could write and perform pop music...or at least to a certain extent "alternative rock." During these years, the height of tight jeans, guyliner, emo, screamo and post-hardcore in only its slightly pop-saturated form marked my entrance into the Los Angeles and Orange County music scene. With the help of family, friends, enemies, acquaintances, and fans (possible fans?), those years have branded themselves some of the best times in my life. Despite only garning psuedo-local fame, Smalltown Zeros and the later incarnation of it, Boys of Pencey Prep, sprouted a short library of tunes. In this post I bring you these tunes of which were a collaborative more or less by myself, Robert Pena, and the 10+ band members that have come and gone.

I've also included my solo work which has been recorded within the confines of my smelly bedroom or my cousin's living room.

Without further ado, I present to you my entire musical discography (that has been officially released by us) free for download. (Not like we ever sold them...) Enjoy!

SMALLTOWN ZEROS
(Lead Vocals/Screamy Thingies/Ocassional Keys)

2002 Demos








2003 Demos









BOYS OF PENCEY PREP
(Lead Vocals/Keyboards)

2005 Demo


Solo Projects

as Electric Sheep Dreamer
(a Birthday gift for my friend Abbie)


ALL MY CURRENT MUSIC PROJECTS







Tuesday, January 13, 2009

My goals before I return to organized learnin'

In no particular order

1. Finish reading Watchmen
2. Finish reading The Walking Dead

3. Finish reading Civil War series

4.Complete at least 75% of new screenplay
5.Not be such a sloppy-faced fatass


6. Stop waking up at 2:30pm



Sunday, January 11, 2009

Kidneys - Check, Liver - Fuckkkkk

This past Thursday was my birthday. Despite putting my body through rigorous drinking competitions with...well... myself...I knew that my birthday would completely put my states of inebriation at its peak. As a 22 year old junior in college, you'd think I would have outgrown the red plastic cup, pong playin', bare-ass exhibiting phase of self-destruction, but as long as The Gazebo (read: the family) intends to go hard, then I plan to go hard. (John Lin always goes hard btw).

The following link and video will provide you with actual coverage of the temporary mental retardation that ensued following my birthday dinner at the oh so famous Hometown Buffet in Lakewood. Enjoy!

PHOTOS by Nick Barcelona-CLICK HERE!






Thanks for making my night great(/hazy) guys!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Duece Duece

Well I'm officially 22.

I honestly can say that I really don't know how I feel about that. I guess after all these years laughing at and admiring the anti-heroic slacker antics of Dante Hicks and Randall Graves as they bicker about their "station" in life at the age of 22, AND now that I'm said 22 year-old slacker (eh...semi-slacker?), I feel like it's almost not that funny anymore.

I guess if you break down my life into a Rob Gordon list of self-aggrandizing glory I'd have to go with:

1. Played some great video games
2. Ate some great food
3. Played some great music
4. Actually heard something I created on the radio
5. Wrote/directed 4 short films (despite whatever subjective quality you can attach to them)
6. Fell in love
7. Got my heart broken
8. Maintained the status of overweight since the age of 7
9. Met some of the great people in the world
10. Get to breathe air n' shit

cept...they're in no specific ranking :)


Happy Birthday to Elvis Presley, Jenny Lewis, David Bowie, and Nick Schultz!