Hooray its summer!!!

Hooray Corrie is gone!!! O wait

So far there hasnt been much going on (Except one awesome thing)
My weeks basically consists of work and sleep.

Although I did get an awesome visit from jason and summer !!! :)

Made me really happy they came. I had a great time with them =)

They even saw thrice with me!!!

PIC

Jason is in that pic but summer clipped him off (on purpose!)

We stayed at my house a few days when they first came because it was the weekend but during the week was another story. Unfortunately I did have to work and even worse it was finals week... to add to it they stayed in my dorm room hahahah.

But it was fun!!! I didnt mind at all. I was kind of hesitant at first but after the first night I realized it was fun =) Jason brought his Wii so pretty much every night we would play that (Zach joined us), drink some beers or just chill out. Was really cool

They went and did their own thing during the day when I had to work but they did some tourist stuff even tho theres only so much "touristy" stuff to do here.

Finals were okay... I flopped accounting of course. Since I never got above an F on ALL 4 TESTS!!! I studied my ass off for that class too.. it just... sucks and it kicked my ass. Owell ACCOUNTING 2100 DURING THE SUMMER HERE I COMEEEE

I want a bike ...

not a bicycle but a vroom vroom motorcycle and it doesnt help that more than half the poeple in the IT department here at ING ride them. Its more tempting by the day.

Plus 70 MPG isnt a bad thing too but then again you might DIE

so hrmm

So Jason and Summer came to visit me which I will share after they leave. Really happy they came up =) Thats a lot to give even if its their company because
thats a LONG drive and with todays gas prices, A LOT of money. I cant express how thankful and happy I am they came up.

But on Saturday night the 26th of April was OMFG AMAZING.

CAUTION: I am about to drop a lot of F bombs to express my amazement

Ok so saturday night was thrice... Jason, Summer and Corrie came :)
Corrie wasnt going to come but I just told her one day that "Mel saw thrice with me" as a joke and she was like FINE IM GOING! and I was just kinda like... really? lol

We went late because I wanted to see Pelican but didnt really care and was hoping we would miss Circa Survive (we didnt). As we got to the masquerade I noticed there was NO PARKING like friggin everywhere. I knew this couldn’t all be for Thrice because ive been to sold out shows before and it was nowhere near this packed. We finally found a parking spot in a back alley where Jason thought we were gonna get mugged, raped, sold off to the black market and forced into sexual slave labor but I didn’t think so.

As we got there I found out why it was so packed… The Honda Civic Tour was going on literally in the backyard of the Masqerade. Motion City = Awesome, Panic at the Disco = fkin gay (cept that new song is catchy) and both for around $50 = no thanks.

Anyways we got there and there was no band playing, I was hoping it was for Thrice but it wasn’t.. It was for Circa Survive. So I saw this band before when they played with Underoath I think? and they were pretty gay. So gay I cant remember who they played with. And years before that they were gonna play before Say Anything but that was when Max went crazy and took a room in the loony house.

But yeah they came on and they were really really really gay. So gay im going to drop my first F bomb on them. They fucking sucked my corn hole

THRICE THRICE THRICE!!!

Thrice FINALLY came on and dear lord. Sweet mother of mary. They were holy crap.

Ok ok ok

So last time I saw them when they played with Brand New and they were amazing then but they had a short set BUT this time… ALMOST 2 HOURS OF NOTHING BUT THRICE!! FUCK YES!!

Their set was unbelievable. It was soooo good they were so fucking amazing it blew my mind. I have not been to a show THAT great in a long time.

I know you people probly don’t care as much as I do but this is my blog so I will continue my rave. My first surprise was after circa survive was done playing some people left… SRSLY!? I read on a forum to look at other ppls setlist and someone posted atlantas and said that he saw people leaving too and heard someone say “WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING, THE BEATLES ARE ABOUT TO PLAY!!!”  lulz =)

So the set list (bout 90% correct in order) was:

The Lion and the Wolf
The Messenger
Firebreather
Of Dust and Nations
Open Water
Silhouette
Hold Fast Hope
Atlantic
For Miles
Broken Lungs
Daedalus
The Earth Isn't Humming
Hoods on Peregrine
Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
Come All You Weary
Dont Tell and We Wont Ask
Stand And Feel Your Worth

Encore:
Stare at the Sun Acoustic
Deadbolt
The Earth Will Shake

Ok yes WOW! AMAZING SET LIST!! Better than ever before, the flow was incredible. The fact that they played Hoods of Peregrine, Don’t Tell and We Wont Ask (one of my FAVORITE songs) and Stand And Feel Your Worth for the first time ever for me was amazing.

And wow the last song.. The Earth Will Shake…
They played this at Bamboozle and the Tabernacle with Brand New as their closing song. Bamboozle was okay, not too much energy (they were hoping for deadbolt or awake and avenge as the encore). Same with Brand New sorta but a little more energy but dear gawd this time… The band was silent and Dustin went in front of the stage and started to sing and nobody could hear him but we kinda read his lips and by the first line we were all chanting the opening of the song and everyone was stomping in rhythm to the song. There was so much energy from that and since the Masqerade feels like the floor is about to collapse you felt the floor tremble from every stomp.

Corrie was “Omg it’s a cult chanting and stomping”

And when the chorus came in… WOW.
I don’t think I have ever been that pumped during a song.

Just wow

I love Thrice, they are amazing. The songs they played off The Alchemy Index were amazing… This band is amazing

Josh out

So before this weekend officially starts I need to get a couple things out of the way quickly

Alley came to visit me..

Thats all I need to say about that



Okkkk maybe not. She came up to visit for a week and it was really really nice :)

Seee



Shes so nice that she let me sit in a nail salon place and watch an asian later do her feet

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We did various things throughout the week but it was unfortunate that I had work and class so we didnt get to do as much we shouldve been.

We picked up Corrie one night to prepare for an event





We did get to see the amazing band Say Anything for a not so amazing set. Yeah they stunk, horrible horrible set. There are a lot of good songs off the new album but they didnt play hardly any of them and the flow of the songs was crappy. So crappy a pit didnt even break out until the last song which made me ANGRY but its not their fault its Say Anythings fault.

After the show we went back to my place with Corrie as an addition. So this night was amazing.. Why was it amazing? I'lll tell you why.

My dorm room consists of one queen bed and with 2 other girls that means something good. Now let me explain to you why this is good.. Nvm let me show you a picture...



That is right, I slept between Alley and Corrie and got to flip flop as I pleased. Yes I am that amazing.. Yes you may shake my hand.

But it was good seeing Alley, she should be seeing me again during the summer which wil make me happy because i'll be basically alone.

But set that aside.. WORK!!!
Work has been work.. because of finals i've been only working about 20 hours a week so im kinda low on cash. IM BROKE





And before I go I must show you the most important thing since the original person to do it

Office supplies + 2 1/2 hours of nothing to do + dorm room window = awesome



Yes folks that is Mario made out of post it notes... Be jealous

Josh out

Is it wise to bring a child into a dying world where violence and starvation reign? Seriously... The world is going to be in conflict over a natural good which supplies countries the ability to feed its citizens. Our oil reserves in the world are over 1/3 used and another 1/3 of it is extremely difficult to recover.

Yes all we need is MORE...MORE...MORE people walking this earth putting an even heavier burden on this planet and the need for oil and food. Americans need to get out of their damn bubble and look at whats going on in the world or quite simply

Stop having damn kids u fuk tards

my 2 cents

Why did I think of that? I dont know.. I was reading a Ron Paul thing and it said he has 5 kids and 19 grand kids. 24 people from 1 couple.. Yeah.. And I thought only the extremely uneducated procreate that much.

No I didnt forget anything because finals are killing me.. Lack of sleep but yet not studying enough <-- ironic

Josh out

Look I found out that I think is completely awesome

So Daedalus and Melting Point of Wax from Thrice follow the story of Daedalus and Icarus. I didnt know Daedalus but I knew Icarus and just noticed it.

Pretty interesting. Melting Point of Wax follows Icarus's point of view

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I've waited for this moment
All my life and more
And now I see so clearly
What I could not see before.
The time is now or never
This chance won't come again
Throw caution and myself into the wind.

There's no promise of safety with these secondhand wings
But I'm willing to find out what impossible means.
A leap of faith.

Parody of an angel
Miles above the sea
I hear the voice of reason
Screaming after me
"You've flown far too high boy now you're too close to the sun,
Soon your makeshift wings will come undone"

But how will I know limits from lies if I never try?

There's no promise of safety with these secondhand wings
But I'm willing to find out what impossible means.
I'll climb through the heavens on feathers and dreams
'Cause the melting point of wax means nothing to me.
Nothing to me
Nothing to me

I will touch the sun or I will die trying.
Die Trying.

Fly on these secondhand wings
Willing to find out what impossible means
I'll climb through the heavens on feathers and dreams
'Cause the melting point of wax means nothing to me
Nothing to me
Means nothing to me
Miles above the sea.



god Thrice is amazing

The new Thrice Alchemy Index III and IV are absolutely amazing

Daedalus
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I stand on the cliffs with my son next to me
This island our prison, our home
And everyday we look out at the sea
This place is all he's ever known

"But I've got a plan," He sung
Wax and some string, some feathers I stole from a bird
We leap from the cliff and we hear the wind sing a song thats too perfect for words

But son, please keep a steady wing
And know your the only one that means anything to me
Steer clear of the sun, or you'll find yourself in the sea

Now safely away, I let out a cry
"We'll make the mainland by noon"
But Icarus climbs higher still in the sky
Maybe I've spoken too soon

Wont you look at your wings
They're coming undone
They're splitting at the seams
Steer clear of the sun, for once wont you listen to me?

Oh God!
Why is this happening to me?
All I wanted was new life for my son to grow up free
And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me
I'll never fly again, I'll hang up my wings