Concerts, alcohol, and blood

It's not what it sounds like...but it's what's been going on lately. As most of you know, the "big date" was a big deal (hence the name). I think I might have overstressed the whole deal but i played it cool. I think. it started out like any other first date with someone you don't even know. Picked her up and started talking about music. Oh man i'm so excited that alisen loves good music! the coolest part of the date was her singing along to the strokes song "you only live once". Man that was impressive. We got stuck in traffic between university and pg. why does that always seem to happen THERE? actually, a car hit a highway patrolman...haha. how would that be once you got home and ran into some buddies, "yeah i got in a crash earlier today with a highway patrolman." ... "HA!"

We had fun on the drive. i figured out Alisen is my best friend's (girl) cousin. That was nice to know. really ironic actually because i was telling shippen all about my big date. turned out the two were related!

The choice of dinner was a hit. Schlotzsky's Deli. Man i'm glad there is one of those left in utah. we got to the concert and things were going fantastic. chill atmosphere, a good buzz in the air, carbon leaf playing in the background, and a date who likes to hang out in back and just enjoy the music (just like this guy i know). It was going great. Then we ran into Alisen's lifelong friend. Cool, right? kinda. i figured out it's easier to talk with a lifelong friend than with a guy that just asked you out 48 hours earlier. Start the downhill slide.

Once the concert started, these 3 fags of guys came up and were hitting on Alisen's friend. They were "buzzing" around her and trying to be the "cool guys" - apologizing for cutting in front of alisen and me, being drunk, and being loud. Damn drunks. It took a lot of energy to keep telling myself that it wouldn't be worth it to make them move because the 3 of them combined weighed around 600 lbs. Not that i can't take a fat guy, but compared to my 175, i was bound to get into trouble pretty quick. My dream to become Jason Bourne is getting more and more solidified in my life. it's going to happen. when i stop writing this blog, be suspicious.

the concert was fantastic while switchfoot was out. then came Blue October. now, i really opened up my music listening ears before the concert because i wanted to appreciate SOME of the music this Blue October band has made. yeah, it didn't happen. The sounds they made were pretty ok but lyrics like "they're crawling like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed" just aren't super appealing. I'm not a former drug addict, lost soul, or any of the other descriptions listed on the 3rd review of the band on iTunes. ANYWAYS, the fags from the concert got more drinks, found other girls, and i was still listening to the rest of a 2 1/2 hour set by this band i don't really like. then we headed home. it wasn't a complete failure but def could have gone better. I did have one good looking date though.

then, i donated blood just barely. it feels refreshing. i'm a big fan. but, to my dismay, they got rid of the famous amos cookies. crap. but i'm glad to be getting new blood made by good old american hamburgers and applebeer.

The beauty of Podcasts

Yeah yeah yeah (haha, get it?), so i just discovered how much podcasts rock my socks. the other day i looked at the bottom of my itunes and saw i was quickly approaching 40 gigs of music. 40 GIGS! it's something that i've only dreamed of ever accomplishing but now i'm here, i only want more. So it's kinda scaring me because if i go at the pace i have been going lately, i'm going to need another iPod in about 8 months...

i'm finding new music. a lot of it. i'm starting with the greatest songs of 2009 (sound cliche i know but it's the indie version...phoenix, yeah yeah yeahs, and animal collective. bands i'm not familiar with) and will be working my way backwards. it's pretty dang awesome listening to a podcast full of songs i love and haven't ever heard before. it's like a miracle! i like itunes. i'm branching out. i just need to start tweeting...

ㄧㄚ ㄧㄚ ㄧㄚ, 我是剛才發現到podcasts多麼的厲害。 前幾天我去看我的iTunes所有的音樂和發現了我快到40gb。 40 GB！ 是我以前只有夢到可以做得到。可是因為我已經到這裡了， 我就是想更多音樂。有讓我一點怕因為如果我一直是在加這麼多音樂的話我是8個月才需要另外一台iPod。。。

我在找到新的音樂。 很多新的音樂。我是在2009精選開始的（聽起來很老套可是是indie的音樂。。。phoenix，yeah yeah yeahs，和animal collective。一些我不認識的樂團）。 我會在2009年開始然後一直往後面走。 我真很喜歡聽podcast的傳播一直在放我很愛和沒聽過的音樂。好像一個奇蹟。我在拓展。 我要現開始tweet。。。

It starts...

to start off my first blog, let me say how chaotic my life has been...lots has been going on and i'm just thinking it'll be easier to put my thoughts down on "line" than on paper (i have this thing where i only write in my journal in chinese...) so here it goes.

I hope it isn't outrageously boring.

i love music. it's what i revolve every aspect of my life around. i sometimes have a hard time expressing myself but have songs that will describe my situation perfectly. examples include the songs "death and all his friends", "burn your life down"," no one sleeps while i'm awake", and "here, here, and here" by coldplay, tegan and sara, the sounds, and meg & dia - respectively.

things have been going pretty crazy ever since i got back from china (hence the name of this blog). life seems to be 不穩定 all the time. but it keeps things interesting too. i went to home depot today because i thought i'd be a manly man and ask someone i hadn't ever met on a date. oh boy was that an adventure (but i got someone to go to the switchfoot concert with!). "life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it". Thanks ferris. you always seem to know exactly what to say in the times we need it most. BUT, the story goes on. i couldn't find this mystery girl i wanted to take to a concert...alisen supposedly. then, she comes up and finds me and asks "you looking for blinds?" "uh, yeah. blinds..." well we have a girl who catches on to a guy and his suckie attempt to strike up a conversation and a guy trying desperately to not sweat in the mild, cool climate of home depot. The story has a happy ending (as you all already know). She said she'd love to go and i got her number! As lissy Trullie states so magnificently, "it makes me wonder wonder what you're really about" (i love music. LOVE it).

there is a whole other part to the story that a lot of you probably know but a lot of you don't know. i'll put it up, maybe. it's still happening. i got a slap on the leg for it today. it's interesting.