Year 3,000

Wow, it’s that time of year again. It’s going to be a new year, and… and… I’m not ready for 2010 to leave! So much cool stuff has happened to me in this year. That’s right, it’s about to be a year in review! At least in my own life, not news headlines… of course:

This year, I found out about Carney! So happy about that, their music… rocks! They are an LA based band that (sort of) moved to NY because Reeve (lead singer) is Broadway’s Spider man! So extraordinarily happy for them. Never been to a show, but hopefully 2011 will allow me to go.

My favorite thing that’s happened this year is that I’ve been to comedy shows. Not just any shows though, I’ve seen Nick Thune (my favorite comedian EVER) a few times. He usually comes out after shows, and he’s super nice too! Every time I go, it’s so awesome. I look forward to more shows in the ’11 :)

Along with finding out about Nick, I’ve also found out about another great comedian, Bo Burnham. He’s hilarious with smart & offensively raunchy humor. Normally if I heard a raunchy comedian, I would pass, but Bo pulls it off nicely because he has something… different about him.

One last thing I found out about this year is a great band called The Brobecks. AMAZING. I love how theatrical this band is. Great music that I will look forward to when they put something new out.

Let’s see, more stuff has happened to me of course, but my brain is telling me to stop thinking, so…
These things I’ve mention are definitely the most exciting, especially for an overall boring person like myself.

OH! How can I forget! Beiber came out this year… that’s all. Not a fan, don’t dislike him, but felt I needed to mention it.

So, this blogy wogy and I will see you next… time (not gonna do the whole “see you next year” thing. That’s stupid. And annoying) BTW not sure when I’ll do it, but I AM going to put some of my stories on here… eventually.

Until Next Year! (had to do it)
J.D.

Twilight… Zone, not Vampires

Hey, hey! I’ve been gone for a while! What’s hanging? Real question that I want an answer to… now.
Thought I would mention an absolutely amazing TV show that will be airing again on the SyFy network New year’s Eve and New year’s day. The Twilight Zone. If you’ve heard of it and never seen it, WATCH IT. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then I’m sorry for you… and WATCH IT.

It has incredible writing and amazing insight to the way people think. It is the best black and white show ever. This show was actually the reason why I wanted to write movies… ah nostalgia. Glimpse into my life!

Please watch it, and hey, tell me what you think? Will you? Promise? Oh, you didn’t say anything? OK :(

Any who, remember SyFy network, 12/31 & 1/1. Watch it, especially if you have no new year’s parties to go to like me…. Um.

J.D.

X is for extreme. Merry Christmas!

Hi there. I literally just finished making my annual Christmas House. I usually call it my edible/ non-eatable house. Everything on it you can eat, but NO ONE is allowed to eat it. Every year I have a certain theme. Maybe I’ll put up a couple pictures of past houses… maybe not. But this year’s theme was: Naughty & Nice. One house is the non-denominational healthy house, and the other is the Christmas candy house. I love it. Picture time!:

 the foil on the side of the house are supposed to be solar panels... i know, not too good.

 the kids living in this Christmas house made snowmen and they put the two on their seesaw

i just like this picture. it's my Christmas tree!... well, my mom decorated it, but it's still my tree!

Merry Christmas!

J.D.

Two Birthdays

Hey! Did everybody know that there’s only five more days till Christmas? There is! Today just also may be my birthday. And I just may be telling you this to get a happy birthday wish. That’s not why I’m doing this, but it may be.  

Since it is sooo close to Christmas, thought I’d post a couple of my favorite Christmas songs:

Wonderful Christmas Time!!  Carol of The Bells :) 

Also, does anyone else think Christmas is one word for More of Christ? Hm…

J.D.

Today is a Day

Hey! Making this short. This just may be the last update on the animal living in my attic.

I’ve kinda decided it is a ferret. I named it Anna Faret. (Anna Faris, actress) Even if it’s a boy, the name still works… maybe. In the past, oh… three days or so, I haven’t heard ANYTHING from it. No scratching. No running. NOTHING. I’m starting to think it died. Which is what I’ve been slightly hoping for, but now… it just seems so final. Maybe I’ll look on the bright side; it could’ve just left this house for another one… right? Who am I kidding! I’m not a glass half full kind of person!

I don’t know what happened to it, but something happened… I’m pretty sure of that.

J.D.
P.S. anyone else have MGMT’s “Kids” stuck in your head?

Love Ya, Looove That, I love You

What is hanging party people?... I’m sorry, I meant what is hanging from the ceiling after party people’s parties? Any who, thought I’d discuss a word I find myself hearing a lot lately. Love.  That’s right, you’re in my version of Sesame Street and we will be talking about the letter love!

We (meaning humans and no aliens) like to use the word “love” all the time and in every context available. Example time!!

Girl shopping with friend: Ohmigosh!! I loooove this jacket! Doesn’t it just scream me?
Girl talking on the phone to friend: OK, think I’m gonna go now, love ya! TTYL!
Girl on facebook discussing her favorite band: I love their music sooo much. I DIE!!
Girl watching a comedy TV series: I love, love, love! This show! ha, ha… I love you Abed!

So, this has one thing in common, can you point it out?... yeah! Girls do overuse the word love! Great job! (Sesame Street impression) I think girls say this waaay too much for everything! Sure, the girl in the example is me (kidding, I don’t have friends or facebook) I’m still mad at girls for using it… no, I’m not, I’m not mad at all. I use the word all the time in many ways. When I use the word “love” it is always in the “like” or “really like” context. Not the “I love you so much, blah, blah, blah, gross” way.

So, did you get the hidden message of today’s Sesame lesson?... That’s right! It’s hypocrite! Glad you were paying attention.

Until Next Time
J.D.

Music &… Crying?!

Hey, hey, hey! (YES in Fat Albert voice!) What’s going on people who are reading this? Oh, you’re right, I couldn’t hear you even if you did answer… well, onward and upward.

Last night, I decided to listen to older cd’s that I had just because I am on a break and… I can. I was flipping through my ipod, and stopped at John Mayer’s Room for Squares. When this first came I out I loved it so much. I would play it everyday, all day. Then I discovered Panic! at the Disco and found the genre that I love, rock/indie/alternative. But, if it wasn’t for JM’s (that’s what I call him, cause we’re so close) (lying big time) Room for Squares, I wouldn’t have even known that I actually like listening to music.

I stayed up late last night to listen to the whole thing. I still love it. It actually made, just a little, teary eyed, because I associate that CD with memories. Not good one’s. But old times that I can’t and wouldn’t take back. It was nice… OK, too serious.

If anyone knows what I’m talking about with this CD, tell me! If you’ve never heard the CD, buy it! What’s 15 or so dollars out of your life, remember, Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination--Oscar Wilde. I love Oscar Wilde, he’s so true!!!... sorry, was.

Speaking of crying, have you heard of a… lovely (starts to quiver lip)… man named… (looks down as a single tear falls) John Boehner? He’s our new Speaker of the House, and… (clinches fist, closes eyes, and starts hard core crying) he is so brave to cry in public! (shakes head and stops typing) He doesn’t look ridiculous at all! He’s sharing his emotions! (get’s up from chair and starts rolling on the floor, not laughing, but crying… hysterically) I applaud him. SO MUCH. I, in fact, don’t think he’s too weak to serve as Speaker, and I, not at all, think Nancy Pelosi was just fine. Not at all.

For those who may be purposefully reading this blogy wogy outside of America, look up John Boehner to see what I’m talking about… he’s very… passionate.

Until Next Time!

J.D.

Day Dreamin’ Even At Night

Heidi hides! No, I don’t want to see Heidi Pratt turned into leather, even though she is. Oh!! (Joke is so last year) just want to talk about… yes, the little animal again. Hence the title having the word “day.” Did anyone catch that all the animal stories have “day” in the title? Did ya? DID YA? Oh, it’s not that big of a deal? But, now you see what I did there right? Yeah, I know, I’m being stupid.

Back to the reason I started this post. There’s a new development in “the animal in my attic” case. Sometime this week, late at night, I was awake. It was because I was studying for a few big tests, not that I have to explain myself to you or anything, but… um… I turned the TV low, not off, because I wanted to see Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, I love that show, and even though I DVR it every day, I still wanted to see it that night… I’m getting on a tangent again. Sorry.

I was studying and all of a sudden, I heard footsteps right above my head. What the what?! My eyes got big, and my heart sank to my feet, literally! First, I picked my heart up and picked the little hairs that were on it off, and I put it back where it belonged. In my arm. Then I just listened. Now, originally, I only heard the little animal in the back area of my house, where I’m typing now. That night, I was in the front area of my house. As I listened, I heard it scurry from left to right. As I looked up, my head was bobbing like I was watching a live tennis match or something. I was crazy spooked. Immediately I thought, “I was gonna study and stuff, but… I really don’t want this little animal to fall through the ceiling and eat me” I’m pretty… and unrealistic in my day dreams… and regular dreams. You should have seen the stuff I was thinking about… yeah…

So, it’s sad, but, I kinda hope it dies so that I can stop feeling like it will fall through the ceiling. Is that a bad thing to think? I’m sorry. But, ya know, just last night when I was in this room I’m typing from (the original place I heard it) it was making noise, and it felt almost normal and kinda comforting… then it got a little loud and I was scared again. Oh well.

This is a long one; I silently applaud you if you read it all. It’s like old times when my first ones were dictionaries. If you haven’t seen them, look at them. You don’t have to read it, but you can. If you dare.

Until Next Time
J.D.

 P.S. Thanks anyone who is reading this, i love you already O-O (in a creepy way)

Help!... I Need Someone

Why? Hello. I don’t know what that first word is a question to, but feel free to answer it…

So, INCREASINGLY lately, I’ve been really sad/down/hard on myself for not doing enough of… anything. I personally feel like I should be helping more in my personal and outside (can’t think of a better word) life. Maybe this is normal for someone my age. A college student who doesn’t really know what to do with their life. I mean, I know what I want to do as a career, write & direct movie, but I don’t know what to do to get there, or in the mean time while I wait to go to a film school.

At this point, I really want to help some charity or organization that I like, but I really don’t have the amount of money that would be useful! What else can I do! Other than the money problem, I don’t even know what organization I like! Ahhh!! What do I do?... Should I wait until I can go to school, then once I start making money give it to charity? Or is that too long of a time to wait?... I’ll stew on this for a while, hopefully I won’t find any celery chunks, you know, cause it’s a stew an--never mind.

In the mean time, I HAVE to stop going through these emotional roller coasters. I’m happy, then sad, then a zombie… just to mention a couple. I need to pick one emotion, and then try to stick with it. Think I’ll choose… zombie… ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, me noe no howi fTu tIdPe (drools on keyboard)… OK, I’ll switch over to… happy. Although, that zombie really knew how to use parentheses, AND got all the words right. hmmm, I’ll be watching that zombie, I think he’s a fake!... Yes, zombie me is a guy
Until Next Time
J.D.
P.S. I’ve noticed a few views of this bloggy wogy in Malaysia, if you’re reading this on purpose, Thanks Malays…ians! :)

Another Day, Another Dream

Hey and greetings (greetings is such a Christmas word). So, lately I’ve been talking about the little animal on my roof, no real new developments, BUT I had a super realistic dream, and I think it could very well happen.

In my dream: I looked outside in the day time, and saw an arm reaching over the roof. It had long claws. So, I automatically thought it was a sloth (remember, it’s a dream, kinda weird stuff happens in dreams… especially mine). I waited for a few minutes and I saw a whole body! It was definitely a sloth. It poked its head over the side of the roof, and its face looked a little weird. It had blue eye shadow on or something, but next I heard thumping. All of a sudden, I saw the little animal jump off the roof, and it was trying to land in a pile of leaves… the leaves actually weren’t there until it decided to jump… any who, it looked like it would fall gracefully on its feet. It didn’t. It fell on its stomach and laid there for a while. While it lay still, I saw exactly what it was. Of course, it wasn’t a sloth! It was a little light blue monkey with soft rounded out paws like a stuffed animal! Duh. In my dream, this animal’s form constantly changing wasn’t a big deal though. It was normal. I have weirder dreams… unfortunately. He, he, he (creepy laugh while I slunk deeper in my chair).

So, I still don’t really know what’s up there, but, fingers crossed, here’s to it being a little, light blue, alive, stuffed animal, monkey!

J.D.

P.S. just by the way, because it's interesting to know, it's my favorite comedian, Nick Thune's, birthday today!! Yay! You should get on you twitters and facebookys and wish him a happy b-day. Just because enough is enough... it is, it's the exact same word (Nick's joke) :)

Day… you decide

So, back to the story…

I was so sure there was a little animal outside my window. Actually I wasn’t completely sure it was an animal, let’s be honest, it could have been a person too. I told myself it was an animal though. I couldn’t open the blinds to look outside at night, because I was waaay too scared. At first. But, the next day I got over my “what IS out there” feeling, and decided to look outside at night. For some reason I automatically thought I would instantly see this thing chewing on some wires then spot me looking at it and walk one leg at a time toward the window, then see someone standing behind me and fly off, making the other person in the room feel like I’m crazy for seeing an animal chewing on wires… that was long, I know, but do you appreciate the reference I’m trying to use?... You’re right, if you explain it, it’s not funny, so I won’t tell you what I was refereeing to if you don’t know (Twilight Zone w/ the flying monster on the plane & William Shatner. classic).

I looked outside and wow, I saw… absolutely nothing. It was too dark. All of a sudden, my warrior/hunter side kicked in (don’t worry. I didn’t go crazy, my version of hunter just means running a little when I think I see something). The next night I decided to get a flashlight. I should’ve done that in the first place, but I thought I’d see the creature chewing right in front… never mind. I heard the scratching and immediately jumped over books, cracked a whip to destroy the evil giant lizard, and ran a little to get to the window outside. (Lying about all of that, except getting to the window). I saw nothing… AGAIN!

As I stuck my head through the blinds, I heard a seriously nerve racking noise to the left of me. It sounded so close. I got really scared, and ran out of the room, then thought, “hey me, that was stupid, nothing’s in the room except you… and your imaginary friend” so I went back in, embarrassed with myself. My imaginary friend was laughing at me too. But, that is indeed when I realized nothing was outside… it was on the roof and possibly in the walls the whole time!! Ha ha ha, I felt better…. Then I realized, no, I don’t feel better, I feel WORSE!

So, that’s where I am now. I don’t know what will come of that animal. Sadly hoping it dies so that it doesn’t somehow get inside the house. Does that make me a bad person?

Until Next Time

J.D.

Day… make up a number

The hunt started a couple of days ago when I thought I heard rustling in leaves outside the window of the room where my computer is. (Run-on sentence am I right? Someone didn’t do well in grammar) (I did though I just choose not to apply here however. Jerk.) I was like, “hey, what’s that rustling outside my window” (im a bad actor in re-enactments) at first I brushed it off, thinking it was a cat living nearby or something, BUT, with an emphases on all caps, I heard a weird and scary trenching through those same leaves at night. Immediately, I was like, “whoa, that sounded cute at first and in the evening” (such a bad actor) then come night fall, and I felt like I was in an episode of Scooby Doo… or I Know What you Did Last Summer the tv series (there was no tv series). I wasn’t brave enough to look outside (yet) so I just stared at the window blinds as they were closed and tried to work on my telepathy. It didn’t work, I need to fine tune it and become more one with myself. Or maybe just give up on the telepathy. Either one.

I figured I was going to tell the whole story, but… think I’ll leave a cliff hanger for tomorrow or something. Maybe that one person who’s reading this will be like, “hey… HEY WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!” (Wow, over reactor) don’t worry, I’ll tell you. Tomorrow. Maybe it will bring some reader back… I hope. I NEED more peeps reading this. And I guess I also need more non-marshmallows reading this too.

Until… tomorrow

J.D.

Day… you decide

It's Been long, Kept it Short

Haven’t felt like doing anything. Like, literally. Been a little absent because this week’s felt very weird. I’ve been weird and strangely down. Anyway, here’s some stuff…

I hate thanking people who do things to be thanked.

I’d much rather see a thank you on your face then hear it from your mouth.

Please don’t compliment me; you don’t know how I really am.

When you say nice things about me, I feel like you must be stupid.

What’s wrong with me that I can see what’s wrong with them?

Sometimes I forget what self serving jerks people can be… and sometimes I forget I can be one of them.

A good writer is smart and witty, but plagued by loneliness.

So yeah, I don’t know what any of that means, or why I wrote it, but it’s there… for what it’s worth.

J.D.

Set it. Don't Forget it.

Hey there you crazy bunch, and by bunch I mean me, cause I seem to be the only person who’s reading this thing these days… what? I’m not bitter, I’m sour. There’s a difference.

I’m making this quick, because I only want to tell you about one thing. Nick Thune’s Comedy Central Special is airing again at 2:03 on… Comedy Central. WATCH!

I hope I don’t have to tell you what a big fan I am of Nick’s. My previous posts have proclaimed that already.

So, yeah, that’s it. Watch it today, don’t forget. Set your DVR’s or Tivo’s RIGHT NOW. Set it, seriously. By the way, the title is a play on Nick Thune’s Nick's Big Show episode. Watch that too. I guarantee you’ll thank me. I might as well say you’re welcome now… but I’ll wait. It’ll be sweeter then. To be honest, I need something sweet to offset this sour.

J.D.

It’s Wilde

Today is really cool and a little sad for me; Bo Burnham is going to be on Conan tonight, so even if one person sees this, WATCH!! He’s hilarious. I’m so excited :) I definitely can’t hide it… I tried to early, it didn’t work.

However, it’s a little sad, because today is the day Oscar Wilde died. He was an amazing writer of the 1800’s. He died today in 1900. I think he was sooo beyond his time. He had amazing insight. By reading his quotes, I realized that people were exactly the same then as they are now. Here’s one:

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

I thought people were only like that nowadays, not back then. Here’s a few more I just happen to like:

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong

The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously--and have somebody find out

I love talking about nothing; it is the only thing I know anything about

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up

So, help me honor the great Oscar Wilde. Look his name up, and find some quotes that you like. Believe me, there are bound to be many.

I’ll leave you with the supposedly last thing he wrote before he died. By the way, you should look up his history too. Just to see what his life was like. It’s sad how things turned out.

My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has got to go

Until Next Time

J.D.

Black Cyber

A hi and hello to you too! As we all know, or at least should know, it’s Cyber Monday today. The day people get incredible savings online!... At least that’s what THEY tell you! (yes, the elusive “they” no one can ever know about or see)

I have another interpretation of Cyber Monday. I’ll get to it, but first this past Friday was Black Friday, right? Well, ever wonder why it’s called BLACK Friday? Yes, I know, you probably have, well, I’ll tell you, because I know ALL (I know a lot of things… I know some things)

Black Friday was named this because one day on the formerly known, Sale Friday, people were waiting outside stores in line, and one person couldn’t wait anymore, and they starting shooting people! Like a crazy person! With ham guns from their previous Thanksgiving meal! They were super upset that their mom only made 16 hams instead of 16 turkeys, like they had asked. People in line were getting hit in the back, legs, and face with ham. No one knew what to do, so they started trampling each other. Not even trying to get inside the door, they just started trampling!! People everywhere were also getting disappointed by their previous Thanksgiving meals, so they too shot people with ham guns. But, on that Sale Friday with the first ham gun shoot, the day became known as Black Friday…. That’s the true history of it, you can look it up, if you want (don’t)

Cyber Monday hasn’t quite come to pass yet, but I fear it will…soon. Everywhere, today, people are feeding computers their credit card numbers. Harmless. Right? Wrong! Computers are slowly taking advantage of this, and soon, they’ll plan an uprising, ON CYBER MONDAY! I don’t know when, but I know…it’ll…come soon. Anyway, I believe computers are saying “yeah, we’ll give you savings now… but we won’t save you later!! Bwah ha ha bwaaahhaa ya ha! Haaack!! buzzz” (that computer froze) And as long as computers freeze, we’ll be safe another year

So, as I type this on my computer, I’m begging it not to freeze, but I whole-heartedly trust my computer. We’re friends!...Right?... Bluey?  

J.D.

Couple Days Late & a Turkey Short

Well, hello! (I said well, because I knew you would ask me how I was doing. Two birds, one stone, which is a phrase I can’t hear without laughing because of a Nick Thune joke. Is this too long?) In my previous post, I said I would put up a picture of the turkey my mom made. I know it doesn’t really feel like Thanksgiving anymore, and this picture is a little too late, but YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! It. was. Gorgeous. and. Delicious So:

Right!!? Did it put you right back at your Thanksgiving table? It did?! Good, that’s what I was going for. So, yeah, that’s it. That was short. Maybe I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Maybe I won’t. it depends if… I really don’t know.

I'm bored right now. I HAVE to do homework. I don’t want to. I REALLY want to watch some/any Nick Thune video. I don’t know what to do…

Until Next Time

J.D.

Stomach Pains

So… how was your… yesterday? I don’t think I need to say what day it was, I think our stomachs can tell of the bittersweet day for them. I believe stomachs all across the world… all across America get super excited for Thanksgiving, then when we all finally take the first few bites or the first course, they get happy. However, there are always more courses, and always more desert. That’s when I think Thanksgiving turns into a horror movie for them. We constantly stuff them even though they’re full! Even though they say “I’ve had enough,” we still put more in our poor, poor stomachs. After the gruesome deed is done, we lay around complaining our stomachs hurt, but, what do our stomachs say? They hate us for what we’ve just done to them, so they make us pay with after Thanksgiving pains.

It’s a sad day for stomachs everywhere… in America (I always feel if America does something, so does the world. Is that wrong?) But, hey I did it last night, it was oh so good. “It” stands for every single thing I ate. I'll show you a pic of the turkey my mom made later. It. was. gorgeous!!

So, this one will stay short, gotta go “hang” with the fam. Maybe I’ll come back later… maybe not

Until Next Time!

J.D.

Food & Fight

So, I more than likely won’t post anything on Thanksgiving Day because I’ll be busy. (I won’t be busy. I don’t cook. My mom does. I just wait for something to be ready while I laze around the house) So, I’ll just talk about Thanksgiving today! Let’s face it, with the way we commercialize everything, it’s hard to remember why exactly we celebrate Thanksgiving. I’ll tell you… hmm…I…well…I don’t remember. So, I’ll talk about food, the thing we all look forward to and the second REAL reason of Thanksgiving.

Yes, if I could, I’m pretty sure I could eat an entire sweet potato pie every day (I’m exaggerating. I get bored easily) I love sweet potato pie so much, that after Thanksgiving, that’s all I eat for breakfast and lunch. NO LIE. Other than pie though, I like cranberry sauce, dressing, turkey… and other stuff. I literally eat something called stuff.

As good as the food is, let’s face it (am I saying that a lot?) with any holiday comes the family. When family gets together, STUFF happens (stuff, get out of here, I’ll eat you tomorrow) Family arguments, to put it lightly, will always happen in every single family’s house on Thanksgiving. My family usually argues when they’re in the kitchen making dinner. It will typically start like so:

Where did you put the milk?

Huh?

What did you do with the milk?

I used it

I got that for MY dish

Well, I didn’t know

Why do you always say I don’t know?!

I don’t always say that. Besides, it’s not my fault, you should have told me!

Well why didn’t you ask? You knew you didn’t buy it!

Yeah but I didn’t know! Why do you always attack me! You wouldn’t do that if “they” were here!

What are you talking about! You’re crazy!

I’m crazy?! You’re nothing but evil!

Right, ok, I’m evil… whatever

Whatever…huh…

And so on and so on… sorry, I said so on twice because I couldn’t hear myself think, much like how it will be tomorrow because it’ll be too loud! Hey-oh! (hope they don’t read this) I’m sure something like this happens in YOUR house. Whether it’s direct, or passive, something like this happens all the time. Oh family stuff (stuff, I thought I told you…)

So, have a Happy Thanksgiving! Or, to me, it really should be named Food & Fight Day.

Until Next Time

J.D.

P.S. I’ve been known to exaggerate a couple times in my life….oh! But! Of course I wouldn’t be lying on here! What?! Never!

Girls, Girl, Observation, Guy

Hey, hi! Yeah, you’re special enough for TWO greetings. As I was listening to music (as I so often am) I noticed I don’t have a whole lot of female artists. When I look at my ipod, way more than half of the people are guys. I’m pretty sure I can count the female artists on one hand. It’s not that I’m bothered, it’s just an observation. The only reason why I really took notice is because I just got Paris Carney’s new cd, and thought, “hey, I don’t have a lot of female artists….” The rest is history, or just blah, blah, you get it right? Good. I was afraid you would have been stuck in the world of blah if you didn’t get it.

It’s weird, of course I’m a girl, but I’ve never been the type to say “awww, your dress is sooo cute! Where did you get it?... (on the phone) what’s up sweetie!… I love your makeup!... oh, she thinks she’s so cute, she’s so fake” you know, typical girlie girl actions. However, there’s something about Mary—I mean Paris Carney that makes me say “awww, she’s adorable!” I don’t know why. I wish it wouldn’t happen. I used to, silently in my head think, those girls are so not me!! Now I’m…

After leaving the room and reviewing my life on a cassette tape, well. I guess it’s not so bad. I think she’s adorable and I’m gonna say it! Paris Carney is adorable! :) Whew, that was a load off my right shoulder (that’s a Nick Thune joke, he’s the best) I couldn’t help but mention a guy during my semi-girl power post. Weird. But, normal for me.

This post is super short, but that’s ok, right? Right? No? Oh, you were yawning and couldn’t talk, but wanted to with the first right that I said? Thanks.

Until next time!

J.D.

Love & Other Annoyances

Hello, hello! I knew I needed to say that twice because you didn’t hear me the first time. If you’ve been reading this, then you’ll know I’ve just found out about an amazing band called The Brobecks! Well, I’ve finally taken the plunge, or “sold out to the man” and got an itunes account. The Brobecks Violent Things was only available there, and I knew I couldn’t get my hands on an actual copy of the CD. So, I had to do it the new way, through downloading. It was weird. But… I’m sooooo happy I have it! Hence the many o’s in so. I love it. I love them. I love my dogs. So yeah, this one’s ears are extremely happy. I can only hope that they will have a concert in LA sometime soon. I would LOVE to go. I would also LIVE to go (if you’re going anywhere, it would be best to be alive first)

That’s really all I’ll talk about right now. I’m pretty bothered (in a Jimmy Fallon impression of Robert Pattinson voice) and annoyed by other circumstances around me at the time. But hey, that’s what music is for, to drown out the things you don’t want to hear because someone is being unfairly critical, naive, and ignorant to what’s really happening…what? Believe me, I’m fine, I don’t need someone to talk to… oh, you weren’t asking and you didn’t think this was a cry for help until I said it right now? Yeah, I totally understand what you’re talking about. Really, I’m fine (honestly kidding about that whole thing… they may be reading this shhh)

So, the moral of this post is… listen to The Brobecks!! They’re great! Also, just for a little information, Dallon Weekes (lead singer/songwriter/bassist for The Brobecks) is Panic! at the Disco’s bassist for now. I hope he joins, but also still keeps The Brobecks. Did I mention that I love this band? Excuse me while I eat, and simultaneously listen to… I think you know (The Brobecks, I didn’t want to leave that open in case you didn’t)

Until next time!

J.D.

P.S. I still love Carney, even though I haven’t been talking about them all that much lately

Him and Her (the only one's in the world)

This is a poem I wrote… right now! Tell me what you think!

Him and Her (The Only One's in the World)

Here is a tale, fashioned in a poem not a song:

He waits for her, night and day, day, day.

Hoping she won’t go away, way, way.

He loves her so much & won’t leave her for long

But oh! wait! Sorry, did I forget to say

That he doesn’t know her and she’s too far to wait?

He knows her in the way she swoons,

The things she does,

And the way she moves

She, like someone who passes on the street,

Doesn’t know he’s alive

Almost sees him like dead meat.

It doesn’t mean she’s not a good gal,

Just that, he’s a stranger, oh welly well, well.

But for him, she’s more, yes, much, much more,

He can’t help but watch and…you know, adore.

He doesn’t know how to meet her, or greet her, if so,

He would have stopped by, to a show, a long time ago.

So, time passes by,

As he grows further to die.

Wanting to say hi,

But, alas is too shy.

She will also grow further to die,

As we all will with time.

Maybe she’ll find him,

Maybe…. He’ll try.

Maybe… just maybe,

Hey, anything’s possible

yes, again

loved it so much, i had to post it again! new caption of course...

his full name is Alfred (Al) K. Seltzer


three in one night!! oh, she's on a role...
J.D.

oops stupid me!!

Stupid, silly, me, I forgot to list the sites in the previous post, it even said Sites: (I’m still new…sorry)

 brobecks

paris carney

Woah! Bro!…becks! See what I did there?... You will

Hey-o!! I’m in an amazing mood right now :) you guys… only one person is reading this? Well, then you. I’ve just discovered (as in I found out, not that I created something out of nothing) an absolutely GREAT BAND called THE BROBECKS. I’m so serious that I’m yelling as I type this, hence ALL CAPS!... sorry, I’ll try to calm down. I love this band so much already, and I just heard them for the first time yesterday! I want to go to a show, I want to meet Dallon (lead singer w/ an amazing voice and quite funny), and I... oh, um I guess that’s it. NOO! I remember, I need to get their CD. Unfortunately for me, it’s on itunes, and I don’t have an itunes account, I like to hold a CD in my small, long fingered, cold, dry hands. You know? You have dry hands too?! Oh, I was kidding about that anyway… (cough)

Any who, I am completely willing to set up an account to get this “CD” Violent Things. While I’m there, I think I’ll get Paris Carney’s Carried Away too! Note: Paris’s style is completely different than The Brobecks, just so you know. I have a wide range of musical taste (does that sound right?) I’m good like that. Oh, except for that crazy, summoning the devil, screaming rock, will not go there.

So, yeah, I’m in love with The Brobecks (purely in a non-crush way even though I used the words I’m and in and love, and with and the. The is such a strong word) I always feel the need to say I like someone in a non-crush way, cause 1) I seem to usually like the guys, 2) cause that’s how most female fans are, and I'm not a most of ANYTHING 3) I wanted to make a 3 spot…

Sites:

Until next time!

J.D.

p.s. tell me what you (literally) think!

Panic! at the Disco

This post will be a bit different, it’ll be super short, so…

Thought I'd post some of my favorite Panic! at the Disco cover songs. If you don’t like them, start. If you don’t know them, look/listen here:

panic!'s karma police cover (this one also has another song of theirs on it)

Brendon's in my eyes cover (he sounds young here, but it's still great)

panic's tonight, tonight cover (again, another song of theirs is on it)

Brendon's It's so nice cover (this one shows off his beautiful voice)

Brendon's first try (I believe this one is a Brendon original as a younger guy again)

so, check them out, tell me what you think, I love Panic! and can't wait for them to come back!! which should be soon...

Until next time!
J.D.

Sleep

Hey-ooo!! What is up… & down? (I feel like down gets left out a lot… even though down might be a little sad to hang out with, that’s no reason to leave down out) I know, that was too long. Any who, I thought I would post something about a certain something that I’m not getting enough of… SLEEP! I’m losing sleep dramatically, like literally, in a very dramatic way. I’ll give you a reenactment of the past few weeks:

Me: oh! Sleep, um… wow, this is awkward, I, I guess you want to go to bed now huh?

Sleep: well… I think you’re smart enough to know that that’s ALL I ever want. You used to not be able to get enough of me… now, you’re turning me away! For what! For—

Me: For what? For what?! I just want to stay awake and see what’s on after 1:30 in the morning

Sleep: I think you already know, it’s those stupid infomercials. You know, it’s one thing if your passing me up AGAIN for actual important things like your homework or saving a life, but you’re just up to be up. All you do is talk to yourself in the form of inanimate objects—

Me: THAT! Is some statement and it’s not true… (yes it is)

Sleep: yeah, right... I’ll leave you alone, bet you’ll pay. It’ll only affect you in the coming weeks, you’ll feel it eventual and you’ll come crawling back to bed. Ha. ha ha. Mwhahaha a ha!

So yeah, I’m finding out that I need sleep. Oh! a dog just jumped by with ears like a rabbit!... I need sleep a lot. So, I hope everyone reading this takes it as a cautionary tale and gets some sleep!

Think I’ll keep this post short, I can always come back and write something if I feel like it or if you start begging me… you won’t?... Oh (sad face while I slowly turn away from my computer for a few minutes…. Then come back to sign off)

Until next time!

J.D.

Nick Thune is getting a show!!

I hope I don’t have to tell you how big of a fan I am of Nick Thune (because of previous post) I just heard, thanks to Punchline Magazine that Nick is getting a show!!   click here  Ahhhh!! So happy I have to scream… You bet , I WILL be posting again when the show airs, until then, I’ll have a constant smile on my face for the rest of the day. Ahhhh… (I’m in a blissful state now)

J.D.

Influences

I don’t want to be a comedian or a musician. I want to write and direct movies. Lately I’ve found real true inspiration from a certain comedian and a certain musician though. I’m talking about Bo Burnham and Reeve Carney. I think in this last week I’ve just been so shocked and amazed by their way with words. I think I’m an ok writer, but after seeing and listening to their work, I realize I must do much, much better. So, I thought I’d share some of my feelings toward them. I’ll start with Reeve first.

When it comes to music, so much of it is about love, money, or parties. It’s fine to have that and all, but I just don’t want to hear an entire CD full of it. I’ve talked about my love for this band before, but I feel they’re worth mentioning again. When I listen to Carney, there’s actual substance in the material. The lyrics in their songs are just so amazing and relatable. It can tell a story in just a few lines, and Reeve’s voice can express every kind of emotion in those stories. I want my stories to resonate with people and for them to find a lesson and maybe apply it in their lives. I’m so inspired by him and Carney’s music. I want to be able to write without words and still move the story along. When I listen to great people like them, I want to do better. Thank you Reeve, Zane, Jon, and Aiden for helping me out.

Bo Burnham is just an all around ground breaking genius comedian. He’s doing things regular comedians wouldn’t do in their acts. He jokes around and then gets serious, then makes you think, and then he gets back to the jokes. His clever wordplay is unmatched by anyone in my opinion. I love how he makes you really think, and doesn’t dumb down his material for people who might not get it. Instead, if you don’t understand a reference, you need to look it up, and that’s alright with me. I absolutely think Bo is so smart and I would like to apply that to my writing. I want to be able to make people think and be willing to go the extra step to understand something in my stories. He’s great because he’s all these things and a comic! So, he still gets silly, which is great. In a perfect world, he wouldn’t make God jokes, but I can get over/ignore those parts. He’s too incredible not to watch, scratch that, he’s very credible. Thank you Bo, for being you.

I haven’t been to either of their shows, but must, must, must get out to see them one of these days.

This post wasn’t funny (like the other ones are at least supposed to be), but I hope it was somewhat interesting to that one person who’s reading this by accident (I have no friends) thanks for getting through it!

And remember, Misproportional (pretend it’s a word) is the exact opposite of miss (pronounce miz) proportional  

Until next time!

J.D.

Copycat

Wow! I'm back already!! Twice in one day cool-a-rooni! I just wanted to show you a picture of a name I fell in love with. I don’t always carry my camera with me, but happy I had it at that time. So, this is me kinda copying Nick Thune’s picture blog click here (except his is waaay better) check it:

I wonder if his name is Al? If it is, he must’ve gotten plopped a lot as a kid.

Until next time!

J.D.

Fan...away the tears. I'm back! With a title that's too long

How long have I been gone!!...oh, not that long. Been busy with homework and stuff (me saying ‘and stuff’ really proves how immature and young I am…right?! please say it does….) um, still don’t have any projects going yet, but OK, to be honest I haven’t started anything that I wanted to post on this here blogy wogy. I will though, the day after school is over! I promise (don’t take my word for it, I’ve heard I’m pretty unreliable)

Since I don’t have anything of MINE to post, I’ll just tell you, meaning myself, what I’ve been up to this week.

I went to my absolute favorite comedy show of all time!! Which is anytime Nick Thune is headlining. I try to go whenever he’s in LA, and this week was my fourth time seeing him, and third time meeting and talking to him. I can’t stress enough how absolutely nice and funny he is. If anyone who is reading this blog sees he’s coming to your home town, GO! I really like him, but just as a simple fan… I guess not really “as a fan” because most fans actually crush quite hard on the people they like…hmm…so, I like Nick as a friend would like a best friend. Yeah, that’s it.

I also went “down below” yesterday for a project. LA is called down below where I live, because we’re higher than they are (not a drug reference) even though I still live in LA county blah, blah, blah sharing too much geographical information.

So… I’ll let ya’ll now what I'm up to this week, hopefully fun non-homework things. This blog makes me sound like a slacker…I get A’s for reals!!

Until next time!

J.D.

Osh-Kosh-BaGoth!

Hey there!..duck! Something’s coming at you fast! Seeing as though I literally have nothing to talk about, like really. I figured I would take the advice of my one and only follower and commenter. Some of you, mainly the very few that may be reading this, may ask, “why don’t you just not post anything if you don’t have anything to say?” I understand that question completely (no, no, I don’t) so… I’ll talk about one of my favorite directors. Tim Burton.

I have many favorites, but I just love the stylings of Burtons work. I’m not an emo or a Gothic person…most of the time (kidding, not at all…most of the time) but I love how his movies are Gothic and everything else a Goth would hate. You know? You do? Cool. He has bright colors with pale people, comedy AND singing! Crazy right? I love it. Anytime a new Tim Burton movie comes out I’m as giddy as a school girl waiting to see the depressive, dark, sometimes gory (as in Sweeney Todd) movies. Ah, good times, good times…the TV series (never really took a liking to that show)

Any who, some of you, or just you that’s reading this, may have heard that the infamous duo, that is Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, are at it again. They’re going Goth because…that’s what they do best! Although, I wasn’t stoked (I'm from SoCal) on the fact that it would be yet another vampire movie out these days. I’m not a Twihard, I know about Twilight and I know what the characters are about because I saw the first movie (I hate being left out of the loop, I have to see what everyone is talking about with everything. Then I can say whatever I want because I actually saw it) (those last parentheses were long right?) I’m just not that into the whole vampire craze, TV shows included. But, maybe Tim Burton will make it better. Maybe. Right? I hope so…

So, thanks for getting through this whole thing… oh, you didn’t get all the way through? Then who am I talking to? You’re right, I don’t want to know.

Until next time!

J.D.

oatmeal. no, sorry definitely not oatmeal

Hey Party People!...oh, stop yelling cause the party people are sleeping and probably still have a hangover? Ok. Well then, hey people that are like me, normal! At least in a sense right, let’s face it, I’m a little weird. Any who, this post will be over in a snap, so everyone who’s eating oatmeal can go back to their oatmeal in just a few seconds after reading this…yes, I know, everyone reading this right now is eating oatmeal. My demographic chart told me that. Honestly, I’m eating oatmeal as I type this (not true) I’m typing one handed because I can’t stop eating oatmeal at all times. That means one hand is holding the bowl, and the other is scooping it into the whole on my face. (do the math) But hey, listen, I say that because I know you weren’t listening before. Wait! Listen, this post is not about oatmeal, I’m not sponsoring them. But Quaker Oats is really good, just saying. This post is about things to come….

Don’t the dots make it more whispery and magical? I thought so. Right now, I’m in school and can’t really do a lot of things separate from school (except go to comedy shows anytime Nick Thune is headlining and go to concerts spur of the moment) not a lot of free time. However, when I break free, I’ll start doing the things I wanted to do and the whole reason I started this thing. I won’t tell you now, it’ll be a surprise! Hope I’m not setting anyone up for a big letdown (I am aren’t i)

Up till now, this has just been a…fun thing to do and sort of like a public diary (yes, this is exactly the way i talk to myself in my diary) (that’s a lie…I don’t have a diary, I think they’re weird. This blog will do for me)

Anyway, stuff will happen in December…it could be Christmas, it could be the start of winter, who knows. Either way, STUFF WILL HAPPEN!

Until next time!

J.D.

P.S. I’m getting better with cutting these shorter, no?

Poem? I don't even know 'em!

Hey! I can’t figure out what I want to blog about. So I thought to myself, man (you’re not a man, you’re a girl. Not a girlie girl, but none the less, a girl. Maybe you should refer to yourself as...a guy?) OK, so I thought to myself, guy, what can I blog about that’s semi interesting enough to bring people back? Then i thought, you will never be able to do that! Don't even get excited enough to think that. You shouldn't be thinking anyway. Well, I thought about it. Unfortunately, thinking is not my strong suit, so…I still don’t know what to write about.

How about this, I’ll give you a stupid poem I wrote, because when all else fails, put a poem down, hence the post before this:

                                 Mr. Allen Becks

Mr. Allen Becks

Loves to run and stretch,

He does it every single day

Hoping he could find a date,

But one fatal day he skidded his knee,

Contorting his body in disbelief

He screamed, “Oh please can someone help me.”

And finally, attracted a mate

It’s very nursery rhyme. I know. even though it involves bodily harm, it should be cute, no? Tell me what you think. Hey, even tell me what you don’t think, I’ve been in that boat before, I understand.

Until next time!

J.D.

My little problem

Spirits are down,

no more facade of a clown.

Does it help to be angry?

Or does it just drive you crazy?

Anger and stress hurts no one else,

 Except for your poor, poor self.

Sadness drowns no one out,

It just leaves you alone, with your head in the clouds.

So, who am I hurting?...My friend?

No, it’ll only drive me to a bitter end.

There’s no solution, why bother them?...

Well, until I get over it, it stays my little problem

Sorry for getting serious, don’t worry, no more of that…I hope. Im writing a story about a sad person, so I feel like this will help me figure out their mood.

J.D.

Um...I'm Bored

Hey! I was pretty busy yesterday, you know, being the international jet setter that I am. (trying to sound cooler cause I didn’t travel anywhere) I like being busy, because I remember the days when I was so bored and I promised myself *getting choked* I would be busy from this point on! No longer will I be bored and wondering where my life is going! I would always find something to do! So, ever since yesterday morning, I decided never to be bored again…. I think I lied to myself. Sure, I can do some homework, but do I want to? No. I will eventually, I’m an A student, but I’m also a procrastinator, so in other words I just make it hard for myself.

I wanted to talk a little bit about comedy…again, except this one will be much shorter than my previous dictionaries. I don’t want to scare people who might say “let me check out that there blog—Oh my Gosh! It’s a novel! I’ll read that later." We all know what later means, in case you don’t, it’s never. So, I’ll work on making these shorter, even though I'm wasting my time right now writing about making this shorter…um.

Last night I had a marathon of Carney music, as usual, but I also decide to watch a lot of Bo Burnham videos…again. He’s hilarious. He looks like a nice sweet person of my age, but his face is deceiving. His style is funny yes, but he makes fun of disabilities, it’s raunchy, and God bashing as well. I don’t like the God bashing parts, so I skip over it, but the rest is hilarious! I can laugh at the slightly racist, overall making fun of people parts because I know he’s joking and doesn’t mean it. I can’t laugh at the God jokes because I feel like he does mean it and he’s serious. I still like him a lot though. I love his awkward, satire, word play songs. Look him up if you want to, along with Nick Thune. Yes, I'll plug Nick every time I mention comedy, just like every time I mention music of another band, I'll also plug Carney. 

So that’s what I did to relax after a busy day. This is still long, but a little better, right? No? Well, then I don’t know what to tell you…ok, that’s fair, you want me to tell you I’ll shorten it, fine. I’m agreeing with you, but I'm not accepting it.

Until next time!

J.D.

P.S. do I need to increase the font size?
P.P.S. comment! I want to know who's read this thing.

why not..

here are some links for the previous post: http://www.nickthune.com/ http://www.carneyband.com/ http://www.adamnewmancomedy.com/ http://www.punchline.com/ to look up more comedy...if you want http://www.fuse.tv/ to look up more music...if you want
Bye! for now, probably talk about somethng tomorrow