Last Stand

When you call me out I rise to meet you
The only place for me to be is there
All the things I have and want to show you
Anything else would just be unfair
_

Stand up
I’m right here
I’ll take you down

So now
Can’t forget
(Anything else would just be unfair)
I’m gonna bring you around
_

Maybe you think I can be won over
I’m afraid on all accounts you’re wrong
Seems like you just want to gauge my power
Test me now and I’ll show you I’m strong
_

Stand up
I’m right here
I’ll take you down

So now
Can’t forget
(Test me now and I’ll show you I’m strong)
I’m gonna bring you around
_

Famous/Last words
Show you/You’ll see
Waste of/My time
_

All the things I have and want to show you
Anything else would just be unfair

*Jams*

Interesting times are afoot.

The band has new jams that are becoming songs, I've got new guitars that are awesome. My job is giving me less hours which is a) sucky and b) kinda nice (but only 'cause I'm a lazy bastard). I'm really no closer to figuring out what I'm doing long term, but that's ok. I can deal.

I just finished Assassin's Creed II. Finally. It was a really fun adventure. Got a little repetitive by the end, but the story was so good that I didn't mind. The story of Ezio Auditore De Firenze was exciting and well told and the continuing story of Desmond Miles continues to escalate in scope and stakes. The conspiracy thing and the "origin story" thing are both pretty cool plot elements. The final scene as Desmond is one of my favorite parts of a video game in a while.

The band has a new song that came from some lyrics by Kendra called Smoke & Mirrors and music by me called S&M (which I think actually does stand for Smoke & Mirrors, not sadomasochism). We started playing it yesterday and after working through it once or twice, Jim started playing this tom based beat during the verses and I changed up the playing pattern and we had this awesome, explosive song.

Kendra and I also took some time and reworked Latin to better include her in the song. We've got a duet thing going on right now that I think sounds pretty sweet. We thought briefly about changing The End, but we both agreed that it's fine the way it is. Which is good, 'cause I really didn't want to change it.

I had my "New Hire" Orientation for Home Depot the other day. I've been working a month already, so none of it was particularly new, but it was a decent way to make four hours of pay.

Today I visit my folks in Seb and possibly see to getting my Bass head checked out.

New CDs

today I hung out with some friends in the Mission. We hit some thrift stores and ultimately ended up in the Union Square area. I was looking for what I always look for: Cheap CDs, old/cheap video games, and cool guitars. I didn't find any video games of worth nor did I find any guitars, but I found a Copy of STP's Shangri-la dee da at the Community Thrift Store for $2.50. Not a bad deal I thought, but I was really looking for a copy of Purple. I really wanted Interstate Love Song. So fast forward to the Goodwill store on Van Ness. Nothing. Fast forward again to Union Square where Drew and I hit Rasputin's to look at their used stuff. Holy shit do they have a lot of awesome used CDs at like, $2-3 each! I picked up Purple, Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, Barenaked Ladies' Born On a Pirate Ship, and Snot's Alive! for $2 each, and I found Bang Camero II for $3. I even got one of 'em free since I bought 3 used CDs (I'm gonna say the BNL)! I really love getting cheap CDs. I'm not a huge fan of downloading MP3s. I'll do it, but if given the option of downloading off the 'net, buying off the 'net, or buying the CD, I'll buy the CD almost every time. Otherwise I'd probably hold off on downloading until I can afford the CD.