Burning Fire

Tomarrow is the BIG day!! Get out and support your local record store (no Best Buy-ing, or Wal Mart-ing!) and ... well, I guess I should be telling you to support Anberlin ... and buy Anberlin's new album!

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"I'm gonna drive and never ever slow down. I'm gonna drive until I breakdown. Packin' my things and gettin' outta this town..."
AHH!!!! I loooooove the new Plain White T's cd!! $5, baby! I'm so stoked. I love my little bands. OH! Me and Laura are going to Ace's Basement on the 11th to see Showbread!! AHH!! Ivory!!! (Only that's not his name ... boo hoo ... he is Josh Dies) Well, regardless of what his name is, he is the freakin' coolest looking guy I've ever seen (ok, so Adrian is a competitor too). And their music is awesome. I need to start learning other songs of theirs. Go listen - yes, that means you - http://www.showbread.net .
"Why should I get up when I have nothin' to do? Just another lazy day afternooooon ... When everybody's workin', I'd rather be a jerk and lay around." That is definetly today. I didn't get up till 12:30 ...

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Ok, so it's Friday night, not Saturday, but I don't wanna change the song. It doesn't sound cool with Friday. Wow, Lynchburg sucks. And my friends are being boring, not wanting to go anywhere or do anything. I CAN'T SIT HERE ANYMORE!! AHH!!! Going crazy ... I need a show, a Steak 'n' Shake and some bandy guys. I would seriously pay anyone bandy to go w/ me to a show - any show, I'm desperate here - jump around, be crazy, stay out really late, come home with that goofy grin of show-happiness on our faces and just have a great time with me. There is something therapeutic about a dark club, loud music, no cares but having fun.
Switching gears drastically, my poor fish, Paul Baby, is somewhere inbetween death and life. He lays on the bottom of the tank, upside down, but he's still breathing. Then he gets up and swims somwhere else and lays down again. Maybe it's because I'm feeding him beta food ...

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Once again, I get depressed when I read Ang's blog, cuz it is so much more quirky and cool than mine. I can't find the Plain White T's album anywhere! What is a music addict to do if a new cd (from one of her bands, nonetheless!) comes out and she does not possess it? This is the worst - there are people who do have it! Girls, girls who hang on every bit of attention that Tom gives them. Girls who ... know their songs! NOOOO!!! Only I (and Ang and Bethany) can know their songs! Where am I gonna find Anberlin's on Tuesday? Maybe Best Buy, but highly unlikely. Thus are the troubles of liking bands that no one has ever heard of. Everyone - go listen to Julian's new song! Attention! Attention! May I have all your eyes and ears... http://www.purevolume.com/theacademyis BUT don't make ANY comments about it, or him. If you like it, I'll get ticked, cuz NO ONE can like them except us. If you don't, I'll beat you up for not liking my beloved. So, no comments, please.

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"The fat woman in purple was looking radiant. Undoubtedly the fat had certain compensations in life ... a zest - a gusto - denied to those of more fashionable contours."
Hahaha! I thought that was so funny! I'm reading Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie. Quite good so far. I love her books!
Where am I going to find the PWT's new album? I am stressing. It comes out today and I must have it today! My only options are Best Buy, Wal Mart and ... well, that's it. And I can guarantee you neither of those will have it. What to do??? I hate buying it online. I want to be one of the few that gets it, from a store, on release day. Stupid town with no music stores.

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Bought a fish today. A guppy. He needs a name. He is quite cute, with a red tail and when he swims, it looks like he's shaking his butt. It's funny. So, we're gonna play a game called Name That Guppy! All must play. I have been listening to the new TAI and PWT's songs, which are quite good. Anberlin, too. They have such a distinct guitar sound, like you know it's them before Stephen even starts singing. Oh, PWT's new album comes out Tuesday. I bet I won't be able to find it anywhere. I know I won't. Ahh! Poor Tom ... I wish we could go to his release party with Dan! :( Also, that is the same day Julian will be at the House of Blues in Cleveland. What a depressing day that will be, me being here and him (practically) being at my home.
Switching subjects rapidly, I don't Mr. Magic is as scary as we first thought. Friday I thought he was. But not so much anymore. I don't think he's out to get me, so I'll be ok. Speaking of out to get, well not me, but ... we saw The Forgotten. Holy crap. Scary as heck, well at least to me. People were screaming in the theatre (I was one of them) and me and Laura were like hanging onto each other, watching the screen thru our fingers. It was great fun. Great movie.
Man, there was something I wanted to write in here, but I have no clue what it was. Oh well. Maybe I'll post later, if I think of it.

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I can just picture this ... the crowd is on edge, waiting for the band to explode into the next song, they're almost holding their breath - you know the feeling right before they burst into the crazy loud song that everybody in the room came to hear?
"They're ready. They're waiting for a signal from him. He's the drummer, the one who shows them when to stop and start, the one who decides how fast to go, the one to carries them along on his beat and in his van, the one who can make them erupt into sound with one nod of his head. He nods."
I just finished the book. Ya gotta read it, Ang. Some of it's bad, but overall, it great. The Exes, By Pagan Kennedy. Wow, I need to go to a show. I need to be in a band. But, alas, I am here in VA, bored, looking out the window at the inch of snow that has all these sissy Southerns scared to even go outside, let alone drive their cars. Well, all I wanted to do was post that quote, so I'm done.

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"Hank wanted to belong to a band so obscure and brilliant that just knowing the name of this band would be like saying a password that got you into the secret brotherhood of the ultracool indie guys. "

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So I went to the library yesterday all by myself, to get away, somewhere quiet and find some cool stuff to read. I think I am starting to love roaming around there by myself. It's ... I don't know. I just like it. But it's discouraging cuz there are so many book, 99.9% of which I will never get to read. How do you know which one to pick? It's like they are all silently yelling at you "Pick me! Pick me!" But how do you know who is lying about being good and who really is good? I don't know. Guess I did good yesterday tho. I got a book called The Exes, it's about this band who is made up of all exes. It's quite a bandy book, all about guitars, songs, getting a record deal, trying to book shows ... I love it. And I picture everyone in the book being completely and utterly bandy. Anyways, Ang, you would love it. I'm only on the 2nd chapter. So here was something funny from it: "The next time they practiced, she began strumming her guitar and singing ... the whole song was about Band-Aids; it sounded like something your dead aunt would sing to you in a dream." AHAHA! I was cracking up. Maybe I was just tired. But the band has a girl guitarist and bassist, so I like that! I'll keep ya posted w/ other funny quotes as they come up.

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So here I am - I have a 3 hour break till my next class and I'm def. back at the dorm. I'm not about to stay on campus doin' nothing, by myself for 3 hours. So the only excting thing about today so far was the bandy kid in my history class. Simon Hat. Sleeve tatoos. I shall become his friend. Oh, also exciting was I know a girl in that class so I have someone to sit with. It's much warmer today which I am totally stoked about. Wow, this is prob. the most boring blog post yet. OH - If you are in Ohio, go to the RadioU/Chiller skate night on Saturday at 7:30 (I'm listening to RadioU right now). They are playing RadioU music all nite! Woo hoo! I wish I could go. OH - and I think I got a job at Red Lobster. I have to go in today again. Ok, I'll stop this oh-so-boring post. I'm going to WalMart to get an antenna so I can watch tv. Oooh, Ivory is on the radio!! YAY!!

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Wow - am I really here? I am sitting in the (really loud) computer lab in DeMoss (not "da moss", Angela) waiting for my math (ugh) class to begin. I survived the first convo of the year (boring as expected) and english (really nice teacher, nobody really cool tho). New roomate. Very sad w/o Heidi and Shelley. Why do I have to be here!?!? This is just not cool. It's freezing outside - I thought I was getting away from all the snow! I have 15 minutes to waste ... Welp, there is only 7 1/2 weeks till spring break and 14 till summer. I cannot wait. This sea od preppiness is suffocating. lol. There was a bandy guy in convo today. He had a green Simon Hat. Hmm ... what else have I noticed here? Nothing exciting or new. Everything is just as I left it. I am trying, really I am, to be optimistic, and sociable, but I just don't want to. Yuck. Puke on Liberty ... "that's a funny word, can I use that?"

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Prog-no-sis Neg-a-tive ... 4. (Have you seen that Seinfeld?) It is negative 4 outside. My car was in the shop all day today so I didn't go back to school as planned. Which is nice, but I will be rushed tomarrow. But hey, if it gives me another day home, I'm not complaining. My heat still doesn't really work, but it does more than it used to. The only thing I will like about Virginia is that it will be *drum roll, please* 52 next week!! Can you believe it get in the 50's anywhere in January?!?! Well, sorry there was no picture of Adam. My picture posting was being gay. I'll try again. I am still baffled about all that. I love being home for an extra, unexpected day!!

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ADAM IS 17 YEARS OLD.
I hereby resign my right to ever guess anyone's age again. Adam Siska from The Academy Is a mere 17 years old. Up until last week, he was only 16 YEARS OLD. I thought he was in the 22 to 24 range. You have to be me to truly understand how this rocks the very foundation of my world. Sorry. That was a bit overdramatic. But I am horrible at age guessing! And, quite frankly, I would have treated him very differently had I known he was 2 years younger than me. He is younger than me and is in a band with Julian. Ewww - I mean, I let a junior in high school hit on me! And I was all happy, because he was Adam and he was in The Academy Is. That's just nasty. But really, how could he be only 17?? Have you seen him? He neither looks nor acts that age. I will post a picture and your comments will be very appreciated - they will (hopefully) reassure me that I (and Angela) are not the only ones who believe this guy is in his mid-twenties.

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Currently Listening To: Angela singing "Maybe It's Maybelline"
I wanna be quirky!!! *in a sing song voice*"She wants to be quiiiirky" Eww - if you type your name as "Katiekins", that just grosses me out. I'm next blogging and, as usual, not finding anyone entertaining. I died my hair today. It is good. WHOA. I just found a "lady" named Betty G. (S)He so looks like a guy. With blue hair. *in a screamo voice* "Blah blah blah cuz your boyfriend CAN'T read" Ah, how I love that song! And Ivory. His name better be Ivory. Or ... else. What a boring nite. Angela is washing dishes. Everyone else is ... I dunno. I have to wait 10 more minutes for The Late Show to come on. *in a Jason-esque voice* "Let's go, knocking on my win-dow, we can watch the laaaate show, movies made for CAble, and then we'll talk, listening to punk rock, we'll hang out and waaaait up, un-til the sun comes uhhp. Yeah."

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Yours truly was at Steak n Shake with Falling Up on Sunday!! I love that place - I have the best luck there. We went to their show (which was good), got to meet them (which wasn't, cuz they had a stupid autograph line ... arrggh, I hate lines, I much prefer the mill) and then headed to our traditional after-concert restaurant. Well, they came too, with like 50 million people from the church. It was cool, but nowhere near the Tait experience. Nothing can touch the Tait time w/ a ten foot pole. Anyways, we were talking to these guys who were at the show too and here's what I have to say about that:
* Dear Lead Singer of Opening Band, I am SO sorry!! You're not ugly. I'm sure you think I am the meanest person alive now. You really aren't ugly, just not my type. If we meet again, I hope you don't hate me.
* Dear Eyeliner-Lip Ring Guy, You are freakin' gorgeous and I'm sorry I ignored you when you asked if I thought you were hot. I am an idiot, because you are practically perfect and now I will wonder forever if I had answered you, what might have happened
* Dear God, pleeeeeeease let me meet Eyeliner-Lip Ring again.
* Dear Other Kid Sitting with Them, Why did you have to ask me if he was cute when he was right there? That was extremely awkward. But I suppose you're cool cuz you talked to me the most.
Wow, that was dumb. LOL. Jessy eats really funny (he chomps, with his cheeks all full of food). Joey is adorable. Tom is very nice, Mike talked to me and the other guys, well, I don't know. They didn't make that much of an impression for me to remember anything specific.

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What a fun birthday I had. My fam threw a suprise party for me (I was totally and completely surprised; had no idea) and it was great. Alotta friends were at my house when I got home, even a couple that I hadn't seen in a long time. I was so stoked I got to see my friend Nina - we've been friends since preschool, but I hadn't seen here in like 6 years. It was fun. I really like birthdays!!! I just wanted to say that my birthday ended up a lot better than it started!

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So, I am applying to transfer to Belmont University. Let the nightmare begin. Forms, forms and more forms. Recommendations. Transcripts. Resumes. Loans. Fees. AHHH!!!! If I didn't want to get outta Liberty and go there so bad, I would not do all that crap. But I am thoroughly convinced that happiness for me lies in Nashville. I have thought that for years, and now it looks like I'll actually get to go. All this what-to-do-with-my-future stuff ... I don't wanna think about it anymore. All that seriousness almost made me forget ...
It's my 19th birthday today!!!
Yay! It is rainy and dreary outside, so that is depressing, but it is still good cuz I like birthdays. I am probably one of the few that would say that. You can get away w/ almost anything on your birthday. It's fun. So are presents and cake. Hehe. I like it.

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