Day 156: Spitting on Snakes

Spend a night in nature. Listen to a good song. Let yourself be swallowed by your surroundings.

Here we go again, my friend
It's the same story, same twists, same ending
Let me know if anything changes

Song: "Jesus Christ" by Brand New. Remember how I said you should listen to a good song while you bask in nature's awesome power? This is the song I was talking about.

Day 155: What if There's a Fire?

I'm sitting in the back of the class. When we walked in, the majority of the desks were arranged in a circle, with a few misplaced in the outlying areas. All the neatly arranged desks were taken. I am in the corner, messing with my camera, obscured by poor planning. The light overhead is flickering, like I'm in a horror movie. A horror movie where the desks aren't arranged properly.

All my light is fading
But can you show the colors?
Can you fix this broken flame?
I'm still fading.

Song: "Restless" by Racing Kites. Acoustic pop/emo. Recommended if you like the slew of other songs I've posted from this genre: Rookie of the Year, The Early November, Secondhand Serenade, The Spill Canvas... you get the picture. It's not the most mature music, but it's relevant. And easy to listen to.

Day 154: Long Walks and Sci-fi Movies

This sign has been posted above the water fountains in the library for, what seems like, an eternity.

And you might think it's not a very big deal. And you'd be wrong. You see, it's a long walk to the library, especially in the post-summer heat. When I get to the computer lab there, I tend to be very thirsty. And I don't think it's my fault that I keep auto-piloting right to the fountains, only to discover that they still haven't been fixed. Do I really want to walk all the way over to the west side of the library? No, I just wanna get my hydration on, and I wanna get it on right now.

It's like when you've been expecting an important phone call all day, and when it finally rings it's your buddy wanting to know where the nearest Chinese restaurant is.

Disappointment.

Don't ask me questions, because
you don't want to know the answers.
You don't want to know what I think.

Song: "Fake Palindromes" by Andrew Bird. Indie rock driven by Bird's charismatic voice and layered instrumentation.

Day 153: Let It Stay

I guess I don't check my mail very often: there was crap from last semester in here. It was junk mail though, so I just left it.

...Ohhhhh.

Don't say I'm fading
Don't say I'm changing
I was always headed here
I always needed this to happen first

Song: "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Hey Monday. A fusion between pop-punk and dance music. As much hate as this band gets, they sure do make a lot of good, fun songs.

Day 152: Murphy and Bogey

The whole raison d'être of house sitting this weekend was because Dana was asked to take care of these two dogs. Pictured is Bogey getting cozy in a blanket on the couch while we watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Not pictured is Murphy, who I'm sure was being just as chill. These are seriously the chillest dogs I've ever met. They're friendly without being hyper and overly energetic. They are the Hanley Ramirezes of the dog community.

Just take it
And leave it there
Out of sight of these
Tormented hands
Because I never
Needed that noise

Song: "This Time" by P.O.D. Alternative rock. Sonny's signature vocals shine in this song along with some pretty intriguing guitar work by the often underrated Jason Truby.

Day 151: Bumblebee

The family that Dana babysits for went out of town for the weekend, so they asked her to house-sit and take care of their two dogs. Lee, Matt, Katie and I tagged along for the fun. I will say that, even though it was an incredibly comfortable couch, I've had better nights of sleep. We ordered in a pizze, watched Ratatouille, and played Skipbo. If you've never played Skipbo before, you're missing out. Unless you play with Lee. He cheats.

There was a book in the bathroom titled "Is your mama a llama?"

I really wish I had written that book.

A pretty face is all you need
That's the magic of having beauty
You can get away with anything

Song: "The Energy" by Audiovent. Straight up rock and roll.

Day 150: I'll Just Regress, Because I Feel I've Made Myself Perfectly Redundant

Ribbit.

We coexist in this machine
Like something stubborn, still and strange
I know enough to know
We're never getting out.

Song: "Do Better" by Say Anything. Pop/punk. Max Bemis is one of the cleverest lyricists in the scene today. This song is a good example of that.