a boy and his crayon.

syracuse: sophomore year.

first off, we are going to ignore the date of the previous post. with that behind us i can move on and discuss things of particular relevance at the moment. the year so far has been going great. our room is everything we hoped for and the motto has become "constant improvement" as we add some new lighting apparatus or entertainment device frequently. i've got a lighter course load this semester as i try to knock out the liberal arts requirement for good. these are the classes im taking currently:

MAX 132 Global Community
SPA 301 Approaches to Reading Texts
TRF 235 Principles and Practices
MAT 121 Probabilty and Statistics for Liberal Arts I
AST 101 Our Corner of the Universe

because of the lighter course work i decided i needed something to take up my free time. eventually i found myself in a meeting for the on campus music magazine 20 watts (new version coming soon hopefully), which i should have an article/blurb or 2 coming out next month including a show review of the circa survive/mae show i will be attending this coming friday night. which is going to be incredible.

so in my free time this past weekend, i realized i had spent too much time away from working on art and writing music. and now that i turned to the light side of computing, those things are working extremely well for me. in honor of this personal renaissance i am posting several things. there's a preview of the first in the heading of this page. over the summer i drew something in pen and just recently i added full color to it using photoshop. so here's the original and here's the color version. i am pleased with how it turned out but tell me what you think. also, i started to write music again. here is a part of something called "No, No Don't Do It" and a part of another called "Yes, Yes Go For It". the files may take some time to load so give it a bit. these are songs i created working on using Reason 3.0. also let me know what you think of these.
 

finally, i'll just give a list of the things that have been influencing me in the recent past: waking life, living with 4 best friends, wolf parade, beard growing, the kids are alright, good conversations, sigur rós, dreaming at night, ambition, film, the royal tenenbaums, college musicians, going to bed late, reading, circa survive.

this will be a livejournal-ish post.

thats a picture of my desk at the moment, messy. i photoshopped quickly to produce some highlights of bright colors and/or things that are more important. i felt it was a good time for a post. they are few and far between which is a slight disappointment. but really there's not much to speak of. work trudges on and nights involve some sort of media involvement, whether it be music, a film, or video games. recently i have done the following things: written/played music with an old friend, worked long hours, purchased DVDs, watched interesting films, purchased music, scheduled guitar lessons, and read On the Road. i've spent time with friends and family and found new appreciation for old faces and acquaintances. i've been having interesting and meaningful dreams and although i've been trying, i have not been able to find answers in them. i have thought a lot about people i decided i'd forget about and i've talked to people i wished i had stayed in touch with. primer is one of my new favorite movies. i'd love to see everyone at syracuse again sooner rather than later. my home feels different and often distant. i wish i had someone to hold hands with. i've found that powerbooks are almost too pricey. and lastly, the summer feels like its half way over when it is still a month away from that being true. glasses or contacts?....

the end approaches.

the end, of course, referring to my first year at college in syracuse. and what a year it has been to say the least. i will probably post a much more formal goodbye to all at the 'cuse when i'm actually leaving, although that time has drawn dreadfully close in a short amount of time. i post now to mention a few pictures i posted to the various photos section, one photoshopped (seen above) that i am particularly proud of, and another from my room. so let me know what you think.

also, i was thinking about all the music i had a chance of seeing live this year and i thought it would be helpful and interesting to list everything i have seen. the following is that list (in no particular order):

acceptance
down to earth approach
gatsby's american dream
the snake the cross the crown [2x]
jimmy eat world
taking back sunday
the starting line
mae [2x]
armor for sleep
surprise me mr. davis (the slip)
the roots
common
hot rod circuit
converge
dillinger escape plan
cave in
jounce
the progress

thats all i could muster, maybe there was more? take care all....