my friend amit and i have the same souls tattoo on our wrists (that’s where the lead singer has his<3) - i saw the picture before when it cycled through my screen saver, thought to post about it. i don't have many (sort of) matching tattoo's with anyone... and i also realized i don't really have any pictures of my tattoo's posted either...
that’s a picture of us at my birthday a couple of years ago.
isn’t he charming? lol
so i was organizing a shit ton of pictures in my iphone and then it carried over to general computer picture organization tonight, and i found these<3… these are some olddddd layouts from stujessica.net days, the short lived apt5f.com days and when posed-to-death.org first started.
i think every one of these layouts is from 2005 or prior.
all hand coded. pfffft 
i was notorious for nintendo layouts back then… i should post the others someday (kung fu, underwater mario scene…)
and yes, that is a lego palm tree in the picture.
i finally got to see sophie tonight. it is very strange, i haven’t seen her more than thrice this entire summer. it was good to reconnect. we revived our holiday cocktail lounge tradition tonight… hopefully it’ll be every other week again. good times.
good talks/laughs, got wasted by 8PM, walked around… turns out while going through the jukebox to play our traditional set that the owner in fact listened to me and sophie about the bouncing souls making a song out of the joint and he put the self-titled album in the jukebox! whaaaaaaaaat! (awesome!) i left a comment with a picture of it on their myspace about it, hope they see it<3
sorry about the lack of posts… i get blocked sometimes. life has had some twists and turns in the last two weeks that have left me feeling loopy… i’ve become disappointed, excited, annoyed, nervous, confident… all mixed up, don’t know what to do.
friday night i had an escape from it all… i went to go see the bouncing souls at webster hall (left). i went with steve and a few of his friends that i’ve been acquainted with before (on more than one occasion-they’re just more his friends than mine…). so we had some drinks, caught a buzz and went into the crowd… the set list was okay, no great songs they never play though, but i danced my little ass off and had a lot of fun. one of the better shows i’ve been to in the last two years, i must say.
on saturday afternoon, jen brought her little dog jackson over to meet oscar but oscar wasn’t havin’ it… the attempts were cute though… we made an exquisite, “adult” salad (as jen puts it, lol) and she read my tarot cards… which were kinda on the money. the reading (of course referring to my love life, lol) made me cry, and also gave me positive vibes… at night my friend matt was showcased at a gallery in williamsburg and i went down there to support/enjoy. i met up with jes and her main squeeze KA and my boy george also rolled through… we did a walk-through, chatted it up outside and got our drink on until everyone departed because of the lack of booze at the gallery… so we all went to some bar near where we were and hung out for a bit. george left and we went to hope lounge which SUCKED. the music was horrible and it was filled with vinny mozzarella’s (lol) so we went to the diner and got our eat on.
sunday was supposed to consist of: rox, missy, jen, booze, sun and girl talk… but in actuality, it wound up being: jen, jackie, drizzle, booze, and san loco instead… which turned out to be a fabulous time!<3 …my lazy ass got up way too late to make a free show to see girl talk in the hip(w)-burg (barf!) – so we wound up chillin’ instead… jen slept over and we had a temporary tattoo, bed cuddling, fun time – so all in all, a fun weekend – woo!
memorial day weekend… who cares? just another 3 day weekend with assholes clogging up highways, places to go, etc. – it always reminds me of my dad because i went up to boston the first memorial day weekend after i met him. (anddddddd then his psychotic girlfriend who didn’t believe i was really his beat me up!) – blah. things to do, things to do…
eric is in town and i wanted to steal a drink with him while he was here… wanna try to fit that in. i’m going to queens today – mom/erica time – sunday shonen is having his big bbq where all of my friends will be – gonna try to go to that but i’m supposed to hang out with ilya tonight ,which means i’d have to be back in brooklyn, which i wanted to do anyways – i didn’t want to sleep at my mom’s house – mannnn commuting takes up so much time – i gotta manage my time better…
blah blah blah.
so new stuff this week? i found another friend in brooklyn! i met ilya on friendster years ago… i only met him one time in real life but we talked online for a long time and then lost touch… so i was browsing through people on myspace (yes, i’m a loser that does that from time to time) and was looking to see if there were actually people in this “midwood” neighborhood that were around my age and found him :) weird! it’s been like 6 or 7 years since i last talked to him… we hung out at his apartment with his friends last night, it was fun… watched some aqua team hunger force and just chilled out til frankie called locked out of the apartment… (cuddle blocker!)
wednesday sophie and i met up with greenwood for a holiday cocktail lounge excursion… played the bouncing souls song titled for the bar for the guy who runs the joint, he loved it. says he’s gonna put the self titled album in the juke box, OH yeah. (my inspiration)
tuesday lyrics boy and i attempted to see green day at webster hall, we didn’t get in. instead, we stood outside cold and hungry for a while. boo that. either way, NEXT.
andddddddd that’s about it.
okay it’s 3 AM, why am i still awake? not only that, i’m awake in my bedroom at mom’s house.
i have nothing to do here.
all that’s in my room here is some laundry, a shelf with candy/2 lunchboxes and a candle, and my bed.
thank god i found the USB cord for my iphone or else i wouldn’t have aim, or a phone. my shit was fully charged when i left brooklyn and apparently i wore it out… it was on its last leg here when i got home from being out all day.
i’m on a laptop.
WORST.
i feel like i can’t type correctly on laptops and i feel like it just HAS to be adding to my wrists that are already going to be cursed with carpel tunnel syndrome in the future… wa wa wa worst!
so yeah, still don’t have internet at home. frankie says i need a wireless card in my computer. bleh. i don’t even know when i’m getting one. i really just want to get it so that i can freelance and make some damn extra money… blah.
so my first week at the apartment has gone pretty well. still don’t know more than four people that live in brooklyn, so that’s kinda getting to me… i feel bad that i always look to frankie for brooklyn guidance, or depending on him for social sanity. it would be a lot easier if i had the internet to keep me preoccupied… anyways i’ve gotten used to the commute already, just need to get more acquainted with my hood. i know where some stores are and one train stop away there’s food and stores… i need to find a bar we can regularly frequent so that we can make some friends… poor oscar is still not settled with the dog… he keeps hitting him though… and the dog doesn’t bite at him or anything… he’s only barked at him, hopefully it’s just the whole getting used to each other thing…
hmm. so yeah… the beginning of the week my friend jen who dates my friend from bayside came over to my house… she kinda lives near me – kept me company during the day… and then i went to go see the kills with rox. we had a romantic asian dinner (lol) and then drinks and music. my sexy little date… friday laura came over and we got drunk with frankie :) watched tv, bugged out…
today erica and i went to see her “friend” (boyfriend) box for the NYPD – they fought against the suffolk county PD
it was interesting… something different to do.
pauly from rocky was there and the father from “family bonds” (retired HBO series) was there too.
now i’m in queens.
lonely.
in a boring room.
tomorrow for mother’s day we’re going to the mets game and just hanging out i guess… going to see the bouncing souls at night. (woo!) i haven’t seen them since my bday, hopefully this set – they won’t let me down. last time they suckkkkkkkkkked. (acoustic nonsense)
so rad.
i’m gonna try to lay down for sleepy time.
sequence #1 – so i wound up on some weird line for people about to go to jail, and one of the guards wouldn’t let me in because of my seemingly anti-semitic bloody chuck norris tattoo (tattoo’d by a jew, so no it’s NOT in fact anti-semitic, lol – it’s just the shading of his hair that makes it look like a yamika…) – i was removed forcefully from the line and don’t remember anymore about that part of the dream. (i guess it’s a good thing NOT to go to jail though, so WOO!)
i am an etsy shopper. hardcore. best, creative stuff ever. so for whatever reason, i searched for “bouncing souls” and found this little bad boy.
not fancy at all, however… it is commemorating THE best (hands down) bouncing souls show i have ever been to in all of my days… so, here’s to the memories. (ha)
and i got to thinking while i was brushing my teeth before and had “here we go” chants stuck in my head – that those chants, lights off, in a hot/sweaty crowd in a small venue is my favorite place to be. the anticipation, the excitement…
i’m such a nerd, but apparently i’m not the only one – i found this great interview online – and here are some of my favorite little snippets from it:
“ “I’ve never met fans like Souls fans” adds Leah “’This is my first show’” was met with congratulations. Their fans are in love with them, and it’s a strong, passionate love. It’s girls and women and boys and men singing at the top of their lungs.“
Does the band know that they touch their fans this deeply? You betcha: “The mystery of why people are drawn to us is a hard question to answer for me. I can only relate to the music that I know, like ‘Oh my God that moves me,’ so I guess that’s happening to them when they see us. I have a different experience of it. We’re writing a song – we’re drawing on experiences and we’re trying to build some experience to that music. And it must be working, it must be somehow genuine because it’s working on a very personal level with everyone else, otherwise they wouldn’t be so passionate about it. So whether it’s an emotion, lyrics, the music, a combination of both those things, somehow we’re able to relate that to people.”
but honestly, i live for that. i love the souls so much. i am trying to enjoy them as much as possible before they’re too old to play anymore, and i’m too old to go to shows anymore…
now, i just have to get it signed.
i’m still waiting on my tax refund, it’s been like 2 weeks – wtf.
i want it, save some/spend some. shit wound up being hefty this year, can’t wait.
bought 4 tickets to see the bouncing souls on may 10th today – PSYCHED.
hope the show is good… my birthday kinda let me down…
just realized that i got my gj chest tattoo a year ago…
need more ink. stat.
it’s already friday tomorrow. this is good.
march is approaching. i love it. SPRING IS ON THE WAY.
apparently it’s going to be 56 degrees tomorrow. NICE.
st. patty’s day soon – one year ago – full of dramaaaa! (not my fault, some girl was in LOVE with erica – and tried to steal her away – prevented me from seeing her that night… worst.) tried to hunt her down and instead got to sit around and watch my cousin put blow up her schnoz in a bar bathroom, yack.
rangers lost, again. worst.
it’s only the new coach’s second day, i’ll give him another two before i start really bitching…
i just wanna go to sleep. sorry this blog was boring – it’s how i feel… blah.
nothing exciting… full of complaints and personal let down’s…
STILL didn’t do the laundry, lol… sunday. DEFINITELY sunday.
wonder why you were stuck in my subconscious last night. i’ve never even looked at you in that way, but those piercing eyes were so intense last night… woof. and i don’t even like blue eyes, weird…. and so hot.
when we went to the souls at cha cha’s in coney two years ago, we were all pre-gaming at this bar down the boardwalk and i was sitting with missy and steve… it was raining that day, gloomy, chilly… it was august i think. anyways, i was talking to missy who was on my left and i looked down the bar towards the front of the place and bryan walks over in this ridiculously ugly, dark green poncho and was staring into the place. i guess maybe he was looking for someone… so after like 2/3 minutes i gave him this big dumb grin from ear to ear and he smiled back big and walked away. missy and steve laughed at me, i must have looked so dumb.
blah blah blah.
so on friday: me and sophs did the holiday cocktail lounge again, we found out the owner died two weeks ago. sad!
the guy who’s running the place now has redone it a little, at least he’s keeping it open. it’s cute, they’ve got wings now and he gets excited everytime someone orders them… they were eh. no down the hatch wings, but good enough for bar food. so we did that and then went over to bell blvd for her friend olivia’s birthday gathering… which i was worried about because she’s friends with people i don’t really associate with, but they wound up not going… so it was cool.
ran into a few friends i haven’t seen in a while… there were three of us with matching souls broken heart tattoo’s, it was cute to see them all together. didn’t get drunk. i don’t know how i didn’t get wasted, i was drinking from 7PM til 3AM, but i love it. i had a nice, long, unsloppy buzz.
