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Wednesday, February 16, 2005
God, my posts on here always are completely depressing, and make it seem like I have nothing constructive to do or say to the world. This shit stops here and now. not saying having a bad day will never happen again...cause I'm sure it will eventually, but fer christ's sake...I've got to lighten up. So I got sent home from work today an hour and a half early...was slow as shit. Coulda been mad like everyone else, but I smiled and said "Sweet" in my best Napoleon accent. Out the door I went. Now I'm home and Cristi is still super sick, I wish there was more I could do, but she's gonna just have to wait this one out, sounds like a flu/cold combo...going on a few days at this point. But I went and got here some Nyquil last night, so hopefully she's on the up and up tomorrow. Here's for hoping. More good news...the Dresden Dolls posted a sweet "mock video cover" type thing for an Avril Lavine song on their site, and it's freeking funny as shit. Avril will wet herself and jump out a window (probably land in a big pile of money if she does though) if she ever sees it. you can all check it out at www.dresdendolls.com and I think that ya should!
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Got straight to buisiness today and got vox done on "Victoria". The lyrics made Kremo not want to go get dinner at the clock with me, he wonders why I have to mention the following in every FTT song.
1. Knives
2. Blood/ and or disease
3. puking (ok maybe not every song but it's become habit forming and will none the less be featured throughout the new record)
4. the word "fuck" (we're shooting 2 for 2 with the new tunes thus far)
I told him it was because FTT actually has become a parody of itself in many respects. I purposly put harmonies exactly where FTT songs always have harmonies, double important (read: disgusting) lines with either screaming or pretty falsetto vox, and make sure I use the big 4 listed above as a guideline to lyric writing. It's a proven formula at this point. It could be called formula rock, but not in the sense that Nickleback is called that. At any rate, it felt really good to belt it out tonight. I needed tonight, in the worst way. Thank god I have some music to work on right now to keep me occupied.
Got a promotion at work. Making "some" money now, as before it was so little as to be considered, "almost no" money. At least I get 40 hrs a wk, and an menial raise. It's a start.
I miss you and there's nothing I can do about it.
Friday, January 28, 2005
The trip to MI was absolutely exhausting. Did so much running around trying to meet up with everyone...seemed my phone couldn't keep a charge because once everyone got wind that I was in town it rang continuously the whole trip...which was kinda nice actually. My phone almost never rings here in Cleveland. At any rate, I got to go Kareokeing with Chris & Krystal and Kremo the first night, and got to hang with the family and pick up my new Drivers License and car title the second, as well as got some much needed vocal work done on the new FTT record at Kremos. It was a fuckin scream party the likes of which will never be repeated...until next week. The new record will be the darkest thing ever conjured on the west side of GR, in tribute to the fuckin 04.
So when I arrived home from the trip, exhausted from lack of sleep and burnt from driving so much over the last two days, he was gone. Just 2 1/2 years old. Long John Goldfish had passed. We had a solemn burial ( only Iggy attended) and laid him to rest. Iggy and I retired down stairs, freshened up Moby Dink's bowl and tried to console him. He's very upset today, so since I have tomorrow off, I'm going to go get him a new friend to play with. Maybe a guppy friend. We'll see. Cristi comes home at some point tomorrow, I don't know when. I'm supposed to pick her up from the airport ( she took a trip to Mexico) but she doesn't call me anymore. I'm out of the loop, for real.
Current mood:  cold Current music: JImmy Eat World
Monday, January 24, 2005
Sharp objects.
Can't wait til 4:00, then I can get out of this house for a while. Fuck this shit, I'm going back to MI tomorrow.
Current mood: oh please... Current music: the room closing in on me
Friday, January 21, 2005
Had the Interview...don't want the job. It was "a flaming wreck" of a time too. First time someone tried to twist my arm to take a job and I still walked. terms sucked. Now all that has to happen is getting that promotion at Urban so that I can get school and computer money rolling in. Cause time be runnin out on this fool, and I'd really like to be ready when April rolls around. All you fools need to start visiting with the Dresden dolls over at www.dresdendolls.com and start getting to know them personally. Cristi introduced me at somepoing last year, and I've never been so hooked on anything. They are flat out amazing in everyway. On that note, I'm off to bed. Word to your mom's.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Here's the proof
...oh, shit.
Well, I did a funny quiz, and it said I was gettin it on with some dude, then fullforcefrank ( Nick) walked in and got jelouse...well, that's waht it said anyways...then I tried to paste it in here and next thing you know I 'm staring at some dumb (read: sweet, totally useful, awesome) link to a random Metroid hints webpage. Oh well. maybe tonight I will actually have nick in my dream and we can drive around in the van, and get some pizza and beer, tehn go TP my neighbors house. Better get to sawing logs so we can get started. At any rate, I've a second interview at Sam Ash music tomorrow...they basically told me I have the job, I just have to talk to them tomorrow to see if I WANT the job...I've grown attached to the old Urban. Hope all is well with you kids. Night night.
Sunday, January 16, 2005
So this is the "real" Dr Mondo...reclaiming my livejournal space...it's been awhile since I've put this sucker to good use (usually blog it these days) but here's to getting back to fun wit you little LJ.
As most of you know, stuff sucks donkeyballs in my universe. me and the friends in my head are bidding our time til school starts and saving up for a Mac. Working at the Urban Outfitters here in good old Cleveland til April...then what? Then we run down a dark hallway and wait to run into a wall or something. That's the plan and I'm fuckin sticking to it. And Sherry's "I Win" game has never seemed so appropriate or useful in my whole life. I love her dearly for teaching it to me, cause it's getting me by these days.
"I know you'll find a soulmate too, peace out."
Thursday, January 6, 2005
12:11PM
2005: the year of the robot
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
9:29AM
The following is the holiday letter that I'm sending out with my x-mas cards. In case you don't get one (which means I don't have your address) here it is...
Greetings Friends! 12/13/04
I hope this letter finds you in high spirits and enjoying your holiday season. What can I say about 2004? A bizarre year. An election year. A bizarre election year! To be honest, I’m quite glad to see it coming to an end. That may sound morbid, but that is not my intention. Much like old folks say “I’ve lived a full life,” in regards to 2004, I feel very comfortable saying, “I’ve lived a full year.”
For yours truly, this year has been a lot like reading a terribly devastating text book. Force feeding the exhausting chapters, tolerating the grueling footnotes, and finally getting to the part where it seems the only answer is to put the book down and wash your hands of the whole reading experience…but then finding the most fantastic and fascinating chapter which fills your head with more useful information than you ever thought your brain could contain! In other words, it’s been well worth getting to the good part.
I know that I’ve done a relatively crappy job of keeping in touch, due to the fact that I’ve been on the move (what I like to call my Midwest Tour 2004), but here’s a synopsis of where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to:
For the first portion of the year I moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. I’ll have you know that it is not at all the little s**thole town that those who live in other states always seem to make it out to be. Those of you who know how I feel about snow will be surprised to find that I was living there during the time of year when the entire city is covered in a 2-inch layer of ice. I still loved it there. I worked with an incredible staff at WBYR (The Bear) and still kick myself for leaving there as early as I did.
In March, I moved to Lexington, Kentucky: home of the University of Kentucky or should I say UK basketball, the Univeristy of Transylvania, and miles and miles of horse farms. It’s truly a beautiful city, and a killer place to spend the spring/summer. Hunter (one of my current morning show partners) and I did mornings at WXZZ for 4 months, where I also held the title of Music Director, but it eventually it became clear that life would be better if I headed back north.
I remained unemployed for a total of exactly two weeks; which was a surprise to me, because I had planned on spending the remainder of my summer on the beach. I got a call from a few good men at WMMS who told me that they wanted to get my old running crew from Grand Rapids back together. Although the beach sounded like a good plan, the chance to work with Sean and Hunter again seemed like even more fun. Now, have you ever known me to turn down a good time?
I now live in Cleveland, Ohio. Yeah, the infamous “Red State”. Phill, Iggy (the cat) and I are quite the happy little family. Phill is currently working at Urban Outfitters and planning to take classes at The Recording Workshop School of Audio Production in the spring. Iggy has also become quite the entrepreneur as well, acting as the catalyst for a Purina endorsement. I told him it was about time he started earning his keep around here! We live in a duplex, which seemed like a good idea (when the other half of the house was empty), but I’m sure we’ll eventually get used to having neighbors again. They just moved in two weeks ago. We call them “The Louds”.
Overall, I can’t complain. Things have never been better. I love my job, I’m close to home, and this city kicks all kinds of ass. I go to the comedy club every weekend, and have been working on some stand-up material of my own. Perhaps in the next year some of that material will see the light of day…or maybe I’ll even muster up the courage to rehearse it for the cat. Regardless, I’m very thankful for what I already have and continue to be optimistic of what 2005 will bring. Hopefully it will bring many blessings for you and your family. Please keep in touch, and have a fantastic holiday.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
I got in an arguement with a bill collector on Wednesday who would not identify himself. You don't call up my phone and demand to speak with me unless I know who you are- and even then, you're lucky if you get anywhere. Fucking people. I spend too much on my cell bill to put up with assholes I don't want to talk to in the first place. Proof positive that I have no business answering my phone in the first place.
My family came out to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. I made a turkey and IT WAS FUCKING GREAT. They stayed the whole weekend so we went to the Improv and the Cavs game. What a blast. We had so much fun, my mom threw up in her purse on the cab ride home. Now that's one for the fucking books, baby.
Part of the reason they came down here is because I recently found out it's illegal for me to leave the state of Ohio. Now that's a punishment if I ever heard one. So until September 11, 2005, I have to get permission to travel. Christmas is going to be a clusterfuck. Since I can't drive I'll need to fly to Michigan. I have to call my probation officer and get written consent to spend the holidays with my family. Kids, don't drink and drive. It's god damn ridiculous. At least I finished my community service this weekend. Don't get me wrong- I do ALL SORTS of "community service" type of projects outside of what the state is forcing me to do. I collected food for the homeless on Wednesday, for instance (which, BTW does not count towards my community service hours). Does the state have me do something as beneficial as gather food for the hunger shelter? NO. I decided to do that on my own. Instead they have me washing dishes at a fucking grocery store. If I was raising money for cancer research or saving stray animals or feeding the hungry or spending time with underprivledged childeren or a number of different things I would love to continue my "community service" but I don't feel that washing dishes and taking out the trash at a grocery store (which seems to be doing VERY WELL) is helping anyone in Lakewood, Ohio.
Work is work. It still consumes me, so not much has changed in that fashion. I guess I'm happy. I get really frustrated, but having a few days off has helped the ol' heart and mind. Some days we are at each other's throats- but when I start to think about the number of other assholes I could be working with (read: ron & don), it's all good. At least I know that these fuckers really do give a shit about me (deep down somewhere). We are being pushed to the max though. We're out AT LEAST 3 times a week in addition to working our regular hours. Most primadonna morning shows (read: ron & don) would only go out once a month- and even when that happened, they were getting at least $300 for 2 hours of facetime. Either we are really hard working or we're a bunch of fucking suckers. I'm willing to bet it's the latter.
What else? Well there's mondo & i. I would indulge, but chances are he will read this & having him find out how I feel about how things are going with us by reading an online journal just seems lame, so we'll just say everything is peachy keen. He just started a job at Urban Outfitters. He's not exactly thrilled about it, but at least he's meeting people in Cleveland besides me & Iggy. Fuck! Speaking of Iggy- I might be getting some endorsement dollars from Purina Cat Chow because of that little fucker. It's about time he started earning his keep. I was scared at first because I thought that they might turn us down since he's so fat- but what can I say? Pussies of a feather flock together.
Friday, November 19, 2004
8:56AM
i need a vacation from these boys or i will kill them. in a bad way. like, lots of blood & shit...ok, just blood. yes...death & blood.
Raimi Readies "Dead" Remake
Thu Nov 18, 5:20 PM ET
By Josh Grossberg
Sam Raimi is resurrecting the Dead.
The Spider-Man helmer, who shot to fame scaring the bejesus out of moviegoers as the writer, director and producer of the 1981 cult horror classic The Evil Dead, has unveiled plans for a remake, Daily Variety reports.
Raimi will develop the new Dead installment through his Ghost House Pictures with an assist from the production company Senator International and the film's original producing partners, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell (news).
Campbell also played Ash, the beleaguered, badass hero chased by dark zombie forces in The Evil Dead and its sequels: 1987's equally gory Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and 1992's Army of Darkness, which jettisoned the series' more stomach-churning chills in favor of slapstick.
The Evil Dead follows five friends who wind up at a cabin in the woods, where they find an archaeologist's taped translation of an ancient text known as the Necronomicon. When spoken aloud, the book unleashes an unspeakable evil from the forest that terrorizes the teens and turns them into flesh-eating demons. It's up to Ash to keep the dead dead.
The over-the-top violence, masterful camera work, and buckets of blood earned the low-budget feature a massive underground following and launched Raimi's career.
Because he's busy prepping Spider-Man 3, Raimi doesn't have plans to direct the new version.
"The Evil Dead is such a special film to Sam, Rob, Bruce and horror fans that we are going to take great care in renewing this franchise," Joe Drake, president of Senator International, told Variety. "By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences' appetite for horror, we expect that we'll have a real hit on our hands."
As part of the deal, Senator will put up the financing in exchange for worldwide rights to the picture and its executive producer, Nathan Kahane, will supervise production for the company. No word on whether Campbell will have a role in the update.
Meanwhile, Senator and Ghost House have also green-lighted a follow-up to The Grudge, now that the Sarah Michelle Gellar (news)-starring horror flick has just crossed the $100 million mark in domestic box office after 27 days in release.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
4:12PM
frustrated...drained...a little miserable...today sucks.
i fought the law and the law won.
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
if i can keep the motivation level up, i might be able to get to 100%. working on that.
was in a wedding this weekend. it reminded me that i need to have a life outside of work. and that i don't want a HUGE wedding. that is if i have a wedding. my friend (the bride) was so stressed out. screw that. i'm all about keeping it simple.
after the wedding we went to the bar my friend natalie works at. i got into a fight with some asshole. he acted like he was going to backhand me, so i stepped closer to him so he could reach me if he truly felt he needed to slap me. he didn't. big surprise. he also told me he was going to spit in my mouth & "jerk off" on my face. WHO SAYS THAT?!?! i'll tell you...some kind of fucking neanderthal. i told him if that were to happen, it would be the luckiest day of his life. thank you flavor flav.
this not being able to drive shit is really working my nerves. i feel like i'm 14 years old again. i rely on everyone to cart me around. i'm such a dumbass. it's so lame. especially when you're trying to learn the ins & outs of a new city. i heard yesterday that granholm is making DUI offenders pay the state of michigan $200 a month for 5 years following their convictions. holy crap. i'll tell you what though, i'd pay $200 a month if i could have my car & be able to drive again.
I also found out that mondo hates the wu tang clan. i told him that the wu tang clan is much better than six clips or poe, but then i was just comparing apples & oranges... so i shut up. he told me that he thinks the wu tang is stupid. i told him "wu tang clan ain't nothing to fuck with".
my family is coming down for thanksgiving. i'm making turkey. i don't know how to make turkey.
i've got the gobble that will make you wobble,
starla
Current mood:  nervous Current music: molson commercial
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Oh, fuck all.
I'll take full responsibility for the retarded happenings in Ohio.
Sorry America...my bad.
Not that i really have much to post, I just wanted to see what CC was up to with my account. Yes, I don't use it, and yes, i said she could use it, but hey...looks like she's kept it in reasonably good shape :)
Well, i'm going to finish some more kamilla lyrics, get in da shower, and get ready to head back to ye olde GR for practice...word to yo moms...
Tuesday, November 2, 2004
8:45AM
So we're doing our ERECTion 2004 coverage & John Kerry's brother walks into the studio. HA!
Monday, October 25, 2004
8:04AM
Searching all over the web for info on the issues we will be voting on in Ohio (so I can be well informed next Tuesday). It's amazing how difficult they make it for to find INFORMATION on the issues, but how inescapable the candidate slander is in this state.
Friday, October 15, 2004
Great show today.
Met Condoleezza Rice, Rhan Ramey, & Jerry "The King" Lawler all in 3 hours.
So cool.
Current mood:  hyper Current music: kid rock
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
4:07AM
a garbage man just called us. all he wants is for people to come outside and give him a glass of water. be nice to your garbage man.
Current mood:  groggy Current music: nine inch nails
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