Saturday, January 05, 2002 :::

props to axel for a nicely phrased response to "steffanie." love and respect...

today was pretty interesting, consisting primarily of 4 completely unexpected...bummers.

first, i learned that steve spurrier left the gators. bummer. jen and i are gonna' plan out a mourning party; mr. cohol will be invited, of course. let me know if you'd like to attend...

second, Will called me up and told me that the planned "get-together" had to be moved to saturday night (instead of friday night). bummer, but...no big deal.

next, melo and i were gonna check out Mulholland Drive at the Colonial Promenade, but melo got into a little accident on the way, so no movie. major bummer for melo...hope things are okay, and that the police didn't get involved. melo: the guy whose cell phone you used to call me has a voicemail message that sounds a LOT like Larry the Cable Guy. Did you get into an accident with Larry the Cable Guy!?!

lastly, i went to see Lord of the Rings with my 'rents. with about 10 minutes of movie left, the fire alarms went off, and we had to evacuate the building. it was the third time that this bullshit has happened to me, and i know that it has happened many more times than that (it has probably happened to most of you who are reading this)...and the way that the mall "security" and staff handled everything was just as unorganized as the first time it happened to me, years ago. ridiculous. anyway, i was semi-alright with it, cuz i've seen it once already...but i felt bad for my parents. the Fellowship of the Ring was definitely better the second time around, though...great flick.

on the upside, i decided what i'm gonna' do about my current guitar situation. my strat doesn't give me the low-end sound that i need for Absent's style of music, so i've resolved to saving up for a new guitar. i could just install new pickups...but then i'd lose what i love about the strat; the wonderful clean tone. so...i figure i'll work on gettin' enough money for a new ax...maybe a Gibson SG. we'll see...

is it just me, or does it seem that there are more elderly drivers on the road than ever before?

i'm addicted to music. in all seriousness. it's a necessary ingredient for my happiness. i truly believe that my attitude falters when i stay at home because i don't have a stereo in my room. my stereo is ALWAYS on in my apartment in g-ville. so, when i'm here in oviedo, i usually can't wait to get into my car so that i can listen to my tunes. this may all seem kinda silly to whoever's reading this...but i thought it was interesting that i nailed the absence of music as an actual, heavy deterrant of my mood here at home.

picked up a double-cd from "ATB" the other night (thanx again for keeping me company, anne...and seriously, it was all the fault of the drugs). it's basically fairly straight-up dance music...but Roberson plays it all the time in our apartment, and i really dig one of his songs...so i figured i'd check an album out. the first cd is definitely stereotypical club music...but the second is much more mellow...and i heavily enjoy it. unfortunately, the song that got me interested in ATB in the first place isn't on either of the cds in the set; what song is it, Rob? is it "Summer?"

Absent has 3 shows scheduled...i believe that the first is January 25th at the FBI. Ages 16 and up welcome, so EVERYONE can come...and it'd be really cool to see u guys there. it'll be Will's first show...

i leave for gainesville sunday, and tuesday, college starts up again; i'm actually pretty stoked. everyone needs to come visit, though, so call me on my cell and we'll plan things out.

my apologies for the lack of substance and depth in this entry...i really just felt like writing, and no one is online to talk to. time for sleep.

::: posted by AJBrotz at 1:48 AM

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