Wednesday, September 25, 2002 :::

Still want a girlfriend.

I'm so freakin' sick right now. Running a fever. i can't even remember the last time that i had a fever. crap on that.

Disturbed came out with a great cd last week, "BELIEVE"...pick it up if you have the dough. The limited edition version is especially cool... - the best packaging i've ever seen for a cd, along with a free dvd. look into it.

Lifehouse's new record, "Stanley Climbfall," is...a little more than decent, maybe. not nearly as good as the debut, so far...but worth a listen or two.

Splender reached new lows with their latest release, "To Whom it May Concern." Nothing really bad here, but pretty much any track on their debut beats any track off the sophomore effort by a long shot. Worth a listen, though.

Finally picked up "Fungus Amongus" and "Just Push Play." Two rockin' albums right there, despite the sillyness of the prior.

Ordered a Grosse Pointe Blank poster off of e-bay last week...expecting it anyday now. can't wait...

The band trip to Tennessee was quite an event... - i nearly passed out, threw up, walked right into a pole, kept from drinking while everyone else in FDL escaped sobriety...and oh yeah - the Gators kicked ass. hellafun game, despite the horrential downpour that carried on throughout the entire first half. those last 5 minutes of the first half - priceless. great football.

to you, reading this: i know i don't call you as often as you might like, but know that i'm constantly thinking of you, looking forward to the next time we get to hang out. miss you, more than you know...

-aj

::: posted by AJBrotz at 4:17 PM

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Friday, September 13, 2002 :::

i really, really want a girlfriend. it's pathetic...

Aerosmith rocks... - one of my all-time favorite bands. just picked up "Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology," and it's superb, as Lucas would say. I need to watch Empire Records again...
btw...the cover of the 2 cd set is quite sexy...

Maid service is the greatest. Gainesville Place maid service came today and cleaned our bathrooms and common area. It was awesome...felt like i was royalty.

i need clothes hangers...

my room is the cleanest it has EVER been. it's pretty strange, actually...everything here is really, really neat and tidy - here being my room and the living room. it's all feeling much more like home, since home was always extremely clean. you all should come and check it out...but i'm not cleanin' up after you bitches...

i got asked to leave Best Buy yesterday for shopping without a shirt on. looking back, it was pretty silly...but my shirt was ASS-wet from marching in the horrential downpour that had commenced during band practice. so...that was different.

hope everyone is doing well...miss u crazy kids. addio!

-aj

::: posted by AJBrotz at 12:43 PM

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Wednesday, September 11, 2002 :::

pretty insane that a year has already passed since "9-11." i honestly did not think i would be notably affected by today's significance, but the weather, and the apparent mood on campus - it's all very somber...very dreary. this may be an "inadequate" comparison, but my current mood was also felt when i first saw the opening scene of "X-Men," where the Jews are trudging through the puddles and mud, shattered, void of hope and anima. an overstatement for comparison, yes, but i'm simply stating that the feeling i got while watching that scene mirrors today's atmosphere.

While crossing the street from Burger King back to campus, i found a small american flag on the ground. originally upright on a stump in the median, its wooden support stick had been broken. any other day, i might have left it there, but it's chillin' with me now. wish i had a stapler, so i could attach it to my backpack...
i'm sure that many kids, even some of my friends, have the attitude that feeling "patriotic," or whatever you want to call it, - or even just uncommonly reflective - today seems trite, or merely expected...maybe trendy...conformist... - whatever. i think that's shit, to put it plainly. if you aren't proud to live here, and/or September 11th had no affect on you whatsoever, then...i almost just feel sorry for you. sure, America is NO WHERE NEAR perfect, but it's pretty freakin' awesome, and it's our home. if you'd rather live somewhere else, fucking MOVE there. and i'm NOT apologetic for the language, as i'm very adamant about this topic. just...have a little pride. take a minute or two to think about what happened...consider the fact that several people lost not one, not two...but many friends and/or family. i sometimes try to imagine what it would be like to lose someone close to me, and that's hard as hell...but to lose a couple friends or more... - i can't fathom that. so...i ask that you try, as i am trying - so that we can have a slightly better understanding of the true impact that 9-11 had on the day's victims...and a stronger appreciation for our country and its "protectors."

Love everyone.

::: posted by AJBrotz at 9:22 AM

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Monday, September 09, 2002 :::

DAMN i miss being in an ass-kickin' band. All i think about...all i want to do...is rock out hardcore with Frank and Brian. those were my favorite times with music...shows at the Lost and Found... - the early stuff, before things got all shitty and complicated. it was just FUN. i truly, sincerely miss those times. i want to start a new band...something more rockin', more active, and MUCH less depressive...but still somewhat deep and intelligent. something along the lines of Finch, but with the special touches that Frank, Brian and I could give it. i wouldn't even mind singing and playing guitar simultaneously again... - whatever would work. but i'd want to be completely serious and dedicated...and REALLY have everyone give it their all. scream like crazy, sing our asses off, play like we don't give a shit about shit...just do it, and do it better than any of the other half-assed bands around o-town. but dammit...i'm in gainesville, and my plate is more than full. i'm already pretty far behind in my classes... - marching band is sucking up all my time. it's awesome, but it's demanding. so confused...about school, about the crazy new possibility for my future... - pretty much everything. ironically, though, i'm still happier than i've ever been. life is GRAND. i know i have plenty of time left to fulfill my dreams... - i just have to be sure to carry through with them. somehow...

-aj

::: posted by AJBrotz at 11:08 PM

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