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i'm going to cut to the chase.
music.
we all love it, and i need to tell you what to love. because you know NOTHING.
here's my list of the top 11 spices that the colonel put into kfc.
# 11. The Bridal Shower - Work
i love post-pop. i love it more than TPL.
#10. Passion Pit - Chunk of Change (EP)
after following this band for some time previous to this release, getting this album is like getting a lock of hair from someone you are stalking. even if it's not great, it's everything you hoped for.
#9. Man Man - Rabbit Habits
still haven't seen them live, but this album makes me want to so much more. almost unbearably so.
#8. of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
hate on it all you want, it's the true child of "Icons, Abstract Thee" and "Hissing Fauna."
hey, i hated it at first too.
#7. Starfucker - Starfucker
i'm not sure where this band came from, but it fit perfectly into the collection of new music i was listening to. it's refreshing to hear an album that hasn't been hyped.
#6. Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
i hate female singers (it's a sexist thing) but i love this. that's gotta count for something.
#5. No Age - Nouns
i REALLY hope punk makes a comeback.
#4. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
just listen to the album. it cannot be explained.
#3. Spiritualized - Songs In A & E
i made love to this album.
#2. Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Continued
i liked this band until this album. now i love them.
#1. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
best new artist, best live act, hottest lead singer. obviously my top choice
most undeserving of any praise: coldplay - viva la vida
there you have it. all my spices.
-Jizzy T
the archives
they make things.
they have blueprints for all of these things.
i take the blueprints out of a drawer and scan them into a computer.
i do this a couple hundred times a day.
it's a pretty sweet job.
i don't have to do any heavy labor, and i get to listen to talk radio all day.
i really hope that next semester brings new things.
i'm going to join SUBOG, and maybe some other stuff.
if anyone knows of anything cool to do at uconn other than drink and smoke, let me know.
actually having money will also be a luxury that i'm not used to.
we'll see how things turn out.
obviously, leefers, i will keep you posted.
don't expect many posts until january 18th or so, because i will be home and working, and probably not doing anything interesting.
sacrifice a newborn to jesus for me
-Jizzy T
the party mix
haHA! Exams!
between finals break (a.k.a. affirmation of sanity)
left 4 dead
i won't even MENTION thanksgiving
no further explanation is necessary.
so now, i am blogging from ccsu, but i might just up and leave right now.
i really want to avoid traffic (from a certain holiday)
what have i been doing, you ask?
not a whole lot.
trying to kill time before i can go back to uconn and resume the life that is normal for me.
it's not that i don't like being at home. i just feel like an extra in a movie. i'm there, pacing, watching everyone act all important with their "things." ahhhhhh, shit. i guess i'm just out of the groove, maybe. gotta get groovy. also, it is worth noting that i don't have a bed at my mother's house. i sleep on a couch.
i hope you all luv luv luv the new HAND? album art. it's decided upon. so you better like it.
the ep/lp should come out before the end of the semester. anders predicts within a month. i predict...nah. but maybe.
also, you might be wearing the ep design soon. it mights be gettin printed. ON SHIRTS.
not much else to say. don't have alot of $$$ right now, so i'm trying to get by until the winter break. if anyone wants to clue me into a sweet job, i'd love you forever.
on a similar note, i need at one more class to round out my schedule for next semester. thats going to be irritating.
well, enjoy your time with people doing things.
i'll be drinking woodchucks, bitches.
MUSIC
EDIT: i did indeed drive home at 3:00 in the morning. and i learned something.
there are only 4 kinds of people on the road at 3:00 am.
1. drunk people. and not "oh shit, i'm getting pretty fucked up" drunk. we're talking "..."(can't talk because they are FUCKING BLACKOUT DRUNK). drunk. upside to running into these people: sometimes they get freaked out if you drive close to them, and they'll just pull over. it's fun.
2. cops. cops just chill out at 3:00 am. unless you drive pass them burning a flag or firing an uzi out your window, they aren't moving. they are out, however, and easy to spot when there isn't another car in sight.
3. insane people. people who never sleep. people who drive 10 mph on a one lane road in the middle of the night. people who just drive with thier hazards on for no reason. people who wave at you, insinuating that you might be part of their little "gang" of people who do this kinda fucked up shit every night.
4. people who don't like to wait in traffic (me.) i don't think i waited at one stop light my entire way back. it was amazing. nobody on the road (except the 1's & 3's.) and i could just cruise through those beautiful blinking yellows. i feel for those who have to drive tomorrow, mid-day. it's not going to be pretty.
i (still) love you diner lady. you're a "1" in my book.
-Jizzy T
the cold
my fingers are the most cold.
i hate the fucking wintertime.
enough about that, leefers, more about...well, me.
i'm home now, and i've been greeted in a typical fashion. my parents are on the verge of a mid-life crisis, and my relatives are acting strangely. except nilla, of course.
i spent the weekend in west hartford, with my father, which was nice. he's a cool dude, and i was minutes away from my pals at ccsu. tonight i drove back to my mothers house, which is also nice, except for my sister yelling while she's stoned. the problem: there is not one fucking thing to do around here.
i plan to use this time efficiently, however.
MONDAY
- MORNING: study for classes, cash checks so that i will have $$$.
- AFTERNOON: practice my djembe playing, and perhaps catch up with some ol buddies.
- NIGHT: hang around my house, talk to my mom, relax.
...fuck bulletpoints.
i'm doing most of the same thing, but tuesday night i'm going to see my cromwell friends.
LOCATION NON-DISCLOSED.
WEDNESDAY
no fucking idea.
THURSDAY
thanksgiving. i ask: thank who?
FRIDAY
i might just go back to uconn. fuck it.
SOME OTHER DAY
jerk off.
well, there you have it. my totally perfect schedule. if you want to interrupt it, just drop me one on the cellular or on the 'book.
anders, you have my mittens, you bastard.
-Jizzy T
review of m. night shyamalan's "the happening"
ANYWAY
i'm now home for break, leefers, and you know what that means!
lots of time spent with family and no partying with my leefy friends.
i will be (possibly) acquiring a drum kit from a good ol pal.
his name is ben silver.
if you don't know him, then you must not be cool. (or are from the midwest AND not cool)
maybe i'll see him on break. but don't hold ya breath, kid. jk jk lulz.
barq's root beer is the best commercially made root beer in america
the worst, you ask? mug.
i really can't wait to get back to uconn.
so much to do before the end of the semester. so little time.
declaring majors and gettin dem permission numbers. you know how i do.
it seems that people are finding nice attractive people and making it "official."
good for you. (not bitter and lonely)
if you're in a local band (in CT) and would like to play a show with MY band (and some others) please send me an email via:
handmusic5(at)gmail(d0t)com
spam it up, bitches.
nice chatting with you all
time for sleep now.
leefer is not a meme
-Jizzy T
letting it get to me
things work out in the end. unless they don't.
pretending
children, your best friend's parents are leaving
greetings!
we showed you
white whale, holy grail
anyway, i have returning to HOME, and thats where this post is being written from.
i love being home, and i love spending time with my family, but i can't shake this feeling that my real home is at uconn. i just feel...
out of place
here
regardless, i can't fucking wait to play tomorrow.
(if you don't know what i'm talking about...fuck you)
but at the same time i'm kinda nerved up.
fuck it, let's rock.
i got MANY MANY drunk dials tonight, and almost all of them included these things...
1. absurd requests to come and "party with me"
2. commentary on how i'm a (insert expletive) for not being at the party
3. hazy wishes of happy birthday. (it's my birthday)
4. apologizes for #1 and 2
5. detailed descriptions of what they were drinking, and how much.
6. having a side-conversation with me on the line / handing the phone to someone else.
7. hasty, random goodbyes.
i have nothing to say about drunk dialing.
but i do have a list of new cocktails you can try (at your own risk)
THE FORTE
1 parts vodka
2 parts pineapple soda
-drink out of a plastic waterbottle is possible.
THE NILLA
1 parts jagermeister
1 parts dubra
-take shot, writhe in agony, repeat.
THE JIZZY TEA
1 parts arizona Rx energy herbal tonic
1 parts vodka
-perfect for late night studying.
thats all for now. (credit to forte and nilla respectively)
i gotta get some sleep if i want to play a show tomorrow, so have a fun weekend, and to the leefers who are coming to the show:
clothing optional
-Jizzy T
paranoid insomniac goes for a walk
Smoke obscures my vision,
as I force myself not to turn around
Fists clench as cold sweat traces routes down my face
I draw on the cigarette and its glow reveals trembling fingers
How can you be sure you’re really alone?
Pupils pinched in the corners of my eyes
Each breath is a test of restraint
My head spinning, I try again to rationalize
What is the fear of fear?
Wind obscures the music of movement
At the end of my limb, a clock.
Burning down
But still too long to stifle my imagination
Gravel grinds under my heels
I face the background once more
For a moment, my mind relaxes
Streetlights hiss endlessly, basking in omnipotence
Weathered wood creaks and caresses my neck
My mind still barks orders
(A battered lonely madman)
My body rebels
(A smiling glutton)
Eyelids collapse and I am awash in memory
Outlaw moments fill my head, vying for attention
I won’t let the bad ones win
I’m God tonight
For once, I’m not empty
Introduce these thoughts to order
Like many, my reign ends in fire
The hot, smug renegade dies below me
My mortal mind awakens
I’m reminded quickly of my worldly troubles
My freedom is gone
It becomes just another empty bottle
the living dead
she greets me, home
intangible, inert
and restless.
“free me, into the Lord’s embrace”
I won’t
these are not your words
“wipe her mouth”
my body moves and I gasp at the sight
her eyes. like wells
empty and wanting
a noise! and I quiver
shivering, shaking
she remains still
“wipe her mouth”
quivering hand and dancing cloth
my palms bore into my eyes
the humming of the machine
“well then, thats enough”
curse my fate!
“no”
jaw clenched I face frozen terror
muscles burn in agony
dilated pupils meet
my lips mouth her name
I look into the eyes of the living dead
bad poetry, oh noetry
cum all ye faithful
study party
blogs and booze
well well well well well
angst: what can it do for me?
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OH! sweet nothing
house of nudes
hand?
please please please
drum
snack culture
had an exam and a quiz yesterday
got another exam today
need a pabst, can't have one till tonight
its not a good situation
anyway, this weekend will consist of little more than me getting fucked up all the damn time.
which is ok
because i'm an adult now
i can buy my own insurance and everything
so take that, bastards
i'm just not going to talk about the exam
because you all know my pain
i don't need to double-inflict it
anders created this fun idea
its when you try to make snacks sound like drugs
i'll give a few popular examples
"gettin' pizzafaced" - eating pizza
"cheezin" - eating cheez-its
"popping tops" - eating pringles
"RTFF" - a rootie tootie fresh 'n' fruity at IHOP
"OCP" - oatmeal cream pie
anyway, you get the idea
i just thought i'd share that with you
becasue i want you to suffer only when i say so
which isn't right now
well, this will be a fun weekend (gettin' pizzafaced)
so wish me luck in everything
anders may be coming up
so you know shits poppin' off
MUSIC
cuz yer makin me feel
lik a zombie
-Jizzy T
emo blog
i should have stated that clearly at the beginning.
its not.
its for me. and by me i mean this...
i hope people love reading my blog as much as i love writing it. if the content offends, or just does not suit your taste, or you hate blogs and have chosen mine to be the object of your hatred (i'm flattered) please stop reading and do something else. please.
that said, if you enjoy reading my blog, or find it the least bit interesting, good.
today i wasted away in class and in my room, until i found it was about 6 pm. another day wasted doing nothing. you'll find that alot in my life.
it makes the great days even greater, though.
you gotta have perspective in life. perspective makes nothingness into somethingness
"Life has no meaning a priori … It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose."
- Jean-Paul Sartre
if you don't know Sartre, check him out. he's cool.
(he wrote no exit, which is a fucking terrifying piece of fiction)
in summary,
life has no meaning, unless you give it meaning.
there...existentialism class dismissed.
im also taking advantage of laundry being free for a few days while the system is reconfigured.
this is good.
however, now the laundry rooms are even more crowded than they ever were before.
hooray.
not that i care waiting until now ( 3am ) to do my laundry and STILL waiting for a machine
its cool.
gives me time to blog, which means more content for you!
its a good time to be a leefer, huh?
big news today, i deleted over 200 gigs of porn from my computer.
i know, i am a sick pervert.
but really, it was 200 gigs that i rarely look at, and alot of it was garbage anyway.
also, it not like i can't get select ones back.
right? (sign of an addict)
it was more of a "status" thing than anything else. i mean, friends get jealous when they see you have more storage devoted to porn than they have on their entire computer.
at least my friends do.
what will i use that space for? i'm not entirely sure.
probably something far less useful than porn.
i have laundry to recover, and i might actually do work that i have due.
nah, i'm gonna go smoke a cig.
till next time, stay beafy my leefies
-Jizzy T
homebrew (not what you think, but yeah, that too)
it was enlightening
if you are a student at uconn, check it out (mondays at 7pm at ITE 119)
meanwhile, i sit here waiting for my roommate to stop shitting for an hour so i can take a goddamn piss. is that too much information? if poop offends, please stop reading this blog now, and seek psychiatric help. thanks.
monday, fucking best day of the week. why? its the first, and thats gotta count for something. also, its when you make the plans for the rest of the week.
my side project with anders is taking an interesting turn. we have decided to become an electronica-ish..........thing. as soon as we are done with something, i'll link you to it, leefers.
i write the beats, he writes the beeps and blips, then we scream.
sorry for the lack of a post yesterday (for the HARDxxxCORE leefers) I just....forgot...i guess
whatever
I got drunk and wrote summore poetry, and i think it was good. It may not get workshopped, so i only have the prestigious jason labbe to evaluate my work. he's pretty smart. although, he claims that i do not hand in work. LIES.
eh. for those of you whom i know personally (maybe everyone?) please let me know what your plans for the end of this week are. i have 2 exams and i need to unwind after/before/during. unwind is a fancy term that means get drunk and smoke alot. just to clarify.
i always have trouble ending these posts...so i'm going to be avant-garde and just do this.
(crackle crackle)
-Jizzy T
fuck yeah...fuck yeah
john received his present (a human) and was very excited, but i feel like getting him something else, too
anders came up friday and saturday night, and we partied.
tonight, however, was almost ruined by some thirsty freshman who rolled up on me in my room, and demanded alcohol. i gave them some, and with encouragement from my roommates, i then kicked them out, with little or no booze. so, then they left and i was left with anders, ren, and myself.
the night continued when everyone left and i began playing (VIDEO GAME)
i will not go into detail about this now, or ever.
ALMS FOR THE POOR?
ahem.
lastly, i am here, now, eating a bean burrito (refrigerated) and blogging.
not much to say about the party, except that it was much like any other, albeit i was very drunk
but i also dominated beer pong
a fair trade-off
ok, i am keeping up john and natalia with my furious typing, so i leave you with this, leefers...
how many commas are too many?
fuck you all, please dont leave
-Jizzy T
some kinda count dracula shit
the celebration of the birth of John Thomas Wetmore at Count Zalucky Manor
aka
some kinda count dracula shit (credit: anders)
well, this will be the crowning achievement of our non-existent labors
booze, bitches, beer, balls, balls (the other kind,) beards, bears, buttholes, bullshit
were gunna have it all
and all we wanna do is party
party and bullshit
i am pretty excited for this party
it might take my mind off of things for the time being
things that are on my mind that need to be relieved:
1. a romantic situation that involves an asshole boyfriend standing in my way
2. probably 5 more situations exactly like #1
3. i havent gotten drunk all week (this is a crime)
4. classes are making me crazy, although i am not really behind
5. not sure where i am going with this whole "college" thing
6. confucius is a dickhead, and yet, people who have never read his work praise him
7. see # 1
8. i forgot what 8 was for
9. a lost god
10. everything everything everything everything
laying it all out there.
thats what beaf leef is all about, baby
i'll treat you right
or wrong (if you're into that)
anyway, i cant think of a better thing to do before a night of binge drinking than...
ALL NIGHTER!!!
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo!!!!
here's a paradox, how am i not myself?
my weak fat body has almost recovered from last weekend
this time i will try to fight less people
and less walls
you cant beat a wall in a fight
but you can stalemate
think about that
some girl totally checked my out today
she was so obvious in her check-out, that i thought i might have known her
but i didnt
i thought she was going to stop
but she didnt, and then i was like, "did you guys see that?"
anyway, small boost of my self-esteem that was much needed
but then plummeted back down when i realized that i didnt take the opportunity
oh, well
oh, hell
finally, i have resolved that i will find a lady friend before the end of the semester
or not
im not a fucking prophet
goddamn
MUSIC
MOVIE
that was easier than being subtle
have a great night leefers
i won't
somebody pinch(punch) me
-Jizzy T
ILL
didn't
want
to be
there.
my roommate infected me with some horrifying disease that i can't describe. we aren't sure that they are independent form each other, though. so we are keeping our distance, lest the two viruses bond together in a voltron-esce manner. ewwwh.
so when i got back i played some video games and took a nap, in which i had a very vivid dream, which i cannot remember now. sorry, leefers, but try to imagine the most graphic images strewn together with rainbows. seriously, IMAGINE IT. DON'T FUCK WITH ME! DO IT!
--------------begin music elitism-----------------
in response to an article i read today,
R&B is not a real genre of music. seriously, it's not. Ne-Yo, stop complaining that nobody takes you seriously. it's not politics, it's your music, it's boring and is a continual rip-off of other genres. but put together in a much shittier way. i'll stand by this comment, try me.
also, M.I.A. sucks. yes, i have heard her other (non-paper planes) music. is it better than that clash-ripping-off piece of shit single? yes. is it good? no.
please, argue with me, because i know that i'm right (for once).
and don't say it's a matter of opinion. that's not an argument.
--------------end music elitism-----------------
i had to warn you people out there who might not be able to handle my wrath. it's not that i don't think you can handle it, actually, but i definitely don't deserve it. that's for sure.
i'm thinking of a present for one of my roommates (who hopefully doesn't read this blog) and i think i am going to get him something that is pabst related. but i can't say for sure what. ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
i miss anime.
seriously, that was a random thought, but all i can think about today is Being John Malkovich, anime, and Sonic Youth
they are plaguing my mind. i didn't link to any anime, because my official stance on the matter is that i have watched it but i don't "watch it." which is mostly true. if you wanna check out an anime, check out FLCL. dat shits dope. speaking of ebonics, i was proofreading a paper by a classmate in creatice writing I, and i wrote, "break up dis line, yo."
i didn't know that the young lady who wrote the poem was black. the poem was about jesus, and i thought she might be offended by my choice to use ebonics. so now there is a huge scratch-out on the paper. great. i'm sure i could have justified my use of ebonics, but i realized that i just didn't want to offend anyone. esspeacially since her poem got fucking torn to pieces in workshop. i mean, damn.
anyway, i am now going to do something. WHO KNOWS WHAT?
being beaf leefers,
-Jizzy T
leper colony
i'm not even going to explain that. i am living in a leper colony, that's it.
that's it.
ok, so, second post of the day, so that means i was extra bored. i got to lecture people about music today, and it made me feel depressed. they said something along the lines of,
"WOW!YOU R OBSESSED WIF MUSIC!!!!1!U SHUD BE ON TRL!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!"
(authors note: this was said in real life)
anyway, i felt like a douche afterwards, during, and even before that happened, so thats just, just real cool.
band practice may have derailed.
here's the quick rundown.
ANDERS ,REN, AND PRACTICE SPACE @ CCSU
(25 minute car ride)
JIZZY T @ UCONN
yeah, so i need to get rides to practice, because i have no car on campus. because i can't. because i'm not allowed. by the university.
anders and ren both have cars, but never want to go back and forth twice in one day. i must admit, it is stupid. this leaves me with two options.
1. beg one of my already depressed roommates into driving, sitting through, and driving me back from practice.
2. no practice
so that leaves me in a dilemma. but not really. my roommates and i already went on a 5 hour road trip this past weekend, and we are in no condition (mentally or financially) to do any traveling.
oh, well. there's always vacation.
also, don't tell anybody, but........................................................
prop yourselves up, tomorrow hits with twice the force of today
-Jizzy T (the lonely musician)
the anderslands forever!
today was ok.
short story:
got up
went to class
came back
did stuff
fire drill (cigarette)
back here
tried to lure people to my dorm to keep me company
consoled my sick roomates
long story: so my cousin and good time pal Anders finally discovered the beautiful world of blogs.
he might be a little shy now, but give him time, and you will come to love him, as i have. good, good.
this website fucking rocks too.
i hope you like the new layout, it took me like 10 whole minutes to do.
yes, that is a real drawing of myself at the top there. if you see a guy that looks like that in real life, please suck his dick. because even if it isn't me, i mean, the guy's not gonna be mad.
i have now discovered a new guilty pleasure, Epoxies.
they are good. it makes me happy. don't you want to be happy?
pardon the extreme lack of other media on this website. i don't have a camera, and i don't really feel like sharing my likeness with you fools anyway (even though most of you know me anyway.)
oh! one last thing. if anyone can tell me ALT is?
i think i know. but i think that means that i dont know anything.
are pieces of metal ALT?
i
d
k
ok, try your hardest leefers
-Jizzy T
breakdown
don't be alarmed leefers (that's my pet name for you) it wasn't anything major.
i just got carried away with my emotions and ended up spending three hours staring at a wall in my room and smoking too many cigarettes. its all good, though.
i was stressed out today because i am lacking in the creativity department lately. nothing good has come out of my mind in at least a week. as far as i'm concerned, it's due mostly to my complete and utter lack of an identity or any type of community i'm aware of. i have friends here at uconn (you all better be reading this blog, you bastards) but none of them really give me the sense that i am part of anything. i'm not asking for a social revolution (it wouldn't hurt...) but i want some kind of way for me to get inspiration. day to day living has made my brain paste. sweet, delicious, useless paste.
HAND? may have a practice wednesday
its in the works (the what?)
speaking of which, i have no fucking idea where HAND? is going right now.
i think the path to greatness is to sign up for shows when you are clearly unprepared, and thusly force yourself to write new material. but, then you run the risk of being vastly out of practice for the show (see last show)
oh well, i love anders and ren, so things can never really be bad. plus, i'm too fucking young to give up on things like this now. i see people fall into place when then are young, and i just imagine how much of a meaningless hell their future will be.
on that note, i think this blog is over, soooooooooooo, yeah
nope, i lied. this had to be mentioned.
(it's ren's other band. they make noise. also, their site looks better than mine does.)
(guess what i use too much of [it's not hard])
i hope somebody doesn't read anything i write at my funeral
-Jizzy T
bender
why?
why do i stay up all night and sleep in the afternoon after class
i miss seeing my friends
i miss when things are open and happenin'
i'll tell you why
i am fucking ignorant
i don't think before i act, and i don't give a fuck about anything
if anything works out in my life, its because i got lucky
that, or perhaps somewhere in my brain there is a desire to pursue it
those feeling are purely subliminal, though
anyway, my beard's growing in pretty nice now
it's gonna look pretty high school-ish for awhile now, but thats ok
it's not like i have a girlfriend
speaking of which, i don't know why, but i have a desire for a serious relationship now
i'm trying (deeply) to stifle this, but i can't help but feel like there is a girl for me out there
it's creepy
i really don't like thinking like that
i mean, i keep thinking that, and then, like 5 months later, i'm like,
"that was a mistake, i'm not ready"
then as soon as i'm over it, i'm right back where i was
anyway, gotta sleep, i guess
class tomorrow
fun fun fun fun fun
p.s. to the girl in my creative writing class
stop fucking with me
i hear you smugly mocking me and acting superior
fuck that
i also see you hitting on me (not as subtle as you planned?)
anyway, if you think i'm a dick, stop talking
nobody is listening
if you're interested in me, subtly insulting me will get you nowhere
also, you're not hot enough to be as big of an asshole as you are
cut that shit out
i have emotional problems
-Jizzy T