I'm aware it's been a good few days

So. I know it's been a hot minute since my last post. I've been insanely busy driving driving driving, doing merch, and getting motion sick from looking at my computer. My first days in Boston were spent at the practice loft  in Boston, in the garage/basement organizing the shit out of everything. It was intense as shit. I have pictures that I need to upload, but I'm way too tired as of right now. Anyways, we left the 30th at like seven at night. Off we went in our veggie oil fueled van. our veggie oil 12 passenger van. how dick sucky is that shit. 9 of us in a 12 passenger. dave almost broke down when he realized that not only was one bench going to be 3 person, but all of us were going to have to rotate the entire tour. not having assigned seats is pretty awful. 

We drove through the night to the 1st, then broke down at 7am. we got a tow truck and got it to a shop after smoking and playing football on the grass/mud. The mechanic told us the veg oil was broken and to run off diesel for a while. Then the van continuously shook when we went over 60. Then the seatbelts stopped unclicking. Then the air started smelling like diesel. It was pretty amazing. and by amazing I mean fucking awful. [not to mention it was still a 12 passenger]. So we finally get to Detroit. We literally pull in and unload like a fucking... I don't know.... something incredibly quick. Regardless. I have this chick there to count me in- she literally wants to count EVERYTHING I own. all 95 designs. After I set everything up, I look across the room, and who is it but Drew! Bad Religion Drew. My protector and big brother on warped. god I love him. so much. 

anyways, that made the entire tour that much better. So we sell and then count out. Drive to chicago. Roy came. The day was pretty uneventful other than the sucky 5 flight load in. Michael J came out though. it was cool. After that we went to Minneapolis. We were fashionably late again. hahahah. Nate didn't end up coming out, I was bummed as shit. He had some show to play and he wasn't in town. so shitty. I was looking so forward to it. We got a hotel that night and drove to milwaukee the next day. I need to start taking more pictures! I can't remember what the venue looked like. shiza! it's literally been... sit in the van cramped, and drive for HOURS. the drives are super gnarly cause it's routed to be a bus tour. not a veggie oil broke as fuck van tour. at least we've smoked a lot... but now I need to buckle down and start life. I need to go through and make an EXACT spreadsheet. I've been putting the totals and pay outs and all that stuff in the bottom right hand corner, but I need to make an exact format for everything. it's been bugging me. and I need to do the lyrics to that song. my life has been engulfed in merch. 

Shit should be way better since we're renting a 15 passnger tomorrow. Apparently the mechanic we went to today said the vans engine should be blowing up sometime in the next hundred miles. then we found out that the trailers bearings are totally fucked up. so we're not going to make the overnight drive to cleveland  tonight. were staying and getting a 15 passenger, fixing the trailer, then hauling ass to canada. I need to send my reports into the broker. I'm going to go work on that now.

This was long! Thankfully, we've been watching Jackass the movie. SO FUNNY.

All Packed Up

Ugh I am racking my brains... I just remembered something I needed to remind myself to grab. of course I forgot it before I got to my DONT FORGET pad- strategically located where I'll be stepping first thing in the morning. I have to be up at 9. Its 3:57 now. Tomorrow will be a hectic day, however, today was amazing. We got to see Lori, Bill, Zachary, Joshua & Jacob-- that ruuuuules. The kids have gotten so big. In addition, Bill and Lori have seriously become so much more laid back. Especially Lori. She's at the point of- eat however much candy you want cause I don't feel like hearing you scream. hahah. I think they loved that we went down to cape may and entertained their kids for the day. I even sat upstairs with Jacob while he was napping, so Lori and my parents could go have pina coolatas. So funny.  

Anyways, I need to pass out. but my day consists of the 10 oclock bus to NYC. 1145 train to amityville. chillen at the atal practice space with the dudes... Ill probably nap for a bit, then go out in the car and work on that song some more. THATS WHAT I NEEDED TO REMEMBER! BLANKET AND A PILLOW. FUCKING SWEET! Then making dinner at Dan's and then off to Provi with Saen to see Annemarie. Sleeping there Thurs night. Having breakfast Friday, then training it from Provi to Beantown. I want to meet up with Ant Cox and my long lost friend Chuck Young. I havent seen that dude in AGES. pipe dreams...

yay I see my bf technically tomorrow. And we get to chill with his parents too. Fun fun. 

Long ass post. BED!

So. Here it goes.

I decided to start a blog... mostly because everyone knows I fall of the face of the earth when I tour... but more so because I need another reason to procrastinate laundry and packing. I currently have a huge pile of delicates calling my name. They need to be hung up. I swear to god, I never knew I had this many clothes. And honestly. I could throw 95% percent of them away and it wouldn't matter. I havent bought a new article of clothing in ages, and everything I have is old as shit and outdated. I have a few token great pieces. blah. thank god my mom took me out dress shopping today.  My birthday will happen while I'm gone, so I pulled the 'you have to get me a present now' card.

...ok sweet I just hung all that shit up... ok so i think the plan for the next few days is as follows... thrift stores in the early am. [I NEED to pop some tylenol pm- I napped this afternoon] Seeing Bill, Lori & Zack down at cape may. Take the bus up to manhattan. Have drinks with galea/ meet up with the lovely Miss Kelly Young. Have a girls night sleepover! Have lunch with Brian at noon on thursday afternoon. Hop the train out to Massapequa. Meet up with Dan Julio Saen and Cliff. drink some beers? crash at Dans, most likely. Hitch a ride up to Provi with Saen. Hang with Annemarie!!!!!!!!!!!!! My womannnnnnnn!!!! Scoreeeee!!!!! Then take the bus from Provi to boston [fri night or sat morning, I'm not sure]. Then I need to go through the big D merch like woah. organize it to my hearts content, make some loverly spreadsheets for myelf, and at noon on the 30th start the drive out to michigan for the first show.

Before I do any of that, I need to finish writing the melody and lyrics for this song I'm sending out to a band in LA that needs a singer. Maybe I can get that, and start a new life for myself in LA. eh?

sweet. here I go...