Sweden Mission (August 3-16)

Hey. So if anyone wants to follow us on our trip just go to facebook.com and search “Sweden Mission”. The profile picture is a blue and yellow lion. I believe we will be updating the facebook everyday… or at least as much as possible.

I just wanted to thank all the people that contributed to our mission whether it was money or volunteering at our fundraisers. I can’t believe we are leaving in like 4 days. Wow.

Warped Tour 2009

June 27, 2009 in San Francisco at Pier 30/32

The Devil Wears Prada

UnderOath

Aiden

Madina Lake

3OH!3

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

UnderOath raped all the other bands. They were so energetic and ready to give us a good show. They played the songs you would have expected them to in a 25 minute set. I really enjoyed it.

The next best band was The Devil Wears Prada. They played the cover Still Fly which made their entire set. It is the best cover and they are the perfect band to sing it. It was super fun to “hardcore dance” around people that actually knew how to. No one got offended or mad because they thought I was actually trying. Haha.

3OH!3 was actually decent. Their other songs are so different than the song they became big with. They are gangsta beat mixed with pop. It is pretty chill and they brought a lot of energy. The crowd was probably one of the biggest of the day.

Scary Kids were decent. The only song that I actually had a good time chillin to was My Darkest Hour. They played a lot of their new stuff which is not so screamo and, in turn, they aren’t quite as good at screaming for their older stuff.

Aiden sucked the stage up. I lost most of the respect I still had (granted there wasnt much left) in their 20 minute set. WiL was very offensive and definately forgot the songs and style that got them to where they are today. The new songs are pop and they definately have sold out to sound like all the other wannabe hardcore pop punk groups. Terrible.

Warped in another state is a really good experience…. but I wish the line up would have rocked. If Chiodos would have actually came like they had originally planned… it would have bumped the dope factor. All in all, I am super glad I went and had that experience. I learned that San Francisco is a super expensive city and to be happy for where you live.

Me and Chris were discussing things last night and couldn’t figure out why people sit on couches next to eachother and do the whole ‘try to not touch eachother’ thing. Like when I am sitting next to someone, I do my very best to not touch them. It is a silly concept when you think about it. Things are so much more comfortable when you don’t have to worry about keeping space. For now on, if we are sitting next to eachother, I will not try to keep my skin from touching yours. It is far better for both of us.

  • Kasey: The thing about the reservation is that it is a lot harder to win money.
  • Me: Why?
  • Kasey: Uh, the Indians have had enough taken from them!

We are in the same boat, why don’t you grab an oar and do something?”
-Kasey Hopkins

I am starting the book One Hundred Years of Solitude.

I hope I can get into it the second time.

…and in that moment, we were infinite. -Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

I never fully understood that quote until a few weeks ago. I was in the car with my friends Chris, Justin, and Kasey listening to some tuneskies. The song “Have You Passed Through This Night” by Explosions in the sky came on and instantly everyone stopped talking. If you havent heard this song yet, you probably should. It made me feel like nothing mattered anymore. Everything from that point on would be okay. It wasn’t like I felt like my life could end and I would be satisfied, but it was like my life was just starting. I now feel like doing what I want. I am not so worried about what others want from me, but what I want for myself.

Explosions in the Sky should be mandatory ipod music.

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Armor for Sleep

The Truth about Heaven

Walk past my grave in the dark tonight,
Saw the stone and the note you left for me,
to answer your question I just had to leave,
I just had to leave,

But that’s not why I’m here,
I came down here to tell you it rains in heaven all day long,
I wanna find you so bad and let you know
I’m miserable up here without you, miserable up here without you

Found my way back in the dark tonight,
Couldn’t wake up not right next to you,
I’d trade in forever to just hear you say the sound of my name,

But that’s not why I’m here,
I came down here to tell you it rains in heaven all day long,
I wanna find you so bad and let you know
I’m miserable up here without you, miserable up here without you

Don’t believe that it’s better when you leave everything behind,
Don’t believe that the weather is perfect the day that you die,
Don’t believe that the weather is perfect the day that you die

I came down here to tell you it rains in heaven all day long (all day long),
I wanna find you so bad and let you know
I’m miserable up here without you, miserable up here without you

Don’t believe that the weather is perfect the day that you die

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This is like my very favorite song right now.

It is off the concept album “What to do when you are dead”.

The album is about a guy who killed himself and his journey accepting his death. Through out the album he seems to struggle with the fact that he is dead and in the end, he finally accepts it.

God this is brilliant.

I am kind of fed up with everything.

Anyone else?

Knowledge is Power!

I have learned a whole lot over the past year.

1. Say I love you. You never know when it is the last time you will get to say it to someone.

2. Even if you don’t want to get out of bed, do! It sucks at the time, but you won’t regret it.

3. Do everything you want to. Don’t put of saying something, going somewhere, or spending time with someone because of silly things. Make the memories while you can.

The most important lesson that incorporates the previous three….

4. Life is short.

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I cannot believe it has been a year. That day is so vivid; I feel like it was just yesterday. The thing I remember most about that day is how I felt the second I found out. I never want to feel that way again. And when Kelsey sat outside with me and we just talked for hours. I really owe her a lot for that one. And at the funeral when Stephanie ran to the church to sit next to us for moral support. God I really appreciated that. Wow. How time flies.