The show must go on!

My oh my. 2:30 AM and I'm not shopping at some insane Black Friday sale? I must be crazy. Thanksgiving was pretty fun this year despite the lack of people. I'm used to having at least 25+ people over for these holiday events but everyone seems to be in Taiwan now. Either way, I enjoyed the night.

We watched Moulin Rouge before dinner and gosh, I am ashamed that I didn't watch it earlier. I am absolutely in love with it. It's gotten me in a very artsy mood with its Bohemians and such. Too bad there's nothing artistic I can really do at this hour. I want to run out to Michael's and buy art supplies so bad. Still, I am a bit obsessed with that whole Moulin Rouge style, even though a lot of it seems a bit... "skanky."

So yes... if you haven't see in yet, go watch it!

And I seem to have spent a lot of money on clothing over the last few days (just one, actually). It just seems like a stupid move because I could've saved a lot if I had gone to the Black Friday sales. But then, I'm too lazy to wait in line for 2 hours just to pay for my shit. Again.

Oh my god, shoes

While passing the time before the Alice in Wonderland play at our school (which was really awesome, by the way), a friend's dad drove us to Pacific Commons. I randomly bought a pair of loafers for about $60 and gosh, I'm in love with them! Am I the only one that finds loafers extremely sexy (on guys and girls)? Unfortunately, I couldn't find any tasseled ones for girls. So sad.

But I went online to Urban Outfitters and they have a really nice pair on sale for $70 (eek). I would get black, but I already have black ones. Too bad shoes are incredibly difficult to find at the actual stores. So I was wondering if it would be safe to purchase them online. One reviewer did mention that they're a size too big. But I don't know my exact size with Urban shoes either! Such a disappointment...

Perhaps, I'll make a trip to the UO at San Francisco, which has a whole section dedicated to shoes; much more organized than the one in Santana Row.

But enough about shoes; let me take some time to talk about our school productions. Our spring musical is going to be Grease! I think I might audition for a small role since I love singing. It also seemed like all the actors in Alice in Wonderland had lots of fun (and had some really cool costumes). I'm just not sure about whether I would be willing to be at school all the time for rehearsals and stuff. I heard that it takes a lot of commitment. And I'm terrified by any sort of auditioning. I guess we'll just have to wait until the time comes.

come my sunshine

Coolest song in the world. And barely anyone knows it! One of my favorite bands, The Comas. I have their first album but their new one (Spells, which was on my birthday wishlist) is impossible to find. I think I'm going to stop by Rasputin to see if they have. That store is the only place I've ever seen with an actual section for Indie music.

The video's a bit whack; kind of scary/horror movie yet absolutely ridiculous with the weird werewolf mask. I can't tell whether it's supposed to be super cheesy or not. And the guitarist chick has the coolest voice in the world. It's not unique, just sounds cool. And they're playing in black robes.

face of bones

Boneface.

nice piece of bass... kind of

Okay, so I've learned to play a few songs on my bass guitar, but there's something that's really bugging me about it. So whenever I hold a fret and play the E string (and sometimes the A string), it makes this obnoxious buzzing sound and it is driving me crazy. I can still play songs and stuff, but that buzzing is so.. UGH. It kind of sounds like the string is vibrating against the frets. And I'm not sure if it's something wrong with the guitar, the guitar is shitty in general, or all bass guitars are like that. Oh, and it could be that I'm playing it wrong, haha. But I doubt it.

The drummer guy at guitar center said that if you buy a bad drum set/guitar/etc. and it sounds bad, you won't want to play it. Therefore, you should start playing with a good one, you know? Man, if only I thought more about quality than price. We recently had an identity theft problem (still not solved, actually) so I didn't want to spend as much.

But my main goal is to get good enough to be able to buy a better bass guitar.

time to rock out

Yesterday, I ran out and bought a bass guitar! So far, it's alright; nothing special. But my gosh, the thing is heavy as hell. But the awesomeness of it makes up for it, I guess. Oh, how I love the sound of very, very low and deep sounds. Hopefully I'll learn how to play at a decent level. And if I get good enough, maybe some awesome funk bass slapping. It's a Fender P-Bass (Squier Affinity series -wanted to keep it cheap) . I really want to play those heavily distorted bass solos like in Muse or some Silversun Pickups. That would be awesome. And then I will ROCK OUT.

My cousin also went and checked out some drum sets today, too. He plans on buying a $500 set next week. Then we'll almost have a full band; I mean, how hard is it to find a guitarist and a singer?

I went online to look at some drum sets for reviews and such. Aaaaand I came across a Tama Stewart Copeland Signature Drum Set. Now, as you can see in the picture below, it is (obviously) very bad ass. I mean, look at the damn thing. Do you see how many legs it has?! The best thing is that it could be yours for the low price of $9,999! Kick ass...

Oh dear.

I apologize for my lack of activity other the past few days... not that anyone really cares, anyway. I've been a bit lazy to write and post.

A lot has happened. Barack Obama is our new president; I'm pretty happy about that. But but but but.... Proposition 8 passed too. It's such a shame that it happened. It really shows how jacked up Americans are. One of the reasons I would still rather be in Taiwan. Everything's so laid back and no one has a tight ass. I really hope that they do something about it. But you know how stubborn people can be....
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The Future?
Well, besides the whole election day thing, I could say that the last few days have been a bit eventful. We had a counselor come to my English class to talk about graduation and college credits and such. Makes me wonder what I'm going to do for college.

My goal? It's not UCLA, UC Davis, or any of those schools that all my friends are aiming for. Kind of makes me feel left out- and sometimes inexperienced- if you know what I mean. I'm actually hoping to go to Art Center in Pasadena, CA, or School of Visual Arts in New York. I constantly feel that I'm not prepared enough though. I've only taken Art 1 last year, I'm not taking art now, and I'm unsure of what I'm going to be taking next year. I kind of have that problem where there are so many electives I want, but can't take them all.

Oh, but that's not the problem. My biggest fear, I think, has got to be any sort of "trying out." Whether it's an audition for a play, or a soccer team try-out, I am absolutely terrified by those things. I'm pretty sure art schools will ask for a portofolio of some of my works. I guess it's just like a part of being insecure. I hope I'll build some confidence throughout the rest of my high school years.