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So proud of these dudes! One of the coolest, hard working and...

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:14:59 -0400

So proud of these dudes! One of the coolest, hard working and down to earth bands ever. If anyone deserves a listen from you today it’s @audiostrobelight. They have a new record out soon. Pre order it if you haven’t! Whatyourerunningfrom.com #whatyourerunningfrom

..vent//rant_blog

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:28:44 -0400

I was supposed to go to a show tonight. My parents knew I was going to this show and they wait until I’m leaving, literally walking out the door, to tell me I can’t go. I have narcolepsy and up until about 4 months ago it’s been tame and nothing medicine couldn’t normalize. Recently though, it’s just me falling asleep everywhere, all the time and during anything. I admit, it’s bad. The thing about narcolepsy is, it isn’t just at night or when you haven’t slept..I can wake up at 10 in the morning from sleeping for 12 hours and the first though in my head is, “Crap. I’m sleepy as heck.” I’ve driven my car off the road 5 times in the past two months and the distance I’m allowed to drive gets cut shorter and shorter with each almost-accident situation. This week my parents made it 30 minutes. Nothing more than 30 minutes away. Which cuts out a lot of road trips I had planned and shows that are south of Atlanta I was planning on attending. Well now it’s 15. FIFTEEN FREAKING MINUTES. I’m not mad…just really upset. Brittany is still too afraid to get her license so literally I’m pretty much going nowhere unless the whole family is going. My dad wants to hire me a driver but I’d rather stay at home all day than have someone chauffeur me around like a brat.
I feel so lazy because I want to sleep all the time and I’m always so tired and it’s horrible. It’s absolutely horrid.

This was random but I needed to vent.

"And me? I’m a mess. I am nothing and have nothing: make something of me."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:54:35 -0400

“And me? I’m a mess. I am nothing and have nothing: make something of me.”

- Psalms 40:17 (via arrrghbrianna)
“You make beautiful things…You make beautiful things out of the dust.”

wilddewjustice: On My Honor announced the dates for the I Never...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:58:04 -0400

wilddewjustice:

On My Honor announced the dates for the I Never Deserve The Things I Need Album Release Tour. There’s also a contest going on to win a test press of the record.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/little-heart-records/i-never-deserve-the-things-i-need-contest-1-battle-for-the-test-press/501119186592466

gooneybear: joedobaggins: My band put out a new song today, if...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:28:57 -0400

gooneybear:

joedobaggins:

My band put out a new song today, if everyone can help me spread it around that would rule!

So fucking good.

Pete Wentz - A Homeboy's Life: adapt or die.

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:15:49 -0400

Pete Wentz - A Homeboy's Life: adapt or die.:

ahomeboyslife:

tttyg to dance, dance- one of the first songs written for cork tree. some of our friends said this was a weird jump. fuct to arms race our label and a lot of our friends said this isn’t what people expect out of fall out boy and radio is not going to play this song. they said your career is…

garden-of-vegan: March 24th - Meal Preparation (post at...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:14:07 -0400

March 24th - Meal Preparation (post at www.ilovevegan.com/blog/)

2 serving portions of tofu, marinating in soy sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger.

Spinach salads with sliced strawberries and kiwi, avocado, chopped almonds, and lemon poppy seed dressing (recipe at www.ilovevegan.com)

Chopped and washed vegetables.

garden-of-vegan:

March 24th - Meal Preparation (post at www.ilovevegan.com)

Please.

takecaretiredsouls: when the venue has clean bathrooms, everything is better.

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:50:14 -0400

takecaretiredsouls:

when the venue has clean bathrooms, everything is better.

So ever since I was 12 (when I went vegan) it’s been a tradition...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:50:44 -0500

So ever since I was 12 (when I went vegan) it’s been a tradition for my mom to fry oreos on my birthday. Because it’s easier and a lot cheaper than vegan cakes. I’m not going to lie, it kinda sucks not having a birthday cake sometimes..in fact some years my family will buy one just for them to eat. This is just one of the sacrafices I had to make when I decided to live this lifestyle though, so I don’t complain. Well, last night my best friend, Sarah, surprised me with not just a cake…but an amazingly homemade, from scratch, vegan, two tier cake. Definitely the greatest birthday cake I’ve ever had and just a small example of how amazing Sarah is. I can’t call a lot of people my friends, but the ones I can are the best and I’m blessed to have them in my life.

bad news never had good timing.

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:06:09 -0500

Normally I love hearing my mom and grandma talk on the phone. Probably because it’s mostly talk of how my cousins and I are growing up, how good God is and about how global warming is real. Tonight though, on the way home from the mall, I plugged my ears as my grandma on speakerphone explained to my mom how my cousin Shanel lost control of her car this morning. She died instantly.
Shanel was my favorite cousin. We would talk about college and our professional dreams before we we were even in middle school. She was the first one I told when I decided to drop out of college. She told me, “you’re smart. don’t stay in school if you don’t want to. be happy, be you”
My first time at Six Flags tall enough to ride roller coasters was with her. She was on fire for the Lord and would always reply to my *i have good news texts* with “God is SO good, baby girl!” she was only 2 1/2 years older than me but she was like an old soul, always referring to me as “baby girl”. She was engaged and working great job she loved. She was a student at Georgia State. She was smart, caring. She was beautiful.

I’m such a wreck. We just buried my uncle on my birthday Saturday, my grandpa is in a hospice struggling for his life, all of this stuff going on with parents, and now this. I just feel like everything could be a bit better.

Tell someone you love them before you go to bed tonight. It may be your last chance to. Life is such a precious thing- don’t take it for granted.

HEY, I’M HAVING A BIRTHDAY SHOW.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:32:05 -0500

HEY, I’M HAVING A BIRTHDAY SHOW.

christopherearthling: We’ve heard them all before Bottom...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:04:35 -0500

christopherearthling:

We’ve heard them all before

Bottom right one just pretty much sums up my life for the past 7 years.

My uncle passed. Funeral is on Saturday (my birthday). I’m already dreading the day. Everyone will...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:38:25 -0500

My uncle passed.

Funeral is on Saturday (my birthday). I’m already dreading the day. Everyone will be sad and I’ll be a wreck.
The last funeral I went to was my cousin, Erin’s. I was such a case then. I still have the scars on my wrists and hair missing from the cutting and hair pulling that took the place of sleep during those nights.
I’m already choking on the thought of having to look my little cousin in the eyes, and on the same day I celebrate 20, having to witness him bury his dad. I can barely breathe when I just think of how I’ll be a year older and he’ll at that moment begin to grow up without a father.

“bad news never had good timing. Then, circle of your friends will defend the silver lining…..but I know the heart of life is good”

littleheartrecords: GIF from the Uh-Huh Baby Yeah video shoot

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:48:23 -0500

littleheartrecords:

GIF from the Uh-Huh Baby Yeah video shoot

lostinsleep: Forever Losing Sleep - Windows But I guess...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:17:07 -0500

lostinsleep:

Forever Losing Sleep - Windows

But I guess that’s life
Nothing ever goes our way
And I’m starting to learn that nothing good ever seems to last

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Such good stuph.

On My Honor in Alternative Press "100 bands you need to know"

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:53:27 -0500

On My Honor in Alternative Press "100 bands you need to know":

onmyhonorband:

We’re in the “100 Bands You Need To Know in 2013” issue of Alternative Press! It goes on sale everywhere 3/5, but you can pre-order your copy at www.altpress.com/preorder! Pick it up now!

Saying goodbye. Knoxville. State Crush: Tennessee

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:16:06 -0500

FEBRUARY IS HERE.

I’m not that excited, I just forgot CAPS was on…..Anyways, I spent the first day of the month in TN, which if you know me you know that’s my favorite state…even over GA. Brittany and I went to Knoxville for On My Honor’s fundraiser show which was also David’s last hometown show and third to last show with the band. Super sad times. I cried on the way up on the bus which was super embarrassing because I’m pretty sure the people around me thought i was like running away from home or something. It ended up being in my favor though because when I got to the show my tears were all used up and I didn’t break into baby mode. I focused a lot on the positive- that me and Brittany were lucky enough to go on the last tour he did with the band and that type of stuff. Although I’m pretty sure my first time seeing them perform without David I’ll probably lose it. Gah, I am just so freaking emotional it makes me angry. I cry too much. I admit this. Here’s a picture of us with David on our last night of tour

My car is still in the shop from being vandalized so we rode the Mega Bus with our friends, Sarah and Jake. We caught our first taxi ever as bus station to hotel transportation FREAKING TAXI COST US 30 BUCKS.

The show was awesome. OMH played a bunch of their old songs including my favorite OMH song EVEAH, Pass the Powerchords. They were amazing as usual and I still can’t get over how crazy kids go during their set. I really thought the floor was gonna cave in for a minute. I’ve seen them over 50 times now (which still blows my mind) and every time it’s like seeing them for the first time. Here’s a picture of David practicing his herky jumps in New Jersey:

After the show Jake, Sarah, Britt and I had an after party in our hotel room. We all passed out mid group argument over whether or not the show on television was trash.

The next morning we woke up and out of nowhere it starts snowing. Like, winter wonderland. It was gorgeous.

The whole trip I was a bit emotional and trying to remind myself why I don’t live in Johnson City and decided not to stay at Milligan. I was almost tempted to miss the bus and title my skipping the ride home as moving there.

I’m just at such peace there. I guess because it’s that one place that I feel more at home than home and that almost scares me. I think it does actually…but not in a creepy way. More of an inspiring, dares-me-to-be-greater way- if that makes sense.

i’d just take one day. One day of being a college kid once in a while. I know that where I am is where I belong, but I wouldn’t be who I am if it weren’t for those days. One day of being at Milligan and left for dead on campus by Chelsea and Saziye- just once a summer. One afternoon that I’m not feeling well spent running bare foot, with flip flops in hand across campus with Jessie. Every once in a while. To remind me why I’m as madly in love with Tennessee as I am.

Here are pictures from Milligan circa 2009 to end this blog

REVIEW: By Surprise - "Criteria"

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:49:33 -0500

musicvillains:

By Surprise is an indie rock/punk band from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Researching the band’s history, I discovered that genuine tunes are something the band has offered to their fans and music scene since forming. There have been five releases since the band’s birth in 2006- including a Discography 06-08 collection featuring every song written by the band during that two year period. They have an addicting sound that would fit perfectly as the soundtrack to an indie love movie. You know, the one that takes place over an extended summer day, features a 5 person cast, Arizona desert scenery views, and is filmed in one long, single camera shot.

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I wrote a review on By Suprise’s new release, ‘Criteria’. Great listen. - check it out.

onmyhonorband: Today is the one year anniversary of the release...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:44:39 -0500

onmyhonorband:

Today is the one year anniversary of the release of our first music video “Definition!” Thanks to everyone invovled in making this such a cool day and thanks to everyone that’s helped us get this song out there!!

gastrogirl: vegan oreo pancakes. my birthday is next...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:41:39 -0500

gastrogirl:

vegan oreo pancakes.

my birthday is next saturday..if somebody shows up at breakfast with these i will love you forever and ever.