Strength

A picture that made a lot of rounds today was that of Ivory Coast player Serey Die crying during the national anthem of Ivory Coast vs Columbia today. Die was crying because his dad wasn't there to see him play in the World Cup due to his father passing ten years earlier. Playing in the World Cup is one of those achievements every soccer player works to obtain and to not have one's parents to witness this achievement can understandably be heart wrenching.

Traffic Jamz

I was stuck in traffic on the 405 recently and brought along Dimmu Borgir's Death Cult Armageddon and The Black Dahlia Murder's Everblack with me. To be clear, I think both are really good albums, it's just that it took me a while to realize this.

In Death Cult Armageddon, there is this song called, "Eradication Instincts Defined" that has this awesome symphony sounding intro (which is later recreated with samples) that just sounds doomy but catchy at the same time.

In Everblack, when I first bought it, only In Hell Is Where She Waits For Me had stuck to me, but thanks to the power of Los Angeles traffic, I realized that its a very solid album. The two that have really hit me are:

Bloodmine

and

Every Rope A Noose

To the Female Version of Me

This is my 600th post and I'd like to dedicate it to you whom I miss so much. I miss seeing your smile, laugh, kisses, hugs, cuddles and sense of humor that directly leveled with mine. I miss waking up next to you and not wanting to get out of bed. More than anything I just miss being with you. You're sweet voice and smile somehow made any rough day great. Who else am I suppose to eat noodles with? But it's ok because I know I'll be seeing you soon. I love you and you mean the world to me.

For Bloodbath Is On Your Doorstep

"Satan was there
Satan was real to me
Satan called himself...God"

The Hurdle

Well I'm done with college, now it's just time to see what the next step is. I've had my ups and downs, made friends and lost some, and have met people that have forever changed me both positively and negatively. While I do regret some things in the past, they have shaped me to be who I am today. There are a handful of people for whom I wouldn't be where I am today without them, especially one in particular. Hopefully I can get into a graduate program next year and continue the journey.

oh well

In the end, I guess it was a good thing I wasn't optimistic about grad school. I need to start researching schools that have an emphasis in what I would like to do. But then again, maybe rejection isn't too bad. Maybe it will be as far as I will go.

A Year In Review

The year is over and its time to sum it up.

• I grew closer to the girl that I love and hope to take many more trips and adventures with her
• Saw Mastodon and Norma Jean for the first time
• Fractured a bone in my foot
• Saw Blink 182 for the first time since 2009
• Did the Crash Marathon Race
• Got a Wii U and PS4
• Did not get hit by a car
• Bought a bunch of awesome cds

No Puddles To Splash In

So on Friday we joined the bike collective in riding from CSUN to Amoeba records in Hollywood. It was originally predicted to rain that day and as the hours got closer to the 5 p.m. head out time, the wind seemed pick up pace, but none of were discouraged. The sun set and with darkness covering the campus, we all turned our lights on and headed out. Although cold, the weather lent itself to be rather enjoyable. The closer we got to Universal, the more the anticipation grew on riding over the Cahuenga pass. It almost appeared that it was going to rain but luckily no rain whatsoever. We all rode over the pass and soon found ourselves in Hollywood. High fives to go around and smiles for what was a long ride. At Amoeba we found some awesome cds and hopefully the start of a growing metal collection between us two.

After Amoeba, we split for the El Capitan Theater to go see the premier for Frozen. The movie is hilarious on a lot of levels and the Mickey Mouse short that went before it was absolutely awesome. Disney has some good tricks and surprises up its sleeves.

and here I find myself thinking about you and listening to The Cure. Funny how things are sometimes :)

Collective ideas

Yesterday concluded one entire year since it was officially decided we were a cheesy, dorky couple. As part of it, we went on our first trip outside of Los Angeles that didn't include Disneyland or Seaworld, and had a lot of fun. I enjoy dressing up for her and wearing my black pants with a nice black button up shirt and walking around as her arm candy. Lots of laughs, lots of food and a great time together :)

I injured my foot a few weeks ago and it just straight out sucks. There is discomfort in walking and I can't either ride my bike or play soccer (it's not like I did anyways). I know time isn't on my side and I am super out of shape, but I really miss playing soccer. I've never really been good at it, as my passion is a lot larger than my actual abilities, but the feeling of playing a pick-up game with friends was always fun. The laughs and generally positive vibes made the sport enjoyable. Maybe over the winter I'll find time, but until I guess the only real thing I have is FIFA 14 on my Playstation 3 and on the Vita haha

I just randomly felt like posting Children of Bodom's "BloodDrunk." It's a really good song but the keyboards always stand out to me. There is just something about certain metal bands getting the mix of keyboards right, that makes me enjoy the sound.