we don't want our beliefs.

the one thing that really irritated me about my last year of college was the way that i thought my friends and i were being percieved. it seemed like the "good Christians" at the school looked down on us, because of our tight pants and black t-shirts. it's funny now how three of my best friends and i are now pecieved as those uptight Christians.

maybe when i looked at those people that I called uptight, they were really the same as me. and when people now look at me, and think i'm uptight, we're really just the same. what seperates the Christian that drinks, or smokes, and the Christian that doesn't involve themselves in that. i guess it's all in God's hands, but it still makes me think. am i any worse?

i take a certain level of pride in my faith, not to the point where i'm cocky about it, but just enough that i can raise my chin, and know that i have hope. of course, if i ever get to that point where i'm raising my chin, i immediatly feel remorse. there's so much in my life that i can do, to bring the word of God to the people, but what have i done?

moving along, the smashing pumpkins wrote some darn good music.

i knew it all along.

we've plotted our escape. says:
awww, ben and liz are having a baby

andy says:
yeah, a baby CAT

we've plotted our escape. says:
baaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

andy says:
turns out lizzy is part g-roy

we've plotted our escape. says:
i knew it all along

mixtape number one.

the "this is my day off, and i'm going to sit around and enjoy not working, but not get overly exstatic" mix:

1. mogwai - auto rock
2. final fantasy - this is the dream of win and reg
3. ben gibbard - farmer chords
4. the decemberists - the engine driver
5. sherwood - lake tahoe
6. the februarys - stereo disease
7. the postal service - grow old with me
8. the beatles - something
9. sufjan stevens - flint
10. rogue wave - california
11. destroyer - painter in your pocket
12. minus the bear - pachuca sunrise
13. moneen - there are a million reasons for why this may not work...and just one good one for why it will
14. the weakerthans - pamphleteer
15. radiohead - hunting bears
16. the album leaf - another day (revisited)
17. sigur ros - untitled (number four)
18. the most serene republic - you're a loose cannon mcarthur, but you get the job done. ("wait! there's just one more thing")

dig it! if you're not working, have a great day relaxing. if you are working, you'll be off soon!

Jamison.

it's official.

i live with the most depressing person i know!

here's the new captain video. it's fresh!



thats all for tonight. don't be a sloth; leave your house. unless you get tired at 8 oclock in the evening. then sit at home and live a tired and boring life.

Jamison.

i'd hope to.

solizare hooked me up with the new underoath record. he wasn't a big fan, but i'm digging it so far. it's alot diffrent then "they're only chasing safety", but good diffrent. it's a little...dirtier. more aggresive. but not like, in-your-face-bro-down hardcore. it's good. buy it when it comes out, it probably won't hurt.

so, i've been getting mad requests to post my adventure at castle fun park, the most fun place on earth. drew, matt, amber, rebecca and i went this saturday. we started off with mini golf. we all did pretty...meh. rebecca put her ball in the water, and we all laughed. it was hotter than a sauna in that place, i swear. the two couples in front of us took their sweet ace time, and for some reason we played super fast. so we were always stuck behind them. they spent more time laughing that golfing; i pretty much vommited the whole game away.

after minigolfing (i think i was tied for first. i mean i work at a golf course, of course i was first), we decided to spend money on short term fun, and played some ancient arcades. rebecca and i cheated like no body's business at that leaping frog game, and got 200 and some tickets off of it. drew and matt raved about the bubble game, and amber seemed enthralled by the ski-ball. oh, good story: my buddy sean from the golf course was at the ski ball things. i asked him what he was up to, and he said, "i'm just going to get behind that machine, and get some tokens". i didn't really know what he meant, until he ran up the ski-ball ramp, jumped over the side, and behind one of those shoot the balls at the little stuffed animal things. like ten minutes later he came out with like two handfuls of tokens. well done sean!

after toooooo much money spent, we went to tim horton's, and discussed the essentials: the much music vj search, online gaming, and lost theories. the night ended with drew and i trying to find my friend chris' house, to wish him a happy birthday. we never found it. either way, we listened to the hives alot, and it was a really great night.

alright, it's fact time:

FACT:
in five weeks, i'm handing in my two weeks notice!

FACT:
in seven weeks we leave for tour!

FACT:
blizzards are great. so is bocci. so is elizabethtown.

FACT:
i can't wait to find my claire.

fin.

new tremulance songs up.

right here.

dinner with the Archer and the Eagle

I first met the four lovely gentlemen of the Archer and the Eagle at a venue called The Exchange in Regina, Saskatchewan. My band Captain was playing our farewell show, before we moved to the west coast. We had the pleasure of playing with TAATE, as they were on their first ever prarie tour. Right from the moment of meeting them, both bands seemed to just hit it off. Since moving to BC, we've had the pleasure of playing a show in their hometown, and getting to make waffles for them on their way through town. Today I got a call that their van had broken down just outside my town, and they were looking for a place to hangout until their van was fixed. So Andy, Drew and I drove down to meet them for some Wendy's and some good times. I pulled out a pad and paper, and did a quick little interview with the boys. Here's the goodness:

Jamison: Who are you?
Matt (Guitar/Vocals): I'm Matt Watkins, and i play in a band called The Archer and the Eagle.
J: How old are you, Matt?
M: 22!
J: Tell me about your show this weekend.
M: It was alright. There were a good amount of kids, which always makes a show better.
J: So all the guys are ordering food, what are you going to get?
M: A Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, and a Baked Potatoe. No, TWO Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers.
J: Your show with Minus the Bear is coming up pretty soon. You must be stoked.
M: Yes. They are a very good band, and the show is on the 14th in Kelowna, so you should be there. It's going to be awesome...amazing, and probably the best thing that anyone has ever done.
J: Oh i'll be there.
M: ...that's not a question.
J: Fair enough. One last question, why name your EP the "Ice Cream Social EP"?
M: Well, we couldn't think of anything better. It seemed happy, and everyone loves ice cream right? Except maybe people who are lactose intolarent.
J: So, Aaron just finished getting his food.
Aaron (Bass/Vocals): Hi, how are you?
J: I'm alright. So why are you in Chilliwack again?
A: I'm here for the crap smell in the air.
J: Yeah there are alot of farms around here. Speaking of which, if you could live on ANY kind of farm, what would it be?
A: A soda pop farm.
J: Could you describe your role in the band in only five words?
A: 1)I
2)Write
3)Really
4)Good
5)Music
J: If you could play with ANY band, who would it be?
A: (with no hesitation) The Get Up Kids. That's easy.
J: Which venue would it be at?
A: Ummmm...atlantis?
J: What are you doing tonight, want to come swimming?
A: I would, but i have to move tommorow.

Sad that Aaron wouldn't be joining our swimming fun, i moved on to the collective of Matt V and Jesse.

J: Let me start off with a really deep, philisophical question: Why?
Jesse (Drums): Why not?
J: Good answer. What are you guys drinking there.
Matt (Guitar): Fruitopia.
Jesse: Sprite.
J: Quick, who's your favourite band of all time!
M: The Getup Kids!
Jesse: (after much deliberation) Neutral Milk Hotel.
J: What would you say is your favourite music video?
M: That video by the Bronx, where that guy is rapping? You know?
J: Yeah, i think you told me about it.
Jesse: There are so many. I'd probably say "Untitled #1" by Sigur Ros.
J: Oooh, that's one of my favourites too. So i read this Myspace bulletin survey thing, and one question was, "If you could reunite any band, with all living members, who would it be?" What do you think?
M: Clever. They were a local band.
Jesse: Refused.
J: I said At The Drive-In, but Refused is good too. Hmmm, i'm running out of decent questions...Who would you say is your favourite band out of Alberta?
Matt and Jesse: Choke.
Aaron: Choke
Matt W: (to Aaron) You liked Nikola Tesla more than Choke?
Aaron: No, that's why i answered Choke.
J: I said Nickelback. But what do i know. Here's a good one: If you could describe yourself in one Internet lingo acronym, what would it be?
Jesse: LOLercaust. Like Holocaust?
J: Yikes. Alright, and for one final question, what is your all time favourite movie.
Matt: The Truman Show!
Jesse: I have so many favourites, ummmm...
J: Quick, just the first one that comes to mind.
Jesse: 21 Grams!?
J: I haven't seen it, but that works.

After the interview, we had ninja swordfights with plastic swords, and had huge hugs in Wendy's. Do yourself a favour and check these boys catchy as heck music. It will make you tap your toes.

TAATE on MySpace

Alright kids, i hope you enjoyed that. If you like this kind of stuff, let me know. I know like EVERY band ever, so interviews won't be hard. That was a joke by the way. ANYWAYS, i'll see you all tommorow.

an orchestrated rise to fall.

here's what's up this rainy saturday night:

• Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley, is still hotter than ever.
• Work was rainy today. But really busy, so i kept occupied.
• I'm looking forward to my "weekend", tommorow and Monday. I'm stoked on sleeping in, you don't even know.
• Last night was so much fun. Everyone (minus Rebecca and Rachel, tsk tsk tsk) were at the show. It was so much fun seeing the Archer and the Eagle guys. There were mad hugs all around. We went out to eat with Jessi Anne (who has a cat named "skeet", and i can't get over how funny that is), and i don't think she got most of our jokes. She laughed anyways, because she's the best. Oh yeah, and the Febs slayed.
• I'm wicked bored right now.
• This morning I watched my cat run after birds, and try to eat them. Maybe one of the funniest things i saw all day. Unfortunately, my cat is NOT named "skeet" which makes it less funny.
• Man, catchiest song in my ears: Get Comfortable, by the Junior Varsity. Find it on Myspace, you won't be let down. The opening riff makes me shake my bottom.
• Let me check for one second...yep Crazy is still unbelievably hot.

Alright, time to see who wants to have a deep and meaningful conversation on MSN. See you tommorow.