Matri(Cere)mony

last night was the first of three blacklisted record release shows. it was also the first show i've been to by myself in well over two years. kind of awkward. especially when ceremony covered california uber alles again and i couldn't participate because i was holding newly purchased vinyl. over all it was an excellent show and i have three new records and a shirt to prove it.

so matrimony is a song on the new blacklisted record about how the singer (George) doesn't understand why everyone wants to get married and how he can never picture himself making his life that much a part of someone else's. basically he said that he's too selfish to care about anyone much more than himself. at least he realizes it. i think now that i'm married, when people talk bad about marriage i get more offended than i used to. it's something i believe in, that God has given to us as a gift and it should be treated as such. the new guy at work, has been with his girlfriend for 4 years and lives with her and is still acting like he's not going to marry her anytime soon, and jokes about it all the time, and it kinda drives me nuts. i keep telling him he's going to, and that he just needs to do it, but he just keeps putting it off. i just think it's kinda stupid. just man up and do the right thing. grow up a little bit. not too much just a little bit. ugh, i shouldn't say that. i never want to grow up. i'm a toys r us kid.

it rules.

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like i said when i first started this blog, it was something to take up my time while i was bored at work. now that i'm no longer bored at work, the entries will be few and far far far far far between.

i got a raise. finally. came through on friday. my boss doesn't hate me quite so much. he's also taking me and a couple of other guys snowboarding tomorrow. stoked. no work. i don't have to use vacation/sick hours and i'm going riding. for free. it rules.

leah's switch to day shift has been awesome. i have way more opportunities to do things for her and she's in much much much better moods. it rules.

i went surfing yesterday and it was fun. i went with a couple of guys from church that are cool and i will greatly miss when we move back. i'm kind of in the middle as far as skill goes among us (one guy is way better, one is a little worse) so i feel no pressure to catch 100 waves like i do when i'm out with will or other people i might surf with. i plan on going much more. it rules.

i've been to a bunch of shows lately. which have been mostly good. i saw the comeback kid and crime in stereo last night. cbk was good as usual, although i can't stand their last record, but cis is pretty much terrible. their first two albums and ep were good, but the last record, man....it's just not good. too many stupid guitar effects and "experimental" vocals. stop trying to be brand new and just play hardcore. please. anyway, i saw dan from denver, and leah got to see bailey and andrew, whom she hadn't seen in years. dan is moving here next month so hopefully we'll hang out more. it rules.

i've been reading my bible a lot lately. God is not something i have really mentioned in here before, but i am now. i've been praying for a long time that God would give me the desire to want to study more and be more concious of everything He does for us, and I lately I've felt like my prayer has been answered. it rules.

a little over 4 months until we move back to RVA.


IT RULES.