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Saturday, August 28, 2004
BOSSA NOVA BLUES posted on 8/28/2004 09:38:20 AM by agentCB
ROAD CURVES AHEAD posted on 8/26/2004 09:38:09 PM by agentCB
HOW TO FOLD A SHIRT posted on 8/25/2004 02:34:55 PM by agentCB
DIAMOND IN THE BACK... posted on 8/25/2004 10:24:21 AM by agentCB
FLOAT ON... posted on 8/09/2004 08:25:12 AM by agentCB
STUCK, PART 2 posted on 8/04/2004 10:47:56 PM by agentCB
STUCK posted on 8/04/2004 10:12:57 PM by agentCB
UNHOOKING FROM THE MATRIX posted on 8/02/2004 11:50:41 AM by agentCB
there's nothing like a trip to SF to cure the blues. got to SF at 1230 and met up with anarchy for lunch at stonestown. she is funny. i could write a whole blog about her. but that's another day.
anyway, it was such a nice day in the city. bout mid 70's AND no fog. wtf! so we did what any other city-goer would do on a lovely friday afternoon.
hit up ocean beach.
sure, the ashes from numerous bonfires makes the beach look dirty, but there's just something about the sight of the ocean that calms this aquarian. anarchy was quick to point out that aquarius is an air sign and yadda yadda...
whatever. i still like water.
the beach was the perfect remedy for my blah-filled demeanor as of late (see previous blog). your troubles seem to become insignificant and lost in the presence of the great ocean. long story short, anarchy and i hooked up at her place 2 make one of my best songs to date.
i can't say much about the project for certain reasons (it's a surprise) but what i can say is that i made the music in roughly 2 hrs, bridge, key change and all. i usually just get lazy and cut a groove. if i get around 2 it, the song is crafted in the following weeks. there was more of an urgency with this project as my deadline nears, so perhaps that was my motivation.
anyway, anarchy and i both enjoy a good bossa nova and so the classic bossa beat that i learned in drum class was my foundation for this cut. after that, i just started feeling the beat and went wherever the bossa took me. anarchy laced it with her verses and melody in another few hours, with the help of another singer, fatima. she's cool peoples. they were diggin the vibe of the song and were able to come out with a melody pretty quickly.
we recorded the song at around 8ish and i didn't leave til 10pm. a total of 8hrs straight on the song. i was kinda hungry after so i hit up peace out and the fireman and we fuddruckered it for a late dinner.
then it was jack and coke all night. ask torch about the messages on his voicemail.
now i feel re-energized and ready 2 head back 2 sac and keep on goin. shout out 2 peace-out and fireman for the extra room and free jack daniels all night. love 2 anarchy and her sister for hooking it up with the vocals.
onward.
Thursday, August 26, 2004
today i had pan de sal and beef jerky for dinner. don't feel like cookin. don't feel like eating out.
i went for a bike ride to downtown. didn't feel like going all the way so i turned around at the end of midtown and came back home.
i don't feel like makin beats, doing my laundry, or any of the other bullshit things i have 2 do.
fuck.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
http://www.howtofoldashirt.net/howtofoldashirt.mov
creativity at it's finest
when you brought me
the sapphire & seven
you were somethin else
handlin' your biz in that
club farthest from heaven
as if you didn't even realize
what was goin on around you
oblivious to the deceit
in your surroundings
you brought a rainbow
into the storm
a dash of realness
into a myriad of flesh
and fallacy
or was it just me
with my bitter eyes
judging everyone and everything
to be corrupt and
unconscious to the touch
regardless, you proved to be
my distraction
my saving grace
in that place where
the ladies dance for pigs
with dirty dollars in their hands
i talked, you vibed
we got along yet
in the back of my mind
i wondered if you weren't
just draggin' me along
through the mud,
thinking i was just as much a pig
for being there with the rest of them
but yet u seemed real
a diamond in the back of the club
Monday, August 09, 2004
yesterday i took my first river rafting trip down the american river. this river is about a quarter-mile from my house, yet i've only been in it once...
feet only.
we drove all the way up to sunrise, which is about 10 miles east of my house. got three rafts, and floated down for about 5 hours, with stops to eat and squirt people with water. this is a popular river, so there are many rafters with many water cannons.
the local culture mandates that total strangers squirt each other with water.
i don't know how it started but it's pretty widely recognized. even an older lady in a kayak busted out with a small cannon and tried 2 squirt one of our boats.
not a good idea.
we had 4 rafts with 5 water cannons and about 20 people. her ass got soaked. damn near fell off the kayak. but it was all in good fun, except for the water stuck in my ears still from getting blasted in the head by everyone.
then again, i was one of the main perpetrators, brining my brother's 2 water cannons.
our intern from apcc brought some of his friends, so we had a bunch of students from uc irvine with us. i guess no on one told them that they will be getting wet while floating down a river, because some of these cats were getting mad that they were getting soaked.
suburban folk.
anyway, that shit was fun. i recommend it to anyone that doesnt have anything to do on a sunday, that likes water, or likes drinking beer while floating down a river on plastic rafts.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
ok so here i am again, 2nd attempt to blog today. usually, i'm chock full of bullshit to vomit all over these blank pages of ksb, but today i guess i'm tired.
alot has been going on lately, mostly at work. just been busy working with the funky fresh youth and dealing with my clients.
work is frustrating because it's very unorganized. sometimes i can't stand working there because it's unstructured. i wonder if it will ever change. the only time it does is when i take initiative.
groundworks is starting to come together. i've been meeting with the coordinator and another person who is hella down 2 organize. i'm kinda hyped about working with them.
the only thing is that it's up here in sac. ergo, unearthing my "should i stay or go back 2 the bay" dilemma. i have so many connections up here in sac now. couple that with the shitty job market and the high cost of living in the bay, my ass might be up here for a minute.
i guess that's cool for now, but i know i want to end up in the bay eventually. it seems like the more i stay up here, the longer it is 2 make it back home.
i have absolutely nothing 2 write about.
Monday, August 02, 2004
in case if anyone that reads this is wondering why they have one less friendster or myspace friend, it's because i cancelled my accounts. i've decided it was kind of pointless for me 2 be on there, so i decided 2 just kill it. i got the contact info of all the people i need 2 keep in touch with so it's all gravy.
other than that, i've decided it was pointless for me to be there. apologies for the confusion or if anyone felt if i was excommunicating them from my life.
i can assure you that's not the case.
