Music.

Lately I’ve been listening to all different sorts of music. I’ve always been into music and I have a shitload on my computer, but it’s all the same type of music. Basically its G. Love, Sublime, and blink 182 and all bands that are similar to them. Yeah, sure I have some grateful dead and other older music sprinkled in, but for the most part just those 3 bands and bands who are similar. However, as of late I’ve been going off the deep end and listening to some new shit (new for me at least). I even downloaded a country CD (probably the first and last). Zac Brown band, they’re country, but not your typical country. I saw them live on the Tonight show (formerly the tonight show) with Conan O’brien.

Here, peep this videbro (mispelt on purpose).

Other bands I’ve been checking out are MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, The Sea and Cake, Phoenix, etc. By no means have I discovered these bands, but I never would’ve listened to them before. I have to give credit to this musical awakening to my friend Brian (www.thekarmaypaymentplan.blogspot.com). I also have done the same to him for a few bands. He fought me on G. Love forever, but then we went to an amazing G. Love John Butler Trio show a few summers ago and it was amazing. He was all about baby got sauce and cold beverages. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is people need to be more open and willing to try everything (except heroin). Not just with music with everything. I have another friend who just listens to grunge music. He won’t even listen to anything else. To him, its grunge music or nothing else. That’s his mentality with everything too. It’s his way or no way, he’s always right; and gets mad at you if you try and help him and show him a different/better way. I’m talking everything from a faster route to a movie theatre, to how to make onion dip, or a different way of working out. You can’t even try and help because he’ll get mad at you. It’s very fustrating cause I love the kid, but oh well, what can you do.

I’m not saying that I’m this perfectly open and tolerant person, because by no means is that the case. However this is something I’ve realized I need to get better at, and I have. I’d like to thank my ex girlfriend for bringing that to my attention. Just because you were brought up that way, doesn’t mean that is THE only way or the right way. Your opinion isn’t always right, try to not be stubborn and look at things through someone else’s shoes. I guess that’s one good thing I got out of that relationship, oh yeah and a sweet Nixon watch. No, I’m just kidding, well not really I did get the watch, but that’s terrible. I got an IPod too J. (good thing she’ll probably never read this). I think if we all did that, we’d be a little better off. I always do that, or tell my friends to do that when they’re being a dick or an asshole to someone. Like ditching a friend or playing a prank or some shit like that. I make them think and I say “how’d you feel if that was you all alone getting laughed at.” Sometimes I see them realize “oh shit your right” and sometimes they just laugh and continue doing what they’re doing. Oh well, what can you do.

Well I’m done being a Philasoraptor (like the dinosaur, but not). I have a full day of class ahead of me and I was just thinking about this on the train commute and felt like sharing.