Let me first say, curse this darn bodily clock of mine. I'm now officially programmed to wake up everyday between 7 and 8. This curse had better stick around when I have kids and actually HAVE to wake up early everyday.
One quick letter that I have to get off my chest here -
"Dear 23-year-old Motorcycle-Rider guy,
Knock it off. Just stop. Stop slowing down in front of me just to create a gap in front of you so you can speed up. Stop cutting between traffic. No one cares about your high MPG. And no one thought wheelies were cool when you were a 7th grader on your BMX, why the heck would they care now? If you're not careful, I'm going to accidentally kill you in traffic and the idea of jail time doesn't really appeal to me in the slightest. Seriously. Stop. NOW.
Signed,
Dominic and the greater Portland area"
Whew, I feel MUCH better.
I'm going to completely jinx myself but the M's are making me happy pretty much daily. This team just keeps scrapping. And it's like Erik Bedard and Felix got together for coffee and basically decided that pitching extremely well and being tough was a good idea. I could've told them this much sooner but hey, better late than never.
The spare room at Adam Roberts place is becoming like a second home when I hit the north side.
The Fray - The Fray - Good. Really good. Was tapping my foot to Syndicate from the beginning. Absolute and You Found Me are gems and I think that Enough For Now is a unique take on the father/daughter relationship. Buy it.
I keep going back and forth about whether I want to live back up north in the Puyallup area. It was a no-brainer a couple months ago but I think that's just because I hadn't really gotten settled in down here. I'm starting to feel that way down here. Vancouver and Portland are nice.
Become friends with Joel Parker and watch his Liam blogs. You won't be disappointed. They're about 8 shades of awesome.
I've got my second weekend of drumming at Crossroads this weekend. Not nearly as nervous as I was the first time which is a good thing, I think.
I had originally intended to shoot a video of my apartment to show everyone but, the longer I wait, the more that people keep visiting and seeing it for themselves so I'm not sure there's a huge need anymore.
Bryan Reynolds is looking slim and awesome these days.
I had the chance to go to the studio and watch a little bit of session work by a group called SONSOFDAY. Good guys and the studio experience is a fun one to watch. I wasn't there long but the facility is great and I just love watching the creative process.
I JUST NOW (as in about a minute ago) discovered the songs "The Long Fall" and "Weapons" by Jars of Clay. Yes, THAT Jars of Clay. Buy them both. They blend together. I want to play drums for these songs at this very moment. Might have to walk home and make that happen.
Daniel Collins compared me to Ronnie Vannucci Jr. of The Killers and I loved it. Anytime I get compared to anything about that band, I'm okay with it. I'd have to say that, if I were to liken myself to professionals who are MUCH better than me, I'm probably a cross between Ronnie Vannucci, Chad Smith and Matt Chamberlain. Please note that I did just say that all these guys are MUCH better than me.
I've discovered that the country music that I do like is usually WAY behind what actual, real country fans like. It's like I'm a couple years too late and the real country music fans would laugh at me and then go off and do whatever it is they do. Presumably hayrides, line dancing and spitting in spittoons. Also, mechanical bull-riding.
Cannon Beach is great. That is all.
In other news, Roman Holiday is still great. CD release show on May 8th at The Liberty in Puyallup. Be there. I will. And again, I will be giving out complimentary hugs. We should all come out and make it the best party ever. Buy the CD. Get these guys music while it's cheap cause they could be headed for much bigger and better things if the chips fall just right.
Benj Haisch is REALLY good at photography. www.benjhaisch.com . Great blogger too. Great guitar player. Great singer. Helped me discover the joys of Diesel jeans. The good Lord blessed him with a pretty remarkably skill set. There's not a lot of people that I would seriously refer to as "kindred spirits" but he's one. He's one of the few people that I know that I really, really, REALLY want to work with in ministry again.
While I'm gushing about things Haisch-related, I always want Nick to be playing synth whenever I come into town to play. And I never get tired of Alex hitting me up with the hug and telling me that he loves my playing after the service.
Alright, I'd say that I got some good mileage out of this one. Have a wonderful day/week/month/whatever. My apologies on the sporadic entries. I don't really have a consistent internet source other than coffee shops so I kinda gotta plan these things better. I love you all, take care.
- Dominic
Oh yeah, got a new car. 2005 Civic EX. It makes me happy. I'm sad that I discovered the joys of carrying more than 1 person in my vehicle so late but what can ya do?
