I Can Decide, While I'm Alive, I'll Feel Alive

Phillip Island...stories to follow. 27/09/2008

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day.

Recap of last night:
Wendy James sucks as a DJ and couldn't rock a crowd if her gold sequined jacket depended on it
Macca's is cheaper than Hungry Jacks, helllls yeah.
I am in love with this song, holy, shit.

You are a beautiful and violent word

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano is pretty good. I've come to realize though, it was only recommended to me because of how extremely perverse it is. Thanks. I like to get books I have some interest in, but I know you thought I'd just dig bohemian poets having lots of sex. I know what you think of me now.

The new job is great, and I think it's turning into something like the radio station. I am completely ready to give up my free time to do work stuff, and write things for them, and do whatever they need really. I dig it. Unfortunately today they decided that the worst lollies in the world (candy) were U.S. Spice Drops. Screw them, the line has been DRAWN.

No really, it's a great place to work I think. I have my own little center office desk, I get to sit there and laugh at youtube videos they send me, and I get to be a writer. How crazy is that?! I'm a writer. I have my own byline and everything. PSYCHED. If you want to see it, just shoot over to www.threethousand.com.au. One of my reviews is up there (it's the Isaac Hayes tribute album) and I do the copy for the www.threethousand.com.au/mixtapes section. As well, I will have another review this week for a band called the Delta Spirit, and 2 reviews of things to do at the Melbourne Arts Festival. Really, Patti Smith is reading Ginsberg poems while Philip Glass plays in the background; DJ Spooky is showing a documentary about the sound of ICE in Antartica; and the Schonberg ensemble is playing Gyorgi Ligeti and Schonberg pieces...plus more. MELBOURNE YOU'RE COOL, let's date.

Anyways, job is pretty good, people are super rad, dogs haven't been into work lately...what slackers. I'm coming up with some ideas to extend my work, and they want a proposal by Oct. 14th so I have to make something happen. I'll get it done I guess!

My hair was cut for the cost of making curry. Fair trade.

I finished a disco mix so go tell me what you think. Some of the songs are EQ'd sorta gross...but we will see what the clubs think of it. Maybe I'll get a gig.

That's it for now. I will leave you with this video that I absolutely died for.
Fun with gas.

You were a shining star, it's been dark since you've been gone.

Okay okay okay. It's time for a recap.
Since I've been gone from the blog (I promise, I'll go on another rampage soon) many things have happened.

I had way too much to drink on Joan's birthday. I don't even remember a good portion of it. Drinkers remorse x100. Plus I spilled wine ALL over my Parenthetical Girls shirt. (((GRRRLS)))!

I got real down over not having a job and just sorta wasting away, but I snapped out of it. Back into the saddle, still hunting for jobs.

I DJ'd the other night. My first paying anything in Australia! They gave me $50 for a 1hr set. Plus 4 drink tickets and 5 guestlist spots. Too bad my room mates didn't come, but Lulu and her room mates (the people I knew for the least amount of time in Australia) came out and danced and actually had fun. Which is to say a lot because...well...the club is sorta...ehhhh. Not bad, but the people who go are young (the beard was a dead giveaway of old guy) and they only wanted to hear hits...like Shoop and Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. Remember how I said Australians are obsessed with the '90s? Exhibit 10.

It was good though, fun. I was sorta dressed up and it got hot so I had come prepared with short shorts and an undershirt. when the last DJ came on after me she said "Are these your pants?!" and then laughed when I told her it was hot hot hot.

Went to another art exhibit. It was Danae's! She does good stuff, for real. If I could afford it, I'd buy it. But I feel like that with a ton of my artist friends' stuff (COUGH COUGH SIERRA). Maybe I'll get her to design me a tattoo so I can get the art for free too. FOREVER.

My rent plummeted because they are selling the house and are having a LOT of house inspections (as well as coming over at 830 to put in MULCH. SHUT THE HELL UP OLD LANDLORD GUY). That stretches my money a bit further though!

So I went nuts trying to get a job the other day. Messaged a TON of clubs to get more DJ gigs, and for some reason...it sorta worked! I have to drop off demos at a couple places. Plus I got a job at www.threethousand.com.au doing music stuff. They are starting me out 1 day a week (PAID!) and then I'm going to work into a bigger role if I can give them something to make me do. They want to expand the music section of the website and so...I'll be up for it. It's a really cool company, there are 2 dogs (they are english bulldogs?) who are like little aliens. They rule. Ping Pong table as the meeting table, and 3 bars in the same building, as well as the rooftop cinema they own! BLING BLANG SUCKAS. In addition to the job hunt, I finally got a callback from Universal. They gave me a quick informal phone interview...well I thought it was informal. I was naked for god's sake. And I think I said some hilariously inappropriate things, but yeah, I think she liked me. That would be pretty wonderful too, especially if it was in addition to threethousand. Cross dem fingas. But yeah, DJ gigs + Three Thousand should be enough to cover rent. Not going to make me lots of savings...but alright for the time being.

Renata is a new friend who is a) polish, b) pretty cool, c) maybe taking joan and I to phillip island...where there is...GET THIS...a PARADE OF PENGUINS EVERY DAY. Like they come out in a big line and waddle their way somewhere. I don't know the specifics, but there is a PARADE...of PENGUINS. As well, her friend Cat has a summer house or something in Golden Beach, which I was officially invited to. Check it.

I applied to volunteer/work for the Falls festival, and I didn't get a ticket to the Meredith music festival ($200 was a bit steep for 3 days with 2 good bands). I hope I get to see what the fuss is about these music festivals in Australia. Note to the US, don't go all festival based. It's too expensive and it sucks compared to small shows. But Falls festival is like in a rainforest...and next to the beach. TAKE THAT.

Okay...let's see. There's tons of more things that have happened, but I can't think.

My foot has been hurting a LOT. It feels like I broke it or something on the side. Totally hurt. I want to just NOT stand on it for like 2 days.

Be excited for mail...you might have had something in my last ship out.

JOB on Tuesday! My official job is making 10 song mixtapes and writing articles. Give me a theme.

Megan and Fatti broke up for like 6 hours or something. I was home, they were broken up, I went and ate a picnic, went to bed, and they were back together. Thank god they updated the facebook relationship status or I would've never known.

Kavalier and Clay was a fantastic book. So so sooooo good. Now I need another. Still looking for those book requests as the library likes to a) not have what I want b) loan out everything that they do have that I kinda want. I'm digging Chabon's novels...but they have crap endings so...give me somethin' with a good ending.

Getting pretty serious about Vietnam. Super excited about child labor and black market dvds. Hells yes. Put in your requests before I go. No promises it won't just be a ton of porno.

Haven't talked to my family in a while. Yo fams. If you're there, let me know you arn't dead...I know a few of you (ONE IN PARTICULAR) have internet at home. Nerd out with me. We can do the whole video chat thing. I'll even put on clothes for it.

My house uses more toilet paper than I thought humanly possible. I don't get it. I think next time I'm going to buy like 1 roll and throw it in there and see who fights over it.

We made puppy chow...which is a mystery to not only our Australian friends, but also a few of you back home. Let's see... peanut butter + chocolate melted into Chex cereal coated in powdered sugar? Yep, it's delicious and you missed out. Tell your parents they screwed you up.

Biore pore strips do not work anymore. What happened? I want to see that gross stuff come OUT of my nose! Ughhhhh.

I got called a ranga today, from this guy who looked like a construction worker. I didn't have time to snap back a witty 'fuck you' comment, so instead I gave him some death eyes. I should've just run up and kicked his smug fat face sitting in his little lame truck.

My hair is too long, but unless a friend cuts it, we're growing it out until I can afford a nice haircut.

Music steez:
August Darnell collection on Strut just gets better and better with each listen. As well, going back to the Mantronix Souljazz release...holy shit. Mt. Eerie has an AMAZING new album out with Julie Dorion and Fred Squire. Can't wait. He is coming to Australia soon!!! This band...Detektivbyrån suck. They start out really pretty like Goon Gumpas Aphex Twin styling...but then they throw in some 1992 web based midi sounds that make it a fucking joke. Don't waste your time...I only did because it was popular on waffles.fm. Last time I trust those dudes. David Vandervelde's new one isn't bad either. Standout track 'Someone Like You.' In other news, 10cc's Dreadlock Holiday is a jam. Jam jam jam.

Can't wait for Cosmic Balearic Beats, the new Sea and Cake album, Mac Lethal's mixtape, and Eddy Current Suppresion Ring. Oh and the Brutals (from Australia) played a heap of old stuff that sucked, and a bit of new stuff that was real good the other night. I'd look forward to that.