ok, allison and i have talked about it, for us tribe is on a decline. the last 2 or 3 shows we've been to have lacked the original magic we felt when we started this ride a few years ago. we always have a good time because all of our friends are there, but the music used to be the main attraction. i just think when i find myself sneering at the songlist of a "favorite" band then it's time to move on. some moron across the hall from me started a grease fire and blew up their kitchen. three fire trucks along with half of the boulder police force showed up at my apt. bldg. last night around 9:30. needless to say it was a little unnerving. i didn't have time to put away any computers or grab the cats. i was outside for 3 minutes before i decided to ran back up and put the laptops under the couch, but when i opened the door for the 4th floor i couldn't even see my apt. door because there was so much smoke. my heart sank... thoughts started racing: did the sprinklers go off? is there smoke in our place? do my cats hate me now? turns out my apt. was not affected at all and it remains the island retreat within a sea of crappy apartments.
who the fuck cooks with grease? that's some country-ass shit!
nah, i just caught her in between smiles, but for some reason i really like this photo.
we waded across the treacherous boulder creek and made it with all our portable electronics still in tact and safe from the evils of h20.
snapped this one in the optometrist's office. this is my optomap. i have healthy eyes if you were wondering...
i've learned a few things about procrastination recently...the hard way of course. my glasses broke...twice. the first time was the other night at sundowner. my left "temple wire" just snapped when i tried to take them off for a second. and then just yesterday the right one broke the same way. i took them into pearl vision today and found out the 1-year warranty was in fact up. it was almost as if the manufacturers specifically planned for them to destroy themselves just past the warranty's expiration. hmm... anyway, i have needed contacts for a while but have been putting it off until the last possible moment. well...needless to say that moment came to me in a snap...literally. so i conned the optometrist into giving me a free pair of loner contacts until i come in and renew my prescription. new glasses come in next monday and i'm gonna stretch these contacts for 3 months and buy more online with the copy of my old prescription. 
drove up past ward yesterday to brainard lake. i'm totally going back there sometime. it was absolutely gorgeous.
derek leaves for illinois today...sad day. my brother mickey just left for college yesterday. for some reason around this time every year, people in my life leave me. ha! maybe i'm just super aware around my birthday. anyway look how cute:
yay, my latest creation is live! i made a website for martin-group's promo project called extreme cutover (parody of extreme makeover: home edition).
allison and i went with michael and ashley to keystone yesterday for the BEER and bluegrass festival. even-though it was great to listen to, we weren't exactly there for the music... with 30+ breweries handing out all kinds of great beer, the party was virtually unstoppable. 
i spent some time up at the jive house last night. first time i ever sang into a mic while playing with a band. very cool feeling... in my amateur opinion, it was an incredibly tight practice. i'm learning a couple of the tracks off their debut album: machina & doomsday. we are also playing a keller song i recently learned entitled above the thunder. 
i started playing guitar when i was 12. i quit when i was 13. i moved to mexico and found some inspiration. i started playing again...for good this time. guitar has since been a huge part of my life. about a year ago i jammed with my buddy jesse in his basement. the jam was goin great and then he started singing and i was completely taken aback. needless to say, his voice is incredible. except for a couple failed attempts in high school; car; shower, i hadn't really thought about singing. but after hearing jesse, i was motivated.
re:creation @ Mishawaka was freakin sweet! I forgot how much I loved that venue. pretty lights haf the best set. pnuma was cool. but a little too glitchy for my taste. next time I think allison and I are gonna shuttle and camp...on the poudre!
