Keep This Going

What group would I share this new information with, other than this group right here?I received by Macbook Pro today in the mail. “The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it…”let’s get together and teach Steven… 

Some of you may know this, but my good friend Andrew and I book a lot of shows together and run the IAHC myspace. Tonight we had a show in Waterloo and we tried something new… $1 off if you brought a can of food… and that food would be donated. It worked out great… tons of kids brought food and a few even commented how it “was a cool idea.” I guess this just made me happy. Sometimes I still feel like the “old” guy at the hardcore shows… that guy I never wanted to be. But to be honest, it’s exactly what I want to be. It’s a good feeling to still help out kids (since I’m the older one, I’m often the one who rents our venues…) and still show a positive smile in the hardcore scene. Yea, ya know what.. I’m still edge, I’m still into hardcore and I still care about helping out. Think about all the “older” kids that gave us an outlet… booked shows, rented out venues… all the shows we ever went to growing up, someone, and some group of kids, took their time and heart to put that crap on… and for me, this is my thanks. That’s why you still find me out at 11:30 on a work night hanging out with a bunch of high school kids. That’s why I do this… it’s my way of saying thanks to all the hardcore kids that did this stuff for me. It’s my way to say, hey.. I’m 23 and ya, I still believe in the straight edge lifestyle. I’m still way into hardcore. I believe in a vegetarian lifestyle… And all this wasn’t just some high school or college fad… I’m still around, and still holding on to what I believe in. I don’t know why I’m writing all this… it’s sort of a rant. I guess I just wanted to remind everyone to remember their roots. Don’t ever sell out on where you came from and don’t ever forget about those who laid the foundation before you. Ya, it kinda sucks being the old guy at shows… but in a whole different perspective… it’s one of the happiest feelings ever… to know that I can, and do, have a direct impact on younger hardcore kids. Whatever you do… stay true to who you are, and don’t ever forget about the younger generation. ::bryan

so i decided recently to be honest with myself and stop working at a major that i know i don’t want to do.  i know i want to work with people.  maybe a teacher? where does this leave me?  no idea.  i decided i’m not going to stay here in california if i don’t know what i’m doing.  i don’t want to be at uni.  i’m thinking about taking a semester off.  either that or i go somewhere and start getting a teaching degree.  did anyone else go through this kind of crisis when they were done with their ge’s and forced to think about what they’re doing with their lives?  i really want to travel to iceland.  maybe live there forever. 

 i’ve been to three colleges now.  four if you count credit from hawkeye.  i want to make it six by the time i’m done.

 This written article is from one of the producers of The Office.

http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2007/11/modest-proposal-ceos-go-first.html