There is one angry post in particular from this blog that I’d like to address. In it, I reviewed a record that my band had just finished recording and I absolutely hated it. Upon re-listening to it, I realize that many of my comments were blindly stated. I wrongly attacked the bands song-writing ability. Yes, many of the tracks were too long and could have used some editing, but we had some solid ideas that worked pretty well. I also talked about one track in the most hateful way I’ve ever talked about anything, likening it to a Nickelback song. I’m a little embarrassed to say that when I listened to that track a few days ago, I actually really liked it, maybe the best track on the record (my comments were totally misdirected, it sounds nothing like something nickelback would write). I was 18 when I wrote it with Daniel, and I think we really touched on something special. It doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the record, but we were definitely experimenting in the right way. It may even work nicely with many of the songs we’ve written in the past year or two.

Just wanted to set that straight, the time we spent recording that album was an important time for The Remedy as a band. The mix was bad and the some of the performances shoddy, but it helped us really lock into our sound. Definitely NOT “wasted time”.

I went to a tumblr meet up yesterday. I didn’t really talk to anyone though, I met one interesting person who had the guts to walk up to Michelle and I. I felt kind of weird being there because this blog is just a personal thing and I barely update it, though I don’t think anyone new will be browsing it anytime soon.

The experience did inspire me to go through and read all my old posts just to see what someone would find. Here are my Thoughts:

I used to be filled with a lot of anger. Many of my old posts are rants teetering on mildly pissed and pure hate. I think that deep down, the reason I started this thing was just to have a place to vent all my frustrations so I didn’t end up exploding in front of my family and friends. As I’ve grown and matured the past few years, that anger has dissipated. Proportionally, my posts have become more scarce.

I don’t know how often I’ll update my tumblr now. I can say that I’ll crack down and force myself to do it, but whenever I make proclamations like that I never seem to follow through. Here’s a short description of my life right now (I owe that much).

7 months ago I left my parents house to move in with my girlfriend in richmond. It was difficult at first, as it took me over a month to find a job and she had to pay my side of the rent for a while (not my proudest time). But I was eventually hired as a baker at Einstein Bros. Bagels. The hours are crazy, I go to work at 2:30 a.m. to have all the bagels and sweets made by 5 o’clock, when we open. But it has been good for me, I think. It pays the bills and keeps me occupied for 30-35 hours a week.

I miss my friends a lot sometimes. I can’t just head over to Joe’s and hang out with all of them till 3 in the morning anytime we want. We’ve all gotten lives of our own and it’s hard to schedule things, especially since I live in a different city. I see them maybe once or twice a month. I don’t really know anybody here, and I am really bad at making friends. I love Michelle, but I need someone else to spend time with.

I’ve kind of gotten lazy with music since I moved. The past couple days I’ve managed to pick up an instrument and play, but before that it had been months. I haven’t written a song since I don’t know when, and I really really really want to get back on that. Going to try. I HAVE been listening to music a lot though. I can’t stop listening to Pinback or anything Rob Crow is involved with. It’s probably what I enjoy the most right now.

My life isn’t completely negative right now, don’t get that impression. Living here has made me feel very cultured and connected. I live within walking distance of carytown and I really love some of the shops over there. Particularly Chop Suey and River City Cellars. I’ve really expanded my palette and started enjoying lots of different beers, Richmond has been a great place to do that. I’ve been cooking a lot too, and I’m not half bad. I love trying out new recipes and also just making things up. Some of my favorite things to make are lentil soup, enchiladas, chicken pot pie, chili, tons of awesome stuff.

That’s pretty much everything. If anyone has read this whole thing, thanks. Daniel, Joey, Joe, Josh, Nolan, Anthony, John, Chris, I miss all of you, whether you’ve read this or not. I’ll try and update more often, and I’ll post any songs I record when I get around to recording them. Thanks for reading.