January 2011
18 posts
A Few Things
-Yesterday I had some friends over and we watched The Human Centipede, followed directly by Ramona and Beezus. Two completely different movies. IMDB them if you aren’t familiar with one or the other. You’ll see how weird our night really was.
- 4 weeks into P90X. Week 5 starts tomorrow. I have lost at least 10 pounds and actually GAINED muscle mass at the same time. Does it work?...
HAHA, oh man.
Tumblr is pretty fun. Thanks for being such cool people. I’m stoked about my new guitar, too.
People were pretty cool about my Zeitgeist post. I think there was one boy who was pretty peeved about it, though. He was really well spoken (err, typed) and seemed really smart about stuff, but goddamn, he picked apart EVERY SENTENCE of my blog and left no room for my stream of...
are kids really getting dumber? GET MAD
The internet is a pretty terrible thing. For years now, I thought the problem of religious/political fanatics and racists were depleting rapidly in our country, as people were getting smarter and less caveman-like. Even though the littlest things like YouTube comments, people’s blogs… I’m seeing that we are FAR from being a loving, civilized world. We fear and hate what we...
it's really cool having my brother in my band
I think that’s the main reason The Swellers are still a band after almost 9 years. We live together, write great songs together, and when we fight, it’s mostly about how to make a song or our live show better. Not a bad deal. Also, this is what he looked like 7 or 8 years ago:
what I did today / it's cold to be alone.
Recorded some vocals with a band called Allcoy today. They’re a new band from Michigan and I really dig them. It’s like the 90’s hard rock/grungy stuff I grew up with. Haven’t heard a new band in our “scene” sound anything like this, and I’m very happy about it. Make me really have an itch to get back into the studio and make a new record… hint...
Things bands hate but won't tell you (so I will)
**remember, this is my opinion. not all bands feel this way. just cool ones. I love anyone who has ever given my band a chance, regardless of anything. thanks, guys!**
When you go to a show to see one of your favorite bands, and you finally get to MEET the dudes in person, it’s an awesome thing. Usually they’re standing behind or around the merch table area because meeting fans is a...
Beat DK, found my cheese!
Yesterday, I finally beat Donkey Kong Country Returns for Wii with Taylor (that’s my gf, by the way). It’s a throwback to the original DK Country franchise on Super Nintendo, but full of way more cool stuff. This game is REALLY difficult but really fun. I still have a couple more ‘rare orbs’ to collect to unlock some other sweet stuff. Check it out!
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2 food things
-I cooked a Tofurky today. It was absolutely amazing. Don’t knock it till you try it. Good for any time of year, in my opinion!
-Also, it’s pretty hilarious bringing a steaming Ziploc bag full of assorted vegan meats to Qdoba to add to your burrito, but I’ve been doing that lately to make sure my protein/carb ratio is a little more balanced. I get my burritos...
Support Local Businesses: Flint City T-Shirts
Flint City T-Shirts is an independent T-shirt/screen printing place that my friends own and run. Been around for years but they’ve got some new stuff in store!
Get Flint, MI swag and rep the Swellers’ hometown, from @flintcitytshirt (follow!).
After all, Flint is the toughest town around. We also are having a pretty tough time keeping businesses (and people) alive, so support these...
LA trip soon! / Workout / Panini Press
A couple months ago I planned a trip to Los Angeles with my girlfriend. I am going to be busy during her spring break, so I decided to bust her out of school a month early so I can take her someplace warm. I’ve been to LA many times, but never really got to relax and do cool touristy and fun stuff. Always on tour.
At first I wanted to be all DIY and only rely on rides from friends, staying...
JONOblog: Monumental Day... →
jonathandiener:
As lifelong WWF (now WWE) fans, Anto Boros joining our band re-sparked our love for the beautiful art of professional wrestling.
Today Anto said how Goldust (flamboyant legendary wrestler) retweeted things too much so he was thinking of unfollowing him.. Goldust wrote Anto back and watch the…
Part 1 of my 2011 New Years Resolution:
Start blogging.
I generally have a lot to say and a lot on my mind. I might even have some knowledge to drop on you guys from time to time. But mostly, Jonathan (my brother, drummer of The Swellers) has one of these, and I’m jealous that he’s more popular than me in cyberspace. Can’t have that.
With that said, starting a blog is just one of my many ways to make myself better in...
