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I have to start with a few quick shoutouts as a part of the weekend wrap up. When you don't blog as often, things that were once really great blog fodder turn into stories on the way side. But I do want to mention that Friday night I went to Shuck and Jive with Maryann (my former daycare boss) and her daughter Ashley and then Keith met us up there. And then Saturday night I went to a party in Arlington at DAvid's house with Ryan H■■■■. Great times, great times.

But now there's more pressing news. I bought two new CDs yesterday and I have to tell you about them. I got The Calling's new CD (my favorite band) and while I was shopping around I saw and grabbed Ben Jelen's CD. Now, The Calling is just awesome. Their new CD is just as good if not better than their last, and that is a pretty huge compliment coming from me since I listened to their last CD on repeat for like years in a row.

But, the story is Ben Jelen. I liked his song "Come On" so I bought the CD. Cause if you know me well then you know that I've never burned a CD in my life. I'm a big advocate of supporting my favorite artists since music is a massive part of my life. Let me think how to phrase this.

Precious few of you have ever heard the full story of how important John Denver is to me ... or why. Long story short, the first time I ever heard Rocky Mountain High, I was in a particularly difficult period of my life around age 13, and the second I heard that song I had direction. I knew I wouldn't be happy until I could play guitar like that and sing like that. And that has been one of the most defining experiences of my life.

From the second I put on the Ben Jelen CD, I knew that he was something special. Let me put it this way. On a scale from one to John Denver, he ranks an 8. Most people don't even make it on the scale. Every song on this CD is so good that I don't ever want it to end. It's absolutely fucking amazing. Like beyond amazing. Go buy it now. I don't care if you don't get to eat for a month, buy this fucking CD. G*d, it's so good. Of course, he's also beautiful. And then there's the nostalgia factor ... if it wasn't for Ben Jelen I never would have met 27. The first time I met him at a party, I was talking to him because I thought looked like Ben Jelen. But even all of that aside, this whole album is fucking incredible. I cannot stress this enough.

The reason the title of this blog is "Mondays at Studio Movie Grill" is because my old friend Jay, better known to some as PlanoJay, is the bartender there on Monday nights. And he told me that any time I come in I can have whatever I want for free. So you know I'm there every Monday. I got kind of drunk tonight. And when I got home I wasn't hungry and I'd accidentally smoked like 5 cigarettes on the way home. So my mom was pissed that I got home way late, didn't want the food she'd saved for me, and smelled like an ashtray, but I think she'll get over it.

So ... go buy The Calling and Ben Jelen and then report back to me. TRUST ME, you won't be sorry on either account.

KISS Party was off the heezy. I went with Colleen and Jimmy. We showed up just as Venessa Carlton was playing her song. I thought it would have been cool if they had her piano on a rope and they dragged her around the stage while she was playing, but alas, there weren't any creative people planning her performance. She did alright, but her voice bothers me, so I rather tolerated her. Then Aaron Carter came on stage. He can do a backflip, which is pretty cool. And I must admit, I was looking forward to the live version of Aaron's Party (Come Get It). But by the time he got to his big hit, his voice was shot and it was straight up cracking on every word. It was pretty funny. Every other song he sang was horrid.

After that came Michelle Branch. I was excited to see her. All of her songs were really good, but I only knew the two. She has a really good voice. I thoroughly enjoyed her performance. After her was Craig David. I kind of liked Craig David going into the concert but now I really like him. It was just him and one dude on guitar, and the guy wailed while Craig David flowed and sang. It was so cool. He did 3 songs that I knew but even the ones I didn't were amazing.

Then came The Calling. I can barely express in words how off the hook it was. It was the lead singer's 21st Birthday and he must have been giving it his all. He was screamin his head off and hitting every note perfectly. They only got to play about 5 songs which sucked, but they really brought the house down on each one. When they did Stigmatized (my favorite song) Alex, the lead singer, was just playing guitar and singing. But when it got to the big climax of the song, the rest of the band came in and he just tossed his guitar away and grabbed the mic and started singing. It was so cool.

My mother is yelling at me cause she's forcing me to go to church. Big surprise there. Damned guilt trips. Check you cats later.

I made it home once again. I'm only going to be here until tomorrow morning. I'll probably leave shortly after my parents force me to go to church. I got to my house around 2. It only took me 3 hours even to get here, which is a new record for me because I usually don't speed but today I couldn't keep it under 85mph. I had excellent timing because I showed up to find the tilers just finishing up. Everything is in disarray and there's a thick layer of dust covering the entire house, but at least the floor is done. And I'll be gone before they start laying the new carpet, so no workers around while I'm here.

I am getting ready to go get ready to go to KISS Party. I'm really excited. I saw Music in High Places, some program on TV, and the star of it was The Calling. They were playing live and acoustic in Italy. It was really cool, so now I'm even more excited to see them in person. I'll let you all know how it is. And if I meet Michelle Branch, I'm going to have her call Ryan. Later.

Just a couple quick things to keep you all informed. I've decided to leave on Saturday morning for home to go to KISS party. My parents are getting all new carpet and tile in my house and the whole thing has plastic curtains and everything everywhere so I don't really want to stay there any longer than I have to for that reason. Classes are going well, so far I haven't gotten anything less than 100's on stuff I've turned in. Lets just see if I can keep that up in the coming weeks, that would be sweet.

Thanks for nothing you slackers. I told you to come up with a topic for me and you didn't. Now I have to write a speech by Tuesday and I'm not sure what I want to do. It has to be a significant historical event. I was thinking about doing Ross and Rachel hooking up. I'm not sure if the time is right just yet to bust out the 'totally disrespectful farce of a serious topic smart ass' routine. But chances are I'll do something like that or equally worthless. Alright, I'll probably blog next after I see the greatest band ever, otherwise known as THE CALLING in concert. Peace out, suckas.

Well, I made it. Here I am in sweet College Station hangin out with my good friend Allison. I thought I'd fill you all in on the recent events since Kevin didn't have internet ... whaddup with that? I stayed in San Antonio at Kevin's for 3 days. I had a lot of fun there. We didn't do a whole lot. We went bowling once, we shot pool for a couple hours, got drunk once, and I played NBA Street a LOT. Its my new favorite PS2 game and if I ever get some money, I'm totally gonna buy it cause i'm so damn good at this game.

My road tripping days are pretty much over. I've put about a 1000 miles on my car in the past week and a half, but I'm stickin here for like a week. Then I'm going home again for KISS Party. I can't wait, The Calling is the greatest band ever.

Check you have nots later.

Four days left for me to be in my apartment. I think today I'll start making trips over to the storage unit with everything I can carry myself. Keith & Family are in his room right now getting the last of his things and taking him home. Allison's away message says she's packing to go home today too. So sad, everyone's leaving. Oh well, I'll be gone soon too.

I should be getting to Plano like Thursday I think. I'm just gonna chill while I'm there. I'm gonna watch TV and let my mom cook for me. It'll be great. There are some people I need to see, but I'm just gonna let that happen of its own accord. Then summer school starts June 3 so I'll be back in College Station on May 30 to help Ryan and Todd move into their new duplex, where I'll be staying for the duration of summer school. Then, of course, its back to Plano for KISS Party on June 8 where I'll be seeing The Calling. Whoo hoo. So that's the layout for this summer. Whenever my schedule coincides with yours, you best be callin on me. Holla!