"That Really Grinds My Gears"

As the holiday season comes nearer to fruition and the incorrectly dated birth of Jesus, I am getting more and more ground in terms of my gears. So let this be a list of things that tweak my nips left rather than right, things that cause blisters in my house slippers, things that wake me up at night, things that are useful but then turn annoying after they aren't needed (i'm thinking of all the damn salt i'm dragging into my house.

here's some good punk rock to entertain you while you read about my aches and pains:

What Grinds My Gears

1. People who initiate a conversation and then throw in an idea and then after agreeing to a time and place for that discussed event to take place, bail.
I mean...really? Why? It's not like I proposed the damn thing and you decided that you were going to bail just because you felt like it and didn't think my idea was that good in the first place. It was You that brought the damn thing up and then came up with a lame excuse, which brings me to my deuxieme.

2. Coming up with lame excuses.
If you don't want to do something with me, tell me. If you forgot about something else and have to bail, tell me. If you're paranoid that the world'll end if you fulfill a plan we've had, tell me, then get help. But jesus, just be strait with me and everyone else.

3. Being a convenience friend.
Well what have we here? Looks like a contradiction. "Ted, you're the biggest convenient friend I have." Let me address this. I am not a convenience-based friend. I am a person who, due to immense popularity, is spread thin among many groups of different individuals. I get along with everyone. If you need me to be somewhere, I'll be there. You just gotta tell me. However, I am physically unable to donate my charming and radiant personality to everyone at the same time proactively. I can't seek out every one of my friends, but if I'm chillin with you, I'm chillin with you. And if you hit me up, I'll respond, unlike true convenience friends. I might be busy, but i'll tell you and try to figure out a time we can hang asap.

4. People who refuse to be involved with anything that involves them speaking any number of words of Not-english.
This includes everyone in this damn country who won't even attempt another language. If you're in America, it's pretty bad but somewhat permissible. However, if you go to another country, fucking try! Honestly, just make an attempt. I guarantee you'll look more foolish not trying than trying and failing. We're the absolute worst about this. In the whole world. That's sad, America.


Music Time

1. Parks on Fire - Trifonic
This song is incredible. The video is incredible (although admitantly a little scattered). Theses guys make great music and you should go out and get some if not all of their stuff. They've got an interesting bio as well.

2. Ego (Twinsmatic Remix) - Beyonce
It's a little lo-fi, but this is a tight remix considering the original was all spunky and completely different than this end product.

3.Traveling - Jaunt
I got this a long time ago, but I like it's upbeat nature. It reminds me of why I like housey music even though it is a little repetitive. It'd be great for traveling.

Enjoi the season, all my damies!

"Well let me tell you beautiful, I've been there. Believe me when I say I'm not afraid... of destruction, sorrow, fear, or regret. I've heard the devil call me by my name."