WARNING: Spoiler alert. SPOILER ALERT. So, if you have not seen Transformers 2 yet, STOP READING. If you liked the first one, then I see absolutely no reason you should not like the new one. Amazing explosions, lots of glamorous shots of beautiful girls, a little bit of American Pie humor, and of course, A LOT of robot fights. I mean, a lot.
So twice now in my life I have witnessed Optimus Prime die. I do have to say though, that the first time was a little bit more emotional, being 7 years old I was vulnerable to those moments. This made it pretty neat to see my ten year old daughter shaken up a bit when he died this time. But alas, he is brough back to life to defeat the Decepticons and all is fine and cheesy. I mean, dandy.
I REALLY enjoyed the movie. It still held that epic feeling. I am happy with it, and I look forward to another one.
Where to start… An idol of mine, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has passed away. This guy made pop cool.
I feel sorry for his family. From his children to his sisters and brothers. I have always had mad respect for this guy, though everything that has plagued him in his career, and I will continue to respect this master of pop music. Of course, Pop will never be the same.
I very distinctly remember my father keeping me up past my bedtime on December 2, 1983 to watch the world premiere of the Thriller video. I know that that very experience only added to my fat-chanced dream of becoming a rockstar someday. I believe that Michael Jackson will live on forever, just as other greats such as John Lennon or Elvis Presley. I am sure that there will be a lot of MJ appreciation to follow this very sad day in history. Farewell, hero to the world of music. You are a legend. You are a king.
Alright. So I am going to be completely out of the loop for a few days… I have sold my iPhone and ordered the 3gs, which remains on “back-order” from AT&T. I am super siked for the new phone, but at the same time I am allready having withdraws from Twitter, Chess, Texting, emailing, music, and the Internet WHENEVER I wanted it… This is going to suck, but maybe I need this? A break might do me good 
So, to my friends… You can still call me, and I have my email. I have a back up… Just no texting 
Wow, this is going to suck. I think that I am addicted to the damn iPhone… WTF. This is my uncanny realization.
So the new project that I am working on will be called “A Secret to Start”. I am truly excited about the formula for this band. I will be producing 50% of the songs, and my friend will do the other half. My first song is called “What is this? A center for ants?”. The song has a HUGE “Clarity” feel to it, and the lyrics are probably my favorite thing I have written in a very long time. I’m so excited. I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.
My buddy Chad is helping me with this project, as well as writing his own songs too. It will be very interesting to see how this turns out.
I plan to have the three song Arrive by Sky EP finished soon as well. It came out pretty good and vocals are coming along nice. Sooooooooooo…… Cheers! Let’s do this thing. (While I am both motivated and inspired)
I am really excited for the new blink182 material. I really enjoy anything that they have done. (+44) was amazing, and mix it with Box Car Racer you have probably the best album that they will ever put out. In this interview, Travis points out that it just might turn out that way. I love these guys…
I can’t bring myself to by a ticket for their summer tour, though. I have a huge problem with “Arena Bands”. Even the main stage at the Warped Tour is a miss for me. I am all about the small venues. Now, I understand that blink will never play these types of shows again, but House of Blues is probably the biggest venue that I will pay for. I’m not a snob, just not interested in the echo, huge crowd, crappy sound, and probably not even being able to see them play their instruments. (Isn’t that why we go?) But all in all, I can’t help but feel like I’m going to be missing out on something…
Let’s see. The new Eminem album is really hot. Straylight Run’s new EP is really good. I love the new Dredg. And to top it all off, I have been writing some off the best material lately. My only issue is getting it off the paper and into some sort of recording. I’m working with some friends on some projekts, so I have different influences encouraging more diversity. Motivation, inspiration, and time is what it takes to be productive and I can’t seem to ever arrange these ingredients to come together.
An old friend of mine out in CA recently sent me a track to test the water on some new stuff. I really dig it, and I hope something comes out of it. It’s pretty hot, and it really brings back that DaKhamelion/Cloud IV flavor. The real BrandRezake. I can spit fire, but it only comes out every once and a while…
Another friend of mine and I are playing around with some really cool concepts that are really my cup of tea. Give me a “Clarity” Jimmy Eat World with a little “Domestica” Cursive and a sprinkle of Brandtson. Me like. Me do more.
In ther news: I am kinda bummed that Orlando lost another game, putting us down to 2-0 Lakers, but we have two home games this week. Hopefully we can turn something around.
The Orlando Magic made it to the finals. I am super stoked about this for a couple of reasons. For one, yes I live in Orlando. So that means something. Second, The Redskin’s season doesn’t start back up for a few more months.
Congrats to the Magic for a stellar post season:)
I need a new hobby…
