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errr... wait... Once again, I rise from net silence, to announce... TA-DAAA!!! My band, Frail Soul has just released our debut, full-length album, "Awake" on an unsuspecting populace. It's available on iTunes (simply go to the iTunes store and search "Frail Soul"), or on Amazon.com , in old-school, CD format, with all the nifty artwork, pictures, and liner notes ;) The music is a blend of Melodic Punk, Heavy Metal, and touches of modern "Screamo" style Hard Rock. Samples are available at both retail sites, as well as at our MySpace page . The album is $10, and your support will be greatly appreciated by myself and the band :)

Well darlings, as most of you know already, I arrived safe and sound in San Jose, CA almost a month ago. I had forgotten how much just being in California feels like home. I've been working for a small excavation and construction company with my cousin Josh and the owner of the company, a great guy by the name of Channing. He's a gruff, tough mountain guy, but down to earth and mellow at the core of it all. The living situation currently leaves a bit to be desired at the moment.... like running water :P I'm living with Josh (and his on-again-off-again annoying little prat of a girlfriend) in a double-wide trailer on Mt. Umunhum (um-uh-numb) in the Loma Prieta range of the Santa Cruz mountains. It's beautiful, but the primitiveness of the living conditions, the remoteness (45min drive to town), and our current difficulties in securing a vehicle all add up to a lot of headaches, so my hope is to move down into the valley (Silicon, not LA) within the next few months.

The other big news is that I've joined a band here, and we are finishing up our first album for a early november release. The band is called Frail Soul (you can find us on myspace, though I'm not reflected in the line-up there yet). The music is a mix of the catchier and more accessible aspects of melodic metal and punk, and with my addition, we are now sporting a three-guitar attack! *horns, headbanging* I'm pretty psyched :)

So, that's about that for now. My interweb access is still highly limited, however a move to the valley ought to remedy that as well. In the meantime, all my best to all!

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So I took a video I recorded some months back and posted it to youtube... just a little guitar riff I thought sounded good...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/washington/25epa.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

All I can do is picture Dubba with his fingers in his ears, reciting "lalalalala I can't hear you lalalala"

So, for those who haven't been told outright, read my profiles, or listened in at the grapevine, I will be moving to California on Aug 1st. Since I'll be living on top of a mountain, off-grid, and without landline phone or any other sort of interweb-able connection, obviously my net presence will be much, much more infrequent. My cell number will remain the same for at least the first month or so (I'll probably get a local number out there), and e-mail will be checked semi-regularly on trips into the valley (libraries are great things). If anyone needs/wants my number or email address, leave me a comment and I'll get it to you.

I have limited free time between now and then, but I will have the week between July 3rd and July 11 off, so if anyone wants to get together before I leave, that would probably be the best time.

Westward!!

The city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples and gay rights groups sued in March 2004 after the court halted San Francisco's monthlong same-sex wedding march.

"Today the California Supreme Court took a giant leap to ensure that everybody -- not just in the state of California, but throughout the country -- will have equal treatment under the law," said City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who argued the case for San Francisco.

I subscribe to the NY Times headline update e-mail, so I try in the mornings to do some browsing, and catch up on what's going on in the world. I saw this article, and found it to be a fascinating psych story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/science/13case.html

A video addressing the recent education funding cuts in California, but the message is universal. Check out the musicians, the Make Peace Brothers, here: http://makepeacebrothers.com/ and on tour with Jason Mraz, Bushwalla, and magician Justin Kredible for the "Music, Magic, and Make Peace" tour: http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080313/0374576.html (sold out in Chicago, dammit!)

Ok, not a date, and you don't have to win anything, but how often have you sat around and thought, "man... I would really love to hang out with Drewcifer, but I don't know when he's available." Too many times to count, I'm sure ;) Well, here's your chance! I'm on vacation from now, 3/22, till 3/31, and would love nothing more than to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and just generally start getting out of the house for more than just work and exercise. I'm up for just about anything... food, coffee/tea, a movie, music, museums... whateva.

So... if you'd like to jump on the bus for this, call or email me (those of you who already have my info), or if you don't have my info, but would like it, leave me a comment and we'll figure it out :)

Also, I just found out that Avenue Q is playing in Chicago till June, and also, Iron Maiden is coming through town 6/11, the day after my birthday. If anyone is interested in going to either of these with me, let me know!

Arthur C. Clarke has died at the age of 90. I just bought the final installment of his Rama series (again) the other day... go out and read some of his fiction if you never have. It's magnificent.

Well, I'll start by saying: I'm not dead. I know I've been incommunicado for the last month and a half or so, and I promise I'm coming back soon! I have really needed this time of isolation to focus on the changes I've been making in myself and in my life, and doing what I need to to make sure these become permanent changes.

As some of you know, about a month and half ago, I made the decision to lead a healthier life than I had been (not a big stretch, as I was pretty damn unhealthy). Immediately, I quit smoking cigarettes (no, seriously... for real this time), quit drinking, and, due to sudden spiritual and ethical revelation, went vegan. After several awkward and uncomfortable weeks in the beginning, I now feel amazing... like really "Holy f#@king hell!! I feel AWESOME!!!" amazing. I have to decided to run with this trend, and continue to improve my overall health and fitness. I have cut back my caffeine, down to about 2 cups of half-caff in the morning. My sleep schedule is stabilizing, and I've started going to bed at around 10:30-11pm and getting up around 6 so I can exercise. For the past two weeks I've been doing between 45-60 minutes of aerobic walking every morning, and just started a beginners running training program. I'll gradually add longer periods of running to the middle of my walking routine, and shorten the walking time. I was shooting for 10 minutes of running today (the first day I included running)... well, I made it 7, but honestly, that's still pretty impressive to me :)

I'm now convinced that I need to get a vitamix blender. I blend up fruit, greens, tofu, and soymilk in the morning after my walk, and though adding greens have made a tremendous difference, I know some of the nutritional value is being destroyed by the conventional blender. I'm going to be building a sprouting box soon, to start sprouting my own greens and seeds, as well as grow wheat grass.

I'm also feeling very spiritually grounded, and have found much more mental clarity in defining my stepped goals, and plotting the best path to achieve them. For this alone, any discomfort I've had to deal with so far, was totally worth it. If you want to hear the enthusiastic spiel about school, volunteer farming, permaculture certification, et al, contact me, and I'd love to tell you more about it! I got the green light from the landlord to cut out some garden beds in the backyard, so I'll be growing some organic veggies and herbs this year... YAY!

So... that's the short of it. Hope all of you are wonderful and happy today!

Been a while, but I decided to amuse myself once more by photo-chronicling the progress of my locks.  Almost 8 months now...

Ok, so I'm off the animal products. Any vegans out there wanna give a newbie some help with favorite recipes, favorite vegan ingredients, tips, etc? I'm definitely leaning much more toward fresh ingredients, not so much on the pre-packaged vegan products (which are pretty tasty, and great when you're in a hurry), so fresh veggie and fruit dishes would be *great* :)

Thanks!

Wanted to share with y'all truly fantastic site I just found yesterday, http://www.care2.com . It's a networking site similar to myspace, facebook, etc. but founded around connecting people who are dedicated to making positive change in the world, in various ways. There are (and this makes my heart explode with hope) over 8 million members on this site. They also have a list of 10 "daily clicks" (similar to the hungersite and the like)that generate donations for causes ranging from preservation of wilderness and animal habitat, to stopping violence against women and funding breast cancer research. I recommend that you check it out and sign up, if only to do the daily clicks (but why not take advantage of the opportunity to connect with so many positive and driven people?), and also spread the word!