God Damn We're Bad

"My bag's packed up
My boots are tied tight
I hope I don't get in a fight"

Well, it's Sunday night and I'm just now finishing getting my bag packed up. Tomas is picking David and me up tomorrow morning and then I would like to think that we would be getting in some water shortly thereafter. I think Have Heart and Verse might be coming up to swim with us in lake Lanier, but I have a feeling that might not happen because it's a pretty good distance from MJQ. We'll see. Here is where you can find me tomorrow night. I hope to see everyone there.
Oh yeah, I quit my job at Sam's Club. Saturday was my last day, but I have three managers that say they will hire me back when I get home if I want my job back. Why they couldn't just give me a leave of absence or just leave me off the schedule for a month is beyond me. Just in case I don't come back I made sure that I got my severance package.

Today I picked up Half Baked and Heavyweights so that we can watch them in the van. I already owned Half Baked on VHS, but that format is for dinosaurs now. Let's talk about Heavyweights for a minute. Well, let me include a picture of the movie cover in case you need a quick reminder.

This movie rules. Period. And if you don't like it you're a faggot. This shit got me through some really tough times. Back when I was a little porker I used to watch this movie and it would give me hope for being fat because the fat kids actually ended up beating those punk ass rich campers in the Apache Relay. Fuck those kids for vandalizing Camp Hope. Chipmunks! Download!

Here's some cool tour stuff I found out recently. First off, we're playing with Green Jelly in Corpus Christi, TX. If you have not heard of this band, that is perfectly fine. Here is a pic from their live show. Check 'em out: www.myspace.com/greenjelly

Also, we're playing a few shows with Hostage Calm. I think they're playing Nashville, Tucson, Baltimore, and Wallingford (Conn) with us. That new LP is so solid. Here is their link: www.myspace.com/hostagecalmct Do yourself a favor and check them out.

Lastly, we were just added to the This Is Hardcore pre-show in Lemoyne, PA on Thursday, August 21st. I will probably have to skip a few classes to fly up there in time for the show, but I'm not worried about it. I would guess that the show is at Championship Vinyl, which is a pretty cool venue. Other featured acts include Death Threat, Forfeit, Kids Like Us, and maybe a few more.

On a side note, my mom bought me new socks and underwear today. Thanks Mom. Hanes boxer briefs as usual, but this time I was daring and went with a few colored ones even though I hate colored ones. LOL. I also bought an ipod charger for 9 bucks thanks to an old weed buddy of mine's Best Buy discount. Pretty happy about that one.

This seems like a good stopping point for this entry. I hope it has been as enjoyable for you as it was for me. This will probably be the last entry I write until I have left Atlanta so expect a new post around mid-week. Cheers!

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Currently playing:
Youth of Today - Everything
...into some ZZ Top (some times you just gotta let it play)
Regulations - S/t
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Converge - You Fail Me
Fugazi - 13 Songs

Entry Number One

This is the first entry to my blog. I created this so that I can let everyone know what's going on with Nome over the next month of tourage. I will probably keep up with this after I get home, but who knows? If you're expecting anything that will challenge your intellect, then you can go read someone else's blog. Nome will tell you how it is. Look forward to gaining valuable insight on hardcore, real life, dogs, food, and much much more.

Okay. Oh-kay. Here it is.

I'm leaving for tour on Monday. Well, technically we leave to go out of town on Tuesday, but the tour kickoff, which is also our record release, is on Monday in Atlanta. Here is where I will be for the next month:

Hopefully I will meet lots of new people who "will not change and are not faggots."

I am going to try and update this piece of crap on tour, but I won't have a computer so I'll update it whenever I get a chance. And you can expect some badass pictures, too.

To be honest, I'm a little nervous/anxious about leaving. I'm so excited to be leaving to hit the road soon, but I feel like it has come faster than I had expected. After tomorrow it will be Friday and then I work all weekend so my weekend will fly by. I'm itching to get some lake swimming in on Monday before the show. I hope my dogs remember who I am when I get back. I'll probably just take a picture of them with me and hold onto it like jailbirds do to pictures of their old maids. Speaking of dogs, Tomas, David, and myself just finished clipping Zeke's, Tomas's dog, hair. He looks a lot cooler now. I'm sure he feels cooler. I am picturing him right now drinking from an ice cold bowl of water and then chewing some of the ice before laying down for the night. He's a good shit.

What else? Hmm. Everything else is going smoothly in the life of Nome. I got a haircut yesterday from Barber Dave so I'm "looking pretty right" as some would say. The only thing I'm missing is a Silver chain and I'll be set for the summer of Ultimate macking. Just you wait and see. Iceman coast to coast.

I'm sure I could go on and on about more pointless shit, but I'm gonna rap this one up right here so that you don't spend too much of your day in front of the computer. I will be making an appearance tomorrow at the Shop where my other band, Dealbreaker, will be playing a set within the blink of an eye. Here is the flyer for that in case you actually care about that.

Well, it's been real and it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fun. This is the end of Entry #01 and expect more to come soon.