rock 'n rant

as we speak, the underneaths of my fingertips are dying. in a good way -- soon it won't be so painful to repeat my g, c, d, a, and occasional e and f chords. then i will really be able to rock... or will i? i've been reading guitar for dumbies and looking up "guitar lessons" on google and youtube, but it only seems to get me so far. like i said, i have mastered these limited but pertinent chords, and i am pretty solid in my understandings of FACE and every good boy does fine. i am even starting to enjoy trying out tablature of all kinds. but here's my question, how do i cross the bridge from beginner to intermediate or even skilled? when and how does my left hand get to play on the far right of the neck of the guitar? when does my right hand get to prick instead of simply strum? when will my information upon information finally take me to that next level? how do people teach themselves the workings of this magical instrument and most importantly, how did jack white become jack white? he is rolling stone's 17th best guitarist of all time, you know. let me guess -- it's all that theory that i avoided in piano lessons and choir. send me your tricks!

ps- it also doesn't help that whilst i was visiting home i had my dads $500+ taylor acoustic to practice on, and now i've returned to my $60 johnson toy. at least it's pink.

it got loud

just saw this. best movie ever? pretty much. my favorite part is a clip of jack white playing the guitar so hard that his fingers are getting cut up, and afterwards they show the guitar covered with blood, accompanied by this quote:

"How are you accomplishing anything if there’s no struggle? If you don't have a struggle already inside of you or around you, you have to make one up. Something that makes you angry or upset or jealous."

portland, oregon

more jack whitey goodness, because i have an unhealthy obsession that i am passing on to you. you're welcome!



i would trade lives with loretta lynn just for that moment at 3:17.

take, take, take

the white stripes are making me giggle! check out the lyrics to this song:

I was sitting there in a comfortable chair
And that was all that I needed
Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share
And that was all that I needed
Well, then I felt at ease
But then I'm not too hard to please
I guess you couldn't call me greedy
Then I was shocked to look up
And see rita hayworth there in a place so seedy
She walked into the bar with her long, red, curly hair
And that was all that I needed
And I said to my friend, "good god, we're lucky men just to even see her"

Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take

And I could not resist, I just had to get close to her
And that was all that I needed
I walked and loomed around her table for a while
And that was all that I needed
Then I said, "i hate to bug you, ma'am, but can I have your autograph?"
And that was all that I needed
She pressed her lips against a white piece of paper
And that was all that I needed
Then I saw what she wrote, my heart is in my mouth
And that was all that I needed
Then she handed it to me, and I think that she could see
That that was all that I needed
I started to walk away but then I remembered 'hey, I forgot to get a picture'
So I asked her one more time, "could I have another favor?"
That was all that I needed
She was kind and posed with me
Then I knew my friend would see my celebrity meeting

Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take

She turned and said to me, "I need to go to sleep,"
And it seemed so mean
It's almost as if she could not appreciate how cool I was being
She said, "good night" and walked away
And I didn't know what to say
I just couldn't believe it
Well, it's just not fair
I want to get a piece of hair
That was all that I needed
Or maybe a kiss on the cheek
I wouldn't wash it for a week
That would be all that I needed
But she didn't even care
That I was even there
What a horrible feeling

a genius with a sense of humor. and a pic cause he's cute.

jumping out of utahs birthday cake, fully clothed

hello blog world. i'm in provo now.. SURPRISE! bet you didn't see that coming. or, if you know me, you probably did. just thought i'd come live here once again, go to school once again, have a life once again. but don't get me wrong, i do miss you, beautiful saratoga (simone, patrick.)

a little about my provo life:
-i live in a house south of byu, typical
-my room is the cutest, obv
-i have 2 friends, hello krystle and staci
-my ward is indie fest 2009, coachella 2009
-afton is not here, i miss afton!
-hey UVU
-hey sociology of deviance, anthropology of mormonism, health and well being, sociology of the family, and applied parenting. oh, and mission prep.
-you are jealous that i am enrolled in those awesome classes, and you are not
-still going on a mission, as of this moment
-utah is hot, but when was that ever a bad thing?
-reading: van gogh, vampires, learn french, play guitar, on the road
-i was supposed to get a job today but instead i took a nap! maybe tomorrow.

enough about me. sometimes i don't like blogging because it's narcissism maximus.

anyway, how are you? xo.

for patrick

"my brother's awesome"

this is my side blog.