One year ago today I was at The Roxy seeing Bidwell for the first time. At this point I've seen them something ridiculous like 17 times. I can't believe it's been a whole year. They are an awesome group of guys and their music is so awesome it's retarded. In a good way. Check them out at myspace.com/bidwell and if you ever have a chance to see them live take it...if you know what's good for you.

Today was a really nice day. Work was fine. Incredibly boring but there were no catastrophes in the snack bar. Only 2 and a half more weeks! After work Laura and I met Matty in Huntington because he's down with some friends for the week. Walked around a bit and out to the water. I'm also excited for an upcoming trip to the East Coast that just sprung up out of nowhere. My mom is going to Boston on business, so I'll go with her and we'll go to NYC too. I've never been to the right coast...should be fun!

This music video for Strawberry Swing is simply amazing!



And here's a little explanation of how they filmed it... crazy!

I took this picture at the Getty Museum a couple weeks ago. Something about it makes me really happy. It just feels so, I don't know, free.

In a perfect world...

We'd get paid to film music videos and would use live videos for networking. But the world isn't perfect, now is it?

This last year has felt different. It's as if there's a hole that has almost been filled by new experiences and new people, but there is a hole nonetheless. I think what's missing is travel. During 2007 and 2008 my family and I went to 13 Blue Angels airshows, meaning we were traveling, on average, every other month. I miss going places. I miss airplanes. I miss the excitement of stepping out of the airport or car into a place I'd never been before [even if it was as mundane as El Centro, CA]. I miss airshows and the thrill of feeling the power of the jet engines pulse through your chest. I miss the glimpses of Navy life on both the personal and official, governmental level. This time last year I would have been heading to Seattle in a couple of weeks, then Chicago a week or so after that.

I want to go back.



In August I'm going to Salinas with the Mannixes to see the Blue Angels for the first time since October. It will be strange to have Kevin on the ground with us now that he doesn't have the keys to the #1 jet. I have a feeling that, rather than appeasing my appetite, this airshow will only make me hungry for more. More planes [I like airplanes]... and more travel.


I want to go back

This looks goooood too...