Oh hey there blogspot.
I know I really suck at updates and what not.
Trust me, you have no idea how many thoughts run through my head in a daily basis that I wish I had the time and energy to blog about.
I want to talk about comic books, sewing, and all around geekery.
But to be honest, I'm damn lucky if I can stay awake long enough to drive home each day.
I don't know why I'm posting all of this, other than perhaps to fulfill a personal need to write out loud my desire to do so.
Or maybe I'm just hitting delusion right now as a direct impact of the 3 hours of sleep I got last night.

The Graveyard Book

What can I say? Neil Gaiman is a genius. For the longest time Coraline was my favorite children's book, but has now been replaced. I've read a lot of reviews complaining that it was a series of short stories with just one major ending. To which I say, so what? In a way I felt like Bod himself was telling me the journey of his own life and it made it more personable. I wish there had been a few more stories in it though because I wanted to get to know those characters on a much deeper level, especially Silas.

Summer Reading List

-The Graveyard Book
-Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-The Portrait of Dorian Gray
-Dracula
-Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
-Jurassic Park
-1984
-War of the Worlds
-Time Machine
-The Pig Man
-Dear Dead Person
-Unfamiliar Fishes
-The Essential Saroyen
-Stiff
-Stepford Wives

I don't wonder about who I am as a person, but more who I am in this modern world. In society, what is my part? Do I even have one? What piece of the puzzle am I?

More and more I am coming to the conclusion that I don't fit. Cards on the table, there isn't a job in this society that I will be happy with. So the question becomes, do I compromise my complete happiness for mediocre joy and a decent paying job? Or say 'fuck it' and live a vagabond life? This is a rhetorical question by the way. I don't actually want any of you to give me your opinions. Sorry.

Remember that post back in June (see 2 down) about how in love with MCS I am?

well...

Wonderful story about Matt Taylor. About 3/4 of the way through the set, Matt and I locked eyes while singing along. We both did that awkward smile that grew into full on grin. So once they finished, Matt reached down, looked up at me, grabbed his setlist, got off the stage, walked right up to me, and handed me his setlist. Not a 'hold it out for whoever grabs it' but gives it directly to me, despite all the girls that were trying to yank it out of me hand.

Oh hey there.

In life of Jes, school has begun once more. This means the diet of redbull and airborne is in full swing and any hopes of more than 5 hrs of sleeps per nights is a mere joke. In between classes, meetings with Congressmen and Senators are being planned out and nerdy dresses are being made. Autumn is nearly in full swing and puddle stomping fills in the time between school and work. Public transportation has been more amusing than ever and a decent place to take a nap before class. Friends of the road are dearly missed and nostalgia is invading the mind more often than not.

And that is your recent update on the life of Jes.

My Dinosaur Life

I feel the need to discuss my absolute love and adoration for Motion City Soundtrack, but namely Justin Pierre.

Stop. Did Jes just admit to liking MCS?

Yes, yes I did.

If you know of MCS, you've probably heard songs like 'LG Fuad', 'Everything Is Alright', and 'This Is For Real'. While these are catchy songs, they are not why I love them so much. I do enjoy the upbeat mood that is encouraged by the moog, and the awesomness of Justin's Hair, but there's something more than that which I love dearly.

Lyrically:

"What makes me so different? The insides work the same. You ever fear the dark? Impressions of your future:The slightest gravestone whisper, the stillness of your heart. I feel it growing dark. A fever inching deeper; a fever inching to the core. I'll kick tomorrow, fight back at the pouring rain. I'll send the weekends down the drain, down the drain." -The Weakends

"I have apologized a billion times when I've gone off the wall like Buster Rhymes. And pulled a stupid stunt that left you thinking there was something wrong with me. You've thrown a few choice phrases at my way and I've ignored them all as best I could. Except that tiny bit how I just can't commit. There was some truth in what you say" -Stand Too Close

"Last night I fell in love without you. The coup de grâce that set me off would've made for decent fiction. Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise in memory of what we used to call in love. And only time will tell if violins will swell in memory of what we used to call in love.
Used to call it...
Last night I fell in love without you. The stars at night aren't as big and bright as you make them out to be." -Fell In Love Without You

I'm not asking you to leave. I'm just begging you to let me get some sleep. I've lied awake for far too long. I get so sick and tired of witnessing the dawn
As summer hangs on the horizon, desire jumps the fence and hightails to the sea. A subtle tale turns into nightmares. Without the sentence structure nothing functions, no one has a clue if it's me or if it's you. Was it me or was it you?" -Not Asking You to Leave

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Justin has been through some messed up stuff. Even though we have led entirely differently lives and are talking about compeltely different situations, my entire life can be summed up in just a few of his songs. From love to personal fears, he gets it all. There are a few bands out there that sing about topics that I can relate to, but Justin uses the exact words that go through me mind.

So that's my gush about MCS. I could go on forever (no really, I could) but I think you should just go check them out for yourself.