Fuck this.

I am all sorts of ready to drop out.

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~fontaine/futurehtml2/futurehtml.html

I really really can't figure it out.

better

file://localhost/Users/DanielleFontaine/Desktop/futurehtml2/futureindex.html

It refuses to link...
here is the url

file://localhost/Users/DanielleFontaine/futureredo.html

site

I went through a lot of trouble with this thing. It's supposed to represent different aspects of our future. Originally instead of letters I was using cool pictures of letters as links. Everything in the code looked fine but wouldn't work, so I did it again with fewer nifty things.
What I want to do for my project is show part of my worse case scenario view of the future. Things will be destroyed, dead, and concrete. People will have to be taught about what a tree is (or...was). People will be restricted because of how closely we're watched. I guess it's not the most original view of the future...but I think it's interesting. Anyway...it's boring and not really how I wanted it. *shrug*

Hyperactive fiction thingy

Damn this site

I went through a lot of trouble with this thing. It's supposed to represent different aspects of our future. Originally instead of letters I was using cool pictures of letters as links. Everything in the code looked fine but wouldn't work, so I did it again with fewer nifty things.
What I want to do for my project is show part of my worse case scenario view of the future. Things will be destroyed, dead, and concrete. People will have to be taught about what a tree is (or...was). People will be restricted because of how closely we're watched. I guess it's not the most original view of the future...but I think it's interesting. Anyway...it's boring and not really how I wanted it. *shrug*

FINALLY!

This has nothing to do with my blog, but I did shoot most of it and I edited most of it too.
I am an intern for the CW. yea!

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My other video just wasn't getting it together and uploading.

My video...

I don't like it much. I wanted to to put in some more audio, but whenever I tried that out it didn't work. Anywho...there was a theme I was going for, but without the audio it's kinda of lost.



Technically this is also mine...I like it better.

Worst video ever...

Detour from the Norm.

We went to New York. We played in New York. We left New York...and not a second too soon. The heat and humidity killed. All I wanted to do was lay in our cheap little hotel room with the possibly poisonous air conditioner and broil until we made our trek back across the remaining states. No one else felt I should do that though, so I showed up like a good band mate and played my heart out to a crowd that would insult other crowds by being called a crowd. Not our biggest gig ever, but it was something. Even if only one person likes you they can spread your name to all their friends and so on. Like a game of telephone...hopefully with better results. (Image found here)

So now we're in the midwest enjoying it's midwesty goodness. I wonder why it's called the midwest. Wouldn't it also technically be the mideast? Maybe we should call it the mid U.S.

Anyway...I'd talk about what we've done since we've gotten here only we haven't done much. Just rested, walked around and enjoyed the scenery. Sometimes I wonder whether or not I'd be happier living in the city or in a more rural area. I weigh the pros and cons a lot in my head.

City Pros
-Always something to do.
-Good local music scene + band.
-My friends and family.
-Is in California near the ocean.
-Interesting people to watch.

Town Pros
-Relaxed
-People don't rush around as much.
-Closer communities.
-More natural surroundings.
-Bigger property.

City Cons
-I'm broke all the time.
-Live in a tiny place.
-Can't go in some areas for fear of mugging.
-So much concrete, not enough trees.

Town Cons
-And the people are where?
-Is anyone here not white?
-Nothing to do unless you make it up yourself...and who has time for that? :P
-Everyone knows your business.

So you see my predicament.

I have a long while before I need to make that decision though. I also want to go places. I don't want to stay around here my entire life. Spread the word of us to all your friends so we can tour all over the world.

Time to sound check. Will write again from Arizona.

And now, your moment of Zen.



Me.

(Image found on google, but when searched for a second time, was not found. Your image? Let me know)

We arrived in New York not long ago. That was perhaps the longest drive a person could undertake without going insane...however we did go insane.

We gave ourselves a lot of time to get here so we would be able to rest before the show because god knows we aren't going to get it later. It was also in case we got lost...and boy did we get lost. There appear to be an infinite amount of junctions between the west and east coasts. Almost as if they try to discourage the two coasts meeting via automobile.

As we came upon the first junction we were confused by the map and didn't know whether to go right or left. We went left. Turns out we shouldn't have gone left. It brought us up into some forest-like area...also known as "not-the-midwest."

As we entered New York with a sigh of relief we ended up taking another wrong left and getting lost in NYC and nearly had a run-in with a crabby taxi cab driver. The trip proved my theory that all unplanned left turns turn out badly.



So it's time for practice then a hopeful soundcheck before the first band, which is us, goes on.

Will it ever get any easier?

I tour. I play. I talk to people I really wish didn't exist. I talk to people I wish that I could take with me. Whether or not I ever see them again is a mystery. The band could break up when we get home, or on the way. I could start to slip and get kicked out. There's no way to predict tomorrow. Sometimes I appreciate that. The uncertainty. The inconsistency. A lot of the time a strict schedule would be most welcome. I don't always enjoy not knowing the next time I'll be able to shower, or whether or not we'll sell enough merch in order to buy gas and drive to the next city. My week can be a never ending clusterf*ck of events.

I wrote a new song the other day. We'll see how everyone else likes it. Working on new albums is hard. The actual starting being the more tumultuous part.

Well, I require sustenance. Have good nights. See you in your city.

And for your viewing pleasure, our friends, Warner Drive have a new vid. Enjoy.




This is the crew chillin' at a club...taking a "break."




Next we'll be playing at Slim's

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About those other 3 blogs...

The life of a local musician is not an easy or simple one. The constant touring, writing, recording, and interacting with fans can take a toll on a person. The blog of a touring, underground musician can be one of the more interesting things to read.

It's interesting reading the blog of Time Again. I've actually hung out with those guys. It's strange reading about the things they go through. It's not quite the impression you get when you meet them in person. Either they're really happy to be there or it's a facade. Not so sure about that.
They're also pretty good writers. Guys in punk bands tend be stereotyped as bad writers. It was exciting being able to read something in their blog other than, "We're playing here next week," or "New album comes out this week."

The blog for the Unseen is a bit more interesting. They aren't a very big band, they aren't tiny either, but they don't get a tour bus or free catered meals. They've been around for a long time so they know a lot and have a lot to say. They'll sometimes post lyrics or tour plans, but the bassist Tripp often posts blogs about social issues or current issues. He writes for AP (Alternative Press). Their grammar isn't quite as good as Time Again's, but fun to read nonetheless.

Warner Drive is a band I met through my cousin. They do Tour Diaries that describe parts of their tour. I've learned that it's a tough "job" to tour.*
It's also very fun and unexpected. Their blog is also written very well and they're very long. They get to tour in a van with each other for months and sometimes things get a little strained. It's also written by the lead singer/lyricist. Makes sense it being so nicely written.


These blogs are only Myspace blogs. I searched on the search engines for local band blogs but came up empty. So I figured I'd just use the bands I already like who write blogs.


*As I'm writing this I hear a crunching, breaking noise from outside and just as hear that I hear someone repeatedly say "ow." I turn off my TV to see if I still can hear it. I go into the hall and ask my mom if she heard it. She apparently thought someone was taking out the garbage. My dad apparently thought maybe someone was trying to steal his motorcycle and got stuck under it. My mom and dad go outside first then they come back and tell me to call 911. I do and tell them all I know which is all you know now. I go outside and see my mom sitting next to a lady who is lying down and she asks for pillows. I come out and my mom says she got caught under her car. She says the parking brake gave out or she didn't put it on. I live on a hill, so she probably didn't park close enough but she still curbed her tires. That's why the car ended up in the bushes across the street. First one police man comes, then another, and another and then a fire truck. Eventually the ambulance comes and takes her. Her husband and son come too. Turns out she works with my mom transcribing tapes and she was picking up some. Anyway, long story even longer, she broke both bones in her right leg. Compound fractures. When they took her in the ambulance we saw blood on the ground where she was. Her leg was really swollen. So much so they had to cut her pant leg off.

Anyway...They finally left and now everyone is really grateful that I heard her.

SPACED!

new blog!

YEA!