Starting over...

I've been noticing a lot of starting over these last few weeks. I guess its kind of like the lesson you learn in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind...I won't spoil that for you. For me, I've started over with the Urban Derivatives guys, and Josh especially. I couldn't trust him before, and maybe I can't trust him now, but I'm willing to start over and find out one more time...since it's both of us starting over. My old roommate that dissappeared, Adam, he and I are starting over unspoken. We're getting to be friends all over again and not letting some Korean whore get in the way this time. I'm starting over and writing more of my music this time around and not getting caught up in everyone else's work.

In other exciting news, the lab band I am in under Dr. Johnson will be performing in LaDue Auditorium Nov. 12, 2004 and I will be performing 3 of my songs! It's going to be the first time I've performed since my freshman year here! I'll do some by myself, but for most of it, the brilliant NovaChild will be backing me up :) since I have no band :( .

I've been listening to a lot of music lately. More than usual I mean...here's a brief list of what's been changing my life lately:

1. Cruz (Live Version) - Christina Aguilera - She has a lot of stuff that sucks, but this particular cut is classic and the performance gives me goosebumps.
2. Lyfe Jennings - His entire debut album seems like a movie, it's destined to be classic neo-soul record about how bad decisions and girls can ruin your life...but you can still get back up.
3. Gavin Degraw (Stripped Versions) - I liked Gavin Degraw before, then he released acoustic and jazzed up versions of his debut album and I grew to LOVE his music.
4. When I Fall - Rachael Lampa - I don't know why I like this song so much, I think it reminds me who catches me when I fall.
5. The Art - Rachael Lampa - I don't know what to say about this song..."Life's the art of moving on..." beautiful Rachael...just beautiful...
6. Mystery of You - BDA - So these guys are friends of mine, and they've never been my favorite, but this song they did it for me...
7. Homesick (Live Version) - MercyMe - Even though I'm sick of hearing "I Can Only Imagine" they finally wrote another GREAT song...

Josh and I went to see "Saw" last night and I think I can say that it was the most f'ed up movie I've ever seen. People killing themselves, little kids in weird homicides, and people seeking revenge...it's all messed up. Go see it.

Ha, anyway, I gotta go, but there it is so far, God bless...
-Rod