Trying to run but can only crawl.
Whew time is flying. Summer is pretty much half way over. I need to really look at getting myself registered for classes asap. I also need to get my finances in order because I am currently spending money at a rate just won’t allow me to do the things I NEED to do at the beginning of August. That being moving into a new house and paying double the rent for the deposit and obviously first months rent. These hookers two to five times a week just is out of my budget and I can not afford to keep up with this lifestyle.
It seems work has recently been taking over my life, and its becoming a bit annoying. Everyone is taking vacations and I have to figure out ways to cover their shifts and it screws my days off and doesn’t allow me to do the shit I would like to go do. Also these 4 am shifts are not for me, and having to work more than once a week sucks. I like staying up late and waking up when the sun is already up and half the day is pretty much gone. Not getting off with half the day left simply because I am not productive at those hours of the day.
Camping finally happened this weekend, and it was a solid two nights instead of one which is so much better. We usually only make it up for one night and it just seems like way too much work for that short of a trip. It was only Scott, Josh, and myself on this excursion though as everyone seemed to be doing something better and not wanting to go along. Whatever it was a relaxing time at any rate and Desa also learned how to swim, and got her first experience riding in the bed of the truck instead of in the cab. She also today picked up catching the frisbee which is fucking awesome.
Onto the great news of the summer though. I finally got my hands on the NEW RX BANDITS ALBUM MANDALA. This record is Rx Bandits and pushes in similar directions that And The Battle Begun did, however this is more of a trippy Mars Volta feeling to these songs. Especially within the song structures as they move along and have several different parts that in many instances almost seem out of place. But that has been the direction that they have been heading in the last two albums, and this one masters that for sure. All though the horns were never that prominent in the last couple records the vibe they gave is missing and I almost find myself humming along at parts where I feel the horns would play softly and beautifully over a nice small breakdown of a song. Now Steve Choi’s keyboard work which is phenomenal by all means definitely is being utilized much more on this record and does a fantastic job of filling that vibe. However I am a horn fanatic so them not being present is somewhat weird to me. The guitar work is straight up RXB and before Matt Embree even hits the microphone the guitar screams to any avid RXB listener that they are in for a treat. Weird time signatures and clean noodling jumping into that signature distortion fills the speakers on every track. This album is very good and I’ve only listened through it 4 times. I am sure that just like with the last two records I will grow in absolute awe of it and never get sick of it anytime I hear it being played.
