Lost Boy

I'm not dead. I promise. Its not like I haven't had time to write either. I've probably had too much time. I just haven't. I'm trying to squeeze some in now. The past few months have been very good. Better than that, amazing. There have been some rough spots but nothing too bad. I'm still smiling and that's what matters I think.

Since I last updated, I had a birthday. The big 24. Edge year. I was stuck in Dayton, OH for it. Worst, most boring place on Earth. We left for tour on April 15th and played a couple shows on the way up to the "Wrath Of Sanity Tour" with Earth Crisis and First Blood. We blew a tire on the highway at some ridiculous time of night. Called triple A. Got the weirdest/funniest tow truck driver ever. We slept in the parking lot of the gas station that took 3 days to fix the van cause they had to order a certain part. We stayed at this girl Bree's apartment who none of us had ever met and only got hooked up with through someone else. Luckily I got the couch for the 3 days. But we were basically in her apartment the whole time because there is absolutely nothing to do in Dayton. We got the tire fixed and continued on. The tour started in New York City and we actually got to do a radio interview on AOL which can be seen here...AOL Interview. That was really awesome. We got a tour of the AOL studio in New York and had a good time. The second day of the tour was New England Metal and Hardcore Fest. That was a good day. I got to see some good bands and I had dinner with my friend Lindsay. Our van window broke. We had to get that fixed the next day. Played a few more shows in PA and NY. Then we were off to Canada.

Let me just start by saying Canada is the worst. We had trouble getting through the border which we knew was going to happen. We had to get a fill in singer for the 2 shows that we got to play. It snowed. Took us 12 hours to make a 8 hour drive. It wasn't fun. But the shows were awesome. We did an interview with Hard Times. That was interesting. They asked a lot of different questions that you usually don't get in an interview. Good change. After those 2 days we headed back into the states. Did some Midwest stuff. Saw the guys from Fireworks in Michigan. Played an awesome warehouse show in PA that was probably one of the best shows of the tour. Saw my friend Katie and Jeff when we were in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Making our way out west. Stayed with Andy Hurley from Fall Out Boy. He was playing drums for Earth Crisis on the tour. Played with Whitechapel in Denver. Met Chris Immunity. Blew another tire somewhere in the dessert. Met Chelsea Denoya in Salt Lake City and had some good steaks thanks to our Tour Manager Don. He earned the nickname "Steak Well Don" that night. Made it up to Seattle and saw Dual Dave and met Ashley Lake, she bought us Red Mill Burger. Saw Iron Man 2 with Shane and Jerry. Shane made vegan Hawaiian pizzas. Stayed with my friend Katelyn for a couple days in Reno. Experienced Earth Crisis in Reno which was a once in a lifetime kinda show. Saw the dudes from Lionheart and Scott Sparks in Sacramento. Played California Metal Fest in Southern Cali. Saw some family in New Mexico. Headed back East. Stayed with Aldo and Shani in Indianapolis. Got matching BF tattoos with Shane. Team +/-. Stayed in Pittsburgh with Katie and Kimmie for a couple days. Ate some good food, watched the worst movie, The Human Centipede. Played NJ and saw Kaelin and Justin. Played South Carolina and met Shane's family and friends. Made our way back home to Florida. A week later we did a short weekend up through Tallahassee and to a fest in Georgia. My friend Dylan filled in for us on vocals. It was a good time. Our vans a/c has been out so that sucked but we got slurpees and sucked it up. We played with Livid, who is my friend Kane's band in Tallahassee. Also played with my friend Nate's band. Played with Casey Jones and MCMB at the fest in Georgia.

I've been in Orlando since then basically. Staying with my girlfriend. Being a lazy bum. I really needed to get a job but I couldn't find anything within the short time I was here. I leave again in two weeks so I kinda just gave up the search after nothing was happening. I've been down South a couple times to see my parents and play the show we played with Advent. My parents got to meet my girlfriend and they liked her so that's always good. Saw a lot of friends at the show. Now I'm back in Orlando till this weekend. I'm going back down South to play a show with My Complex Island. Our first show in months. Should be fun. I'll be hopping around the next 2 weeks between Orlando and South Florida, trying to spend time with my girlfriend and writing with the band. We leave for tour July 20th. I'll be gone for a month. Then we leave for Japan August 25th or 26th. That will be my second time going there within a year. Not many people can say that in a lifetime. I'll be there for 10 days then back to the states for a couple weeks before leaving for a tour in Europe for a month. We are doing the Hell on Earth Tour with Everytime I die, Terror, All Shall Perish, The Acacia Strain, and Down To Nothing. Apparently we are touring on buses and going to be getting amazing catering every night. I'm stoked.

The end of the year is looking pretty empty which is probably a good thing. I'll finally get to be home and work to make some money so I'm not broke. Not having money sucks. I'm trying to the new iPhone 4 but I've been saving up and selling things to pay for that and Europe and still try to stay alive. Thankfully I have someone who has been taking care of me and I am very thankful for that. I just don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of that. I want to give back what I've been receiving. So hopefully when I get back home I'll be able to do that. I'm usually the one who spoils his significant other, but I've been so broke that I haven't been able to do anything. It bums me out. Sometimes I really wonder what I'm doing with my life. I enjoy touring and playing music. I just don't know how long you can do that without making the money to pay the bills back home.

Other than that, I've been laying low. Staying out of drama and being content with the small amount of people that I have chose to associate with. I love the close friends that I have. I know I made the right choice to cut certain ties. I now have a new phone number that not many people have. It's like a new start. I also realized that some people will never change. Some people feed off drama and just will never grow up. I rather only have a few close friends that do not bring that into my life than a bunch of dramatic people who I wouldn't even consider friends. There are also those people that you wish you could have in your life, but realize that they are just too dysfunctional to have around. Some people are just not compatible. I see that more than ever now. I know that I will never be completely rid of drama but the more precautions I take to stay away from it, the happier I will be.

I should be updating more often within the next couple months cause I'll have plenty to write about so hopefully I will keep up with it. I miss this. I kinda want to start writing a journal, memoir, novel, or something. We will see though. It's not like I don't have the time, just wouldn't even know where to start. I will eventually.