Jill

Help Out (me and) the Austin Music Foudnation

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:42:05 GMT

Music Surveys for PRIZES at Waterloo Records

Hey guys,

The Austin Music Foundation (where I'm interning this summer) is conducting research to guide Austin musicians to success and we need your help! There is a music lover survey and survey for musicians.

Just by completing the music fan survery, you will be entered in a contest to recieve a $25 or a $15 gift certificate from Waterloo Records. If you complete the artist survey, you will be entered in a contest to recieve a $50 gift certificate from Waterloo Records.

Click on links or copy and paste the hyperlink listed below.

Music Lover Survey:
Click here to take survey
www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=551892216440 The Link

Musician Survey:
Click here to take survey
www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=156232215860 The Link

***Due to time restrictions, responses to this survey will not be accepted after Tuesday, June 13th 2006***

Thank you so much for helping out!

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Fri, 05 May 2006 14:21:00 GMT

I know I haven't updated in awhile. I didn't even realize friends on lj could poke and remind you to write an entry. I've been super busy lately (obviously). School has been kicking my ass and now i'm kicking my ass, because today is the deadline for the internships i wanted to apply for this summer. If I get an internship for this summer I'm probably going to hate it.

Another reason I've been super busy is this guy named Scott. We've been hanging out since SXSW almost everyday. We've done a lot of fun things (kayaking, fishing, concerts, bike rides, you get it), but this also crunches the time I use to just fuck around on the computer or around home. I'm not complaining just explaining.

I found out I can graduate a semester early this December. Quite exciting for me seeing I was expecting to be in school until May. I'll save a good chunk of money too. I have to classes at ACC, which should be interesting. I haven't been to a community college since I was still in high school. This summer will be fun, but busy still. Oh, well. What are you going to do?

I hope to go camping sometime before it gets ridiculously hot. Scott, Dos, Brittany, and I found this really cool spot on a lake somewhere an hour out. It would be also to go camping out there (they actually have bathrooms too [even though they are super super gross]).

Scott and I at SXSW:

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:35:27 GMT

I realized I have not posted pictures of my new tattoos on lj. Some of you may have already seen them on my most recent myspace blog. I first one is on the side of my hip. The second is a white ink tattoo.

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:51:37 GMT

Friday evening around 5 I'm cleaning my apt and I get a call from my friend, Stephie. She says, "Eric died and I need you to come to Keller right now." Eric is her boyfriend and I thought it was some horrible joke or that she just wanted me to go to Keller (where I went to high school, near ft worth). Then my friend matt calls me and I know its not a joke. We all seemed to have the same shock the first day. But for me, the three hour drive to and from keller really let everything sink in. I thought about how his parents and sister must feel. I dreaded facing them and stephie. We all knew that they were going to get married as soon as eric had the money for a ring. They lived across the street from each other since eric was 9. Man, I just feel like his life was cut short. He was so smart and a great pharmacist. President of the Pharmacy Council, he was so proud to be apart of UT Pharmacy. School kept both of us busy and we didn't get to do lunch last semester like we use to. He would be mad that I never called to hang out. I do wish I hung out with him more last semester. We went to football games and partied. He drove way too fast and scared me a number of times. Friday was his last day to drive too fast in a car too old for airbags. Now I get to visit him at the funeral next week. I want to write something on facebook and myspace, but i have no idea what to say. theres too much to be said. its just strange to know i'll never play poker with him again or here about the latest fight with stephie or why he's mad at matt. it's strange. i never thought this would happen. i just thank god that he did not suffer and hope he is smiling down on all of us. i hope he lingers in all our hearts and watches over his family and friends. eric, you will not be forgotten. i might not have the words, but the tears i cry are for you, in your memory.

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:07:46 GMT

so i check my grades and i got an A in history of rock. i can not believe that because that was the class I thought for sure I wasn't going to get an A in. I guess that 90 on the paper really did help. So at least I got a 3.2 instead of a 3.0. It only dropped my average to a 3.4 so thats not too bad. I'm happy with it. I'm having an awesome time in Colorado and I'll update more on that later. I really don't want to leave the snow. =( but i'll be back by New Year's Eve.

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 07:19:34 GMT

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! =)

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:31:01 GMT

it makes me fuckin sick that i made an 87 or 88 in all of my classes. why did i even try so hard when i could have slacked off and made the same fuckin grades?

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:01:56 GMT

so i just finished Still Life With June by Darren Greer. It was soo good. So good that I actually wrote him an email saying how much I liked it. I've never written to an author before, but I felt compelled. I don't know, I figured he might actually read it seeing he's not as famous as Stephen King or Anne Rice and what not. It's strange how much my mood changed throughout the book. For awhile I wanted to stop reading and write all this stuff passing through my head. Now that I've finished it I've lost the mood and feel uplifted. Its not like the ending was all bubblegum and balloons, either. Weird. I don't know what has happened all of a sudden to make me become an obssessive reader (even if its just temporary). Maybe I'm finding what I'm looking for in the books I'm reading. I sense a change in my perception of the world and my life in general, and that the books are promoting this thinking.

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:12:16 GMT

just finished Memoirs of a Geisha! Oh my gosh it was so good. and the ending even got me. awww i forgot how much a good book can get to me.

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:50:47 GMT

Future: its december. but the weather doesn't know it. i'm considering moving north after i graduate even if its just for a couple of years. i miss the snow, cold, winter. the cold here is no fun without snow. and if you haven't been somewhere with real snow (i'm talking about more than an inch on the ground), i think its hard to know exactly what you're missing out on. my family and i are going to colorado for four days around xmas, which is very exciting. at the same time, i'm sad i won't be seeing my friends in NY. I just saw them this summer, but i always have such an awesome time when i go to the buff. i think since i grew up with them that our humor and overall way of thinking is similar. When we get together its like nothing changed. We are into the same music even though we haven't talked since the last visit. My little brother applied to the University of Buffalo, and I'm almost a little jealous. I def wish sometimes I was back in the buff, but I know there are no job opporunities. As so many people like to call it the asshole of NY, and they have reason to call it that. But i always say the people can make or break a place. I know my parents miss their friends there. They've made new friends but they don't have the same connection as with the friends in NY.
If I leave the friends I have in Austin, I would have to make all new friends. Harder than it sounds. I also risk losing the friendships I have here if I do come back.

Present: I've been reading Memoirs of a Geisha. Its so good I can't put it down. I have a love/hate relationship with books like this. I love them so much that all i do is read and read, but i hate that i don't get anything else done. Anyway, my grandma told me to read it a long time ago, but I never did. Then I was reminded about it when I saw the preview (its becoming a movie). I know the movie will def not be as good as the book. One, the book is written in the main characters point of view so you get to feel and think exactly the way she did. There is no way they will be able to include those important details that really allow you to relate to the character. Two, they are having a chinese actress play the main character's role, when it should be a japanese actress. If they are making huge errors like this, what else are they going to fuck up on?
Another like: the new madonna album, Confessions on a dance floor. I've heard mixed reviews on it so I decided to make my own judgements on it. I love it. Its def a dance album and it should be critiqued as a dance album. I can't help but dance to it.

The past few days I've been kind of sick. Sleeping a lot. Trying to take it easy. I was called a "party girl" on friday by some of my friends. am i a party girl? i never thought to be a big partier, but maybe in some eyes I am. I guess I see party girl as a sorority girl or a girl that goes to all the bars and hooks up with tons of guys casually.
Why can't i be 21 so I could go dancing? I miss dancing so much.
i just realized that i have a love for (xmas) lights (one color, not the multicolor ones). I have blue, green, red, purple, white snowflake and star lights around my apartment right now. I also have orange for halloween. and I've had fun with these lights for a long time but just now realized it. weird. and its weird that i'm still talking about lights for so long. so i'll stop.

one last thing: i spend too much time alone, but for some reason I can't get myself to call people to hang out. I think they'll annoy me or something, but when i hang out with my friends I hardly ever feel that way. why do i think that? maybe a pre-social anxiety? I do enjoy my time alone so maybe thats why its not such a big thing? i don't know. whatever, i'm done.

chicken fuck

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:33:47 GMT

thats right, i'm talking about myself. ahhh, why can't i just stop being such a silly girl. but he's so cute and i don't know, so scared, so dumb, i'm gonna miss my chance. classes are ending so i better hurry up and get over my stupid nerves.

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:55:47 GMT

OK so I went home aka dfw area for thanksgiving break. I had an awesome time. I was busy doing something everyday, which is unusual for me when I go home. so

Wed - I go for a ride on my dad's new motorcycle, my lil brother takes me to Dick's Last Resort in Dallas with some of his friends. I go to the bathroom, come back, and suddenly its my "birthday." So they decide to pick on me all night. I had to wear a huge hat that said "It's my birthday. Spank me real hard." They had me go around the restaurant getting spankings from all these guys and I had to eat half of a jalopeno (sp?). It was all in good fun though. Afterwards, my lil bro and two of his guy friends had a dance off in the cul-de-sac of our street to the gayest couple of songs ever. It was so funny and really cute that my lil brother was so excited to show me the dances they have been doing. Afterwards we saw Just Friends which I thought was as bad as I thought it would be. The whole time this guy was leaning over the arm rest trying to hit on me I guess. It was super annoying.

Thur - I helped my mom and grandma make pierogis and noodles (lots of work). Thanksgiving dinner was sooooo good. I miss the food at home. I ate so good those couple of days. Anyway, I met up with Samuel and Ann Marie (who I haven't seen in a long long time) and we went to the Church (a goth/industrial club night at the lizard lounge). We danced for three hours straight. I was so sore the next day. These two guys and a girl hit on me but I just wanted to dance with my friends. Ann and I had our eye on the same cute rockabilly guy, but we didn't know until after we left the club.

Fri - My dad drove to Ohio to help my brother with his new house and brought a ton of our old stuff for him. For us,it was shopping, shopping, shopping. My mom, brother, and i went to get snow gear for our trip to colorado around xmas. The sales guy was super annoying, but we ended up buying a shit load of expensive stuff, which I didn't think we really needed for our 4 day trip. We live in TX, but whatever. Friday night I saw Walk the Line with my mom.

Sat - homework during the day and partying with Heidi, Evelyn, John, and Samuel. It was so great to see some of my old friends.

Sun - My mom gave me a bunch of little things she got from India. I felt like this was xmas with all the stuff I brought home. Later, I started my adventure home at 7pm. Arrival in Austin at 2am. There was a HUGE crash around Hillsboro that took over both sides of the hwy. I waited in hours of standstill traffic with my cat crying and crying in the back seat. I was ok until the last half hour of driving when I was getting really annoyed with the meowing and worried that she was starving and in need of a potty break. I stopped but she was ok, just antsy to get home too I guess.

I've never had such a good time going home. Although I didn't get to see my good friend danny, I don't think it could have been any better.

Sorry if i haven't seen some of my friends in a long time. I've been busy (as always) but I'm gonna try to be better about seeing people. this is semester is the first time I've ever had friends complain to me about not being around. i feel bad and dont' mean to do it on purpose. so sorry if you are one of the people i'm talking about. and sorry about the long entry but i had such a great time i wanted to share in detail. hope your thanksgiving was as great.

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 07:07:28 GMT

Walk The Line was awesome! I know everyone has something horrible to say about it, but I loved it. And I think that before you tear apart Witherspoon and Phoenix, you should look at elvis and jerry lee lewis characters. Phoenix sounded great as Cash. My mom and I liked it very much.

if you feel like bad mouthing the movie, don't bother commenting on this entry.

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:43:15 GMT

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:11:20 GMT

GOGOL BORDELLO = FUCKIN' AWESOME!

That was and probably will be the best show I've ever seen in Austin. The music, energy, performance, crowd, all amazing. The opening bands were good, too. I mean Throw Rag was really, really good. Scotch Green was pretty good and I missed the very first band.

If you haven't heard of Gogol Bordello, I highly recommend it. I must warn you to have an open/fun mindset to enjoy these gypsy punks.

20 Random Facts as requested by Carl

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:21:50 GMT

1. I took dance classes for 11 years. That includes ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, and acro. I was offered a position in a company, but turned it down to get a job (how lame.)

2. I listen to some music that I should be really embarrassed about. I listen to wide variety of music like metal to classical to jazz. I really do listen to a variety of genres regularly.

3. I've never smoked a cigarette.

4. I travel a lot with my family. We have been to most of the states and to Europe twice.

5. I still eat sugar cereals like Count Chocula and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

6. When going back to my hometown, Buffalo, NY for a visit, there was no snow two days before Christmas day. Within two days, they got seven feet of snow. My grandpa and dad had to shovel the snow off the roof to keep it from caving in. I really, really miss snow. =(

7. I was crack-whore barbie last year for halloween (my fav holiday ever). It actually comes from an old nickname that does not have any relevance believe it or not.

8. I love the water whether its boating, swimming, or just being near it. I love going on my parent's boat.

9. When I was young, my little brother chased me around our front yard with a bat. We fought constantly then, but we are really close now. Reverse the situation for my older brother.

10. Friends and family are super important to me. I empathsize with people sometimes too much. Others usually come before me and I'm often disappointed when care is not reciprocated.

11. Independence is very important value instilled in me from my mom. She has taught me to be happy on my own and I'm naturally happy spending time by myself. However, I need time for socializing, too. very social when I feel like it.

12. I went to UTSA (ut san antonio) for a year before transfering to UT Austin. UT Austin is 100x better.

13. I'm def a choclaholic/have a sweet tooth thanks to my mom.

14. I learned how to sew and crochcet when I was really young. I have picked up sewing a little bit once again.

15. One night at UTSA, one of my best friends and I dressed up 80s. We went down to the riverwalk to the 80s club that turned out to be 21 and up. That kind of suckiness describes the year at UTSA. We elected to call them "adventures" because we always had fun in some weird way.

16. I go to the bathroom alone. I hate going in groups with girls.

17. I def do not have a "type" I'm into (guy wise). This was pointed out to me when describing the guys I was dating at one time to a friend.

18. My parents have caught me once in most things I've done. There is only one thing they don't know about and I hope they don't find out...well I hope more that my little brother doesn't find out about. Never the less, I've never been grounded for sneaking out, lying, drinking, having sex, etc.

19. I recently joined a fraternity, BZA. haha. (don't freak, its just bowling friends [I use to be on a league] excuse to party)

20. I've fooled around with a handful of my guy friends and it didn't effect our friendship at all. It was like it never happened.

copied from myspace blog

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:12:01 GMT

Current mood: guess

i've always been the happy-go-lucky person. i know. things are a'changin'. i do the same things, but find nothing happy anymore. i see sides of friends that i hoped didn't exsist. but everything means nothing to me.

everything comes full circle. that circle is always biting me in the fuckin' ass. leave me alone. always having to start over.

closest i've been to tears in i dont know how long. tears deeper than my catipillar just died. tears of i know i'm dying with every breath of what people call life. oh well i'm just a pin, not even qualified to be the needle in the hay.

too many distractions. i can't hear my own voice. time to venture into my own world. i've had enough of this one called reality.

Currently listening:
Requiem for a Dream (2000 Film)
By Clint Mansell
Release date: By 10 October, 2000

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:24:21 GMT

NIN was awesome! Def one of the best concerts I've ever been to. The sound, lights, and visuals were incredible. I have a much greater appreciation for Trent Reznor overall.

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 09:51:34 GMT

so i'm still awake (obviously). i have class tomorrow. i'm not tired. but i will be tomorrow.

I'm taking a class called Lying and Deception. The last class was a guest lecture from a magician. He said that we want to be deceived, but we also want to catch the deceiver in the act. Makes sense, other wise we would never pay to go see a magic show. The thing that got to me was that he also said we like magic because it takes us to a fantasy world where the impossible is possible. He said that all forms of art do this too. Art is just an image of colors in a certain arrangement. Music is a bunch of noises put together. And so on with the other forms of art. We enjoy these things because of the fantasy world that the art takes us to. Think about that for a second. When I listen to music or watch a dance or look at a painting, my emotions go with that art. This is all great, but I think of how I've lived and breathed different forms of art since I was very young. I danced for 11 years. I sang for 6 years. Throw in piano and guitar with two brothers playing drums. Now, I work for a radio station. I go to concerts all the time and visit art galleries. I keep dating artists/musicians, too (not purposely, it just keeps happening that way). You get the point. Art and I are ridiculously intinmate. A statement like that just throws a brick through my glass bubble. Has my whole life been one illusion/fantasy world? Is that why I love it so much? Well, I know thats an exaggeration. However, it is def a point to be considered.

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:59:59 GMT

when did they start putting nice statements like, "Your true beauty leaves a lasting impression," on the inside of Sun-Maid Raisins? Is this suppose to be the equivalent of a fortune cookie??

Sun, 02 Oct 2005 22:25:45 GMT

so october is finally here!!! yay. i can start celebrating HALLOWEEN. i've already halloweenized my cat's collar and bought pjama pants and a spooktacular shirt. i'll post pictures of them later. halloween is my favorite holiday, can you tell?

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:04:37 GMT

it is beautiful outside right now. this is my favorite kind of weather: cloudy, light breeze, and cool. It has put me in the best mood. The hot weather was really getting to me. I can finally breath outside again. I can go running and not be out of breath in 5 sec. this is so refreshing. *sigh*

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:01:14 GMT

this is how i feel about tonight/right now:

so ya tonight, not fun. it should have been good with the great bands i saw including belaire and the visitors. however, i really wanted to go out and party or at least chill with some friends. instead i did my kvrx duty to pass out stuff and not drink on a saturday night. i didn't have any friends at the show, so it just seemed to drag by and it was hotter than hell. add to that that i have been in a kind of crappy mood all day. i just feel tired like living life is more of a chore than a joy to be a part of.

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:36:20 GMT

everyday seems so weird. I think I go through a thousand emotions a day. I could generalize and say that I've been feelnig a certain way the past few weeks but that wouldn't work. Things are more complex than one over-powering emotion. It seems like when you are lonely or in love you can only feel those spurts of happiness or sadiness inbetween the neutral emotions of everyday life. My days go by (i don't know how to finish that so i'll leave it open).

i'm happy with the way my life is now, but i feel like a change is needed or on its way. I've been through this same routine of college life and I'm completely comfortable in it. Why do I feel a need for something new or different when I'm finally happy and comfortable? I don't know.

I have a love/hate relationship with one of the features on itunes. I like how it uses a smooth transition between songs. I hate how it has a smooth transition between songs. Some songs sound great slurred into one another. Then there are songs that have a dramatic ending or beginning that get cut off. This really bothers me. It changes the whole effect of the song. It cuts short my experience.

its the middle of september. please, turn the heater down.

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:52:26 GMT

thanks carl for the good times and food. we def have to get everyone together again sometime.