xDEREKSKIx

xderekskix @ 2006-11-24T23:35:00

2006-11-25T04:35:38Z

8 years ago today, i started my first serious relationship. It's still technically the longest relationship i've had. I hate my life. I was fucking 15. i'm 23 now. what the shit!

lots of things have happened since then. some of which worthwhile, but overshadowed by those i wish i could forget or change.

xderekskix @ 2006-11-24T11:14:00

2006-11-24T16:14:50Z

Fuck everything else. Because at this point my life is fucking great. Who cares about anything? I'm hanging out with greg bennick tonight. and that's an equivilant to FUCK YOU. unless i really like you. HOLY SHIT

xderekskix @ 2006-11-16T16:16:00

2006-11-16T21:16:34Z

So, here's an update.

I teach at my old high school. It's pretty cool. I love it.
xREPRESENTx goes out on tour starting january for a WHILE.

That shit makes me happy. Really happy. But now i have to give up one of the most important parts of my life for like the last half a year. Well, it's been important longer, but it took a different turn a while ago. And i dont have to totally give it up, but give it up in the way that i want. words can't explain how much i hate laying down and accepting defeat, but sometimes it's just what has to be done. Gott helf mir.

xderekskix @ 2006-10-02T18:51:00

2006-10-02T22:52:31Z

Everyone keep your fingers crossed for me. maybe you'll find out why.

Anyways, toronto was sweet this weekend. Cristina, you rule!

xderekskix @ 2006-08-11T21:55:00

2006-08-12T02:00:10Z

I finally got job. I'm rockin out a sweet position with Northwest Airlines. That means i get cheap flights all over the world. If ya want, i can probably come visit you. But seeing as no one ever reads or comments, i guess that wont be necessary. Europe awaits though.

xderekskix @ 2006-08-03T22:42:00

2006-08-04T02:44:36Z

We got home early. Seems we would have been way out of money to continue on tour with the shows we had that may or may not have even happened. Oh well, that's the way tommy books. Next time we know better.

It was definitely 100% fun though. The shows we played were overall good, and when we werent playing the hang outs were tremendous. The mall of america was sweet too.

Glad to be home

xderekskix @ 2006-07-28T12:09:00

2006-07-28T16:26:16Z

Tour has been sweet. Some shows have been cancelled, but we continue to have fun regardless. miss a bunch of people, miss a bunch of things, but i'm enjoyin what i have at the moment, because once september starts, it wont be party time/all the time.

xderekskix @ 2006-07-19T14:29:00

2006-07-19T18:33:44Z

SO, it's the second day of tour. It's pretty sweet. This is what i'm been wanting to do for a while, and finally it's here!

Last nights show was pretty cool. small place, hot as balls, but fun. I met a sweet group of black girls who loved me and rj cause we took our shirts off and we had tattoos.

Detroits surrounding areas are pretty cool. Romeo was nice. Today we play toledo which is only an hour away. so sweet short drive.

xRx got a new shirt design which i'm pumped about. It's the eagle from the front of our cd, on a grey shirt. it's just the outline of the eagle in blue, like dodgers colors. It's great. my favorite one yet.

missin home, but that's how it goes baby!

xderekskix @ 2006-06-22T13:28:00

2006-06-22T17:29:16Z

All i do is listen to Children of Bodom - Angels don't Kill.
ALL DAMN DAY.

Go get that song. so hard.

xderekskix @ 2006-06-22T11:40:00

2006-06-22T15:42:26Z

Ok, so i did end up ripping the attic up to get her out. luckyily there were some floor boards loose so we lifted them up and taped boards together to basically push her out. What a dirty cat she was. Anyways, she fine, for anyone who was wondering.

xderekskix @ 2006-06-21T12:47:00

2006-06-21T16:52:13Z

I can't fucking stand my cat anymore. For some reason, she's in a hiding phase now, where all she does is hide under chairs or under my bed. It irritates the fucking piss out of me. We were gone for 5 days once, and she didnt leave from under my bed. Didn't eat or nothing. What the fuck.

THen, she always tries to sneak into the attic, which is why i wish people would leave my fucking door closed. So this morning i'm searching for her (very slowly, on account of my feet) and i couldnt find her in the apartment. So i figure i'll check the attic. Low and behold, the retard is up there.

So i go over to get her and she creeps under the floor boards and won't come up. At this point, i've had enough of her bullshit. I slid a board over the hole. i'll let her bake up there for a few days and see if she wants out then. There's nothign i can do to get her out, beyond ripping up the entire attic to find her. So in short, fuck 'er. If she wants to play these stupid hiding games and hide up in the attic. fine. she may die up there, but it aint my fault. Nor do i care anymore. I've had enough of her shit. She's a fucking idiot.

xderekskix @ 2006-06-19T23:35:00

2006-06-20T03:36:22Z

took a while to happen.... but it did.

xderekskix @ 2006-06-03T14:19:00

2006-06-03T18:21:23Z

So, it's my fuckin birthday. The last 3 days have been show filled and sweet. Today is lookin nice with awesome weather and rib fest to boot. I saw melanie and dorkelson this weekend. i almost cried. it was so fun to hang out with them.

Who would have guessed i would have made it to 23???

xderekskix @ 2006-05-19T11:34:00

2006-05-19T15:38:26Z

So, i found this to be a post worth making..

I needed a 2.80 to stay in the teaching program, and although i thought i did well this semester, you never know. I HATE looking at my grades, and infact i put it off until last night. I got 2 a's, 1 b+, 1 b, and 1 c+. Which is fucking great. I have a 2.85 GPA, so i get to stay in the teaching program, and I made dean's list. Sweet? I've never done that before.

xREPRESENTx has some shows coming up, and i'm excited. Mainly for the erie one, because it's with 100 demons. hopefuly the cd is done soon.

everything else has been ok. i guess. Lots of hangin out, which rules.

xderekskix @ 2006-05-04T20:59:00

2006-05-05T00:59:35Z

Watch This!!!

http://boilemmashmem.ytmnd.com/

xderekskix @ 2006-04-17T21:50:00

2006-04-18T01:52:10Z

New xREPRESENTx song up on myspace. check it out. we are pumped.

xderekskix @ 2006-04-13T23:14:00

2006-04-14T03:16:14Z

So, recording is fucking ruling. We have the drums, guitars and bass down. so now it's just vox and gangular vox. Hopefulyl we'll have that shit done saturday. if not, then we'll finish it during the week. Its been fun as hell doin it. I love being in the studio! Maybe i just want to record music for the rest f my life!

xderekskix @ 2006-04-09T17:14:00

2006-04-09T21:18:50Z

Ok, time for a little review...

School: I'm student teaching now. It's awesome! I'm having a lot of fun and the kids are really cool. Some of them know i'm in xrx too. WEIRD! cause they know i am in a band and one who screams abuot straight edge and shit.

Band: xRx started recording yesterday. Colin utterly killed the drums. All the tracks (intro, outro, 10 songs) in 2.5 hours. and not half assed either. tight shit. I'm so excited to get it finished finally.

Work: Well... redbull hasnt started yet, but should be soon. I hope. They said this upcoming week! Yes!

Girl: Mind your own business. haha

Money: Low but making it.

Cat: doing fine as always.

Tour: Be on the fucking lookout!!!

xderekskix @ 2006-04-04T23:29:00

2006-04-05T03:29:38Z

Everything just got awesome.

xderekskix @ 2006-03-30T21:26:00

2006-03-31T02:33:10Z

I went with Jake and Bogi to get chinese food today and as we were driving away an old lady stopped us and asked us for change. I noticed her accent and i asked her where she was from. She said "I am american, but after world war II, we came here from germany." I flipped. I was sooo happy. I told her that i spoke german in german, and she answered in german that she did too, but then said she wasnt german, rather russian.

So i ended up saying my favorite line in polish to her and bogi spoke russian with her, and we left. What a wonderful experience. I wish i knew more about her. I bet she has some crazy stories/artifacts. In retrospect, i should have given her more than i did. She said she needed milk. I should have asked her where she lived, or given her a ride. Too bad we had foor that needed eating.

Think about that though. What a chance meeting. Who would have thought that a russian slave from world war 2 and a young american students paths would cross in 2006 in erie PA. The fucking odds, i tell you.

xderekskix @ 2006-03-21T07:11:00

2006-03-21T12:17:17Z

Ok, here's kinda what i was talkin about below

I didn't wanna give it away then, but i was planning on surprising Marielle in winnipeg. She's an internet hardass, so i got scared she'd react badly if i surprised her, so i told her i was coming and she was super excited. I hate her.

The trip to winnipeg was sooooooo fucking good. I loved being with marielle again, and seeing her parents, and meeting hannah and seeing cory and... well everything. It was even that cold in the peg. what more can you ask for? It's such a beautiful place. if i wanted to live away from EVERYTHING and be canadian, i'd move there. I don't know why i like it so muhc, i'm probably just partial.

For a bigger break down of what we did, check her journal.

But we:

went to a show
had a sushi party
"watched a bunch of movies (i slept)
got alot of starbucks
ate at the keg
oreo!!

The xrx weekend trip went well. the johnstown pa show got cancelled. but all is well. In a week we sold 50-60 shirts and made close to $400 from playing 4 shows. however, alot of that went to gas. still fun though.

Awesome spring break. Marielle (who i miss a ton) and 3 shows. Busy times. Too bad its over.

xderekskix @ 2006-03-07T11:46:00

2006-03-07T16:50:38Z

This weekend/next week should rule. I have some plans, some are based on others, but either way it should be good.

xrx has 4 shows next weekend, myrtle beach SC, Louisville KY, Dayton OH and Johnstown PA. I hope it goes well, and even if the shows arent huge turnouts. i know we'll still have tons of fun.

I wishi had the money to do what i really want/need to do. It just sucks that theres tons of people who have the money and don't do anything, but there's so much i could do to help out the one(s) i love, and i have nothing to do it with. that's life i guess.

xderekskix @ 2006-03-04T22:26:00

2006-03-05T03:32:57Z

The past couple days have been the craziest. From depressed to happy again in the span of hours. helpless to hopeful and optimistic. Not only that but i've made a new friend or two which is cool. Plus xrx set up some new shows. Everything is looking up, and from what i read things are lookin better. Unfortunately i havent talked to melle as much as i would like to lately, but i can deal i guess.

I had a conversation totally in german today. I do that alot, but i'm still excited everytime i do it.

Stop doing that THING.

xderekskix @ 2006-02-28T22:10:00

2006-03-01T03:11:11Z

takin things in a different direction

xderekskix @ 2006-02-18T22:52:00

2006-02-19T04:01:37Z

Ok, alot has been going on. Lately i've been busy with school making lesson plans and such, for my unit that i'll be teaching. I can't wait for that. Marielle finally got her slip ons i got off ebay for her. and they are the right size, thank god. It didnt say if they were mens or not.

I got the red bull job, but there's a delay in starting it up, which BITES. I need to work, because i've been unemployed since jan 10th. which turned out great, because i didnt have to work while my marielle was in town.

xREPRESENTx had a show friday, sold a bunch of shirt, had a great time. I love my band. it's so fun, even with matty biotch. haha. just kidding. Colin was even allowed to play with us! HOLY COW!!!! I can't wait for edge fest.