I am back
So I was looking at the date from my last post to this month and I guess I have been away from my blog for over a month. I don’t know why this is. I guess I have been busy or un-inspired to write something. I wish I had a better writing voice than I did, personally, cause I would love to put out something that was worthy of writing rather than just typical blog drivel. But either way, I am back. I plan on blogging a little more (not a lot since I don’t want to promise what I can’t deliver) these days but please realize that I am busy now.
1. I am teaching with 4 different high schools. For whatever reason, my percussion teaching stuff has exploded now. I attribute it to making the right connections and knowing the right people (thanks to Lee Rudnicki, the craziest motherfucker I have ever met. We totally have to have dinner sometime!!)
2. I am writing for several high schools now. I always felt like my writing deserved a little more recognition but never knew how to get it. Now I realize that I just have to put it out there (DUH CHRIS!!!) and people can appreciate it.
3. I am looking for a steady job. If any of you LA cats know of something that can utilize my skills (PC Tech, Music Writing [not just drumline], video editing, digital photography, digital audio, etc …) then just hit me up on email ( chris.rodriquez@gmail.com ) or call me if you know my number. I am willing to do grunt work and I am getting a lot of drumline work (teaching, writing, etc…) but I gotta pay the bills somehow so let me know.
4. I now run a parkinglot website for DCI and DCA drum corps. http://www.parkinglotsounds.com If you would like to donate to offset the bandwidth cost just head to the website and click the paypal link to send some money my way. Even just a $5 donation would help the multiple gigabytes of downloads I get a day so there you go…
Anyway, like I was saying earlier, I don’t want this to end up as typical blog bullshit so here’s my contribution to society (whatever the fuck that means…)
Love everyone. That whole 6 degrees of seperation doesn’t just work for Kevin Bacon. You may not realize it but someone, somewhere has a profound connection to you and you never know what that might be. With 6 billion people (plus) on the planet, why make enemies? I know this sounds so LIBERAL (since when did that become a curse word) but life is precious and genuine relationships are few and far between. I miss all my Bakersfield peeps so much everyday and sure I have great new friends here all through out L.A. but it’s those bonds in the pits of California that I remember and cherish so much. I guess this did end up as typical blog bullshit but damn….I am lonely for the old ways. Hanging out with Nacho on a friday night at Edwards, catching someone getting a blow job in the movie theater. Or drinking way too much with Linda and not remembering where the car is parked. Talking the philosophy of human nature with Paul and debating who is COOL and who isn’t. Fuck I miss that so much.
LA is fun but I guess I still see it as a sea of faces that I don’t know and will never ever remember…It has afforded me so many opportunities but also robbed me of the simple joys…
It can never take away the simple joy of getting drunk with Alyssa and laughing about how lucky I am to be alive and with her however. I guess I can still take solace in that.
Damn I am drunk…
Vodka is yummy…
Death Cab for Cutie is awesome but they totally should’ve done more original stuff on their iTunes session…
Nacho, please tell me you got extra tickets for Sufjan Stevens at the Wiltern…
I am hungry …..
more drinking…
fall asleep….