WHOA... I'm Sooo Lazy...

hmm... I'm way too lazy to update... I'll just post a new song... yeah... that's it...
This one is called "Dream Awake" by Shortbus Boys.

Deep In The Stillness I Can Hear You Speak...

Jim - After party hoping for a few days, I'm back home and settled... I'm going to start construction on Chelsea Logue's street team website today (I hope) and start some more promoting for her... My mom just offered to help me get a new guitar... the discussion went something like this:
"Can we go to the Music store tom.?"
"Are you gonna get a new guitar?"
"No... I just want to look around"
"Well... you have some money maybe you can get one."
"Yeah... I have one in mind... about $300"
"We'll get one for about $1,200"
"Whoa... that's not really necessary"

On a unrelated note, I got this today:

Dear Joseph,
I would like to inform you of your nomination as Poet of the Year for 2004, and to personally invite you to read your poetry at the single largest gathering of poets in history, where you will be formally inducted as an International Poet of Merit and Honored Member of our Society for 2004.
Your induction will take place Friday evening, August 13th, in America's Birthplace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the International Society of Poets' Summer 2004 Convention and Symposium.
You will also be honored with two separate and very special awards for your poetic achievement at special ceremonies throughout the weekend.
First, to honor and commemorate your poetic accomplishments, after you present your poetry in front of fellow poets from around the world, amidst the applause from the audience, you will be presented with your Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Silver Award Bowl. The Award is a magnificent work of art in itself ($200.00 value), uniquely engraved and mounted on a cherry-wood base. This incomparable award is so large and heavy, you may need an extra suitcase just to carry it home!
And Joseph . . . there's much more . . .
In recognition of your poetry presentation at this prestigious International Symposium, we will also create and present to you a beautiful and colorful Commemorative Award Medallion to honor your poetic dedication and achievements.
36 POETS WILL SHARE $74,000.00 TOTAL IN PRIZES--INCLUDING
THE SINGLE LARGEST POETRY CASH PRIZE EVER AWARDED--$20,000.00!
And don't forget the most lucrative amateur poetry contest ever! Your contest entry poem can be written in any style, on any subject . . . and can be up to 40 lines long.
Just think . . . for this poem alone, you will have the opportunity to win one of 36 cash and gift prizes to be awarded at the Symposium . . including a Grand Prize of $20,000.00--the largest cash prize ever awarded in an amateur poetry competition. There's also a Second Prize of $5,000.00, two Third Prizes of all-expenses paid vacations for two, including a Caribbean cruise and a trip to Cancun, Mexico, a Fourth Prize of $1,000.00, and six other cash prizes of $500.00 each. World-renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, W.D.Snodgrass, Academy of American Poets Past Chancellor, David Wagoner, and television star, Florence Henderson, will be with us to congratulate poets and present the Grand Prize.
Your society is also encouraging today's youth to develop and utilize their poetic talents in a positive manner. This year we will award five $1,000.00 cash scholarships to talented young poets attending the Symposium.
Our editors and professors will also be searching for new poetic talent. Twenty poets will be "discovered" in the contest reading sessions. These winners will be awarded publishing or recording contracts that will generate international exposure for their poetic artistry.
In all, $74,000.00 in cash and prizes will be awarded at this single event!
LIGHTS . . . CAMERA . . . ACTION!
And that's still just the beginning . . . we've got three very special days planned for you . . . ones you'll never forget!
**You will be officially inducted as an honorary "International Poet of Merit" for 2004.
**You and your poetic achievements will be honored at two Gala Banquets and Award Ceremonies.
**You will enjoy dazzling entertainment created especially for you featuring Living Legend and star of the "Brady Bunch," Florence Henderson; the finest female R&B music group of all time and members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "The Shirelles," plus surprise guest entertainers each night. These special command performances will thrill and delight you. There will also be lots of other entertainment, including Midnight Dance Parties on both Friday and Saturday nights!
**Longtime friend of the ISP, Florence Henderson, will be with us again all weekend long to entertain and inspire us.
**You will learn more about your craft in seminars, reading rooms, rap sessions, and workshops, where you can read and discuss your poetry in informal settings with other poets from all over the world. Back by popular demand are the ISP rap rooms, our famous sunrise poetry readings, the ISP Coffee House, the ISP Open Microphone Rooms, and workshops on how to fine-tune your poetic talents.
**You will have the rare opportunity to get up-close and personal with the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.D. Snodgrass, Academy of American Poets Past Chancellor, David Wagoner, Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin, Dr. Len Roberts, and over a dozen other poetry celebrities who will also be reading their own work.
**You will participate in a fantastic international poetry competition featuring 36 prizes totaling $74,000.00. A Grand Prize of $20,000.00, two all-expenses paid vacations for two, including a Caribbean cruise and a trip to Cancun, Mexico, 8 other cash prizes totaling $9,000.00, 10 poetry recording contracts, 10 book publishing contracts, and 5 $1,000.00 Young Poets Scholarship prizes will be awarded at this single event.
**You and your guests will also be eligible to win one of many door prizes, valued at over $6,000.00.
**You will make friendships that will last a lifetime and will return home with wonderful memories, your Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Silver Award Bowl, your Commemorative Award Medallion, and lots of other special gifts.
DON'T BE LEFT OUT
Don't miss this opportunity. Space is limited, and our Conventions routinely sell out. Plan to join your fellow poets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 13th-15th, 2004, for the poetic event of the year! I am also looking forward to meeting you and celebrating the power and beauty of poets and poetry!
Sincerely,
Steve Michaels
International Society of Poets
Convention Chairperson

(Once again, I left out the extra info)
So I gotta get to work... Wish me luck!
I really need to talk to Paige about this one... If there's anyone who can offer me invaluable help, it's her. She could probably help me, also, by joining my blog... of someone else who would like to...* !!HINT HINT!!*
Anyway... I'm out
::Daily Lyrics:: - Fly me up/ To where you are/ Beyond the distant star/ I wish upon tonight/ To see you smile/ If only for awhile/ To know you're there/ A breath away's not far/ To where you are ~ "To Where You Are" - Josh Groban

We Can Wash Down This Engagement Ring
With Poison And Kerosene...

Jim - well... It's been awhile... don't feel like you've missed something... I've pretty much been in this house since summer ended... this is insane... wait... I think it's about time for a party at Cam's house... and it wouldn't be the same without me, no not at all... as I recall, I've got what he needs... haha... I love MxPx... well... the old MxPx...

I'm starting Chelsea Logue's street team and anyone who would like to join just post your name and email address on Chelsea's message board on the website, or email it to me directly @ trekkiegtx@post.com. Chelsea and I would really appreciate your support. WHOO... working in music makes me feel wonderful... man... I wouldn't do anything else...

They've taken my precious to Canada!... grr... I hope she comes back safe... I'm afraid for her... since I didn't update yesterday I guess I'll say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! to Courtney now. She's a cool kid... kid?... err... whatever...

as Paige would say: "Ditto"

...Kid?

::Daily Lyrics:: - Without a sound I took her down/ And dressed in red and blue I squeezed/ Imaginary wedding gown/ That you can't wear in front of me/ A kiss goodbye, your twisted shell/ As rice grains and roses fall at your feet/ Lets say goodbye, the hundredth time/ And then tomorrow we'll do it again ~ "Drowning Lessons" - My Chemical Romance

What You Create Comes From Deep Inside Of You... (100th post!)

Jim - WHOO... WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO: Jim's 100th post!!!...
Ahh yes... I can remember the first post... in the journal entitled "...I Love You Even Though It Isn't Fair..." on Sunday, October 12th, 3:20 pm I wrote -

And We Waltz...

This is my Journal.... ummm nothing special to say because this isn't really a post even though it is.... Just messing around.... The good stuff is to come

~Jim/Joey

I don't remember what exactly motivated me to make a journal but I did... and we're here not... I don't think any really good stuff has ever come, but I'm on a constant quest to make this journal more interesting - whether by looks, music, and yes, even my life... I know... "Your life isn't very interesting, Jim"... but that's okay because I think I have a pretty good life and really, I wouldn't trade anyone for theirs... I don't think... though I lack in social status, I still have those people who I know will stick with me unless I turn into a perverted freak: killing relentlessly with no conscience to slow me down... I don't know.. some might still stick with me... try to get me into a shelter somewhere (thanks guys!!: CB, PH, CB, NP, NC). Your support is ever appreciated... Although I don't think they know me that well, they have been the closest things to best friends for 3 years. There are others like Zack L. and Jona T. who have always been my friend whether we had classes together or not - always giving a "Hey, Joey" or talking to me online, on the phone (those EXTREMELY rare times people actually call me), or just inviting me to do something with them (even though I don't think I never get to do it... Usually...)

To celebrate my 100th entry, I have only good news (besides SUMMER SUCKS!!)... I've been talking to Mrs. Paula - sister of one of our patents - and it just so happens that she's the mother of the drummer of the Swingin' Medallions (the 2nd generation of the first all white rhythm and blues band who's roots reach back to Augusta). I gave her a CD of Chelsea Logue and she's gonna give it to the band's manager in Atlanta to see what he can do with it... hopefully that will spring something anew (once again, Chelsea is further in my dept for the help I give her... lol... jk - btw, I gotta get her street team together). Anyway, she's gonna talk to her son about getting a recording contract for me. WHOOO!!... once again, Paige, things seem to fall right into my hands... I told her I would never do it without my friends (at least not without Nicholai) who have helped me in my music. I hope I get to do someting with that.

My friend, who moved to SC 3 years ago, showed up at my house with his brand new Saturn... it's beautiful... Anyway - I might be going back to SC with him in a few weeks to spend some time away from home... then I might fly by myself to Virginia to visit family... I think some of them are coming from Virginia this evening actually... hmmm... anyway... I wanna help Chelsea and see if she's gonna cut her Demo this summer... I should help with that... then I I'm off to warped tour I guess this July... in between that, like I said, would be music music music... I think I'm gonna take presemester voice lessons from Mrs. Myers this July as well...

BLAH!... thanks for reading this post... actually... this may be the longest post I've even typed... Aside from surveys and stuff like that...
HAPPY 100th entry to me!!!
... you know what would make a great 100th post present? - if someone would join my journal and have joint posting... ::looks around::... darn... it never works...
I also put Arwen's journal on the list - It has proved worth reading to me... she's a rare person
::Daily Lyrics:: - How you fell depends on what you think about/ What you need depends on what you can't live without/ How you act goes right back to the way you feel/ What you see isn't always what is real/ So where do we go? and what do we do?/ You're asking me and I'm asking you/ To be real with yourself and don't play the game/ Of daily life, it's all the same ~ "Iquiring Minds Want To Know" - MxPx

Shevadish

Jim - OHHH... I got this one from Sarah
1. Put your birth month in an entry.
2. Strike out anything that you don't tend to think of yourself.
3. Bold the ones that you think best apply to you, as well as the name of the month you were born in.


JANUARY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY:
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but those not show it. Dislike unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH:
Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL:
Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.


MAY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

June:
Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and softspoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills.Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to gettin colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotion. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand-conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY:
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST:
Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride of oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER:
Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people's mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive.Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER:
Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER:
Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER:
Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egoistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.