Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Things that Make me happy
When Traveling through foreign countries, It's always nice to find a place with not just an English menu, but an American Menu. I had a hard time deciding between the Teen Burger, and the Michael Knight's nuggets.
It's a small sovereign nation located in the middle of Downtown Helsinki. It's led by a falafel combo.
The French have learned to truly embrace the awkwardness of coming to age. In fact they make sure you never forget the uncomfortable erections that come with being 14.
It doesn't matter if you only dated for 6 months before you got married. How could a marriage fail with matching shirts that prove your love!
I miss the real Batman.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
While walking through the streets of Helsinki the other day I saw a man with a look that took my breath away. I went home and with the aid of the interweb, my suspicions were confirmed, I had seen Dee Snider.
This is significant because Dee wrote a song that impacted my youth. We all have memories that songs bring back. I was watching MTV at our slightly dysfunctional neighbors, the Tuellers house, where anything went. The video came on and those words hit me deep. I no longer wanted to tuck in my shirt. I didn't want to comb my hair. I just wanted to rock. I went home to my moms not so hidden change, stole some monies, and me and Adam went to sev where I bought a Mtn. Dew and Candy Cigarettes and some Zig-Zags. Things I wasn't supposed to have. I was now a man. I got in trouble that night. I had not yet learned the importance of telling lies to get out of trouble, My parents could tell something was up and I told them. Combine my ADD with the Sugar I'd ingested and you get the picture. It was years before I did the dew again. Other Songs that impacted me as a child are Enya's Orinoco flow, where I had my first "deep" thoughts, and Neil Diamonds America, which turned me into a Patriot. I think I wanted to cry when I heard that chorus. I was willing to die for my country, or at least run around the neighborhood and shoot guns at my friends. Either way I caught the true spirit of the song. While in Sweden I spent some quality time with my friends Hampus and Stefan I was introduced to a song I will never forget.
get the song here
This is significant because Dee wrote a song that impacted my youth. We all have memories that songs bring back. I was watching MTV at our slightly dysfunctional neighbors, the Tuellers house, where anything went. The video came on and those words hit me deep. I no longer wanted to tuck in my shirt. I didn't want to comb my hair. I just wanted to rock. I went home to my moms not so hidden change, stole some monies, and me and Adam went to sev where I bought a Mtn. Dew and Candy Cigarettes and some Zig-Zags. Things I wasn't supposed to have. I was now a man. I got in trouble that night. I had not yet learned the importance of telling lies to get out of trouble, My parents could tell something was up and I told them. Combine my ADD with the Sugar I'd ingested and you get the picture. It was years before I did the dew again. Other Songs that impacted me as a child are Enya's Orinoco flow, where I had my first "deep" thoughts, and Neil Diamonds America, which turned me into a Patriot. I think I wanted to cry when I heard that chorus. I was willing to die for my country, or at least run around the neighborhood and shoot guns at my friends. Either way I caught the true spirit of the song. While in Sweden I spent some quality time with my friends Hampus and Stefan I was introduced to a song I will never forget.
get the song here
Friday, August 1, 2008
The trouble with starting a blog is your first post. It brings with it a desire to write something so interesting that it causes people to hate you. I don't want to compose anything that causes people to to change their lives, my desire would be for people to read what I have written and think: I could of said that, and then secretly hate me for coming up with an idea so simple they could of written it in fifth grade. This however, will not be one of those posts. I have spent my summer living in Helsinki, Finland. I have been working for a clothing company called Makia. One thing that makes this fun is I am in charge of finding things to occupy my time. I am helping up date the website and I came up with the idea of asking the guys behind Makia different questions, to then post on the site. I don't know what the point of this was, other than giving me something to do. My first feature on Wolfbloggins will be to answer these questions
- If you could be any character from a book you've read, who would it be? I can't decide between Robin Hood or Bo Jackson.
- Whats something you find funny, that bothers your girlfriend? Due to lack of Girlfriend, and sense of humor I can't answer this
- Ronald McDonald, or Tony the Tiger? Despite ill feelings towards the Kellogs corporation I can't deny my love for wild cats and will go with Tony
- Whats the first movie you remember crying during? White Fang. I was in fourth or fifth grade. My sister Cortney was also crying
- Favorite Lyric from a song? It's from Alphavilles "Forever Young" Anyone who claims to dislike this song is a liar
Its so hard to get old without a cause
I dont want to perish like a fading horse
Youth is like diamonds in the sun
And dimonds are forever - If you could rid the world of one color, what would it be? I hate forrest green cars.
- If you could prevent the premature death of 1 pop icon who would it be? River Phoenix. He was a cute little boy, becoming a Man
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