Pollen & Salt

You've left me with such a silent world,
The evenings are calm, but I'm restless
And my breath has become as thin as the wind.

Not even the mighty sky could fill the space you left behind
Not even when it rains.
No, nothing takes your place
Your emptiness too great to fill.

I have been holding my breath,
For too many nights in a row,
And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me
You paint your dreams,
With reds and blues and greens.
Yea you're painting daffodils by the sea,
Without me.

Today in a breeze I sensed your perfume
But you were nowhere near.
And in reverie,
I felt you holding me.
And even in my dreams I shake from the fear
That you've been swept away
By the rhythm of the waves that whisper in your ears.

I would give away
My sweetest memories,
If I could just be with you again.
Be with you again.

Last night I dreamt you were with me,
Finally I could breathe.


I am learning to play this beauty of a song on the gee-tar. That's my mission for this weekend. Kenny Choi is my home boi!

2 guys & 1 hot tub

jacuzzi sesh with D Lee
RIP snake/worm
those girls better not go to my pool ever again
i'm a (camera) whore (sometimes)
the following photos are proof nice manly men exist

Tracing

Do you ever get the feeling
that we started in the middle
or have you ever had the sense
that we've been lying just a little
I mean come on
it's not like we've known ourselves that long

and I can't say I really blame you
for being bored with the beginning
always staring at the score
to figure out who's barely winning
but don't you know
there is a reason strong moves slow

and I'm okay
if you're okay with
wasting time
but when you trace
you always see the bottom line

we are tracing
I hope you know
we are tracing

and if you want to know the moment
I knew that I was still alone
I found I'd never learned your number
I only stored it in my phone
you'd think by now
I'd know the shape of calling home

and I'm okay
if you're okay with
wasting time
but when you trace
you'll always see the bottom line

we are tracing
I hope you know
we are tracing
we're both alone
we are tracing
we are tracing

did you ever get the feeling
that we started in the middle
or have you ever had the sense
that we were lying just a little
I mean come on
it's not like we knew ourselves that long

I have...

blisters on my throat!
I took a picture for a closer look.
The picture confirms it.
Wanna see the photo?!?










Didn't think so.
I want food and more antibiotics.

i am...

sick and it sucks
i haven't been like this in a while
my head hurts and i'm cold
my head hurts and i'm sweating
waking up is a terrible experience
i've been sleeping more than i have been awake
michael phelps is amazing
US swimmers are representing Irvine very well
Chinese gymnastics is insane

I've got a city love

Just got back from San Francisco this morning at about 4:30am. Rough 6 hour drive but it was a nice little getaway to kick off the last month of summer. Although 90% of the trip was dedicated to moving boxes full of stuff into my sister's new apartment. It felt accomplishing to see an empty room turn into an actual living space if you know what I mean. The first 2 of the 3 days spent in San Fran followed the same routine. Woke up, drove into the city to move stuff into Krystle's new apartment. Got something to eat. Unpacked stuff out of boxes. Built IKEA furniture. Got something to eat. Slept. The third day was a little different though. We were all done moving Krystle's stuff so my dad and I had a free (half) day to do whatever. We got something to eat at this cheap but mediocre dim sum place. Then we satisfied our hunger at a pizza place called Pizza Orgasmica. Good shiz. Then we walked into this little music store called Exploring Music across the street from the pizza place. It was owned by some asian guy who didn't seem to know much about anything he was selling. They were having a sale on guitars for the summer. An acoustic was sitting outside with a 79$ price tag on it. It looked nice, and played decently when I picked it up. Sure it's made by a brand that someone probably made up on the spot, but I'll take it for 80 bucks. So I did and it's my new little toy. Then my dad and I walked around Golden gate Park followed by a short walk through China Town. It was a fun trip. It feels weird to be back home though. I still find myself feeling a little too comfortable in the city atmosphere. Living in a place surrounded by tall buildings with taxi cabs passing through every intersection sounds great to me. Hopefully I can live in a big city a la Frisco or NYC. That would probably make me happy.

John Mayer Concert

Incredible. I believe he is THE artist of our generation to see live in concert. What he is able to do with a guitar is amazing. He can make that thing sing while not missing a note vocally. I have heard so many concert rips of his and have seen so many videos of his concerts online, but actually being there is just completely different. He has such a powerful stage presence that you can't help but enjoy yourself even if you aren't a fan of his music. At the beginning of the show, he said that it was the best setlist he had ever assembled. It was definitely a great setlist. He played about half of "Continuum" along with some of his oldies and cover songs. The way the show opened was just epic! All of the lights went out and the background music stopped playing. The crowd just started going nuts. You couldn't see anything on the stage, it was pitch black. Then the familiar opening chords of "Bigger Than My Body" started up as the stage lights turned on shortly after. His intro into the song added the whole rock concert vibe. You could tell he enjoyed the sold out crowd at Verizon Amphitheatre. The place was packed, especially the lawn seats. He played a new song called "Taking On Water" for the first time in concert, which just added to the excitement. And the crowd was so awesome that he snuck in an extra song in his encore. It was an amazing show and I have even more respect for John Mayer than I had before seeing him live. He truly is a talented musician and individual. If he comes back to Irvine, I'm for sure seeing him again. Thanks for buying the tickets mom! Oh and thanks Krystle & Danielle for the shirt!

Setlist:
* Bigger Than My Body
* Belief
* Crossroads
* I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)
* Good Love is On the Way
* Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
* Free Falling
* Taking On Water
* Waiting on the World to Change
* Mercy
* No Such Thing into Why Georgia
* Stitched Up
* Vultures
* Say
Encore:
* The Hurt
* Panama
* Gravity
Encore 2:
* Bold As Love

I recorded the audio of John's set with my camera so I didn't take any pictures of him. But I took some of the opening act, Colbie Caillat. She sounded just like her cd, which could be seen as good or boring.