urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy Subtitle candy_flvd_andy 2006-09-08T03:22:47Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:21219 2006-09-08T03:22:47Z 2006-09-08T03:22:47Z so what is new?<br /><br />well for the last 4 weeks i've worked for rogers publishing, (today's parent magazine); thanks to anna for landing me the job. anna moved to vancouver for journalism grad school; i sure will miss her--my very first friend in my first class at university. i will miss ALL the fun times we had. good luck annnnnnnananana!. so goooooood bye HMV. on the last day jimmy, jeremy, steve and i went to the superstore and dropped nearly $600 (taking advantage of my discount). music is good.<br /><br />new class riot website is up, for promotion for the new album. we are recording now---for real this time. except avery left for school so now we need a new bassist. <br /><br />suzie moved to ottawa for law grad school. i will miss her too; my second friend at university. <br /><br />oh my july 31 birthday party was a blast; alot of friends came, and eventually i was too wasted to know who was and was not there. it turns out dan wasn't there; i think he was on some kind of camping trip.<br /><br />summer was hot, summer was fun. i did alot, wish i could have done more and played more shows and hung out with more people. as joe [strummer] realizes, time is tight. there isnt enough time to do all you want.<br /><br />jimmy and i finished (finally) re-editing requiem (circa 2001). i just transfered it to digital tape and we should have a dvd copy of it on our DIY label in a few weeks.<br /><br />Ariel went to guelph. i drove her there. got a massive speeding ticket (fucking useless cops---go arrest some real crimina...oh wait, n/m), saw her dorm, saw her campus, and shared a teary goodbye. i'll miss her &lt;3<br /><br />asides from that, mom's gone to europe soon, my new job kicks fucking ass, i work with the nicest people on the planet, and life seems to be getting better.<br /><br />people i miss from HMV: carlie, ally, laura, lee, mike, jeremy, sara, mini, ang, kenny, erik, stephen--&gt;it was amazing to work with all of you, thanks for being part of my life :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:20924 2006-07-31T04:32:58Z 2006-07-31T04:32:58Z i am officially 22 years old! wooohooo! now it's even more illegal for me to sleep with minors...hahahahahhahahahahahaha....<br /><br />so i am trying to plan something--as it sits now dinner/drinks/chats at montanas beside silvercity in RH. cell is 647-225-9671, i dont know who is able to come, but i should be there between 9-midnight or so.<br /><br />oh and i finally found a cure for my full-blown HMV; a new job. starting august 14, with the help of my dearest friend anna, i will be starting a new job with greater pay at rogers publishing. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:20564 2006-06-15T21:03:43Z 2006-06-15T21:03:43Z JUNE 15 2006 CONVOCATION<br /><br /><img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d55/classriot/S3600008.jpg"><br /><br />So the day has finally come; i graduated today with my honours degree and two majors and what a day it was. i made a new friend but didn't get her contact. i ran into old friends, wished them the best and a happy future, and reassured them that we would meet again sometime, no doubt. my dad and mom (and her mom) came. the weather was terrific. the ceremony tent was fucking huge. i will miss school, but not right away. i am still considering graduate studies. but yippiee hahaha i am now a graduate; what a title. so much hard work. this is amazing because i never thought i could do this but it's so easy i could do it all again knowing what i know now. i am happy to have been able to achieve this much! *hats off* woooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo! matadors tonight, have to confirm i am on the guestlist. yayayayyayayayaaaaaaaaay<br /><br />:) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:20380 2006-05-05T16:47:04Z 2006-05-05T16:47:04Z well i leave for camp today with some friends that i used to be in scouts with. should be fun! this week was crazy---i had a stye on my eye and i'm teething (wisdom teeth). also all my hours at work are cut down because the company is cheap, so i have to look for work elsewhere. i am applying for a fulltime position at the hmv in yorkdale. have a good weekend :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:20028 2006-04-04T02:49:05Z 2006-04-04T02:49:05Z so i had my last class EVER today!!!!! (unless i do grad studies) it was psych of death and dying; a bereaved parent came in and talked to us about the drowning of her daughter. morbid.<br /><br />so i have two HUGE papers due tomorrow. one will get done. lol it sucks. but after i'm finished those, i'm FREE i'm FREE wings on thursday night! who wants to come?!? *looking your direction, jimmy* urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:19946 2006-03-14T03:50:34Z 2006-03-14T03:50:34Z so i got the new NOFX ep...it's pretty sweet. i also discovered that the deja vu at steeles and dufferin give you more money--i got $82 from them lol<br /><br />st pat's day is this friday..wooo! not much else is new. trying to update/reconfigure the band website. thinking of planning an EP to go along with the new release. almost done writing 3 more songs (can you say stop??) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:19701 2006-03-11T07:06:10Z 2006-03-11T07:06:10Z so i've finally been approved to graduate this spring..that's good news. now in the next 3 weeks i have 7 papers due, so yes, i will be dying lol. wish me lucK!<br /><br />trying to get things going with the band again.<br /><br />havent really seen my friends in weeks, do they remember who i am?????<br /><br />i'm REALLY LOVING the new lawrence arms record "oh calcutta!". it's like a perfect mix of the explosion meets none more black meets bombs over providence (RIP). got the new harry potter dvd today. excelllent.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:19425 2006-02-28T07:59:52Z 2006-02-28T07:59:52Z so my grandfather died on friday, around 11:20 am or so. i am going to his funeral today, in a few hours. i sure will miss him. thanks for all your sympathies and comments :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:19106 2006-02-22T14:14:53Z 2006-02-22T14:15:22Z chuck norris jokes...<br />my fav's include:<br /><br />"chuck norris doesn't wear a watch, HE decides what time it is"<br />and<br />"chuck norris doesn't have sex with men because he is gay, chuck norris has sex with men because he has run out of women" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:18776 2006-02-16T18:57:10Z 2006-02-16T18:57:10Z my dad called and said a letter he wrote to the editor of the toronto star was published in today's paper, so i am excited to read it. other than that i heard my grandfather is getting slightly better, which is a good sign. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:18474 2006-02-16T04:14:31Z 2006-02-16T04:14:31Z school i killing me. even though i am on reading week.<br /><br />ariel and i fight too much; we're working on it.<br /><br />my grandfather had a massive stroke today and is now in a coma. i hope he gets better. if he does die i hope it is painless.<br /><br />i'm sorry for posting such a horrible entry. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:18191 2006-01-17T06:03:00Z 2006-01-17T06:03:00Z hells yah, i know i'm the first one to say so, on january 16 2006! booya! so new years came and went. very exciting, very cold, very sad, very anxious-y, very drunk, very disgusted, very happy, very in love--with everyone so far! i love you all, thank you for being such an important part of my life!!!<br /><br />anyhow so 2006 is here and school started immediately! exam the first day back! anyways my year is already busy and not so fun. i hope this will be a good year. i ran into jessica at the library at school and that was random. we played an interesting show on january 6. <br /><br />i dont know what else to say. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:18137 2005-12-16T05:19:48Z 2005-12-16T05:19:48Z holy snow! is it ever shitty outside! my comm take home exam is due in about 12 hours. i am sick again which sucks 'cause i play a show on saturday. if i'm sick then, i will take my own life......... to bed and rest for as long as i can. i made a HUGE ASS class riot banner today on a bedsheet i bought from VV. who the hell knows what happened on it...or to it... i should wash it...*shudders* i hope i dont have to go to work tomorrow; i mean, i am thinking of calling in sick. i feel bad for doing it but i've exhuasted myself to the point where i have no immune system. like a coke addict, or a smoker, or someone with AIDS. hahaha what if someone's last name was AIDS? "Hello, i'm mr. aids". i guess it's not that funny. sorry to all the 'rent' fans. shut up, that's why! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:17699 2005-11-30T02:10:44Z 2005-11-30T02:10:44Z ok, so imagine you are a cop...<br /><br />a failed cop, whose career hangs by a thread and you have one last chance to prove yourself to your department. so you finally catch up to a criminal you have been tracking but not obsessing over for some time. a chase ensues.<br /><br />you chase the high-profile criminal through alleys, backyards, schools, malls, streets, etc. the criminal is far ahead of you but you can feel you are gaining on him. he runs into a house and out the back door. you enter the house and stop in the living room to get a sense of which way the criminal exited the house. you look around and you see a bunch of guys, sitting around a table, with at least $10 million worth of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana scattered around; hookers tied and chained to various pieces of furniture; laundered money in laundry baskets; and at least half a dozen computers full of child pornography. the men in the room stare at you, frozen. they point to the kitchen door and say, "he went that way". how many times could you say, "what the fuck?" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:17455 2005-11-08T06:49:22Z 2005-11-08T06:49:22Z yeah so i got an ipod now...it's my new igod. damn. it's cool: 60 gigs, album covers. i can store 15,000 songs.... so yah i'm getting started...i already have about 1200 on it so far...much more to go...<br /><br />hmm what else is new? school is killing me: stupid psych research class is SO demanding. i'm practically working full time too. new website up for the band, check www.classriot.com. new full-length cd coming soon. should be good.<br /><br />secret crush? maybe? maybe it's not a secret? i cant remember. good and bad things happened/happening with the rachel situation. i know i know..it's still there LOL. <br /><br />it's getting cold outside... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:17232 2005-09-16T05:36:20Z 2005-09-16T05:36:20Z oh my! summer ended so firkin fast! and school is back! geeze louise! so rachel left for western on sept 4. the band and i acquired a new bassist--adam; steve's friend. we played one show with him so far, on sept 9 at the kathedral. so on sept 8 i started my 4th year of univ, this is my school schedule:<br /><br />wed:<br />research methods 8:30-11:30<br /><br />thurs:<br />social psych 11:30-2:30<br />mass comm seminar 2:30-5:30<br /><br />friday:<br />advertising 1:30-2:30<br />advertising 2:30-4:30<br /><br />band practice will now be tuesdays, and every other day including wed and fridays i'm usually working LOL. go me! but now we're recording a new FULL LENGTH CD, so it should be done soon along with a NEW WEBSITE! go class riot! wooo! we have a show on the 24th @ johnnys in RH, so come if you can!<br /><br />a) not much else is new<br />b) i dont want to write anymore<br />c) the real power of skunks is their ability to fire laser beams from their eyeballs urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:16980 2005-08-24T02:01:53Z 2005-08-24T02:01:53Z is it just me, or is everyone having a really boring summer this year? half the people i talk to on msn claim they are constantly bored with the way summer is going. i had some fun here and there, but it seems to have been more depressing, more stressful, and more packed with anxiety than any previous summers. i feel like i've had to deal with alot of BS that i otherwise would not have to deal with if i didnt meet some of the people i've met this year. i dunno. it's weird. i feel like i have nothing to do, nowhere to go... just wait and countdown to the beginning of school. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:16877 2005-08-20T03:55:24Z 2005-08-20T03:55:24Z the quote is from sin city, one of the best films i've seen this year so far. anyhow...<br /><br />summer is almost over--school is almost here. my bands' last show of the summer is tomorrow night (saturday) at the lions hall in richmond hill (106 centre street E) at 7pm. yah, we've hit a new low as we're opening for flatliners lol. ugh. oh well, it should be fun, and i expect to see many faces there, and hopefully the bodies that belong to those faces as well. har har har HAR! <br /><br />i DARE all of you to post a response to THIS ENTRY, telling us all something NEW that is NEW with you, or that only happened RIGHT NOW. something you didnt write about in your LJ. something...something...not so interesting! come on!<br /><br />:)<br />andy urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:16627 2005-07-31T15:41:03Z 2005-07-31T15:41:03Z well i'm 21 today...hip hip whoreay! i dont know what i'm doing, however, i am going to be downtown, where all the scary people go (as pam puts it), with some friends (hopefully) at a pub or restaurant (supposedly) drinking and eating (probably); so if y'all care to join or have nothing better to do which you probably doooo, call my cell 647 225 9671. if not, see you all in the future..MUAHAHAhhahahahahahahaha<br /><br />:) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:16240 2005-07-12T01:56:02Z 2005-07-12T01:56:02Z so the last week and a bit was quite thrilling! lets seeee. i had the flu...exciting, huh? well i'm still sick with a head cold...my nose is still plugged up and a choke alot lol. but i'm getting better!<br /><br />on monday july 4th (u.s. flag day) we had a last min-show--at the reverb opening for brat attack. first of all, i LOVE brat attack, so it was a fucking thrill to open for them...however, i was so sick, and couldnt sing right. oh well. Ariel was available for some reason at the last minute came a took pictures of us. Ariel is our extraordinarily cute photogal! i &lt;3 her. so then on friday july 8 we played at the *world famous* el mocambo hahahahha. it was cool, we opened for the heatskores. we did pretty well and i was able to sing/perform alot better. although my glasses are still fucked--at the nofx show, tehy got kicked off my head and then stepped on LOL. good times. so ariel came to this show and took pics as well. also, andrew crawford invited us back to play with the heatskores this friday in richmond hill at the church again--we cant wait!!! LOL<br /><br />on another note, summer is almost over! gah! i have to pick courses still--i mean, i registered in alot of them so i have to drops ones i dont think i would want to take LOL. i'm going to try to register into a poli sci course...maybe one about globalization... hmmmm. <br /><br />did anyone see war of the world's or fantastic four?? i saw both on the weekend...yah they were okay.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:15991 2005-07-01T22:33:09Z 2005-07-01T22:33:09Z yah, so i'm sick with the flu and need to stay very hydrated. like a wet potato. ok that's the flu talking. so yah i cant believe i'm sick during the best part of summer. and no, i dont celebrate canada day, i'm talking about the beginning of the end of summer, seeing as i have only 2 months left to go back to school! lol. anyhow...<br /><br />rachel is off to israel tomorrow. yah i dont know about that place...supporting their economy and what not, but hey, to each their own! we got in an argument just now about her leaving, because i was too sick to go to lunch with her and her mom this morning, but now i feel better (after a shower). then she told me her bf is going on the same trip. my first thought: it's over. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:15700 2005-06-24T12:27:36Z 2005-06-24T12:27:36Z so i enrolled in courses. i will post my schedule soon. it was tough to get into classes that had nothing to do with my major..so how the hell am i supposed to take an elective! i have to apply for graduation this fall.<br /><br />hmm what else is new? i broke up with jackie, i dont know if i reported that. it was...interesting. i dont like hurting people but this specifically had to be done. c'est la vie. gah i've been playing so many shows with the band and working during the day right up to the show so i've been so exhausted. met a cute girl at the last one named arie who is interested in taking our pics :) show tonight...8pm at johnny's in richmond hill. $5. tell all who can come! this show was booked last minute so we hope a bunch of people can make it out. that would be cool!<br /><br />anyways on wednesday i went to the nofx show...they opened with the decline...they played the WHOLE song...all 18 min of it! it was bliss i have never been so happy at a show before, to hear everyone in the room singing all the words to every song. of course my glasses got knocked off my head and stepped on so they're all funky looking....good times. haha.<br /><br />:) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:15432 2005-06-09T19:34:07Z 2005-06-09T19:34:07Z so i dont know if i should update my journal. not alot has happened. well, last night/today, i tried breaking up with jackie...that was a challenge. all of the sudden she said she will change, but i dont want to use her. i just need to be single, i need to be free.<br /><br />i enroll in my last year of univ in about 30 min... i cant wait to get that out of the way. i will post my schedule in due time.<br /><br />my house is boiling...the second floor moreso than the first. it's making it difficult for me to concentrate lol. `bahsdafioerppppppppppphkl; damnit. i have another porn title to add to jimmy's list: "black cock down" hahahahahahahahahahha. or "night of the giving head" hahahahahhahahahahaha. *blank stare*<br /><br />my mom's leaving for italy soon. i cant wait. the house to myself for 3 weeks :) yippie!!!<br /><br />i still dont know if i should update my journal yet... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:15326 2005-05-27T04:22:58Z 2005-05-27T04:22:58Z wow, i cant believe i've been writing in this LJ for 1 year. damn. and i only got it to post pics and my diary from my trip to poland so my friends could see. well, thanx for sticking around and reading my entries, i appreciate all of your comments and remarks left throughout the year. but now, unfortunately, it's time i write for another year. HAHAHAHA betcha thought i was gonna ditch LJ, didnt ya? anyhoo....<br /><br />the last year has been filled with thrills, spills, chills, fills, bills, kills, fills, mills, bills, hills..... um... tills,... and wills. oh, and chills. and pills. ok i think you get the point. jills. no? maybe you do. anyways gills. *shuts the fuck up*<br /><br />i am still madly in love with rachel. and she knows it. and my friens know it. and her family knows it (which is awkward because they dont mind knowing that i like her). so i am still in the same position in this regard as i was last year. although this year was a trying time. in january i promised i would get over her. and it worked, for a bit. but now, even though i am seeing jackie, i feel like i need to be single--like i just dont need to be in a relationship. i can wait for rachel without feeling like i'm waiting.<br /><br />anyways, my band is getting alot better, however. we have a bunch of shows coming up, including JUNE 18 @ JOHNNNNNNY'S... be there or be at home. but NOWHERE else. lol. muahahahaha. we're recording new songs for a new EP that people actually like. and we're becoming a little more known and a little more crazy. we're like a time bomb waiting to tick... or a time clock waiting to bomb.... or poo in a cone flying through the air...LOOKOUT LADY!!!! *excerpt from the xxx film "she's all scat"... ok only jimmy gets this one lol*<br /><br />so i'm still poor, and trying to save money to fly to vancouver. i'm starting my last year of university this fall...then i'm a bum on the street lol. i'm still trying to make movies with jimmy and all my friends....it's a slow steady process... well, more slow than steady, and more suggestively homoerotic and mythical than slow :S<br /><br />2 + 2 is four.... i can see why this is so popular. so anyways, i feel content with my life. i feel like i have the time for creative, non-relationship bullshit. i feel like i have the time to spend with all my great friends, including YOU as soon as we all get money lol. thanx for reading, have a good new year of LJ writing :)<br /><br />:)<br />andy urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:candy_flvd_andy:15084 2005-05-22T05:01:14Z 2005-05-22T05:01:14Z so i saw star wars on thursday! it was flippin' awesome!<br />....NERRRRRD!<br /><br />i cant believe may is almost over... damn this year is going by fast. i'm getting more hours at work now, which is good because i'm still so poor. i'm trying to save up money to fly out to vancouver to visit sonya for a week. i hope i can at least do that. <br /><br />anyways, my mind is all over the place so i dont know what to write. we're recording new songs for a new EP coming out soon... dan said we should make a cheap music video, so we're gonna do that too.