BE MORE FRUGAL WITH MONEY

1. How did you get into 29?

Taking Back Sunday - I saw a music video by them on MuchMusic back in jr. high.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 2?

Valencia - “Backs Against The Wall” - My Friend Sandy played it for me when we were in Mexico.

3. How many albums by 13 do you own?

Protest The Hero - Well… technically I only own one, “A Calculated Use Of Sound”, but Alan owns “Kezia” and “Fortress” and I stole them from him :P I also have “Kezia” and “Fortress” on vinyl.

4. What is your favorite song by 15?

Hollywood Undead - “Everywhere I Go”

5. What is your favorite song by 5?

Promise of Redemption - “Live In Love”

6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?

City and Colour - “The Girl”

7. What is your favorite song by 10?

Hannah Montana - “You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home”

8. What is a good memory you have involving 30?

Silverstein - My friend Sandy and I always used to sing Silverstein lyrics to each other :)

9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?

Four Year Strong - All their songs make me happy :D

10. How many times have you seen 25 live?

Alexisonfire - Two times.

11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?

Escape The Fate - “Situations”

12. What is your favorite album by 11?

The Matches - Decomposer

13. Who is a favorite member of 1?

Bayside - JACK O’SHEA.

14. Have you ever seen 14 live?

Broken Toy Airplanes - No :( Don’t believe she’s ever played very far from where she lives.

15. What is a good memory involving 27?

The Status - Well… they were opening on the Involuntary Movement tour and that was basically just the best time of my life ever. I love The Status and they are such nice guys!!!

16. What is your favorite song by 16?

All That Remains - “Not Alone”

17. What is your favorite album by 18?

Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater

18. What is your favorite song by 21?

Say Anything - “Woe”

19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? 

The Sleeping - “Don’t Hold Back”

20. What is your favorite album by 22? 

The Hush Sound - Like Vines

21. What is your favorite song by 3?

There For Tomorrow - “Deathbed”

22. What is your favorite song by 8?

FAKE? - “Praise”

23. How many times have you seen 17 live?

3Oh!3 - Only once.

24. What is the worst song by 12?

Miley Cyrus - Uhh… there is no worst song, hunny!!!

25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? 

Something Corporate - “If U C Jordan”

26. What is you favorite album by 7?

A Day To Remember - Homesick

27. What is your favorite song by 24?

Hit The Lights - “Save Your Breath”

28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?

Jack’s Mannequin - “Dark Blue”

29. What is your favorite album by 4?

Senses Fail - Let It Enfold You

30. How many albums do you own by 20?

Paramore - 2. All We Know Is Falling and Brand New Eyes

So in honor of Thanksgiving, I’m going to do the typical thing and blog about all the crap I am thankful for.

I’m thankful for my boyfriend, Alan. I love him. He loves me. It’s awesome.

I’m thankful for my family. My dad, my brother, my nephew, and my grandparents.

I’m thankful for Alan’s family. They took me in and treat me like one of their one. They’re wonderful.

I’m thankful for my bestest friend in the whole wide world, Britnee Bayside. What would I do if I didn’t have her to text about every little boring detail of my life everyday?

I’m thankful for the Bayside Social Club. All my wonderful coast to coast buddies. I love you guys so much. You make my life.

I’m thankful for my good friends in California. Gabe, Celeste, Leah, John, Jorden, Emily, and all the other guys that keep me from going crazy while I’m not off chasing Bayside. You guys are awesome and I really couldn’t ask for better friends.

I’m thankful for Bayside because they make the best music ever and have a sexy guitarist.

I’m thankful for other bands that make pretty good music, although it doesn’t measure up to Bayside’s… such as: Protest The Hero, Alexisonfire, There For Tomorrow, Valencia, A Day To Remember, Jack’s Mannequin, Senses Fail, and other stuff I listen to.

I’m thankful for my cats. They’re my babies and I love them. I didn’t think it was possible to love little furry creatures that piss on your shit this much. But I do.

I might have to update this later if I think of some more stuff…. but I need to go check on my pumpkin cheesecake right now.

Love you guys <3 Have an awesome Thanksgiving!!!

My home girl Leah is in town for the week and we’re gonna have some mad hangs.

We went and saw New Moon for the second time and laughed the entire movie.

Tomorrow we’re gonna go to the mall and fuck shit up.

I’m super excited :)

P.S. I FUCKING HATE LADY GAGA

So, as some of you may know, today is National Survivors of Suicide Day.

It’s kinda hard for me to think that, technically, I would fall into this group of people.

I guess the thing is that I never really view my dad’s death as a suicide… that being what it was.

I’m writing this for a few reasons: because I love and miss my dad, I feel I need to talk about him, I want other people to know they’re not alone in their grief and pain.

I hate to think that a lot of my friends never got to meet my dad. He was a great guy. He was funny, so funny. He was always cracking jokes or saying something goofy. He was a bit of a hard-ass, but I love him for it. He wasn’t afraid to discipline my brother and I, which looking back now, I’m pretty grateful for. But he loved me, he loved us all, which was so obvious. He always told me he loved how unique I was. He always pushed me. He always believed in me. He worked damn hard, harder than most people ever will in their life, for my family and I. We never did without.

My dad loved kites. He used to have his own kite company (that he ran out of our garage) called Windfun. He loved fish. When I was younger, around 6 or 7, we had about five fish tanks in our living room with all kinds of different fish. My dad loved working on computers. He always built us our computers, we never bought one. He’d probably hit me upside the head if he knew I bought a Mac. My dad worked as a nuclear medicine technologist. He helped cancer patients. He was just all around an amazing human being.

I’m really bummed you guys never got to know him. But hopefully you guys like me… and if you like me and think I’m cool, just know all those cool personality traits about me are all thanks to this man. Maybe in that way he can kinda live on.