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Monday, November 3, 2008

I AM SUCH AN IDIOT

Wow. My words really do stupid things most of the time.
I tried a last ditch effort to get information out of Decaydance, and discovered that I had written words about Scott Frost, of Decaydance Records in my blog. I called him a Dickface or something along those lines, and called him rude, and this was uncalled for of me.

I did not create a blog to be hurtful or rude in any way, and I really should refrain from blogging about things that have made me angry in the past - especially if I personally have no reason to feel this. I am just a kid still, and I really need to watch what I say, this is the kind of ridiculous situations I get myself into. So I take this opportunity to use my blog (which apparently someone has actually read!!) to apologize. Mr. Scott Frost, I am so sorry. I didn't even know I had written such rude things about you, and I am actually happier that it was brought to my attention so that I can remove it. I may have had some anger issues from our correspondence in the past, but I really am over that, and I can't believe what a terrible person I have been. Again, I apologize, and I will try and refrain from e-mailing you again. I don't know how you have dealt with me if I was like that in the first place.

Ecks Oh
Kirsten


P.S. Regular blogging will happen again eventually, I just really need to think about my priorities

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Okay Kiddos, there's been a-lot going on for me lately and I am just barely holding it together. To start it all off, I recently lost a friend, but not just any friend, on of my best friends. I can't even put to words the way this makes me feel, or how to show the way this is to his family; who is very close to mine. To make it all worse, there are tons of rumours circulating, though they have died down significantly since the initial loss. After all this, the admin has been piling on the school work, in the past week I have written a few unit tests and a few essays. And now, to make it all worse, I think I have a sinus infection, I have the pains in my head and I even had some nasty side effects. Also, I think my time on the computer has given me carpal tunnel. My mom is making me a doctor appointment and I'll let y'all know how that goes for me. Anyways, I just really wanted to pop in and let you guys know I am still around, and look out for more blogging, It'll happen when I feel up to it.

Ecks Oh
Kirstenn

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Iron Chef FTW!

Okay, so I am in Multimedia class doing social work to prep for my INSANE essay tomorrow, and I decided to share a little video that my friend and I made in this class. Enjoy darlings!
ecks oh
Kirsten



Sunday, October 12, 2008

Woah.

I was bitter.

All I gotta say to you

Is that we are through

I thought we’d be friends to the end

But instead all I got were tears.

You said that you could be

Your true self around me;

But babe it was all just a game (game)
and all I want is to know

Why you do this to me?


This is not a love song;

I never lost in romance
I just want to know

Why best friends end this way

This is not(not not a love song)
this is not(not not, not a love song)
this is not a love song (love song)

why did this happen

Why are you so cold?

What happened to the good old days

Where we only needed each other?

This is not a love song;

I never lost in romance
I just want to know

Why best friends end this way

This is not(not not a love song)
this is not(not not, not a love song)
this is not a love song (love song)

How dare you say

I made it end this way

Why are you so cold? (so cold)
and why did everything change.

Music reminds me

Of the words we never said

The things we will never know

And the friendship that died so early.

This is not a love song;

I never lost in romance
I just want to know

Why best friends end this way

This is not(not not a love song)
this is not(not not, not a love song)
this is not a love song (love song)

This is not a love song;

I never lost in romance
I just want to know

Why best friends end this way

This is not(not not a love song)
this is not(not not, not a love song)
this is not a love song (love song)

I never lost in love;

But I lose what’s worse.


Crush Music Management

I figured that the next step after Decaydance was to look at the management, so I chose the agency that holds a lot of big names, Crush Music Management. I sent them a very polite business letter e-mail, and hopefully their information person will be good enough to reply.
anyways, this is the e-mail I sent:

"To Whom It May Concern:

I am Kirsten, a teenage girl who has the misfortune of living in Alberta, Canada. This is normally not a misfortune, there is tons of money and disposable income to be found. The reason I hate living here is the fact that there are never any good shows. Now before this sounds like a rant I would like to get to the point.

I was wondering why it is, that a company who manages such amazing acts as Doug, Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco etc, doesn't play any shows in the richest province of Canada. I think that if you did, you would find almost all the shows would be sold out.

If you are not the right person to contact about Canadian shows being booked then I am sorry for the inconvenience, but is there any possibility that you could point me in the right direction on who to contact?
Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Kirsten"

Well there will be more of this after I get home from work!
ecks oh
kirsten

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Heyy all!
Sometimes I wonder if there is even a point to me blogging, does anyone even read this?! If you do, comment it up, I'd like to know what you all have to say.

So a little over a week ago I was watching the debates for the (Canadian) Election. They had opted for an informal around the table type discussion. This leads me to my main point. Everybody running for Prime Minister looked like huge idiots. They were all interrupting each other, and heckling Stephen Harper trying to make him do something that would make him as immature as all of them. Much as I dislike Stephen Harper based purely on his personality, you have to respect him for making an effort, I guess. I am still in quite a despair though, because one of two - maybe three at most of the total five party leaders is going to be the prime minister! In my eyes, it's between Stephen Harper, Stephan Dion and Jack Layton. Now, in my opinion, Stephan Dion has no chance in Hell. It's a slim but growing chance for Jack Layton. So basically we might end up stuck with the Conservatives again; but who knows, maybe Canada will do something to shock me. Everyone over the age of eighteen, ROCK THE VOTE.

On a lighter note, last weekend I bought the new Sing It Loud CD, Come Around. The songs we all know and love are there, as well as a ton of songs not seen before. If you like upbeat, pop-ey music with a ton of sarcasm and bitterness in the undertones, this CD is for you. I love it so much. Next on my list is "Hold On Tight" by Hey Monday. If you are a fan of Decaydance or FBR, you'd better get out there and support them!

Also, yesterday I got my new cellular device. I got the LG Wine, which has only been available for sale since September 15th, and the store here doesn't even have a floor model yet. It's a great phone, easy to text, good for talking and the camera is nice too. :) I love love LOVE it so much.

Anyways, I will end this rant for today, and I will be posting again tomorrow after work, of that you can rest assured!
Two days until needless turkey slaughter day!

ecks oh
Kirsten

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Those Watermelon Smiles Just Can't Ripen Under Water.

"The men all played to marching drums;
and boy did they have fun,
behind the sea"

I apologize for not posting in awhile. Though my life has not been exactly hectic I have still been going through a-lot. The first month of school has been an emotional roller coaster for me. Now I have finally stabilized though and now I am ready to blog once again.

I am going to continue with my "crusade" to get more Canadian shows from the great bands - not just the genres I am fond of, but all music. It's all art, and it all needs representation. I will be organizing arguments and sending e-mails and letters to the right companies and I hope I get something. When I get addresses to the people I will post it so you can get involved too!

I guess I should go to bed though, so I will post tomorrow.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Monday, September 8, 2008

Oh well.

So I completely forgot to post my Spencer Smith birthday message on the second. That's really sad, but regardless of the lateness, Happy Birthday to the following:

Ryan Ross, Guitarist of Panic At The Disco (August 31st) 22
Joe Trohman, Guitarist of Fall Out Boy ( September 1st) 24
Spencer Smith, Drummer of Panic At The Disco (September 2nd) 21

I hope you all had legendary birthday parties. Spencer and Ryan had a party together, and I saw some pictures of Spencer and Haley. I thought they had broken up so this is quite unsettling for me. Haley had a terrible haircut, and was wearing purple dress that made her resemble Barney the dinosaur, Keltie and Ryan looked adorable together, and Brendon was alone, as per usual. Spencer looked good enough to make up for his date, I just don't think metallic purple is Haley's colour at ALL. But whatever.

Also, last night was the VMA's, and first Fall Out Boy lost to Linkin Park, which is something I just can't fathom, and Panic lost to Britney Spears, which makes no sense whatsoever to me, as "Piece of Me" Is a terrible song with a terrible video.

Well that's all for tonight!
I will check in tomorrow if I can.
Goodday to you!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Schoool. :(

So School started today... OH joy. The morning was pretty good, but I got to Computers and I wanted to KILL someone. My teacher is a crazy bitch. I actually wish I had never been born so I could never have to meet her.
SHE IS A CRAZY BITCH. someone left to go to the bathroom, and she CHASED them down and brought them back. I mean, wtf??

I'll break down my day for you.
Block 1 - >
Class: English 20-1
Teacher: Mrs. Roberts
Breakdown: Not too bad, Mrs. Roberts seems kind of mental but over all nice? We are going to have twenty minutes of independant reading a day, so it'll be more like grade TWO L.A. We are reading Life Of Pi and Great Gatsby for our final project; I'm starting with Gatsby. She also wants us to hand in a page long description of a time when we were inappropriately dressed for an occasion... Oh God. Well it can't be too bad, I think.
Block 2 - >
Class: Math 20-1
Teacher: Mr. Quiambao (Pronunciation Key-am-bow)
Breakdown: Had our little get to know you thing for most of the class and then started our unit on Quadratic formulas with some review from last year. Luckily I remembered everything we did. Ultimate feeling smart moment: Tasha asked me to check her answers. TASHA. I mean, I know she missed that unit in grade ten but STILL.
Lunch ->
Chilled. It was good.
Block 3->
Class: Computers
Teacher: I honestly don't remember. I was so rageful.
Breakdown: Stupid get to know you thing, then we found out we probably won't even be TOUCHING computers this week... in COMPUTERS. She acted like a crazy bitch and did not respond well to my playful banter. EPIC FAIL.
Block 4->
Class: Social 20-1
Teacher: Ms. Townsend
Breakdown: The one teacher who didn't want us to do work on the first day. We played some games, which weren't ENTIRELY lame, and it was a pretty good class.

Best class: Social
Worst : Computers
The other downside of the day: Jared is in both my afternoon classes :K Hopefully it won't be exactly like math and chem.

Oh well.
That was my first day, take it or leave it.

Ecks Oh.
Kirsten

Friday, August 29, 2008

August Rush

Hey all!
Wow I have not blogged in awhile, but now with school just around the corner I will try and make it part of my daily routine, cross your fingers boys and girls! Anyways, If anyone really knows me, they will know how much I love Fall Out Boy and how I was so foolishly worried about them. But there is no more need for worry, they have a new CD coming out. Folie A Deux - November Fourth, 2008. Exciting or what?!

Also, I recently recieved another e-mail from Scott Frost. He wanted ME to apologize to HIM about MY e-mail. So I apologized profusely as that's what I do when I regret being such an angry person. But I will not give up. I want Canadian shows. I WILL contact the booking agents. If I have to heart a few people's poor feelings while I try then so be it, ALBERTA NEEDS REAL MUSIC.

Anyways, I spent three days this week in Edmonton with Beka's family, it was so fun, I bought so much stuff, I'll break it down for you.

XXI- Orange banded shirt, three long sleeve shirts
Urban Outfitters - Orange V-neck, black sweater, brenna's Christmas Present
H & M - Belted Trench, Grey checkered skirt, black sweater
Sephora - Professional Brush Kit, Blush and eyeliner
Mac - Mascara and four eyeliners
Chapters/Coles - Valley of the Dolls, This Lullaby, Can You Keep a Secret, The Summoning, a Lurlene McDaniel book, The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies
HMV - Nightmare Before Christmas Collectors edition, Armor For Sleep CD, Armor For Sleep "Comprehensive guide to touring" DVD, We Shot The Moon CD, CD holder, headphones
Rowena - Nightmare Before Christmas metal lunchbox, it's pink and really sweet looking.
American Apparel - Thigh High tube socks
Aldo - Red plaid ankle boots with buckles (last pair in WEM)
Ardene - two pairs of ballet flats

Yeah, I shelled out about 800$, I'm so rad, eh. (H)
Anyways, look foreward to more frequent blog entries from me, but for now I am signing out!

Ciao,
Kirsten!!

Friday, August 8, 2008

Decaydance AGAIN

[This post has been deleted because I have discovered how rude I was in it]

Monday, August 4, 2008

Decaydance 2.0

[This post has been deleted because I discovered that I was INCREDIBLY rude in it.]

Friday, August 1, 2008

Decaydance

So, apparently nobody ever plays in Alberta, which really pisses me off. So I fired off this e-mail to Decaydance.

To whom it may concern:

I am a teenage girl who currently lives in Cold Lake, Alberta. I am also a huge fan of most of the bands signed by Decaydance. It has come to my attention that Sassyback tour dates are out, and once more the only Canadian shows are in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. This has been happening with EVERY show featuring Decaydance signed bands ever since I can remember.

I am seeking information on why this province, one of the best off in Canada doesn't have access to the music it wants and deserves. I know so many people who want to see Cobra Starship, The Academy Is..., Panic At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Tyga, Gym Class Heroes, The Hush Sound and so many others, but can't because it is ridiculously expensive to travel all the way to Vancouver just to see a band. And yes, I know that the Hush Sound has played in Edmonton before, but now that they are getting a bigger fanbase, I'll just bet they aren't coming back.

It is truly not fair that the people of Alberta do not get to enjoy the music of Decaydance (and pretty much every other American labels) groups, and I think it would be a good idea to change that. I would love if you could get back to me on this, as it is of high importance to me. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Sincerely,

Kirsten MacInnis

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Oh July

So July is ending, and August is beginning!
Breaking Dawn comes out on Saturday, and I am so excited, though who knows when Lotsabooks will get the copies in. I hope they come in on the day of. that would make me so happy!

Today I spent around an hour spreading my resume around the town, and the MINUTE I stepped in the door I had a call from Canex, I have an interview tomorrow at two and I'm pretty excited about it.
Reasons to work at Canex:
Good money (Pretty sure they pay $10.50 an hour)
Close to home (I can walk)
Good hours of operation (Still time to hang out, keep up in school, etc)

Also, my iPod is in Edmonton already, I expect to get it tomorrow, which is great, as I can give bekuhh her nano back and have my iTouch. :) Hopefully nothing goes wrong with this one, though that WOULD be my luck.

Well that is all for now, sports fans!
Love you forever!
Ecks Oh.
Kirstenn

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Our Last Night




I bet this is really starting to get on your nerves;
But I want free, signed, sing it loud merch.

Animals Fighting




That's right, more street team stuff, the more I post the more free stuff I can get. Isn't that exciting? I think everyone should join and then everyone can have free stuff!

Sing It Loud

"No One Can Touch Us" music video
http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=39029865,t=1,mt=video

That's right, more street team stuff.
Love you all!

Sing It Loud





I joined the Sing It Loud Street team today, and my first project was to introduce people to Sing It Loud, so click the link and I could win something fun! :)

Thanks a bazillion!

Pce!

What Goes Around...

... Comes around in the end.

Hello dear readers, if there even are any yet. Today I woke up at 10:00am, which is early considering my late, late night. Oh well, those are the breaks. So anyways, I woke up ridiculously early to primp and make myself look decent to go circulate my resume around town. And yet here I am, putting this into my blog before I even start getting ready. Oh well. So I am listening to Sing It Loud again, they are so talented. Minneapolis, represent!! So since I only blogged once yesterday, I thought that could be like, a fun trend where I don't post 6 times a day. I don't know, what do you think?

Anyways, my job search begins today, and I don't know what to expect, I mean my first job involved me going to my neighbours house, knocking on the door and saying "Liz can I have a job?" and then regretting it every moment after. Still, I stayed there for five months, and now I am trying to find a job I can actually enjoy doing. So three cheers for that!

Quick poll, where should I work? Comment it up with a place of employment. Maybe it will be my dream job. Right now I am applying at Esso and JJ. Parr, and then basically every non-restaurant place in town. What do you think, compadres?

Monday, July 28, 2008

11:41 and I'm feeling finnnee!

So Today we are calling the UPS lady to come take my iPod away. And then, within the week, I will (hopefully) get my new/refurbished iPod back. :) I'm excited. It was so nice of Rebeka to lend me her old video nano, but I just want my iTouch back, as it is like my baby. It's like I gave birth to a mutant, and now they are taking it away for two days to cleanse it of it's mutant-ness. Speaking of mutants, watched The Hills Have Eyes with Ryan and Beka the other day, it was not really scary, not THAT gory, I was more scared of what MIGHT happen than what was actually happening. Yes I was a little freaked out while we watched it, but that was to be expected, as I don't watch horror films. But over all, don't watch the Hills Have Eyes, it's a terrible movie, and if you can watch it and not want to look away, you are seriously demented.

So last night I spent about an hour watching old episodes of TAI TV, and I discovered a few things about myself:
1) I really enjoy hearing about The Butcher and seeing what he can do
2) I kind of just enjoy LOOKING at The Butcher, he's a drummer, which is hot, he has tattoos, which is hot, and he
's just so adorable and loveable and talented. Oh God. I'm developing a crazy fangirl crush!! :O
3) Sisky Business is hilarious, and most often is the star; and I don't mind that.

So if anyone can think of some songs to send me for my playlist "100 best songs ever" it would be great, otherwise it will just be chosen from what's on my iPod, and while I enjoy my music immensley, there have to be some BETTER songs than some of the stuff on there. Thanks Dudes and Betties. Peace!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Swear to Shake it Up;


If you swear to listen.

So I was listening to some old school Panic At The Disco and it put me in a nostalgic mood, even though it's not even that old, and I just HAD to post one more blog today even though I said I wouldn't. Maybe I am blogger of the year; who knows how this will turn out. I bet you are pleased "Oh God, another over zealous blogger who can't even live in the moment without blogging it." I will try to avoid that though, but when I'm famous these old entries will be hilarious to read, I'll just bet.

I just watched Hannah Montana and Naturally Sadie. I feel like I always hated both those shows, but then Rebeka comes along and Disney Channel is all I watch. Oh God I am so lame. Oh Well, maybe I can be a Disney Channel star. It clearly doesn't take much talent, or good looks, I guess I'm a shoe-in. Wow I feel super lame. Time for a poll. Raise your hand if you think Kirsten is a loser! -every hand in the world goes up-


So as a last comment, you should download something by Sing It Loud, or better yet, buy their EP, and wait for the CD to come out, because they are super good, saw them live on the 19th, they had so much energy and talent, and Nate even came to talk to me and my friend. Well, Peace Out.

Fuck My Life!

So, all summer I have been so excited because I was most likely going to get to see my friend Eric in E-Town. His soccer team needed one more win to get to E-town in August, but Eric's ankle was injured and he couldn't PLAY. What the fuck? It's not his fault, clearly, but it's kind of devastating. Nothing is working out the way I want it to this summer. First, Warped tour was destroyed by my sisters excessive spending, then I couldn't even stay the night in E-Town after the concert, I didn't get hired at Staples, and now I don't get to see Eric.

I have nothing left to look forward to. Life sucks, and then you die. At least I have friends in Cold Lake this summer, I mean besides Brenna :S Because she lives so far out I can't see her very much, man I miss that girl! Note to self : Call Brenna to chill this week before she goes to B.C.

Well, I guess this will be the last entry of the day, as it is the fourth. I can see why people are addicted to these things. I guess I am going for BLOGGER OF THE YEAR! represent, represent!

Peace Out Party People.

Awhhhhh!


All I want out of life, is a music career and an English Bulldog that I will buy as a puppy, and name Winston.

Your Mission.....

Ever seen mission impossible?
Well, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is the following:

I am currently compiling the best 100 songs in the history of the world in one single playlist.
What I need you to do, is log on to MSN, and send me the MP3 files of one or two of your personal favourites, which will then be possible choices for my list.

Sound good?
Perfect.
xox
Kirstunn MacInnismith

Oh Man.

So on Friday, Pete Wentz posted a song off of TAI's new CD. The song is His Girl Friday, and oh boy is it ever good. I know that I had a terrible week, and yet that one song had the power to pull me out of a horrible slump. Music is just so comforting, but at the same time not, because if it doesn't take you out of your comfort zone is it really worth it? I mean who wants everything to be the same, and reliable all the time? Reliability is comforting, but who wants to know what to expect all the time? Not I, that's for sure.

The thing about music is that it can keep most people going. When I was temping at Staples all it took to cheer me up was the right song, my friend Beka and I even assembled a Staples playlist and brought speakers. It made the days go by so much faster. It's amazing what the right song can do.

So here is my challege of the day. Name just ONE song that can make you feel better when you are down. I'll name one as well.

"Slow Motion (Third Eye Blind Cover) by Brendon Urie" His voice sounds so great, and his piano playing skills are so enviable, I suggest you go illegally download that track immediately.