Listening to: Green Day Time of your Life/ Good Riddance
Thinking about: Why blogs are called posts? Seriously, did a postman invent them or something?
Something random: My guitar's sitting on my lap as I type..
Looking at: The computer, obviously.
Wondering: what is the point of this post?
Time: 12.11 now.
Day: Sunday 31 July 2011 AD. (12 minutes ago it was yesterday!)
Playlist of the day: Woken to Bullet for my Valentine, did band practice to Journey and Bryan Adams (as well as Mayday haha), studied to Relient K and Luke Thompson, studied some more to Muse, and then finished it off with Green Day.
Recently viewed: The tv for the first time in ages! The Curious Case of Benjeman Button was on - alright but a little bit long, and not really my type of movie.
Wishing: That next week wasn't school, and that people would get along better. Oh and that it wasn't 12.16 - what happened to not staying up too late?
Parting words: That was random
Jordan
Ps I think I'm tired. That has to be the second weirdest blog I've posted this year. Think I've been on Facebook to much!
Music
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
movies
I don't usually blog about these, but I've seen a couple in the last few days, and here's my opinion on them all. So if you get reeeeeally bored, you can go to the video store and get them out. That is if you trust my judgement haha. Just saying, I know more about music than movies. But every now and then, I like watching a good flick, and I used to want to be a movie director so yeah. Anyway, heres my thoughts..
(Ps if you want some actual decent advice about movies, go here:
http://filmjunkie25.blogspot.com/)
-Fantastic 4
I thought this movie was pretty alright. Then again, that just be because I like pretty much anything with superheroes in it :D . Like most superhero movies, its always slow to get started though, because it has to explain just how the heroes got their powers.
-The Mechanic
Didn't like this movie. It was reeeeal slow moving at times, then suddenly got either extremely bloody, or...lets just say inapropriate. Wouldn't recomend it at all.
-Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
It was definitely more action packed than the first one, but I'd seen half of it already so I spent that first half satisfying my facebook addiction haha.
-I am Number 4
This was a great movie. Not nearly as mind-blowing as Inception or as beautifully made as Lord of the Rings (my two favourite movies) but really just enjoyable. Had the right amounts of action, and a decent plot. (Plus it has superpowered aliens fighting each other: what more could you want?) :D
-Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Despite being mildly confused about the title (am I the only one who thinks it should be called Dark Side of the moon?), this was actually surprisingly good. And I mean surprisingly because I wasn't expecting anything great after the 2nd one. Also it was cool watching it in the new 3D - its really quite impressive! (Oh and on top of that it had a pretty decent soundtrack - trust me to notice the music!)
Anyway, thats all for now, so night everybody
Jordan
(Ps if you want some actual decent advice about movies, go here:
http://filmjunkie25.blogspot.com/)
-Fantastic 4
I thought this movie was pretty alright. Then again, that just be because I like pretty much anything with superheroes in it :D . Like most superhero movies, its always slow to get started though, because it has to explain just how the heroes got their powers.
-The Mechanic
Didn't like this movie. It was reeeeal slow moving at times, then suddenly got either extremely bloody, or...lets just say inapropriate. Wouldn't recomend it at all.
-Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
It was definitely more action packed than the first one, but I'd seen half of it already so I spent that first half satisfying my facebook addiction haha.
-I am Number 4
This was a great movie. Not nearly as mind-blowing as Inception or as beautifully made as Lord of the Rings (my two favourite movies) but really just enjoyable. Had the right amounts of action, and a decent plot. (Plus it has superpowered aliens fighting each other: what more could you want?) :D
-Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon
Despite being mildly confused about the title (am I the only one who thinks it should be called Dark Side of the moon?), this was actually surprisingly good. And I mean surprisingly because I wasn't expecting anything great after the 2nd one. Also it was cool watching it in the new 3D - its really quite impressive! (Oh and on top of that it had a pretty decent soundtrack - trust me to notice the music!)
Anyway, thats all for now, so night everybody
Jordan
hello (again)
Having a mean holiday so far! Been so busy doing tons of awesome stuff, that I haven't really even had time to do my tonload of homework! (Homework in the holidays is actually the worst thing ever, so I'm glad I haven't been able to do it!)
Anyway, turns out our lovely friends (who we're staying with) have wi-fi, so I decided to keep up with my intention of blogging more by posting a couple of blogs about our travels.
The first full day we had here we went up to the mountain and drove/hiked to the ski fields where we slid down the slopes on some random rubbish bags we were given and this real estate sign which we found on the side of the road. :) I thought we'd look like fools but turns out tons of other people had them too. Strange. Must be a New Zealand thing haha. Anyway, it wasn't really the most comfortable way to travel. The snow always somehow manages to get up your pants and freeze your legs off, and you are continuously falling off. Not to mention the fact we were all underprepared and none of us, except my little sister, had brought any gloves. So our hands kinda got a bit cold.
But apart from those minor inconviences, it was really awesome. Totally random, but lots of fun.
Hope you guys are all having a good week. Drop us a line and tell us how you've been going
Jordan
Anyway, turns out our lovely friends (who we're staying with) have wi-fi, so I decided to keep up with my intention of blogging more by posting a couple of blogs about our travels.
The first full day we had here we went up to the mountain and drove/hiked to the ski fields where we slid down the slopes on some random rubbish bags we were given and this real estate sign which we found on the side of the road. :) I thought we'd look like fools but turns out tons of other people had them too. Strange. Must be a New Zealand thing haha. Anyway, it wasn't really the most comfortable way to travel. The snow always somehow manages to get up your pants and freeze your legs off, and you are continuously falling off. Not to mention the fact we were all underprepared and none of us, except my little sister, had brought any gloves. So our hands kinda got a bit cold.
But apart from those minor inconviences, it was really awesome. Totally random, but lots of fun.
Hope you guys are all having a good week. Drop us a line and tell us how you've been going
Jordan
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Songs coming out of our ears!
I literally spent all of yesterday playing music!
First of all we practiced for our gig at Wings of Worship (which was pretty awesome by the way!). Then after that we spent a couple of hours writing a metal-esque song which we haven't quite finished, but sounds pretty mean. It's more of a hardcore song than metal, but yeah :)
Then after all that I had a short break before it was over to Hosanna Baptist to go soundcheck, then about an hour later we were rocking it up on stage! Seriously, playing live is so amazing. Dosn't matter where you are, how many people are watching, how small or big the venue (that one was the smallest stage I've ever played on though!) - it's just the best feeling ever to play songs that you helped write to people and see their response to it! I truly believe the best part about music is sharing it!
When we got home, we had some tea then I started mucking around on my guitar, trying to play a bit of Green Day. Then I got a little bit distracted playing around with this nice little guitar part I'd made up (albiet slightly inspired by the song 'Blackbird' by the Beattles). And BAM! The words just came to my head, and next thing you know I'm just sitting there plucking out and singing one of the most amazing songs I've ever written!
It's quite funny how inspiration sneaks up on you like that.
Anyway, this song is about a whole bunch of stuff I've been through in the last couple of months. I'm not afraid of saying that life's been a bit hard, and sometimes it seems that unless I pretend I'm ok, I'll fall to pieces.
Actually though, I've been in some really hard and dark spaces, and although I think I'm coming out the other end, life still is pretty tough at the moment. So this song is about all this inner turmoil I've been under. It's kind of all explained in the title: Symphony of the Heart [10.50 pm]
The [10.50 pm] is a reference to the actual time that I wrote it, and the title means just what it says. This is what my heart has been wanting to say for awhile now, it's just that music is the only way I can properly express what it's feeling. This song is my expression to the world, and although half of the people I play it to will not understand just how much of my thoughts this song explains, I hope and pray there's something in there you can all relate to. Cos that's why I write music: because maybe, just maybe, some of the people out there feel the same about things as I do.
So here's the song. Hope you like it - and hope I get to play it to you one day!
SYMPHONY OF THE HEART [10.50 PM]
It's the quiet before the storm/ It's all I hear when I wake in the morning/ For a moment I pretend it's fine/ Then the loneliness hit's me again/ (This time it feels like the end)
And all this time, you could've been mine, if you'd wanted to/ And all the pages of my heart, I pulled out for you/ And they want to talk, but i'm sick of talking/ When our words mean so little/ Why can't the songs tell our stories instead?
I saw you rise like morning glory/ I watched you fall in all your shame/ Why did I expect better from you?/ You're only human and we all fall/ (Still I wish the story was different after all)
You've got nowhere to go, and no way to get there/ Still, hold onto hope or you'll drown in despair/ Just keep holding on when it's all you can do/ Just keep holding on, it's not over for you
(c) Copyright Mayday 2011
Jordan
Ps Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the song! We always love to hear from you!
Come on - it'll make our day! :)
First of all we practiced for our gig at Wings of Worship (which was pretty awesome by the way!). Then after that we spent a couple of hours writing a metal-esque song which we haven't quite finished, but sounds pretty mean. It's more of a hardcore song than metal, but yeah :)
Then after all that I had a short break before it was over to Hosanna Baptist to go soundcheck, then about an hour later we were rocking it up on stage! Seriously, playing live is so amazing. Dosn't matter where you are, how many people are watching, how small or big the venue (that one was the smallest stage I've ever played on though!) - it's just the best feeling ever to play songs that you helped write to people and see their response to it! I truly believe the best part about music is sharing it!
When we got home, we had some tea then I started mucking around on my guitar, trying to play a bit of Green Day. Then I got a little bit distracted playing around with this nice little guitar part I'd made up (albiet slightly inspired by the song 'Blackbird' by the Beattles). And BAM! The words just came to my head, and next thing you know I'm just sitting there plucking out and singing one of the most amazing songs I've ever written!
It's quite funny how inspiration sneaks up on you like that.
Anyway, this song is about a whole bunch of stuff I've been through in the last couple of months. I'm not afraid of saying that life's been a bit hard, and sometimes it seems that unless I pretend I'm ok, I'll fall to pieces.
Actually though, I've been in some really hard and dark spaces, and although I think I'm coming out the other end, life still is pretty tough at the moment. So this song is about all this inner turmoil I've been under. It's kind of all explained in the title: Symphony of the Heart [10.50 pm]
The [10.50 pm] is a reference to the actual time that I wrote it, and the title means just what it says. This is what my heart has been wanting to say for awhile now, it's just that music is the only way I can properly express what it's feeling. This song is my expression to the world, and although half of the people I play it to will not understand just how much of my thoughts this song explains, I hope and pray there's something in there you can all relate to. Cos that's why I write music: because maybe, just maybe, some of the people out there feel the same about things as I do.
So here's the song. Hope you like it - and hope I get to play it to you one day!
SYMPHONY OF THE HEART [10.50 PM]
It's the quiet before the storm/ It's all I hear when I wake in the morning/ For a moment I pretend it's fine/ Then the loneliness hit's me again/ (This time it feels like the end)
And all this time, you could've been mine, if you'd wanted to/ And all the pages of my heart, I pulled out for you/ And they want to talk, but i'm sick of talking/ When our words mean so little/ Why can't the songs tell our stories instead?
I saw you rise like morning glory/ I watched you fall in all your shame/ Why did I expect better from you?/ You're only human and we all fall/ (Still I wish the story was different after all)
You've got nowhere to go, and no way to get there/ Still, hold onto hope or you'll drown in despair/ Just keep holding on when it's all you can do/ Just keep holding on, it's not over for you
(c) Copyright Mayday 2011
Jordan
Ps Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the song! We always love to hear from you!
Come on - it'll make our day! :)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
upcomings...
Got two shows this weekend - check the Shows list on the right side of our page for further details. :)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
the short blog as compared to the long blog
Either blog can make good reading material. The short one will just take less time to read
(and write!).
Seriously though, one of these days I will actually go on a proper posting spree and give this blog it's due worth! Something which hasn't really been done in a long time!
Anyway, I hope you guys are all enjoying our lovely winter we've been having! One of the good side effect of winter is the weather gives you a good excuse to be lazy and sit in front of the fire reading books...which is pretty much what I've been doing in the last few days! Unfortunately I've got the other side effect of winter which is the cold. :( So can't say I've had a very enjoyable time lately. My voice has been pretty much totally destroyed and now Daniels got it too so sufficent to say we haven't been doing to much band practice lately either.
On the plus side there's been quite a few exciting stuff happened here since Rockquest, like some new ideas floating around, a half-song which is starting to sound awesome, and now we've even got ourselves a gig in the next week before the holidays!
So it's kind of a bit late now for me to be writing to much. Got a little bit distracted playing 'Blackbird' on my guitar for a bit and now it's already five past ten. Better hit the hay before it gets any later. Oh, and before you go, please drop a comment in to tell us how things are going in your part of the world, and what you love and hate most about winter. Would be lovely to hear from you.
Thanks, and I promise I'll get round to that significant blog post one of these days!
Jordan
(and write!).
Seriously though, one of these days I will actually go on a proper posting spree and give this blog it's due worth! Something which hasn't really been done in a long time!
Anyway, I hope you guys are all enjoying our lovely winter we've been having! One of the good side effect of winter is the weather gives you a good excuse to be lazy and sit in front of the fire reading books...which is pretty much what I've been doing in the last few days! Unfortunately I've got the other side effect of winter which is the cold. :( So can't say I've had a very enjoyable time lately. My voice has been pretty much totally destroyed and now Daniels got it too so sufficent to say we haven't been doing to much band practice lately either.
On the plus side there's been quite a few exciting stuff happened here since Rockquest, like some new ideas floating around, a half-song which is starting to sound awesome, and now we've even got ourselves a gig in the next week before the holidays!
So it's kind of a bit late now for me to be writing to much. Got a little bit distracted playing 'Blackbird' on my guitar for a bit and now it's already five past ten. Better hit the hay before it gets any later. Oh, and before you go, please drop a comment in to tell us how things are going in your part of the world, and what you love and hate most about winter. Would be lovely to hear from you.
Thanks, and I promise I'll get round to that significant blog post one of these days!
Jordan
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