a capella fever

after checking out this hilar vid of the uc berkeley male a capella group noteworthy (not to be confused w/ BYU's straight-laced-but-pretty-rockin' female a capella group noteworthy who appear on the NBC show The Sing-Off) (and no, Federal Trade Commission, i don't get paid for plugging that show) (where was i?)...

anyhow, here's a slew of a capella videos i unearthed while browsing around youtube. take a look/listen & enjoy!

[uc santa cruz acquire a cappella - i'm on a boat]

FLIPPY FLOPPIES. hilarious and safe for singing along. here's a NSFW language version of the song, performed by the same group.

[uc berkeley decadence - dr. horrible medley]

with my freeze-ray i will stop. the world.

[uc santa cruz cloud 9 - kids & poker face]

weezer did it first @ the paramount party, but still. two of my fave songs in one medley = fabulous!

[uc berkeley decadence - hear you me]

jimmy eat world. a classic, obvi.

[uc berkeley noteworthy - SOAP]

the song that will never die...

speaking of The Sing-Off show... you should watch it and vote for The Socals. thanks!

for every inch we get, we need a mile more

back from hellogoodbye at the glasshouse in pomona.
forrest was having vocal probs. literally. 3rd or so song in, he was like "I LOST MY VOICE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT. I WAS UP HERE THE WHOLE TIME BUT I LOST IT." poor dude :( they finished up as best they could (i think they still played a nearly full set), it was still a dance party (with the dancing banana, beer, burger, etc. on stage at the end), as per usual. wish i had my cam- the stage was all lit up with at least 3 big xmas trees, a few little ones, a herd of light-up reindeer, and some "snow" covering stuff. good times minus the voice-losing.

last thurs, the 21st, the outline/ william tell @ hob anaheim. basically, william tell was gorgeous, although he had really odd pants on.. whatever. the dude is attractive. and i was rude to the outline. i guess i might've been asking for the threatening beer-pouring on head.. or the face punching.. or the screaming-in-face-and-running away. i embarassed e, and aromee and alee made some new friends. awesome as usual.

ya show recaps aren't all that fun when there are no pix. i did finally finish my cobra ones both from the sd ipayone show and the snakes on a plane show. holler at productivity. i'm going to get cracking on patd (sd) and falloutboy (from soap).

[cobra starship @ snakes on a plane soundtrack party - key club - august 16, 2006]
here are some faves:
i thought this one was kinda rad.
and little did i know that when i blogged about my elijah wood sighting, someone would find it and post it in an ljcomm! dude, i finally feel like i've made it in life. i was wondering why someone had ended up on this blog when they googled "elijah wood" and now i know. props to whoever found this blog, haha. fyi, it was him. for sures.

i totes stole this from someone: happy holla-days!

at usc, we're not snobs. we're just better than you.

in honor of cobra starship's cd coming out today + in honor of the radness that is usc (alma materrrrrr), i present "snakes on a plane" by the trojan marching band.

via cobrastarship myspace bulletin.

this is not an lol matter

two updates in one day, aren't we lucky.
wtf awes. SNAKES ON A PIANO. xoxo dash mao.


ps. finally put up the sounds photos here.

"black mamba is a deadly, venomous, sexy snake"

guess you learn something new everyday. i'll bet you thought i'd stop talking about snakes on a plane already. right? right?

nope.


i rly should go study. sorry. photos will have to wait. except.. one.

[felix rodriguez - the sounds - wiltern - august 19, 2006]

i promise i'll work on some next weekend. PROMISE.
ps. four reasons why october will be amazing. 1) bamboozle left (i maintain that pomona does NOT count as an "la" date for jm); 2) my chemical romance - the black parade; 3) cobra starship - while the city sleeps.. we rule the streets; 4) the killers - sam's town. holla.

we got a free upgrade for snakes on a plane

**I REALIZE THIS IS A LATE POST. the combo of this show + photos + orientation (among other things) has killed me.

[snakes on a plane soundtrack party - key club - august 16, 2006]
on wednesday, at the key club, my little emo heart exploded and will never be put back together again. i told someone before the show that "the entire world" was going to be there, to which he replied, "the key club isn't big enough to hold the whole world." which is true. so i responded "well MY world will be in that room." friend-friends. show/jm friends. "work" friends. everyone else. and then, of course, the who's who of the scene world. scene queens. and thesounds. jacksmannequin. theacademyis williambeckett. gymclassheroes. cobrastarship. falloutboy. ALL IN ONE TINY VENUE. if panic! was there i probably would've passed out. literally.

the lineup was awes (the sounds, gym class acoustic, jack's acoustic, william solo, cobrastarship with all the guestmembers, then fall out boy). i was all ready with my photopass when of course, i have a battery malfunction issue. backup batteries are of no use either. after a pretty major freakout session, it was resolved. i have to thank e and irene for dealing with me and helping me out in every way they could. i have to thank the staff and security at key club for being so nice. and the guy at the liquor store on the corner of doheny and sunset. i almost hugged him as he sold me the batteries, but i just told him that he had just saved my life. without you all.. there would be no photoblog today.

1. maja is amazing. but you knew that already.
2. gym class heroes, i missed part of their set.. but the best was when patrick stump came out to sing cupid's chokehold, the scene kids are freaking out, and irene texts me "who is that guy from?" 3. i tried not to look too excited during jack's, but who am i kidding? someone from buzznet snapped a photo of me while i was geeking out. 4. apparently i looked like a scene kid and not some official photog b/c i must've been asked at least 5 times if i had a media pass.
5. william beckett. messing up the words to attention. interrupted by travis. and gabe. the kids singing along to EVERY WORD. i didn't care how stupid i looked. the entire room singing an entire first part of the song up till the chorus, and william just standing back in awe. THAT IS LOVE. then he was like "alright i'm going to sing it now." **lighting sucked hxc during his set :(6. cobrastarship. the snakes song killed me. i died. and then my camera decided that it was in love with william beckett. 7. fall out boy. that was ridiculous. i could feel the venue floor shaking and the kids going absolutely nuts. NUTS. some dudes who were geeking out to fall out boy later tried to hit on me. haha sorry guys. and i'm sure everyone would love to argue that they suck and that they sold out and pete wentz is.. blah blah. but you know what, they put on an amazing show. they love their fans. they love playing for them. i sang along to every word i knew. (bad picture, but how happy does he look? he has the best smile.)

bought the cheap champagne, we're going down in flames

via myspaceeeeeee bulletin (tai and cobra starship)

Stalkers and Gawkers,

The tables have been turned and now its your turn to be blinded by the flashing lights. For all you little prince and princesses attending the super serpentine show at The Key Club on Wednesday (8/16) in L.A. get ready to get your picture taken. That's right, this aint no average red carpet dilly. Yep, I said it, RED CARPET. Fans will have the chance to walk down the red carpet and be interviewed by Mr. Beckett, Mr. McCoy and Mr. Saporta. So make sure the stalkerazzi gets your best angle - dress accordingly and get ready to be all over page 6.

yea, don't even pretend you're too scene to be excited.

my love is a fast song

school starts in less than 13 days which kind of sucks. i should probably quit whining about it though, since i chose to go back. however.. it'll be okay b/c orientation week coincides with COBRA STARSHIP/SoaP WEEK (and rhonda's bday on the 15th). aka i see them a bunch and my final send off is the sounds show @ the wiltern. hollaaa

rob and i went insane about a week ago.
rob (10:29:54 PM): well the external hard drive isn't more likely to die than the one in your computer
rob (10:30:06 PM): as long as you don't play frisbee with the external case
rob (10:30:08 PM): do you?
me (10:30:11 PM): oh crap.. i just played ultimate today
me (10:30:19 PM): asdl;fhlksdhsdlkhf
rob (10:30:20 PM): argh dammit
me (10:30:23 PM): i know. it didn't say NOT TO on the instructions!
rob (10:30:32 PM): its not even circular!
me (10:30:38 PM): OMG NO WAY
me (10:30:40 PM): sh*t. this is news to me
rob (10:30:51 PM): its ok, it happens to the best of us
me (10:30:54 PM): FRISBEES HAVE TO BE CIRCULAR?!!!!
me (10:30:57 PM): goodness. i have been living a lie.. all of these years!
rob (10:31:12 PM): i thought a trace amount of uranium behind a 30 pound lead brick wasn't too radioactive
* please keep in mind that we both graduated from USC. with like, degrees (electrical engineering and business).

i don't know about you, but that snakes on a plane soundtrack is (creepily) infecting every part of my life right now. everything comes full circle, i guess.

haven't we heard this song about a thousand times before

oh well.
mildly obsessed would be an understatement. it makes me happy.

steve aoki (dj kid millionaire)

was the answer. everyone loses so i get all the cookies.

continuing on with my obsession with/love for snakes on a plane..
william beckett who is actually a snake on a plane who is actually.. samuel l jackson?!
thnx eric.

planes made her feel like she could get away

OH. MY. GOD. x 2.

ps. gone to the midwest (iowa and ohio) till next wed. l8r sk8rs.

i'm gonna make it out alive

OH. MY. GOD.
so i've basically waited for this uhh since forev.
hahahaha
www.myspace.com/cobrastarship
listener discretion advised for the first 13 seconds.

oh pilot can you help me.. with these snakes on a mfing plane

remix of the jack's mannequin song bruised is going to be on the snakes on a plane soundtrack. (so now everyone knows why i'm not emo anymore. joke. emo4ev) along with:
a new song by cobra starship [gabe from midtown with william from the academy is.., maja from the sounds, and travis from gym class heroes] and remixes of panic, fall out boy, etc. LET'S GET THESE TEEN HEARTS BEATING FASTER.

LOL SNAKES ON A MFING PLANE. please watch it, i promise your life will be better.

umm hi william beckett.

i'll spare yall the pete wentz photos but they're all over here on the misshapes site. [bamboozle afterparty]

snakes on a plane (bring it)

sidekicktres party photos.
can you spot paris, nicole, mischa and adam?
+10 if you can id any more starlets.

and
some of my fave band peeps. in one photo. in one music video. more here on mtv.com.

my emo heart is so happy it's going to burst.

more snakes news later.