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I saw Howie Day on Monday at the Tate Center, and I'm sorry to say, despite glowing reviews from several people that I have great respect for, I was less than impressed.
Granted, he has a very pleasant voice, and all the layering (for the unfamiliar, he lays down percussion, bass, voice tracks and guitar lines while on stage to play over) was pretty, and I'm sure takes skill (because if you've seen it done wrong before, you know it can be very wrong), but ultimately, it was monotonous and I was bored. I also had a really hard time connecting to him, which is something I need out of that type of show, a single person on stage with the guitar. I will not being seeing Howie Day again, but if someone bought me the CD I have the feeling I would hold onto it. He's not bad at all, he's just not great. However, for $4 I got to spend an evening out and see several people that I know, so I felt it was productive. I also finally formed my own opinion on Howie Day.
An aside: it's a shame that it is so easy for me to articulate what I don't like about an artist, yet if I'm really passionate about music it leaves me speechless. Hmmm.
I came home after my History class today I slept the remainder of the day away (until 6:45, actually), which is the easy explaination of why I'm awake right now. If only it were so easy to explain away everyday. Why is it no problem to fall asleep in the middle of the day but at night I just stare at the ceiling for hours?
I joined Blogsnob, so from now on under the Cliques/Rings section on the main page of the journal, there will be cute little text ads from other people's journals, and in turn text ads for my journal will pop up other places. This is all pending approval, of course, but from the sites that are already in it I'm fairly certain that I'll get in too. Makes sure to check out those other sites, and maybe sign up if you want ads too.
Coming up—Thanksgiving (and the visit of older sister Heather) in two weeks. Between then and now:
You are reading the life, times, and general musings of Jenna Tollerson. I am an independent web developer living in and around Athens, Georgia, USA. [read more]
