i really wanna know

i don't practice santeria,
i ain't got no crystal ball.

i've been listening to shitloads of ska music lately, and i must say it's been putting me in a better mood - there's just something about the offbeat, high chords and the general positive sound of the music that makes me wanna smile and jump around. it also reminds me of summer - which is ending in less than a week, sadly - so that's a nice touch. taylor, jay and i worked on a few songs on sunday and they coincidentally ended up having ska-ish properties to it: there's offbeat strumming, high string chords and i'm even playing a fuckin' ukulele for one of the songs. it sounded better with one - don't ask me why!
so yeah, back to my new obsession - i've been listening to bands like sublime, less than jake, save ferris, reel big fish, illScarlett (whom i've seen life a few days ago, amazing) and others and it's been helping me amp up for school. starting in a new place with a new program and new people isn't exactly inviting - especially when taylor and jay keep telling me that the people in my program are douches...then again you kinda expect it from journalism broadcast - so at least i'll have some sort of diversion when i'm dealing with everything. plus taylor and jay said they'll be around to bother, so i guess i have them too.
being sick at the end of summer sucks balls - i've got the whole congestion thing going on with the chest, nose and head and it sucks 'cause i'm leaving for new york on thursday morning. i was hoping to have a FUN few days before school starts, but this freaking cold won't go away! ugh...tylenol, don't fail me now...