Aerosmith. Good. Verily.

Their newest video from Just Push Play ("Fly Away From Here") is completely awesome. Made like a live-action japanese mecha movie (like Hakaiden) except with an American touch of added action and, frankly, far better done. Regardless, they do have all the requisite characters for a mecha storyline: human-like combat robots, one female pilot with her male rival duking it out above a heavily concentrated urban city and in the atmosphere, and an "evil head guy" complete with striped suit, cane, glasses, who transforms into a rock-angel in the end. Yes, am liking much.

Spent the majority of driver's ed today writing lyrics/poems in a yellow notebook. Filled one page with just one-line phrases that might be inspiration for a song.

"Keeping the dream alive when the dreamer dies."
"It's harder to keep to yourself in an empty room."
"Setting up Christmas lights in the middle of July."
"Laying under a blanket of incense smoked."
"Plucking roses from water vases."
"Licking the lies off your fingertips like chocolate shake off french fries in the cool summer shade."

... to name a few of the more notable ones. I've already written half a song from a line my friend Lauren said.

Ugh. Noticed something while watching MTV late at night. (yes, I know I should know better) With the wave of female pop singers/sex bombs, I've discovered the very first big one: Mariah Carey. Cringe. Back in the mid 90's when she was big no one cared to notice how slutish she looked. Then again, no one really complained much.

Speaking of which, I remember something my dad said about one of her videos (where she's floating on a pillar) : "See, that's where kids these days get the idea to have sex early." Funny to note since he'd never say that now. The move to Las Vegas has been a good one for all the family... well, maybe mom's not too thrilled to be living with the mother-in-law (who would) and grandma doesn't like the fact that I'm tearing down the good boy image she has of me. But hey, if she can't deal, she shouldn't have associated me with being an angel in the first place.

"I wish I was born to suit you better."