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Lets get things started for real. I’m going to get serious about posting my musical endeavors on tumblr, and hopefully soon I’ll have a myspace up and running and get this all in one spot.
This is a song I wrote last semester back when I didn’t know what I was doing (though I’m not sure if I exactly know now….) In any case, this was my first song that I was proud of, and I was very glad to have my good friend Erin Corgan to sing vocals for me.
So in the future look for more songs or song ideas to get uploaded, and maybe if I get good enough, I’ll even start doing these on the same day every week so you could look forward to it, who knows. So without further ado (though this isn’t new for some of you):
Flying - John Giardiniere
Stand Too Close - Motion City Soundtrack.
I”m not normally a MCS fan, but this song is not only catchy as all get out, it’s also incredibly honest. I really like this song.
Barenaked Ladies are my favorite band.
Surprising? Maybe a little for some people, but those of you who ever asked me what my favorite band was, that’s what I’ve always said. I love their catchy melodies, their awesome harmonies, their tongue in cheek lyrics…I love it all. The reason I’m actually taking a moment to say this is because they just released a single for their new album coming out in march, and I think it’s an absolutely fantastic song that even non-bnl fans can enjoy too. So if any of you have a moment, I think it’d be worth your while to follow the link at the bottom. It might just put you in a nice relaxed mood.
-John
P.S. (the player for the song is at the bottom of the page)
So I’ve joined yet another hip new site, I am on the forefront of coolness, everybody look at me!
In actuality, I think I might actually really enjoy using this site, saying things in as many words as I want. I even have a topic to talk about already!
So lately I’ve been thinking more about what it means to “make the most of my college experience”, and I’ve come to somewhat of a realization. When I came back from break last week I started noticing more and more how everyone at JMU’s lives are consumed with groups and organizations. People can’t squeeze in an hour here or there to do something fun during the week because X group and Y group are meeting back to back, and heaven forbid you miss a meeting! While some people love that kind of life (and more power to them, I’m not judging those people) I’ve never been an organization kind of person. I’m much more content doing my own thing, unstructured. This has never been a problem for me, or bothered me at all, but that all changed when I started looking through my resume trying to beef it up. Why you ask? Simple:
Employers love organizations.
They must assume anyone who isn’t head of 10 different groups to be spending all their time either drinking or studying, and not broadening their horizons. My problem with this is that I do many fun things in my free time, most of which have made me a better person, but none of them I can stick on a resume. Take my band for example: for anyone who doesn’t know, I started playing with Casey Cavanagh at the beginning of the year, and I’m having the time of my life. I’ve learned so much about music, people, networking and even myself that I could write essays on it. In the end though, I can’t put “I play in a rock band!” on my resume, because how could that ever prepare someone for a job?
I could give other examples of this, but this post is quickly becoming a wall-o-text, so I’ll just sum this up with my realization of last night: I don’t care. It’s not that I don’t want to be hired, or look good to an employer, I’m just over the hype that is “the perfect resume” and everyone’s obsession with a stupid piece of paper. I’ll find a job, and if I don’t like it, I’ll find another. Life’s going to work out, and I don’t need to do 100 things I don’t want to just so I can look good on paper. I’m loving my life right now, and I’m planning on keeping it that way.
