Shaun wants to…

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With the new year approaching and my life in a state of numerous changes, it’s probably a good idea to get my goals for 2007 down on paper, or even better, my online web journal.

The biggest goal I have for myself is to finally get on stage alone and attempt to make people laugh. This of course is known as stand up comedy. I’ve had this goal ever since moving to Boston and every year I tell myself the same thing, just as I’m doing now, that this year is the year I’ll finally do it. This year is different though. I’m so sure that it is the year that if I don’t do it this year I will be letting the dream die and not pursuing it or thinking about it anymore. Do I really want to do it? Yes. Then why haven’t I? Beats me. Am I scared? Kinda. Scared of what? Well all my eggs are in 1 basket on this one. If I ultimately fail I need to find a new dream and a new thing to pursue, and that Shaun, is the most terrifying. So what? Exactly. So you’ll do it then? You bet. Living with not doing it is getting annoying and really, what’s the big deal. I’ve seen plenty of people succeed and fail. Just do it and shut up already.

Another goal is get another comedy group together. I’ve learned quite a bit from being involved with Tales from the Script and it’s also helped in getting me excited to do it again. I also have a lot of ideas for it before even starting so that’s also exciting. I can’t really start too much up until the Tales from the Script shows are over but until then I’ll be fleshing out ideas and getting things together to be able to show people what I have in mind.

Another goal is to take some kind of vocal lessons where I can 1) learn how to yell properly and 2) learn how to sing for real. One thing I retreat to when I’m bored or in a situation that is just not holding my attention is I’ll picture myself on stage, belting out a low growl before the breakdown kicks in then the place goes ape shit. I like making songs at home but they’re mostly instrumentals since I don’t know how to scream properly. Knowing how to really sing would be helpful with any performing I do too as well as stand up. I have some comedy song ideas I’d like to write but it’d also be nice to play them eventually too.

Hey 2007, I have come here to kick bubble gum and chew ass, and I’m all out of ass.

Write up to come soon, for now check out the pics!

I stood in line at 4:30AM on a Sunday morning. It was cold. I was with other people. We were all waiting for 1 thing. The new Nintendo Wii. Nothing exciting really happened except that I got my Wii. I was #62 of 69 possible Wiis that the Target I was at had. I also got Zelda, Marvel Alliance and Madden 07. I stayed awake the whole night before so I was pretty tired when I got home and just crashed. I played later in the day though and it was great.

So since this post is pretty boring I’ve attached a Nintendo themed video

So I’ve added a music section up top there. It’s basically a collection of songs I’ve made with bands or by myself. One has one of my college roommates singing on it and it’s probably my favorite one(Loving You Always). I had a college class about creativity or something and we had to do a project that incorporated 2 types of ways of being creative. My 2 types were music and drawing. I made a 4 song album, cd cover as well as the music, which was a blast to make and my roommate at the time wanted to do vocals for one of the songs. Well he was screaming at the top of his lungs right next to me in my room as I recorded and edited his parts. I was cracking up the whole time and I’m wondering if you listen close enough if you can hear me in the background trying not to laugh. Good times I say, those are the songs whose artist is College.

Next up is the band Mourn Makes Movement. I was in this band from 2002 – 2003, the same time I was living in Norwalk. It was fun and certainly helped me through my post 7 year relationship just ended depression. I felt worthless like no one liked me and all that stuff that happens when someone you’ve been with 7 years just kinda picks up and leaves, never to talk to you again. The people associated with this band brought me out of that. They laughed at my jokes and always told me they loved having me around, it made me feel like I was worth something. I contributed a good amount of riffs and ideas to the band as well as driving an hour each way to practice. I ate a lot of Wendy’s during that year. The band disbanded rather abruptly because of differences in shows and touring and what not. It was certainly fun while it lasted.

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