Once I was old enough to make my own musical decisions, I did. When I was 8, I started listening to 97.9 The Box, a mainstream rap station. Then when I was 10, I switched schools and listened to 104 KRBE, which was Top 40 all the way. But before all that, before I knew how to change the dial myself, I listened to whatever my parents listened to. I remember birthday parties, holidays, family reunions on my mom’s side of the family, and the same thumping beat and accordions. …

That’s right, at least. Four times. All in one sitting.

I won’t get into detail about the current status of my personal life except to say that I’m sorry to those I’ve disappointed.
In other news, I have been mingling with as many people as possible since I’ve been back in school. I recently started talking to a 36-year-old man who, I thought, was just an IT guy. After getting drinks, I discover he used to be married to an Indian chick (white guys and their fetishes, you know) for 13 years. We have something in common, I thought.
“We were swingers.”
This …

After trying in vain for so many years to earn some kind of acceptance within my family, I started to think that it didn’t matter what I did because I didn’t deserve my father’s love, or any kind of appreciation for my hard work. This notion was only furthered by some of my early relationships where I put forth every effort to make a girl fall in love with me, and then, with the flip of a switch, I became an enemy, I was cheated on and treated like garbage. …

It’s the only thing that stuck with me from the other night. Constantly being told you can’t do something, from both your mother and father, can be damaging to some people, especially for kids. When I was younger, I looked up to my brother a lot. It was crazy. I was his shadow, and he let me be. I guess I was about 8 or 9, and a little album called “Dookie” was out. When I hear it, I think of my brother and how he and his friends blasted …

Well, to be fair, I don’t think they’re ALL making mistakes. I’ve dated the girls that are marrying other people, and the other day, someone asked me if I thought it was weird. Four ex-girlfriends are going to commit the rest of their lives to other men. Is it weird? Nah. They’re all great girls, and they’re going to make their boyfriend/fiance very happy. It isn’t weird because we’ve had our time, and I didn’t think they were the right girls for me. They understood this, which is why it’s …

His name is my name too. The first thing I noticed about this guy was how much he sounded like a less whiny Kevin Devine. There a bunch of songs you can download for free on his ReverbNation page, so go crazy and add some new music on your iPod.