So We Are The Union...is like New Found Glory + Less Than Jake.
That's right, my favorite band from high school!
Except they're new and amazingly awesome.
They're a band that just makes me smile to the music but feel deep about the lyrics.
Top that with an energy that is just hard to beat, and well, you have a winner for the Alex:

Wow

Just...wow

I am exhausted.
There are some people in this world who need to learn that getting the last word isn't everything.

I love my job.
I don't love all the hours.
Sometimes I wish they had a nap scheduled into my day.
When I say sometimes, I mean all the time.

Don't laugh, I'm completely serious...part 8

I've been back home for four days, and never got to wrapping up my trip.
It was awesome. I think I need a vacation for a little bit though- I am knackered for real.
My car ride play list:
"Suiticide"- Pour Habit
"No Matter Where We Go...!"- Latterman
"Not Without a Fight"- New Found Glory
"Who We Are"- We Are the Union
"Losing Streak"- Less Than Jake
"Somewhere in the Between"- Streetlight Manifesto
"A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology"- The Menzingers
"Sink or Swim"- The Gaslight Anthem
"Sam"- The Sidekicks
"Hospitals"-Off With Their Heads
And then I went the the conference. Okay, I actually got lost and played the next two albums, but was so upset because I got lost that I didn't listen and considered them "unplayed."
"C I V I L W A R"- Dillinger Four
"Oh! Calcutta!"- The Lawrence Arms
"Little Brother"- Dead to Me
"Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers"- Lucero
"Los Feliz"-Chuck Ragan
"So Long, Soggy Dog"- The Sidekicks
"Resignation Day"- Banner Pilot
"Broadway Calls"- Broadway Calls

Good times.

It's opening day...let's go Mets!

Don't laugh, I'm completely serious...part 7

I am listening to Vernon Wall talking about Social Justice.
This constitutes a win.

Don't laugh, I'm completely serious...part 6

So you might be asking yourself- "Hey, why is this guy posting at 7:00am?"
I, on the other hand, am asking myself- "Hey, why are you up so damn early? You went to the Big Gay Dance last night!"
You see, ACPA has these socials on Monday night, and that last one is the Standing Committee for LGBTQ Affairs social. A number of years back, Allies started attending en masse and it got the tag line The Big Gay Dance.
It is big, and it is a dance, and yes, I suppose it is gay.
It was, however, an absolute blast, as is evidenced by the fact that I actually danced...a lot. I don't dance- I actually fear it in my day to day life since I have the rhythm a broken squiggle pen. However, just as ACPA allows our LGBTQ brethren to be who they really are without fear at these conferences, it allows people like me to make total fools out of themselves while cutting loose.
Of course, I want to go to sessions today, so that meant getting back at 1:40am for a 2:00am pass out has left me a bit tired now. But hey, it is definitely worth it.