Well, shake it up, baby, now.

Wow, I'm so out of the loop here. I haven't been active in so long. I'm sorry :/ Haha, I miss you all and all of your creativity, intelligence, and humor so much. My laptop isn't working right now, but when it is, I promise I'll make an effort to be on here more often. Without my computer, I have to borrow my grammy's or my momma's, so my editing software isn't on theirs and yadda yadda yadda. But, maybe I'll be posting again soon.

ENOUGH ABOUT ME. I miss you all, and I'm gonna try and be on here more, woo!

How are all of you guys?
I miss you all :/

I don't know when I'll be back.
I make sure I check Buzz every once in a while to see everyone's posts, though :D

<3 See you around.

I'll be taking a break from Baby Buzz for a while. I'm not going to the high school that I thought I would be attending, instead I transferred to another school about a week before the school year begins. So, I'm swamped with work and I have no time to complete it in. I don't know just when I'll be back, but it won't be too long. Hell, I'll probably drop a few comments every now and then. I'm sure I'll be lurking around every once in a while, hahah. See ya later, Buzznet!

I haven't written in so long, it feels good to put pencil to paper again.
Even if I'm rusty.

****

Wipe my slate clean.
Rinse this foul flavor from my mouth.
The words that tumbled out did not belong to me.
They are foreign, and cannot be deciphered.
Live up to your lies, my expectations.
You can't break a heart that was never whole.
Love what will never return the favor.
Wise move, now it's my turn.
I'll shut the door on emotions I've never acknowledged.
Let them befriend dust in the warmth of shadows.
When the time comes, I'll unearth these feelings.
Wrap them up and top them with a bow.
A gift to someone more deserving.

Jennabear tagged me. Dun dun dunnn.

1)How are you at the moment?
I'm just fine. How are you?

2) Why?
Because I got three shots this morning, and I love getting shots.
Because it's raining, and thundering, and I'm hoping for a storm.
Because... what the fuck happened to the rain!? Fuck!!
Is it too late to change number one!?

3) Give me 5 bestest persons at buzz.
I'll give you as many as I want to, bitch.

SaraxGee, AnAmericanGod, TryingToFindTheWords, ImRadYo,
OneSixSix, TheSusieQ, NatalieGray, AshaAttack, LiveAndLove,
OunceOfWentz, Helen099, TwilightRaindropsand of course
BreeSays and PanasonicYouth.

4) Do you like yourself?
Yeah, I guess I'm not so bad.

5) What do you like to do in your free time?
Wreak havoc upon the state of New Jersey.

6) Do you think you're able to do everything you'd like to [right now, from that place, are you confident enough //not in future]?
I'm too young to be taken seriously enough.

7) Do you think fighting makes any sense?
Nah, but it's human nature to wanna killaskank.

8) Was last question clever?
No. And this question is not well-constructed, in my opinion.

9) Which places would you like to visit?
There are tons of them.

10) Honestly, give me one person from buzz, who made you feel special, like their friend?
The first person I really talked to on here was Savannah (TryingToFindTheWords), I believe, and she was so sweet. She gave me a good first impression of Buzznet :)

11) What's your mobile phone?
LG New Chocolate in blue!

12) Would you like to have (new) one?
Yeah, I've lost, broken, and replaced this phone way too many times.

13) Do you like to smile?
I smile a lot, but I don't really like my smile.

14) Write poems?
When I'm forced to.

15) Eat?
It's mandatory in order for my survival.

16) English?
I used to ride English. And Western. I also tend to speak the language. Fluently.

17) French?
I took it for two years. It makes me sound like I need a Kleenex.

18) Slovene?
What'd you call me?

19) Polish?
That's a nationality.

20) Sports?
I don't do those. Hahaha.

21) Internet?
More valuable to me than air. That was kind of a joke.

22) Do you think life gets better or worse day by day?
Depends on who you're talking about.

23) Are you nervous or calm person?
Calm.

24) Is there any message you'd like to tell the world?
Like, the world as it's own entity or everyone who lives in the world?

25) What's your favourite line in the song?
"Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips."

26) The cutest thing you've ever heard?
What Chris writes in Jamie's yearbook in Just Friends.

Haha, maybe not the cutest thing ever, but it's pretty damn funny.

27) Do you love your parents?
Of course.

28)What would you do if tomorrow is the last day of your life?
Plenty of illegal things.

29)Do you often think about death?
Not often, but I think about it. I don't like to.

30) Is this the last question?
You tell me.

I taggeth OneSixSix, AshaAttack, NatalieGray, TheSusieQ, LiveAndLove, and TwilightRaindrops. Have fun!

Englishtown, NJ - July 28, 2008

My P&S camera is broken, and I didn't have a photo pass and was therefore unable to bring my DSLR, so I was stuck with my cameraphone. I wasn't in too many crowds, anyways, so I didn't mind too much.

It was so hot out, so going inside a crowd and being tossed around in a mosh pit was not the most appealing plan. I spent more time meeting bands than I did watching them. Also, the times were kinda screwed up, resulting in me missing Mayday Parade, and most of The Devil Wears Prada, whom I watched from afar for a little while, since no one wanted to go in the crowd with me. Meh.

I did see 3OH!3, and they were amazing and hilarious. Plenty of choreographed dance sequences, booty-shaking, and amp-molesting. They sounded awesome, and put on such a great show, everyone in the crowd enjoyed it.

Whilst waiting for Nat and Sean, Bring Me the Horizon played on the adjacent stage. I had wanted to see them, but I didn't want to lose my spot in the 3OH!3 crowd. So, I listened, and they sounded pretty damn good. Oli asked everyone to form two circle pits around the sound booths, and gave the crowd a disclaimer: "It's kind of like the macarena.. Except you'll probably get hurt."

We left 3OH!3 early to my dismay, and went to the All Time Low set, but didn't go into the crowd. People are so bitchy in crowds, really. I can't stand that. So, people were being buttfaces and were giving me and my pals a hard time about getting anywhere in the mass of people, and we decided to just listen from afar. I didn't care, Warped was my fourth time seeing them live.

Mayday Parade played an acoustic set at the MySpace Tent, which we sat in on. It was pitch-perfect, a'course. Derek and Jake put on a great set. My friends made me leave that early to go to the All Time Low signing, which had the longest line. Again, I didn't really care, I've met the dudes before, blah blah. So, we didn't go in the line.

The Audition had a tiny crowd, and that made me ~*sad. They were completely amazing, though. Danny's voice is ridiculously beautiful. Yeah, beautiful. The man's vocal chords are a gift from the gods. And, he danced around stage, lifted up his shirt a little at times (Instructions for a Proper Reaction: Giggle, Swoon, Faint, Repeat). And Timmy totally had eye sex with me.

I neglected to mention how we wandered around merch tents before. We met Delicious and Chris, the merch dudes for All Time Low and Forever the Sickest Kids, respectively. I got pictures with them both, of course. Who needs band members? I'm all for the merch men. Anyways, I spent the day making Delicious famous and bringing him fans (I ran into him like six times. He was most definitely stalking me.), and Ci Ci Moneybags promised me I was his favorite fangirl. We pinky swore, and he tried doing this weird high five - jellyfish motion combination that I wasn't feeling. I let it slide, he's adorable. And the sweetest guy ever. My friend and I wrote on his little notepad, and then my sister and other friend basically mauled it, and he had to write everything over again. But he wasn't even mad. He was so awesome. Oh, and he doesn't wave. He makes a peace sign and wags it. Yeah, he's that cool.

Oh, and I got "Get Low" booty shorts from mah man Delicioso.

So, who did I meet at Warped?

Matt Good, singer of From First to Last. I think he was either super tired or had just woken up. I can't remember which. He refused to follow my advice and take a nap. He danced a little.

Derek Sanders, vocalist of Mayday Parade. We met him right after their set, which we missed. (Angry face) He was so nice, as per usual. Then, we met all of the band, at their signing. I told Brooks that I loved his hair, he thanked me. I told Derek that their acoustic set was amazing, he thanked me. I don't know what to make of my encounter with Alex. He was signing the stuff I had, and he looks up and goes "Hi." Then, he looks down to sign again and looks back up, and says "hi" again. It was cute, and weird, and I love him. He had a lollipop in his pants (Let me rephrase that). In his pocket. And my sister asked for it, and he was like "Really? You want it? ... Okay." And handed it to her. So my sister totally licked his lollipop, and I'm gross, and that was uncalled for. Yes, so moving on. Jeremy made an awesome pose in the magazine I had them sign, and I complimented him. And then I told Jake how awesome the acoustic set was, and he thnxd meh.

I met Danny and Seth of the Audizzle, and got a picture. They came out from the tent they were at, and stood next to each other, and it took me a while to figure out where I should stand, so Danny prompted me with "Stand in between us." I made him say "please". I taught him manners. Awh hellz yah. I saw him like three other times that day, but my friend made me leave him alone. I did get one other photo with him on a different occassion. And, he and Seth took a photo with my sister, and Danny was looking away, talking to someone, and I told him I could use that as blackmail, and he says there's a lot of blackmail against him. (Ahem, Danny Stevens n00dz? Where art thou!?) I also met Joe, the bassist. He was smoking, and I told him I was concerned about his health, and he promised he would quit for me. Liars suck.

Caleb Turman (FTSK) walked by us, and my friend tried to get a stop him, but some dude with him was all "Not now! Not now! Must keep moving!" and Caleb gave her a high five and squeezed my shoulder. Haha. Yeah. We did get a photo with him soon after. My friend wrote "Do Me, Caleb" on her headband, and he gave her the biggest hug after he read it. I was dying. Oh, did y'all know he has a girlfriend? I have no clue if that was a secret or not. I won't say who, just in case it is. But you probably know who she is. That tidbit of knowledge was bestowed upon me by two awesome girls (myspace.com/hiiibim, myspace.com/morgantylerphoto). They said they wanted to get us backstage, but would get kicked out. Hah, they were so sweet and cool.

We tried getting Kyle Burns' attention, but he was being a royal douche (he was so nice at Bamboozle, but he was being a prick and a half). The girls said he was mean to them, and that he's a meanie, and went over on our behalf, and told him he was the only one we wanted a photo with, and that he should go over to take a photo with his fans, and he said that he was "really busy". He was tossing a roll of pink duct tape in the air and catching it. Wow. He did come over, and took a photo with one of my friends, and left immediately after. Srsly. Walk over, photo, walk back. He wouldn't even take a photo with the rest of us.

Austin Bello was nice, he had just woken up, and still came over without a problem to take a photo and chat with us. He is so friggin' funny, too. And the girls we met, they took my friend's camera on stage with them to take some awesome photos for her. Honestly, they were so great. We passed out stickers for the one girl (myspace.com/hiiibim ... I didn't catch her name, hahaha) and wore stickers from the both of them.

Sooo.. I met two of the dudes from Every Avenue, and I got a photo of my sister with them and a Buzz sticker. I gave it to one of them and told him he should wear it onstage, I have no clue if he did or not.

Oh! And I met one of the guys from The Devil Wears Prada (I don't know his name, blah, I'll look it up). And I met Jeremy from TDWP, and we totally bonded over the Cure for about two and a half seconds, and I hugged him. Wee! That made me super excited. He was so nice, so so so nice, and adorable, and he loves the Cure!!! Ahh.

This is super long, I doubt anyone read through the whole thing, I don't blame them if they didn't, and if you want to know more, feel free to ask :D I love y'all, have fun this summer.

I'll be going to my friend's house, and then we'll go to Warped Tour.
I'm so excited :D I'll be doing some Buzz-whoring and I'm gonna meet Savannah!
WHOOP, WHOOP!!! Expect an action-packed review.

No more negativity.
This is a promise to myself.
I'm done. Done, done, done.
I'm sick of feeling incompetent, dismal, etc.
I'm starting a new school soon, I have the opportunity to define who I am before people try to smudge my reputation with grimy little hands.
I can't even describe how I feel right now.
I actually feel pretty melancholy at this moment in time, but I want to wake up tomorrow and feel differently.
Refreshed and animated. I'm done bumming around.
I need this.

I've seen these done before.
Okay, so I put my iTunes on shuffle, and quote the first line of the first 20 songs that play,
and you crazy kids guess the song and artist, and if you cheat by looking up the lyrics,
I chop your arms off. Yeah? Here goes nothin'.

1. This world was never worthy, but how can I call it unfaithful?
2. Light's out, I still hear the rain.
3. Take off both your shoes and clothes, I'll follow.
4. Drain the veins in my head. Clean out the reds in my eyes for security lines.
   
5. Yeah, I'm missing you, missing you.
6. Good morning, son, how are you? You're only seventeen.
7. I know that I've been dancing around the truth. Tell me what the hell I'm supposed to do.
8. I have, I have you, breathing down my neck, breathing down my neck.
9. Gauge out your eyes, pull your heart to the floor.
10. Go make your next choice be your best choice.
11. Make your move, obvious humor. Desperate and respiratory plight.
12. Let's go. Let's go. Hurtful words, from my enemies of the last five years.
13. Do you want to come to a party? My friends picked me up in a truck at 11:30.
14. We have to take our clothes off.
15. I will not relent, no, no. Never live with defeat, never falter.
16. I've hoped for change, and it gets better everyday.
17. So I met a guy, he's from New Jersey. Took me out to get some food.
18. We've had one chance to take back. But over and over again.
19. I saw you with her, dear, you tried to hide away.
20. I be on it, all night man, I be on it. All day, straight up, pimpin'.

Hahaha, okay, I'd be surprised if you can get more than two or three.
Major lulz at that last one :D

What am I doing up at almost 5:30 in the morning?
I stayed up through the night, and it is now the early morning, and I can hear the birds chattering at a boisterous noise level.
I actually love the sound of the birds early in the morning. I feel like I'm eavesdropping on them.
While I'm on the subject of the ungodly hours of the morning, let me brush upon sunrises.
Gah. They are beautiful. And I think I regard them a little higher than I do sunsets.
Most everyone can see the sun set if they choose to, since most are awake at the time of a sunset.
But a sunrise feels like a personal experience. I think getting up (or staying up, in my case) early is a cozy experience in and of itself.
Enough of my senselessness, I hope you are all getting more sleep than I am.

I think I'm going to write some album reviews. I have a few in mind, but if there's any you recommend, feel free to tell me :)
I might not post them all here, but who knows.

Just popped CSWS by The Maine in my old-skool boombox :)
Sara and I went to the mall today and bought the CD, and she got Want by 3OH!3 and Rotation by Cute Is What We Aim For. I didn't bring enough money, so I'll have to go back to the mall to pick up those. :)
If you haven't already, pick up those damn albums! They're awesome, you're awesome, it just makes sense.

I'm in a pretty good mood. I'm going to pick up an application for a job tomorrow, hahah!
I need to fund all of these concerts, haha. :)
Let's see.. There's Warped (maybe two dates of it?). The Maine and others coming to Six Flags in August.
I need to make a list, I'm forgetful.

This summer has been treating me pretty well. Except for a God-awful sunburn, but it's healing pretty quickly.
Gahh, this fall will be the start of high school. Sara and I are going to the same school, so at least I'll have my best buddy by my side :) But we're not going to the sending school (where a large majority of the kids from our school are going), so not many people from our grade are going to our high school. Which is okay, though. I can have a clean slate, a fresh start, a blank canvas. I'm anticipating this so much.

The thought of the future intimidates me. I want what most people want: to be happy, to be successful, and to ultimately be content. It's so weird, when I try to think of my future, my thoughts dart in so many different directions; different careers, different paths, etc. I feel like I'm one of the few who, when asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", will answer with a blank stare. I haven't a clue.

I want to enjoy my future occupation. I'd love to work in the music industry. I'm not afraid of having my hopes too high, and falling short of what I dreamt of being, but rather, not expecting enough from myself. If I sit down and think, "Well, what if I don't become anything? If I don't make a name for myself, if I don't live up to my ideal expectations?" I'm afraid I'll consider it okay to settle for anything less than above average. That I'll succomb to normalcy and consider the aspirations I once had foolish and unfathomable.

People that know me always tell me that I'm going to make something of my life, that, oh, I'll be a famous actress (I act, I've got a manager, and I've booked a commercial, but that's a story for another day), or I'll be This or That. I'm nervous that I won't live up to expectations. That I won't please everyone who has high hopes for my future.. including myself.

I just.. I feel like I need to do something big with my life. "Big" by my standards. I know I won't change the world. I know people won't know my name decades from now. I know I probably won't be content, whatever I wind up doing. I'm never content, that's just who I am. If I had it my way, I'd have a hundred careers. Doing thousands of things that interest me. Damn my endless interests.

Ya know, I'm not sure this journal turned out the way I had planned it. I don't know if I had even planned it, haha. Hopefully someone can make sense and dissect this and find some sort of relevant meaning. :) Love and peace, guys.

I saw everyone making these a while ago, but I was kind of scared to make one myself.
Hmm. Well, I'm Ashley, a fourteen year old girl.

Height- I'm a towering 5'2". Fear me! I like my (lack of) height, but I'd like to grow to be a few inches taller. Right now, I'm at a pretty convenient height, though.

Weight- It's around 105 lbs, and I'm working on that number. I've already addressed my insecurities about my weight in a post on my own group (You Are Beautiful). I'm in a much better relationship with my body. I can tolerate it, but I'm still trying to be active and shed a few pounds and tone up.

Hair- My hair's kind of long, and I'm going to let it keep growing. It dries pretty straight, but I usually straighten it. I really love my hair. It's a shade of really dark brown, so that it looks almost black. I cut it myself, and I like how it turns out. I guess I have healthy hair, it always feels nice and I get compliments on it. Haha.

Eyes- They're light brown on the inside and green on the outside. When my eyes tear up or get irritated, they get really green. I wish my eyes were more green, but I'm happy with them. I'd love it if my eyes were bigger, but I deal with what I got.

Nose- Ugh. This is probably the most hated part of my face. In profile, my nose is fine, I think. But it is the most unphotogenic thing ever. I wish I had one of those cute little perfect noses.

Lips- If my nose is the most hated part of my face, than my lips are second, I suppose. They are kind of full, which I like, but they aren't wide enough. Haha, that sounds weird, but it's how I feel. Most people have lips that expand past their nose, and mine barely do that.

Smile- I guess I hate more things about my face than I realized, haha! My smile. Hm. If you see me smiling in a photo, it's probably closed-lipped. I don't like when I smile and it reveals my teeth, because I think it looks strained and gross. And I feel like my nose gets wider when I smile, which I hatehatehate.

Teeth- I've never had braces, which I suppose I'm fairly proud of. Sometimes I wish I had braces, so my teeth and smile might look better, but I think it's too late for them now. My teeth are kind of tiny, but they're straight. Eh. They're not horrible, I don't mind them too much.

Chin- I don't like it. I have a little dimple on my chin and I don't like it at all. It could be way worse though, so I'm thankful for that.

As for the rest of my body, I'm alright with it. Like every other teenage girls, I could point out a million things that I would like to change. This summer, I'm really going to try to get more fit, so hopefully, my self-esteem will rise and I'll be more confident in the body I was given. :) 

Hey doodz! Do you have a knack for drawing and designing and a love for powerpop music?!

Check this out, then.

Design By Humans is sponsoring a contest where you can create and submit tee shirt designs based on

Forever the Sickest Kid's new release "Underdog Alma Mater".

One shirt will be selected and the lucky artist will be awarded $1000 and a $250 iTunes gift card.

But, honestly, how cool would it be to be able to see someone wearing a shirt you designed!?

Especially for a fun band like Forever the Sickest Kids.

I browsed through a lot of the submissions, and they look awesome.

I'd love to see some of you guys exercise your artistic licence, pull on your thinking caps, and get going!

    3OH!3's music is definitely laced with something.

    And I like it. :P I can't wait to see them at Warped.

    Now go listen to "Don't Trust Me".

    And hit up F.Y.E. or Hot Topic or what have you on July 8th to snatch up "Want" and "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" by The Maine. Because CD's kick mp3s' ass. We're kickin' it old skool.

    myspace.com/3oh3

    myspace.com/themaine 

Thank you guys, thank you Seb, thank you Buzznet!
Yesterday, I became a Buzznet Original, a fact that is still sinking in.
This means so much to me, and I have no clue how to express this.
This is so fucking awesome.



I love the fact that my little face was only a few pixels away from John Ohh's little face.
And that it says I could "peep him". Coincidence? I think it was fate. :)

    I can't construct a cohesive string of thoughts. I get halfway through a thought or concept and then half of my mind races to the next thing, while the other half is left behind, wondering what to do with the pieces of the prior notion.

    I want to sit down and put my thoughts into neat little piles, alphabetized or maybe color-coordinated. And then I can work my way from left to right or newest to oldest. I want everything to be organized and clean, but at the same time, part of me yearns for disorder and mayhem.

    I think everyone is comprised of two contrasting halves. At least, I am. I like bright colors and neutral pallettes. Typing properly with correct grammar and punctuation and getting my lolspeak on and neglecting the lessons language arts teachers taught me with such fervor. The random and the relevant. Pop punk and post hardcore. Nights outs and evenings at home. Sequels and abrupt endings.

    Does this make me a hypocrite? I don't like to think so. Two-faced? I don't consider that to be accurate either. I think I'm human. I think that, as long as I live, I'll laugh, I'll smile, I'll disappoint as well as be disappointed. I won't make sense, to myself or those around me, I'll be accepted, rejected, loved, disliked. I'll want things I can't have, and I won't always challenge myself to the best of my abilities. I won't always care, and I might care too much. I won't always be true to myself, I won't always walk down the path of normalcy. I'll be Ashley, I'll be me, I'll be human, I'll be okay.

This breaks my fucking heart.

Maybe I'll write more here, because this band meant the world to me.
I mean this. They were a giant ol' chunk of my life, and I think when I've
composed myself, I'll come back here and vent/reflect on the good shit,
the bad shit, and how shitty I feel right now. Right this second, I might
just find a dark corner and sit in it. I'm really upset. 

P.S. I graduated today.

Savannah (tryingtofindthewords) and Jenna (anamericangod) are meanies :) So, I present to you, with a flourish:
Ten Songs That Make Me Smile. Or something like that.

"Phone Call" - Forever the Sickest Kids
True to their niche, FTSK fails to disappoint fans of their get-up-and-dance music with their new album. This tune, fresh off of the new album, is sweet and catchy as a techno-dance-pop song. Fitting, isn't it? With syrupy lyrics, this love song of sorts is adorable. A refreshing melody that I listen to thirty or forty times consecutively.

"Bennie and the Jets" - Elton John
Haha, my friends and I sing this song all the time. Many an insider has been created thanks to this little diddy.
B-b-b-best memories regarding this song and many on-a-whim singalongs in school hallways.

"Single Millionaires" - Brighten
Justin's honey-coated vocals harmonize with an acoustic guitar to give birth to one of the cutest songs ever. The lyrics are wholesome and keen, and they create a tale worthy of a screenplay. I can conjure a storyline to fit the words to this song, one with several characters whose lives are seperate from one another, but they each possess similar traits. Maybe I think too much into this song, but I believe this to have been Brighten's objective.

"Garden of Evil" - 1997
This song commences with an upbeat melody that perks me up quicker than any Starbucks Grande Mocha Frapp could.  Ignoring the fact that my tastebuds disregard coffee (I like Vanilla Frappachinos.. They're like milkshakes.. And, I love milkshakes!), one can't ignore the buoyant vocals and accompanying instruments or the thoughtful and suggestive lyrics. The blend of a swoon-inducing male front and the assistance of an attractive female voice is the recipe for one very satisfying and nourishing song. Oh, and, every single member of that band is easy on the eyes.. and ears, of course.

"Ur So Gay" - Katy Perry
Katy Perry is hilarious, raunchy, uncensored fun. This girl is bringing funny back.. yeah! That was my dull attempt at a joke. I need to take a lesson from this lady, she knows what she's doing. Ur So Gay is chock full of humor and wit, and Katy's mellifluous voice soars with the wings of one very snarky songbird.

"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz
Everything this man writes is pure gold. Hai u guyz? Mraz is full of 57 varieties of epic win. I feel this dude is completely underrated, but he seems content with that fact. Mraz is a wonderkid, brandishing a prodigious way with words, molding and shaping them to produce witty and intelligent rhymes. Oh, and improv? Rappers ain't got shit on him. Oh, yes, the song. Adorable. Go listen. Now, please.

"Black Cat" - Mayday Parade
This song would wear the Energizer bunny out. The chords ooze with vigor and the descriptive lyrics are backed by aggressive vocals. Mayday Parade is an incredible punk-rock band fronted by a big ol' voice from a tiny little body (Say hello to Derek Sanders) and is aided by the vocals of two equally striking instrument-playing fellas. Despite their forceful sound, they guys appear to be a bunch of teddybears. Big ol' softies. It makes you want to squish 'em..

"Oh Marjorie" - Cody Carson / Set It Off
Cody Carson wins the award for Most Adorable Boy Ever. Even if he's in college. You might've heard of him, he was the lucky lad who sang Coffee Shop Soundtrack live with the men of All Time Low. His baby voice and charm must've appeased Alex Gaskarth, who, upon seeing his inquiring video on Youtube, had no problem allowing Cody on stage. Anywho, the kid (Yeah, yeah, he's older than me) has a band now, Set It Off, and has acquired a number of fans on his Youtube channel.

"Down In Flames" - The High Court
The dudes that make up The High Court are my boys. They've played Bamboozle and Warped and have gotten prety big for an indie band, landing a spot in AP Magazine's list of 100 Bands You Need To Know. I've met them on several occassions, spoken to the bassist online, and can't stress the fact that they are the most down-to-earth, humble guys, who create the most passionate, punk-rock music in a world of Hannah Montana and Jonas Brother mayhem. JB's tone hits every note with ardor, and the instrumental is always innovative and stalwart, not to mention the emotion packed into each lyric.

"Ho Ho Hopefully" - The Maine
Another crazy-cute song, by a band comprised of crazy-cute boys (who were just on DJ Rossstar's show!). John's voice is endearing, and this is one of my favorite Christmas songs (See also: "Merry Christmas Baby", by Brighten). Tis a holiday tune worthy of listening even during the off-season. The fact that the lead and bassist of Brighten are featured in the catchy carol contributes to the cute-factor.

Haha, I had fun with this one! I tag.. alyheartscandy, liveandlove, and anyone else who checked this out!