As of about 3:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time), I was offered a position as a Site Coordinator for Peninsula Habitat for Humanity, building a family home in Daly City, CA. It’s an Americorps position, with all the joy and (lack of) money that comes with it. I’m freaking stoked. The position is going to be helping volunteers who come learn how to build things. I get to use the skills that I’ve learned while working with my father in a practical setting, helping those in need, and getting tons of more awesome experience. I really couldn’t be more excited. It sounds like Sean’s cool with us coming out there too. It’s going to be awesome to be living with two of my best friends (Travis is coming too).
The plan is to leave on Thursday morning, packed up and rolling. We’re going to stop in Granville to have lunch with Lalo (one more black bean burger at Brew’s…), then move on to Chicago to stay with the wonderful Ed & Britni. Then it’s off on Route 80, with a stop at a campground, and then who knows what? All I know is that I have to be down in Redwood City on Monday to sign some paperwork. I am so excited, I just want to get out of here, regardless of what I take with me. Let’s just go!
And of course, the music on the way will be very important. So far, the following cd’s are a must for the trip:
- Against Me! - Everything they’ve ever done, ever
- The Bosstones - see above statement
- Less Than Jake - Borders & Boundaries, Hello Rockview, Losing Streak
- RX Bandits - Progress, The Resignation
- Staring Back - On (great driving CD, great CD in general, go buy it)
- Strung Out - Twisted by Design
- No Use For A Name - Live in a Dive
- Swingin’ Utters - Streets of SF, A Juvenile Product, 5 Lessons Learned, Bottles Bluegrass and Bones
- Lucero - That Much Farther West
- The Weakerthans - All of it
- Minor Threat - Discography
- Joe Strummer - Everything. Solo, the Clash, Mescaleros
- Bob Marley - Legend
- The Libertines - Up the Bracket, S/T
- Zox - Take me Home
- Wilco - Being There
- Trumystik - Live, Stand Up!
- Thursday - Full Collapse, War all the Time
- Alkaline Trio - As much possible
- The Lawrence Arms - ditto
- Smoking Popes - Destination Failure
- The Shins - Oh, Inverted World, Chutes Too Narrow
- Rancid - All of It
Modest Mouse - All of it- Avoid One Thing - All of it
- A Small Victory - El Camino
- Aesop Rock - Music for Earthworms, Daylight, Float
- ALL - Mass Nerder
- The Exit - New Beat, Home for an Island
… and so much more.
edit: removed Modest Mouse. That would make me nuts. Done at Travis’s request.
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