Less Than Jake’s new album GNV FLA (Gainesville Florida) is in stores now as of yesterday. I picked up a copy and it’s ten times better then the leaked version. It sounds complete and fine tuned, those who are LTJ fans should definitely pick this album up.
The lyrics on this album have a lot of insight and meaning behind them. For example the beginning line for the track “Settling Son” is
“Son, take it from it’s in the little victory’s that keep you from shaking hands with defeat“
This is so true as it’s when we succeed in something it makes us want to keep moving forward and keeps you away from defeat, even with the little things. So for those that are reading this just remember that it’s in the little victory’s that keep you from defeat. I’m not saying were perfect and that we’ll never fall cause life’s a journey no doubt, and of course we will hit road blocks, fall and feel like we failed. The thing is don’t give up! Pick yourself backup and get back out there and keep pushing forward no matter how many times you fall. My point though is as long you keep going after falling and you finally succeed in something small your that much closer in no longer being defeated and discouraged whether it be in any kind of addiction, to a project!
It really amazes me how just one line from a song can have so much meaning and to think that LTJ has been together for 16 years. It’s really awesome that they can still be relevant with their music, even though the times have changed. The album is fast paced, lots of horns, and a return to form so to speak on previous albums. Stay tuned for a full review when I have time to just collect my thoughts, and write it in my own timing. But I will say that I give this album a 10/10 rating.
This past weekend was a stressful one. As many of you know I went down to Marlyand to visit my older and my dad tagged along. The whole weekend he was very distant, quiet, and more. If my brother, his girlfriend and I stopped walking to look at something he stood far away from us, the only time he was close when we were making decisions on where to go. The best part about that? He didn’t help at all! He kept saying “Doesn’t matter I follow” and that wasn’t the worst of it.
For breakfast/brunch he ordered a Bloody Mary for a drink. Now from what I remember he never drank, and I wasn’t the only one to find this odd. When we made our way back to my brothers place after walking around for a bit, we decided to talk about dinner and where were going to eat and what to do there. My dad simply just stated he wanted to go to a hotel and take a nap. So he gets a hotel room, I stay with my brother and then we pick him up for dinner 4 – 5 hrs later.
We ask how is nap was or how he slept and he tells us that he actually went to the bar and drank vodka and then took a short nap. Again we found this even more odd and got concerned cause this is not like him at all. After dinner we decide to go play mini golf and he doesn’t want to take part in it and just wants to go to the hotel. So again we drop him off and off we go to play mini golf and then bowling afterwards. This whole weekend he spent almost no time with us at all. The times he did was for brunch, dinner and then breakfast Sunday morning. There’s more to it then this but still it gives an idea how the weekend was.
Remember that one friend I told you about who was dating that jerk, and she kept switching her mind about going back with him or not? Well because her and her most recent bf broke up she’s now talking to him again. She’s telling me and everyone that she’s getting sick of him calling all the time so she’s now talking to him again and is trying to prove to him things won’t work. However myself, my friend Sandy and some other people know that this is not a good thing and that he will try to get her back even though she says she wont back to him. I beg to differ, I can already see it in a few weeks or even a month or two that they will be back together and she’ll be justifying it. So I’ve come to the decision that I’m going to have to tell her that it’s either our friendship or him. I can already see that she’s starting to feel depressed and stressed again and unfortunately it seems that tough love is the only option now as I’ve tried being kind and all and it hasn’t done anything.
So with that said pray for me, ask God to keep me strong as it sucks that I have to do something like this. But it’s my last resort and I don’t see any other way.
