A Look Into the Life of a Guy Named Joe

New Horizons

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:44:00 GMT

I haven't seriously updated this in awhile, but more and more I'm realizing that I should probably start updating it with my thoughts, ramblings, opinions, causes, and photos.
So, I hope you all can welcome me back from my leave of absence.

i havent posted in over a year, and i post this! man, im dumb

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:30:02 GMT

LAYER ONE:
Spell your name with .. BANDS./ Singers

Jurassic 5
OPM
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Emperor
Pelican
Himsa

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LAYER TWO

- Name: Joseph William Dahlstrom
- Birthday: 10/11
- Nick Name: Jody, Joe
- Location: Upstairs, Dallas
- Eye Color: Brown, borderline Hazel
- Right or left: Right
- Current Mood: Coffee works, I don't want to write an essay
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LAYER THREE:

- Shoes you wore today: Cole Haan school shoes
- Your perfect pizza: Garlic and Black Olives
- Best holiday: Halloween?
- Most missed memory: Peru or Germany
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LAYER FOUR:

- How many pets do you have: Three
- If you got to go anywhere in the world, where would you: Singapor
- The last movie you saw at cinemas: Bella
- Who you went with: Bill and MC
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LAYER FIVE:

- Pepsi or Coke: Coke
- McDonald's or Burger King: Neither
- Adidas or Nike: Neither
- Lipton Ice Tea or nestea : Red Diamond
- Chocolate or Vanillia: Chocolate
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LAYER SIX:

Do You
- Curse: yep
- Do you sing: if you want to call it that
- Get motion sickness: occasionally
- Think you're a health freak: I don't eat pork
- Get along with your parents: Pretty much
- Play an instrument: No. I play many
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LAYER SEVEN:

In the past month
- Drank alcohol: Yes
- Gone to the mall: Don't think so
- Eaten an entire pizza: Nah
- Been on stage: Saturday
- Gone skating: Nope
- Made homemade cookies: My mom did
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LAYER EIGHT:

Have you ever
- Been in big trouble with your parents: Hahahahaha...yep
- Lied about your age: Si
- Used a fake ID: Si
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LAYER NINE:

- Age you hope to be married: Man...25?
- Number of Children: 2?
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LAYER TEN:
In a man / woman

Best eye color: Blue
Best hair color: I like hair.
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LAYER ELEVEN:

- Number of people you could trust with your life right now: 4?5?
- Number of tattoos: 0 is a great number
- Number of piercings: THE HOLE IN MY HEART! nah, i just wanted to sound all scene and stuff cause im using livejournal...

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:10:53 GMT

i sort of dont feel like living anymore lately. everythings sort of a blur, and nothing seems happy anymore...i keep on hearing about people dying, and i keep on feeling like its going to happen to me next...
my friend saw a psychic and i heard some pretty fucked up stuff about myself thats apparently going to happen, and i dont want it to happen, and i know that i can control it and keep it from happening, but i keep feeling like this is inevitable, and i keep feeling stupider every time i play the emotion/scene/prediction in my head...i was feeling so happy for awhile, and now its kind of gone. im not ready for school to start, but i dont want it to be summer.
i dont want to grow up, but i want to be older. i dont know, i just feel like my life is going nowhere and theres really no escape that i can provide myself.
sorry, readers.

another stupid thing

Tue, 23 May 2006 02:00:19 GMT

Have you?

Level 1
(x) Smoked a cigarette
(x) Smoked a cigar
(x) Smoked anything else
() Kissed a member of the same sex
(x) Crashed into a friend's car

Level 2
(x) Been in love
(x) Been dumped
(x) Shoplifted
(x) Been fired
() Been in a fist fight

Level 3
(x) Snuck out of parent's house
(x) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
() Been arrested
() Made out with a stranger
() Gone on a blind date

Level 4
(x) Lied to a friend
(x) Had a crush on a teacher
(x) Skipped school/class
() Made out/slept with a co-worker
() Seen someone die

Level 5
(x) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Thrown up from drinking

Level 6
(x) Eaten Sushi
() Been snowboarding
() Met someone BECAUSE of myspace
(x) Been moshing

Level 7
(x) Been in an abusive relationship
(x) Taken painkillers
(x) Love someone right now
(x) Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) Made a snow angel

Level 8
() Had a tea party
(x) Flown a kite
(x) Built a sand castle
(x) Gone puddle jumping
(x) Played dress up

Level 9
(x) Jumped into a pile of leaves
(x) Gone sledding
(x) Cheated while playing a game
(x) Been lonely
(x) Fallen asleep at work/school

Level 10
() Used a fake ID
(x) Watched the sun set
() Felt an earthquake
(x) Touched a snake

Level 11
(x) Been tickled
(x) Been robbed/vandalized
() Robbed someone
(x) Been misunderstood
() Pet a reindeer

Level 12
(x) Won a contest
() Been suspended from school
(x) Had detention
(x) Been in a car/motorcycle accident

Level 13
(x) Had braces
(x) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Had deja vu
(x) Danced in the moonlight

Level 14
(x) Hated the way you look
(x) Witnessed a crime
(x) Pole or lap danced
(x) Questioned your heart
(x) Been obsessed with post-it notes

Level 15
(x) Squished barefoot through the mud
(x) Been lost
(x) Been to the opposite side of the country
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Felt like dying

Level 16
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
() Sang karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with only coins

Level 17
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Kissed in the rain

Level 18
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
() Been kissed under a mistletoe
(x) Watched the sun set with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
() Made a bonfire on the beach

Level 19
() Crashed a party
(x) Have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people
(x) Gone rollerskating/blading
(x) Had a wish come true
() Humped a monkey

Level 20
() Worn pearls
() Jumped off a bridge
(x) Screamed "penis" in class
() Ate dog food
(x) Told a complete stranger you loved them

Level 21
(x) Sang in the shower
() Have a little black dress
(x) Glued your hand to something

Level 22
() Got your tongue stuck to a pole
() Kissed a fish
(x) Worn the opposite sexes clothes
(x) Been a cheerleader
(x) Sat on a roof top

Level 23
() Had sex at a church
(x) Screamed at the top of your lungs
() Done a one-handed cartwheel
(x) Talked on the phone for more than 3 hours
(x) Stayed up all night

Level 24
() Didn't take a shower for a week
() Pick and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) Climbed a tree
() Had a tree house
(x) Are scared to watch scary movies alone

Level 25
(x) Believe in ghosts
() Have more then 30 pairs of shoes
(x) Worn a really ugly outfit to school
(x) Gone streaking
(x) Played ding-dong-ditch

Level 26
(x) Played chicken
(x) Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been told you're hot by a complete stranger
(x) Broken a bone
(x) Been easily amused

Level 27
(x) Caught a fish then ate it
() Made porn
(x) Caught a butterfly
(x) Laughed so hard you cried
() Cried so hard you laughed

Level 28
(x) Mooned/flashed someone
(x) Had someone moon/flash you
(x) Cheated on a test
(x) Forgotten someone's name
(x) Slept naked
() French braided someones hair
(x) Gone skinny dipping in a pool
() Been kicked out of your house

Level 30
(x) Rode a roller coaster
() Went scuba-diving
(x) Had a cavity
(x) Black-mailed someone
(x) Been black-mailed

Level 31
(x) Been used
() Had the shit beat out of you
(x) Fell going up the stairs
() Felt a cat's tongue
(x) Bitten someone

boredom

Mon, 15 May 2006 00:54:57 GMT

Put your music player on shuffle.
Press forward for each question.
Use the song title as the answer to the question even if they don't make sense. You'll be surprised though.

How am I feeling today?
Think It Through

Will I get far in life?
My Cup

How do my friends see me?
Absolute Sole Life

Where will I get married?
Soul Exchange Program Rectum Return Policy

What is my best friend's theme song?
Go To Hell and Die

What is the story of my life?
Kill the Bill

What's high school like?
Eclipse

How can I get ahead in life?
I Love You

What is the best thing about you?
777

What is tomorrow going to be like?
Take Another Look

What is in store for this weekend?
Wu Tang: 7th Chamber

How is my life going?
Move Bitch

What song will they play at my funeral?
The Song of Words

What do my friends really think of me?
Sightseeing

Do people secretly lust after me?
Snakecharmer

How can I make myself happy?
Waltz No. 8 in A flat, Op. 64 No. 3

Will I ever have children?
Give Thanks

Who will you marry?
The Kids Will Have to Pay

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Lines on a Map

GSC PICTURES

Mon, 01 May 2006 02:35:12 GMT

matt getting ready to drum

sexy us.

akkshun

mike being all...ambient or ethereal

nonsense

thats matt-tastic!

mike sliding in for a picture.

us being awesome

us being awesome again

me being the coolest person ever

acoustic session

god, i look like an idiot

mike being a douchebag

-------------AND NOW FOR THE POST-SHOW PHOTO SHOOT!------------------

i look like im on drugs here.

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:09:48 GMT

name: joe dahlstrom
In Love: its hard to define some feelings, but you know, i guess you could sort of say that...
Sex: male
Birthday: october 11, 1989
Siblings: 2 sisters, 18 and 20
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: brown/hazel/green
Height: 5'8"-ish

R E L A T I O N S H I P S
How many exes do you have?: um...3 major ones
What is your longest relationship?: 6-ish months
What was your shortest relationship?: like...a few hours

H A V E | Y O U | E V E R
Given anyone a bath?: dogs...and a girl once, it sucked huge balls
Smoked?: yeah
Made yourself throw up?: tried to
Skinny dipped?: i love skinny dipping
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: more than once
Cried when someone died?: i dont think i have
Been rejected?: a few times
Rejected someone?: yeah
Used someone?: yeah
Done something you regret?: i dont regret shit

C U R R E N T
Clothes: msi shirt, jeans, soaking my foot in iodine
Annoyance: being out of town
Smell: hotel room

L A S T | P E R S O N
You touched: my sister or mom
You IMed: natalie or amy
You yelled at: maybe a cousin...mom...dont know

A R E | Y O U
Understanding: i try
Open minded: yeah
Arrogant: im awesome, so i have to be arrogant
Insecure: sometimes
Random: maybe
Hungry: just ate
Smart: i like to think so
Moody: not lately
Hard working: no.
Organized: it depends a lot
Bad habits: not giving a shit
Healthy: yeah
Shy: around people i dont know
Angry at the moment: nah
Sad: a little bit
Happy: sure
Hyper: nah

W H O | D O | Y O U | W A N N A
Kill?: a few people
Slap?: my little cousins
All I need is: love
Love is: all i need
dream about: i dream about the things i want to dream about, mostly

W H O
Makes you smile: everybody

D O | Y O U | E V E R
Sit on the internet all night waiting for that special someone to get on?: my special someone doesnt get on. that whore.
Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: only when i dont want to be a guy
Wish you were younger: no, i love my age

Y O U R | T H O U G H T S
I am: in pain...my back aches
I want: to get the fuck home
I wish: that i wasnt as cool

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:50:12 GMT

i just wanted to make an entry with the current location thing

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:33:37 GMT

brookes whole 'mikechalupa: im pretty bummed that no one uses eljay anymore' made me want to make an entry
thus far since spring break ive quit at school, its kind of fun, kind of taking a toll on me
im going to prom saturday
and i just decided im doing a survey

Which Greek God or Goddess Are You? (with awesome pics)

Persephone is the wife of Hades. She was forced into the marrage
Take this quiz!

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goddamn all these surveys and quizzes are fucking lame
peace out eljay
stay cool ghouls

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:21:45 GMT

so i havent updated in awhile
blow me.

so earlier this year, i got back from europe, megan and i broke up cause she was being a bitch to me
it tends to happen
becca and i went out again, the 7th time, becca broke up with me for reasons anonymous, but whatever, i got really really hung up on her, and then i just sort of gave up and she came back to me and this neverending circle thing is getting annoying (no offense if you read this becca)

ive been good lately, relaxing a lot...just got back from a wild ass spring break
my girl of choice lately goes by the name 'miranda' and we're chillin
she asked me to prom today...should be fun(?)
shes really cool, she basically doesnt give a shit about anything in high school dramatic terms
and i need to chill on the drama, just because its been getting out of hand

bands...hmmm
well, my first legit band, As Hollow, seems to have faded away, but were still trying to practice
violent world, like as hollow, is just...faded
GSC has two shows lined up, but were looking for a new drummer, and we have to train a new bassist
OH YEAH!
GSC started out as Guilded Cunt, I sing, mike plays guitar, matt drums
matts quitting after our april 6 show...its a biggie, with the midnight creeps...woo!
im in another hardcore band called patrick swayze, i play bass
its really cool, and we play a lot
im starting two new metal bands here soon
ones crusty, the others just for messing around, and its all good and stuff
i dont know what im playing in either...

i went through a lot of mental changes, the formation of thoughts varies in my head constantly...
i realized when i was going out(or fighting) with becca that in order to get by, i have to sacrifice some of my noncomformity...it is sad, but it is helping, and im still my own person, im just being more outgoing and open to different kinds of people...

im happy, which is a good thing, ive learned that only i can control my happiness
i know i like winter the best, but it always seems my happiness comes with spring
so whatever
but ill leave you with four pictures from the arboretum...i went there last thursday with miranda and some friends, and i need to outdo drunkenhousewife's pictures
so here you go

i look really stupid in this one

this one makes me laugh, i wasnt paying attention when it was taken, and it looks good

ahhh, dancing in the fountain, so much fun

i fell asleep in the shade and we got in trouble for being there after closing

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:07:21 GMT

this living thing is getting to be a fucking problem

research paper

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 02:30:42 GMT

im typing a research paper, and i have to say quite frankly that it sucks balls
its on the cold war
i hate history
i hate the cold war
i hate 'murca
maybe i should be a commie

hail comrade!

i stole this from someone who hates me

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:15:15 GMT

9 lasts:
-last cigarette: last fall, megans birthday party
-last beverage: i believe coffee this morning
-last kiss: rebecca
-last movie seen: probably walk the line(theater), i watched royal tenenbaums on the plane to chicago
-last phone call: rebecca
-last cd played: sonic youth, bouncing souls, or sublime, i forget which
-last time you cried: recently
-last thing you did: left my grandmothers family room to get on the computer
-last thing ate: grandmother's birthday cake

8 have you evers:
-have you ever dated someone twice: try 7 times
-have you ever skinny dipped: yep
-have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: i dont regret
-have you ever fallen in love: i fell and it seems that i havent been able to get up
-have you ever lost someone you loved: quite recently
-have you ever been depressed: i think so
-have you ever been drunk and thrown up: almost every time, its sort of relieving

7 states you've been to:
okalhoma
new york
massachusettes
illinois
arkansas
florida
washington

6 things youve done today:
wake up
eat cake
hug my grandmother
talk with my uncles in aunts
help my grandmother with her computer
go out in below freezing weather

5 favorite things:
not in order
music
love
instruments
life
myself

4 people you can tell pretty much anything to:
becca
ben
joey
joe

3 wishes:
dont have 3 wishes

2 things you want to do before you die:
play a really big show...REALLY BIG
do something helpful that people remember

1 thing you regret:
i dont regret

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:03:07 GMT

grey wants mcdreamy, really badly
but it wont work
what she needs to realize is that the guy of her dreams isnt perfect for her
grey belongs with o'malley, he would treat her like she needs to be treated...and when it's all said and done, o'malley will be there for grey, because he cares about her
mcdreamy is a 'dreamy' guy, but hes not perfect for grey
o'malley is.

pictures from europe

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:33:26 GMT

a railroad in krefeld, the morning after it snowed

matt and my nightly snack of zater and coca cola

matt and his uncle wyle

westminster abbey in london

seed sign in amsterdam

statue in front of buckingham palace in london

stadt leben (city life) the coffeehaus of choice for matt and myself

chocolate...called satan
w3rd

matt, looking stupid in some random park

matt in front of our snow child, geoffery

house of parliament, london

THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL FROM THE CATHEDRAL IN COLOGNE, GERMANY

NO MORE CATHEDRAL IN COLOGNE PICTURES

dovilla, issa, wyle, and matthew

some cool building in krefeld

me...getting chocolate...from a chocolate factory/museum in cologne

buckingham palace

big ben

letter to everyone

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:43:07 GMT

everyone-
im sorry for the past 5 months, concerning my behavior and relationships
i found myself with a girl that was very troubled, and i thought she made me happy, and i wanted to help her
but i apologize for all the complaining, all the talk about her and me, all of the PDA, and everything concerning that
i acted against my conscience and all of my friends' ideas concerning this girl
i ignored everything negative about this relationship, when, looking back, i found that the only true aspects of it were negative aspects
the only thing i listened to was the growing selfishness of an attention obsessed girlfriend
i apologize to everyone, and if there is a good thing that came out of this, its that i learned
thank you

i decided to do a post that can help you learn

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:12:24 GMT

History of the Ballpoint
Hungarian journalist Laszlo Biro was well aware of the problems with normal pens. Biro believed that the idea of a pen using a quick-drying ink instead of India ink came to him while visiting a newspaper. The newspaper's ink left the paper dry and smudge-free almost immediately. Biro vowed to use a similar ink in a new type of writing instrument. To avoid clogging his pen up with thick ink, he proposed a tiny metal ball that rotated at the end of a tube of this quick drying ink. The ball would have two functions:
It would act as a cap to keep the ink from drying.
It would let ink flow out of the pen at a controlled rate.
In June 1943, Biro and his brother Georg, a chemist, took out a new patent with the European Patent Office and made the first commercial models, Biro pens. Later, the British government bought the rights to the patented pens so that the pens could be used by Royal Air Force crews. In addition to being sturdier than conventional fountain pens, ballpoint pens wrote at high altitudes with reduced pressure (conventional fountain pens flooded at high altitudes). Their successful performance for the Royal Air Force brought the Biro pen into the limelight, and during World War II the ballpoint pen was widely used by the military because of its toughness and ability to survive the battle environment.
In the United States, the first successful, commercially produced ballpoint pen to replace the then-common fountain pen was introduced by Milton Reynolds in 1945. It used a tiny ball that rolled heavy, gelatin-consistency ink onto the paper. The Reynolds Pen was a primitive writing instrument marketed as "The first pen to write underwater." Reynolds sold 10,000 of his pens when they were first introduced. These first publicly sold pens were very expensive ($10 each), primarily because of the new technology.

In 1945, the first inexpensive ballpoint pens were manufactured when Frenchman Marcel Bich developed the industrial process for making the pens that lowered the unit cost dramatically. In 1949, Bich introduced his pens in Europe. He called the pens "BIC," a shortened, easy-to-remember version of his name. Ten years later, BIC first sold its pens on the American market.

Consumers were reluctant to buy the BIC pens at first, as so many pens had been introduced in the U.S. market by other manufacturers. To counter this hesitancy, the BIC company created an exciting national television campaign to tell consumers that this ballpoint pen "Writes First Time, Every Time!," and sold it for only 29 cents. BIC also launched television ads that depicted its pens being fired from a rifle, strapped to an ice skate, and even mounted on a jackhammer. Within a year, competition forced prices down to less than 10 cents each. Today, the BIC company manufactures millions of ballpoint pens a day!

Well

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:20:27 GMT

I'm just going to name Danzig's playlist in case i forget...
Wotan's Procession
Skin Carver
Satan's Child
I Luciferi
Black Mass
Circle of Snakes
1000 Devils Rise
Not of This World
How the Gods Kill
Going Down to Die
Her Black Wings

20 Eyes
Astro Zombies
Skulls
Mommy
Bullet
Last Caress
We Are 138

Bringer of Death
Twist of Cain
Mother

When the Dying Calls
Die Die My Darling

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:18:40 GMT

GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IN TWO DAYS
YEAH, THATS RIGHT
GLENN DOES

music update

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:15:17 GMT

Music update...ahh, the music
well, violent world's show sucked, mostly because the people at the door sucks...huge huge balls
but whatever
it was a great night
monday as hollow went to a meeting, and were playing Emergenza Festival this year
so you need to go ahead and buy a ticket from me, and come vote for us
As Hollow hits a real studio next week with our brand spanking fucking jizztastic new equipment
and that aboot wraps it up
w3rd yo
get my license next tuesday
kick arse

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:36:42 GMT

i guess i owe you assholes a legit entry...
well, things are pretty good so far
SHOW FRIDAY AT THE DOOR VIOLENT WORLD IS PLAYING AT 8 BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE
10 bucks, assholes
school sucks, grades kind of suck even more
i wanted to see megan today, but that fell the fuck through
gr. i need my lisence, less than two weeks now, i can feel it burning
but i dont get a car, even though i have one
cause my grades suck
but whatever
i need to do better in school, i suppose
whatever
was that legit enough?
i guess so
stay cool ghouls

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:10:53 GMT

i swear to god im not making another entry until somebody besides whitney or the aqua teen hunger force makes one themselves

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 16:59:26 GMT

this weekend was good
i saw people i havent seen in awhile
i did things i didnt think id be doing for awhile
i was with my friends, i was with megan
we chilled, we had fun, and some people kick ass

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:53:28 GMT

you dont really know who your friends are until its 12 o clock at night and you lose your place to stay
and your friends do whatever they can to help you out
ive got friends, theyre good people
all in all, it was a pretty fun night

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:03:07 GMT

this week sucks
a lot
but tomorrow wont, because i said it wont
chris, since youre the only one who reads this
rock on