arizona livin'

i guess i haven't really written about phoenix since we've been here. let's see, where to start? well, we're getting a lot done out here. since we're living together and with tim as well, we really can't escape getting work done. writing the songs for this ep was really stressful, but we settled upon five really good ones in my opinion. we started recording with matt grabe two days ago, and after today's session all of the drums are complete. grabe's a really cool guy; he definitely does some stuff a little different, but he has a vision and everything has a purpose. i can't wait to hear these songs finished, i think they are head and shoulders better than any of our previous work, not to mention they are definitely way catchier. living at the office is kind of a pain; there is no tv, and we have to bring in and out our sleeping "gear" every day so as not to clutter working areas. but it's free, so i really can't complain. i'm definitely missing home. not just the idea of home, but all the little things about home, including my friends. tomorrow we hop back on the last two days of warped tour; i'm excited to see all of the new friends we made again. around the office we've been listening to a steady diet of a wide range of artists. miniature tigers and back ted-n-ted are two modern art artists that we've all really gotten into, they are awesome. taylor swift has been getting a good amount of spins, as have the new rocket to the moon and brighten cd's. new brighten really blows me away, it is freakin' awesome. that's all i got for now. hmmmm...