Intern Diaries: Corey Erb
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Thursday, July 30, 2009:

Here it is... the last post before I head back to Illinois (before I head to Baltimore... before I head to Miami) so I'll keep it short.

We went to see blessthefall and August Burns Red last night at Emo's in Austin, and I can't think of a better way to end my time here. blessthefall was insane, the lead singer singing from hanging upside down from the rafters above the pit and 1-4 stage divers onstage at a time. August Burns Red was good too, especially since it was about 150 degrees in the pit and all the band members were fighting to keep from passing out.

I said goodbye to Kelly last night – and Kelly, if you're reading, make sure this issue actually comes out, k? Ha I had fun this summer, hope you did too. (Follow her Intern Diary too, it's better/less pointless rambl-y than mine.)

Thanks again to Tornado for the food for the road. If it wasn't for you, Melissa and my mom sending me food I'd have gotten skinnier this summer haha.

I finished my Scream The Prayer Tour review Monday late so check it out if you haven't and let me know what you think.

Here are the results to the survey so far:



You can still vote and I'll post the results on my personal blog.

Which brings me to goodbye, follow my personal blog and Twitter if you like, and don't be a stranger.

Peace,
Corey Erb

"Names is for tombstones." – some dude.




Monday, July 27, 2009:

Wait, it's July 27? Huh. I guess two months isn't that long.

Ah well since we last spoke, I worked at Doug's house Friday since the internet out here is a drag. I worked on laying out the Paramore and Showbread features in InDesign most of the weekend. I'm not too experienced with designing spreads from scratch, so it was a challenge, but I had random creative inspiration for both of them and I think they look pretty decent. I finally got a large enough photo to start the Thousand Foot Krutch layout, which won't be as creative so hopefully will go quickly.

I'm also proofreading like crazy, which brings to mind a question I often wonder: Does anyone actually care about spelling/grammar? Please take this quick one-question survey and help me sleep.

I started watching 24 season 7 Thursday night to count for swears for the new LIFEstyles section. Now, this wouldn't be a big deal except back when I used to watch TV I watched seasons 1, 3 and 4 (I think) and each time I bailed about 3/4ths of the way through the season and I've never seen the end of any of them, which of course is the most important part. I can kind of fill in the spots when I notice that a character who used to be evil is now good, or when a character who used to be dead is back to life, but I made a promise to myself that I'd actually finish this season and I did yesterday! This is a monumental accomplishment in my life, so now I can die in peace.

I watched Metallica – Some Kind of Monster yesterday while working as well, which was not so monumental.

Tornado dropped off another cat for the Ranch yesterday. She's a calico with white feet named Hope.



She's chilling in the laundry room, meeting Marvin now. She's a sweet cat, except meows a lot. Better quit that quickly if she's going to be in there till I leave.

Friday I went to Scream The Prayer Tour but I'm mentioning that last since I hope by the time you read this I'll have posted my review and photos.

I should do this more often,
Corey Erb

"Say what you will about me. Just spell my name right." – P. T. Barnum




Wednesday, July 22, 2009:

Looks like we'll need more time to finish this issue so Friday won't be the last day to work on it. Bummer.

I worked at Doug's house today since he needed to be home for his wife, and it also helps seeing as I've blown up the internet at the Ranch twice this week. I spent most of the day tracking down and editing album covers for all the CDs we're reviewing in this issue, minus a couple. I finished editing and laying out the Letters to the Editor section, and I'm proofreading all the copy in this issue.

It rained today for the first time in two months. I enjoy rain so I've been missing Miami and the daily rainstorm. Guess it won't be long.

Work work work,
Corey Erb

"Poets are born, not paid." – Addison Mizner




Monday, July 20, 2009:

With all the writing out of the way, including five album reviews, one book review and one gadget review over the weekend, it's on to layout and proofreading this week.

I also have to choose whether I want to go see August Burns Red and blessthefall in Austin next Wednesday with Kelly and Doug or if I want to try and go (by myself potentially since the others will see it when it comes to Austin after I leave) to see Emery, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Secret & Whisper, Kiros and others in San Antonio that same night. If I skip ABR/btf I can see that show August 4 outside of St. Louis, but I wouldn't be able to make another date of the Emery tour. Decisions. Don't think I can go wrong either way though.

It's more likely that Kelly and I are going to Scream The Prayer Tour in San Antonio on Friday, so at least I'll get to see that show.

I think I'm going to see how much driving and how many shows I can cram into that week and a half without going insane. I'll let you know how it goes.

Wish I had more to say,
Corey Erb

"Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers." – T. S. Eliot


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 By Lindzi VanBrocklin

Love the quote. Looking forward to reading your pieces.

 By jonathan edmund

Was that the quote she used to justify her 55 hour marriage?

Glad you made it to TX safe. Have fun!

 By Michael Kaply

Enjoy the ranch. I'm sure I'll run into you next time I'm out there visiting Doug.

And clearly the Womanizer video shows she has grown. All grown up.

 By Levi Macallister

Corey... What's up brother! Do you have twitter yet, cause Doug will get you hooked if you don't. Haha - in fact, it was a twit that let me know you're there. Enjoy it brother... I'll keep up on your diaries and hit me up sometime! I'm hoping to get out there while you're around. :-)

God bless,
Levi

 By Corey Erb

Yeah, I think it was after her drive-thru marriage. Or when she was a 12-year-old Mouseketeer dreaming of growing up... sometime... maybe in her 50s. But I guess if you ignore who said it, it is true.

Heck yeah, I'll be looking forward to visits from Michael and Levi, the rest of you are bad friends ;-)

Levi, it was good reading up on some of your old entries before I got here - makes the transition a little smoother knowing sorta what to expect. So thanks. I'm already a Twitter junkie, though I'm not even in the Doug ballpark. I'm at http://twitter.com/coreyerb if you wanna follow.

 By Levi Macallister

Haha - already am, brotha. :-) Mine's "levithepoet" if you wanna do the same. :-)

 By Mark Ketterman

The greatest enemy to my passion for Christ is laziness.

 By Melissa G

I won't comment on the quote...but I think that is totally awesome you got to do an article on MAE! Can't wait to read it.

 By Corey Erb

The greatest enemy to my passion for Christ, lately, has been bitterness.

 By James C

good stuff man, keep it up

 By tornado

Awesome stuff.. I'll drop by with some brownies to even out the coffee.. or should I say compliment it..

 By Levi Macallister

Doug's right, your intern diaries are the best of anyone's. Wish I coulda been to the Manchester "in-store" with you. I love that band so much.

My greatest enemy to my passion for Christ?
"Comfort" is probably a good one.
Perhaps "unwillingness" is better.

You should take Tornado to see Star Trek. We went to see Step Brothers together and I wouldn't really recommend that unless you enjoy incredibly awkward circumstances.

 By Doug

The greatest enemy to my passion for Christ is an intern named Corey Erb. I mean, he MISQUOTES ME!!! Wouldn't you be angry? Bitter? Enraged?! Come on! The three things (not two) that inhibit worship are: sin, a bad attitude, and "this" (a shirt that is not long enough to cover your belly when you lift your hands up in worship. You see, being self-conscious of your belly sticking out from under your shirt, will cause all sorts of anti-worship attitudes to surface.

Would it freak you out if Tornado got all "Tropic Thunder" on you and showed up with African American black makeup on her face someday? She should do that. I agree with Levi, too. You should NOT take her to see "Step Brothers" together. He should've known (those actors + that production team = nudity and all sorts of potty humor).

What else did I feel compelled to comment on? Oh yeah! The Terminal Generation. I'm not smart enough to set you up with a wacky CD to rate. It's just random wackiness. haha, but you knew that. You're just being cynical again.

 By Melissa

1. I agree with Doug's comment.
2. I like your ad, it's pretty neat!
3. Keep up with reading Ecclesiastes, it sounds like good stuff that with help ya out.
4. Listen to more Terminal Generation in the dark at 1 am.
5. I am jealous of the sunflowers. Go take lame pictures in them like I would.

 By jonathan edmund

Corey, this is weird. I can't comment on each individual blog entry here. I can do it on your wordpress blog, I know, but it's odd that they're all the same page with one comment pool here. I want to ask why there aren't any studly pictures of you with corey p. Well, I guess I did end up asking that anyway, huh.

Oh, and the Alanis quote made me laugh out loud -- I didn't comment b/c I was having the worst week ever, what with my boyfriend being denied by U.S. Immigration, but it made me smile so thank you :)

 By melissa

I am glad you liked your box! :-) I made everything just for you!

 By melissa

I wanna know why Showbread allows their fans to pummel little girls!

 By Corey Erb

Levi: Thank you. Yeah, that would have been fun, though it was literally nine minutes long. If anybody asks though it was a two-hour show, I like people to think I'm cool and edgy.

Doug: Tornado in blackface = best idea you've had in a while. Should take her to see The Hangover like that.

Melissa: I'll ask, and advise them to encourage the practice this year.

Jon: Sorry, our content management system is ancient so comments are only by page, and to do individual pages for each post would be crazily inefficient. Doesn't even tell me (or you I assume) when a reply is posted either, hence this a week later... Also, I don't take pictures with people, only of objects or solo, so tough. Turns out I don't like people. Further, I'm glad my Alanis quote brightened your face, that's what I'm here for.

 By Corey's roommate (sort of)

Dude,
you need to hear this certain song ... NOW! I have to warn you, though: You might become a fan (that is, if you haven't heard their music before already). There's a boxset by The Choir on top of the CD shelves in my office. In the boxset is an album called "Chase The Kangaroo." On that album is a song based on that verse in Ecclesiastes, called "Sad Face." Beautiful. Wonderful. Amazing band. Love 'em so much.

Cheating?! Cheating?! You remind me of Matt Leinhart after the game: "We're still the better team." Whatever.
41 to 38, man.

 By mom

Corey, enjoy hearing all about your summer experience. Thanks for the birthday mention, although I am not so sure about the implied age reference. It sounds like you are having a good time, and learning a lot. Good music, great opportunities to write, energy drinks, bike rides in the country, what more can you ask for?

 By Levi Macallister

Hahahahahahaha - that Bud Light Girls cutout. Hahaha! I totally forgot about that.

 By Melissa (Corey's girlfriend- just to embarass you)

I want your kitties! I love them. Kidnap them by putting them in Doug's vehicle and then telling me what he drives and then I can steal them at C-stone. He'll never know! Unless he reads this of course. I guess a better plan needs to be figured out.

 By Fig Newton

Dude,
you're doing a great job interning here at HM. Marvin is the coolest cat in Taylor ... easy.

Spot looks like a tiger. What great shots.

 By Kelly

bahaha. all these mentions about trying to offend me/drive me away. you're going to have to work a lot harder corey...i'm already used to the boy's club.

 By tornado

You guys .... what can I say.. maybe I might just surprise you,,, hahaha

 By Melissa

I am sorry that ants are eating my oreo crush-ed-ness. I hope that you kill all ants (in Bender's voice).

 By Aunt Denise

Hang in there, it may be dark now, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, and I think the air will be fresher, too. Can't wait til you come home and share your summer experience in person

 By Melissa

I love the quote today (Mon Jul 13)...

 By Melissa

We need more pictures! haha. I want to see Spot. He's cute,.. and Marvin.

 By Melissa

That's a calico? Looks like a tabby or something.

 By Mom

Enjoyed following your blog all summer, can't wait to see you in person and hear "the rest of the story" about your experiences. Thanks to all at HM for a great summer!