Air 3Oh?5

These are our band pics, you may see them on an album later on :)

Welcome to Air 3Oh?5, an air-lip-syncing-improv-instrument band of three young men in a hotel room with nothing but a camera, iPod, and creativity to fuel the creation of music videos.

While at National FBLA Takami, Brad, and I started a "band" in our hotel room, creatively named after the room we were staying in. While lazing around the hotel room one day we decided to make a music video. From one video came another and another. Soon we were creating music videos minutes before heading down to the lobby for a meeting.

Below is our best video shot while at FBLA in Anaheim. Our videos never use any real instruments-- its a part of the creativity of the piece. We had so much fun making these videos Air 30h?5 will be sure to produce a few more before the summers end.

In The Final Countdown, Brad takes the lead with some awesome "singing". Tk has the guitar rocking all over the place and I'm on drums and the electric keyboard. This video gives one a peek into what creative young men do while they are bored.

Enjoy! Feel free to laugh.

The Wonderful World Of Disney

One more day of Disneyland and we're home tomorrow evening. 601 pictures right now and counting, including some awesome music videos and pranks. More to come when the Bosque comes home! P.S. I found the coolest Crocs ever!

Arrival In Cali

The flight is over and we are in Anaheim. DISNEYLAND!!! More posts will come as I run, compete in FBLA, and enjoy the happiest place on earth these next five days.

DARE To Try New Things...

... Like playing guitar and cello in the local grocery store and public restroom!

Statue Posing

Marcelo, Brad, Andres, and I went to This is the Place Heritage Park for some free ice cream. Little did we know that half the valley would be there for ice cream as well!

What exactly do teenage boys do at This is the Place Heritage Park?

We pose like statues, of course.


This was actually extremely fun to do. We found ourselves improvising with sticks, hoodies, maps, and an umbrella. We all got a kick out of the poses!

We were fortunate enough to find a bucking bronco nearby as well.


Oh look! Its My Little Raindrop serving ice cream!
After sitting out in the rain without a jacket, nothing could be better than two scoops of ice cream from Alyssa.

Expect more statue poses soon!

Hillcrest Cross Country Shirt Designs

Coach asked me to design the XC shirts for this coming season. I took up the challenge not only to represent Hillcrest XC but also to test out my artistic skills.
Ahh, my eyes are turning square! I never thought the designing process would take so long.

Like all beginners I would love your opinion, advice, anything to help me out with the designing process. You don't need to be a part of Hillcrest XC to give your opinion either! Give your opinion but state WHY you think the shirt is ugly/cool/freezy/weird/improvable. Anything can be adjusted or tweaked on these designs to fit our teams taste. Let me know what you think ASAP so I can chug out a final design for coach and the team. Eventually I will place the designs on a shirt template so you can get a better picture as to where everything will be situated.


1. I (heart) XCI really like this design. Hillcrest logo/ name will go on the back of the shirt, likely up between the shoulders.



I was going to make the I (heart) XC look as close to the I (heart) NY shirts you see everywhere, but I liked this version instead.


2. Experiment


Just playing around with some fonts I found thanks to Joe.

3. Stripes

This was one of my first designs on the computer. Really simple. I was thinking about moving the Hillcrest to the right of the stripes so it is more visible. The stripes would run from the top of the shirt (on the right side) to the bottom (if possible, I doubt it but whatever).

4. RUN.

I created two variations on this one. Again, Hillcrest stuff would be on the back of the shirt.


5. Mile After Mile After Mile...

6. Messy

7. Year


8. Split Name

This was inspired by Gatorade advertising.

9. Lines Like Crazy

More designs to come soon! Thank you for letting me know what you think.

The Fine Line That Divides The Forrest and The Bosque

When does Andrew Forrest become his "alter-ego" Andres Bosque? A study has been recently initiated to determine when this transformation occurs, and what exactly happens.
A series of posts will provide a comprehensive explanation of who this Andres Bosque really is.
Two discoveries have surfaced since opening this study:

1. The BosqueHawk

The BosqueHawk is a unique twist on a common hairstyle known as the "fauxhawk". Differences between the fauxhawk and BosqueHawk are subtle yet distinct. Styling differences include a particular curl to Andres Bosque's hair that causes the BosqueHawk to have a slight curl. A BosqueHawk is considered more textured and soft in comparison to fauxhawks and "fauxBosqueHawks" (fake BosqueHawks).

Exhibit A

Exhibit A is a cell phone picture capturing a view of the famed BosqueHawk. Research states that the BosqueHawk is worn most on XC race days, hot summer days, for rock shows, and days when Andrew Forrest feels like being unique. The BosqueHawk is usually styled after a new haircut.
While wearing the BosqueHawk hairstyle, Andres Bosque becomes more determined and focused. Observations indicate that Andres Bosque does not lose any humor or mischievous pranks. Many a passerby pause to observe this unique phenomenon.
Authority figure and father of Andres Bosque explains this phenomenon on his sons head as looking like "a bird". Other observers comment on the unique hairstyle in a more positive light.

2. Shutter Shades

Exhibit B

Popularized by Kanye West (a distant relation to Andres Bosque), the shutter shades have been known to transform Andrew Forrest into Andres Bosque. Recent activity behind shutter shades include a performance in the final assembly at Hillcrest High School, playing the song "Believe" by Yellowcard on the bass guitar.


The shutter shades were apparently a hit for Andres Bosque as he wore them later in his first "cello-rock" show with band Echoed Illusions 7 days ago.

Exhibit C-- Location of Andres Bosque's first "cello-rock" concert with Echoed Illusions

Thus the beginning of the analyzing of Andres Bosque.
If any sightings of Andres Bosque are made, it is highly recommended that the behavior be recorded and reported to the Office of Andres Bosque Studies. Pictures, video, and quotes from Andres Bosque are greatly appreciated by the researchers at OABS and will be taken with utmost care and priority.

Selling The House...

The sign is down and the house is off the market for at least another school year. Neighbors, friends and family, your prayers have been answered. We're staying! :)

The Birth of a Band

Isn't it amazing what music can do? It does more than tickle our eardrums sometimes.

This weekend I had one of the most fun days in a long time with some mates I wouldn't normally hang out with on a weekend.

All because of music.

This past weekend Matt Pettrucci, Takami, Jason Chen, and I all piled into a black Infiniti G20 and drove over to Joel Meza's house to make sweet music. Two guitars, a drum set, bass guitar, and a five-string black electric violin. Feet and feet of black cord, outlets, electricity buzzing in the closed basement room as amps clicked on and picks poised above thick metal strings. A moment of silence, eyes flashing excitement as they make contact with similar pairs across the room.

And we play. And play. And play.

And when we don't practice we joke around. A bag of cheetos crinkles as orange powder-encrusted fingers delve for another pile of saturated fat. One throat belches in reply to yet another sip of dark, bubbly liquid. We laugh, and find ourselves thinking of a band name.

The Ethnic Eclectics. Peculiar, check. Does it make sense? Only to us.

Taiwan, Japan, China, Mexico, Scotland. Different people with different backgrounds, all united by the sound of music. Our music? Varied from the sounds of Bach to the brooding sounds of Apocalyptica. Our repetoire is just as varied-- Devil Went Down to Georgia, Armless Tree (future single to come out by the Ethnic Eclectics), Believe, Apocalyptica, and some Echoed Illusions.

Without that common bond of music, I doubt I would ever be friends with some of the people I consider good friends today. It's amazing to see how things like music can bridge gaps. Throughout history simple things like sports games, music, and art have been able to create relationships and bonds between people in the most unseeming of circumstances.

Our performance of the Hillcrest's school theme song "Believe" by Yellowcard will be performed this Wednesday at 1:00 in the final concert.

I will also be accompanying Matt Pettrucci's band Echoed Illusions on the cello June 9th. It's an experience I am SO excited to be a part of. Rock music on the cello is so fun! For more information on the concert on June 9th please contact me!

The Duggar Project

For those of you who did not know, I had a "Duggar Project" going on during the end of the school year. Andrew Duggar is CONSTANTLY sleeping in class. At one point I began taking pictures of him every time he slept. Eventually it became the Duggar Project. Each time I would see him sleep I would take a photo. Thirty photos later and I'm done with my first photography project.
Please keep this a secret from Duggar. I'm ordering a print of my completed project and am going to give it to him this week.