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April 16th, 2009

07:55 pm - moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul Steven Wilson, I love you, I love you so much. OH MY GOD, I'm so in love with you. Finally getting to see PT in September! OMFG HELL YES! One of the many reasons why I want this man so damn much...he's on a mission. The destruction of iPods everywhere. Die, iPod, die! XD Current Mood: giddy Current Music: "Harmony Korine" - Steven Wilson

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December 26th, 2008

10:43 pm - oh you see the light, it's coming through... Totally in the mood for a WoW post for my own entertainment. I've decided to make my Troll Priest my main because my Undead on my other server isn't specced the way I want and I'm too cheap to spend the gold to respec. She's just a twink anyway, so Zaranji it is. She's 51 now, so almost high enough for Wrath! ( More WoW greatness here! ) Current Mood: okay Current Music: "All Night Long" - Peter Murphy

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December 9th, 2008

11:39 pm - :'( My favorite pitcher retired...noooo. I knew he was going to retire soon, but I wasn't ready. My heart's breaking a little, because baseball will never be the same without him...ever. I'm just glad I did get the chance to see him pitch back in '99. And you better believe that I'm going to Cooperstown in five years when he's inducted in the HOF. No way in hell I'm missing that. Thanks for all that you've done for baseball, Maddog. And thanks for constantly reminding me of all the real reasons why the game is so special. Enjoy your retirement and relax because you deserve it, but know you will be missed...greatly. Perfect example of why he's called the Professor. The man's brilliant. LOL. I'm one of those chicks who's always digged the Cy Young winners...you know, especially when a pitcher wins them 4 times in 4 consecutive years? Oh, and 18 Gold Gloves in 23 seasons? Yeah, that's a hell of a lot more awesome than beefy one-noted homerun sluggers coked up on 'roids. Current Mood: sad Current Music: "Midnight Man" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

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October 28th, 2008

09:09 pm - dream a world maybe no one owns HAPPY NEW CURE ALBUM DAY!!! My God. I have waited four years for this day to come...FOUR YEARS! It's amazing the little things that can just make your day so perfect. The only thing that kind of sucked was having to wait to listen to it till after work. Seriously, the anticipation of it nearly drove me up a wall. But now I've already listened to it twice (I've already heard the singles a million times over though), and I knew it was going to be amazing...it's a freaking Cure album, of course it's going to win on epic proportions - hell, their 2004 album had to have been my least favorite of everything they've released, but it still kicked ass compared to most of the shit that's released these days. 4:13 Dream is definitely a step in the right direction following the self-titled album, but to be perfectly honest (I'm really not exaggerating), I think it could possibly be their best album in the last fifteen years...hell, it might be their best since Disintegration. No one can reinvent the musical perfection they created in the '80s, I don't even think they themselves can. Those albums are untouchable. But I really feel like after I listen to this one a few more times, I may possibly consider it slightly better than Wish or even Bloodflowers. I can't say for sure yet though, but damn, it rocks! Some general thoughts I have of it so far: 1. Underneath the Stars: Great way to start the album. In the first couple minutes of it I'm already thinking, 'Yeah, this next hour is gonna be amazing.' I loved his voice each time he sang "And the waves break..." 2. The Only One: Not one of my absolute favorites. It was the first single released and I remember thinking, 'Please, don't let the whole album be just like this.' The song itself is great, but I wouldn't have wanted twelve others just like it. They would've never done that though. Robert's too moody and changing and never one-noted. 3. The Reasons Why: I loved this song. Lyrics were so strong and so insightful and dark: "In the silence for a second I am sure I hear them laughing then / I feel them calling me / Yeah they are calling me... 4. Freakshow: Haha, this song's awesome. It's fun, catchy, hilarious, bizarre...kinda reminds me of "Hot! Hot! Hot!" or maybe even "Why Can't I Be You?" Nice drums, too. Kudos, Jason C. 5. Sirensong: I liked the almost hurried, impatient feel to this song. It's only two minutes or so, but despite that rushed feel, it still has a sort of sweetness to it. 6. The Real Snow White: I liked how this one felt different to all the others and still was connected to them in some way. Lyrics were a bit odd at times and I'm not entirely sure what Robert was trying to express through them, but I still liked them and the guitar was awesome. 7. The Hungry Ghost: OMG, this song rocks. Definitely the best one on the whole freaking thing. I like it because it's got that classic Cure sound, and it really felt like a genuine revival of late '80s/early '90s classic alternative music...it didn't sound like a band today trying to write a song that sounded like that, it sounded like the actual thing. 8. Switch: It's almost ridiculous and surreal how well I can relate to this one. The lyrics spoke to me on numerous levels, and it's another example of how Robert really means what he's saying. It's not that annoying, fake, showy, pseudo-angst that plagues a lot of music these days. This is passionate and painful and so very real. 9. The Perfect Boy: Also a song I can relate to. I especially like how he expresses the perspective of both a man and a woman. 10. This. Here and Now. With You: Love the music, love the words, love his voice on it too. No complaints here. 11. Sleep When I'm Dead: This has to be my favorite of all the singles on the album. I love how abstract he was with some of the words he chose but still was able to get his point across so clearly. 12. The Scream: I thought it was awesome how he starts off singing an octave lower than usual and he's almost whispering the words, and while he's doing that I'm thinking to myself, 'Oh man, he's gonna start screaming soon, I just freaking know it.' Trust me, he does too. He sounds like a banshee at one point...not surprised by that though. I loved it. :) 13. It's Over: I thought of "The Kiss" from the Kiss Me album. Also some of the lyrics sounded like something from The Top...earlier, more experimental Cure: A nagging sense of shame I can't explain / An acrid taste of smoke and blood and tears and drugs / And every inch of me is raw / Yep, sounds like "Shake Dog Shake," which freaking rocks. Other thoughts: * 13 songs on their 13th studio release? Ah, they're so clever and cute like that. :] * A couple negatives (nothing major, just some things I noticed): lack of keyboards and not much emphasis on bass. I love guitars, don't get me wrong. And Porl and Robert really know what they're doing (all the feedback was great and never felt overdone), but dude. Keyboards rock too! I know Roger's gone, but I still don't know why and I wish he was back. And honestly, some of the best Cure songs ever have the most awesome bass lines ("Other Voices," anyone?), and I sort of felt like at times I wasn't hearing as much of Simon as I would've liked. * I loved how pretty much every song had the word "dream" in it somewhere. Nice. * The Van Gogh quote in the sleeve was a beautiful addition: "For my part I know nothing with any certainty...but the sight of the stars makes me dream." All in all I adored every minute of 4:13 Dream and I'm going to be listening to it constantly for a while. My thanks go out to the four guys for the great music and just for once again reminding me why they're still my favorite. I'm in heaven, this is so incredibly beautiful. Wish they would've played this one when I saw them. Or better yet, I wish I could've been in Rome for this. And Porl's freaking awesome, it's insane. Also, if someone knows what kind of guitar that is, can you please let me know? I recognize Robert's, but I don't know what Porl's is. Current Mood: ecstatic Current Music: "The Hungry Ghost" - The Cure

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September 1st, 2008

10:39 pm - the sorrow that joy seems to habitually spawn Paper thin and razor sharp, Those fingers graze along the cloak Of velvet longing, tearful softness, Weeping buds of white and smoke. A sense of past that keeps me lost; 'Tis rhythmically drug-like and deeply inclined - A heart that is swelling, not heard and not seen: 'Tis mine, all mine - oh yes! - it's all mine. Standing there, squealing and shaking, you're sick - Of you, of such fear you must feel for me. You should be afraid, for I am a dress That's blue with a fire that longs to be free. Thrive in the silence and writhe in the love. I'm mobile, I'm faster, I'm thick and you're kind And you're fair, but not wise and eternal with faith - That's mine, all mine - oh yes! - that's all mine. * Still untitled and probably incomplete as I know what I'd like to add to it. Oh, and Carl McCoy? I love you. Really, I do. Wherever you are in this crazy world. Current Location: the last exit for the lost Current Mood: indifferent Current Music: "Dawnrazor" - Fields of the Nephilim

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January 19th, 2008

01:33 am - Day exhibits no meaning without Dream. More writing from the past couple of years. I'm working on a new piece right now, as well as making additions that compliment a few works in progress. Enjoy. ( I may pray with cardinals sweet... ) Current Mood: creative Current Music: "Ave End" - Lacrimas Profundere

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October 31st, 2007

01:17 am - The thorns and the roses of all that are beautiful. Time to share some writing. Enjoy my writing, criticize my writing, persecute if you must...just don't say it's your creation. Don't take what's most dear to me, I implore you. Thanks in advance. ( Your birth and each of your secret deaths... ) Current Mood: cynical Current Music: "Sleeping Sun" - Nightwish

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October 28th, 2007

02:11 am - I am feared in field and town. This band is hot. Current Mood: creative Current Music: "My Lullaby" - Theatres des Vampires

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October 25th, 2007

04:24 pm - Utrum tentare sit proprium diaboli According to howmanyofme.com, and I quote, "There are 0 people with my name in the U.S.A." * So...I don't have my name? "When out driving, if you see an opportunity to box someone in by parking too close to them, seize it." "Make a list of all the people you've ever dumped. Contact them once a year and try to restart the relationship." - From The Little Book of Stress by Rohan Candappa (I can think of several people who should NEVER look at this book) Current Mood: hungry Current Music: "Dracole Waide" - Theatres des Vampires

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August 6th, 2007

01:53 am - I am a Celt, a bard, the sea, the strings of a life of rhythmic listlessness. I'm not sure as to why, exactly, but I've recently felt a sudden urge to finally share my writing with those in my personal life, family and friends. It's never been difficult for me to let friends online gaze into some of my work, but in the past I've always been very reluctant to allow those I know personally a look (whether it be a short-lived and meaningless glimpse or a deep and purposeful probing) into what I write. I'm not certain why, really. Perhaps subconsciously I feel that if I share with someone with whom I have direct contact, I somehow have to justify or validate what I've written, at least more so than anything else. I'd have to explain what I meant, my sources of inspiration, why I choose the words I do. That's something that's hard for me to do - I don't necessarily choose the words, anyway: it's more instantaneous, taken from something within me that must be released in a very specific way. Or maybe I don't share any of it due to past experience. I've had people read my work and they have almost always expressed the same reactions: confusion (which often, intentionally or no, leads to dislike) or simple disinterest, therefore leading me to unsafely assume that no one really cares about it and lean towards the inclination to not share at all. But something feels a bit different now. I want people to read it, even if I run the risk that some won't think of it fondly. Hell, no one likes everything, I can't expect that. Maybe I feel this way now because I'm always afraid I can't explain to others the person I am, and I want people to know and not be misled. My writing is who I am...so it just seems obvious I should share it, right? I'm starting with my mother, it only seems appropriate, seeing as she is one of the people whom I respect most. I know she would be honest with me, and not simply tell me what I want to hear. Perhaps then I'll let Norah read some, because she's shown some interest in it anyway. And there's another person as well, but I don't think I have the courage or the total willingness to let him know me in that way. I really put myself out there when I write; it's a soulful exposure, if you will. Part of me wants to share everything with him, but at least for the time being, another part is too uncomfortable for him to know. Current Location: Godric's Hollow Current Mood: tired Current Music: "Deception" - The Cruxshadows

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