Schoolwork...

I just can't do it early. Seems to be a fact. This means that the four big things I have to do this week won't be done until the night before their due.

Maybe I'm addicted to stressing myself out?

Woo!

What to be excited about.

Ever since July of 2007, when the first picture of Heath Ledger as the Joker was released, I've had a need to have some movie to look forward to. Obviously, it was the Dark Knight for a good year. Then it was Watchmen. I'm still wondering about that myself. Now, it's Where the Wild Things Are. I'll go into more detail later, for I'm at work right now, but I just saw this poster and got really excited. So I must share.

Awesome, huh? I really hope this doesn't suck.

And the soundtrack is bound to be fantastic, what with being by Karen O and friends.

So buy that record!

You aren't invisible inside of your car...

...but goddammit, I wish I was.
I have to say that there is a small list of songs that I cannot help but sing along to when they come on and I am alone (or with someone whom I trust enough). Well, there's a ton of songs I sing along to, but there's a smaller list of songs which just shouldn't be sung by me. Whether it's because I change my voice in order to match the recording, or just make fun of the recording, or even more sadly, to reference a scene from some goofy movie.

Melanie - "Brand New Key" buy it!
First off, what a great song. I'm not embarrassed to say I love this song at all. How could anyone be? It's great. Key. Roller skates. What else could you need? The answer: falsetto. For me, at least. To hit those notes. In the end, I sound like I did when my voice changed about seven years ago. Or when I get mad. Although this song doesn't make me mad at all. Rather happy, actually.

Radiohead - "Knives Out" buy it!
I think everybody already knows that Thom Yorke has a unique singing style. That's pretty obvious. I once heard a theory that Radiohead's songs are created by having Jonny make some noise, then have Thom do his signature wail over it. There's certainly way more to it. More than I will ever understand. So...don't get mad at me, AtEase people. This is probably one of my favorite Radiohead songs, and not just because of the Marr-like guitar, but the fact that it gives me something to strain my vocal cords to right before getting into work. And I want you to know, that there's no coming back from that. Just sounding like a frog for the rest of the day.

Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now" buy it!
Any Queen fits into this category, just like with Radiohead. I guess you could say that any song that makes me sing in falsetto is something I deem as embarrassing. There have been countless times that I've tried to figure out how to play piano just so I could play a Queen song to myself.

Justice - "D.A.N.C.E." buy it!
Hot Chip - "Ready for the Floor" buy it!
Okay, I'm putting these two together because they are dance tracks. Obviously, Justice and Hot Chip are very different. I realize that Hot Chip has a regular pop song structure on this song while Justice is just a dance track and all that. But I put these two together because I like to sing loops. "Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it n0w" and "do the D-A-N-C-E, 1-2-3-4-5" seem pretty similar to me, at least when I say them.

Hüsker Dü - "New Day Rising" buy it!
I just shout "new day rising" as loud as possible. Also see Pixies, Modest Mouse, any hardcore band I might be listening to for some reason.

And of course, I recommend you support all of these artists (on vinyl, if at all possible).

So buy some records!

Serious!?

I don't get it. People have the right to not be pestered. If one person doesn't care for something that another person does to them, then that person should stop doing that specific thing. People have the right to be comfortable. The phrase "it doesn't hurt anybody" is understandable, but it seems like some people can't wrap their head around the idea that not everyone thinks the way they do. Although the fact I'm typing up stuff saying how someone believes in something that I do not shows that I am guilty of this too. Regardless, this is about not pestering people who don't want to be pestered. Is it necessary to pester a person? No. It's a choice. So, the only reason that the action must be continued is because the person performing the action wants to. If those affected do not want it, then they have a right to say so, and have that wish respected. At least I'd like to think so.

Where do people get the idea that they and their interests are above those of others? It's good to take care of yourself and your personal interests, but when they negatively affect another, then you should really look at the reasons behind doing them. If it's something like, "because I feel like it", and that is the sole reason, then how can you think it's right to do? Whatever happened to the idea that "if you don't want something done to you, don't do it to others". Or whatever the "golden rule" is. You would think these jokes would have grown old by now.

I'm not going to re-read or revise this, so I'm sure I said a lot of nonsensical crap and talked in circles and all that, but oh well. I'm just annoyed and thought it'd work well to post it here.

Also, I can't really stand third wave ska anymore. Does that mean I'm getting old or getting lame?

Pat Wilson -- "New Wave Lullabye" off of the Suburban Advantage EP. Not for sale, but buy this.

Devo -- "Freedom of Choice" off of Freedom of Choice. Buy it!

And of course, I recommend you support all of these artists (on vinyl, if at all possible).

So buy some records!