A Journal to fan the flames of discontent
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Blogs dont suck. People suck.
| Disorder | Rating |
| Paranoid: | High |
| Schizoid: | Low |
| Schizotypal: | High |
| Antisocial: | High |
| Borderline: | Very High |
| Histrionic: | Very High |
| Narcissistic: | Very High |
| Avoidant: | High |
| Dependent: | Very High |
| Obsessive-Compulsive: | High |
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Wednesday, October 01, 2003
>Sunday, September 21, 2003
Well, for the sake of writing a blog, and since we`re all "lets name bands"
here are some bads.
And as a bonus, half of the names dont start with the letter "A" or "B"
Cold play = Good band. "alternative" is it? I guess. Euro / Brit pop. The guy goes for make trade fair so hes nice. not extactly all "sad" songs, they come off happy ish. or so i think
Nirvana = ooo, dont need to say alot here do i? = D Kurt owns. Except he killed himself. Which might be why hes so famous. B/c, if he didnt, he`d just suck i think cuz he was such a junkie and gave up all his music stuff.
argh. got english to do. heres a run down of bands
nofx, nirvana, hole, placebo, white stripes, red hot chili pepers, strokes, hives, vines, bad religion, propagandhi, radiohead, sex pistols, the clash, tinc / refused / lost patrol, the used, weezer, no doubt, garbage, offspring, the distillers, good charlotte (sometimes :P ) , green day, treble charger, maryline mason (hes funny), planet smashers, rem,
i should actually make a list and rate them shouldnt i? too lazy too. so... i`ll do it tommorow (just like all ym other homework)
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Dear God - XTC
Ok, so joined the cross country team. Its awesome. For once, at night I can lie down and sleep whenever I want because the moment I lie down I doze off. Baby's don't sleep this well.
Anyway, here is an annoying thing.
I can never understand religious people. And, surrounded by a good number of them in school and outside, it is extremely.... Weird? Seriously, I don't think god or a "god" exists. Why? Take this "the big bang had to have a cause". Well, religious people argue that god had to create that. Well, then who created god if everything needed to have a cause?
another thing, why is the world so messed up? Aside from the murders, rape and death around us. Aside from the widespread disease, massive amounts of poverty and hunger. Aside from the number of people killed in wars. You could argue those were "retribution". But how about people born disabled? Blind? Deaf? And how about natural disasters? A earthquake destroying a whole town? The answer "god works in mysterious ways" and "its all in gods plan" is just bull shit. So innocent people die for no good reason? Its just an excuse which does not answer the question. Tell me one good thing about dead people. God cant do evil. Why? Because "god is all good" and "god is all loving". Oh. So blame Satan then. Well, why would god allow Satan to mess up the lives of innocent babies?
What is the whole thing developed out of? Fear. Its not that you want to go to heaven. Its that you don't want to go to hell. The description in the bible of fiery eternal death and torment. Well, according to the bible, homosexuals go to hell. That's 1/10 of the population. And according to the bible, anyone worshiping "false idols" go to hell. That would make millions upon millions go to hell to. Hell would have to be a big place. In fact, I would think more people would go to hell than heaven at this rate. Furthermore, define the true Christian belief. Threes all those sub divisions of Christiana. Catholics. United. Etc etc. They believe in Jesus. And "god". But all the rest is messed up.
And the bible. Well, manyt people say that its important to look at the bible and use it to learn things because it is the "word of god". Well, if that is god's very words, he does like to contradict Him/her self a lot. Type "bible contradictions" in google. you`ll find a good few sites to read. Considering how many hundreds of years ago it was, i really doubt it could be translated properly. Furthermore, it was not after years and years after many of the stories did something say "hey, lets write a nice book about it". Word of mouth is hardly a good way to make facts is it.
IF a god is really really outthere, I don't think he is omnipotent, all powerful all seeing all good being. I bet, if he so called created us in his image, he must be abit screwed up like us to. Which is fine. But lets not pretend hes someting hes not. If God is all powerful, could he make a rock so heavy he could not lift it? Quote from somewhere on the internet, which I think is quite ingenious. "God loves everyone of you, even the bad ones. But if you are not nice, you are going to burn in hell for eternity. Kind of like how Santa Claus only gives presents to nice children".
In closing, I say. Keep your bible quoting "holier than thou" "IM a more moral nice person" ideas away from me. Quoting from the bible to prove a point is like quoting from the lord of the rings to prove a point. Their both works of fiction.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Funny thing i notice in school.
Peppy people who seem "nice" and smiley girls turned out to be all out stuck up bitches who are rude just because. On the other hand, i also find that people who didnt really talk to me last year turned out to be extremely smart, sensible and really quite fun people.
Hence, dont trust a book by its cover. Cuz some peppy cute people can be bitches. While the not so likable talking person to you may be a friggin genius and you never knew it.
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Rat Race - The Specials
Anyway, its 12.25. Sorry showna, i stayed up late writing this. But it doesnt look half bad i hope ^_^. Anywho, here is the 55 word "short story" for english class. (although it suppose to be a short story, it looks like a fucking poem, but whatever, i`ll count on girman if all else fails).
Based on a true story / Almost there Johnny! Almost there. / A guide to life
Young Johnny learns to behave.
Conform! Obey!
Johnny gets a university degree.
No time to rest! Keep going Johnny!
Grown up Johnny has a job.
Consume! Work harder!
Johnny has a house and a family.
Happiness is just around the corner Johnny!
Earn more money!
Buy more things!
Old Johnny retires.
And dies.
Almost there Johnny!
Saturday, August 30, 2003
In Bloom - Nirvana
Hmmm, i seem to be overflowing this blog (or spamming if you want to define it better) with really long blogs. Well, i apologise showna, i`ll try cutting down in lenght. Or maybe, some formating style, add some cute nifty html and stuff.
Or maybe i`ll write in haiku
Cars. Clothes. Money.
Stuck up rich people.
Evil cows.
Or maybe not.
Not listening to anything
Heres an idea i`ve been throwing around my head but never wrote down. But here it is in all its mind bloggling glory.
The mass of live journal users and bloggers sites have about zero content in them. Go see for yourself.
Talk about their pets, their day, how they saw this cute guy, what movie they saw and who they saw it with, the new fancy expensive clothing article they bought, how much homework they have, how tired they are, how they are so "bored". What is the point seriously. If you wrote so much about your life that it becomes "interesting", then there goes your privacy. People all over the world would know about your life. So what to do? Write pollitically correct crap about how nice people are, how cute things are, how perfect things are. Or, on the other hand, whine about mundane everyday things which are entirely in your control (ie. I slept so late last nite, pity me, im so tired.) If you are tired, go to sleep. Who is stopping you? If you made th choice to not sleep, then deal with the consequnces.
If you really wanted a "journal", to pen all your thoughts, ideas and feelings, then well, you should just go outside, buy a 1.99 notebook, and steal a pencil from school. If you want to write something, actually mean what you write. Not something watered down because you are afraid people might not like it. (hence, if you dont like what i write, thats entirely fine with me)
Another thing about stupid livejournals. The quizzes. Seriously. Fuck quizzes. A few scattered ones perhaps once and awhile. But with quizzes every other post? what extactly is the point of a quiz? They don't prove ANYTHING. The questions and usually extremely lame and you probaly can guess the outcomes. Quizzes are there, in my opinion, to reassure yourself that you are what you think you are. Because, evidently, you need a quiz made on the internet to tell you who are you. Wonder which harry potter character are you? What kind of flavour you are? What color you would be? Lets find out! and then put it on your page to prove how diverse your personality is.
In anycase, what is it with being "cute" and "random" and "insane" and "rambling" and "bambling" and "princess". How can everyone be random and insane and yet be writing and "rambling" the same dam thing? Since when is it cool to be "random" and "insane"? You either are unique by being yourself and with your own point of views, or you are not. Labeling your site "insane!" doesnt make it any more insane than your very normal looking bland "nice" blog. No more catchy cute phrases please.
Disclaimer : the opinions expressed in this post, or , other posts by "jared" DO reflect the opinons of jared. However, might not of showna, so dont get angry at her, but do at me.
Sweater Song - Weezer
Jared says:
Fun fun fun. Today we went to Edge and saw bombs over providence. It was funny cuz we keep missing trains, coming home late and screwing up plans. Great thing , which i must say is an improvement was that we actually went to see the thing which we wanted to see. As compared to the mindless wanderings (which although led to a somewhat good understanding of the area of toronto, did not yield much results save posters, cds and zines. which, in retrospect was a good thing actually. ) In anycase, we found out what Popeyes tea and bisciuits was. It wasnts so much a chocolate bisciut, more of a tea ish kind. Yummy (ish). Ran around, went to chapters to get Showna's punked magazine, drooled over the disiniformation book ( the bible code is bs, jesus might be a myth, history text books are fucked, and america is affected by mad cow). Walked quickly to the train station, just making it, only to miss the track 3A instead of 3B, reached there on time though.
Bad thing was, at 11.10 ish when we got to clarkson, we called shonas house only to be asked to walk home. which is fine for showna. but jared's parents got angry and calling from shownas at 12.30, his dad was more like a rabid bull elephant enraged in a caged circus. But no matter, seriously, rides are boring as hell. Like when we drove to toronto instead of taking the train at 7.40, the quiet was deafening. Compared to the hours walk back from clarkson, which was entertaining and enlightiening. met james mattew on a bike.
Anyway, on the point of music. Unlike showna, i have a varied taste which is not against punks idea, but not extactly embracing it fully. Seriously though, punk has alot of down strokes, power chords, fast fast music, screaming and distortion. However! the meaning and words of the song is lost in the fast loud music, audiences are either moshing (which i agree is quite fun), or as the bombs over providence dude said "school board members" with their arms folded. Im fully for people getting angry over something , as long as you have a justified cause for it. say, the war, or racism, or multinational corporations. Can that be heard at alot of punk shows? no! Perhaps nofx and tinc and refused has them. I`d consider them punk in "ideas and ideals" as in they speak their mind and say it loudly. However, how about alot of the punk out there? Screaming with their words lost. I think punk is a good way to present music to others, with alot of energy and passion, without going into the details of making music. However, i find it too.. angry?
I want to be in a happy band. Not a garage band where you scream and the neighbours complain at you. Happy weezer, strokes, hives, vines ish. No doubt, white stripes, red hot chili pepers, treble charger, even t(i)nc! Nirvana! Radiohead! I want a band where, i can smile at the audience, where we`d be happy musicans playing music. Make a joke. Get a laugh. When i play in my garage, i want the neightbourhood children to cycle and dance along. Ska music even. Music does not have to be super fast 16th notes and a few chords.
As again, music doesnt have to be complex to be good. But distortion, screaming and fast notes cannot hide bad playing can it. I want to learn music, so i can use it in every way i can to communicate a message, a emotion, a feeling to the audience. Be it a happy tune, a mindless tune, a sad song or a angry one. Variety! Again, i am no means saying punk is bad. But lets not limit ourselves in our elistist tendencies we have made ourselves become (bad grammar there).
Take, Avril Lavigne. No, im not saying shes extactly hardcore punk. But the thing is, neither does she.She knows shes pop, she didnt say shes hardcore punk "rawk" either. Media fucked it up. Take her for what shes worth. A pop princess who, has a band. Britney? She sells sex. Not music. Christina Aguilera, she sells sex, and a good voice. She is , a "pop tart" so to speak. Poppy catchy, sluttly tarty, but still good in some ways. (although i hate pop tarts, but you get the point). Dont hate bands / people b/c its cool to go "ewww, avril she sucks". Take things for what they are. And accept it.
However, i hate Rap. Or at least the most popular tracks which all the white boys in the skool bob their heads and imitate their bling to. Why? I`ll give you a better answer than "Rap sucks". Firstly, the rich consuermistic lifestyle lead by the people portrayed in the videos and songs are terrible. It is impossible for everyone to wear bling bling, have crystal, have biznatches, glocks .44s, huge houses with pool parties. Why? read some anti consuerism stuff. Secondly, it portrays a bad image of women. Their basically all sluttly, big boobed, skimpy clothed women. For that matter, a bad image of men. Their basically all greedy, sex driven, gun carrying, drug using, "thugs". And 50 cent, so what if you got shot 9 times, how is that "street cred". Everybody needs crebilitly these days. White artists with black rappers, teen idols with a "voice", teen bands with gargage bands who all have bad parents, bullied and never fitted in.
In closing, to this ridiculously long blog which has ended up more of a essay (which i would prolly write up and put in a music section in the Sub. Sound later on), stop trying to categorize your own music taste. When people ask you want music do you like, instead of limiting it to "punk", or the ambiogous "everything", try something like naming bands and saying why.
Ok fuck. I give up. Too sleepy. I`ll write a article and send it to the subervise sound. Night.
Showna says:
I agree, that was a much better explanation than my sad attempt at explaining why classifications suck (friday's entry). Personally, I do whole-heartedly, almost obsessively, embrace ska but I still like other genres. I guess that's just the easy way to go.; "I like this kind of stuff" instead of "I like this and this and this and you probably haven't heard of this but I like that too". Everyone likes the easy way. It's making us get really caught up it music genres and dividing us to the point that punks and "soft-rockers" probably aren't get along. This is what I don't like about music.
Bombs over Providence was too loud.
It was really good.
But they really didn't need to make it that loud.
