Good afternoon, blog
Hey hey hey. Ah, it's Friday. And since I actually don't need to do homework, I might as well blog. Everything's going alright at the moment(I refrain from using the time "Life's good" or anything. I'm on no particular high at the moment, just not any particular low. It sounds whiny, but I think "life's good" is a bit of an exaggeraton). This week's gone by fast, and I'm excited for the weekend. And another epic AIM chat tonight(Hopefully?), and whatever it brings. School has been fine, mostly. We finished volleyball today(Hallelujiah. This caused me to brake into a hyper rendition fo Smashing Pumpkins' "Today" to my sister.) And we had another power cut earlier, so we got to go to Chilli's. But I feel like a hypocrite today, and this is a post about school, specifically today. Well, more about the people. The behvarior of the people(I know, people suck...I rant too much at the moment)
Today, we had two quizzes. Really, no big deal. 15 minutes of studying last night, and I'd be sure to get at least a 70%(I have a good memory. Lucky me). The first one was Social Studies, we had to learn the locations/countries/capitals of 30 European countries. Since I spent forever last year learning them mostly for the fun of it, a 5-minute reminder was all I needed for some of those southern ones(Macedonia, Croatia, slovenia....Hard. To. Remember.). And, the second one was LA. I knw this one better than the Social Studies, I thought. Congigating verbs. 5 minutes and I was ready.
So, then it was 2nd period science. As always, sitting at the table in the back of the class by myself, as the two girls on my table take forever to walk like 10 meters into the next class. Once they finally decide to come, they were talking about the LA quiz. When I heard it was so hard..., I got a 45, and half the class failed. Woah. @_@. That's a first. So, of course "the quiz" was the topic of rumours and gossip for the rest of the day. Mr G even gave a speech about it in Enrichment, and a friend told me she got 22%.
And, I was of course last period LA. Which was hell for most people. We'd heard all the rumours, and everyone was scared to death. Girls walked in and said "Rip the test up the moment he gives it to you" and all that. It turns out the test wasn't hard, if you know your irregular verbs and such. I got a 91%, which was apparently in the top percent of the class. So, the big deal? I have no idea.
The world likes to panic. At least my school does. It's a highscool thing, and we all want to be highschoolers. From a young age, for most people. I have my(7-year-old) neighbour come round to my house and complain about the homework she gets. You know, the sort that takes 10 minutes to complete. My grade likes to panic about tests that really aren't too difficult. Even about those little quizzes with 5 questions, that are so insignificant they wouldn't have enough of an effect to change your overall grade at all. But, everyone watches all those teen shows, that show examples of "OHNOES HOMEWORK I GONNA FAIL SCHOOL" sort of thing. And I suppose we follow. And, you thought you gave up that behavior a while back, right?
We're 12/13. 7th grade. Really, take a look at the homework we get. Let's say an hour, maybe 1 1/2 hours if we have an essay? That really doesn't require any "freaking out", I think. Once you're in highscool, of course you get hours of homework. And I think that's a reason to freak - At least sometimes's it is. But what we do is rediculous. There's caring about your grade(Nothing wrong with that, of course) and then there's the sort of behavior we all see whenever there's a big test. Maybe it'a "cool" thing or something, but it's pathetic in my eyes. 12 years old isn't when we should be worrying about this stuff. There's nothing to worry about.
To many schools, it's uncool to "try" with your schoolwork. At our school, this doesn't apply. Those kids who get worried over "big tests" have similar respect to those who couldn't care less, if grades only apply here. I guess that makes our school rather odd. But, our school is generally a good school anyway, which would probably explain it. Actually, I think worrying is cool. The "It's just a test" behavior is what comes from the uncool kids.
But that's not the worst bit - Dances. We had one on Friday. And, joy of joys, a "pink dance". When someone would be nominated "Pink King" and "Pink queen"(Really, you've got to feel sorry for the pink king...). And of course, there's the gossip. I actually find it pretty humourous to watch the gossip. It's not like it matters, ever. LIKE OHMYGOD SHE DANCED WITH HIM?????!!!!!!!!!!. Hahaha, it's pretty pathetic(A word I use to often to describe people my own age). Soulmates on Friday, mortal enemies come Wednesday. I didn't go, of course, but I'm pretty sure there was a lot of stuff happening, and I'll be sure to catch up on the rough-gossipy details on Monday to, you know, keep up with the conversations I never contribute in. It's just...Trying to be mature. Which is ironic, seeing as it makes them seem a lot less mature to me.
I'm such a bad ranter, I don't know where to go from here. Hahaha. Hope you enjoyed it. I don't have anything to add...Um, oh yeah, I might be seeing Franz Ferdinand or Keane live in May! Can't wait!
Until sometime,
Friday, February 27, 2009
7th Graders Who Wish They Were More
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
How I Love Pointless Anticipation
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Another "Quick" Post - The Duran Duran Issue
Hi,
Okay, I have nothing else to do, and this is what's been on my mind recently, so I'm talking about this.
Duran Duran. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Duran Duran are an 80s synthpop band. And, in my eyes, a pretty good one. I seriously believe Hungry Like The Wolf is one of the best non-Killers songs of all time. No joke. It's such a "sing-a-long" song, and, simple as it is, I'm loving the guitar. The Reflex is also a simple song, and very good. DD(hehe) just seem to be one of those English synthy bands from the 80s. Being totally stupidly obsessed with that kind of music, I think they're good. Definantly not as good as other bands of the vague genre(PET SHOP BOYS <333),>but still. But, since "getting into" music, I've heard so much Duran Duran bad-mouthing going on...Which I don't understand. Between TV, online, music magazines and the like...It's like ACC and The Jonas Brothers. Really, I think they should have at least earned a little more respect than that, don't you? I even saw somewhere label Simon as "seriously uncool". That was, I think, in The Word. I like The Word. I have nothing bad to say about The Word, but that was uncalled for. Duran Duran did a great deal for the music industry, I think. And label them as you will as the typical "high school girl" band, no high school girl band can continue for as long as they can, don't you think? The Jonas Brothers will be gone in a couple of years. Duran Duran will be here to stay. I don't know if they were eating off the sucsses of other bands of the time...But anyway. Duran Duran are a good band. Get over it. It's stupid to be one of those people were remembers the time, when Duran Duran were big, and now see some memorabillia and cringe.
I suppose this goes with another one of those oh-so-negative teenage stereotypes. Those, I can't stand. And people wonder why people want to be emo, or rebel, or anything...My best bet would simply be that they don't want to fit into the typical teenage stereotype. Emo doesn't do a lot for that, but it's more unique than a lot of the teenage behaviour you see around at the moment. Maybe being angsty was more of a 90s teenage thing. And, let's face it, especially when it comes to highschool girls, there's a big stereotype. And fangirls.
Everyone hates fangirls. Just think "fangirl", and( if you know me) you'll see me rambling on about Brandon, or(if you don't know me) you'll see some movie star being chased down the street by a flock of UGG-wearing high school girls. At least, that's what I see. What's wrong with being a fangirl? Stereotypically, the difference from being a female fan, and being a "fan girl" is being absolutely rabidly in love with a member of the band/singer/movie star/character/ whatever....Which, I don't see as too negative. As I see it, there's many pros to being "obsessed" with a celebrity. And, yes, I know this rant is very biased. But, many would argue it's better to be interested in guys/girls your own age...But, that can be hard. Like, if you're obsessed with a celeb, you don't see the guy you like everyday with someone else. Certainly, Brandon is married and all(DIE TANA DIE), but I don't think about that everyday. At least, I try not to. And, if you're a good fan, you don't just like whoever for their appearance...Which is why everyone hates fangirls. Not true. Why would you do that? I don't see any reason at all. To outsides, us fangirls are a different species, but we're not quite that pathetic...Can we help who we "fall for"? Not just physically.
The reason I posted that paragraph is because Duran Duran seemed to be prone to fangirls. A while back I watched a "Best Songs of the 80s" on TV, and when Duran Duran appeared, I believe someone said "When this song came out, there was not a single high school girl who wasn't obsessed with at least one member of Duran Duran". So, fangirls+band means there's gonna be hating...Like, The Jonas Brothers. Do I like The Jonas Brothers? Of course not. And I mean, I disliked them long before it was uncool to like them. But, their fangirls give them a bad reputation.
We don't judge bands by just their music. Even if you say you don't, you do. We avoid certain genres of music.(Even I am prone to this. But, I'm trying to improve. Don't deny it! And don't be one of those people to say "I listen to just about anything" because anyone with a brain knows you don't.) We judge musicians based on race, age, lyrics, history, even what they say about anyone else. Of course, we shouldn't, but we do. It's never about just the celebrities' career! And, Duran Duran seem to be a band who got the "short straw" when it comes to non-musical judgement. Ranging from fanbase to musical genre(I'e heard this sort of pop music be considered "female music" several times before).
This post isn't trying to say something. Not about fangirling, or teenage behavior, or even by how harshly we judge musicians(Though this is a problem. Musicians' careers have been ruined based on their personal lives). It's just...me expressing. Something I feel I should have the freedom to do so, in such a chaotic, confusing fashion in this blog at least. I'm just fed up with the comments I've heard about this band.
In other news, school started yesterday. I'll talk about that another time, but I had my Spanish thing today. Also, I'm really hyped up about this music festival in the summer. Explain later.
Bye!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
I Was Faced With A Choice At A Difficult Age
Hey there, just a few things I thought I'd chat about today. I've got an album review going, so I'll see if I can get that post done soon.
I was faced with a choice at a difficult age. Thirteen to be exact, when I found myself having to pick between two fantastic records. Both would eventually have a huge impact on my life, but my mother made it very clear that she was only gonna give me enough cash for one of those records. So there I was, hovering over my left hand, which contained Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths. It's a very great records, twenty four tracks, a lotta bang for your buck. Great record. And in my right was Discography by Pet Shop Boys. It was a singles collection, eighteen tracks, this was gonna be a tough decision. I would eventually be Neil Tennant's perfect execution of that devilish right eyebrow raise that secured Pet Shop Boys's position for the cassette player on that ride home. And thus, I was introduced to a new, impenetrable cool behind his shades, and I've always believed him to be some sort of wizard. Since the release of their first single West End Girls in 1985, Pet Shop Boys have released nine studio albums, nine, had twenty two top ten singles in the UK, and ,as Kylie states, has sold over fifty million records world wide. They've pushed a few envelopes along the way, and most impressively, they've stayed together. Few have held onto the fire, or the ability to remain relevant, to stick around. It's very admirable. They've got taste and they can write one hell of a pop song, they truly deserve this. Ladies and gentlemen, this year's outstanding contribution to music award goes to none other than Pet Shop Boys!
And that, was Brandon's oh-so-amazing speech at The Brits on Wednesday. He's so adorable when he talks. His speech was very staged, and he started off talking rather fast. But, he did his best to hide his stage fright. It was very sweet. And, he did very well. Congrats, Brandon!
Secondly I had my first AIM experience with my friends Jill, Kayla, Chelsea, and their friend Zie, last night. It was...interesting. I didn't talk very much, but I don't talk much anyway, but it was very fun. If you were to ask what we talked about, the answer would be "very little". The conversation just moved on. It was, somehow, very addicting, and kept me occupied for about 2 1/2 hours, I think. I was forced to call it a night at 11:30...And now I realise that AIM rocks! Thanks Jill and Kayla for bugging me so much to download it...
Moving back to the first part of the post, I am so more addicted to Pet Shop Boys than ever before. Ah, how I love 80s pop. As sucky and horrible as it sounds, I love it. Synthesizers have messed with my mind, and Brandon's musical tastes have messed with my mind, of course. My favorite PSB song is "What Have I Done To Deserve This?", which was done with Dusty Springfield. I also, while AIMing, last night bought "West End Girls", and "Suburbia". Although West End Girls got a lot of publicity when ti was released, I think Suburbia is better. But, they're all great songs. I'm thinking of getting their Discography soon. If it's as Brandon describes it, I think I'd be very pleased with it. But I don't know...New album comes out March 18th, I think. It'll be called Yes. So, I might buy that instead. I want to hear something other than hits to see my true opinion of them(Because, really, you can't judge a band by their Top 10 hits, very fairly). I suppose it's weird of me to be liking this band. But...they're really, seriously good. I wonder if I could see them live...Not this tour, but the next one maybe. I need to go buy their nine studio albums first. Ah, Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Pet Shop Boys...
And, I want an Arctic Monkeys album, and another Franz Ferdinand album, and the only Weezer album I don't have.[/randomalbumramble]
So today is Saturday, I believe. The vacation has messed with my mental clock. *checks*. Yeah, it's Saturday. So 2nd to last day of vacation. And, I've done pretty much nothing this week. I think we might be seeing Coraline today(Finally). Or going out to eat either today or tomorrow night. Last night I finally stuck the stickers that came with my Killers 2009 calender to my wall. I think the picture count is close to 60 now. It's impressive to look out, but very stalker-ish if you're not a total Killers fangirl. I've aslso done some cleanout of my room(There's still loads of boxes from when we moved in over a year ago...). The other day my mom found an old magazine for me to look at. I think it was The Word, another one of those music magazines she reads, even when she's interested in very few of the bands listed. And, of course, it had The Killers on the front. She was doing a bit of a magazine cleanout, and this one was from late 2006. Wow, it's cool to read some old Sam's Town-era articles. Sam's Town articles are typically more interesting to read than the ones now, from an outsider's point of view. They were having some problems then, legal issues and stuff. But it's got some cool pictures, so I'll be sure to cut those and add them to my count. But anyway, what I'm thinking about at the moment is school. My essay sucked, so I'm freaking out about what my teacher will say about it. I always freak out about it, but now more than ever. And I've got this Spanish project presentation on Tuesday, the whole thing to enphasize English stereotypes, remember? Well, I need a crown for Little Miss Huge Ego to play the Queen(Of huge egos), and I've yet to find one. We went into iParty yesterday(Yes, it's cheap, but where else to they expect me to find a crown?). Turns out iParty, the store that has everything you don't need, but somehow desire to buy, don't have crowns. Weird, huh? So instead we came out with a load of chocolate, for nor eason. It was embarassing. But the issue is now where I'm going to get a crown for Tuesday. Any ideas? I haven't done anything for this project, and I'd rather not sway too far on my partners' bad sides.
One more thing. AnimalCrossingCommunity.com. Some call it the best website ever, some call in hell on the internet. I'm stuck between. Going on simply for the amazing friends I have there, and for the OT board. Which is what many do. But, this week has been an odd week all-around. Controversial, some might call it. First off, JUG, ACC's longest and largest giveaway closed down. I'm actually a member of JUG, and it was quite a shock. Five years, JUG was running for. I remember logging on, and seeing the PT "JUG-Urgent-Closing Notice" or something along those lines. It was at the top of my page, with 45 new replies, even though it had been sent very recently. To be honest here, Johntown327 always sends these PTs signifying some big change. Nothing against it, but that's the way it works. So I wasn't too worried. I've kind of been used to skimming what he says, so instead of reading, first I skipped to the first comment, which was simply "NOOOOOOOOOO". So I read, and I was shocked. And so was everyone else. There was a lot heart-felt messages about JUG, and JUG histories, and everyone was upset. But, according to the owner, the time was right to end. After five years. We were supposed to keep the whole thing quiet, but the news was out fairly quickly. So there was a lot of activity with that. Within 24 hours, I had already recieved a PT from a new giveaway, claiming that we were on "high demand", being from JUG. Although I feel "wanted", this isn't easy. I know some giveaways are rejoicing at the thought of the big giveaway being gone, otherwise this has been big ACC news. Secondly, we lost several ACC scouts this week. I think they were Jedi, Zacahry, and one more, but I'm not sure. This will probably mean new scouts soon, but people are saying it feels like ACC has taken a step back. There have been a lot of threads on the OT board this week dicussing how ACC isn't what it used to be. And I suppose I have to agree. There used to be mature discussions on the OT board. And you didn't get reported for your opinion. And now it just feels like threads about pie, and loads of chat-speaking 10 year olds(Not that ten year olds can't be mature. But this is a generalization). So...maybe ACC is declining. We should face that fact. Hopefully something will be done, but that's only a slight chance. I suppose this controversy will continue...And the questioning. Oh, what an interesting week this has been.
Until sometime,
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Jackets Are The Very Foundation On Which We Build Our Modern Day society. Or Is It Just Me?
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
CamoLamo On...Motivation, Teenagers, and Guidance Councelors.
Basically, I can't stand motivational posters, or, as I would call it, guidance councelor rubbish. I mean, what's the point? No one listens to those things anyway.
The posters that drift around my school are these "Above The Influence Things", advertising against drugs, alcohol, blah blah blah. And loads of kids across the state advertising how they won't do drugs, due to their hobby. Yeah. Because ultimate frisbee is definantly a teens' cocaine, right? I really want to shoot the little miss/mister perfects on those posters every time I walk by. Maybe that's harsh, but it's how I feel. I suppose the world has a very specific view of anyone ages 13-19. And as soon as you turn 13, which happens to us this year, your whole world changes. It's like, a chapter in your history personal history book. Before you turn 13, you're a kid. You like sports, dolls, cute animals, Chukee Cheese, and both genders are typically pretty seperate. And, it's like the whole world thinks you change the day the Earth rotates 13 times around the sun in your lifetime. Then you're all angsty, emo, depressed, anxious, angry, and you like to listen to "hardcore" music, lock your self in your room, and dedicate your life to underage drinking, and drugs(Among other things... @_@). Which, is definantly an unfair judgement of teenagers(If you're over the age of 25, the very word sends shivers up your spine!) in general. So, the adult population of my school trembles in fear! And, in an attempt to extinguish any teenage rebellion, the only answer is to slap these motivational posters everywhere to remind us to be good little children. Well, this is my theory anyway. Which is, honestly, a pretty pathetic attempt to achieve anything. The only attention these get are, "Oh a new poster..." then you read the quotes, acknowledge the new hobby being described, and hurry along to morning homeroom. I'm surprised the guidance councelors haven't really worked this out already. People get bored of these things. The solution? More posters, of course! I seriously wonder how stupid some of the people in our school are. On YouTube, you know you see these random "Are you smarter than ---------?" things. How about an "Are you smarter than my guidance councelor?" thing. I'm sure that would be pretty easy to accomplish. It's just...the trash that comes out of these stupid teachers' mouths! It's unbelievable. Really, we don't need to know what not to do, how good we are at something, or random small talk, as if you know any of us. The fact that one guidance councelor knows me name is actually pretty creepy, consdiering I've never said a word to her in my existance of being at the school. It's kind of pathetic, the inforcement of all of this upon us. It doesn't do anything to help anyone.
I really don't know where to go from here. This is possibly the worst rant I've ever done. Short, uninformative, and unorganised. But anyway. There's one more thing. In Gym, there's also a lot of motivational posters, different from the drugs one. And there's this one in particular that annoyes me. As soon as you walk into the girls' locker room you see this...Playing Like A Girl Doesn't Mean With It Used To. Obviousy, I'm not sexist, but I can't stand this! If playing like a girl doesn't mean what it used to, what does it mean today? Presumably, playing as hard, and as well, as the guys and giving 110%. Well, that's probably what they're trying to get at. But, very few females are like that. For the most part, the girls who enjoy coming to gym are those who simply enjoy it for being allowed to show themselves off in tank tops and uncessecerily short short-shorts. Yeah, if that's what playing like a girl means, I'd rather not be a girl. Great motivational poster, from a pathetic school.
*sigh* I just cant' stand all this..."stuff". At "Camp Sucky Leadership School", we did all these activites to boost self-esteem, relationships, and all that. (I said this in a previous post...). And, at first I thought it odd that we had one activity that didn't fit in with the others. Adventure. What I'm trying to get straight is this...Sports, otuside activites, and anything of the sort aren't at all connected to all the guidance councelor rubbish. Okay? Where on Earth did anyone get that idea from?! When I was doing "adventure" at the camp, I believe what I was doing was called "The Catwalk". Where, you climb up the side of a tree, then you have to walk across a poll that touched a tree on either side. I recall being the 3rd or so to go up. And, I do not have a fear of heights. In fact, not to boast, but I don't have many fears or phobias. But people just assume based on who I am, (Or, who they think I am. They really have no idea, a lot of the time) that I'm a quivering heap of fear and stuff...Which, I don't understand. But, when I could only make it up to the top of the pole(Two reasons. Partly because the rope got stuck, and there was no way I could move up without pulling too much. And, it was really, really cold. Every time my hands touched the metal, without wearing gloves as I was, they would sting really badly. I know Coco had this sort of experiance as well.) So, when I came down I was getting all these reassuring comments from everyone. People, I don't need your sympathy...There's a big difference between the self-esteem, confident, friendly, posotive, perfect personality, then not being able to climb a pole, for crying out loud! I can't begin to explain how much I can't stand all of this...*refrains from using word*, and how fake it is. Middle school is just, well, school. The social issues we can deal with without motivational posters and friend ...*refrains from using word again*. Geez, it's crazy. The answer to whatever it is that supposedly happens in Middle School is not this.
So, lay off the self-esteem, friend, motivational, boot-camp things. 100% unnmecessery. Leave us to...ourselves? I don't know. Whatever. It's just, fake.
That's it for now. it seems I'm always filling this blog with so much hate. Normally, in horribly written rants about nothing very important. But, there's so much to hate! Love isn't the solution to everything, as many 12 year old females seem to think. I don't know what I'm gonna do today. I started drawing the Day And Age cover art yesterday. I measured out the letters, scale factors and all, which is actually pretty pathetic(But...that's me!). My iPod broke last night, but it's dong okay now. I'm gonna YouTube later. And my new obsession, well, re-found obsession, Star Wars Lego. And...I don't know, maybe something fun. Ah, yes, The Killers are confirmed for Scottish music festival T In The park. it's good that they're in the area, and this won't affect with V Festival. They're a strong rumour for V, which would be awesome. Because, I love them so and would kill to see them again. Ah, how I love them. Hopefully Muse or kaiser Chiefs again, but probably not as they played last year(boo-hoo). Oh well. Muse are releasing a new album next year, sol I'll hopefully get to see them again anyway. Thanks for all that voted on my quiz! the most popular answers, with three points each, were "I HATE TWILIGHT", and "I can't read!". thanks to all that voted, I'll have another poll up later!
Peace out(as if)
The Killers Concert Countdown: 80 Days( think)
Untill sometime.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy Birthday Ronnie!
Wow, 33 years old! It's hard to believe, considering how fantastic you still look(hehe). Hoping it all went well, and you had a great one! In fact, hope you had a Killer 33rd birthday party!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The One Day In The Year When Spreading The Love Is Sort Of "Necassary"
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
10 Simple Examples Of My Rabid Fangirling
Hello,
For those of you who haven't yet been convinced of how much I love The Killers, I thought I'd make a quick post about just how much I love these guys. 10 example of my rabid fangirling!
1. I must have had close to 15 dreams about The Killers so far. This might not seem like a lot, but it is for me. I rarely have dreams. I'd say, ordinarily, once a month. Some of them I can't remember fully...Sad, isn't it? The first dream I ever had about these guys was about a year ago, and the night before I'd had a Killer-related revalation, so they were still running through my mind(Brandon, are your feet tired? 'Cause you've been running through my mind all day!) and I remember it being a contest of who can hagn onto a many-storied building? I came 3rd, out of five. Brandon...won, if course. I also had two dreams last night, one being one of the happiest dreams of my life, the other beng very different indeed, but both Killers related. At least I can take comfort in the fact The Killers don't have to leave my brain when I sleep!
2. I've used the name "Brandon" in three of my essays this year. I would use more, but a lot of the essays don't require names. And I don't want my teacher to get suspicious! But, I still use Brandon sparingly, and in my last essay even used some Killers references. It was actually based quite a lot on the Jenny/Midnight/Bourbon "Murder Trilogy" story. I remember saying "His big, brown eyes", which sends my brain spiralling when I re-read it.
3. My obsession has lead to typing issues, and...stuff. A while back, I was in an ACC rant about Hollister, Abercrombie, Aero, and American Eagle, general "brand name clothing". I realised I had to leave when I couldn't help but add an "on" onto "Brand"(WOAH, I just did it again! I had to backspace...). It was actually a huge problem. I can't type anything about Flowers, without adding "Brandon" before hand. I can't say anything murderers(Also known as Killers) without adding "the". I get similar problems when I hear words such as Smile, Human, Brightside, when, Soldier, and Spaceman, which leads me to posting some lyrics.
4. A while last year, The Killers were all I listened to four 3 months. No other music. The Killers still hold the throne for music I listen to most, but other music is essential. I loved it. Since I had 50 or so Killers songs, they never got boring. Three months was quite something. After a while, it become weird to click on any other artist...And, I remember after three months accidentally clicking "shuffle songs" and Kaiser Chief's "Ruby" appearing. And being surprised that the singer's voice wasn't Brandon's!
5. I made Mr. Flowers a birthday cake last year! Me and two friends threw him a little birthday party. The cake was delicious...and we made a play involving Brandon breaking up with his old band, Blush Response, and just generally having a great time for Brandon!
6. My friend Coco is pretty much sworn against Ronnie in every way...So we showed her the error of her ways today by writing "Coco+Ronnie" inside a heart, on her binder, as well as several other Killers things(Camo+Brandon!). If my friend RAH was correct, she was in the bathroom doing Social Studies homework(Is this true, Coco?). Obviously, Coco was sort of annoyed at me for the rest of the day...But, all for the sake of fangirling, right?
7. I think I have the most heavily decorated locker in creation. The pictures of The Killers is somewhere between 40 and 50! About 35 are of Brandon alone. My locker is very bright...And I get a lot of stares and "Who's he?" stuff, but it doesn't get to me. As long as my teachers don't ask about, or see, the pictures, I'm fine with it! It's good to have The Killers stalk me while I'm at school.
8. I never stop talking about The Killers. The people who know about my obsession include about 6 teachers, 20 people at school, and 30 people online. I now have friends who know bad member's names, song names, nicknames, and generally stuff you have to be a fan to understand. The don't understand the love I have for this band, but I still enjoy rambling on about them, when anyone is around.
9. Every day, I spend at least 1 hour on YouTube each day, looking at Killers stuff. Wether it be music videos, live performances, interviews, back stage randomness, or anything cute, funny, odd, evil, dark, or super addicting, I've watched it. There's not may YouTube videos bout The Killers that I haven't watched.
10. My Killers merchendise!
- 1 Killers fansite t-shirt
- 4 Killers t-shirts
- 1 DVD
- 1 book
- 1 sweatshirt
- 3 posters
- 50 pictures in my room
- 50 pictures in my school locker
- 2 "Brandon Flowers flowers"
- 1 Killers backstage pass
- 4 Killers CDs
- 1 Killeras fansite welcome card
- 1 Killers fansite laminate and lanyard
- Many pictures saved on my computer
- All songs on my iPod
- Seven music videos on my iPod
- A Killers themed blog!
- Much, much, more!
And that's not all, but just ten simple facts! Obsessed much? Of course!
Here's the few things going on in my life at the moment
- Bought Weezer album a few days back. Will review it soon
- Copy of "American songwriter" featuring The Killers arrived off eBay today
- Going to buy more stuff off The Victims soon
- Despise close to 10 kids, and 3 teachers, at my school at the moment
- Sunday is RONNIE'S 33rd birthday
- Tomorrow s the last day of school for a while
- I won Coco's blog contest!
- I'd like people to keep voting on my poll...
- The Killers Concert Countdown - 86 Days
Until sometime,
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Stereotypes Suck. These Ones Do, At Least.
Hello,
Okay, first off, I'd like to declare Franz Ferdinand as our winner of our poll! I decided to close, it as it wasn't going anywhere. I've opened up a new poll, you have a week to vote! I've added quite a few answers, so I'll hopefully cover a lot of ground. I don't know if you can vote again or not, but If you can, feel free to do so. I'm pretty sure we all have an opinion on what I've posted.
Ah, stereotypes. There certainly is a lot I could say here. In most cases, I would give an epic rant about fake emo kids, and preppy Hollister girls. But for this rant, I'll talk only on English stereotypes, which I'm sick of hearing about. They're not true. Not to be offensive(In fact, don't be offended by anything said here!) but Americans are sort of stupid when it comes to anything outside their own country, it seems. I've decided to talk about a few specific things, that I get a lot of at school and around, that I'd like to "clear up", and talk about.
Accent. We don't all talk like the queen. I don't. In fact, very few people do speak like royalty nowadays. Believe it or not, there's more Englih accents than just one. Funny, huh? There's actually a lot. You don't have to be huge to have regional accents. It's not just the US, believe it or not. Most of the people I know speak with a "chav accent", basically the equivalant of talking like a gangster. It's generally considered not very intelligent, and there's a whole load of stereotypes that go with that. But actually, a decent ammount of those are true for the most part. When I was four, I decided I didn't want to talk like them, and I don't. I'm sort of odd like that. There's some other southern accents which I'm not too familiar with. And then there's northern accents. Most of which would leave most Americans saying "What the hell?" after they speak. Most of them sound nothing like the stereotypical English accent, actually. There's very few people who speak like you'd think.
Technology. Most people seem to think that England is stuck in the dark ages. We have the same technology as Americans do. So does most of the world. We've heard of everything Americans have. Do Americans think that being a small country leads to being excluded from the rest of the world? I get a lot of reminders of how America works by some kids at school, and it's annoying. Times have changed as much as yours' have. We're not stuck in the Dickensian times.
Appearance. English people do not have bad teeth. I do...Because I had some problem with my teeth when I was a kid. Quite frankly, Americans seems sort of obsessed with perfect teeth. A lot of the kids I see with braces looked like they didn't need braces in the first place. But, England does have orthodontists, and dentists, we just use braces and the like for, you know, kids that actually have unstraight teeth. Our teeth aren't all black from sugar. We dont dress all "proper" all the time. I hate dressing up. T-shirts and jeans for me, any day. The same goes for a lot of English kids. We don't always wear good pants, smart shirts, fancy dresses, or anything daily. We don't get dressed up any more than Americans do. We don't worship tartan. Besides, that's a confused stereotype. When you think that, you're actually thinking the Scottish. And, no, that's not true for them either. Basically, we look nothing like most people would think.
Music. This goes different ways for different people. Some would say we worship royal music, gospel, or opera. Others would say we worship The Beatles The Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd. Of course, incorrect. Some people do, and that goes for every country. England has done a lot for the music industry, and is continuing to do so. England has an amazing musical vibe at the moment, which is miles ahead of America. We have American bands, and we have English bands. I actually think there's more music in England than the US at the moment. Not to be offensive, but we seem more open minded. If you're American, how many English bands do you hear about a lot? According to two girls today, Coldplay and James Blunt. If you're English, how many American bands do you hear about a lot? We seem more "accepting" or "understanding" of foreign music, for the most part. And unlike people think, I've heard rap music. I've heard hiphop music. I've heard metal. I've heard country. We're not different, much, when it comes to music. I know loads of English kids who love Green Day and Linkin Park, which goes for a majority of American kids too. But we do have our own bands. We're relivin' the 80s at the moment, basically. Something the US isn't understanding at the moment, they're too wound up in their pop-pnk music, it seems.
TV/Movies/Books. We don't worship Harry Potter. We know Twilight. Certainly, I like Harry Potter. But just because it's an English-based book, doesn't mean I want to talk about it at every living moment. We don't worship old-English poets and authors who write in "olde English"(For the record, we don't write like that anymore), Shakespeare, for example. We have heard of Family Guy and The Simpsons. In fact, we get a lot of American TV over here, especially when it comes to Kids' TV. Also, some people some to think English people are obsessed with Simon Cowell. Is this because he's the only English guy you know? I actually don't like American Idol. And we started the whole "Something Idol" craze, not Americans. And, we ge the same movies. And that's it.
That's all I can think of right now. Oh yeah...We don't love tea. I hate tea, good ol' American Coke for me, any day. Which goes for most of the English youth, also. We don't spend all day eating crumpets, fish and chips or anything. I don't "love" the Queen. I'm not very patriotic about my country, either. We're way less patriotic than Americans! We're not all schollars, educated, or civilised or anything. Acording to my LA teacher, we can't handle swear words either, wrong, of course.
Basically, we're not what you think. I'm just writing this post because I'm so tired of hearing all of them all the time. This won't change anything, of course. Americans, and the rest of the world, will always see England this way, as a little, proper, polite, anti-American, quiet little country. Keep on thinking that, if you want, we know we're not like that at all.
No offence to anyone.
Until sometime,
Thursday, February 5, 2009
I'm In Need Of Some Inspiration. And Some Direction To Perfection. Help Me Out, Yeah?
Hey there,
Like the title? More lyrics, except for the first part.
So, if you're as avid a blogger as I am, you might(like I do) spend all day thinking of what to write in your blog. Well, I sometimes do that. Sometimes I just pick upon the most insignifcant little thing in my life, and try my best to express my feelings toward it on here. There are some days when I'm completely struck dead(That's the weirdest exageration I have ever seen. What am I trying to say? I don't know. Oh well. Whatever. Nevermind) with ideas to write here. And then there are days, such as today, when there's nothing going on - Nothing to write about. There isn't too much hate going on with me today, or questions, or Killers raves, or school issues, or explosions of happiness. Sometimes I wish I were more random, less structured in my thinking. My scientific, uncreative, brain is quite something to deal with. I'm way better writing a diary than I am writing about anything unrelated to anything. That's why these posts are always the same and always so boring. Ah, if only I could spark more imagination in this skull. Wouldn't that be good. I might try to be random, But at the moment my brain is drained of ideas...So, here's some drivvle about nothing. Seriously, if there's anything, anything(I beg you!) you want me to talk about, rave about, express my opinion about, questions. or know about me, just tell me and I'll write it. All ideas are welcome. So today, I'll just talk about stuff that's been happening...
Thanks to all who voted/are voting in my poll. Because of (as you can tell) the new layout, I had to get rid of it and set it up again. I'm not sure how many days are left, but keep voting! I also added some new pictures! All of...you-know-who. He is gorgeous though. Most of the captions are stuff are song lyrics, if they don't really make much sense. He's got soul, but he's not a soldier!
Okay, so yesterday I found the weirdest thing. Type in "Brandon Flowers showman" into Google. Go to images. Click on the 4th image! My blog! Isn't it cool? Or creepy. Either which way.
Now, one of those paragraphs simply dedicated to "that one band". The Spaceman video came up on iTunes the other day...BUY IT! My iPod broke the day it came out, so I bought it the following day. As well as the All These Things That I've Done and and For Reasos Unknown music videos. Okay, I am so obsessed with All These Things That I've Done at the moment. All These Things was the first music video by The Killers that I ever saw...It's lovely. Haha, Brandon's in the shower, naked from the waist up(I'm presuming. You can't see below his waist, obviously. His extreme self-consciousness is so adorable!). And, after many watchings, I'm still struggling with the meaning of the music video. It makes no sense, or very little. Even Brandon can't work it out entirely, he said in an interview. But from what I can work out, the song+music video is about a man, trying to fight back his..."Natural instincts" and be good to his girlfriend. For example I need direction to perfection. He's saying it's hard, and he needs help. But, later onin the song at the I got soul but I'm not a soldier part, that he's only human(Or is he admitting he's only dancer? We may never know what he is!). The music video, if you work out a meaning, is actually an absolutely amazing music video. It's alligned into "scenes" and a girl holds up a number resembling the scene. But not in order. Apparently, if you arrange the numbers into order, it makes a simply story. I don't know. But, there's loads of little pieces to the music video. The band, embracing their Nevada spirit, are cowboys, fake mustaches and all. Then there are four women wandering around in revealing clothing. In most parts, teasing(They drive in a car, with the band on the roadside. The men are staring away, while the women try to encourage them to look) or simply chasing the men, around a desert town or through a maze/scrapyard. And then licking boomerangs and throwing them at the men. Isn't that lovely? At the beginning, it shows Brandon falling into a puddle, hit by a boomerang. This actually ties into the end of the video, as Brandon is the last man standly(Truly!) before being hit. These women, chasing them around, are part of the "natural male instinct" that the men are trying to avoid, to be good to their girlfriends. At a time, the men run up to a car, and pull out this sign, with "THEKILLERSLUTS" written across it in light bulbs. Then they stamp out the end of the word, resembling these women. See who these women are yet? At one point, Brandon walks into his house, his girlfriend there. He has a lipstick mark on his chin. After being slapped, this leads to the shower scene, where he's singing and punching his fist against the wall. Lovely, no sarcasm intended. At one point, Brandon is on a donkey. This is the one part I don't understand at all. During the first "I got soul" lines, Brandon is wandering around holding the remains of "TheKillersluts" sign, and actually saying "I got soul"! And then at the last "I got soul"s, the men and women are lined up. The women move forward, while the men move back synchrosingly. So, this song is literally "Boys vs girls" but more maturely, in every sense. About a man trying to undo his "sins", and fight back his "male instincts". And now you know everything you need to know about the title of my blog.
Anyway, both Spaceman and For Reasons Unknown are great videos also. Spaceman is...odd. But cool. And For Reasons Unknown gets very little respect and recognition for the amazing music video that it is. It's simple. Once again, they're cowboys in the desert. And they're singing, riding horses, and eating Brandon's head for a meal. Seriously! Dave, Mark and Ronnie are evil(Coco, does that answer your "If you were stuck on a desert island, which of your band mates would you eat first?" question?). I love the appearances too. By that I mean, Dave, Mark, and Ronnie are very dressed-down in baggy, brown clothes with matching horses while Brandon is ina sparkly white jacket and hat, with a white horse. It's cute! And even cuter is the fact that For Reasons Unknown is the only song in which Brandon has to play bass, and it's adorable how his eyes have to keep flicking back to the guitar instead of his usual Somebody Told Me-esque enthusiastic performances. I love it all. Killers=love.
I guess school has been okay these past couple of days. For some reason, my brain has seemed to have wiped some memory of Friday, so I don't know what to say...We got new seats in Science. 'cept I didn't move. At all. I'm in the same seat, which is good. For some reason, I can't stand being in the front of the class. It gets me all paranoid or something. I like being in the back, even though my back is to the clock(Which I hate!!). Although the people I'm sitting with I don't like. In my last group, I was with two guys...One of which was nice, but the other is probably the most arrogant and annoying child you will ever meet. You know, the sort who makes innapropriate jokes, laughs at a guy simply because he's in a purple box on a t-shirt I own, plays drums with pencils, never stops talking, and seems to think he's cooler than everyone else. So, this time I'm stuck with two girls. One of which, I was next to in Science before. She's okay. The other I despise with a passion. She's one of those girls who has to say "Oh my god!" and "I know, right?" thing after every other word she says. Very preppy. And, in the brief time that I was sitting at her table Friday, the only thing she and the other girl talked about was how "scary" they thought someone was. In Social Studies I presented a "current event"...About how Pansonic is dying, slowly and painfully. I really couldn't care less about Panasonic, I'm not exactly dying for a plasma TV right now. I wanted to do one on the same situation, but with Burger King, but the article was really short. I don't even like Burger King. But when I see "Island Records Shutting Down Due To Financial Problems" I'll be worried. Really worried. LA we had a vocab quiz. I knew all but one word anyway, so it was no problem writing a story.Although, the people in my classes were being idiots. "Test" never has and never will mean "Mess around, laugh, giggle, be innapropriate, swear, walk around the room, walk outside, get your teacher to sing, or throw pencils", so I don't know where the other kids got that idea from. Spanish was hell again. I hate my partners to the bone. I had to make "Shakaespere's book", AKA "Go away so we can talk about how weird you are, CamoLambo" time.
But this Saturday has sort of been a drag. I need to start some homework. The jeans I wanted to wear were in the wash. I'm bored. My sister has a friend round. We didn't get to see "Coraline" or go snow tubing like I suggested(The one active activity worth my time). I have no more magazines to cut out(Though I need to stick them up today...). There isn't much on the TV. I've completed the puzzle I've been working on. It's pretty cold outside. I don't like snow much. Not many people have uploaded YouTube videos or blog posts for me to look at. So, my day has been slow. I've watched over 2 1/2 hours of The Catherine Tate Show episodes on DVD today and have been online otherwise. Having my sister's friend round really limits what I can do. I can't really stay on the "good" computer for very long, or play my music loud, or anything. But here's the thing - My sister's friend needs a life beyond my sister. They've seen each other outside of school..Like, 5 days this week alone. What is wrong with her? My sister isn't particularly interesting or anything. But the same thing goes for my 7-year old neighbour. She is obsessed with her. The only reason she isn't living here is because her mother isn't that gullable! It's odd, really. This year, I got a Christmas card from her saying "Dear CamoLambo, merry Christmas! Do you have your tree yet? Ours is big. You're really nice, but your sister is nicer. Bye!" @.@
Also, for anyone English reading...You may or may not know that an English magazine and new website The Sun published a story the other day saying that Brandon and Ronnie are having huge fights. Other newspapers picked up on the story. It's wrong. The Sun doesn't deserve to write anything anway. They really should die. They were just twisting Brandon's words, and then using Brandon's religion(Mormon) vs Ronnie's religion(Christian) as a logical excuse for an argument. How low can you get? So, they have religious differences. So do people in many bands. And I have religious differences to friends. Do we argue? No. Is religion a big deal? No. And even for bands who are very religious, such as The Killers, it still doesn't effect them. You know, I very much doubt they've ever said a word about religion to each other. Ever since The Killers came out, Brandon's religion as been a hot topic of conversation and questions for interviewers. It's no big deal. Not to them, not to fans, not to listeners, no one should care. Brandon and Ronnie are fantastic friends, and they never argue, more than the average friends do...Even about religion or politics. The Sun used religion as an explanation of an argument. Truly, how low can you get? I've lost utter respect for that pathetic newspaper, and for any person who continues to use Brandon's religion in such a way. Die die die, pathetic losers.
So, yeah that's it for now. Pretty much. I'm off to rant on AnimalCrossingCommunity.com about why UGGs, Pete Wentz(ha!), and 16 year old dudes who worship Def Leopard suck. Good day.
Bye,
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
It's Not Like I've Got Anything Better To Do Now, Have I?
Anyway, I just found out about this news 15 or so minutes ago. and it may only be three days, but I will experience some sort of a "nervous breakdown" over the course of the next 72 hours. So, instead, I'm blogging. Expect a blog every day because of this. So, I know my blog posts never have one main "point" to it, like most blogs, simply because I find it hard to just stick to one topic. I love writing, and I write for my own enjoyment, not so the rest of the world can hear me write random posts about whatever. Obviously, I have nothing wrong with that, in fact, every blog other than mine I have read isn't as much of a diary as mine is, and I love it! But this is my "style", and I fill it out with hate, rambing, ranting, and updates. And this blog post will be particularly boring. I know that Coco has been awaiting this post since yesterday, but expect to be thuroughly dissapointed.
Hey, I just realised something...Listen to Mr, Brightside loud on your iPod with your left earphone out. It sounds odd at the beginning. Or maybe it's just me.
Monday, February 2, 2009
With Magic Soakin' My Spine, Can You Read My Mind? Another CamoLambo Own Rant!
Hey there,
Sorry 'bout the weird title, the two sentences didn't really "go", but I love the song I'm quoting...Slippin' in my faith until I fall, you never returned that call...
Okay, so here's a short, very short, rant...Sort of.
Okay, so at the moment I'm working on this 1000-piece puzzle, which is taking forever. While I was doing it yesterday, my sister was watching Spongebob in the other room. And then came the commercials, when I heard one advertising...Alvin And The Chimpunks. What the hell?! I went in, and discovered Alvin And The Chipmunks were releasing an album. From what I know, the only albums Nick advertises are Now That's What I Call Music, Number "Oh god, not another one", "Kidz Bob", The Naked Brothers Band, and now - Alvin and The Chimpmunks.
Now, seriously, what on Earth would want you to buy an Alvin And The Chipmunks CD? I basically exploded to my sister about the stupidity of the situation, but she said "It's cool" or something like that.
What's the big deal? I just checked the page on Wikipedia, the only decent songs are Blink 182's "All The Small Things", Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer", and Journey's "Don't Stop Beleiving"., which in instelf is an odd choice of a songlist. Nick, are we trying to introduce six year olds into 80s and 90's music? Either way, if you like Livin' On A Prayer then...Just go to iTunes and buy Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer. Why get a chipmunk version? Oh, there voices are all "high" and "cute"! Does that really make a difference? For the most part, the company have just bought some songs and sped the voices up!
And this isn't hard to do. Go to YouTube, and type in the name of a song. As long as the band isn't unheard, the song isn't a B-side or unreleased onto an album, there's a 99% chance you'll find a "Chipmunk version" out there. Why? Because anyone can make a "chipmunk version". All you need, I believe, is Windows Movie Maker. So if you're so very desperate to hear Jon Bon Jovi's voice really squeaky, why go pay money to hear it, when you can do it at home in the time space of a couple of minutes? I just don't get it...
Why pay money? It's just a high-pithced voice. The Chipmunks aren't even real, why not simply call the album "Undeniable, by Windows Movie Maker"? That's all it is. I'm guessing it's the stereotypicall "cute" faces behind the squeaky song, that gives the the incentive to buy. Obviously, there's no cute face behind the music. None of it is real, it's just ther peoples' songs being sold off by "Alvin And The Chipmunks", to 6 year olds. And it's not like they don't know the Chipmunks are't real.
So yeah. The whole concept of Alvin And The Chipmunks releasing albums angers me. Don't do it, whoever the company is! That's it.
I'd just like to say, I spent a lot of time last night proving to my sister that any song can be Chipmunk-ed. Take On Me was hilarious. And I thought the original was using a high voice!
Well, that was a short and pointless rant. But, why not? I don't have too much else to say about anything. School was very...schooly today. Forced to put another couple of coats onto "Big Ben"(Big Ben is blinding) and had to make towers out of marshmallows and spaghetti in Engeniring(Weird, yes. Fun, no.) Once again, we had double block periods today(Which, oddly, seem to be getting less and less boring as I get used to them. Actually, I guess that isn't odd), In LA I got "essay of the week". And I couldn't be more annoyed by it. Basically, I'm just trying to prove a point to my LA teacher by trying not to read to the class at all this year. So far it's been two, for two essays of the week. But this is becoming a major set back in this. This is also just feeding everyone's stereotypes of me. Some people deserve to die(Random darkness!). I also just spent the last period of the day wandering around, writing about The Killers, and admiring the pictures in my locker. Just thought I'd mention that my locker is the most obsessivly decorated in the grade, if not the school. Or in existance - Who knows?! There's somewhere between 40 and 50 pictures on a little 3 by 2(I'm guessing) feet surface. I'd say about 35 are Brandon alone. It's actually pretty bright to look at, and I get a lot of stares. But, at least they know I'm dedicated - Even if many of them don't know who the people in the pictures are. I just added, I think, four from the concert. Yays. They're pretty.
Speaking of pictures, I'm getting really obsessive about pictures at the moment. My Killers posters from Christmas arrived a couple of das ago, and I put them up in my room! One of them is on the wall behind me, one is on the slanting wall to my left, and one at the back of the room, on top of my desk. Two are duplicates, but it doesn't matter. I also had to go out to Barnes and Noble yesterday simply for the purpose of getting duplicates of the magazines featuring The Killers, so I get all pictures. I started cutting some out yesterday, and I'll finish tonight or tomorrow. And there wasn't a duplicate of American Songwriter, so I'm buying it off eBay. How sad am I?
Oh yeah, we went out the apple store yesterday to get a case for my iPod! And now my iPod is...the neon tiger!
A couple last things to say to some people. Rachel, even though you aren't reading, sorry about losing that bet. Only 2 days to go!
Happy birthday, Alex(bjduck on ACC)!
Socky, I'll be sad not to see you on ACC during the week - I'll miss you!
Lastly, I've added a new poll - Best non English/American bands. And I know, a lot of them are no-name bands to Americana, but to me there's a couple of obvious great choices. There's also a band that is English or American. Guess who it is, and you get mentioned!
Bye, got a 4-page essay to do.
