The One Thing Better In Life Than Addiction - Obsession

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In this world that we live in, there's only one thing better than addiction, and that's obsession. I seriously don't know why I'm writing this, but it's true. At some point in every person's life, you become completely obsessed with at least one thing. Wether that's a band, a clothes store, a movie, a book, a vampire, a car, a dog, a song, a TV show, your teacher, an instrument, a boy, or a Vegas rockstar with experimental facial hair. It's gonna happen. I seem to have a reasonably addictive personality. So...welcome to a blog post about obsession, I suppose. Especially my obsessions, of course.

First off, my number one obsession. The Killers. Need I say anything more? Anyone who's ever said anything to me knows I'm completely and utterly obsessed with these men. You know, when you're five years old, and wake up on Christmas morning to see presents under the tree? That's...how I feel about The Killers. That sounded sort of cheesy. It's true, however. Their Duran Duran/u2/Oasis/Depeche Mode/The Cure/The Smiths/Bruce Springsteen sounding music definantly has an auro of...magic around out. Now I'm sounding really cheesy, right? Who knew eyeliner, synthesizers, tumbleweeds, disco drum beats, and feathery suits could combine to form such an obsessive mix.

I seem to have an obsession with Matthew Bellamy at the moment. I'm messed up. But he's cool. I read an interview a while back with some cool questions. I love the way Matt answered some of then...Very...Matt-ish. He's awesome, in every way. He's super addicting!!!!!!!!!! And then there's his music...

Moving on. Comedy. Comedy comedy comedy. Little Britain is, without a doubt, the funniest show ever made. Anyone who can do a decent Andy Pipkin and Lou Todd impersonation(And very few can) is worthy of knighthood. Matt and David are completely amazing and obsessive. I've come to a point where I have to watch at least one episode a day. The same goes for other UK comedy shows, like Catherine Tate. The "ginger" sketches just never got old. Or the "Nan" sketches. Rock on UK post-watershed TV.

This very blog in fact, and all blogs in general, have become sort of obsessive. It seems that at the moment, I wake up and think - a)Brandon. b)What should I write in my blog today? As you can tell, I've been writing this blog pretty much every day at the moment. I love writing about "whatever"(Quoting my profile), even though I'm pretty bad at writing anything. I decided to start my profile yesterday, forgetting the 1200 characters max rule. I'd written a paragraph. I became obsessed with shortening it down, and ended up using abreviations that only I would know.

I also can't live without my Top Gear. Three men without lives play with cars and make idiots of themselves. What more could one want? So so sooooo obsessed. And, unlike most fans think, there's more to TG than Hammond and his Tipex teeth. Seriously, Captian Slow never got the attention he deserved. Once you get past that fact, than you're truly obsessed with TG.

80s pop music. Enough said.

Stupid stuff some to be easy things to become obsessed with. For example - fish. Don't ask why. I ran downstairs at the speed of light earlier because I knew that we were having fish. Very very odd, I know. A while back, it was sharpies. I believe I said something about Sharpies a while back on this blog. Also, the lyrics to Dire Straights' "Romeo And Juliet" are incredibly obsessive and addictive. I don't know, maybe Brandon singing them makes them obsessive. Thinking about it, yeah, that's probably why. Random obsessing is so much fun...

I've met many people in my life - Many I could have done without meeting, but anyway. I've met people who are obsessed with drummers, dead rockstars(You know who you are...), Edward Cullen, the pictures of Lamborghinis in my school locker, perfection, sports, school, randomness, and everything inbetween. Obsessing is an extremely important foundation of individuality and being human(Or dancer. Whichever fits you better. There I go again...) The one thing in life better than addiction- obsession

That was deep, and cheesy. Bye.

Who on Earth is/are Lady GaGa? And Other Boring Stuff.

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The title speaks truth. Who is(Or who are) lady GaGa? Where has this person or persons come from?! Seriously, music and trends move so fast these days. A couple of weeks ago, there was this big pop concert that happens every year called The Jingle Ball, and everyone who went were wearing t-shirts the next day. The Jingle Ball definantly isn't my kind of music. Basically full of the most popular artists and bands around today. The t-shirts had a list of the performers on the back. Mostly boring people. That guy from American Idol, Secondhand Serenade, Ne-Yo, people like that. But written in big letters(suggesting they're a very popular band/artist) was Lady GaGa. What?! Who?! How do I not know this person/persons(I really should find out if it's a band or artist...)?! Since then, it has been everywhere. I can't say that even if I knew anything about them, I'd find them particularly impressive or anything.



Anyway, I think I've completely forgotten everything else I was planning on saying in this blog post just there. There's a load of stuff I've been meaning to say in the blog, but I seem to be stretching out my posts a lot now(Am I becoming less of a n00b yet?), so I'll have to leave it for now. I'll hopefully try to write something planned tomorrow. Planned and boring. I need to spice this blog up a bit, huh? I've got something fun I've been meaning to write here for a while anyway, so I'll do so in a few days,

Bye!

Our Hopes And Expectations. Mindblowing Guitar Solos And Revelations.

Hi!

I love Muse.

I love Muse.

I love Muse.

^This is basically how I feel right now. Last night I watched HAARP(CD/DVD). It's a video of Muse playing at Wembley Arena last year. It was THE MOST AMAZING DVD EVER! Loads of people today say Muse are one of the best live bands around. They speak truth. I can't sum up how amazing it was. I now really badly want to see Muse live. Also, Muse, Kaiser Chiefs, Nirvana, and Weezer have been "fighting" out for a while to be my 2nd favorite band. Looks like we just found a winner! Congrats Matt, Chris, and Dominic(Yep, I totally know their names now

.)!

For those who don't know Muse(I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't) then I'll tell you, basically, they're an alternative rock band from the South-West of England. They're based heavily on guitar and piano. They certainly are a weird mix. Those of you who are familiar with Radiohead will know the sort of style that Matt sings in. It's quite clever really.

Watching the DVD, it seems that Muse are there for gothic guys in their 20s who use Muse when they require something "lighter and more mellow" to listen to inbetween runs of AC/DC and Metallica. I can quite easily see myself being killed in that moshpit. Still, it would have been an unforgetable experiance. Especially in Knights of Cydonia, when everyone in the audience raised their "horn-ed hands" into the air on the heavy drums beats. Amazing.

According to my mom and aunt who were also watching, Matt has a wierd appearance. Apparently Chris looks better. I disagree. Maybe it's because Matt looks sort of short and scrawny compared to Dom and Chris. But does Brandon look particularly muscular compared to Ronnie, Mark, and Dave? I think not! And he looks amazing too.

Best part of the whole thing was when Matt raises his eyebrow on the "Ooh"s in Supermassive Black Hole!

And the intro. They come up on a raised platform, staring into the sky, and with Matt's hand on his heart. Matt was wearing a red suit, Chris in a gray suit with black Converse, and Dom in a t-shirt and skinny lime green pants. An...eye-catching sight. I'd say they were just a little on the "too tight" side, considering he's a guy.

And then there's their playing ability. Wow. Matt on guitar is amazing. He's such a showman! He sort of ran, jumped, sang, and playing his guitar like their was no tomorrow for two hours straight! His guitars were pretty cool also. There was this sparkly red Fender he played in the first few songs that looked pretty impressive. His ability on the piano was just as good! The guy certainly isn't afraid to show off what he can do...

Chris is pretty good too. The whole bass line in Hysteria is amazing. And the ocassional smile throughout the performance was an up-lifting experience.

Last of all - Dom! Are all drummers insane? Ronnie and Dom certainly are. Dom would take the show if he could. He's drumming ability is really good. I read a while back the he was 80-something best drummer ever! Unlike guitarists, I'm so glad good drummers aren't dying. The way he sort of held his mouth half open throught the performance was a somehow nice thing to look at.

Overall, I love Muse so much today. Post more tomorrow, bye!

My fingers Hurt - And A Christmas Review

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Merry Christmas everyone! Late, I know. But still...Hope you all had a good one!

As you have probably realised by now, my blog just went under a total revamp. Like it? I'm pretty happy with it. I renamed my blog and added a picture on the side. I'm just happy I'm back to my computer. My mom and aunt dragged me to go on a "bracing walk" today. I hate nature with a passion. It was soooo boring. I mean, we live in 2008. The human race is probably gonna die away soon anyway, so shouldn't we be treasuring technology while we have it?

I really didn't sleep much on Christmas Eve night. I woke up at four and couldn't get to sleep until around five. Then my sister woke me up at seven to inform me that Santa had come.

As far as Christmas presents go, I'm lucky. Santa brings some presents, and then I get some for my parents. This year, my parents hadn't bought anything until a week before Christmas, so they "panic-shopped" and ended up buying too much!

From Santa, I got a lot of cheap, yet somehow entertaining, little things that we all know and love. One of which was a place mat with The Periodic Table Of Elements On it. This, of course, reminded me of an absolutely hilarious sketch from The Catherine Tate Show. Also, sticking out of the bag, was...a poster. Hmm, a poster? What could it be? One thing - The Killers poster! Ahhh! Yay! Woot! Looks like Santa knows his stuff. My sister also got a poster of "Bolt". My Dad says "That's a Cute Picture", and my mom says "Which one? Bolt, or Brandon?"

Opening presents was the best part of the day. It took a while, but it was still cool. I'll post some pictures of the stuff I got another time. The most surprising thing was a book - "Destiny Is Calling Me". It's an autobiography of The Killers! I didn't even know it existed! As far as more Killers stuff goes, I got a Killers sweatshirt(Wearing it at the moment). And I also have a Killers 2009 calender and another Killers poster in the mail, to arrive soon. With the money I got, I'm going to buy more Killers stuff.

Other favorite stuff I got included...A pair of low top maroon Converse. Totally cool. I'm going to wear these with my maroon Killers T-shirt for the concert in January!

Ah, a reminder! The Killers concert is exactly one month away!

I also got two Star wars lego sets, which I'm going to start later, A Nirvana T-shirt, CDs(Bleach - Nirvana, HAARp - Muse, and Pinkerton - Weezer) All are very good albums. In particular, HAARP is amazing. I also got Guitar Hero On Tour Decades, and Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop 3 for my DS. And a radio/music player which I'm going to get set up some time today. And Warriors: Long Shadows(Even though I've yet to finish the last book)

And of course - My wonderfully amazing electric guitar! I played for around an hour this morning, and the tips of my fingers are still hurting. Believe me, there is nothing more pleasurable in life(Well,other than a couple of things...) than turning the amp up super high and playing a chord so the whole world can hear. The guitar came with a DVD, so I was watching some of that. I've learned to play E, A, and D triads. Watch out bloggers, the next Dave Keuning is on her way up!

I spent most of Christmas Day yesterday eating chocolates and playing with the stuff I got. The two games are great! The book is also very good. It has some great pictures. Including one from Brandon's highschool yearbook, one where Brandon is holding the hand of their old drummer, and one where Mark is dressed more like he belonged in Nirvana and The Killers! He looks amazing like that.

I'll leave you now to once again enjoy everything I got yesterday, and return my finger tips to more pain. Merry late Christmas!

My Fingers Hurt. And a Christmas Review.

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Well...Christmas is over. Despite my previous anxiety, it was actually really good. Not as good as it used to be, hoewveer. Maybe due to the fact that I'm living in a different country, and my grandparents aren't staying with us. But my aunt is, which is fun.

Anyways, Christmas eve night I woke up at around 4 and couldn't get to sleep for an hour. Then my sister woek me up at 7 to inform me that Santa had come, so I'm a bit tired at the moment. My sister dragged me out of bed to open the presents Santa had brought. In our house, Santa brings some stuff, and we get stuff from our relatives. It's a good deal. They were mostly cheap, yet entertaining, little things that I crave, for some reason. I got a place mat of the Periodic Table of Elements! That, of course, reminded me of an absolutely hilarious sketch from The Catherine Tate Show. Other stuff included some clay and a little fishing game. Sticking out of the bag was...a poster. Hmm, a poster, what could that mean? Only one thing - THE KILLERS POSTER! I nearly died. And in the picture, Brandon has facial hair, so it was a Sam's Town-era poster. It's just...beautiful. Looks like Santa knows his stuff.

Christmas Eve And Such

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So...it's Christmas. Christmas Eve, technically. Usually on this time of year, I would be jumping up and down like an idiot, and screaming how much I can't wait for Christmas.

This year, I'm not. I don't know why..everything this year has seemed different anyway. That's not to say I 'm excited for Christmas - I am! But it's just not as exciting as when I was younger. Am I growing up too fast? I certainly hope not.

Looking through some old blog posts, I've realised that in the past, I've typed like such a n00b with grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors everywhere. Just ignore them. I'm not a preppy 11-year-old n00b who types like that. I just never look over whatever I write! Hopefully, I'll try to type more maturely. I'm still finding the perfect balance between preppy n00b typer and depressed teenage typer. A hard balance to find.

I got my big Christmas gift today, an electric guitar! I haven't opened it yet, seeing as I'm not aloud to until tomorrow. This morning, I was woken up early to drive for 30 minutes to a guitar store. Inside, a guy with long black hair and a noise ring directed us around the shop and I came out with a beginner Fender, in red. I had my eye on a particularly nice Gibson, but it was, of course, too expensive.

I have an unhealthy fangirl obsession with "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure at the moment. Fantastic song. 80s pop shall never die!

My school got out on Tuesday(about time!), yay! We had a team breakfast(I had my braces tightened the day before - It was hard to eat), looked at some slideshows(Yawn...) and played a "Recognise the picture" game. Needless to say, I sucked at it. I cannot for my life recognise presidents. and I don't typically follow the various Hollywood news, so I sucked at that too. I did recognise Bono from U2, whcih was good. I find it hard to believe many other people my age would have got that one, but I was surprised. Clearly legends die hard, even in this hip-hop obsessed world that we live in.

Strange question. Why does everyone consider "Elf" to be the best Christmas movie ever made? It's slightly funny and entertaining, but it isn't hugely impressive.

New Killers Christmas song up on iTunes! Buy it now! It's amazing. Any song featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant has got to be good, right? Right?!

Well, I don't have much more to say right now. I'll talk about Christmas another time, and possibly post a picture of my guitar.

Bye! Merry Christmas!

Pointless Stuff

Hey there.

It's been a little while since I posted, I guess. I'm only doing this because I'm bored, like always.

Nothing much has changed since I last posted. Other than the greatest news EVER. The Killers are coming to BOSTON, JANUARY 26TH! Oh yeah, I'm going. I'm fairly close, to the stage, but my mom wouldn't let us get floor tickets. And I'm looking for backstage passes.

Time to update on The Killers. DAY AND AGE is finally here! I haven't got my copy yet though, since I ordered it from Barnes And Noble. It should be good. I've checked out most of the songs on YouTube, and my favorite(Other than Human and Spaceman) is Losing Touch. Which, coincidentally, is also Brandon's favorite. There are gonna be four singles, each with a different band member on the cover. Dave was on Human. Brandon will most likely be on Losing Touch. I think Ronnie will be on Spaceman. Not sure about the 4th single! Hopefully it will be Neon Tiger, with Mark on it. They've performed on SNL, The Tonight Show, and Jimmy Kimmel. All included Human! I love the Jimmy Kimmel Skit. The Killers were playing an lovely game of Strip Poker. Unfortunatly, Brandon was winning...

A while back, I had to go to "Camp Kieve Leadership School" with my school grade. It sucked. Especially the air guitar competition. More specifically, the song we had to dance to. AND one of the guys' cabins got to do Sweet Child O Mine.

My life as about as boring as ever. I just got the new Guitar Hero game. Honestly, I'm dissapointed with the song list. Other than The Killers DLC. Also, I recently purchased Little Britain USA, Katherine Tate Comic Relief, and the Katherine Tate box set. I love them all! LBUSA was a little disspointing. But Katherine Tate is awesome! My favorite character is Nan!

Ah, school. Dreaded school. I hate it more than ever! We're making our on 12 Bar Blues in music, but that's about the only fun thing we're actually doing. I now hate my science and LA teachers more than ever. They want me to "get involved more". Yeah, right. It's war. I'm gonna show them I can do whatever I want. The pathetic rats.

Ayway, regretably, time's come to send you on your way.

Bye!