MCR is not an excuse for suicide
This entry was posted on May 8, 2008
Earlier today I received an email from my best friend linking me to an article from the Daily Mail, a popular British tabloid newspaper. The title of the article was a typical tabloid article - exaggerated to make a point and attract attention.
“Girl, 13, hangs herself after becoming obsessed with Emo ’suicide cult’ rock band.”
A 13-year-old girl hung herself? That’s horrible! I’m definitely going to read about that. Like most of the general public, I love reading about death and destruction in the newspapers. But, wait, she was obsessed an emo rock band? That’s even better! Wait, there’s more? This band has a suicide cult? That seems kind of dangerous. 13-year-olds shouldn’t be involved in suicide cults.
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Overwhelmed
This entry was posted on February 5, 2008
Do you ever have times where you feel completely and utterly overwhelmed by everything? I’m having a time like that right now. I’m stressed, I’m frustrated, and I can’t seem to concentrate on anything.
I worry about the things I shouldn’t care about, and I don’t care about the things I should worry about. It’s ridiculous. I don’t like it when I don’t feel in control of things, and right now I don’t feel like I’m in control of anything. Everything feels on top of me, and I don’t like that feeling. I don’t like it at all.
I can’t concentrate and feel like I’m just wasting my time on complete rubbish, when I just be focussing and doing things that need to be done. If concentration is the globe, my concentration level is about the size of the Bishop Rock.
My hormones are all over the place for some bizarre reason (and no, there’s absolutely no chance of me being pregnant). I’m feeling a lot more violent than I’m used to, and I don’t like that feeling either. I was playing Wii yesterday and was boxing. I was so violent and energetic that out of the three computer opponents I played, I knocked two of them out in the first round.
“Flight or fight” is a regular occurence in humans, but right now I don’t know if I want to curl up in my bed and cry my heart out, or bash someone’s face in.
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Confession time
This entry was posted on November 24, 2007
When it comes to music and music fans, I’m generally called “emo”. I don’t consider myself to be emo, though, but I’m not going to go off on my high horse and list all the reasons why I’m not emo. Many of the bands I listen to can be found in the “metal” section of the music stores, but here are some exceptions…
I love this guy. I’m taking my Aunty to see him on the 4th of December and I can’t wait! Like many of my favourite musicians, he’s Canadian, and he’s been known to describe himself as a “gangster crooner” because when he was in school, all his friends were listening to Dr Dre whereas he preferred the Rat Pack. He’s gorgeous, funny, and talented. I love him.
I only know one song (”Potential Breakup Song”) by these two sisters, but it’s so incredibly catchy that I find myself listening to it on repeat. They’re about as harmless an un-emo as you can get, and they sit quite happily on my iPod next to Avenged Sevenfold. As far as I’m aware, Aly & AJ haven’t toured the UK yet, but when they do, you can bet anything I’ll be going.
Justin was always my second favourite one from *NSync, the first being JC Chasez. However, JC seems to have disappeared, which leaves us with dear old Justin. Like Michael Buble, he’s gorgeous, funny, and talented. I saw him live in July and he puts on an amazing show. He sang, he danced, he played at least two different instruments, and he managed to work a crowd of seventeen thousand people from a circular revolving stage. If that’s not talent, I don’t know what is.
Six gorgeous ladies who sing, dance, and do more for female empowerment than the Spice Girls ever did. Well, that’s my opinion at least. The Pussycat Dolls dress completely inappropriately for their younger fans, but fortunately I’m too old to be in that group. I like them more for their songs and dance ability rather than their outfits anyway. And I’ve seen them live!
