I'm just being a redhead here...
I saw The Corporation last night and highly recommend this movie to anyone, well, everyone. It's so depressing, but I didn't expect it to be anything different. At least it wasn't so terrible that I lost sleep all night as I sometimes do. I get so shaken up by such things and I guess it's why I'm in a politically/socially driven punk band though punk rock makes up a small portion of my total cd collection. Instead I take a sound I like and add it to what is there making us (hopefully) different than a lot of other bands.
HOWEVER, I listened to the new Cure album on VH1.com the other day. I've heard a quote from Robert Smith that if you don't like this album, then you are not a Cure fan. Robert Smith is wrong. It's like trying to guilt trip people into liking your album that represents a washed up version of what you think is edgy. Playing two different notes together that don't mix is not edgy nor is it any kind of pioneering act. People haven't done it much before because it sounds horrible...and that was just the first track. Other tracks sounded like Cure versions of Thursday or some poptastic up and coming "Indy" band. *sigh* At least I didn't waste my money on it. I will say some of the songs are pretty ok, but not enough to necessitate the entire album. I think Bloodflowers was actually better.
Enough of that.
I've been in hiding because my aunt hung herself about a couple weeks ago. I'm still not over it and I don't know if I ever will be. It was done with a kind of maliciousness that makes it hard for me to feel anything but anger toward her which is really too bad because the aunt I knew most of my life was sweet and a lot of fun. Sure everyone has their demons, but when you have a family that loves you no matter how much you fuck up it's just cruel to leave them behind. Especially a couple people in particular who had helped her out numerous times before and would be willing to do so again if they had to. It's not the first person in my family I have lost because they couldn't give up their addiction in time. My father did the same thing but at least he didn't succeed in his suicidal attempts. He actually tried to clean up before he died. Well, I should say he DID clean up, but had already been infected with Hepatitis from needles years before so it was indeed too late. I'm not having a pity party over here, in fact I have a hard time with sympathy. I guess I'm just doing some reflecting.
And The Governator just announced that he wants to shorten the term for animals in shelters from 6 days to 3 days. So if you lose your animal, you only have 3 days before they are killed. Yeah, great fuckin' idea. I don't understand how anyone could think that is even an issue that needs to be addressed and even more-so who the fuck would agree with that.
HOWEVER, I listened to the new Cure album on VH1.com the other day. I've heard a quote from Robert Smith that if you don't like this album, then you are not a Cure fan. Robert Smith is wrong. It's like trying to guilt trip people into liking your album that represents a washed up version of what you think is edgy. Playing two different notes together that don't mix is not edgy nor is it any kind of pioneering act. People haven't done it much before because it sounds horrible...and that was just the first track. Other tracks sounded like Cure versions of Thursday or some poptastic up and coming "Indy" band. *sigh* At least I didn't waste my money on it. I will say some of the songs are pretty ok, but not enough to necessitate the entire album. I think Bloodflowers was actually better.
Enough of that.
I've been in hiding because my aunt hung herself about a couple weeks ago. I'm still not over it and I don't know if I ever will be. It was done with a kind of maliciousness that makes it hard for me to feel anything but anger toward her which is really too bad because the aunt I knew most of my life was sweet and a lot of fun. Sure everyone has their demons, but when you have a family that loves you no matter how much you fuck up it's just cruel to leave them behind. Especially a couple people in particular who had helped her out numerous times before and would be willing to do so again if they had to. It's not the first person in my family I have lost because they couldn't give up their addiction in time. My father did the same thing but at least he didn't succeed in his suicidal attempts. He actually tried to clean up before he died. Well, I should say he DID clean up, but had already been infected with Hepatitis from needles years before so it was indeed too late. I'm not having a pity party over here, in fact I have a hard time with sympathy. I guess I'm just doing some reflecting.
And The Governator just announced that he wants to shorten the term for animals in shelters from 6 days to 3 days. So if you lose your animal, you only have 3 days before they are killed. Yeah, great fuckin' idea. I don't understand how anyone could think that is even an issue that needs to be addressed and even more-so who the fuck would agree with that.