So here's my 2008 retrospective post. In some ways, I was loathe to even do this because 2008 wasn't as eventful for me as 2007 was. In 2007 I graduated from college; went on an amazing trip to England and Dublin, Ireland; moved out of my parents' house and into a house with my best friend; started working at the place where I've been employed for ( Read more... )

I just bought two tickets to see the Smashing Pumpkins live, right here in Raleigh, where they'll be playing this Sunday ( Read more... )

We ended up seeing Order of the Phoenix on Thursday night instead of Friday night. Let me just say this: I really loved it, but there were about 3 or 4 scenes that I was very upset about because they were shortened, cut out or changed completely. I usually have that same complaint about all the HP movies, but I felt especially upset about it for ( Read more... )

Why did the Smashing Pumpkins have to announce that they're playing 9 shows at the Orange Peel in Asheville right after I graduated from UNCA and moved back to Raleigh?! Why did they have to sell out in a matter of hours minutes, thus ruining any last chances I had of being able to go? Why must Billy Corgan continue to mock me by posting photos of ( Read more... )