I Thought Better Of Myself.

[naamah_darling]

Ah, fuck.

I'm on the Hot Topic website (a strike against me right there, I'm sure), and decided to listen to the new HIM album on the optional streaming feed.

I . . . I like it

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[nodrogg]

That's interesting, that you use theme music when you write. I find any extraneous noise to be a distraction - I wear earplugs or flightline hearing protection when I type, because of the sharp rattling keyboard noise. If I wanted theme music, I would think it in my head - but I don't.

How do you people deal with liking music you find vaguely embarrassing? Am I ever going to be able to tell Sargon I actually like this band?
Interesting question. The closest I've ever come to that situation are the times when I've recognized that Barry Manilow ought to have been a band-leader in the 1940s, and certainly he agrees; his rendition of "Bandstand Boogie" is definitive, and of course there's "Copacabana."
I've always thought that if only someone else had performed his music, he'd be better regarded today. But people looked at the spandex pants and the hair - and just laughed. [It would be interesting, for example, to hear what the Greetings From Asbury Park-era Bruce Springsteen could have done with "Mandy." I suspect that would have turned out quite well.]
And this is the guy, remember, who wrote the little jingle, "You deserve a break today..." But could I ever tell people that I appreciate Barry Manilow? Not on your previous existence!

[naamah_darling]

I use theme music to tap in and get in the mood. I usually turn it off when I'm actually writing, unless I'm using it to cover up background noise from the street.

Speaking of the 1940s

[nodrogg]

Eureka.



By golly, THAT's who your likeness reminds me of. I couldn't put my finger on it - but some of the images you've posted have been dead on.

[If you receive this comment twice, it's because I missed on my first shot.]