"Come at me, bro!" questions
So I did the "Come at me, bro!" meme.
I commented on mariehoesea 's journal, and these are the questions she gave me. :3
→ Comment with "Come at me, bro"
→ I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
→ Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
→ Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
1. What are your hobbies?
Writing, roleplaying, reading, singing, playing piano, and anything to do with the night sky and the universe/space.
2. What's your favorite Korean show, and why?
Uhm. o.o; I don't watch many Korean sshows. Just music. And a couple movies.
Favorite movie: The Man From Nowhere -- Because it was amazing. Seriously. Best fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The girl was adorable. WonBin was hot. ANDTHEFIGHTSCENES. Unf.
Favorite band-related show: Super Junior’s Explorers of the Human Body and their mini drama series. Do I really need to explain? EunHae. KyuMin. Hyukjae off his rocker cause of the laughing gas. The crying scene. Yup. SuJu. <3
3. Are there any lyrics of a song that have a special meaning to you/touch you? If yes, which ones?
Super Junior’s It’s You. - I’m not really sure what it is abou the song or the lyrics, but every single time I hear it I think of my best friend, Kayla. Every single time. Never fails. I think of her and I realize that no matter how far apart our physical bodies may be, we’re actually together at heart.
Tokio Hotel’s In Die Nacht. - I’m learning German. I’ve taken a full year. And now, going through all of Tokio Hotel’s songs, I’ve been doing literal translations, then comparing them to the translations on the English albums or (in this song’s case) the provided translations and I realize how much more meaningful the German lyrics are. This song is about having someone literally, physically, emotionally. Actually having them. And then always being by their side, or them by your side. And I’ve always had a huge problem with finding people that really wanted me for me, not for the person they saw me as, so the thought of finding that one person who will follow me into the night so that I’m not alone is such a romantic notion that it hits me hard. Every single time.
Tokio Hotel’s Spring Nicht. - At first I only knew the English version, which is powerful as is. then I began teaching myself German and, knowing a few key phrases, translated part of the song. In English it means "Don’t Jump". Literally: "Jump Not". It’s the chorus that gets me, no matter the language. I’ll use English, though, so everyone understands. "I scream into the night for you, don’t make it true, don’t jump. The lights will not guide you through, they’re deceiving you, don’t jump. Don’t let memories go, of me and you, the world is down there out of view -- please, don’t jump." It’s begging, pleading for this person to stop and realize that what they’re doing isn’t the best way to go. Suicide isn’t the answer. The mentally whispered promises of a better tomorrow for themself and for everyone around them is a lie. The only way for a better tomorrow is to stop and make that tomorrow happen. It’s about not giving up. And, at the very end, the final lines are "And if all that can’t hold you back, then I’ll jump for you." Isn’t that a terribly romantic notion? I mean, jumping with someone is huge, but jumping for them -- it’s like saying "Let me take your pain from you. Let be bear your burden." And my godmom, it’s become my phrase to her -- "Spring nicht. Don’t jump." -- because she’s not healthy, physically or mentally, and sometimes death seems like the best option. It’s this song, that reminder, that it’s not the end, no matter how bleak things seem, that keeps her from the edge. It’s this song that kept me from my edge when I went through my worst-of-times. It’s a reminder. A glimmer of hope, of light in the darkness. A promise. It’s a promise worth living for.
Tokio Hotel’s Geisterfahrer. - German translations pwns the english version. Plain and simple. A "geisterfahrer" is, literally, a "Phantom driver". It is a term used to describe someone that is driving on the wrong side of the road. But, for the song, it’s more to describe someone that is simply driving. Endlessly. Tirelessly. They’re no longer themselves because they’re on the wrong side of...themself. Like they’re searching for somethign that they’ll never find. It’s hard to describe, y’know? But I feel that way a lot. Hopeless. Helpeless. Willing to do almost anything to find what I’m looking for. And the chorus just makes me realize how alone I am while, simultaneously, how close I am to everyone else. "Kiss me now against the light, as the phantom driver I look for you. the night is cold, I drive alone as the phantom driver to finally be with you."
4. What does music mean to you?
Music? It’s everything. No, really. It’s everything to me. I can close my eyes and look into my future and I see myself with music, surrounded and (quite happily) drowning in music. Singing, playing piano, composing, writing out scores for songs that I hear on the readio and think would be good on the piano.
And music was my hero, my saviour, for so many years that I honestly cannot imagine living without it. When I have panic attacks, the only thing that calms me down is music. When I would freak out or start to get super OCD over my schoolwork during the end of the year, I would walk across the street and hang in Owens for hours just messing around on the pianos. After I had my huge blow out with Kayla, I couldn’t sleep at night without listening to the same song. When I need to relax, I listen to Einaudi or play a cd that I don’t know the lyrics to (usually German or Korean or Mandarin, as I know most of my English cds now).
I cannot drive without music. I’ve always been a somewhat anxious driver, because while the car I was in had survived several dender-benders, it had only been in two major crashes, and I’m a firm believer in the "everything happens in threes" superstition, and since I’ve defied death two or three times now (depending on hwo you count it), I need to be careful. After the accident in October, I got nervous. Couldn’t drive that road, day or night. Can’t look out the window when someone else is driving that road. Refusal to be a passenger if the driver texts/calls soemone/doesn’t pay enough attention to the road. Music calms me down so I don’t get all KHJSDGKFJAHSDGFAJH over it. and, y’know, the generalized anxiety disorder I was diagnosed with. It certainly helps with that, too.
It’s kept me happy, sane, and alive, even through my darkest of times.
Yeah. Music. My life. My everything.
5. If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be?
Hm. This is a hard one. Kinda. Not really. I mean, it all depends on the circumstances. Deserted island? In society, but only with that person? Sexually?
In any case, the first person I thought of was Kayla. She’s my best friend. We share similar tastes in music. And she’s amazing.
I don’t like anyone sexually? Not anyone attainable, at least. So.... I dunno. Donghae? Kyuhyun? Hyukjae? They’re all amazing individuals. They can sing (though Hyukkie doens’t sing often). They, perhaps excluding Kyun, can rap. Composers. Know multiple languages. People-persons. Aninmal-lovers, at least to some degree. Good with kids. Good dancers. They’re realistic. They give their all into everything they do. They aren’t the kind of people that quit and give up.
I could say Patrick as well, as he fits those categories and so many more...but I think he might hate me. Or maybe dislike me. Or not even know I exist. Who the hell knows.
I commented on mariehoesea 's journal, and these are the questions she gave me. :3
→ Comment with "Come at me, bro"
→ I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
→ Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
→ Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.
1. What are your hobbies?
Writing, roleplaying, reading, singing, playing piano, and anything to do with the night sky and the universe/space.
2. What's your favorite Korean show, and why?
Uhm. o.o; I don't watch many Korean sshows. Just music. And a couple movies.
Favorite movie: The Man From Nowhere -- Because it was amazing. Seriously. Best fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The girl was adorable. WonBin was hot. ANDTHEFIGHTSCENES. Unf.
Favorite band-related show: Super Junior’s Explorers of the Human Body and their mini drama series. Do I really need to explain? EunHae. KyuMin. Hyukjae off his rocker cause of the laughing gas. The crying scene. Yup. SuJu. <3
3. Are there any lyrics of a song that have a special meaning to you/touch you? If yes, which ones?
Super Junior’s It’s You. - I’m not really sure what it is abou the song or the lyrics, but every single time I hear it I think of my best friend, Kayla. Every single time. Never fails. I think of her and I realize that no matter how far apart our physical bodies may be, we’re actually together at heart.
Tokio Hotel’s In Die Nacht. - I’m learning German. I’ve taken a full year. And now, going through all of Tokio Hotel’s songs, I’ve been doing literal translations, then comparing them to the translations on the English albums or (in this song’s case) the provided translations and I realize how much more meaningful the German lyrics are. This song is about having someone literally, physically, emotionally. Actually having them. And then always being by their side, or them by your side. And I’ve always had a huge problem with finding people that really wanted me for me, not for the person they saw me as, so the thought of finding that one person who will follow me into the night so that I’m not alone is such a romantic notion that it hits me hard. Every single time.
Tokio Hotel’s Spring Nicht. - At first I only knew the English version, which is powerful as is. then I began teaching myself German and, knowing a few key phrases, translated part of the song. In English it means "Don’t Jump". Literally: "Jump Not". It’s the chorus that gets me, no matter the language. I’ll use English, though, so everyone understands. "I scream into the night for you, don’t make it true, don’t jump. The lights will not guide you through, they’re deceiving you, don’t jump. Don’t let memories go, of me and you, the world is down there out of view -- please, don’t jump." It’s begging, pleading for this person to stop and realize that what they’re doing isn’t the best way to go. Suicide isn’t the answer. The mentally whispered promises of a better tomorrow for themself and for everyone around them is a lie. The only way for a better tomorrow is to stop and make that tomorrow happen. It’s about not giving up. And, at the very end, the final lines are "And if all that can’t hold you back, then I’ll jump for you." Isn’t that a terribly romantic notion? I mean, jumping with someone is huge, but jumping for them -- it’s like saying "Let me take your pain from you. Let be bear your burden." And my godmom, it’s become my phrase to her -- "Spring nicht. Don’t jump." -- because she’s not healthy, physically or mentally, and sometimes death seems like the best option. It’s this song, that reminder, that it’s not the end, no matter how bleak things seem, that keeps her from the edge. It’s this song that kept me from my edge when I went through my worst-of-times. It’s a reminder. A glimmer of hope, of light in the darkness. A promise. It’s a promise worth living for.
Tokio Hotel’s Geisterfahrer. - German translations pwns the english version. Plain and simple. A "geisterfahrer" is, literally, a "Phantom driver". It is a term used to describe someone that is driving on the wrong side of the road. But, for the song, it’s more to describe someone that is simply driving. Endlessly. Tirelessly. They’re no longer themselves because they’re on the wrong side of...themself. Like they’re searching for somethign that they’ll never find. It’s hard to describe, y’know? But I feel that way a lot. Hopeless. Helpeless. Willing to do almost anything to find what I’m looking for. And the chorus just makes me realize how alone I am while, simultaneously, how close I am to everyone else. "Kiss me now against the light, as the phantom driver I look for you. the night is cold, I drive alone as the phantom driver to finally be with you."
4. What does music mean to you?
Music? It’s everything. No, really. It’s everything to me. I can close my eyes and look into my future and I see myself with music, surrounded and (quite happily) drowning in music. Singing, playing piano, composing, writing out scores for songs that I hear on the readio and think would be good on the piano.
And music was my hero, my saviour, for so many years that I honestly cannot imagine living without it. When I have panic attacks, the only thing that calms me down is music. When I would freak out or start to get super OCD over my schoolwork during the end of the year, I would walk across the street and hang in Owens for hours just messing around on the pianos. After I had my huge blow out with Kayla, I couldn’t sleep at night without listening to the same song. When I need to relax, I listen to Einaudi or play a cd that I don’t know the lyrics to (usually German or Korean or Mandarin, as I know most of my English cds now).
I cannot drive without music. I’ve always been a somewhat anxious driver, because while the car I was in had survived several dender-benders, it had only been in two major crashes, and I’m a firm believer in the "everything happens in threes" superstition, and since I’ve defied death two or three times now (depending on hwo you count it), I need to be careful. After the accident in October, I got nervous. Couldn’t drive that road, day or night. Can’t look out the window when someone else is driving that road. Refusal to be a passenger if the driver texts/calls soemone/doesn’t pay enough attention to the road. Music calms me down so I don’t get all KHJSDGKFJAHSDGFAJH over it. and, y’know, the generalized anxiety disorder I was diagnosed with. It certainly helps with that, too.
It’s kept me happy, sane, and alive, even through my darkest of times.
Yeah. Music. My life. My everything.
5. If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be?
Hm. This is a hard one. Kinda. Not really. I mean, it all depends on the circumstances. Deserted island? In society, but only with that person? Sexually?
In any case, the first person I thought of was Kayla. She’s my best friend. We share similar tastes in music. And she’s amazing.
I don’t like anyone sexually? Not anyone attainable, at least. So.... I dunno. Donghae? Kyuhyun? Hyukjae? They’re all amazing individuals. They can sing (though Hyukkie doens’t sing often). They, perhaps excluding Kyun, can rap. Composers. Know multiple languages. People-persons. Aninmal-lovers, at least to some degree. Good with kids. Good dancers. They’re realistic. They give their all into everything they do. They aren’t the kind of people that quit and give up.
I could say Patrick as well, as he fits those categories and so many more...but I think he might hate me. Or maybe dislike me. Or not even know I exist. Who the hell knows.