I have a lover, a lover like no other ( Read more... )

Okay, I know there's a lot going on in the world right now, and a lot of it is scary, demanding stuff. But I'd like to ask you, if you've got a bit of thought, a bit of care, a second of time left, to send a prayer to Bono and his family, as he was just released from a Munich hospital after emergency back surgery; I gather the injury was very ( Read more... )

Or, actually, 'fics at all about bands IRL. Fictional bands, whatever. Real bands? Aha ha ha no. Pasted from my response to khajidu from the PPC 'Board in an ongoing conversation about the fact that there are U2 slashfics out there, and why I not only never saw them, but never even considered that fact.

( Because I am Not Okay with writing fictional stories about real people, at least without consent. )

There are so many decent, fair, loving people in this world.

Sometimes, it's hard to understand why the world is in the shape it is, with so many people who care, who want things to be better. WHY? Why is it so difficult to show reason to the fanatics in this world? Why are there so many fanatics? Why do people not care? How can people not care? ( Read more... )

Beautiful song.
Possibly my favorite on the album.
So Joyful.
If you've got the time, I definitely recommend taking the four minutes to watch it. I love this album, and this song; I heard it for the first time when I bought the album. It's not their best seller, it's not their most praised, but. But. It is so beautiful, so joyful, so reverent, so.

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So it turns out Rosie was most definitely right. My answers to the last few posts were as follows.

( Again, cut for length )

1) The trivial: I put aloe vera lotion on my sunburn and it got WORSE. Now it's even more stingy and burny and whatnot. I am Not Amused.

2) The slightly meaningful:

I believe that-- correct me, if I'm wrong-- all most teenagers want to change the world. This is, of course, a generalisation. But I think it's pretty much correct ( Read more... )