I've been trying to listen to something other than Nine Inch Nails for a while now. Time to broaden my horizons musically. So here are some songs I've really enjoyed lately...

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Sleep by Gliss

Here
We are
Tonite tonite
It's sweet as gold
You are you are
Sweet as gold
It’s so I said I can't fall
I said I said oh oh oh
Soul sleeper
Soul sleeper
Oh we need you soul sleeper
Soul sleeper
Fade
Tonite
With us
It's love
Far down far
We love all
It's all inside us oh oh
Soul sleeper
Soul sleeper
Oh we need you soul sleeper
Soul sleeper

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The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields

The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
And instructions for dancing but

I...
I love it when you read to me and
You...
You can read me anything

The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb but

I...
I love it when you sing to me and
You...
You can sing me anything

The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know but

I...
I love it when you give me things and
You...
You ought to give me wedding rings
I...
I love it when you give me things and
You...
You ought to give me wedding rings

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Cheerleader by Grizzly Bear

Mention a name we know (we know)
I'll be attained, it shows. (it shows)

Please don't feign the rose (the rose)
Always the same, I know. (I know)

I'm cheerleading myself,
I should've made it matter.

I'm cheerleading myself,
I should've made it matter.

Go on, let it go- it doesn't mean a thing.
--(I'm cheerleading myself, I should've made it matter)--
Chance is on nothing changing.
--(I'm cheerleading myself,I should've made it matter)--


There's no time to go (to go)
Through the designs we know (we know)


Never mind, although (although)
Maybe this time we'll grow (we'll grow)

I'm cheerleading myself,
I should’ve made it matter.

I'm cheerleading myself,
I should’ve made it matter.

Go on, let it go- it doesn't mean a thing.
I'm cheerleading myself,I should've made it matter

Chance is on nothing changing.
I'm cheerleading myself,I should've made it matter

Go on, let it go- it doesn't mean a thing.
I'm cheerleading myself,I should've made it matter

Chance is on nothing changing.
I'm cheerleading myself,I should've made it matter

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Dramamine by Modest Mouse

Travelling swallowing Dramamine
Feeling spaced breathing out listerine
I'd said what I'd said that I'd tell ya
And that you'd killed the better part of me
If you could just milk it for everything
I've said what I'd said and you know what I mean
But I still can't focus on anything
We kiss on the mouth but still cough down our sleeves
Travelling swallowing dramamine
Look at your face like you're killed in a dream
And you think you've figured out everything

I think I know my geography pretty damn well
You say what you need so you'll get more
If you could just milk it for everything
I've said what I said and you know what I mean
But I still can't focus on anything

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MATADJEM YINMIXAN (Why all this hate between you)by Tinariwen

MATADJEM YINMIXAN SARHREMT YARATAN
Why all this hate between you which you teach your children

TOJAWAN ALRHALEM TATERARAWAN
The world looks at you and surpasses your understanding

WAR TOLIHAM ID'KOUFAR WAR TOLIHAM D'ARABAN
You who resemble neither a westerner nor an Arab

TOMANAM ISTIWSATEN TIDIT TINDARAWAN
Your faith in the tribes blinds you to the truth

WADA AL ASSAWKA IYALAH WALAIYEN DOWAN ADAHAR
Even if God were to send a blessing down for you to share

D'IMIDINET TAFLIST IS WADEK ATEKDAR
With a friend, they will only betray your confidence.

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I think that's good for now. I leave for Oklahoma Sunday so this may be the last post for a while.

Who sleeps in bed next to you?
No one There’s plenty of room though since I sleep so close to the edge I occasionally fall out of bed when my alarm goes off…

What's one of the stupidest things you've done?
I put my faith in God and trust in you. [NIN Reference if you didn’t get it]

What kind of magazines do you read? What news sites do you read?
The Stranger…lol

If you could see one band in concert right now, any band, dead or alive, which would it be?
NINE INCH NAILS …what? It’d only be my 5th time….

What's really disgusting?
CANNED TUNA...KELP…OYSTERS…STUFF LIKE THAT…

Name one odd item within five feet of you.
A print of a cute little robot projectile vomiting rainbow…A Queens of the Stone Age hoodie with a sperm design…or the Nine Inch Nails Closure video…All quite interesting…

What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Slurpee adventures. They lead to going from Poulsbo to Hoquaim in the middle of the night or going to Fremont in the middle of the night and watching the sunrise from Alki…going to Seatac and meeting new people…

Where would you like to go right now if you had enough money?
I want to take a cargo ship to Japan with FightingMongoose1025 and TheWhiteFalcon is invited.

What are you most excited for?
Either the epic road trip to Oklahoma with my aunt Monday or just hanging with FightingMongoose1025 and/or TheWhiteFalcon and/or Psysaturn…or even other people. I feel social today. OH OH OH and I has recording to do on Capital Hill possibly Friday.

What websites do you always visit when you go online? What's your favorite place to visit?
DA, Facebook, Craigslist…I dunno what I like best…

What was the last thing you bought?
Um….Tabs for my car I think…They were due this month.

What's your favorite season?
Fall It’s cool and rainy but not frigid and it’s pretty so many colors..

Does the weather affect your mood?
Yeah, I’m very content with the rain. Anything else has mixed effects.

What is your zodiac sign?
Capricorn and Rabbit …Sea Goat or Bunny lolololol

What new skill do you want to learn right now?
OH GOD SO MUCH TO LEARN…I want to learn how to use my awesome camera…I want to learn Japanese, Chinese, German, Spanish, more French, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Surgical Technology, electricity, cars…I want to learn a bit about everything and go just about everywhere.

5 things (not people) you can't live without?
MUSIC, Audio Engineering, Computers, Travel, SLURPEE ADVENTURES

Do you have any siblings?
25 year old step-brother, 17 year old half sister

What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Why can’t you just admit it?

What subject in school did you remember the easiest?
Video and Language classes were good. Any language. I’m awesome like that.

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I'm in such a great mood today. So much shit that I could be worried about but it will all be OK. I feel so alive. I've seen so much beauty and had so much fun how could I feel bad? Even I'm not that defective. I honestly can't remember being this happy and excited in my life except for maybe just before and after an awesome concert.

Last night after working a 12 hr shift at the fair I went to Seattle with a friend. We got slurpees and went to my fav. spot in Fremont by the canal. He fell in the canal while trying to not pee on a cat. Then we went to the troll and walked across the Aurora bridge....All the while taking pictures...Then we ended up in West Seattle. We watched the sunrise behind the Seattle skyline from a dock on Alki. I'm still trying to find words to do it justice. It was simply amazingly beautiful. It was a simply amazing night.

This morning my grandma asked me if I knew that I might be an android. She also said I can turn my emotions on and off. Then my sister said I was a Japanese sex robot. Brunch with family is not always pleasant...

Today I was on my knees painting and my pants were falling down. So I thought oh shit my pants are falling down and tried to pull them up. While doing that I dripped paint on the wood so I reached back for a paper towel while pulling up my pants. Bad move. I lost my balance and fell bare-assed onto a wet paintbrush. Not cool. I think I got all the paint off my ass...It will be a long time before I paint again.

Why is itchy not a choice? Llama will have to do. I'm allergic to dogs and extremely allergic to flea medication. I went to my aunt and uncle's house and they had just put Advantage on their 4 dogs. It was also hot and stuffy in their house. Visit from hell. I'm still itching quite badly. On a high note today I did get my food handlers card and a job at the fair so I'm not a total bum. I also now have a piece of camping foam to sleep on so I can move in the mornings now. I made soup today but my mom didn't have salt or basil and it tasted like shit without it so I had to go to the store. By the time I got back my taters were mush and the soup was bad all over again. Perhaps I will try to add some red taters tomorrow. They hold up better. I still love our new house. It's the nicest place I've ever lived. I haven't done anything to unpack or arrange my room. Maybe tomorrow I'll take care of that. There are lots of weird angles in this house. There is a corner of my room that creates an optical illusion. It looks like the ceiling dips down but it doesn't. I don't know what to do with a good sized room, especially one that is so long. Well I'm even boring myself now so I'm done.