So, the Sigur Ros concert was probably the best concert of my life. Sure, Skinny Puppy had excellent theatrics, but let's face it: The acoustics of Bogart's just plain suck. Interpol managed to pull off a pretty good concert there, but SP's sound is far too dense to warrant good representation in such a small venue. I digress ( Read more... )

OK, so I know I'm a bastard about updating, but I swear, I will have an actual update in the very near future. Trust me - I'm a _____ of my word ( Read more... )

Ram's Head blew smoke out of his nostrils in twin streams of white. The smoke dipped and curled, unfurling into the glare of the bare bulb above the table. He held the cigarette far from his face, itself resting between two gnarled digits of sinewy, maroon flesh. His oily black eyes slid over my own. They rested there, our gazes joined. But Ram's ( Read more... )

Most of life is a well-worn series of compromises. You compromise your sleep schedule for work, in favor of making money. You compromise your health for substances, in favor of achieving the ever-elusive sensation of pleasure. Life is a teeter-totter, and you are the fulcrum. If the pleasure gets out of hand, well, some self-destruction will clear ( Read more... )

Finally, I passed. Lucky #7, I guess.

So I arrive this fine afternoon to my father's apartment to find: a brand new computer, thus replacing his semi-new computer of a few months for a more user-friendly version. While I admit it is sexy (black EVERYTHING), it's going to be quite the bitch re-uploading all my music. Not to mention that fact that I can't find my iPod software. I was ( Read more... )

My summer diet has so far consisted of:

1) Sleep
2) GTA: San Andreas
3) Work
4) Thinking about GTA: San Andreas

I'm seriously beginning to see Ballas and Vagos on street corners now. When people talk to me, I consider responding negatively with < or positively with > before saying anything. And suddenly, gangsta rap is a whole lot more appealing ( Read more... )

Trying to sum up my feelings about the past few days is rather hard. I guess what Morgan Freeman says about "institutionalized" from The Shawshank Redemption suits my opinion best ( Read more... )

So, today was Driver Test #2. By that, you may infer that, yes, I did fail the first. I also failed this one, but since I passed maneuverability, I only have the driving portion left. I failed that because I made two big mistakes, and because the Sharonville roads are a wee bit tricky. On the 7th, I'll be sticking with Mt. Healthy and it's driving- ( Read more... )

So I'm never going to high school again. Like everybody else seems to be saying, I don't know how to feel. Part relief, part apprehension, but mostly just... nothing. I guess regret has plenty of time to bite me in the ass, seeing as how I still have a good 60 years or so to reflect on it, assuming I don't expire before then ( Read more... )