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it's only getting worse?
"What will we find, and what was left behind...there's no return, get it off your mind..."
Major Attacks in Baghdad Reveal Iraq's Vulnerability
Meanwhile, stateside - it's interesting to contemplate the future of the public healthcare option...But at the moment I'm going to say I'm in agreement with Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart on this. For those ( Read more... ) -
into the darkness
The subject of this post is the title of a five (!) page long article in The Washington Post that focuses primarily on Pig Destroyer (one of my favorite bands), but also provides a glimpse into Maryland Deathfest, America's largest extreme metal festival. The premise of the piece is as follows - the writer talks about connecting with his sons when ( Read more... ) -
metal round up
This morning I listened to a crapload of metal albums that have been piling up in my "list of things to listen to". I'm sort of bored so I've decided to write about them rather than another post with life updates (save that for a bit later, methinks).
"In The Constellation Of The Black Widow" by Anaal Nathrakh - Probably the most insane album I will ( Read more... ) -
for absent friends
RX-7s.
Ace of Base.
Ping Pong.
These memories still reside - things I hope not to forget.
Rest well Tweez - thinking of you, six years later. -
in spite of it all (together is the new alone)
The other day I was talking with another friend about how I don't necessarily think I am frightened by the thought of dying, but rather, the thought of a painful death. For instance, if I fell asleep tonight and died before I woke up, I assume it would be hard on others but personally I think this is many, many times more preferable to living for ( Read more... ) -
master! master!
Was going to wait 'til a bit later in the week to clock in, but this morning I happened to stumble across Rachel Maddow interviewing Lars Ulrich on her show - and it was revealed that Rachel is a Metallica fan!!!!! hahaha. While her introduction of Lars as "one of the greatest drummers of all time" was...hahaha, well let's not go there, the ( Read more... ) -
you must have been...high
The world is going through quite a turbulent phase right now - abroad we have the continuing violence in Pakistan and Iraq (events like these have become so frequent I'm sure a few people wonder why we even bother taking note), the US military's 600 plus death toll (and counting) in Afghanistan, the recent spate of mass murders in the US, that ( Read more... ) -
oh no you did-n't...
Performance by Yo-Yo Ma and Ithzak Perlman at the Inauguration was prerecorded
"The revelation that millions of people who saw the inauguration of President Barack Obama were actually listening to recorded music instead of the actual performance of the Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman-led quartet has led to comparisons of lip-synching (though, in this ( Read more... ) -
dee doo dee doooo....dee doo dee doo dooooo
The subject should read "The Final Countdown"...haha ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Seems like other people are crawling out of the woodwork so I thought I'd just put up a little post ( Read more... )