I know I'm five days late posting this, BUT:

The Super Bowl! In past years, I couldn't have cared less about it, but this year they aired it on Nickelodeon with Spongebob Squarepants (Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (Bill ____??) doing live commentary! It was hilarious! It was the first time I've ever actually enjoyed a football game. They kept showing "celebrities" in the audience, but they were like, fish versions of the celebs with punny names. It was really funny! And there was lots of slime, of course!

The halftime show was great too! Usher is such a talented performer with so many hits! I was thinking about the early days of his career and the other popular artists around that time, and it occurred to me - he is way more talented than Justin Timberlake! Probably more talented than all five members of NSYNC combined, haha! Anyway, the medley was great and I was groovin'... Rollerskates!!

Today has been a really, really great day! I went out for Vietnamese food (my favorite!) with my mom and popped into a nearby record store (if you're a mutual, you know the one), where I picked up the new Queens of the Stone Age album, In Times New Roman... (color: green) and OMG it was everything I hoped it would be and more! So nice I spun it twice thrice!

I would have loved to have gotten to play it even once more, but it got late and our neighbors already don't like us, LOL.

Other than listening to that, I've been watching The Golden Girls and lots of The Simpsons. I've found that season 9 is when it really jumps the shark... But seasons 1-8 are fantastic!

Anyway, I gotta get to bed, it's nearly 4am.

I know I'm literally 8 years late but damn, this album fucking rips!

As if I haven't been posting enough lately, LOL. But I just got this idea to write about my childhood and growing up with computers and the internet and all that. I just thought it would be... fun to elaborate on my comment replying to shadowbliss.

I've been using computers since I was just a tot! I'm actually not sure our house has ever been without a computer. By the time I was old enough, I was playing games on my mom's computer and my dad's computer (divorced). They were both pretty interested in new technology and still are actually. I'm pretty sure this is what we had (or something very similar!).

...then eventually the internet was available! I'm the youngest in the family, and I know my parents and older sisters all had email addresses before I did, and they had penpals, mailing lists they were a part of, etc. But I didn't get my own email address until maybe age 11 or 12 (still too young, given that meant I also had access to all those chatrooms, instant messaging, etc...)

I don't blame my parents because it was such a new thing that there wasn't really a precedent of parents talking to their kids about things like online predators. I don't recall either of them sitting me down and being like, "Don't IM with strangers, don't give out your phone number, etc." It's possible they did, but maybe they just didn't drill it into me enough, LOL.

Anyway, my first memories of the internet came before I even had my personal AOL account! The earliest memories I have of the internet are with my sisters. We would surf the web together, looking at fansites for our favorite bands. Those are some good memories. :o)

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Speaking of our favorite bands:

Re: Announcement From My Favorite Band, Pulp's reunion tour is UK only... for now at least! I'm still holding out hope that they'll at least get as close to me as NYC! I'm still thinking about asking Mom for a loan to go see them overseas though... Tickets all go on sale on 11/04... I really can't decide whether to talk to her about it or not. I may hold out for US dates, but IDK that could be a mistake... :o\

I really wish all three of us sisters could all go together! Hey, a girl can dream...

Belle & Sebastian is coming to our city though, so the part of the family that's here will go to that together, I think (I hope)! Mom, J, and I don't have our tickets yet though. Hopefully, they aren't selling out as I type this, damn... Better get on it.

That's all for now. Have a happy Halloween if I don't write again before November!

1. What is the last song/bit of music you heard?
I'm not actually sure! Let's just say "American Girl" by Tom Petty. It was playing at the restaurant I went to earlier.

2. What is the song you can't get enough of right now?
"I Know (I Know)" by John Lennon.

3. What song/band did you just discover and think are great?
The Chats! I love "Smoko"! And their new album is called Get Fucked, LOL.

4. Do you listen to the same song over and over on repeat? Why?
I've been known to do that from time to time. Sometimes it's just the vibe! ;o)

5. Do you make music, or do you want to?
No, but yes! I would like to. I've always wanted to make music. I've fucked around with instruments and stuff, but I wouldn't say I've ~*made music*~.

Thrifted a Jazzie doll for $2 the other day! She's the "Cool Teen Cousin of Barbie"! I was overjoyed because I've always wanted a Jazzie! I think I have High School Jazzie. She didn't come with any clothes but seems to be in really good condition with her original rubber bands in her hair (though they are brittle since this is a 30-ish-year-old doll!). I love her even though she looks like Jennifer Lawrence to me! LOL does anyone else see a resemblance or am I a weirdo?

I've been playing my mom's ukelele for the past two days! It's actually been great fun! I'm getting to know a few songs, the one I'm best at (i.e. the easiest one) being "Hellhole Ratrace" by Girls. I love the song. I've never seen the video, so I can't vouch for that! I'm sure it's fine.

Stolen from katiedid717 - pick a song to go with each letter of your user name!

Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
Evenflow - Pearl Jam
Everything Means Nothing to Me - Elliott Smith
Down by the River - Neil Young
Poses - Rufus Wainwright
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Zip Gun Boogie - T. Rex
Across the Universe - the Beatles

Found my capo, and played guitar for at least an hour yesterday! I learned how to play "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr.

"Feel the Pain" (Watch on YouTube)

I've mostly got it down, except for the little bendy parts. "Little bendy parts" meaning the thing where you bend one string to match the note you're playing on another string.

( Guitar talk )

I'm not really a Gibson guy or a Fender guy... I'm a... confused guy.