This week, I have been mostly listening to... [30 Aug 2008|02:01am] atomic_joe2 [ mood | bouncy ] [ music | Prodigy,'Breathe'. ] "Drugs? I've tried everything. Have I ever been addicted...yes I think so." - Brett Anderson. Suede,'Electricity'. A bona-fide solid-gold stone-cold classic from the sorely missed forebears of Britpop. Anyone with an ounce of taste will enjoy this one! Peace be upon you, Sir_Red_Joe. stay beautiful

Writer's Block: You and A Fictional Character of Your Choice [30 Aug 2008|01:44am] atomic_joe2 If you were stranded on an island with a fictional character, who would it be and why? Submitted by mesnyder_92 View other answers Gibbs from NCIS. He'd know what to do alright! stay beautiful

Credit bingeing and credit crunching: Vanity in excelsis. [30 Aug 2008|01:06am] atomic_joe2 [ mood | geeky ] [ music | Soundgarden,'Spoonman'. ] "No one ever wore leather keks like Jim Morrison. The footage can make him look a tit-head. But we've all been there." - Ian McCulloch. Alistair Darling (whatever your view of him or the Labour Party at large you've got to admit that is a GREAT name, like something out of 'Blackadder'!) the Chancellor of the Exchequer has warned that the economic downturn triggered off by the credit crunch may be the worst for 60-odd years. I know who I blame. We've all seen those adverts. 'Because you're worth it'. So happy and cheery, you-can-have-it-all-if-you-buy-X-product. Bombarded with images of perfection suntan and napalm like these its no wonder that the people watching them, who view mainstream programmes like 'Big Brother' and like, were suckered in to 'free' money and capital because they were told by every media outlet that they 'were worth it'. Because debt seemed like an occupational almost-hazard so common and 'normal' in those days of growth and prosperity. No longer the stigma of, say, the Eighties. But now the tide has turned into a full-blown tsunami of catastrophic proportions and in time honoured fashion its the ones at the bottom who're the ones that are paying. Big fucking time. Whither the banking system and the Financial Services Authority, meant to be a watchdog on the 'big five' banking institutions of the UK? Asleep on their watch, thats whither. Vanity did for the economy alright. In no small part the vanity of individuals among my commoner community. But the lion's share of the blame must rest with the banking system and City Boys and their narcissistic powertripping assault on common sense while straining every sinew for that million-pound bonus, the likes of which are STILL being dished out while every other fucker suffers. Taking gambles with other people's hard-earned dosh, on odds we now know are breathtakingly similar to those of Las Vegas casino joints, moving vast amounts of wedge around the banking system into dodgy deals and sordid schemes knowing that it is not they who will cop the blame if things go wrong. WHEN things go wrong. Because the banking sector is so essential to the economy (whats left of it), no bank however small or large can be allowed to fail. We saw this with Northern Rock in the UK and Freddie N'Fanny in the US. The Government will bail you out before that happens at cost, of course, to the ordinary taxpayer. A banking (should that be 'wanking'?) system and community based on lies, deceit and 'sure things' at no risk whatsoever to themselves are allowed to carry on like prosecution-immune superbeings due to our reliance at all levels on cash and material objects to make us feel happy when what actually happens, as the credit crunch has shown, it all comes home to roost in the end. Because we're worth it. Peace be upon you, Sir_Red_Joe. stay beautiful

Writer's Block: Spirits [30 Aug 2008|12:33am] atomic_joe2 Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever encountered one? View other answers Nope. Nada. Never. I've never encountered one because they simply do not exist. They're simulations of a tired or overworked mind, or of delusions and fantasies the likes of which enable Most fucking Haunted and bare-faced charlatans posing as mediums to fleece the easily-led or to their eternal shame elderly people of their hard-earned cash. How fucking angry does that make me. stay beautiful

[29 Aug 2008|05:34pm] bigferret [ mood | sad ] *sigh* When I think about politics, it just drains me. The whole thing just pulls out my cynical side. Because no matter what people say, nothing changes. It is the same old shit, different year. I knew how I am going to vote for a while...and if I didn't, I would now... ...but I don't think it is going to make anything better... 3 ♥ stay beautiful

catching up [29 Aug 2008|05:59pm] irnbruise [ mood | contemplative ] [ music | ice water ] Rent, 8/28/08 | 185 mb .zip Have to say I am not pleased with the way the show came out.. all that money for a recording that sounds like this? I have a few accessories to play around and experiment with - will low sensitivity filters help? should I lose the wind screen? - so hopefully I'll get the hang of it. :| Beth Leavel @ Seth's Broadway Chatterbox, 8/28/08 | 74 mb .zip This is also with the new mics, and more like what I was expecting. An amazing 16 year old girl in the audience gets up and belts out "Look What Happened to Mabel" at the end. The Seven Year Bitch, 6/30/08 | 119 mb .zip This one comes courtesy of franklinshepard who hooked me up with the ticket.. great show. Appropriately, there is an unmissable parody of "Seasons of Love" toward the end. Cast and song list in the download. irnbruise tries to be zen and ponders the apparent interpretational liberties embedded in the seemingly immutable concept of "share freely". Sometimes I think people like to say that to make themselves feel better but still don't remember to repay the kindness of others. I'm not sure if I think it's inadvertent overlooking or deliberate, but it just reinforces my very poor impression of humanity. Not that it hurts me personally, but it's a stern reminder that to the soul-sucking masses, you're only worth your last bootleg. And yet.. share freely. FSSH on people like that. Enjoy! 17 ♥ stay beautiful

[29 Aug 2008|08:09am] bigferret [ mood | tired ] I don't own a cell phone or a pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me, they just say 'Mitch,' and I say 'what?' and turn my head slightly. -Mitch Hedberg 2 ♥ stay beautiful

Capital Ring Section One: Woolwich to Falconwood [28 Aug 2008|07:02pm] silentbob9484 [ mood | frustrated ] [ music | BBC2 ] I decided the other day that I was going to walk the Capital Ring, the 75 mile footpath that encircles Inner London. ( Pics of my adventure await here... ) Next stage - Falconwood to Grove Park to be completed soon 4 ♥ stay beautiful

kill me nao kthx [28 Aug 2008|04:08pm] mooserevenge [ mood | blah ] [ music | Manic Street Preachers - Revol ] Hot damn, bitches, haven't I got the best school project ever: Designing a package for TOAST. What more could I want? Seriously you guys, toast owns my life, especially these tiny, square, yuppie toast thingies. Oh yeah, toast ftw, best project ~*~evar~*~. Ugh. This is for my, literally translated, MasterTest. BUT this is a Test MasterTest so it's not quite the real thing. Basically the MasterTest is, my teacher pretends to be a proper spokesperson for a company (in this case a toast company), and I'm commissioned to make the packaging. It's all very srs bsns, and I have to pretend it's real, as if I'm getting paid for it. I'm being judged on being customerfriendly, asking questions, a shitload of other things and of course the product itself. Wah. An other project is one where I work in a team of 5 people, and we pretend to be a real advertising agency. We have to make up a name, a logo, your usual business cards, envelopes and shit like that. Then we get projects, both from school as well as a 4real company. Can't fucking wait. Wah. Today I've been working on the name for our fake advertising agency (we still haven't decided), we got information on the Test MasterTest, and we watched a film, Goodbye Lenin. It was quite a good film, but it was hard to concentrate because everyone was talking and messing about like a bunch of 12 year olds. Wah. Also, there was a chance I didn't have to go to Berlin next week, but unfortunately I got pwned and I will have to go. The teacher who is in charge of the Berlin trip will let me know if someone wants to go in my place, so I can get my money back (and stay at home), but I very much doubt it will happen. Wah. And I have a giant motherfucking headache right now. Wah. Sorry about the useless entry, but sometimes you just need to bitch, right? Wah. 2 ♥ stay beautiful

[28 Aug 2008|08:24am] bigferret [ mood | okay ] Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece. -Author Unknown stay beautiful

He ponders therefore, he is... [28 Aug 2008|10:14am] silentbob9484 [ mood | content ] [ music | nowt ] ...the Capital Ring review will follow this evening. In other news, Liverpool jangled my nerves for far too long last night. Hollie has had her rotas changed at work (without asking her permission) so I'm not sure we can make our friends joint birthday party on Brighton beach on Saturday. If we do go we certainly can't stay late. It's very naughty to just change rotas like that, I used to have it done to me all the time when I work at Wetherspoons. It sucks Instead of going to Brighton we are probably going to go out to Sin City on Friday (it's been more that 3 years since I went to Sin City) with the gothic moonsnang and his lady friend. It should be fun. I may go for another walk at the weekend, perhaps section two of the Capital Ring. Next weekend is busy, busy, busy. Stay Beautiful on the 6th and the Stay Beautiful picnic and Tour of Britain London stage on the 7th. In other, other news. This story is annoying me http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/aug/28/ukcrime I don't understand why it is being described as a mystery. The police have been unable to search the house, that's probably where the bodies are. If, after they have searched the house, they still haven't found the bodies, then it will be a mystery. Anyway enough musing for now. 4 ♥ stay beautiful

obama, don't stop believin' [27 Aug 2008|11:58pm] missmary [ mood | excited, still. ] [ music | um, i'm not gonna lie, i just turned on law and order svu. ] How fricking awesome is the DNC? I'm like a total loser, seriously, cuz I've been watching it and really, really wanting to be there. Which doesn't seem TOO loserish, until you realize that what I most want to do is party with a lot of middle aged sweaty people. Then it gets weird. I seriously think Obama and Biden should consider Journey's "Don't Stop Believein'" for their campaign song. I mean, surely that would help get the young votes, amirite? And it totally works -- You know, Change you can BELIEVE IN. Don't stop BELIEVIN'? Epic. The only problem is the very first part of the song: it may be too female-oriented for those lame Hilary voters who still can't get over her. Also? Stephen Colbert just had a Repo Man on his show. FROM HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. Represent, people. Harrisburg is now on the map! ( And now, have a hilarious Michael Showalter video about music. COMEDIC GENIUS. ) PS - New layout. I didn't make it, but isn't it pretty? 1 ♥ stay beautiful

The Mighty Bush (lolz) [27 Aug 2008|07:57pm] xiolamanic [ music | manic street preachers - you love us (live in 1992) ] ( You are about to view content that may only be appropriate for adults. )

[28 Aug 2008|01:36am] dismalstars [ mood | tired ] Oh yeah. I'm writing a book. Something nothing of you will ever expect. Its not fiction. It's life. Its coming under the banner of 'Spread the Love'. Someday soon I'll explain all of that. I just now need all the research I can get. I think that's what I'll do when I get back to Umea. I'll spend two months just reading and writing. Unfortunately it'll be a lot harder to get English philosophy and political books over there. I'm insane. And that's part of the point. stay beautiful

[28 Aug 2008|01:21am] dismalstars [ mood | weird ] [ music | Bright Eyes ] Conor Oberst. Is fantastic. And brilliant as always. But just looking at him, I found it very hard to fight the urge to consume some sort of mind altering substance. Like coke or ket, or vodka and valium in the slightest. Shit. I went with the diet cherry Coke and valium instead. I'm so super fucking healthy. Blahhhhh. Get me the fuck out of England!! Manchester tomorrow. The home of Ketamine. Oh no. 4 ♥ stay beautiful

[27 Aug 2008|11:12pm] cause_catyljan I'm not going to be online for the next few days. I'll be checking my e-mails and that's it. My hands are both hurting now. 2 ♥ stay beautiful

[27 Aug 2008|10:11pm] cause_catyljan [ mood | ouchies ] [ music | Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy ] I just put a Lamictal on my tongue when I needed to take my lithium. I've wasted a dose now. Muppet. I've been reading over my posts from New Orleans. My hand hurts. Quite a bit. 1 ♥ stay beautiful

I just wanted to hold...you in my arms [27 Aug 2008|01:13pm] shirleysdrkling [ mood | stressed ] [ music | Kanye West - Gold Digger ] Comment on this post and I'll give you a band. Don't worry, I'll make it one you know and love. You put your ten favorite songs by that band on your lj and in reply to the comment, challenge others to do the same. Bands I recieved: The Faint 10. Birth 9. Southern Belles In London Sing 8. Ballad of a Paralysed Citizen 7. TEH Conductor 6. Let The Poison Spill From Your Throat 5. Worked Up So Sexual 4. Violent 3. Agenda Suicide 2. Total Job 1. Posed To Death The Smiths 10. The Headmaster Ritual 9. Panic 8. Girlfriend In A Coma 7. Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours 6. Rusholme Ruffians 5. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 4. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 3. How Soon Is Now? 2. Bigmouth Strikes Again 1. This Charming Man Deftones 10. 7 Words 9. Feiticeira 8. Fist 7. My Own Summer 6. Dai the Flu 5. Knife Prty 4. Back To School 3. Digital Bath 2. MX 1. Be Quiet & Drive 1 ♥ stay beautiful

[pissed. fuck you dell.] [27 Aug 2008|09:55am] jasmineistrash [ mood | cranky ] exciting, my laptop has been shipped from the US. so it should be here soon. non good news. im missing a morning of work cause im waiting for puorlator to drop off my wireless router & speakers. i called them yesterday and made the guy put a note on my account saying im missing my morning of work i need them to be here before 12, he cant garantee it i know that, but im hoping that the person driving the truck helps me out there. or else im going to have to cancel my order - re-order it and have them ship it to my work address, if i still have a job cause its my third day of work and im super late. im really pissed. my first payment comes out on the 20th, its only 56 bucks i thought it was going to be alot more then that. im excited. i want my laptop dammit! im wiating till 1230 then leaving, ill get to work for 1 o'clock thats just after lunch. so in sept. new gossip girl. new 90210 and new americas next top model. 1 ♥ stay beautiful

[27 Aug 2008|07:49am] bigferret [ mood | tired ] [ music | "It Wasn't Me" - Shaggy ] Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile. -Franklin P. Jones 1 ♥ stay beautiful

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