What ho? An update? Why yes, yes it is!
I've been busy you know how it is.
Now, before I get onto my main topic I want to draw your attention to the bottom of my page. That's right, at the bottom. Go on. Look! It's a hit counter. Ain't it neat?It's currently in the fourties, which I frankly find odd, though not discouraging. That means that my page has been opened over 40 times. Admittedly, around half will be from me just logging on and seeming not to care about how many views I have, but that still leaves around 20 views. With no comments. And they can't all be from my Mum. Comments, people! Please? .... hello?
Okay, so on to my rhetorical questions... which you may feel free to answer in some way anyway.
1) Do you think emo's know that they are? We all bitch about them and make fun of them, but do they join in? Do they realise that they are in fact seen as part of the group that society at large is mocking? Seriously! Sometimes I wonder, what if I'm emo, and don't know it? That would be more than just a bit embarrassing. Still, I don't think I am- I may be bitter and twisted and prematurely cranky, but I smile too much. And sure, I write about myself in a poorly constructed, self indulging, semi-witty blog, but I take solice in the fact that at least it's anonymous and most importantly, not a FaceSpace page. And it's not like I'm writing shitty poetry or songs and being certain that it will one day earn me respect equal to that of Edgar Allan Poe. I know my poetry/songs are shitty. And yes, I read Poe, but I see it as a stepping stone to greater things. It's a right of passage for a self obsessed brainiac teenager like myself. Haha! And I guess my blogging is something to do - it stems from the whole 'need-some-way-to-look-superior-because-I-don't-get-invited-to-parties-so-I-spend-my-Saturday's-Blogging' syndrome. I fully acknowledge that I have a full blown, very bad case of pretentious teenage git writer disease. Oh well, It's a fun ride I guess, even if I will regret it in the future.
Which leads me on to my next question:
2) Why do we always become the people we didn't want to be?
As a teen without a whole lot of life experience I'm speaking from a fairly limited view, but take for example the 12/13 year old you who looked up to some of the seniors in your school. We held them in a certain reverence, possibly because they seem to embody everything that you wanted to become as a senior. A role model and well, in your eyes, cool. Sometimes they seemed to appreciate you and treat you as an equal. Other times they seemed a little cold and distant. Remember?
Then suddenly we are the seniors! And the younger kids seem so small, annoying, and what we think may be lighthearted barbs we chuck their way actually cut as deep as only words can. Poor mites. We're too busy looking forward, and caring about the barbs thrown toward us by the people who are where we want to be, who have moved on from where we are now.
Yeah I know. Deep, huh? Excuse me, I think this calls for me to put on my beret and look thoughtfully alluring and snazzy. Ooh! Look! Green Tea!
3) So, What's the deal with airline food?
4) When will bands get it- that their film clips which are just full of 'symbolism' and 'meaning' just gives the rest of us the impression of them having boarded the last train to Wanksville.
Case in point - Metallca's 'The Unforgiven.' What the hell is with the old guy and the key???
Metallica are the Rock equivalent of Oasis and the Gallagher brothers when it comes to be drama queen wank masters. That and the temper tantrums that would make a 6-year-old proud.
5) Why, oh why, is Gene Simmons' tongue so long? Is he part gecko? Did he have some sort of to-do as a child with a pair of pliers, am anaesthetised mouth and lack of adult supervision?
6) Should I clarify?
Okay, so I just read over what I wrote... and realised that I sound like one of those really annoying teenagers who acts like they know everything, is better than everyone else and is actually a great modern philosopher. Whoops. Aw... crap.
I'll think this out better next time.
Promise.
Lou.
This Weeks Music Research:
Kate Nash (Pumpkin Soup is such a fucking addictive song!!)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bush
Billy Bragg
The Cardigans
Little Birdy
Mystery Jets
PJ Harvey
Feist
New Order - 60mph
Peaches and Iggy Pop - Kick it.
(Ive been watching Rage... there's some great stuff there I need to look up)
An eventful weekend
15 years ago
2 comments:
Saw your question on RYWHM re the work of Bill Henson and thought I would have a look at your blog.
Not bad! You write well.
As you saw from the other comments on that post, there are a lot of us who are deeply disturbed about the vilification this artist is suffering. It is hysteria aimed at furthering the agenda of the ONLY complainer about the exhibition, one Hetty Johnson.
See richwell's links for further information about this attention seeker and failed politician. She is hoping to make money from flogging her autobiography.
She has no qualifications in child psychology and knows nothing about art. She has not seen the photos in question.
Whatever you think of the artistic merits of Henson's work it is ART and should not be censored.
When you are ready, put some of the research you have already completed on this blog.
Keep up the good work!
Thank's for the encouragement Peter, it really does mean a lot to me :)
As soon as I get a spare second I'll look up Hetty Johnson and follow those links, I'm actually pretty conflicted over this whole scenario, so the more reserch I do the better - theres nothing that shits me more than people who make ill-informed conclusions (sadly, like our PM. so much for the New Dawn for liberal Australians).
Again, thankyou so much for the encouragement and showing an intrest :)
Lou
Post a Comment