My Top 5 Songs

Are we halfway over with 2012 already? I kicked ass in my graduate class - an "A-".  Hey, I don't care if that "-" taints the glory of such a good grade. It's not a "C" (my standard in life), and higher than even a B+.   I worked so hard on the homework and got excellent grades on that part of the course.  The two mid-terms were disappointing, but I probably got close to 100% on the final exam, hence my surfing forward to the A- in the final week of the term. thank you, yes, thank you. please, stop all the applause, you're embarrassing me! Things are going well in life. I am in the midst of a play, I did one scene in another independent film, and the new full-time job (about 3 months in by now) is not too bad. I'm still in love but of course I am not with that person. We speak, and it's painful to be connected with our mutual love but separated because of a number of other reasons. I just never deal with this - instead of 'm...

May. May's always been a nondescript kinda month for me. Yes, it's when school ends so I might have a fondness for this month, with memories of bolting from a final exam with a feeling of accomplishment, or of good times winding down from semesters with classmates I would not see again until months later. But strangely, no. I hardly have had any friends in many years, and none that close in my higher education years. So May, like other months, is just another month of me in my own little world. Not that I mind much. I'm in good shape lately - making money in the new job, not minding it (there are some boring days but some where I get stuff done and enjoy it), and also putting time into other pursuits like learning a different language, and acting. So overall, things are good. I really need to start putting time back into music - playing guitar and drums, and writing again. I have a lot of lyrics from YEARS (and years and years) ago that I should finally start tryi...

Things are moving along nicely with the new full time, "REAL" job which is professional and in my field of study. Not much to complain about there since I can now rebuild my savings, which were destroyed from underemployment for 3 years (!) and graduate classes the last two semesters. School - that is a different story. I've been taking graduate level classes. I am so weak on the undergrad stuff (being so long since I've seen it!) that I spend way too much time on homework reviewing the basics. I am not sure if pursuing a graduate degree is even worth it at this point. No car - sold the junker a month or so ago. As far as "junkers" go, that car was in pretty good condition. It just needed so much mechanical work that I did not want to pay for. I don't mind having a car, and saving money I'd otherwise spend on gas, insurance, etc. But...despite the good news (school notwithstanding), I am still alone. How is it possible to have no friends? I don...

Things looking up in a hurry. Spring arrived very early, and the weather has been fantastic. My spirits are looking up. I got a new job recently - a well-paying job associated with my field of study (well, somewhat). I got rid of my old car for a small amount, and now am car-free, and saving a fortune on gasoline. Well, my student ID pays for my bus fare, and the tuition to GET that ID was not exactly chump change. Anyway, the glory of music has eluded me for the last couple months - a lull, like I sometimes get. I am definitely out of the loop with what is on commercial radio, at least, and haven't really found new stuff to enjoy. That's OK - I've been revisiting older songs from the last 3 decades (was Pat Benatar's "Precious Time", an excellent album, really THIRTY years ago???). And, I'm slimming down the crap from my CD collection. I'm only in the As, but have gotten rid of maybe 4 CDs, while ripping onto my computer the few good songs from...

Late this month posting the Top 5. Music has been great the last few years. There has been a lot of stuff from different areas of the pop/rock music universe. I can't say I'm too familiar with any metal anymore, though. Things are moving in the right direction. Not only do I start a full-time job (a 'real' job, in my career field) in March, this employer has education benefits, meaning the graduate classes I started last year I will be able to continue. (Geez, I am definitely not taking classes in sentence writing - ha!). Otherwise, without financial aid (and DEBT), I wouldn't be able to pursue graduate studies. Dare I say that I am almost 'happy'. And that frightens me! QUICK - break out the Alice in Chains and old Cure. haha. So, good luck to me in my new job. M83 storms in and knocks the lovely "Open the Door" out of the top spot. "Midnight City" is a great song. It's so simple in many ways. But hey, people like simplici...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can't allow myself to ramble the same things I said in 2010 and 2011. I had a few ideas about how to express myself here, but after a glance at my 2010 and 2011 January posts, I decided to spare myself the monotony. I'm just lonely, and living an unrewarding life. Don't preach, or give advice. I am simply a miserable person, trapped in this life. It's not my own choice, really. I would like nothing more for contentment and satisfaction, but there is something much more at play here. Who knows exactly what it is. Well, one thing could be that I just let the world (and people) get me down. No, I don't LET that happen, but it does. "Thin-skinned" might be the proper term. So sue me, that is how I am - overly sensitive. I can't help it. Music is everything to me. How someone can take an idea, concept, or just a casual fiddling around and create a song to me is amazing. Lately I've been interested in Tool, even though back in the da...

The most wonderful time of the year! ... Or so it's been sung! Christmas is weird. I'll probably ramble and repeate what I wrote last year, so I won't wax philosophic on this holiday. It's a beautiful holiday in a way, because it is believed that this is the celebration of a divine power becoming part of the earth's civilization. Crazy fascinating, if you think about it. So here we go....Blondie and Queensryche both had songs dropping out, but the two new entries are from their respective, recent albums. Good to see the old folks making their mark! How Theophilus London's song isn't HUGE is beyond me. It's a great song that traverses several genres! DECEMBER 2011 1. "Open the Door", by Implodes 1, 1, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RED_55Q6O3I 2. "Last Name London", by Theophilus London 3, 2, 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJ9doyaMUs&ob=av2e 3. "Winter Harvest", by The Accident Experiment 2, 2, 5 http://www.youtube....