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Last Active 11-12-10 7:59 pm
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 | JustJoe. It's really good to hear that I've got your support! I really am doing all I can to improve myself, because I know that I need to be able to cope whether or not they're able to "fix me". Sociology? Sounds interesting! And, I'll take your word about the clerk job, lol. I'm in catering, myself.
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| JustJoe. My thought are heavily fragmented. My brain can't bind them all together, so it settles for bits n' pieces of whatever is on my mind, which doesn't make sense to anyone else but me. Added to that, it really affects my mood because I can never seem to get what's on my mind expressed. I feel constantly trapped in my own head.
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| JustJoe. Mhmmm. I wasn't really aware that there was any problem until I began having difficulties in my courses. The doctor I had been seeing for my ADHD/BP started to think it was something else entirely. She couldn't properly identify the problem, because I had trouble properly communicating my symptoms.
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| JustJoe. But, I'm keeping positive, as always! What've you been up to?
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| JustJoe. I mean, the problems I've been having became more apparent when I started college, but I've dealt with years of not knowing what exactly was wrong with my brain. Now I'm having to put my education on hold until someone else figures it out. What's worse is it's also preventing me from writing. A creative writer who can't write? It's maddening.
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| JustJoe. Darth! Always good to hear from you! I've been alright, for the most part. But, I've learned that the difficulties I've been having with school are because of some sort of thought disorder I've had my entire life, but am just now discovering.
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| JustJoe. I've got a love/hate relationship with Shakespeare. Mostly love, though. And, I did enjoy studying him. Renewed my love of intricacy,
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| JustJoe. Post being cut. It can't be helped. =/
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| JustJoe. No, that actually does sound interesting. More specific than mine, I think. Advanced Poetry Workshop, Shakespeare's Major Works, The Romantic Movement (teehee),
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| JustJoe. That's strange. I distinctly remember typing a longer post. Exams, thankfully, are over. Projects as well, though I'll be busying myself with my own projects this Summer. Out of curiosity, which courses did you take this past semester?
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| JustJoe. Definitely not. I guess the solace that I take from the situation is channeling the confusion,
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| JustJoe. I was, I was. Trying to see how many mental breakdowns I could squeeze into the latter half of each week. Too many. Did a lot of learning. Creative writing classes,
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| JustJoe. It's been a while, my friend. =]
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| JustJoe. Exactly. I think that the most rewarding thing has been my realizing how much of it was right in front of my face. More of a remembering, than anything. 90s revivalism, FTW! The typeset and nonsensicalness... that's a new trick I picked up (on The Streets). Same for the reviews. Glad you enjoyed them, and here's hoping I can keep up with the writing! Don't be a stranger, now, you hear?! =]
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| JustJoe. I'd decided that it was about time for some left-field nonsensicals, and therefore some "catching up" as they say. I'm very glad to hear that you're doing well. I think we're in the same place, for the time being. Not much to report here, but I do feel like I'm "learning about myself, blah blah blah", and things are starting to make more sense. Plus, music, and happiness abound. Can't go wrong =]
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| JustJoe. You better be having a good new year otherwise it'll make my well wishes into lies and I never wanted to be a liar because lying is wrong and I hate being wrong so could you cheer up geez all the time with the uncheeriness and punctuation and that's all I can remember from what I stayed up all night planning to say about this shoutbox even though I'm not shouting at all/lowercase/PUNCTUATION
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| JustJoe. Happy New Year, Darth! Make it a good one. =]
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| JustJoe. Merry Christmas Darth! I will, and I hope you do the same! =]
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| JustJoe. Things aren't always "right" up there, I'll admit. But, yes, music keeps me sane. I've been thinking about that, actually. I try to review something different each time. Always switching genres/sounds, so I can develop a base to expand on in later review. A negative JustJoe review. Sounds frightening... but feasible. =]
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| JustJoe. Glad to hear it, Darth. I've been done for about a week now. My finals/grades could have been better, but I'm just glad to be free for the Winter. I think that review speaks for my current level of sanity. Still looking for answers, but finding little pockets of closure along the way, in the form of music.
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| JustJoe. I forgot to tell you before, but I hope your exam went well!
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 | Deviant. Its pretty sweet. It gets a bit dancehall-y in parts (which I'm not the biggest fan of) but its worth your money/a download
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| JustJoe. =] Very good point. The Botch record came to me for reviewing. I didn't seek it out. Here's to persistence and resolve! And friendship!
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| JustJoe. THANKS DARTH!!!! I truly value your opinion on all matters in regards to existence. I will use this positive feedback as a fuel. And, who knows, I might find some of the answers I've been looking for.
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| JustJoe. My review is done, much earlier than expected. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39981/Botch-American-Nervoso/#lastpost Hope you enjoy reading it!
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| JustJoe. Indeed it's already been a journey, but I look forward to more clarification. And this review is shaping up to be a great task, but after enough listens, I'll have a foothold in which to expand upon. Happy lurking, Darth!
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| JustJoe. Well things became a lot clearer. I'm taking steps out of this square. New steps. I haven't checked out your rec yet, but I definitely will. At the moment, I am listening/prepping to write a review of "American Nervoso". Hopefully I can focus long enough to write a full review. It'll probably be done by the end of next week.
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| JustJoe. If there was another plausible option, I'd take it in a heartbeat. Even though I'm a creative writing major, I've never been one for drama. My exit is, unfortunately, in dramatic fashion, but it will do a lot to clear things up. Force people's hands, and allow me to recoop. I'll definitely check in when I'm ready. Count on it, Darth.
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| JustJoe. Sorry for raping your shoutbox. Will check out that rec as soon as humanly possible. I'll be in touch, definitely, if I need anything. Just gotta keep above ground, and eventually these things will settle themselves. Time is only a friend.
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| JustJoe. My best friend (the one I got in the argument with) is the only one who knows I'm gone. I have to re-evaluate who I am, otherwise I'll never be able to recover, and my friends will give up on me for good. That being said, them not knowing I'm gone, and me not being around may have the same effect, but I have no other choice. I've explored all the other options.
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| JustJoe. The biggest issue is how everything is related to everything else. The girl I was with is not really around too much anymore, and the friends I have now (who were/are friends with her) are on edge most of the time. If I give up on her, it'll probably kill me, because I really do think she still cares about me and our friendship. If I don't give up on her, my friends will give up on me. Me being gone is bad in more ways than one.
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| JustJoe. Wednesday night I got into a huge argument with my best friend, where he said I was delusional, that she doesn't care about me any more in any way, and that me running back to her is becoming my own destruction. We talked it out and came to one conclusion. He suggested that I disappear for good (at least for a while). She is so ingrained in who I am as a person that watching this deteriorate is deteriorating me.
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| JustJoe. Basically, everything became intertwined in the worst way. The girl I was with was a really good friend of mine, and we had a bunch of mutual friends. When things deteriorated between her and I, this Summer, we spent the rest of the Summer watching things burn to the ground (people starting to hate other people/pick sides). We've tried so hard to keep things afloat-- very nobly I might add. It's been rough. I've been known to disappear for 3-4 days at a time.
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| JustJoe. Exactly what I was going for-- cleaner and clear cut. Recently, my entire world crumbled right from under me. Friendships disintegrated. The whole lot. It was so abrupt that I didn't even have time to wallow in it, so I decided that square one is where I'll be. Doing things a bit different this time, but it's all the same in the end. Thanks for checking up on me, Darth. Hope you've been well.
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| JustJoe. In more ways than one, Darth. I had a lot of ratings in the system that I felt were rushed, and I wanted to have time to just listen to music and not worry about ratings. This way, I figure I can really experience albums, instead of rushing through them just because. Also an excuse to change the profile pic, avatar, and genre percentile direction of my pie chart.
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| JustJoe. I'm such a contradiction, but yes, it does work for me somehow. "Quirky" and "whimsical", I've been told! Kind, but odd? One of my best friends in the creative writing program is just like that, especially in regards to being reserved and unassuming. As for the music, I think it's just my particular way of relating things, and people who aren't really into it have other things that they love and adore, which I think is the way they would most like to relate everything to in some way or another.
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| JustJoe. Little known fact about myself: I'm an extremely shy and timid person. I just developed this strange habit of compensating for that by being overly talkative and friendly. And yes, it is great talking like this! I think that music is just my way of relating to the world, but like anything worth having, every facet of life factors into it, and I believe it's necessary to understand as much as you can to fully understand your own musical identity, and in that way understand yourself.
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| JustJoe. I have enough of an appreciation for writing in general, so I think that I will indeed develop an ability to switch between more abstract and more straightforward styles. Also, I think that once I find a compelling enough album, I'll be right back to this business of reviewing. I do recall you mentioning Sociology before. It's a very intriguing subject, and like anything, if you have a passion for it, with time you'll become accustomed to its inner workings.
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| JustJoe. I fortunately made some friends that share this passion for creative writing. It's strange though. I can write coherently in casual conversation, but when it comes to papers, it's a near impossible task. My poetry is usually written in a "stream of consciousness"/abstract kind of way, and my writing has that sort of flow by default, so it takes a universe and a half to get me to use proper punctuation, English, and writing conventions over a period of an essay. What's your major, by the way?
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| JustJoe. I've definitely considered it, and I can carry logical thought processes, but my mind doesn't cater to doing so for long periods of time-- which is why I have yet to write another review for this site. I started out my Freshman year planning to be a sports journalist, then narrowed it down to journalism before I realized that my true passion is creative writing and I usually write essays like I write poetry-- which is not a good habit to have, apparently.
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| JustJoe. That's true, Darth. And I know that my tastes are varied enough that I will find a screamo record that I really truly enjoy, and I look forward to that, because then I can re-evaluate the other screamo records I've listened to based on that record. I also did a soundoff for one of them that encapsulated how I felt and I can defend what I'm saying, for sure. Also, I want that job too. That would be my dream job, especially if I got to meet the artists and chat with them for a spell.
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| JustJoe. The only unfortunate aspect is that I don't get to go as deep into genres as I'd like, because time won't allow for it, and I end up having to rate an album that I don't necessarily appreciate genre-wise, or as an artistic statement. For instance, my ratings for Orchid's albums. Believe me I tried to like it, and understand it, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I probably look like a jerk to all the screamo fans on the site, because I think I gave some of lowest ratings of the people who rated it.
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| JustJoe. I was asking myself the same question, but I just assumed it was you and not some psycho murderer trying to kill me through shoutbox posts. I guess I just let my ADHD get the best of me, because if I don't have enough variety-- in quality or in general-- then I start hating everything, including the things I love. It's strange, but yes it does work.
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| JustJoe. I think that talent falls heavily on those "in-between albums" for me. The albums that I either disliked, or I thought were good/alright, but I was not convinced that anything I'd heard was worthy of keeping. But I love listening to all music, especially what you dislike, because it just reaffirms what you like/don't like, and gives you a greater appreciation for the things you enjoy in music.
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| JustJoe. I never really thought about it that way, actually. But, you're right. I don't care how completely impossible it is, I plan on listening to every album I possibly can before it kick it (the can, lol). I like that I have a memory of every album I've listened to at least once, and I take time every few months to re-contextualize my ratings based on how my tastes have changed, or I let albums be as they are. The ones that will resonate with you will always find their way back to your iTunes.
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| JustJoe. Good point. I guess I just like to let albums sit for a while, so I can save myself a lot of disappointment and time spent sifting through fluff and filler. Definitely had to check out "Patagonian Rats" (don't want to talk about it... I'm still sad), and "Love Remains" by How To Dress Well is definitely tickling my fancy. I do fear that if I plunge too far into the year, I'd have to check out everything by everybody. Obsessive music tendencies are obsessive.
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| JustJoe. College is such a lesson in self-control/prioritizing. My mastery of either is thoroughly lacking, but I'm looking to turn this corner hard and be perfect/near-perfect for the homestretch. As for music, I'm not too sure. I make it a point to stay away from listening to albums the year they come out to avoid the hype. Recently, for me, I'm back on my Toby Driver stuff. Listening to "My Fruit Psychobells...A Seed Combustible" recently and working my way back through maudlin of the Well's discog.
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| JustJoe. I'm glad you checked it out! Honestly, my rating for that is forever changing. It will probably settle comfortably at a 3 for me as well. I've decided to dedicate whole weeks to exclusively listening to one genre at a time. I think it improve my ability to contextualize my ratings.
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 | GenNarain I'm not very far in it, but its pretty...interesting haha. I've never even heard of those other two.
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| JustJoe. You're welcome! I stumbled across that Fair To Midland album when I was going through Serj Tankian withdrawal (they are signed to his label). I was really impressed at Darroh's vocal range, and how catchy the album was, without being throwaway alt-metal with pop sensibilities. Sad to hear about Darwin, but I'm glad you enjoyed the rec(s)!
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