Writer's Block: The One that Got Away [Saturday, 12-05-09 - 09:28 PM] jothelion84 [ mood | [---Contemplative---] ] [ music | "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory ] Do you believe in the concept of a soulmate? Do you think you've met him or her? Do you ever worry that "the one" got away? View 1848 Answers I'm not sure how I feel about this and it's weird, for the longest time I thought that maybe that everybody had a soulmate and that there were people destined to meet, and fall in love and in the cliche way, live happily ever after. Nowadays it may be my pessimistic side but I'm not sure if that it is all that realistic...I mean I'm sure there are people that have been placed in your life to meet and interact with sometime in your years here on earth, but a soulmate? Not sure. In a way it seems like it is one of the last of the fairytales that you have to give up now or later...not everyone lives happily ever after. Not everyone has another 'half' (and what does that mean anyway? Does that mean that because I'm single, I am not complete or whole? That I am broken and the only way to be complete is to be in a relationship with someone else?). Like I said, and like I am saying again, it is a nice thought to have - that somewhere out there in the world, there is a soulmate out there for everyone. Someone you're destined to meet and just feel perfect with. But in reality it seems like something out of a fairytale like a missing glass slipper, a magical kiss, Santa Claus or the toothfairy and something that you hasve to let go. ( Don't Want No Bad Romance...Warning: Long and Longwinded (haha, redundant much?) but Possibly Inciteful? IDK TBH ) READorPOST [1]

I'm Just here for the Gif [Thursday, 12-03-09 - 07:23 PM] jothelion84 [ mood | [---Amused---] ] [ music | "You Don't Care" by Leona Lewis ] READorPOST [2]

But You're Barely Scraping By... [Tuesday, 12-01-09 - 01:48 AM] jothelion84 [ mood | [---Sad---] ] [ music | "The Places You have come to Fear the Most" by Dashboard Confessional ] I'm convinced that late night is horrible for me, I tend to think too much or watch things that remind me of other things that I cannot control. And really it just makes me feel helpless and absolutely lost and depressed. I feel so alone late at night and I just feel like there's nobody that ever gives a second thought to my existence and ugh, I'm ending this now and hopefully going to pass out before I fabricate lies that I'll make myself believe. Goodnight little journal. I hate how honest I am with you [this journal].

Review of 'Echo' [Sunday, 11-29-09 - 12:03 AM] jothelion84 [ mood | [---Impressed---] ] [ music | "You Don't Care" by Leona Lewis ] OK, so I'm listening to Leona Lewis' second album Echo and let me say I am loving, loving this new album. Although it hasn't been doing that well with its debut on the USA charts last week, I am absolutely loving it. It is a lot more uptempo and adult-pop feel to it and its'just amazing...I'm on track 05 ("You Don't Care") and I have yet to pause it or skip a track yet. Which is saying a lot since I have yet to listen to Spirit from beginning to end and I adore this woman ever since I saw the (British) music video version of "Bleeding Love". She seems like she's actually...dare I say it, actually comfortable with the material in this album even though it's not all ballads or as ballad-heavy. Because let's be honest...as much as I liked "Misses Glass" and "Forgive Me" off of the American version of Spirit it was clearly forced on her and she didn't seem comfortable on either of those songs. Will edit this later after I finish listening to the album. Live blogging thoughts: "Brave" - too dramatic, slowpaced, something idk, just not good; "Outta my Head" is good, good, good. "Alive" is beautiful and my otp gorgeous and amazing, showcase; makes "My Hands" seem like a downgrade. "Fly Here Now" is the stuff a movie-soundtrack is made out of. "Broken"...might like it if I'm ~in da mood~ but right now too epic/melodramtic/etc. That's enough, Leona Lewis. Skip Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic and "Lost and Found"...oh I forgot there was another song because it isn't one another track than that "Lost and Found" crap. This is starting out good...OMG this is a highlight..."Stone Hearts and Hand Gernades" for the winn. OK lovelies (or whoever reads this lil blog of mine) here's the gist. I like how they split the album into two concise halves - one uptempo and pop-friendly while the later half is more of what she does best, which is the ballads...this is ideal. She seems confident, and more importantly, comfortable singing the uptempo numbers which is a lot considering the numbers I mentioned previously found on Spirit. There are some what I would call 'filler' ballads that are just way too dramatic and unecessary but wow, overall this album is such an upgrade from her debut. Makes me kinda wanna buy the import to see what was cut from the British version. Love: "I Got You", "Can't Breathe","You Don't Care", "Alive", "Stone Hearts and Hand Grenades" Solid: "My Hands", "Love Letter", "Outta my Head", "Happy", "Don't Let Me Down" Skip: "Fly Here Now", "Broken", "Lost and Found", "Brave" POST [0]

Raise a Glass to Mend, All the Broken Hearts of all My Wrecked up Friends [Saturday, 11-28-09 - 10:04 PM] jothelion84 [ mood | [---Content---] ] [ music | "Speechless" by Lady Gaga ] Life is going good. Went with Tyler F. to go see Brand New at the Sonar center in Baltimore a few weeks ago and they were absolutely stupendous and wonderful like every time that I have seen Mr. Jesse Lacey and his bandmate. I remember how stifled I was when I saw them previously at JHU and decided to make a concerted effort to not hold myself back. So I kinda bobbed more like a lil white prep and shouted the lyrics a lot...even though I didn't recognize a lot of the songs until they hit the chorus and bridges but they were fucking fantastic. Work has decided to place me in the back to do work on the upcoming week's ad and so naturally I've been getting a lil stir crazy and rebelling a little bit. And by rebelling I mean bringing in my iHome and playing playlists off of my iPod. Whateverz...I'm kinda being devious for no good reason because they've essientially told me that I don't have to work evenings or close anytime within the next month, which is something that's actually kinda nice tbh. Grace B. and her family came over to celebrate Thanksgiving with us, as per usual with an extra guest - her son, who she gave birth to back on August 25, 2009; Isaiah. I can honestly say that this lil dude is absolutely adorable and that's coming from a guy who has found very few babies intersting or cute. He's so lucky, although I am beginning to believe what the majority on ONTD have come to conclude that ~ swirl ~ babies are absolutely gorgeous (Grace is I think is mixed and the father of Isaiah is white). They are so, so cute. I am loving the new fall music: Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster is absolutely genius and I am replaying a lot of the tracks ("Dance in the Dark", "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Speechless" ♥). Haha the other four are kinda weird/odd/too Gaga eccentric for me...I mean parts of "Dance in the Dark" when she's doing the roll call are kinda odd/off but I can overlook it/skip that part of the song. Rihanna's Rated R is so refreshing and raw and I like it like I have loved P!nk's similarly-intimate album she brought forth to us last fall, Funhouse although Rated R is obviously crafted /commercialized more than the raw genuiness found in P!nk's album. Nevertheless I cannot stop replaying a few songs ("Firebomb" ♥, "Wait Your Turn", "Hard", Cold Case Love" and "Rock Star 101") although sometimes the attempt to remain commercially successful/appealing ruin the flow of the album beginning to end. Still love, love this album and the edge brought to it. Shakira's She Wolf is...good enough. "She Wolf", "Did it Again" and "Give it Up to Me" are my highlights and favorites off this so-so album. I mean it's nice to hear in the background but as far as forming any sense of opinion on these songs...shit she might as well made a spanish album. The lyrics are embarassing if you actually listen to them; if you just listen to it as a background noise they sound decent and nice enough. "Gypsy" is growing on me thanks to the bonus live version added at the end of the album, but yeah nothing really noteworthy/amazing really. Uhm I have the new Leona Lewis, John Mayer', OneRepublic , Kris Allen, Carrie Underwood albums to check out. I've listened to all of them halfheartedly while I was busy doing other things but haven't really listen listened to them yet but I'm so, so excited to hear them and check them out more in depth. POST [0]

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