Hi!
So I'm SO sorry about my lack of posting. If any of you are still out there reading this... Oh God, none of you are, are you.
Anyways, point is, I'm in California right now and spending the holidays with my family, and I can't give you guys a worthy blog update. And the bad news is that I'm going to have to do it when I get home, which will be in 2010.
Trust me, I'll try to make it the best blog post you've seen from me. 2010 will come with definite pizzaz.
I'm so sorry if I've left a lot of you hanging and it's my fault if any of you have left.
But I hope that all of you have a safe and wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
See you all (or write to you all) in the new year! (Wow, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that this is the end of the decade. I still can't believe that it's been ten years since 2000...)
My love as always,
Amanda
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tree Analogies.
Wow, I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in a while. Life is starting to get crazy again. And I actually shouldn't be blogging at the moment because I have to finish my AP Psych homework, but I feel bad.
And this is probably the worst blog I will ever write (or just the beginning, who knows).
So I guess I'm going to bore you for a few paragraphs.
My lower right abdomin has been killing me lately. I'm not sure if it's appendacitis or not. I really have no clue. Maggie thinks I should be at the hospital right now, since it isn't going away. My parents are hesitant to call it appendacitis and I really have no idea what to think. I just want the pain over with. If it IS appendacitis, then they can take my appendix out no problem. Surgery doesn't scare me really. Plus, how cool would it be to have a scar? And be like "Yeah, they took my appendix out. You have them, I don't. Look who's cool now." Haha... Anyways.
Um, crew has started back up again. Practice isn't as far away and has difficult to get to, so hopefully I'll have more time. Hopefully...
The idea of trying to decide on what colleges I want to apply to is freaking me out a bit. I really only know that I want to go to University of Maryland. My parents (well, atleast my mom) are trying to drill into my brain that it is a HUGE school. Yes, I get that their Undergrad is 25,000 (give a little, maybe). I get that I will be in lecture halls with like 40-50 others. I get it. I think my mom wants me to go to a smaller school. I sort of understand why, but then I don't. I want to go to a big school. It just seems like every school I suggest, there is a con to it. I mean, there are ALWAYS going to be cons. But atleast just tell me if you think it's a good decision. Don't be passive and be like "Yeah that's a great choice, but it's a huge school." Yes or no, please.
On a music front...
I listened to the 30 second bits of Bob Dylan's Christmas album last night. OH MY GOD, I could NOT stop laughing! Mental image the entire time was a drunken mall Santa chasing little kids with a 40 oz in his hand and a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth. Oh boy, it's a riot! I'm tempted to buy it for my dad as a joke present. But I'd probably have to buy him something else, because I know that he doesn't want that.
Also, Family Force 5 is putting out a Christmas album. I'll see if I can get more on that later. That should be interesting. I love them. Any concert of theirs in a dance party. Like, no moshing. Full on dance party. At the AP Tour 2009, probably the most fun I've had at the 9:30 club. Well, after my last All Time Low concert. THAT was the most fun I've had at the 9:30 Club, by far.
Alright, so I'm going to rag on Metro Station some more. (Anyone who follows me on twitter will see that I've been ragging on them all day. BTW, my twitter is www.twitter.com/anllna93 Follow me.) I was reading through the Alternative Press website and I saw that they're putting out a Kelsey EP? I'm going to quote Tim Karan on this: "it's been two years since that last record and they couldn't come up with a better line than 'It's your body to me you'll give/So come on, let's live?'" First off, you guys are probably really confused by where that came from.
To start with just talking about the EP, the new remix of 'Kelsey' sounds like shit to me. It's basically like all their other remixes. If they had left 'Kelsey' alone, I would have been fine. But the remix is just a slowed down version with a beat.
HOWEVER, I really like the acoustic of 'Kelsey'. I think that's how 'Kelsey' needs to be done. The original version and the acoustic were all that needed to happen to the song. (Let's also keep in mind that 3 of the 5 songs on the EP are 'Kelsey' and two renditions of it. Great job guys... I'm sure that's what the fans want. Fifteen different versions of one song...)
'Japanese Girl' just screams healthy relationship... Let's segway back to where I quotes Tim Karan. In 'Japanese Girl', one of the lyrics is "It's your body to me you'll give/ So come on, let's live."
You can read the rest of the lyrics here for yourself.
Basically my point is, Metro Station has in no way, and in my fan girl opinion, progressed. 'Japanese Girl' sounds like everything off of their debut album. It's the same techno/alternative stuff (more techno than alternative).
I do not doubt, that if you liked their debut album, and are still a fan of Metro Station, that you won't be shake it to this one (Haha, like my pun? Get it? Okay, I guess not...). However, this is definitely not out of their comfort zone. Still more techno pop beats and degrading lyrics towards women. Sorry guys.
Also, I don't get the whole image. Mason Musso is reminding me of the keyboardist from Spinal Tap. And that movie was supposed to be a joke. I wonder what that's saying about Metro Station.
I also like to remind myself, that since they are on tour with Miley Cyrus, the girls who are like "I saw them last night! They played Japanese Girl!" bought a ticket to a Miley Cyrus concert.
Bravo.
Getting off my high horse now...
I'm so very excited for the new We The Kings album. The songs that they've put out so far, are sort of similar to their debut album. I'm hoping for some different stuff. If you would like an analogy, if We The Kings is the tree, I'd like to see a twig on an already strong branch that is frequently used for climbing.
Did that work for you?
Good.
Alright, I have to get back to studying!
Much love always,
Amanda
And this is probably the worst blog I will ever write (or just the beginning, who knows).
So I guess I'm going to bore you for a few paragraphs.
My lower right abdomin has been killing me lately. I'm not sure if it's appendacitis or not. I really have no clue. Maggie thinks I should be at the hospital right now, since it isn't going away. My parents are hesitant to call it appendacitis and I really have no idea what to think. I just want the pain over with. If it IS appendacitis, then they can take my appendix out no problem. Surgery doesn't scare me really. Plus, how cool would it be to have a scar? And be like "Yeah, they took my appendix out. You have them, I don't. Look who's cool now." Haha... Anyways.
Um, crew has started back up again. Practice isn't as far away and has difficult to get to, so hopefully I'll have more time. Hopefully...
The idea of trying to decide on what colleges I want to apply to is freaking me out a bit. I really only know that I want to go to University of Maryland. My parents (well, atleast my mom) are trying to drill into my brain that it is a HUGE school. Yes, I get that their Undergrad is 25,000 (give a little, maybe). I get that I will be in lecture halls with like 40-50 others. I get it. I think my mom wants me to go to a smaller school. I sort of understand why, but then I don't. I want to go to a big school. It just seems like every school I suggest, there is a con to it. I mean, there are ALWAYS going to be cons. But atleast just tell me if you think it's a good decision. Don't be passive and be like "Yeah that's a great choice, but it's a huge school." Yes or no, please.
On a music front...
I listened to the 30 second bits of Bob Dylan's Christmas album last night. OH MY GOD, I could NOT stop laughing! Mental image the entire time was a drunken mall Santa chasing little kids with a 40 oz in his hand and a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth. Oh boy, it's a riot! I'm tempted to buy it for my dad as a joke present. But I'd probably have to buy him something else, because I know that he doesn't want that.
Also, Family Force 5 is putting out a Christmas album. I'll see if I can get more on that later. That should be interesting. I love them. Any concert of theirs in a dance party. Like, no moshing. Full on dance party. At the AP Tour 2009, probably the most fun I've had at the 9:30 club. Well, after my last All Time Low concert. THAT was the most fun I've had at the 9:30 Club, by far.
Alright, so I'm going to rag on Metro Station some more. (Anyone who follows me on twitter will see that I've been ragging on them all day. BTW, my twitter is www.twitter.com/anllna93 Follow me.) I was reading through the Alternative Press website and I saw that they're putting out a Kelsey EP? I'm going to quote Tim Karan on this: "it's been two years since that last record and they couldn't come up with a better line than 'It's your body to me you'll give/So come on, let's live?'" First off, you guys are probably really confused by where that came from.
To start with just talking about the EP, the new remix of 'Kelsey' sounds like shit to me. It's basically like all their other remixes. If they had left 'Kelsey' alone, I would have been fine. But the remix is just a slowed down version with a beat.
HOWEVER, I really like the acoustic of 'Kelsey'. I think that's how 'Kelsey' needs to be done. The original version and the acoustic were all that needed to happen to the song. (Let's also keep in mind that 3 of the 5 songs on the EP are 'Kelsey' and two renditions of it. Great job guys... I'm sure that's what the fans want. Fifteen different versions of one song...)
'Japanese Girl' just screams healthy relationship... Let's segway back to where I quotes Tim Karan. In 'Japanese Girl', one of the lyrics is "It's your body to me you'll give/ So come on, let's live."
You can read the rest of the lyrics here for yourself.
Basically my point is, Metro Station has in no way, and in my fan girl opinion, progressed. 'Japanese Girl' sounds like everything off of their debut album. It's the same techno/alternative stuff (more techno than alternative).
I do not doubt, that if you liked their debut album, and are still a fan of Metro Station, that you won't be shake it to this one (Haha, like my pun? Get it? Okay, I guess not...). However, this is definitely not out of their comfort zone. Still more techno pop beats and degrading lyrics towards women. Sorry guys.
Also, I don't get the whole image. Mason Musso is reminding me of the keyboardist from Spinal Tap. And that movie was supposed to be a joke. I wonder what that's saying about Metro Station.
I also like to remind myself, that since they are on tour with Miley Cyrus, the girls who are like "I saw them last night! They played Japanese Girl!" bought a ticket to a Miley Cyrus concert.
Bravo.
Getting off my high horse now...
I'm so very excited for the new We The Kings album. The songs that they've put out so far, are sort of similar to their debut album. I'm hoping for some different stuff. If you would like an analogy, if We The Kings is the tree, I'd like to see a twig on an already strong branch that is frequently used for climbing.
Did that work for you?
Good.
Alright, I have to get back to studying!
Much love always,
Amanda
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