Ok, so I don't really have a "favorite musician or group". But right now, I'm kind of into Modest Mouse. So I'm doing this post about them.
It's hard to explain why I like them. I think it's partially because their music isn't depressing, but it's not exactly happy either. I've been trying not to listen to so much depressing music lately, but I can't make myself listen to smilely happy stuff either. Besides, good music is rarely the most cheerful music. I also like the fact that the lyrics have meaning to them, even if the meaning isn't always exactly clear.
The first time I listened to Modest Mouse, I hated it. Really, I did. I was at "nerd camp" (I think I talked about it in a post a while back) and my roommate loved them. Every morning, her alarm clock would start blaring one of their songs ("The World at Large", as I later discovered) and I would yell at her to turn it off. Several months later, I looked them up out of boredom and discovered that they'd really grown on me.
Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNxa9pFwimk
^"The World at Large". I really love this song now. I think it helps when you listen to it on your own time instead of being woken up by it at seven in the morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbqYzArcTqQ
^"3rd Planet". This is probably my favorite Modest Mouse song. Part of this is just because this is an amazing song, but part of it is because I discovered it around the same time that I started talking to my best friend (more like a sister, really) that I'd grown apart from again. I mentioned the song, and she immidiately exclaimed that she loved it (and Modest Mouse) too. Now that I read that part again, it sounds stupid. But it means a lot to me because I care about her more than words can say and I really hated not being in contact with her. Well, nevermind. It's a great song.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Free Post... Wow...
Hmm. So I have a "free post". But what to do with it? Ah, I know! I'll rant about the idiots at my school. No, I'm not naming names and no, this does not in any way refer to everyone at my school.
Before we begin, I'm going to say that I'm straight. No doubt about it. That being said, I absolutely cannot put up with people that are intolerant of bisexuals and homosexuals. I want to scream every time I hear someone remark "That's so gay" when they think something is undesirable in some way (bad, annoying, stupid, unfair, etc). Half the time, I think they really don't even process what they're saying. But that's not really any better: it just means that prejudice against homosexuals has become accepted by society.
Whenever I think about it, I really start to wonder why anyone cares about anyone else's sexual orientation. I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people are just scared, either for the "future of traditional marriage" or because they think that every homosexual of the same sex that they ever meet is sexually attracted to them, both of which I find utterly ridiculous. If the gay couple down the street gets married, is that going to cause you to leave your wife and kids and run off with the mailman? I really don't think so. Are you sexually attracted to every member of the opposite sex that you ever meet? Didn't think so. So why should homosexuals be any different?
Of course, I've never yelled all of this at anyone in person. Much too shy. But one day I might snap. That would feel soooooooo amazing.
Before we begin, I'm going to say that I'm straight. No doubt about it. That being said, I absolutely cannot put up with people that are intolerant of bisexuals and homosexuals. I want to scream every time I hear someone remark "That's so gay" when they think something is undesirable in some way (bad, annoying, stupid, unfair, etc). Half the time, I think they really don't even process what they're saying. But that's not really any better: it just means that prejudice against homosexuals has become accepted by society.
Whenever I think about it, I really start to wonder why anyone cares about anyone else's sexual orientation. I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people are just scared, either for the "future of traditional marriage" or because they think that every homosexual of the same sex that they ever meet is sexually attracted to them, both of which I find utterly ridiculous. If the gay couple down the street gets married, is that going to cause you to leave your wife and kids and run off with the mailman? I really don't think so. Are you sexually attracted to every member of the opposite sex that you ever meet? Didn't think so. So why should homosexuals be any different?
Of course, I've never yelled all of this at anyone in person. Much too shy. But one day I might snap. That would feel soooooooo amazing.
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