ARE YOU THERE BLOG?? IT'S ME, ___________
HEY THERE BLOGGY. I'M FEELING A LITTLE OUT OF SORTS TODAY. WRITING IN SOME SORT OF PUBLIC DIARY ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER (MORE RELEVANT/RESOLVED/CONNECTED TO PEOPLE) SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST CHECK IN TO SAY "WHAT'S UP" (LIKE THE FOUR NON BLONDES). ANYWAYS, LIKE I SAID, I'M JUST FEELING A LIL CONFUSED... KEEP HEARING ABOUT THIS DUDE NAMED KANYE WEST WHO DID SOME CRAZY ZANY STUFF AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS... I GUESS KANYE GOT UPSET THAT DESTINY'S CHILD DIDN'T WIN FOR A MOVIE CALLED "DREAMGIRLS" AND SO HE STORMED THE STAGE AND DECLARED THAT LEANN RIMES (WHO HAD APPARENTLY JUST WON BEST FEMALE VOCALS FOR THAT SONG FROM "CON AIR" THAT'S PLAYING AFTER NICHOLAS CAGE STABS THAT GUY OUTSIDE OF THE BAR AND HE KNOW'S HE'S FUCKED AND HE'S GOING TO JAIL AND HE'S GETS ALL CONTEMPLATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE'S GOING TO MISS HIS LIL HUMMINGBIRD) DIDN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE AND THAT DESTINY'S CHILD WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT/INFLUENTIAL BANDS OF ALL TIME [VIA P2K] AND APPARENTLY LEANN RIMES WAS SO SHOOK UP SHE COULDN'T EVEN FINISH HER SPEECH.
INSANE THAT THEY SENT NICK TO JAIL... IT WAS SELF DEFENSE, DUH CUSAK.
WTF BLOG?? WTF IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF "POPULAR CULTURE"? I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE A BIG SCENE OR SOMETHING. LIKE NOBODY CAN CHILL OR WHATEVER. IS THIS SOME KINDA POST-BUSH/OBAMA THING? MAINLY, I'M JUST FEELING KINDA DISCONNECTED. FEELING LIKE I KINDA MISS THE OLD DAYS WHEN I WAS EXCITED TO JUST SIGN ONLINE AND CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF MAJOR CELEBLOGS... SEE WHAT BRITNEY WAS UP TO AND HAVE A LIL LAUGH... FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T FELT THE EXCITEMENT THAT I USED TO FEEL WHEN A NEW CELEB CROTCHSHOT OR NIPSLIP TURNED UP ON THE DUDE FROM FIGHT CLUB'S BLOG... I'M JUST FEELING COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE CURRENT STATE OF "POP CULTURE" AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED... I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS I TIME WHEN I WAS TOTALLY CONNECTED TO ONE UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS VIA STARBUCKS / AIRPORTS / US WEEKLY / REALITY TELEVISION SHOWS (AND MTV IN GENERAL) / LIKING MAINSTREAM POP SONGS IRONICLY / READING THE DA VINCI CODE ON A VACAY / SOCIAL NETWORKING / BUZZ BANDS / TALKING SHIT ON PEOPLE / DESIGNER DOGS / CELEB + MUSIC GOSSIP BLOGS / AWARD SHOWS... KINDA WISH IT WAS STILL THAT SIMPLE. I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO IS POPULAR + RELEVANT ANYMORE... I HEAR A LOT ABOUT LADY DI'S REPLACEMENT, LADY GAGA, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER (LIKE IF SHE IS A HUMANITARIAN / SEXY / ACTUALLY A CHICK) AND DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE A MAJOR DEFINING MOMENT IN CONTEMPORARY POP CULTURE IF SHE DIED...
STILL THINKING ABOUT YOU THREE DAYS LATER : /
SPEAKING OF DYING, I HEARD ABOUT A FAMOUS DUDE NAMED PAT SWAYZE WHO JUST DIED OF SMOKING DISEASE... APPARENTLY HE HAD A HEART OF GOLD AND WASN'T AFRAID TO PLAY SENSITIVE YET HARDASS CHARACTERS WHO PLAYED BY THEIR OWN RULES AND MOLESTED YOUNG JEWISH GIRLS... HEARD THAT THE BAND STEELY DAN WROTE A SONG ABOUT HIM CALLED "THE BODHISATTVA" THAT YOU CAN PLAY ON THE ROCK BAND... I ALSO HEARD ABOUT HOW THE BEATLES FINALLY PUT OUT SOME NEW ALBUMS AND DEBUTED THEM ON ROCK BAND... I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN CONNECT CONTEMPORARY POP CULTURE TO BOOMER POP CULTURE (THE ONLY REAL TRUE + AUTHENTIC + RELEVANT POP CULTURE, ACCORDING TO BOOMERS) AND MAYBE EVEN HELP TO "SHATTER THE GENERATION GAP" BETWEEN THE BOOMS + THE MILLENNIALS...
THINK I MIGHT THROW A "ROCK BAND" THEMED PARTY...
BUT I DIGRESS... READING THE P2K HAS HELPED ME A LOT WITH RECONCILING MY LOST CONNECTION TO POPULAR CULTURE AS WELL AS HELPING ME TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF "HOW DID I GET HERE?" ( - DAVID BYRNE) AND "WHERE DO [I] GO FROM HERE" ( - THE BLINKS, IMPORTANT POP-PUNK CULTURE ICONS) ETC... THE P2K REMINDED ME OF ALL THOSE PAST MOMENTS WHEN I FELT CONNECTED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD (WHITES) VIA POP SONGS... WHO COULD EVER FORGET THE UNADULTERATED + LIBERATING + THRILLING FEELING OF HEARING "SINCE U BEEN GONE" FOR THE FIRST TIME... BETTER YET WAS SEEING THE VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REMEMBERING THE STING OF YOUR FIRST HEARTBREAK... AND REMEMBERING HOW YOU LEARNED HOW TO BREATHE FOR THE FIRST TIME... IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I GOT THAT KIND OF FEELING FROM A SONG. BUT I THINK THAT PEOPLE JUST CHANGE - I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I HAVE. I AM WISTFUL ABOUT MY PAST BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ASSIMILATED INTO ADULTHOOD IN AN ORGANIC/INDIE FASHION... I FEEL LIKE I HAVE JUST KINDA SETTLED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE HAVE BECOME REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME... LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN, REALITY TELEVISION JUST DOESN'T SEEM VERY RELEVANT... SEEMS KINDA LIKE SOMETHING THAT POOR PEOPLE + BORING GIRLS WATCH TO MAKE THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES... I FEEL LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN MUCH MORE AUTHENTIC IN MY TASTES... GUESS AS I'M GROWING UP, MY PALETTE HAS GOTTEN MUCH MORE REFINED... FEEL LIKE I HARDLY CONNECT TO PEOPLE TO PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING ANYMORE (DOES LURKING COUNT?) AND THAT I'M OUT LIVING LIFE AND ENJOYING WHAT THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER... FEEL LIKE MY DAYS OF READING SNARKY GOSSIPS BLOGS ARE FINALLY BEHIND ME AND I CAN SETTLE INTO MY NEW AUTHENTIC LIFE. THINK I MIGHT BUY SOME FLANNEL SHIRTS TO SHOW THAT I'M NOT THINKING TOO MUCH ABOUT FASHION AND START LISTENING TO MORE OLDER MUSIC... SEEMS LIKE MUSIC WAS MORE AUTHENTIC WHEN IT WASN'T "TOTALLY FUCKING EASY TO MAKE ON A COMPUTER" AND BANDS LIKE THE BEATLES WERE LO-FI AND USING FOUR TRACKS... THINK I MIGHT CRAIGSLIST A TASCAM AND TRY TO JUMP ON THIS WHOLE "LO-FI" THING THAT I THINK THE BEATLES/WAVVES ARE KINDA PIONEERING...
WHICH ALBUM MAKES BETTER USE OF AN 8-TRACK ANALOG RECORDER / IS MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LO-FI MOVEMENT??
IT'S JUST WEIRD... I KNOW I'VE GOT A LOT OF BIG/IMPORTANT THINGS/FEELINGS TO EXPRESS BUT SOMETIMES YR JUST CAUGHT BETWEEN SO MANY CONFLICTING TRENDS... I JUST WANT TO WAKE UP TOMORROW, LISTEN TO KIIS FM AND READ A LIL GOSSIP... I'M SICK OF FEELING DISCONNECTED FROM POPULAR CULTURE... I FEEL LIKE DEEP DOWN INSIDE I'M DRIVEN BY MY CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE AND NOW I AM A BETTER + MORE AUTHENTIC PERSON BECAUSE OF IT. I WILL NOT READ GOSSIP BLOGS. I WILL NOT WATCH AWARD SHOWS. I WILL NOT FLY PLACES. I WILL NOT GO TO CONCERTS. I WILL NOT WATCH REALITY TELEVISION. I WILL NOT DOWNLOAD MP3S. I WILL NOT BUY CLOTHES WITH (TOO OBVIOUS OF) AN IDENTIFIABLE BRAND. I WILL NOT SHOP AT IKEA. I WILL NOT HAVE A MICHAEL JACKSON / PATRICK SWAYZE MEMORIAL MARATHON OR ANY SORT OF 80'S THEMED PARTY. I WILL NOT HANG OUT IN HOLLYWOOD. I WILL NO LONGER SHROUD MYSELF IN IRONY. I WILL BE SINCERE. I WILL BE REAL. I WILL BE AUTHENTIC. I WILL SING LIKE NOBODY IS LISTENING. I WILL CONNECT VIA BEING OUTDOORS / LISTENING TO VINYL. I WILL WEAR DRAB COLORS. I WILL NOT CRY WHEN A CELEBRITY DIES. I WILL NOT COLOR MY HAIR. I WILL SETTLE DOWN AND GET MARRIED AND HAVE LIL INDIE KIDS AND LIVE IN A RURAL AREA SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN MAKE MUSIC + RELEASE IT ON VINYL. I WILL LOOK FORWARD INSTEAD OF LOOKING BACK ON THE YEARS THAT I WAS AN ASSHOLE WITH NOSTALGIA (JUST KIDDING). MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE AS AUTHENTIC AS I CAN POSSIBLY BE IN MY CLOTHING + LIFESTYLE CHOICES.
I'M GLAD THAT AT LEAST WHENEVER I AM IN A PSEUDO-EXISTENTIAL + REFLECTIVE MOOD I CAN SHARE IT WITH THE WHOLE WORLD (WHOEVER LURKS MY SHIT). THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME, INTERNET. YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND + MY ONE TRUE LOVE, BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS LOVE ME BACK. THAT'S WHY I TAKE SO MANY PICTURES OF MYSELF - I'M GLAD THAT I CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND BE ABLE TO OPEN UP MY MACBOOK AND SEE MYSELF STARING BACK AT ME. I AM ME. I AM THE FUTURE. I AM FREE. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
