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Name: Laura
Country: United States
State: Ohio
Metro: Cincinnati
Gender: Female
Interests: music, photography, art, chopsticks, tea & coffee, crazy stuff you find at Jungle Jim's, cooking, owls, reading, piano, handicamp, moogs, thai food, video games, movies, good books, traveling
Occupation: Data Integrity Team at Kroger
Industry: Other
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AIM:  goatcurls
Yahoo:  theleapingkumkwat
Member Since:
9/19/2004
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| I hate it when my anxiety gets the best of me.
I also hate when I try to do everything right & avoid trouble but it finds me anyway.
Can I please just have a normal week for once?
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| It's been a strange few weeks and it's making me glad to get back on track with normal life. My grandpa (my dad's father) passed away the last weekend of July and so last week, I made the trip with my family out to Kansas for the funeral. It was a sad time, to be sure, but it was a relief to know that he's no longer trapped in a 94 year old body that was wearing out. It was also good to see family members who I've not seen in many years. My cousins have gotten married and started families since I've seen them last, so I was able to meet their spouses and children. It was a long trip (13 hours on the road one way) which, combined with the stress of losing a family member, ensured that we were all worn out by the end. I'm glad I was able to go to pay my last respects and also support my family. The evening of the day I returned, I went to wedding (which ended up being the day after the funeral)...such a strange contrast to be grieving with your family one day and then to be celebrating a marriage with your friends the very next day. It was a good time though, and I was glad to see friends who I've not seen in a while.
This week, Chris was gone for the first half, visiting his family in Tennessee. Then we were both off Thurs-Sat which was really nice. It was good to spend time together, having not seen each other much lately, to be able to rest a bit. We're both feeling refreshed, hopefully going back to work this week won't be so bad.
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| I acknowledge that everyone is allowed to have their own opinions & tastes when it comes to music. However, sometimes I think people are absurd in their reasoning for not liking something. Below, is an example of this ridiculousness that I find irritating, it's an excerpt from someone's anonymous reponse to a review of Regina Spektor's new album "Far":
"I absolutely love Regina, but I gotta say, I'm really disappointed in
this album! It's really cute, upbeat, and I'm sure she'll get a hit single
or two from it, but it's just NOT Regina Spektor..."
I really dislike it when people say things like this about new albums & artists. God forbid the artist does something slightly different for once! I would hope that a new album is in fact new & has something interesting to offer. If it's good & you enjoy it, then who cares? No one wants to do the same thing all the time, and if a new album is evidence of that artist's growth as a musician, then that's fantastic. I would hope musicians are trying to develop of their craft, explore new ideas, and be creative! Don't stifle creativity by demanding that an artist produce the same work over & over & over. It's ok to not like something, but please find a better reason than "oh it's not like her other albums." Please.
Also, if you don't personally know an artist, who are you to say that her new album is "not her"? Obviously she produced this piece of work and so there is something of herself in it. She's the one writing the songs, playing the instruments, and singing the lyrics. Unless you have evidence that suggests that Regina Spektor is not completely satisfied with the way her album turned out, then quit making such unfounded, ridiculous statements!
On a side note, I love Regina Spektor's new album. It's got all of the qualities I love about her music, but it's still unique & interesting. She has a beautiful voice in addition to being a talented musician & songwriter. Well done.
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| Not much has changed since I last posted...in general life has slowed
down since I finished school, got married, & got a full time job.
Or at least the changes are more gradual rather than dramatic &
life-altering.
Today I'm feeling pretty good but yesterday,
not so much. Uber busy & stressful work week + lack of sleep +
extreme heat + bus running 1/2 hour late = meltdown on Friday
afternoon. I've got two 3-day weekends in a row which is much needed.
I'm taking a vacation day this Monday & we're going to King's
Island for the first time in years. Then I've got Friday off since 4th
of July is on a Saturday this year. I was afraid we'd get gyped on our
day off but we didn't, yay! So then I'm getting my hair cut on Friday
so that's exciting.
Sam's the only person I'll go to for a
haircut anymore, he's a little pricey but it's so worth it. I always
love what he does to my hair & he's a really nice guy so it's
always a pleasant experience. Right now I'm trying to grow my hair out
a bit so I'm not going to get a lot chopped off or anything drastic. I
hope it turns out well...most of the time when I try to grow my hair
out it just curls up more & stays roughly the same length when it's
dry. We'll see how it goes!
I've been fortunate enough to see
several old college friends lately, some who I haven't seen in at least
a year, & it was so great to be with them. It's nice to have good
friends where you can pick up right where you left off, even if you
haven't seen each other in a long time. I feel happy and loved :) At
first when I left college, it was really hard for me to leave & I
was sad about not being able to see these people all the time. But it's
inevitable, everyone has their own lives to live & they're all
going to go in their own directions. It just makes me more thankful for
the times I do get to spend with them.
Recently I've
rediscovered how much I love Built to Spill and the Long Winters. Both
were featured on the Brendan Leonard show, which I watched in high
school. Thank you Brendan Leonard for having good taste in music &
introducing me to awesome bands! Also right now I'm really loving Cat
Power, Coheed & Cambria, & the Decemberists. I've been waiting
for a good show to come to town (or at least within reasonable driving
distance) but it seems that all the bands & artists I'd want to see
are touring Europe or just staying on the west coast....or they're not
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| I'll be honest, for the past several months I've constantly been
hearing about where people are going on spring break or vacation or
wherever. I'm not saying that those of you taking vacations don't
deserve it, and I'm not trying to guilt you but I get really jealous.
This is the longest amount of time me or Chris has ever gone without
having a week off from work or school & we're both kind of starting
to lose it.
We've had a few long weekends here & there but they go by so
quickly & it's not like there's ever much time to really relax,
something's always going on. I'd love to be able to skip town with
Chris & go somewhere that's nice & relaxing. But well, I can't
because I don't have a whole lot of vacation time & Chris doesn't
have any at all. It sucks.
Vacations are necessary now & then! I'm so used to spring break,
summer break, fall break, Christmas break, etc. and I really miss it!
*end self-pitying rant*
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