FUUUUUUUUUUUCCKK!!!!!

hello, everybody.

i have a problem. a fucking thing called "TrialPay" is ruining my life, and is making it impossible to do anything on my computer that i actually want to do.

TrialPay uses a system of buying something from a program's advertiser and getting the program for free wich is so stupid! I just want the program for free! I don't give a cunt about your fucking advertisers! If it says "Download this program for FREE!" they had better fucking follow up on that promise! I hope everyone that invented TrialPay dies of AIDS!

I just had to say that :)

Justice Album Review

I have always been a big fan of electronic music that tries something a little bit different. Even though most players in the dance music industry are often compared alongside the grandaddies of techno, Daft Punk (and most of the time the comparisons are realistic), hybrids are born amonst different genres and watered down and saturated enough to make a big mark.

Enter Justice, ane electro-punk band from France, constisting of Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay. After doing a collaboration with the dance-rock band Simian in 2006 and releasing several EPs and singles (Waters of Nazareth, Phantom, D.A.N.C.E.) they recorded the masterpiece called †(Cross).  This album not only gained them mainstream success, but attracted the attention of clubs and dancefloors on an international scale. 

The album opens up with Genesis, a track full of static-y synth riffs, laser-like hooks and infectious beats. It starts up and ends with an epic, almost sinister sounding drum roll and distorted roars. It then switches up to Let There Be Light (noticing anything with the track names yet?) throws out punchy, epileptic drum patterns and an almost alien-like whirl in the background. Then there is the wildly popular D.A.N.C.E. which features a catchy cheer that you will be singing for hours and hours (Do the D-A-N-C-E, 1 2 3 4 5 . . .) and a retro disco-like feeling to it. 

Newjack is full of disorienting synth and bass reels while featuring a distorted and almost completely inaudible sample of "You Make Me Wanna Wiggle" by the Brothers Johnson. The track is then followed by Phantom Pt. 1 & 2, both full of awe-inspiring bass riffs and synth buzzes. With Valentine, things get a tad more mellow as the duo decide to take a breather from all the hyperactive disco-tronic funk and resort to a sort of evil sounding synth organ. It almost sounds like something from Harry Potter!

Afterwards there is The Party, which features the techno gangsta-rap chick Uffie. However, I do not fully believe that Uffie was necessary on this track, as her materialistic lyric-spittin' ruins the records charm a little bit. The same goes for DVNO, even though Uffie is not in it, it still features an unnamed male singer (probably Auge or de Rosnay.). The only thing that I really like about the track is the bass riffs.

Stress sounds like a symphony in space, almost. Though the highly distorted orchestra may get annoying after a while, its dark synths are enough to keep it going. Then there is the metal-esque Waters of Nazareth (again with the names), which busts out beautiful drum patterns that seem almost impossible to perform with an actual drum set. The record ends with One Minute To Midnight (somewhat fitting title) which is ladden with funked-up synths which cover up the ambient noise in the background.

Over all, I would have to say that while †(Cross) has a certain level of repetitivity, it is an album that is fun to listen to and should be listened to over and over again. If over-distorted dance-punk is not your bag, go buy something else. If you're into that sort of thing, by all means jump on in.

Score

8.5

    

Psychology!

hi guys. i went to a psychologist yesterday!!!!!

his name was jamie or something, i dunno. anyways, he talked to me about how i thought i was going insane. he deemed that i was not insane and said i was a gifted child after i told him a lot about me! :)

also, i went completely crazy today and screamed and cussed at breakneck speed. i wont say why, but i did.

also i had to stay over at my step-aunts house because my stepmom was dogsitting there for a whole week. i hate the step-aunt so much! she and her husband or boyfriend are a bunch of lazy cows!!!!

and just for the reord, every single day i go to school is a day that i dread.

Weird Porno mag guy

i know i have not written in quite a while, but i have a life, you know.

anyways, it is way past march break now, and something happened last weekend which was not march break, but anyways, me and my cousin find this too funny.

so, me and my cousin in chatham walked into a variety store. there was this guy at the counter hat we thought was checking out his items. we got all our shit together, and we went to the counter. he was looking thru a nudie mag!!! he kept on saying to himself "man, once i save up my allowance . . .  25 cents a week, i'll be able to buy it in no time!" what a fucking perv. i bet he is still living with his parents living off of allowance . . like he do. he was, like, 40 or something. just sad.

but oh so funny. :)

Sleeping Lessons

hello. i am here yet again.

i couldn't sleep very well last night. the pillows in my hotel room were too small and too fluffy. the blankets were too hot and i could not get into a comfortable position to sleep. i tried all i could. eventually, though, i could get to sleep and i woke up at 8:30.

so could some people give me some sleeping lessons? what type of position should i sleep in, or some techniques you use to get to sleep? it would really help.

i am not going to talk about st. patricks day. i just dont care.

also, there will probably not be any new bog updates until monday. i will not have internet access where i am going. i might have one or two entries if i can find a wireless cafe, but don't get your hopes up.

goodbye!