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upndwn

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My ego is not used to so much stroking. Take care lest I finish prematurely ;) ... I would post some more verse, but the subject matter is a bit off-color in my present creation.

Insomnia sucks. Sometimes I take a sedative to help me sleep, but I"m always paranoid about waking up on time if I have something to do the next morning. I have multiple alarm clocks that I set every night on multiple channels for this very purpose.

now listening to blistering, demonic black metal (immortal) in salute to your post in the "random fact about yourself thread" ...

I am humbled that you would show me such courtesy as to indulge in my musical preferences.

Currently listening to melancholic and sad music on Spotify
 

NihilSlayer

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I am humbled that you would show me such courtesy as to indulge in my musical preferences.

Currently listening to melancholic and sad music on Spotify

Au contraire my esteemed Sir, they be "our" musical preferences. I'll confess though, I'm not too fond of the turn toward the avantgarde and "genre melding" that black metal has taken. TRU KVLT. All things die or get bastardized, diluted, and ripped off eventually I guess... I don't know... Part of the constant cycle of degeneration, decay, and rebirth.
 

upndwn

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Au contraire my esteemed Sir, they be "our" musical preferences. I'll confess though, I'm not too fond of the turn toward the avantgarde and "genre melding" that black metal has taken. TRU KVLT. All things die or get bastardized, diluted, and ripped off eventually I guess... I don't know... Part of the constant cycle of degeneration, decay, and rebirth.

I for one welcome verisimilitude and creativity. My fractured mind needs constant impulses to refrain from completely collapsing in upon itself. The evolution of the arts fascinates me, but some might find it frightening as it defies the confines of false security residing in tradition and nostalgia.

I indulge in gorging myself on the nectar of the muses, for my spirit is never sated. Not until my body lies dead, rotting in the ground.

Currently rummaging through my old music archive to find half forgotten gems of the blackest old songs I can remember
 

Kiwong

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I just have the huge cockroaches at the moment. I much prefer these to the smaller variety ("German cockroaches", so they are called in my neck of the woods) because they (smaller variety) think of our cohabitation like a constant game of hide and seek. The big ones are like... sort of my relaxed insect drinking buddies. They enjoy running through the maze-like structures I build with all my empty beer bottles and-- as long as their numbers don't get too out of hand-- they aren't so bad.

Those little German cockroaches are shocking. They wreck all my electronics. I'd like to have those big American cockies back but they were wiped out last time I had the pest controllers in.
 

NihilSlayer

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I for one welcome verisimilitude and creativity. My fractured mind needs constant impulses to refrain from completely collapsing in upon itself. The evolution of the arts fascinates me, but some might find it frightening as it defies the confines of false security residing in tradition and nostalgia.

I indulge in gorging myself on the nectar of the muses, for my spirit is never sated. Not until my body lies dead, rotting in the ground.

Currently rummaging through my old music archive to find half forgotten gems of the blackest old songs I can remember

The "evolution of the arts" is only interesting to me when this evolution involves a cohesive amalgamation. What present day "black metalers" are doing is combining disparate, randomness completely at odds with what was the original artistic impetus of black metal: transcendental idealistic romanticism. It is by no means frightening; it is merely sad, like seeing a once noble, dangerous polar bear in a cage at the zoo-- people castrate that which has power because it is scary.

Fenrir of Darthrone said it best with:

"We make sure only the right people play blackmetal. Its not just some fashion that will go away. If they're not right, we'll use whatever means necessary to get them to stop devaluing blackmetal. It is our way of life."

-- history proves him naive... and one can't stop the tide coming in... Just a passing state of decay :)

Once the beast was drained of its life force, it should have been allowed to die. Now it is kept alive on a ventilator and synthetic chemical compounds. Structure and composition take a backseat to throwing in as much randomness as is possible: bike horns, rumbling bowels, abrupt stylistic changes-- it leaves a fellow numb after awhile.

Solefald is quite nice in some respects though, and they fall into that avantgarde sphere. Their last album sucked though-- a charicature of past notable, inspired realeases. I hope, dear friend, we shall not be at loggerheads over this issue.

Tradition represents that which has stood the test of time-- the combined continuum of trial and error through ages that roots a people to their land and each other. It is the shadow of the past in the newly created-- the height with which we measure ourselves, but over which we always send our hopeful arrows-- the breadcrumbs we leave in the wilderness, that we can one day find your way back out when lost... It's good to keep in mind at least...
 
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NihilSlayer

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Those little German cockroaches are shocking. They wreck all my electronics. I'd like to have those big American cockies back but they were wiped out last time I had the pest controllers in.

The German cockroaches are ridiculously resilient. I feel for you... It is sort of impressive how well they have adapted to being parasites in our hovels though. They raise whole clans on the crumbs that make their way to the ground. Well... Unless you're the type to leave pizza lying about or something. In times of hardship, I"ve wondered if there is any kind of roach recipe; how do you think those little buggers would taste?--crunchy? Where I live there are TONS of squirrels also... I sometimes dream about quitting my job, getting a cross-bow, and going out and opening up a squirrel kebab shop on my street corner (if I had the social skills to deal with customers of course...). Gotta fantasize: beats back the beast of boredom.

Currently trying to will myself to get out of my chair and make my way over to my bed where I hope to sleep.
 
Sitting bored. I can't do something interesting because I'll forget my bath. If I just do boring things it'll seem like the bath is taking forever to run. Decisions, decisions
 

Rembrandt Broam

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Running a virus scan because I clicked on a website link which tried to open a bunch of popups, and even though my browser blocked them I still get extremely paranoid about stuff like that. :rolleyes:
 
^ I think my computer is mostly viruses, unfortunately. Trying to find a way to make £45 today to buy a netbook, or find a way to get my uncle to give it to me for less than he wants.

Not easy
 
Trying to get all the thoughts presently racing around my mind to stop or at least slow down, so I can get some sleep.:rolleyes:

Wait.. Let me try.

*Achem* No! Bad. That's a bad thoughts. Stay. Staaaay. Don't be rude, thoughts. You're in someone's head after all. Behave.

..Did it work? :3
 
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