The dichotomy of word and sound.

Aaaand I’m back.. for now. I felt bad for a while about not posting and losing readership, pissing off friends, etc. etc. but then I got over it. Once you fall off the train, only the first few moments do you panic – after that, the train is so far away from you that you give up entirely.

One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is how I’m a very music-oriented person, even IN the topic of music itself. I feel like the only things that speak to me are the backgrounds, melodies, and the aural landscape of the song. People tell me all the time that lyrics totally make the song, and that they dont listen to certain artists because their lyrics “suck” or are “stupid”. I’m realizing more and more that I don’t even listen to what the singer is saying.

This often turns into awkward conversations with people, when I say things like “I love Kiss Me Thru The Phone!!” … and the friend stares at me and judges me silently with their eyes. It’s catchy okay?! Geez. I don’t listen to the lyrics so I have no idea how retarded Soulja Boy is, just how much his pro-du-cer rocks.

The Longing.

Man, listening to my old stuff makes me want to start song-writing and recording again. Too bad its a major pain in the butt and a hundred-hour-long process. gah

Haters gotta hate.

It seems like everyone and their moms has an opinion on nutrition, and cares to share it with me when they hear about my strict, essentially-no-carb lifestyle. I can’t count how many times I’ve heard “But you need carbs to survive!” or “Okay… you may be losing fat, but you’re damaging your heart or circulatory system!” Think your criticism is original?Prove it. Show me some research study, some shred of evidence – anything that doesn’t come from TV or some infomercial seen at 3am – that corrobates to the slightest your story.

Communication

It seems that the more people I talk to, the more I see that miscommunication is such a prevalent issue. I firmly believe that clarity would solve a good majority of problems.