Amy

Things haven't been easy lately, but having good music helps. A couple songs that I can think of from my end-

Alanis Morissette's "Hand in my Pocket"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTgrASzzUXU

The Veer Union's "Bitter End"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv11wJkerDg

and Ryan Star's "Breathe"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eklu0wFhuc

BQ- the latest mind blowing, music related news you heard?

BQ2- post anything here.

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Or what is it about a song that makes it "heartfelt"? Everyone's different, so I'm curious to see what you all can come up with.

BQ- it's been awhile since I've been here. How've you all been?

BQ2- best time to listen to music is.......?

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I can't think of anything specifically, but I'm curious to see what you all come up with.

BQ- The last song you sang/played/air played to?

BQ2- I just found out I'm gonna go paintball some zombies in a haunted maze sometime next month. What's the most epic zombie movie you've seen, or game you've played?

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I was thinking how old Gods and Goddesses were worshiped, but then there are tales of the mythological creatures associated with them that were also worshiped in truth. So, is there really a fine line between old religion and mythology, or are they really the same thing just under different titles?

Just curious really.

BQ- happy feels music or dark/twisted music?

BQ2- have any tattoos?

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A Message Promising.

Sit you now and look to me,

hear what I say,

listen carefully,

to the message I've to pass your way.

I know I'm a riddled mess,

lost in the fog,

a blight I confess,

struggling to earn where I belong.

I feel guilt for what I bring,

hardship and strife,

my mind it's eating,

taking joy from our lives.

I'm to find my own answers,

my better self,

to cure this cancer,

yet I am weak even with your help.

I wish to say how sorry,

how regretful,

how melancholy,

I am for being evil in full.

Unintentional though it was,

the hurt I caused,

the pain I spun,

now reason to fix what I have flawed.

So this I will do.

This, I promise you.

So what do you think?

I think, for me, it's hearing my little 2 yr old sister laugh. It's infectious :)

BQ- Have you ever known someone who always seems to "have a song in their heart"?

BQ2- Is it peanut butter jelly or ice cream and cake and cake time?

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And why? Just curious to see what people say.

BQ- land, water, or sky?

BQ2- What's something you can't stand (but sometimes have to endure)?

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As in, there's a song for every feeling, every scenario, and a song for everyone to relate to individually. I think so.

BQ- If you could/had to join the military, what branch would you choose? I'd be stuck between the Marines and the Navy.

BQ2- What's a word you can't resist at least smiling or giggling at? For me...weiness xD

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For me, it's that metal is all growling and talent-less nonsense. I admit, I wasn't always a big metal listener, and one of the reasons I started was to see if there was anything beyond heavy, angry/sad music with hardly any vocals (my thoughts back then, I was a bit close-minded and younger). I wanted to prove/disprove that stereotype for myself.

What about you guys?

BQ: Of the regs and users here, who's house would you want to tp?

I'd tp CF's house in rainbow colors, he'd probably join in the fun ^-^

BQ2: What's something important from your childhood that you possess still, if anything?

I still have this little Ty Beenie Baby named Freckles, he went everywhere with me.

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I'd have to say the lottery business. For all the money that goes into it, people get too hooked onto it and end up spending alot of money for a slim chance to win anything. The average person spends $150 bucks a year on tickets, which could be spent on more important things. Not mention costs of production, advertising, and manufacturing AND unclaimed awards. Sure, billions of money is generated and there are job opportunities, but if we could trade that business (as in, the money that goes into it) for a more useful product to sell, I think people would be spending more wisely than just wasting at least $150 bucks a year. The money made from lottery tickets seems to vanish just as the money from our pockets. The chance of winning vs how much the actual cost is kinda makes the lottery seem like a waste.

However, if the profit managed to circulate back into the economy for something significant and useful then it wouldn't be such a waste, and the unclaimed money could be used to generate other things to help boost the economy, no?

What about you guys, got any businesses in mind?

Sources-

http://www.wisegeek.com/how-much-does-the-us-profi...

http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/28/news/economy/uncla...

BQ- How was your weekend?

BQ2- First job?

I would give my comics, comfy wheelie chair, and my drawings to work with Michael Angelo Batio, Mikael Ackerfeldt, Lauryn Hill or India Ari (from the top of my head at least).

What about you all, m'dear lovely users?

BQ- Ask me something. I'm bored.

BQ2- What's something you want to know the answer to?

Me, this-

http://funnyasduck.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/...

Thanks everyone!

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/192/2/d/i__...

...They have cookies, and I'm cookie-less D: Shall we listen to some dark, sick and twisted music while we go? Leave a few songs, if you please :)

BQ- Favorite kind of cookie?

BQ2- What book should I read next?

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"Hurt" rendition by Johnny Cash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ahHWROn8M0

That song gets me every time, kinda gives me a little reality check that my life isn't so bad since others got it worse. What about you lovely people, got any songs that sober you up or make you reflect on the past a bit, or songs that you listen to when times are hard?

This one also holds true for me in this case-

"Breathe/ 2 a.m." by Anna Nalick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSS3xAX8IW8

BQ- How many questions have you asked since you joined? I can't believe I've only asked 200 XD

BQ2- Best kind of ice cream topping?

Thanks everyone! :)

Got any songs mentioning/about/pertaining to law? While we're at it, do you have any guilty-pleasure songs/bands OR (for those who who really careless about what others think of their taste) and songs/bands that you think people would judge you for?

BQ- favorite commercial? Mine-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-3bzTT-3-c

BQ2- Best canned/packaged food ever? I'd have to go with Ramen noodles.

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And why? I think I'd write a story based off of "You Rascal You" by Hanni El Khatib.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmfy_5nAH_U

I'd pick that one because I think it'd be interesting to develop the three main characters involved under that kind of emotional/mental strain, would make a dark and interesting story I think.

What about you guys?

BQ- Would you play Scattergories with me? Pretty please? ^-^

BQ2- What do you do when you're restless?

Thank you everyone!

...isn't a nursery rhyme or a children's song?I think the one for me was "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison. I had to sing this when I was kid for a beauty pageant xP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8Ect3Xn7w

What about you guys?

BQ- Light or dark melodies; which one do you tend to favor?

BQ2- Favorite kind of donut? I'm jonesing for some glazed foot-long cinnamon twists.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UZkfDeXf-BE/SoR9E5im5hI/AAAA...

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One of the first pieces of advice I got when learning to play was to listen to everything...literally. I used to find it hard to stick to, because that meant listening to songs I didn't like all the way through. But then I figured the point to that was that it's entirely possible to hear a sound anywhere that you'd like to use/incorporate/learn, or a sound that could inspire you to compose. There's a lot to learn from just listening.

What about you guys?

BQ- I'm ready to start classes (college courses, yay) again, what you all? Ready for summer to end?

BQ2- On a scale of 1-10, how important is the soundtrack of a movie?

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I found a blog post where someone was hating music, and I can't help but wonder why. It makes me want to help find something to like, since music is proven to release pleasure chemicals in the brain upon hearing it. So, how can it be possible to not like it, to ignore a scientific reaction? Hm... here's the article-

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-hate-music....

If it were me I'd try to talk to the other person more, get an idea of what they might like and leave a few kindly and probably soft suggestions, but that's just me. What about you guys? Thoughts on this article and why it's such an anomaly?

BQ- how was your weekend?

BQ2- latest music discovery?

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I asked this in books and authors, figured it could apply here. Any character, from any piece of literature or any film. Feel free to go with more than one character if you can't decide on one favorite.

BQ- Your dream car?

BQ2- How about some great one-liners?

Thanks everyone!