Oct

My husband is soon leaving, on a military deployment, until December 2009. Soon, in this case, is a week from tomorrow. I will see him for Thanksgiving and Christmas, then on leave (whenever that happens to occur sometime next year), but other than an accumulated three weeks, between November 1st and mid-December 2009, I will be on my own. This obviously weighs very heavy on my heart.

Our relationship has already survived his being in Iraq and there will probably be easier avenues of communication on this deployment, so it shouldn’t be difficult to keep in contact. Despite the ease of contact, I’m sure it will prove trying to function without my heart nearby, for such a lengthy period of time. When you get used to having someone within close range of you, to the point of near-dependence, you take for granted how much easier it to fall asleep with them next to you; how happy you get when they greet you at the door after a long work day; the warmth of their embrace and the magic powers their kiss holds.

And when you only have a week to soak all of that up, you panic, because you fear that you may not get enough to last you until the next time you see them. Then the sadness sets in, because you realize that you did take all of those things for granted and you need that person more than you even thought. There are so many so-called “little things” that I believe I take for granted, when it comes to my husband. They are, in fact, not so little now that I look at the bigger picture. Everything which makes up who he is as a person will be missed, and because of that bigger picture… none of those things are little. Each and every one of them are huge and will be massively missed while he is gone.

Oct

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(Yes, this is what I do in my spare time.)

Oct

Quirk #1 – Political Bands I Disagree With But Love Dearly

It is a widely known fact that I am not a socialist, nor do I have socialist leanings. I am, in fact, quite outspoken when it comes to my spite for most socialistic government programs. So why do I enjoy bands who embrace the socialist – and even anarchist – spirit?

Some of my favorite bands include:
- KMFDM
- Against Me!
- Manic Street Preachers
- Atari Teenage Riot
- Placebo
…and strangely enough, these are all musicians who are known for having heavily political lyrics and whose lyrics generally promote social & financial equality of people by almost any means. So why the hell do I enjoy their music, when I don’t personally support much of that in which they believe? Maybe it’s the general idea of it all, promoting unity and perseverance, that I can get behind? Whatever it is, my love for those bands is longstanding and won’t be going anywhere, any time soon.

Quirk #2 – Cover Songs Are AWESOME!

Most people either like music because of the actual music or because of the lyrics. I don’t know of many people who listen for ALL of it. Personally, I can hate lyrics and still really love a song AND hate the music, love the lyrics, love the song. The latter may explain why I enjoy Fall Out Boy as much as I do. I am a big fan of cover songs.

A few of my favorite songs happen to be covers – “To Have and To Hold” by Deftones (a Depeche Mode cover) and “Darling Nikki” by Foo Fighters (a Prince cover) immediately come to mind – and I have yet to figure out why this is. They’re almost always songs I enjoy immensely, as the original version, but enjoy even more as the cover. Yes, I’m a fan of the Deftones (they’re in my top five personal favorite bands of all time) and I dig the Foo Fighters, but Depeche Mode and Prince both far outweigh both of those groups in talent and longevity. They’re also better at performing their own songs. So why do I prefer the covers?

Oct

WAILIN PALIN v. BATTLIN BIDEN
THIS WEEKEND IN VEGAS! BOXING LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! YOUR TICKET GETS YOU THE WHOLE SEAT, BUT YOU’LL ONLY NEED… THE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDGE!

I decided this had to be made. It’s almost TOO easy, right?

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