October242011
Bathroom Boredom

Bathroom Boredom
October122011
October is an important month for the LGBT community. October is LGBT History Month. Yesterday, October 11th, was National Coming Out Day. Today is another important day: today is the day Matthew Shepard was murdered for who he was. A lovely boy who had loving parents, was led into danger by two men who claimed to be gay. Later, they robbed him, tortured him, and left him to die on a fence.  We remember this day 13 years later. We remember Matthew 13 years. We remember what must be fought for 13 years later: Equality. R.I.P. Matthew. We miss you and we love you. 

October is an important month for the LGBT community. October is LGBT History Month. Yesterday, October 11th, was National Coming Out Day. Today is another important day: today is the day Matthew Shepard was murdered for who he was. A lovely boy who had loving parents, was led into danger by two men who claimed to be gay. Later, they robbed him, tortured him, and left him to die on a fence. 

We remember this day 13 years later. We remember Matthew 13 years. We remember what must be fought for 13 years later: Equality. R.I.P. Matthew. We miss you and we love you. 
October42011

This just spoke to me. Inspiring stuff.
September292011

This is so touching… 
September282011
“You laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at you because you’re all the same.” Jonathan Davis
September232011

The Google+ Song (by BreakOriginals)
September202011
It’s FINALLY here! Google+!  Follow me: https://plus.google.com/?utm_source=googlehp&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=plusyou

It’s FINALLY here! Google+! 

Follow me: https://plus.google.com/?utm_source=googlehp&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=plusyou
September192011

Not A Federal Issue?!

I hate to rant, but THIS is where I draw the line. Along with the other ridiculous philosophies that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has expressed in the past, this one is, by far, the one that stands out. I do NOT want my President to be someone who turns the other way when teens cry for help, leaving them to think there’s no other option but suicide. I don’t want a President who even LIGHTLY defends the very nature of bullying. I especially don’t want a President who doesn’t support and/or RESPECTS people like me, people like the LGBTQ community. 

Listen. Teen suicide, whether or not it’s a “federal issue”, is STILL an issue that’s in need of attention. Last September, we lost quite a number of wonderful people because they were bullied. Teenage suicide is a VERY REAL ISSUE. Rep. Bachmann, you, who is mother of 5 biological kids and 23 adopted kids, should be able to understand and SYMPATHIZE for these kids. Whether they’re gay, straight, Asian, black, white, Muslim, man, woman, handicapped, etc., a suicide is still a suicide. 

September152011
My brother bumped into THIS GUY!

My brother bumped into THIS GUY!
6AM

Summer Review 2011

Summer Pick: In The Mountain, In The Cloud by Portugal. The Man

These guys aren’t new to me but their newest album sure is. Portugal. The Man released their sixth album this past July and it’s called In The Mountain, In The Cloud. This 11-track wonder contains some of the best songs in their entire catalog. The songs are musically splendid and lyrically interesting. My favorite song on the album is all because of the lyrics.
Some points of interest:

So American: John Gourley’s vocals always amaze me. But this song just does it for me. He’s not one to belt out but I feel he adds some in this particular song. That isn’t bad, by the way. The song starts out quietly and then invites you in with more instrumentation. 

Got It All (This Can’t Living Now): Definitely one of the best tracks on the album. Once again, John Gourley sports his vocals so eloquently; his falsetto is priceless. On their YouTube channel, Portugalthemanband, a music video of this song was posted and holy shit, does this just get to ya. Being from Alaska, it’s only fitting that this video takes place in the frozen wilderness. 

You Carried Us (Share with Me the Sun): Musically, this is my favorite song on the album. The guitars are great. The lead and backing vocals sound awesome. But the drums in this song seem the most powerful to me. I can’t really explain that feeling, but all I can say is that the drums speak to me most clearly. 

Sleep Forever: Lyrically, this is my favorite song on the album. The song deals with a wide variety of subjects including the existence of God, the need for God, the afterlife, etc. This is just my interpretation, by the way. 

The only bad thing I can say about this album is that some of the songs sounded too similar to songs they’ve done in the past. But I think this is excusable because that’s the “Portugal. The Man sound”. Their first and second showed how they were growing musically and then it got more mature from there. 

This is a great, GREAT album by one of my favorite bands. I highly encourage you to check this album out and other works that they have done!