yay~! as you can tell.. im doing sundays post again~!!
lol but before i get down to the secrets and songs (sounds like a good sing title doesnt it??) Jou shall rant. a lil. bare with me...
for all of you out there, the rant shall totally be in purple, with no big/small texts or emotes. so, if you guys dont want to read it, just scroll down till the end of the dull, purple text.
(i have to say, its a pretty good read though, for everyone cos.. "emo" is in now and all.)"Emo" is not short for "Emotional."
"Emo" does not mean Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance, despite what MTV has lead you to believe in the last few years. "Emo" is not sidebangs, tight pants, and male vocalists who sing like little girls about their failed relationships.
"Emo" is not the use of diluted, meaningless metaphors and similes such as "My arms are like pinecones," and most definitely is not the rampant use of words such as "autumn," "heart," "knife," "bleeding," "leaves," and "razorblade."
I just thought I'd clear that up after all of these "definitions" in which I have encountered an unbelievable amount of people who try to pass off their blatantly false pretenses as fact, and are slowly infecting others with their high-horse, holier-than-thou bullshit.
Because honestly, with your ridiculous definitions, Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Britney Spears are/was "emo bands."
Now, onto the real definition.In the early ninties there was a movement in the hardcore genre that came to be known as "Emotive Hardcore," spearheaded by Rites Of Spring. Harder-core-than-thou kids, who swore by Dischord Records a la Minor Threat, actually coined the term "Emo" as something of a put-down for the kids who really liked Rites Of Spring, Indian Summer and this new wave of "Emotive" Hardcore bands.
That's right, "Emo" was once not something kids called themselves. The field exploded outwards from there-- Level-Plane Records has always been the most famous Emo label. Acts like Yaphet Kotto, I Hate Myself, Saetia, Hot Cross, A Day In Black And White, Funeral Diner, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, You And I, and hosts of others came in the next decade. Most emo bands have since broken up, but there's still the occasional hold-out (again, the majority of Level-Plane Records' roster has been a procession of emo acts).
Like most DIY hardcore/punk of the time, a majority found its way onto vinyl and not much else. Some people consider bands like Fugazi, and later Sunny Day Real Estate, a progression of emo, but personally, I don't quite follow that philosophy.Often, more recently, this gets intertwined with post-hardcore, and understandably so - that's nothing to make an issue of, since, well shit, at least it's close.
Since the late 90s, though, bands have been emerging in the vein of Taking Back Sunday, The Demise of the Siberian Traintracks of Our Rusty Forgotten Unblemished Love, and the thousands of their clones. As far as I can tell, some lazy journalist somewhere, writing an article about them, decided "Well, fuck, no one knows what emo is anyways, so I'll call these bands "emo" - sounds more appealing than bubblegum pop rock or punk on estrogen..." and the spiral continued downwards into the current amalgomation of bands MTV has told everyone is "emo."
Somehow, people decided that "emo" meant "emotional," which is obviously bullshit, as 99% of bands make music to illicit emotion, which would make "emotional" a completely all-encompassing genre from classical to opera to pop to rap.Hope that helps. Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, and My Chemical Romance falls under the "horrible pop rock" genre, not the emo genre.Rites of Spring is emo.
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Song of The Week
you guys. Coheed and Cambria. Welcome Home. it. has. Kickass lyrics. and an Awesome guitar track.
the acoustic version was awesome too. do check it out~
JustbetweenYounMe
The airforce 
. when they go by (constantly). i curse. and. the noise. freaks me out.
badly. somehow. i think. ZOMBIE INVASION. and check behind me. expecting to see zombies. 
and.. another really short post from Jou (assuming you skipped my rant.
)im off.. too tired and whatnot.
Ciao Loveliies~!!
im. not afraid of zombies.
♥ Explains Now...[Clearly]
roar. despite what most people think.. it wasn't a hiatus, i swear.
its just that real life got the better of me. so.. yeah.. don't kill me kays?!it was the Emptiness, then it upcoming (and currently happening) exams.. and now the Illness~!!..but its probably cos I'm sick that i have the time to sit here typing time away instead of studying or sleeping.
urgh. i hate sleep. dammit. i slept almost the whole of yesterday off..
i actually skipped 2 of my papers (which i'll be taking as a retest after my other papers).. went down to the Docs for some meds and junk.. and they put me to sleep. so.. about the only time i was up was to eat and take my meds.i did manage to glance at my phone from time to time, but didn't really have the strength or mood to reply to anything.. recently Ive actually switched to putting the ringer and vibration off
, and its actually a whole lot more peaceful for me. when everything was on, i really did have a lot of people and things that i had to anticipate and deal with 
, but now.. its just so peaceful. of course, most of you guys know that i check my phone as much as possible, but im really busy with things now, so if i don't answer immediately, you know i don't do it intentionally.so i missed out on telling you guys about some rather major events, so i guess i'll just water it down. i went out with Joes and Zar to catch the fireworks some weeks back
..and one of my lil pets had the privilege of seeing me in person.
by chance of course. which was weird, cos i wasn't expecting it. and i didn't see him. at all. and..umm. the other day there were some of you who followed ty over to my place. and umm. you guys stayed downstairs. and now you know where i live.weird huh?
so whats Jou been up to besides being sick, watching endless reruns on TV and trying to study? well, she's been doing a lot of art and writing lately. on top of everyting, i finally wrote that song, the one my Sis wanted. but of course, he wont be getting it.
i didn't really plan on posting much today, so.. that's about it, but i promise i'll be being more regular. and... now you guys can enjoy some of my art (that i pulled an all nighter to finish)...do expect a piccy tour of my room and some of Jou's Fave items soon.
Ciao Lovelies~!
let me walk you through things:
(please click on this image to enlarge. i REFUSE to resize it, and my jupiter is really worth looking at)
that was all some of my prep work. its obviously about space.
this was the final piece. i didnt plan it before hand, so this is the piece i churned out on the day of the exam itself. it was supposed to be a book cover for "space travel".
and now.. some random art. cos i feel like it.
random sketches.. ive always been fascinated by stuff done in pet (especially if it seems to have been done casually, on a lined book and stuff
) ..the last one was a pencil sketch, if you guys are dense and didnt notice
i put a lot into this.. its the fruit of about half an hours work.. it was rather late at night, and i, rather lazy, but i felt that i should have done it some justice at least.. it came out pretty good actually.
♥ Explains Now...[Clearly]
hello world.
this past few weeks.. the strangest feelings.
as most of you know, jou has been all by herself.
closing up..
going back into her shell, to be exact.
im sure lots of people have realised.
aside from the slight, all knowing thrill i get from seeing good, close friends,
life has been nothing but void and meaningless..
to say the least.
im sitting here.
not even depressed.
just empty.
goodbye world.
♥ Explains Now...[Clearly]
...
hi there guys.. im really sorry about the outburst the other night..
i was just having a really really really bad night. so... dont mind it.. okie?
thanks to everyone who sent me well wishes and made me pretty art and all.. it really means a lot to me..
((oh, and to the group of ya, Tiea, Ryder, Emotarded, Chel, Avvy, Cap'n, and all you other guys out there who actually came looking for me..thanks a bunch.. you guys and gals really know how to make a gal feel better
))hehe i'd namedrop everyone who send cards (real ones and E-ones) or people who left art and poems and stuff, butbut i'd die before i finished.. so.. you guys dont want Jou to die.. do you?? youre all special to me and i love ya lots~!!!
i'll put pics up really soon.. of everything you guys made!
you guys are this to me:
speaking of art.. i got a really cute lil piece from my dearest Zar when i met her on saturday.. my original plan was just to have lunch with my extended family.. ((it was my gran's birthday lunch)) and avoid the crowds and hide at home...
but i happened to give Zar a call and bangbang, we were prowling the streets.. though, mostly at Marina square (we popped in from time to time to check if my MS guy was there..
first time, the stall wasnt even open.. subsequently, other workers were there.. but he didnt show. at all)soso... moving on. we mostly spent the day walking around.. getting caught in crowds..
and there werent any particularly eye-catching pieces of candy out for us (so it was rather disappointing there) but we had a good day.. hanging out, laughing and just spending time together..it rained during the airshow..
i wanted to see some crashage ...anyway we hid in one of those outside marina square staircases.. and had an early dindin~!! while.. avoiding tonnes of people going up and down.. like they wanted to trample usskip ahead to the fireworks.. we actually walked down to the Flyer (with bags of crisps and bottles of tea in hand
) to have a look.. we didnt get a perfect view, but it wasnt too bad either.. actually, im just not really the patriotic sort.. the fireworks.. they remind me of war..and i just dont believe in showing off planes or anything like that. and.. you know Jou, she's never really been the biggest fan of Singapore.but all in all it wasnt too bad.
along the way and inbetween, we'd spend time in the arcade.. Zarry Para-ing her cute lil bum off ...and by god.. she's so fucking good at it its scary.
...
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everyone was into her..
i swear, one of these days i need to totally get a vid of her doing her thing for you guys..
umm.
there was a guy at tampines. who. was. playing "candystore" with his pals. apparently. and. i was feeling particularly generous that day.. and since he approached us anyway, i decided to get whatever he was "selling" lol (he was.. selling candy for whatever amount. we settled on 3 pieces for. $6.. partly cos i had to pee too. so... it was weird, 3 mentos for 6 bucks.. but whatever right?)
yeah.. thats my life...
and i know i know i know i missed another segment. so...
umm..
i'll just put up some song lyrics for the week.
CIAO Dearies~!!
(yeah.. Jou's dad is in the room. no pr0ns for me)
♥ Explains Now...[Clearly]
Not like the other girls
Is she doing OK?
Maybe We're Trying Too Hard
This Drama Filled Fest Is All My Fault I Guess
Cut My Wirsts And Black My Eyes
My Life On [Standby]
Scene Missing..Fade To Black
can she stay strong? can she go on?
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