I’m sitting in the same chair, staring out a different window, and wishing I wasn’t here. The scenery has changed, but I haven’t.

Try this on: an alcoholic is not the same thing as an addict. An alcoholic is an addict who drinks alcohol. An alcoholic can give up alcohol, but it doesn’t mean they’re not an addict. The addiction begins to manifest itself differently. For instance, I sit in this chair and stair out the window while listening to various music (It’s Like Love, Jonathan Coulton, Mae) and checking Facebook too often. All I really want is to be out of my house having coffee or dinner and talking about things that matter.

Why sure, this awesome folk song about Tom Cruise “matters,” but it’s not the same as living.

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(Buy from the Jonathan Coulton store)

Update: So I went out and had Qdoba for dinner, meandered through Barnes & Nobles primarily looking at graphic novels, and then went to the theatre and watched Stardust. The movie has me wishing I had a wall on the other side of town I could walk through and begin a star-chasing fairy tale.

Categories: Life, Music
Tags: alcohol, Jonathan Coulton, Stardust, Tom Cruise

#1 Sherwood — Californian indie pop. I’ve been listening to Sherwood ever since the band was featured on Absolutepunk.net in the summer of 2005.

#2 GLAY — Japanese rock. I was introduced to Glay during my senior year of high school (2000!).

#3 Acid House Kings — Swedish indie pop. For this, I blame my brother, and I thank him for it. You know who you are boy. 2007.

#4 The Winter Sounds — indie rock from Georgia. These I found out about from Walter. 2007.

#5 Yellowcard — pop-punk from Florida w/ a violin. I must also blame my brother for this album. He gave me the duplicate copy he got as a Christmas gift from his ex-girlfriend in 2003.

#6 Coldplay — Brit pop/rock. Don’t tell anyone, but I bought the album “Parachutes” from some Russians. And they were a bit shady. I originally started listening though when they broke into pop consciousness in 2000/2001.

#7 The Postal Service — American indie electro-pop. Pizzo told me about these guys in summer 2004 at the Jax STP. Now he’s married and impossible to hunt down, but I still love this album.

#8 Puffy AmiYumi — Japanese pop/rock. Found out about these from James while still working for The Man in 2006.

#9 Weezer — California alt-rock. Originally heard them on KTCL 93.3. Back before the station sold out and went to crap. Started listening in the late ’90s (circa ‘98).

#10 Nuuro — Venezuelan electronica. Luebbe, this one is on you. It’s nice, mellow, flowing, and I understand why you’d want to listen to it. 2007.

Categories: Music
Tags: Acid House Kings, Coldplay, GLAY, Nuuro, Puffy AmiYumi, Sherwood, The Postal Service, The Winter Sounds, Weezer, Yellowcard

Don’t watch this at work. No, it’s not nasty, but it contains a few images of a slightly risque nature. PostSecret is all about sharing secrets and it’s also an art project. Some of the secrets are “adult.” Just a warning, but I wanted to share this anyway because I appreciate what Frank’s trying to do and there have been so many secrets I’ve seen that I could relate to (and many I could not).

PostSecret Mini-Movie

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