I'm begging for ignition to start it all again

My posts, not only seem to take place in the wee hours of the morning on most occasions, are spaced out just a tad beyond my liking. I'd love to tell you that this is because I'm busy, but that's a half-truth. I'm incredibly lazy....

Anyway, I don't really know where I'm going with this (like I said, it's late; cut me some slack, dammit). I've been thinking a lot about things lately. By "a lot" I mean like I used to, which was all the time. Recently I've been shutting myself away from myself. I remembered that for roughly two weeks I was the drummer of a band that never quite got past our two guitarists playing anything other than Hendrix while I tried to give us some direction. Don't get me wrong; I love Hendrix as much as the next guy, but I'd like to get some harder, faster rock going. This leads me to the memory of my desire to write music. I want to get back into the swing of things with my creative side that's been dormant since, what, the 8th grade? Likewise, I'd love to post some fiction up here for my one confirmed reader, but again, this requires me not only having to get back in touch with Creative Ray, but I also need time, and that's exactly what I don't have right now, nor do I expect to have it anytime within the next 3 years.

I'm spacing out and can't focus, so I'll end this post with a picture I'm sure my bff Caitlin will surely enjoy:

Idk my bff Caitlin

I JUST WANT YOU TO LOVE ME!!!!

Hopefully the next picture makes up for the previous five:

Overdrive, we're going life or death

Sonofabitch.

I just cleared off the top of my growing box of comics to reveal about 30 or so comics that I obtained within the past 2 months that I haven't read. Not to make that sound like a chore; I was just overwhelmed with how much I have to read. And I'm still missing quite a few comics to complete my collection (if anyone has Immortal Iron fist #2-12 or any Silver Surfer comics, allow me to purchase them from you).

In other news, anyone who has yet to pick up an issue of Deadpool's newest series, you aren't too late to start (issue #5 comes out this month). He's funnier than your dad's lame puns and more action-packed than a can of Powerthirst. And if you can get a hold of the first 4 issues, prepare to enjoy the hilarity of the world's greatest assassin tricking a countless number of Super Skrulls into killing themselves.

Eliminating the need for a "Currently listening to" section at the bottom of each post, I conveniently put up my Last.fm recent plays on the refridgerator for everybody to see (to your right).

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Ask, and you shall receive, TJ.

Lately I've been living in my head

So I don't know, taking that week off from school was pretty nice. Gave me a look at the rest of my life (sort of).

Again, past memories plaguing me seems to be the theme of the month.

Moving on, I figured I'd review something for a change (I'd like to get into this habit).

Tragedy: The Greatest Metal Tribute To The BeeGees In The Northeast Corridor.

Your first thought is probably somewhere along the lines of: "That sounds ridiculous." I shit you not, you'd be wrong to think that. I recently took a trip to Philly's Trocadero Theater to see the Aquabats, and when I heard that Tragedy was opening for them, I thought the very same thing. However, somewhere between waiting in line with a couple of metal-heads screaming "FINLAND!!!" (along with a few other things that most people would find incredibly grotesque), I was enlightened. Granted, I was never a fan of the BeeGees, but these guys and girls blew my mind from here to kingdom come. They came on stage dressed like something out of your father's retired '70s disco fad infused with that intense glam rock style that fits every metal tribute to the BeeGees oh so well. And their sound? You'll just have to listen for yourself.

Currently listening to: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Rascal King

And we were of that disposition

This is me at 2:26 A.M. on a Wednesday morning, with nothing to do but watch Family Guy whilst sorting through my brainworms (yeah, I said it) for something meaningful.

Negatory. This is me at 2:38 A.M., and I more or less just spent the past twelve minutes thinking of something to say. Sorry, my brainworms seem to be jumbled up tonight, which isn't anything new if you know me, but they are a little harder to untangle tonight, I suppose. I don't particularly know how to respond to the past two weeks. I've kinda been a mess, mentally.

The only thing I've figured out was how to respond to the past year as a whole.
Speaking of which, my best friend reminded me earlier tonight of a particularly horrifying experience that I was forced to deal with earlier on this year that I had completely put in the back of my head. I'm not mad; it was more or less the reality check I needed to kick my ass back in gear, and I really haven't stopped thinking about it since he brought it up. I'm just hoping I can push that memory back where I had it before mid-December.

In other, less-intense, unrelated news, I've recently been trying to expand my taste in music, and I found exactly what I needed. Pandora is an online radio station that has only the music you like (give it a few listens to, first). Basically, you tell it the artists you like, and it adds not only that artist, but similar artists. From then on, it will save your preferences, and all you need to do from then on is tell it whether or not you like the songs it plays for you (this is to perfect your playlist). I've been listening to it for the past few days, and I've already been turned on to a few new tracks that have snuck their way into my iTunes playlist.

With that in mind, I introduce you all to a new section of every post (just a song, and I'll try to make it something new to me):

Currently listening to:
Muse - Stockholm Syndrome

The funniest thing I have ever read

This shit goes from bad to worse

Gears of War 2
For Xbox360 only
Microsoft
Epic Games

So here is a game I particularly enjoyed. It was everything awesome that Epic Games did in the first game, but better, if you can understand what I mean. The story does follow the general plot and scheme of things, but isn't an exact pick up that follows the first game. You begin in the last remaining Human city of Jacinto, and you make your way out of the city and right into Locust territory in a direct assault on the Locust Queen. The plot twists every few scenes and leaves you on the edge of your seat as you find answers to the previously unanswered.
Also, the new online Horde mode is and epic win for Epic Games (yes, that was intentional).

Oh, and they brought Cole-train back.

That was reason enough for me to get it.

In our attempt to repent, we only dig ourselves deeper

I've been thinking a lot lately.
And not just about stuff I have to do or things I see or random observations.
It's more like...

... situational thoughts.

Every once in a while my mental state reverts to this. I think of whatever I might be doing at that very moment, and then I imagine what the situation would be like if another person was there. This used to happen a lot to me, but then I recently stopped for whatever reason.
And now it's back. I can't help it.

On lighter notes, I have a week off of college to enjoy my Thanksgiving. I also took the weekend off to seek space, relaxation, and closure, but that plan fell through. I went to the Video Game Expo in Philly, instead. Wasn't as good as I was hoping for, but what can you do?

~Ray

Start me up, and I'll never stop

I'm gonna go ahead and dedicate this blog to anybody who people said couldn't make it.
And Caitlin. After all, she did say that I "should totally get on this."
As for me?
I figured this might be a good way for me to sort out my thoughts. And it's about effing time I got around to doing that. I have way too much going on up top than I should.
So expect the occasional rant or two, as well as a few of my music choices, movies, and a ton of comic books.