illusion_is_mine

• I've been having issues with my computer lately so I called Dell tech support.  Long story short since it's no longer in warranty they want to charge me and arm and a leg to fix the problem.  Needless to say I decided to weigh out my options, and check out a few local computer repair shops instead.  In the mean time I will be able to update things online using my old laptop that still works pretty well, and my kindle fire. 

• I was going to get my dad a shirt for Father's Day, but ended up settling for the good old money inside a card type gift.  He was very pleased with it so I was happy. 

• I got an annoying hang nail on my thumb last week, and managed to pull off part of my fingernail while I was doing chores.  It was pretty painful, and it hurt pretty bad the first few days.  It feels better now, and I'm glad I'm able to type this entry without wincing in pain. 

• I actually sort of wanted to go to the Vans Warped tour that's happening next week, but it's on a day I have to work, and I don't really know anyone who would be interested in going.  To be honest it's not really my scene.  I only liked a couple of bands on the tour so I figured it wasn't a total loss. 

• The summer heat is killing me lately.  I'm not someone who tans easily as much as I just burn.  So I mostly try to keep myself from staying out in the sun for long periods of time.  I've also decided that I will try to wear light colors every now and then to balance out the summer heat.  I do wear black mostly.  I won't completely give up on wearing black, but make sure to wear thin material that won't get too hot, and make me feel like I'm melting.  I do need to buy some more tanks to wear instead of shirts with sleeves. 

• I'm trying to save up for a vacation to somewhere in the US within a year or so.  I think I want to go to New York, and I have a college friend who stays in upstate NY so that would be fun.  I'm still trying to decide exactly where I want to go though.  I haven't decided if that's where I want to go or not. 

• I found out yesterday that one of my coworkers likes Depeche Mode, and she saw them in concert last time they came through Dallas.  Now I have someone to tag along with whenever they do another North American tour. :)

The first band that played…well we had no idea who they were. They seemed fun though…lol. The singer proceeded to put on a random blue wig during the middle of their set, lol. They seemed like a fun band even though we came in on the end of their set.The next band was called Cilver [youtube] I believe. Anyway they were really really good, and the ended up winning over the crowd. They had some really good songs. I made it a point to check them out after hearing their live set. The best part was the singer crowd surfed into the audience. It was pretty random because I remember she mentioned something about the audience helping her get through the crowd but I didn’t expect her to jump into the crowd…lol. I think they were one of the most fun bands out of all the opening acts. They really did interact with the crowd a lot.

On another note the Lacuna Coil concert is this coming Saturday!  I’m super excited since Christina Scabbia (singer) has been posting non-stop on twitter/facebook about the tour.  I keep hearing good things about the shows so I’m really looking forward to it.  I’m going with my niece since my friend wasn't able to take off work.  My niece joked that she’ll need to bring some earplugs (she doesn't listen to any type of rock music so…lol.) 

As for music I've been listening to a little bit of everything.  As far as Kpop goes I’ve been jamming to B.A.P’s newest album.  I really dig it a lot, and I love all the songs on the album.  Also an album that surprised me was the new 2NE1 album!  OMFG that album good!  And I say this as someone who was initially indifferent to 2NE1, and their music mostly.  It’s easily one of my favorite Kpop releases for this year.  I have Nell’s new album on my iTunes but haven’t listened to it yet.  I need to get on that.

In terms of other music I’ve been listening to old-school industrial stuff like: Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Skinny Puppy, as well as more recent Industrial stuff like Front Line Assembly, and NIN.  I really really like Coil.  Their music has such an eerie, and ominous atmosphere, and the how they create sound is something I find really intriguing.  I really dig Skinny Puppy too mainly for the songs “Dig It”, “Assimilate”, “Love”, and “Testure.”  I don’t know really why I like industrial music, but I do think you can create music out of noise, and random sounds.  Other stuff I’ve been listening to is Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Solemn Novena, Metallica, Magazine, Delain, Peter Murphy,  Madeth Gray’ll (I know random V-Kei band thrown in there…lol), and a few other artists.