We're all ghosts

FIRST

DARK ART OCTOBER APPROACHES

Prompt me prompt me prompt me prompt me~~!!!

Stolen from schwarzbrille~!

List 7 songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words or even if they're not any good but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they're listening to in absolute random order.

With bonus explanations! >D

1. "Life Is Like A Boat" - Rie Fu (The first Bleach Ending)
It was sheer fluke I caught Bleach on TV one night when it was on (as my brother tapes it for us har har) and as I watched the ending it just caught me - Rie's voice is beautiful and so clear and the way she switches from English to Japanese so flawlessly? My God! Love love love.

2. "I Won't Say I'm In Love" - Meg from 'Hercules'
Shuttup. I had a mad splurge in downloading Disney songs one night and I remember Lillybet playing this in her house one night and I love Hercules - really really do. Even though I've only seen it, what, twice? But I loved this song and the muses and there's a bit where Meg *growls* "Get off my case" - oh! ^_^ Also, she's strong and she realises how stupid it is to fall in love and she's so cynical - how can you not love a song like that?

3. "Our Love Goes Deeper Than This" - Duke Special feat. Neil Hannon
It's all strings and melodrama and the Duke's voice plus Neil's? My god, it's like an aural orgasm. The video is also made of full fucking win as it's all Vaudeville and mock 20's black-and-white heavy lighting, extravagant dress. Plus there's a dancing crocodile. Yes. I meant that.
I know that I should lose her now
It's true, I don't deserve her
And though I love her 'til I die
I know that I must leave her

She said, "No, (no) - our love goes deeper than this."
She said, "No, (no) - our love goes deeper than this."

and

Even though there's poison in every kiss
She said, "No, (no) - our love goes deeper than this."

You know you want to ask me for the mp3. You know you do!

4. "Through Your Eyes" - Nina Kinert
This is a sweet little easy-listening guitar song that's used on a car ad - I think it's Saab? It's a song you listen to sitting with a friend in the grass, watching the clouds pass overhead before pulling them up and going running downhill - laughing and joking and enjoying being young.
"All the time I waited here for you
All the time I stood here holding dandelions and chocolate for you."

5. "Save Me" - Jude
It's Jude. It's the only track I have from "Redemption". It's Jude. there is no other reason. Obviously made of win.

6. "Canopies And Grapes" - Emmy the Great
I heard Emmy on a music channel with this amazing haunting song called "Easter Parade" that I haven't been able to get anywhere and then found her on Myspace. Then I searched for tracks of hers and downloaded this. And it's a relationship that's gone wrong and you can't get over it and it ended badly and you're making it worse by not letting go but you can't and you make all the mistakes you swore you never would but then you get strong again.

( the lyrics, amazing )

It also reminds me of Rose after "Doomsday", which I still haven't seen but I know I still think of her after it. I've heard people complain that she get's softer in Season 2 but this song - this is her. She's stronger than anyone thinks and she bonds with Sarah Jane for a reason - there is life after the Doctor and she'll find it.

When I get to sleep I'll dream again of canopies and grapes
and wake shaking from the knowledge that the mattress holds your shape

Spend some time out to resuscitate my soul -
Take up smoking and drink carrot juice and grow -
Teach the mattress to expel you from it's folds
Then dry my eyes and keep on walking 'til the motion makes me strong
Until one day I realise I don't remember that you're gone.

Ouch. But amazing. You know you also want to ask me for this. >D

FINALLY

7. "Where Gravity Is Dead" - Laura Veirs
DOCTOR WHO SONG. Also a Rose or just a general Companion song - I know that's silly. But it's lonely and space! and you watch him torture himself and you want him to stop -

But doesn't it get lonely riding up there to the sun
On a single raft for one?
Don't you wish for someone to pull you on a string
Down from atmosphere
Down into a clearing to kiss and box your ears?

As the wonderful shaggydogstail would say "emotionally constipated aliens" - what do you do with them?

Those are my songs!

Look, see that - the nice little juxtaposition between the icon and the subject line? Oh yes.

I am very geeky.

OK!

ONE!

HALF FINISHED LETTERS ARE STREWN ACROSS MY ROOM and I want to send them all out as soon as possible so, once again,

I ASK FOR ADDRESSES!!

That means you. Yes, you. Stop raising your eyebrow like that. And you as well! Ch'.

TWO!

Give me a number (a small one please!) and a word/ phrase/ fandom/ pairing for each. POUR EXAMPLE~!

5. Letters never sent, rainfall, sunrise, sex, poetry

AND THEN I WILL SEND YOU MUSIC I THINK FITS! :O

THREE!

I dunno. Someone throw a meme at me!

Alright so I am now the proud owner of:

- Jude's "403 N.Harper Ave"
- Jude's "No One Is Really Beautiful"
- Jude's "King of Yesterday"
- Neil Gaiman's "Where's Neil When You Need Him?"
- The illustrated version of "Murder Mysteries"
- Neil Gaiman's "Anasi Boys"
And
- "The Sandman Papers"

G.I.P

And Gavin has just left but has introduced me to the wonder that is KCRW radio station and fuck me if it doesn't have Jude doing live sets on there and Sia and Rufus Wainwright and Faithless and Joseph Arthur and god, everyone!

It's fucking amazing.

I have Wank Thursday tomorrow and on top of that I have an essay to hand in JUST BEFORE my only free hour during which I am going to the Medical Practice to possibly be diagnosed for depression.

And now! This is my proposal.

Come to this entry, yes this very one, and vent. Vent about anything that's being annoying you or has irratated you today. Anything. Just get it all out.

P.S today after Nihongo class, a group of us sat as per usual and had breakfast together. And we plotted me becoming the first ever female dictator. It was made of win.

OH AMAZON WHY WHY WHY HAVE I DISCOVERED YOU NOW?!?!? YOU SHALL BE MY DOWNFALL!

But, on the plus side, as I saunter vaguely downwards, I'll be the owner of a Neil Gaiman CD.

OH FUCKING YES - A NEIL GAIMAN CD. Do you hear that? That is my heart beating with a thousand beats a minute~! Probably slightly unhealthy, hahahahah!

OH OH OH OH OH OH!!!! AND FUCKING JUDE CDSSSSSSSSSsssssssssssssssssss!!!

Yayayayayayayayayay! Can we tell I am excited? Oh yes, oh yes!

:D

Joe - you should probably try to catch me whilst I'm in this mood - I am more pliable to buy and I will actually do it! Not that I wouldn't but in this mood - I'm going to stop before I start making any less sense.

Waltz art coming when I return to LEeeeeeeeeeeeds~!

P.S - FINAL MIX OH MY GOD.

Divine Comedy are fucking *AMAZING* live.

As are Duke Special.

(I think I'm-a gonna fail tomorrow's Kanji's test - oh noes.)

This is all.

just trying to have some fun

I am really tired. So tired infact that I slept for a whole 12 hours. The past few weeks my usual has been about 6-7. Is BAD.

But anyways! I forget to go on yesterday due to uni stuff so...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY hartclanpaladin~! My darling husband~! I'll get something sent to you as soon as I can but....art? Whatida fancy? Request an arty thing and I shall be all over it!! Like an Artist over an...arty...thing...ANYWAYS! ♥ ♥

I have a ton of Japanese work to do this weekend. And what me sit here and procrastinate! Huzzah!

I have stuff to say about Matt if anyone fancies hearing it as I rang him last night at his request. And now I feel. Content. But not overly due to him. Weird.

togeira! I'm wearing my t-shirt that's going to be the Tree T-shirt! XD

AND NOW! ANY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCENTMENT~!!!

OCTOBER IS COMING! And, as some of you may now, I have adopted the Noble kacfrog711-Sama's Dark!Art October idea. The basic idea is that YOU LOT request disturbing ideas, fandom related pain/angst/bloody/destructive stuff. And I draw. For example last year there was:
Tom Riddle preforming and Unforgivable
"God Hurts Those He Loves" - Weiss Kreuz Farfello/Schu
Kami-sama on a throne of skulls with Ginkaku and Kinkaku
and um...I dunno. Other DARK THINGS!

So request dark-destructive stuff!

Fandoms I specialise in~!
- Harry Potter
- Shaman King
- Final Waltz
- Gundam Wing
- Saiyuki
- Tsubasa
- XxXholic
- Good Omens
- Legend of Zelda
- Sandman
- Fruits Basket
- Legal Drug
- D.Grey-Man
- Tokyo Babylon
- Full Metal Alchemist
- Kingdom Hearts

SO REQUEST! I'll even take Fandom I don't know if the request is tempting enough. :D

[Eta.]

OOOH! Music request! I have no downloading system so anyone who can pimp out the following will be LOVED LIEK WOAH

= The Coral - "Dreaming Of You"
= Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
= Shakira - "Hips Don't Lie"
= Neon Genesis Evangelion - Opening Theme
= Feeder - "Buck Rogers"
- "Come Back Around"
- "Just The Way I'm Feeling"
= Outkast - "Ms. Jackson"
- "Whole Wide World"
= Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"
= Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time"
= Violent Femmes - "Blister In The Sun"

♥ ♥

Illuminate the 'No's on their Vacancy signs
If there's no one when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

( Since all the cool kids seem to be doing it! )

I am fucked up. I know this now.

But I think I'm learning Hirigana so.

I am into work at 10am...So why am I posting to LJ at nearly 2am? I am GENIUS!

OK. Random stitched together post.

First~!

The start of a Remus/Sirius story (the title of which I can't tell you as it sorta spoils it) that I want advise - critical comments - prompts on.

2000 words under the cut.

Not the most straightforward (or happy) of fics. Punctuation abuse - ahoy!

( The infamous amnesia!Sirius fic )


And...um...

drabbles are coming...yeah...

Oh. Another meme.

( Guess the lyrics! )

Bed I SWEAR

[Edit] ....How do you insert idents on Lj entries?

Entry 299! Last one before Saturday! XDDD

OMFG! waxrose OMFG! I got your card today! We WILL have a proper Christmas together. With sheep. And OMG, you are so pretty! *pokes* *pokes again* XDDDD And tro I got your card last week but LJ freaked out about your name. I LOVE IT! Big kisses to both of you~~~!!!!!

I also got cards from people in work. Huh. That's a bit mad. Got one from Nicki, one of the managers, and Celene (my daddy! XDDD) which was awesome. There's meant to be an unofficial staff do tonight but...I'm not sure to go or not. I'm still not entirely comfortable with myself in work, if that makes sense. Also there's karoke. Hmmmmm. Maybe I'm drag Jenni down so we can catch up and yet not just be there.

My wages should be in today. Yay! Need to see how rich I am.

Since Sunday I've worked 40 hours. And I'm meant to working 8 more on Saturday. Uh no. But Mary or Brian may be sorting it for me. Hopefully.

Need to go Christmas shopping. Oh yes. I do. Wages = Christmas presents. *nods*

Now, a bit of a music ramble. (my wrist is sore again, owie. Bad weather) ((Hahahaha, very long!))

I like Coldplay. I am perhaps one of the only ones who do amongst my circle of friends - they argue that Coldplay is too depressing and 'kill yourself' music, which is perhaps the fault of the UK T.V. stations for using 'The Scientist" for any type of heartbreaking!scene or death!scene or break-up!scene that goes around. (BTW, thank you "Lost" for using Damien Rice and 'Delicate' during the Sun/Jin drama. Awesome - I approve!) Therefore, Coldplay = "The Scientist" = death, depression, loss.

I DO NOT AGREE. I used to but then my dad got a copy of "A Rush of Blood To The Head" from some random guy in work and said "Here you. Have it." So I did and then finally listened to it. And it twisted my heart within me. I fell in love with it almost instantly. 'God Put A Smile Upon Your Face' is about love. It's about a relationship where people are confused but there's love there and they care but there's confusion about boundaries and how much they deserve - or want - the relationship. And even if that's depressing, they keep being reminded that "God put a smile upon a face".

And then, on the "Rush of Blood" album is A Warning Sign. It's one of the only songs that can make me cry almost every time I listen to it. But not just because it's heartbreaking - because it's about genuine and painful and trying to resolve pain. (Side fandom note - A Warning Sign is also one of my main Remus/Sirius ship songs.) And it soars and it falls and Chris Martin's voice hovers and quivers and forces the words from somewhere deep.

A warning sign
You came back to haunt me and I realised
That you were an island and I passed you by
When you were an island to discover

Come on in
I've got to tell you what a state I'm in
I've got to tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign

When the truth is
I miss you
Yeah the truth is
That I miss you so

And I'm tired
I should not have let you go

See? Then there's the album's title track - 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head'. Which is dark. Listen to it, it's fucking black from the hints of things in there. (Side fandom note 2: This is my 12 G.P place is burning song - Pyro!Harry!) It's twisted and broken and destructive but it's cleansing and trying to help resolve conflict, even if it's in the wrong way:
Because I'm gonna buy this place and see it burn
Do back the things it did to you in return

He said I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war
If you can tell me something worth fighting for

He said "I'm gonna buy this place and see it go
Stand here beside my baby, watch the orange glow
Some will laugh and some just sit and cry
But you just sit down there and you wonder why

I can't write anymore on Rush of Blood because now I'm itching to listen to it. Instead I'm listening to 'Talk on VH1 website now. Which is the reason for my rant. Finally.

'Parachutes', as an album, means something to me but not in the way 'Rush of Blood' does. Sure 'Yellow' is an amazing love song - I will never deny that - and 'Trouble' is a fantastic song about forgiveness and being trapped by situation and circumstance and, yeah, 'Spies', 'Shiver' and 'Sparks' make my heart stop with their cautionary tales about suspicion destroying love and love that remains after relationships and driving love away. But there's not the transcendent quality that's there in "Rush of Blood"

Then X&Y came out. And I still haven't heard the album, only the single's released. But it was disappointed. 'Speed of Sound is OK - I can listen to it but not over and over. And 'Fix You never really...grabbed me. So I've been listening to old Coldplay and wondering why I've not been seized by the new album.

And then I heard 'Talk'. And I fell in love again. Straight away - head first. Because the transcendent sound is back. And the video is so bizarre and funny and it's so other-wordly.
It's about trying to communicate and being scared and trying to move on by dealing with the fear. It's just fucking awesome. I have so much to say that there aren't any words;
Oh, brother, I can’t, I can’t get through
I’ve been trying hard to reach you
Cause I don’t know what to do
Oh, brother, I can’t believe it’s true
I’m so scared about the future
And I want to talk to you
Oh, I want to talk to you

You could take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody had sung
Or do something that’s never been done

Are you lost or incomplete
Do you feel like a puzzle
You can’t find your missing piece
Tell me how you feel
Well, I feel like they’re talking in a language I don’t speak
And they’re talking it to me


So you don’t know where you’re going
And you want to talk
And you feel like you’re going where you’ve been before
You'll tell anyone who’ll listen but you feel ignored
And nothing’s really making any sense at all
Let’s talk, let’s talk
Let’s talk, let’s talk

....

You need to hear the song. FIND OUT. Go download or something! You won't regret it. I promise. End rant.



Alternatively! I'm looking for music!

( Possible music to be pimped out? )

Done. Going to put up Christmas decorations. Ho Hum.

OK. As we were traveling through Scotland for untold HOURS on the bus, 'Wires' by Athlete came on my CD player so, loving the song, I lent back and listened - pausing from drawing Final Waltz stuff. I listened quietly, completely absorbed in the song, when all these images flashed in my head where the video usually plays.

And all the images were Harry Potter. I suppose that has to do with seeing the movie and Elizabeth reading the book on the journey but...the images were amazingly intense. So, I wrote the lyrics out and began to recall the images that flashed. Also, I began to draw the first...6 or so images. Unfortunately, some of the images were lost and THAT'S WHERE I NEED YOU LOT! XDDDD

OK, here are the lyrics for 'Wires' (and anyone who wants the song, just poke me for it) and I've put the lines in bold that I need inspiration for. However, if anything comes to you in association with a particular line, please let me know!

OK! And GO!

You got wires....going in
You got wires...coming out of your skin
You got tears, making tracks
I got tears...that are scared of the facts

Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you....
Got to see this through
I see hope is here...
In a plastic box
I've seen christmas lights...
Reflect in your eyes

You got wires...going in
You got wires...coming out of your skin
There's dry blood...on your wrist
Your dry blood...on my fingertip

Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you...
Got to see this through
First night of your life,
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know...

I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright

I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright

Alright....

Running...down corridors,
Through automatic doors...
Got to get to you,
Got to see this through...
I see hope is here,
In a plastic box...
I've seen christmas lights,
Reflect in your eyes.

Down corridors,
Through automatic doors,
Got to get to you, (this is a random possibility - I have an image but I'm unsure)
Got to see this through,
First night of your life,
Curled up on your own,
Looking at you now, (again, unsure of the image - or rather who to include)
You would never know


*sighs* OMG such mad love for that song.

[Edit] Seriously, people that I am engaged to and people that I love...Where the fuck have you all gone?!?! It's like a graveyard on LJ

( Tom Riddle Plays With Harry )