eclipsedbyme

again… because my other one i posted at myspace.

using itunes, your ipod, or whatever your mp3 player of choice is, shuffle or randomize your entire library and write down the first ten tracks you hear.

1. slow divers by jane’s addiction – kettle whistle
2. don’t go by embodyment – songs for the living
3. music box superhero by the juliana theory – understand this is a dream
4. no quarter by tool – salival
5. make it hot by mirah – advisory committee
6. futures by jimmy eat world – sessions @ aol
7. highway robbery by the dillinger escape plan – miss machine
8. i never by rilo kiley – more adventurous
9. technicolor jackets by blood has been shed – spirals
10. lonely in your arms by the postman syndrome – terraforming

yay for variety!

new job, new stuff, new things, busy!

soon the site will be located at the domain below and hopefully looking prettier because i like pretty.

www.eclipsedbyme.com

at first i wasn’t into the idea of doing a top 10 because i couldn’t think of more than like 5 or so, but once i got started i rediscovered a few things. so here goes!

Datura’s Top Ten Albums of 2004

10. Walls Of Jericho – All Hail The Dead

Classic hardcore and completely kickass. Favorite track – Through The Eyes Of A Dreamer

9. theSTART – Initiation

I couldn’t take this CD out of my player for weeks after I got it. It’s perfect from start to finish. Aimee Echo is such a great vocalist. This band is one of my favorites. Favorite track – Peacocks

8. Lostprophets – Start Something

I love every single song these guys do. Perfect for summer drives and sing alongs. Total rockstars. Favorite track – A Million Miles

7. Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache

HOWARD. Need I say more? Favorite track – The End Of Heartache

6. Avec – If I Breathe I Fall Asleep

I just recently discovered this band and they are my new obsession. Beautiful lyrics, intense meoldies, and awesome male and female vocals. I love Avec.
Favorite track – 16 minus 71

5. Unearth – The Oncoming Storm

These guys are finally getting the recognition they deserve. They have done so much hard playing and touring. This is their best yet. Plus they have Ken and he’s cool. Favorite track – This Lying World

4. Lamb Of God – Ashes Of The Wake

RANDY. WALL OF DEATH. Fucking instense. I love this CD. Favorite tracks – Blood Of The Scribe, Break You

3. Paulson – Variations

After just finding out about these guys, I am in love. This CD has everything. It fits all moods and it perfect for anytime. It’s a constant on my playlist. Favorite tracks – The Hard Way, Optimism is for stupid Idiots

2. A Wilhelm Scream – Mute Print

This album completely rocks from start to finish and leaves you wanting more. I love these guys, I love this style, and I love every single song on this album!!

1. Converge – You Fail Me

Better than Jane Doe. Converge is musically, lyrically, and passionately one of the best bands of our time. Listen to this CD from start to finish. each song weaves into the other.

Datura’s Honorable Mentions of 2004

PJ Harvey – Uh Huh Her

Back to her roots and older sound. This album has a few high points mixed in with a few boring ones. Listen to Shame, The Letter

Hopesfall – A Types

I’m just starting to get into this CD. I think this may end up being a favorite, but since it’s so new to me, I couldn’t count it in the top 10. Listen to Per Sempre Marciamo, Champion Beyond Blessing

Jimmy Eat World – Futures

I love these guys. When I can’t find anything to fit my mood, this album always works. Listen to Work, Night Drive, 23

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell

I love Karen O’s voice. And I love the crazy messy music. Another album with high points mixed in with low points. Listen to Rich, Pin, No No No

i need new music. i need something to be obsessed with. i need something that i can get lost in. suggestions please please please. help me! i need more lovely music like avec, mirah, carina round, rilo kiley… i’m starting to need to make music. i can listen and become immersed in a lot of stuff, but i’m still missing something.

there was a crooked man
and he walked a crooked mile
he found a crooked sixpence
upon a crooked stile
he bought a crooked cat
who caught a crooked mouse
and they all lived together
in a crooked little house

for the past 2 weeks i’ve woken up exhausted. and i’ve slept. but i’ve been so busy in my dreams, i haven’t been able to rest while i sleep. i’ve dreamt about work, about friends, about death, about feeling left out, about being in control, being out of control, being lost, being the first in line, floating in the ocean, watching the today show from my front yard, electrocution… you name it and i’ve pretty much had a dream around it these past few weeks.

stress is wearing me out. i’m pretty sure that’s it. the nasty cold i’ve got isn’t helping. and running around between work and holiday stuff… bah…

i’ve got big hopes for next year. big new plans and things that i want to finally achieve. i need to start off the year with energy, not feeling like i got hit by a train. i hope i can finally get some sleep this weekend…

it’s sick how people judge. and it’s sick how people can be so ignorant. and william grim is just as much of a fucked up person as nathan gale and he deservers to be in hell with him. it’s so unfortunate that people can’t look beyond the outside and realize that we are all only human beings.

i wanted to post this site because i thought his reply rocked. thanks h3ll5p4wn for such a great letter.

now to prepare my own…

i don’t really know what i am doing. and this is when i feel like i should. i’ve got all these plans and new things going on next year. new jobs. i’m terrified. how do you ever know if you are making the right decision or not? what if leaving here is a bad idea? yes, i hate it here. but you know what? i don’t hate it all the time. or am i convincing myself of that so i stay where it’s comfortable… i just feel sad today. tired. got a sore throat and a headache. trying to take every little thing that i do and turn it into a manual for my job. it’s impossible. why does life have to be so difficult? i can’t help but wonder if this is really what our purpose is… wherever we came from, however we ended up here… just doesn’t seem like this is what it was supposed to be about. *sigh*

Dimebag Darrell Abbott 1966-2004

this is really sad and crazy news. everything i ever heard or saw about dimebag was that he was one of the nicest people in the world. and someone walks up to him, while he’s doing what he loves, and shoots him in the head 4-6 times. i can’t imagine what that must’ve been like for all the fans in the audience last night. i can’t imagine what vinnie and the abbott family are going through. and all possibly over pantera getting back together? it’s all speculation at this point, but damn. that is just so silly. the whole thing is really sad. dimebag was definitely one of the best guitarists of our time. he will always be remembered. rest in peace. it never ceases to amaze me how cruel and violent people can be. and over the most simple of things. i’m really just shocked.

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crayons and coloring make me so happy. and now i have my very own fancy special coloring book with pictures that i can color over and over and over again because i’m loved. and that fucking rocks my world. and i’m luckier than you!

i’m hoping santa brings me some fresh crayons!