http://www.destined.org/aaron A blog by Aaron, who is just so tragic and serene. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I feel the quote in this post's title, taken from one of my favourite songs of this year called "Acid Tongue" by Jenny Lewis, sums up my feelings about 2008 in some ways. Ho hum, here we go with another reflection blog post. For me, 2008 was definitely a year of ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/it-just-made-me-tired I'm back to here. Yummy. To celebrate, I'm reposting my review of Britney's new album Circus from my tumblelog. Britney Spears. What comes to mind when you think of her? Maybe it’s the infectious pop of “Oops!… I Did It Again” and “…Baby One More Time”, or the undeniably amazing “Toxic”. ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/circus I exist - sort of. Not that I don't like my website anymore, but I have felt very little drive to blog. I've been so focused on other things and trying to help other people deal with their problems I've totally ignored problems of my own. So, just a quick hi, because ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/oh-yeah-hi For some time now (all right, like, the two weeks I've been out due to my tonsillectomy) I've been thinking of who, in all seriousness, I would ever do a musical collaboration with. As many of you probably don't know (unless you've read my about page - and who does ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/dream-collaboration Don't sue me, Disney, for using a song title owned by you as a blog title on my website. Anyways, I like to have music on pretty much all the time. It is especially helpful for when I'm working. It doesn't matter what the task is (chores, cooking, homework, website maintenance), ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/whistle-while-you-work Happy birthday to me, I'm now seventeen. I want to skip my birthday this year... http://www.destined.org/aaron/skip-it-this-year Face it: as human beings, we can't help the allure of a giant sign that reads "Free stuff!". Since most of us are greedy by nature, whether it's obvious or not, as soon as the offer for something free comes up, we jump at the opportunity. Most people will try ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/free-stuff All right, so I've been going through the website and I have changed some things around. Most of the changes are more on the back end than the front end, so you guys really wouldn't notice them. Also, since I recently added this layout, I've been going through and trying ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/new-things So not only am I alive after my surgery, I am also incredibly bored. So today, I went in and started finishing up a simple layout I was doing. It was pretty much the last one, only filled with whitespace. Well, since I had an entire day to do it, ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/tragic-and-serene My tonsillectomy on Tuesday went really well. The procedure was really quick (it was done in like 20 minutes) and my recovery is better than expected. Other than obvious pain while swallowing, the swelling in my throat is down, the pain killers keep me from feeling pain (or anything...) most ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/im-alive I'm failing my physics test tomorrow. I don't even care because I am dropping that course no matter what it takes. That thing they got to teach us is failing epically and no one is stopping him. Everyone is going to do terrible, and whenever we complain, he blames everyone but ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/livid Because my cold has gotten worse today, which means I am indefinitely pissed off, I've decided to do something that's unusual for me and write a post about the things that made me happy today. I feel as though I'm too depressing some days, so I guess a happy post ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/happy-things "Everything comes around / Bringing us back again" My personal excitement for Goldfrapp to arrive in Canada started long before the Danforth Music Hall date was announced in late July of 2008. Ever since their fourth album, Seventh Tree, leaked at the end of last November, I was waiting for tour ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/on-a-night-like-this My website is getting stale. Any content I have up is collecting dust, and considering my Don't Sleep On It series seems to take a couple weeks in between each post, I need to think of something to add here. I'm thinking maybe I should bring back my recipes. Not ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/getting-stale Well, I've got some more albums that I definitely think are worth checking out. The sad thing about this is that all these talented people suffer (some more than others) for their craft, doing something they love, only to have it overlooked by talentless hacks who are more chart friendly. ... http://www.destined.org/aaron/dont-sleep-on-it-pt-2