Choir bitches and bitching [Sun, December 6th, 2009 @ 5:16pm] chipped_black [ mood | anxious ] [ music | Values Here~ AFI ] I'm listening to one of our choir's recordings from the Student Showcase from a few weeks ago. The soloists are so. fucking. flat. It sounds TERRIBLE. Like, I can't even listen to it. *headdesk* I hope we didn't sound that bad last night but I have a feeling we did. Anna, the soprano from chamber choir, was one of said soloists and she was so flat, she was singing the wrong note. I feel bad because I don't have anything against her, and I could tell that she was so nervous, but jeezus. It was just depressing. But then Haley, the other alto, didn't sing out *at all*. I don't like Haley, so I don't care about saying that she sucks. Gaaaaaah. This was probably my least favorite concert with UCCE. We just sucked. And it wasn't all because of all the freshmen in the choir. They helped though, because they don't sing AT ALL. In a women's choir of 10 people and you can't hear both girls singing the SOPRANO line, then something's wrong. Hell, they don't even move their mouths. Some of them even chew gum in rehearsal. I got hella drunk with Yolanda last night after the concert. She just broke up with Veronica, which I'm glad about. *doesn't like Veronica* But then I woke up this morning and I was *still* drunk. Which was worse than usual because I had to run straight to St. Ignatius to sing at mass. It was fucking awful. I hate church so much and I despise contemporary liturgical music. Ugh. I just popped my first Ritalin ever, so I hope it works well. My Patti Smith presentation is tomorrow (or Wednesday, we're going at random), and I haven't started at all. I don't even know what song to pick. For my Patti Smith fans in the house, which song should I pick? It should have an element of social protest in it, but it's not required. But it should be a song that really depicts her as an important artist. Here are my picks: -Rock 'n' Roll Nigger -Gloria -Space Monkey -Free Money I wish I could do her cover of "My Generation" but I don't think it'd count, lol. +++

Features: Savage Love:December 2, 2009 [Wed, December 2nd, 2009 @ 12:00am] savagelove http://www.avclub.com/articles/december-2-2009,35897/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=type_savage-love I’m a longtime reader who thought I’d never have a reason to write since I’m universally known as the “good girl,” but I’m not sure who else I can turn to. I have a close male friend. Even though I knew he was dating someone else, we became friends-with-benefits several years ago. Because of his relationship (and the fact that he lives with her!), I let him take the lead in setting up our rendezvous. Sometimes when we’d be together, it felt like a booty call; other times, it felt like it was leading to ... 19 +++

I think I cried a little... XD [Tue, December 1st, 2009 @ 10:43am] chipped_black [ mood | ROFL ] [ music | This video! ] 3 +++

I don't understand. Well, I do, but I really don't [Mon, November 30th, 2009 @ 1:56pm] chipped_black [ mood | pissed off ] [ music | P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)~ George Harrison ] "Books were divided into two categories: those that made money (pornography), and those that did not make money but brought prestige (literature)." Seriously, what the fuck. I knew about this rule, I've experienced it before but it makes NO sense, whatsoever. Why is it that my terrible PWPs garner so many more reviews than my fics with actual plot and meaning and good writing? Seriously. The plot of my latest fic: The perceived simplicity of lust and the transition into love. The plot of my fic before that: Paul wants to know why John didn't pick him to have sex with and ends up sucking him off. *SCREAMS* I love fics and stories and movies and music that makes me think, that gives me more than just schlicky feelings. Shouldn't everyone else? I know, I know, I KNOW, this is my audience. My audience wants schlicky feelings. And this will BE my audience for the rest of my life. I could write the next Great American Novel, but it wouldn't sell because the new Twilight is out. I could win the Pulitzer but I still wouldn't be as well known as Carrie Prejean (I just know that she's going to "write" a "book", I just know it). I could write every feeling you've ever experienced but I still wouldn't get readers because it's not sexy. +++

::Pokes head in the door:: [Mon, November 30th, 2009 @ 1:32am] jamaicanjungle Well, hello. How are you? 3 +++

FIC: Life Is a Game (And True Love Is a Trophy) [1/1] [Sun, November 29th, 2009 @ 6:43pm] chipped_black [ mood | relaxed ] [ music | Rufus Wainwright ] Title: Life Is a Game (And True Love Is a Trophy) Author: Guess (aka chipped_black) Pairing: John/Paul Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: We’ve been through this, I feel like we’ve been through this before. This is all FICTION. Notes: Okay, so it isn't a sequel to "Why Not Me?" like so many of you requested, but I hope this satisfies you just the same. ;) And yeah, I totally stole the title from Rufus Wainwright's "Poses". You love it. Summary: It had always been a game with them. Every word, every touch, every look. And so it was until Paul said, “I love you.” ( Read more... ) 2 +++

Miss you [Sun, November 29th, 2009 @ 12:29am] chipped_black [ mood | aware ] [ music | Japanese Melodies for Flute & Harp ] +++

multiverse [Wed, November 25th, 2009 @ 4:51pm] agentlovelette Villareal "Multiverse" National Gallery of Art, Washington DC from Walter Patrick Smith, AIA LEED-A on Vimeo. +++

Features: Savage Love:November 25, 2009 [Wed, November 25th, 2009 @ 12:00am] savagelove http://www.avclub.com/articles/november-25-2009,35718/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=type_savage-love I am a 29-year-old single straight man. Over the past year, I have become very close friends with a gay man close to my age. We have a blast hanging out, and I value our friendship. Four months ago, he told me that he had developed romantic feelings for me and said he needed a little space to save our friendship. For a couple of months, we saw each other only with mutual friends. Then we started hanging out again. It’s been great, and he seems very comfortable with me again. The thing is, I am now experiencing a ... 13 +++

Super happy fun times! [Tue, November 24th, 2009 @ 10:36am] chipped_black [ mood | hungry ] [ music | So Vain~ thenewno2 ] I went to thenewno2/Wolfmother show last night with Yolanda. Maybe I'm biased, but thenewno2 was phenomenal! Or maybe I was just high off my tits. Either way, it was a really good set. Heartless Bastards were really good too, as was Wolfmother. We left before Wolfmother was over though, because Yolanda's girlfriend Veronica picked us up (more on why in a minute). It was SO awkward driving back with her. It felt like I was with a friend's mom. I guess that's a good reason not to date people so much older than you... Totally won't stop me from looking at them though, lol. I actually got really sick after the HB set. I think I was just really overheated and dehydrated, but I felt much better after I puked. Like, I was about to pass out before that. And YES, I made it to the bathroom, thanks for your concern. ;p But oh my goodness! I met Dhani! He was incredibly sexy. UNF. I had lost my ticket in my bag, so Yolanda just gave me her ticket when I was going to buy a t-shirt. Then to my surprise, the band came out and was signing! I didn't want to go search through the fucking theatre for my ticket (I didn't know it was right in my bag, I was *high*, dammit), so I asked Dhani to sign my envelope. He's like, "Hah, yeah, sure." And... That was most of our interaction. So it was a little disappointing. You know me, guys. I have visions of the most epic of meetings. That and sucking his cock, you know the drill. But I went back and got Yolanda, found my ticket and she FLIPPED OUT. I was really happy for her. :) I think I realized something yesterday. George was a man's man, no homo. In a non-homosexual way, he preferred the company of men. And I believe Dhani is the same way. It was just interesting to see. I don't know why it was so weird to me. I mean, I'm a woman's woman, I've always gotten along better almost solely with women, why should it be weird to see a man who does that with men? Because of my fantasies, I know. But man, some middle aged dudes were asking Dhani to sign some things of George's and he's like, "I'm sorry, I'm not signing anything of George's." I mean, fuck. That's the most awkward thing, I didn't think anyone would actually do that! That poor guy. Every musician has to live in the shadow of the Beatles, they just set that bar, but he has to live in the shadow of his *dad*. George's music and Dhani's music don't sound anything alike, but he will always be compared to him, all of the Beatles' kids will. Having a famous parent would suck. Oh well, I have a goal for next time. Maybe next time, I can get his autograph on something besides the ticketmaster envelope. +++

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