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My dad just sent me a selfie with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and half his face is cut off. Apparently VEEP is filming at a hotel he is staying at. He knows I watch the show so he asked me who the famous guy is that "looks like a super dweeb. Like a 6 foot tall penis with glasses." I'm assuming he's talking about Tony Hale but who knows when it comes to my father, that cranky dick.
God my office coffee is terrible. I always say I'll give it another chance, but I always end up again disappointed.
Is it a coffee service or does someone in the office make a pot everyday?
Coffee service but pre-portioned bags to make pots. My building management offers free Starbucks to all tenants in the morning, but that's usually gone before 75% of the folks show up.
You know your father better than the rest of us but to me that sounds like how the Veep's people would describe Jonah.
I don't know about the guy who plays him, but I didn't think Jonah ever wears glasses? I also don't think I would refer to him as famous. Not that Tony Hale is super, super famous, but I think he's probably considerably more famous than the guy who plays Jonah.
Like many others this year I am dealing with Hospice and the eventual passing of a loved one. I've always considered myself spiritual but I don't attend a particular church service weekly, either.
I am not without emotion although I try to make logical and calculated decisions in life matters. But, this.... this is different. I'm not sure this is the correct thread. And I'm fairly certain this isn't nearly coherent as I wanted it to be.
I know there are medical and scientific reasons for the eventual passing. It just doesn't make it any easier to deal with. How does one remain clear headed in a situation like this?
Like many others this year I am dealing with Hospice and the eventual passing of a loved one. I've always considered myself spiritual but I don't attend a particular church service weekly, either.
I am not without emotion although I try to make logical and calculated decisions in life matters. But, this.... this is different. I'm not sure this is the correct thread. And I'm fairly certain this isn't nearly coherent as I wanted it to be.
I know there are medical and scientific reasons for the eventual passing. It just doesn't make it any easier to deal with. How does one remain clear headed in a situation like this?
That's always difficult to deal with. I've always tried to remember the good times I've shared with that person. If you have anything you want to tell that person, don't put it off. This maybe be hard to understand now, but I appreciate death when something has lived a good full life. Any pain and suffering they're in will stop for them. My mom passed when I was a teenager. She was in a bad state mentally and I'm so thankful she didn't suffer much. idk if I helped at all, but feel free to PM me if you just wanna get stuff off your mind =)
The people at Hospice are there to help you scud. Let them. They are an invaluable source of care and comfort at this time. As noodle says, use the time you have wisely and keep it together for your loved ones sake. Easier said than done, I know. I lost it on a flight home to see my Mother before she died. Total basket case. But I got it together before I saw her.
Like many others this year I am dealing with Hospice and the eventual passing of a loved one. I've always considered myself spiritual but I don't attend a particular church service weekly, either.
I am not without emotion although I try to make logical and calculated decisions in life matters. But, this.... this is different. I'm not sure this is the correct thread. And I'm fairly certain this isn't nearly coherent as I wanted it to be.
I know there are medical and scientific reasons for the eventual passing. It just doesn't make it any easier to deal with. How does one remain clear headed in a situation like this?
It's ok to not ways be clear headed in this situation. Just be in the moment, make sure this person has no doubt where you stand and how you feel about them
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
I hate the negative connotation the word "emo" has when it comes to music
Max Bemis says things are getting better:
"The bands that were turning me on were the ones that pulled off that level of engagement. Like, Japandroids, when they came out, but no one really noticed that they kind of sound exactly like Rainer Maria [laughs]. People were like, "What is this sort of fast-paced uptempo pop punk-ish thing? It's so good!" I was reading an interview with them, and they were asked,"So what about all the people who are saying you sound a little emo?" One of those back-handed questions. And the drummer was like, "Yeah, I don't know. I guess we kind of do." He didn't even really know. He was like, "Yeah, we like the Get Up Kids." And I was like, "Wow!" he just said that. He just said that with no shame. I was like, "That's rad." He referenced the fact that the Get Up Kids are a viable indie band and he shouldn't be ashamed to be influenced by them."
I hate the negative connotation the word "emo" has when it comes to music
Max Bemis says things are getting better:
"The bands that were turning me on were the ones that pulled off that level of engagement. Like, Japandroids, when they came out, but no one really noticed that they kind of sound exactly like Rainer Maria [laughs]. People were like, "What is this sort of fast-paced uptempo pop punk-ish thing? It's so good!" I was reading an interview with them, and they were asked,"So what about all the people who are saying you sound a little emo?" One of those back-handed questions. And the drummer was like, "Yeah, I don't know. I guess we kind of do." He didn't even really know. He was like, "Yeah, we like the Get Up Kids." And I was like, "Wow!" he just said that. He just said that with no shame. I was like, "That's rad." He referenced the fact that the Get Up Kids are a viable indie band and he shouldn't be ashamed to be influenced by them."
That is pretty awesome. It's so weird, it seems whenever I'm talking to someone that appreciates music and I mention that I'm really into 90's emo and the emo-revival scene, they just give me some look like I'm crazy for liking that kind of music. Most of the time because they think "emo" means bands that play Warped Tour,. Then I tell them it's more like indie rock and show them Sunny Day Real estate or Mineral or American Football, then they kind of get it
"The bands that were turning me on were the ones that pulled off that level of engagement. Like, Japandroids, when they came out, but no one really noticed that they kind of sound exactly like Rainer Maria [laughs]. People were like, "What is this sort of fast-paced uptempo pop punk-ish thing? It's so good!" I was reading an interview with them, and they were asked,"So what about all the people who are saying you sound a little emo?" One of those back-handed questions. And the drummer was like, "Yeah, I don't know. I guess we kind of do." He didn't even really know. He was like, "Yeah, we like the Get Up Kids." And I was like, "Wow!" he just said that. He just said that with no shame. I was like, "That's rad." He referenced the fact that the Get Up Kids are a viable indie band and he shouldn't be ashamed to be influenced by them."
That is pretty awesome. It's so weird, it seems whenever I'm talking to someone that appreciates music and I mention that I'm really into 90's emo and the emo-revival scene, they just give me some look like I'm crazy for liking that kind of music. Most of the time because they think "emo" means bands that play Warped Tour,. Then I tell them it's more like indie rock and show them Sunny Day Real estate or Mineral or American Football, then they kind of get it
See, this is what I'm always talking about. This comes off as incredibly douchey.
That is pretty awesome. It's so weird, it seems whenever I'm talking to someone that appreciates music and I mention that I'm really into 90's emo and the emo-revival scene, they just give me some look like I'm crazy for liking that kind of music. Most of the time because they think "emo" means bands that play Warped Tour,. Then I tell them it's more like indie rock and show them Sunny Day Real estate or Mineral or American Football, then they kind of get it
See, this is what I'm always talking about. This comes off as incredibly douchey.
See, this is what I'm always talking about. This comes off as incredibly douchey.
How?
I'm genuinely curious
It comes off as judgmental and pretentious - like "oh, these cretins think 'emo' is some Warped Tour garbage hahaha PLEBES!" It's even more disingenuous when literally a year ago you were openly admitting the limited breadth of your musical knowledge. Like, posturing as this emo-scene lifer for bands who broke up when you were 2 years old isn't a good look when 12 months ago you were hyped on 21 Pilots and Macklemore and 30 Seconds to Mars and whatever. It's the sort of suddenly acquired "I'm a Serious Music Fan" attitude that we all gave Phyre Fest crap for after his miraculous conversion following Coachella 2013.
It comes off as judgmental and pretentious - like "oh, these cretins think 'emo' is some Warped Tour garbage hahaha PLEBES!" It's even more disingenuous when literally a year ago you were openly admitting the limited breadth of your musical knowledge. Like, posturing as this emo-scene lifer for bands who broke up when you were 2 years old isn't a good look when 12 months ago you were hyped on 21 Pilots and Macklemore and 30 Seconds to Mars and whatever. It's the sort of suddenly acquired "I'm a Serious Music Fan" attitude that we all gave Phyre Fest crap for after his miraculous conversion following Coachella 2013.
It comes off as judgmental and pretentious - like "oh, these cretins think 'emo' is some Warped Tour garbage hahaha PLEBES!" It's even more disingenuous when literally a year ago you were openly admitting the limited breadth of your musical knowledge. Like, posturing as this emo-scene lifer for bands who broke up when you were 2 years old isn't a good look when 12 months ago you were hyped on 21 Pilots and Macklemore and 30 Seconds to Mars and whatever. It's the sort of suddenly acquired "I'm a Serious Music Fan" attitude that we all gave Phyre Fest crap for after his miraculous conversion following Coachella 2013.
It comes off as judgmental and pretentious - like "oh, these cretins think 'emo' is some Warped Tour garbage hahaha PLEBES!" It's even more disingenuous when literally a year ago you were openly admitting the limited breadth of your musical knowledge. Like, posturing as this emo-scene lifer for bands who broke up when you were 2 years old isn't a good look when 12 months ago you were hyped on 21 Pilots and Macklemore and 30 Seconds to Mars and whatever. It's the sort of suddenly acquired "I'm a Serious Music Fan" attitude that we all gave Phyre Fest crap for after his miraculous conversion following Coachella 2013.
Okay, so it comes off douchey if you know me on a more personal level. It's just the way I articulate myself, I guess. I have never been shy to admit that I'm still relatively new to more serious music, but the way I am with most things is that when I get into something, I usually overdo it. So even though I am not far off from discovering something, I usually have the confidence to talk about it because I go in depth and learn a lot about it pretty quickly. I'm obviously not an expert on it, but I do feel like I've learned enough to formulate an opinion.
I wish Sufjan Steven's 50 states project was real, I want an album about California.
Aren't there enough California albums as it is?
Maybe, but none would be as awesome as a Sufjan Stevens album with songs about Stockton or Chris Dorner lol. Or any other state really, Tennessee and Louisiana would both be awesome too.
Like many others this year I am dealing with Hospice and the eventual passing of a loved one. I've always considered myself spiritual but I don't attend a particular church service weekly, either.
I am not without emotion although I try to make logical and calculated decisions in life matters. But, this.... this is different. I'm not sure this is the correct thread. And I'm fairly certain this isn't nearly coherent as I wanted it to be.
I know there are medical and scientific reasons for the eventual passing. It just doesn't make it any easier to deal with. How does one remain clear headed in a situation like this?
Scud, my heart is achy reading that. I send you my love. Druid is the wise one, let hospice lighten the load for you and your loved ones. Allowing them to take over much of the medical and personal care permits you all to not be as overwhelmed with fulfilling the role of family AND caregivers 24/7. It gives you the opportunity to be there in a whole, loving relationship with your dear one. To be there fully as a support, for them and one another. I think clarity comes when it needs to be there. Somehow automatically. It is a privilege to just be there with someone as they move on. To give them peaceful last moments here and bask them in the light of love before they go.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
What's the homeless situation on the West Coast looking like? Asking for a friend who wants to get a clean slate going in a new location and owes thousands of dollars in student loan debt...and who's also me.