Hello everybody, let me introduce you to my new favorite LJ community:

☺ community_tv ☺

Let me just take a moment to say ZOMG I LOVE COMMUNITY SO MUCH IT'S LOLARIOUS. Been watching the behind the scenes stuff on community_tv and been laughing my ass off -- especially the Halloween preview where Abed dresses as the Dark Knight and Britta is a squirrel! Ahahaha X'D

ps. Joel McHale, I have a huge sarcastic mancrush on you. ♥

Lately I've been feeling like I've been listening to the same stuff for way too long, and that all the new music I've found all sounds the same... So I tried listening to radio, but last.fm is gay (I tried listening to the SafetySuit station and they never played any damn SS!), and Yahoo's Launchcast went downhill when I wasn't looking and now is just one huge pile of shit, so! Of course I turned to kcradio.com. Because I'm hardcore like that.

So I listened to that for a while, and then a song came on that I recognized, so I downloaded it and, by chance, a few others by that band. And after looking for a new band to get into, I finally found one I really like~ They've been around for a while though, and I think I've heard the name here and there before... Anybody heard of 'em? I'm talking about Blue October, my newfound love. ♥

Or if you don't recognize the name, you'll probably recognize this song (it's their most popular):



Okay, hold up. I know what you're thinking. "Well of course you like this band! The lead singer has black nails, a sexy black MOHAWK, and eyeshadow!" WELL! WELL, SIR, LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING. That is so true. BUT! I listened to them for a solid 5 hours before deciding to look 'em up on the 'tube, so my love is foremost grounded in my love of the music. I've downloaded like 30+ of their songs in the past couple hours and I can't get enough, unf~ <3 Why, might you ask? Well, let's see...

1. Unique Voice! (it sounds inhuman at times; it's so delicious in a morbid way, mmm)
2. Outstanding LYRICS! (also very unique, very poetic, lovely diction, and some of the songs have some beautiful, vividly morbid stories, guh; the pure mastery of the english language set to music is just magical!)
3. VIOLIN/VIOLA! No, really! It's incredibly badass! It adds an elegance to the curdling voice and lyrics, and just a whole new level of uniqueness. Om nom nom.
4. The radio-friendly songs are very soothing, but the rock songs are very fun to jam along to. Not too heavy, not too light~

Here's their current single, or most recent one anyways:



I swear I've heard that at Kohl's... ha! And yeah the video doesn't sync up, but I couldn't find one that did and still allowed the embedding. >_> but who really cares 'cause THE LEAD SINGER APPLIES EYELINER DURING IT AND YOU KNOW THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE. Srsly, it's sort of sad how much of a fangirly fit that made me have. X'D Anyways, on a more serious note, here's some other reasons to love this band:

1. Black nails~
2. Mohawk!!! <333333333
3. A few piercings here and there~
4. Tatts~! Om nom nom
5. Eyeliner/eyshadow! And not just black, either! OMNOMNOMNOMNOM. <3
6. Ok, is it just me or does the lead singer look sliiiiightly like r.star? XDD Idc care either, though, 'cause that just is fuckin' hot as all hell. XDDDD <333333333
7. Ties! Lots of ties! AND sexy-as-all-hell clothes in general! Mmmmmmmmm!
8. VIOLIN! I can't get over how much I love that damn violin/viola, dammit! XD
9. SWEARING!! I LOVE the swearing! I think that's the one real thing that my other bands have been sorely missing for the most part (also: violins). But it's not, like, overpowering or all up in your face; it's just the right amount! Unf! <3
10. Did I mention how FUCKING AMAZING all of their music videos are? I can't embed most of them 'cause of copyright laws, but trust me. omg. Omg. Espesh Into The Ocean because Justin's (lead) eyes with his silverish eyeshadow that unbelievably accent his light eyes is so, so, so drool-worthy, omfg, you don't even know (best eyeshadow I've seen on a guy evers). And for one of their more rock songs, check out Dirt Room; it has a hilarious video too -- well, at least I found it funny (or maybe I just enjoyed Justin being tied up, rofl).


SO YEAH! That's my new favorite band atm. I'd love to hear what you guys think about them. Apparently they've been around for a while and I've just been under a rock, so feel free to properly shun me for my ignorance (why yes, I HAVE been living under a rock for the past however many years!)

BUT! It's 7am so I'm going to bed now. Probably. Most likely. Mmm, yeah okay. Ciao. ♥ ♥ ♥

ps. All bands with "October" in their names are awesome as all hell. This is a proven fact, trust me (and not just 'cause my old website was called "october.fallen", ha!)~

HAD TO POST THIS BECAUSE:
1. QUICK ANDYREW REF, YAY.
2. OMFG NEAL CLOSE-UP IS SO AMAZING IT MAKES ME ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE. (NOT TO MENTION THE WAY THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF HIS SNAKEBIKES UNNNNNNNNNNNNF.)
3. OMFGADSUFHASIUDFHASIUDFHAIFDHASIDUFHASF ANDY SINGING "MAKE ME." (SORZ, BUT MWK IS JUST THE ONE THING DAVERS CANNOT COVER BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL. FOR REALS!!)



AND THEN ALL WAS GOOD IN THE WORLD. <333333333333333333333

Steph: and Neal is wearing that extremely unbuttoned outfit from that show again
Asp: @___________@
Asp: he. just. like.
Asp: needs to take it off completely.
Asp: But well
Steph: yes.
Asp: then David wouldn't be able to focus on singing at all
Steph: who cares.
Steph: nobody comes for the singing xD
Asp: and he wouldn't be able to switch guitars 'cause he'd need something to protect the audience from his gratuitous gay boner
Asp: I KNOW RIGHT!
Steph: XDDDDDDDDDDD
Steph: WELL. WELL.
Steph: IDK WHAT TO SAY TO THAT
Steph: just
Steph: *applause*
Asp: NOBODY DOES. JUST ACCEPT IT.
Asp: Like Neal does every night WHAT

WHAT.



Yeah idk either, Sparrowz

Apparently all it really takes to make Asp-kun happy is the Mario theme song on guitar. I clapped like a little girl all ecstatically while listening to this, ngl. [/lame]



*rewatches 3 more times* ♥

I submitted this to /T_G last night but for some reason they're not accepting it... I wonder if I did something wrong...? I've never messed that up before though, so idk. o_-; Anyways, here's my latest drabble that I typed up for my lovely wife. <3


Title: Naming the Children
Rating: G
Pairing: Andrew Cook/Andy Skib (Andyrew! <3)
Word Count: 185
Disclaimer: Fiction.

( Warning: The cuteness is nearly unbearable. (As this pairing generally is~) )

Sometimes I wonder why I made saystay 'cause I still want to post all the cool SS stuff I find on my journal. XDD BUT THE POINT IS! I need this level of presh in my journal. It makes up for my incompetence. Or something. XDDDD <3

The colors in this music video are GORGEOUS:



Mmmmmm. ♥

( + Other awesome Muse music vid )

Sorz for those of you who are also members of saystay 'cause you'll be getting this on your flist twice. But I love it so much, so I guess you'll have to deal. xD And for those of you not a member of saystay, go join!! <333333333333



Also, if you really like this version, you can grab the mp3 of it off of saystay ;D

[8] Andy Skib
[1] Andy Skib/Andrew Cook (Andyrew! <3)
[1] Andy Skib/David Cook
[4] Andy Skib/Neal Tiemann
[20] David Cook
[2] David Cook/Neal Tiemann
[1] David Cook/Ryan Star
[4] Neal Tiemann
[2] Neal Tiemann/Ryan Star
[1] Metalocalypse
[15] SafetySuit
[1] Starburst Berries & Cream Commercial (whut)
[1] Vlog Brothers (John Green)
[4] Zachary Quinto (and his bisexual fury)

Total: 34/65

( Prepare to have your internets decimated! This is the point of no return. )