Vermilion part 2 - Slipknot

I discovered the album Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) and consequently this song back in 2004. Yeah I did not know about Slipknot before that, my knowledge of Slipknot was limited to those designs on freaky black t-shirts I saw guys wear near Rose-Hill's bus station. I might as well say I had a huge prejudice against those guys and Slipknot! Come to think of it, I still have a huge prejudice against those guys but not against Slipknot! Anyway, coming back to the song, I was impressed when I first listened to it because of the title itself and of its lyrics. Here they are:

She seemed dressed in all of me, stretched across my shame.
All the torment and the pain
Leaked through and covered me
I'd do anything to have her to myself
Just to have her for myself
Now I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do when she makes me sane.

She is everything to me
The unrequited dream
A song that no one sings
The unattainable, Shes a myth that I have to believe in
All I need to make it real is one more reason
I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.

But I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me

A catch in my throat choke
Torn into pieces
I won't, no!
I don't wanna be this...

But I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me

She isn't real
I can't make her real
She isn't real
I can't make her real

Quoting Wikipedia:

The lyrics in Vermilion have been heavily influenced by the concepts of German philosopher Frederich Nietzsche and French philosopher René Descartes. "I'm a slave, and I am a master" refers to Nietzsche's master-slave morality theory, while "I exist through my need" and "She isn't real, I can't make her real" refers to Cartesian dualism.

It has been suggested that the title Vermilion comes from the word "Verisimilitude" which means "seeming to be real." This is supported by the lyrics "she isn't real", not to mention the fact that Vermilion itself is a colour, a shade of red implying the relations of the color red to the lyrics. Furthermore, in magazine interviews, lead singer Corey Taylor had stated that it was a love song for his now former wife Scarlett. This further ties in with the name of the song, "Vermilion" being a shade of red and Scarlett as well.

And the video, beware, it's a little weird!




Anyway, today I realised that the month is almost over and that I did not blog about a crush of the month, so I opened my media player and played lots of new songs but nothing really inspired me until I remembered this one. I asked Jev to send it to me because I never backup my music and I end up losing them every time my laptop has mood swings.

My favourite part in this song is this:

She is everything to me
The unrequited dream
A song that no one sings

Ahh the song no one sings! This is so damn romantic. OK I need to get a hold of myself. Been a while I haven't been like this. I think I'll spend the night reading and listening to Vermillion.

What I see when I listen to it? For once it's the view from my room, that is, the forest and I feel the wind from the window. This is bliss dudettes and dudes, at least for now this is bliss to me!

So long!

Tired...

Too tired to "construct" a post. I just wanna express some feelings. Hope I'll be relieved after that!

I've got so much stuff to do that I feel like I'm gonna crack. Too much stress, too much work load, been a while I've lived life like I used to some weeks ago. For someone like me, not having fun is like hell! Yeah I wanna be carefree! I feel like I've grown up all of a sudden. Having to take care of this, take care of that! This is so damn ruining me. The worst thing is that I'm rude to the people I love because I just can't handle stress. I tried to calm down last night I couldn't. The good thing is that this will be over soon. Once the vacations are here I can be happy and care free again!

Thanks for listening to me dudettes and dudes! You're my therapists! :D

By the way, got something funny to narrate. Today on MBB's forum someone told me that my blog looks like a cauliflower (chou-fleur)! hihi Am I the only one thinking he's never seen a cauliflower?

Sorry can't help gossiping!

Online Communities

The existence of online communities can be explained by the human kind's need to communicate. As the famous quote from John Donne goes, No man is an island. People spend so much time online, on the web that they start building a community there, sharing conversations with people having common interests and hobbies. And as the web connects people from all countries and cultures, this permits people to learn and share experiences from all around the globe. It is not only limited to one's physical neighbourhood or group of friends. During the past decades online communities have tremendously developed and have become part of our socio-cultural reality for some of us, at least. For instance, I have an offline life which is very much complementary with my online life. Often at dinners at relatives' place, I'm asked, "so how is your blog doing?" or when I try to take a picture of someone, I get the following response: "I hope this is not gonna be on your blog!" Ten years ago I don't think anyone would have known what's a blog or given such an importance to his/her online image.

Another thing is, we are spending more and more time online. The internet is no longer used just for the sake of checking ones mail or finding informations, it is used for more personal reasons from finding dates, making friends to earning money and publishing ones thoughts. For these different purposes exist different sites like myspace, hi5 and blog hosts. A common point in all these sites is the interaction that they provide to their members.

In brief, I attribute the existence of online communities to mankind's irrepressible need to communicate and share thoughts irrespective of where they are. In other words, we are building a parallel world, an online world.

p.s: This post was written cause I'm participating in MBB's Theme Of the Week.

Pretentious me

Yet another blogging award given to the pretentious me! Oh yes I am pretentious and I'm glad I am, cause let's face it, I've got great reasons to be! Just kidding people! So I've got this wonderful blogging award from Lord Manila Stone. I must say that I'm really honored firstly because of the award itself and secondly because of the person who awarded it to me. He is one of my favourite blog authors and I really think his writing is awesome. Thanks so much! ;)

So I'd like to pass on this award to wonderful dudettes and dudes whom I think really make a difference in my own little blogging world.

So here goes... *drum rolls*

Jevin - for being the "metalest" guy around

Keli, Rooch and Adi - for being great blogging babes and so true to themselves

bbZush and Sayuka - for being so good in what they do

MBB team - for the superb job done!

Manico - for being a superbly wonderful writer

Emperor Ropi - for being the best historian in the making I know of


Aargh I'm superbly mega tired. I will write something meaningful tomorrow!

Hmm, and I gotta write something on MBB's theme of this week! Hope I can do it before Saturday. It's on online communities. Anyone willing to help gets free flowers! :P Great deal huh?!

Anyway, see ya dudettes and dudes.

Tagotag

Ok, first thing, don't mind the title! I'm in a very very jovial mood today! I woke up late late (round 8 a.m) and guess what I saw? This! A cactus in a lovely orange pot! It's like those flowers and stuff you receive on Facebook, but this one is real! My dad says it's gonna grow super big. Anyway, I love it. What a better gift than a cactus for someone like me?! hehe!


Anyway, I've been tagged by Koonul some days back and luckily BbZush's post reminded me of the tag! :P

So here goes:


Top 5 quotes/lines:

- Liberty is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. (Eric Blair)

- The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. (Albert Einstein)

- I don't wanna be an Angel, I just wanna be God!

- krodhad bhavati sammodah sammohat smritivibhramah (Gita 2-63) From anger comes delusion; from delusion loss of memory

- Flower Power!



5 Things I'd love to do before I die:

- Own a large grape plantation

- Live a simple, hassle-free life

- Go to Egypt and come back alive

- Have wonderful kids

- Live a happy life before I die!


5 things I will not do even if it kills me:

- Reveal certain secrets!

- Kill someone

- Dye my hair

- Stop brushing my teeth hihi

- Hurt an animal


5 things I want to say and never will:

- I'm religious

- some have it, some don't. You don't!

- I'm a pioneer

- Digital Fortress is lame!

- I'm beautiful.


5 things I do when I'm away from the public:

- Read Harry Potter books

- Dance

- Practise cheerleading steps on metal songs! that's fun

- Go to the toilet, now come on, it's a must!

- Sing! Oh my God


5 things I'll make you wish you didn't do, if you did:

- hurt someone I love (family, friends, doggies)

- say something bad about me and my blog (meme dimoune sa)

- touch my nose!

- blackmail me! yup yup! I meant sending me a mail in a black envelope! :P

- Not available


Ah well! That's it dudettes and dudes! So much for the tag! And hmm, I'm tagging Sunflower Avi, Keli, Rooch, M0rph and Waz! Dunno if you've done this tag before! If not, well do it! haha