NOEXTEHO

ok, ok... first, i want to mention that i'm using this blog as an information dissemination tool, not as a journal. i'm going to try to keep it from becoming a journal, too. but i'm not making any promises. the information i'm disseminating is my opinions on CDs that catch my interest. see, a few of my friends always ask me to let them know about "new" and/or "cool" music, since i listen to loads of it. do i listen to loads of it to know about it, to be able to brag about it, to be a music nerd? no. do i listen to loads of it to stay on top of trends, to appear "cooler" than others? no. do i listen to loads of it because i really like music, because i couldn't live without it? no, again. well, maybe. probably not, though. well, no, maybe. i dont know. i just do. i like some of it. i dont like other bits. i like some popular stuff, some not-so-popular stuff. some musical tangents i'll know loads about, but others i dont know at all (yes i mean you, reggaeton). sometimes i'll know a bunch about a genre, but have huge glaring holes where i've never listened to stuff thats considered "essentials" of the genre. whoops.

with my music-listening stuff out of the way, i'll say a little bit about my writing.... i'm a very "practical" person. or perhaps thats just "lazy." either way, you'll notice that i dont capitalize correctly or punctuate correctly a lot. thats no stylistic choice, really. its just me being practical (speed/convenience reasons) or lazy (pretty self-explanatory reasons). i've managed to convince myself over time that its more train-of-thought this way, and more honest and real, and to a certain extent, i guess it is. but i think i'm merely psychologically reinforcing my laziness. who knows. anyways, its the way i do, and i'm sticking with it, for now. (i am actively trying to get into the habit of dealing correctly with quotes and punctuation marks. for instance: [George said, "I'd like that."] instead of [George said "I'd like that".] the inccorect way makes so much more sense logically/programatically... oh well.) (i'm also trying to cut down on my use of parenthetical expressions, especially when they occur inside parentheses. i do, however, really enjoy the fact that i admitted that in a parenthetical expression inside of parentheses.)

oh, i also forgot to mention my extreme rambling (but if you're this far into this, you've probably noticed). hopefully its not longwinded, but just rambling. i like the distinction. i think i'm trying to cut down on my rambling. but we'll see if thats at all possible.

hahaha! i just found a little note i wrote about the rules i was considering for this blog. this will be a nice conclusion for this post:

1)dont talk about work. thats boring, and will undoubtedly turn to complaining about work, also boring. (initial post is exempt)
2)dont specify where i work, beyond "record shop"
3)dont specify who i am. (mystery is fun)
4)try to mention pitchfork as little as possible (i have to read it for work. yuck.)
5)first post = a huge disclaimer/introduction (maybe consisting of these rules?)
6)1+ images per post! (i like images!!)