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It was long ago that I gave up on my novel for this year’s NaNoWriMo. I really should have finished it, but I was too discouraged about the entire thing. Even writing more than five thousand words would have been a nice accomplishment. I plan to post what I did write at the end of November. I would post it now, but who knows - I could write a few hundred words in the next five days. We shall see then.

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Very High
Schizoid: High
Schizotypal: High
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: High
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

URL of the test: http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

• Musically, probably better than Deja Entendu
• Lyrically, not as good as Deja
• Production-wise, sometimes it is better than Deja, but sometimes it is a lot worse
• Two instrumental tracks? What is up with that?
• The titles are a little obvious for me (I’d rather titles that aren’t taken from the lyrics)
• Jesse Lacey sings with a British accent now? Hello, Morrissey?
• The gang vocals on Degausser make me want to cry they are so bad
• In some spots it sounds a little generic
• In some spots it sounds a little awesome

Final Thoughts

After three years of waiting, new material from Brand New certainly is refreshing, however the material do they supply doesn’t quite stack up against their previous releases. If you don’t take Deja Entendu into account, then the cd is quite good. Once you start comparing it to Deja, though, it falls very short. This isn’t to say I don’t like it and won’t listen to it non-stop, because I definitely will.

The floor is loud. The Bears beat the Giants.

I’m seeing My American Heart tomorrow. It should be great.

One month until I’m on a plane to Korea. One week until I’m listening to The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me.

I’ve been blogging somewhat consistently as of late. Good for me.

It’s hot in the room. I’m using the fan to cool down, but it just makes me too cold.

You can’t ever win.

Apparently the new Brand New album leaked tonight.

If only I had a copy.

One learns many things while in college, some more useful than others, so I have compiled a list of the practical things I have learned in the first three months here.

• Living on a loud floor is fun because there is always something happening - even when you’re trying to sleep
• Not eating late helps you keep off weight
• Vitamins keep you healthy
• Old video games are more fun than new ones
• Skipping class is an addiction
• Naps are your best friend

I promise, the post about the Brand New show is coming quite soon. The only thing holding me back is myself, as I haven’t felt like exerting the effort that the post requires. Soon, though, soon.

The past few days I’ve been feeling sick. Just the sore throat thing, but my throat is more sore than usual. Really, it is killing me right now. I drank some hot tea this morning to soothe it, but strangely it upset my stomach. I’m probably going to go to the doctor soon, so I hope they don’t tell me it’s just a virus. I don’t feel like waiting this out. I’d like some sort of prescribed remedy to the situation.

I started my NaNoWriMo novel last night, and as of today I’m only 170 words in. I should be in the thousands by now. This is not a good situation. I am considering posting what I write each day here on the blog, but that could get rather lengthy. Meh. I’ll start once I’ve reached 1000 words so there is some substance in the book, and not just one paragraph.

This was a crappy post, and I apologize for that. The sickness is getting to me.