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{January 11th, 2025} @ 4:11 PM ☆

I was listening to a DKFM show and found out that Star Sailors Vol. 3 is out now. I like some of the tracks they played on the show so I decided to head to BC and buy the comp. I already got Vol. 2, and there are 3 compilations overall so I purchased them all. They all got the "name your price" thingy so I think you can actually download these compilations for free but I'd like to support them blahblahblah. lol. I'm currently listening to it (Vol. 3. I wanted to listen to the newest one because I wanna know what's up), and the best tracks so far are the first track and the fifth track. If you're into shoegaze I think you would enjoy these compilations.On a different note, song of the day is Goodbye by Cell. It's from a DGC compilation called "Swag". I wish I could listen to the whole thing but nobody seems to have the digital version. Oh well.

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{January 10th, 2025} @ 4:35 PM ☆

The song My Pathetic Friend by Noise Addict suddenly came to mind for some reason and it, obviously, made me think of the band, Noise Addict. I haven't really thought about them (or Ben Lee) in years now. Maybe if you spent most of your youth being an Australian indie kid in the 90's you would be familiar with this. By the way, I'm not Australian nor I spent most of my youth in the 90's. But I was all indie so....I remember finding out about Ben and his music when I was in high school because, uh, I was in my riot grrrl phase and finding him through a Kathleen Hanna/Bikini Kill (maybe a fanzine?). Back then I actually liked his first single (I think?) "I Wish I Was Him" and I learned how to play it on guitar because it was one of those songs with super basic chords and because a kid wrote that song, ya know! I just thought it was a cute little song. I also find it cool that Ben Lee basically started his "career" in music after he saw Nirvana live in 1992. I guess music really changed his life.There was also a time when I was dying to listen to "Meet the Real You" because I couldn't find that album anywhere. It was unavailable on Spotify, and I couldn't even find it on some random music forums (or maybe I just didn't look hard enough). Then I forgot about them, a few years later saw a post on social media that they were having some kind of anniversary for the band, and pretty much released most of their stuff on streaming platform(s). Woohoo!When I visited Australia a few years back, I saw their EP in a record store but I just didn't feel like getting it. I just though, oh cool. Nah I'm not crazy of always getting physical copies. Sometimes I can be grateful for streaming servicesSome cool (and kinda funny) things about Ben Lee is that I remember him saying that there were only so many indie stars back then so he and a few other indie peepz kept re-appearing on the covers of these indie magz. Haha. Brody Dalle from The Distillers also shared a picture of her and Ben Lee together in Summersault '95. Isn't that just RAD?!And remember when Ben Lee dated Claire Danes?! Oh my god.

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{January 5th, 2025} @ 2:51 AM ☆

First of all, happy new year!Here are some thoughts on the whole oldweb/smallweb scene.... Yes, it's great to see the "scene" is alive and doing pretty well it seems. It feels like a refreshing counterpoint to the over-polished, cookie-cutter websites that dominate today. But it rubs me the wrong way that some webmasters seem to create these websites just because Y2K aesthetics happen to be trendy right now. Throwing nothing but a bunch of quirky Web 1.0 GIFs onto a page doesn’t make a site meaningful or creative. It’s like trying to be ironic (* shudders *) and different for the sake of being seen that way. Actually, it makes you look like everybody else doing the same thing. It makes your website feel soulless. I hate that it seems to be a problem these days that nobody rarely points out: follow the trends, forget about creating your own identity. Ever wonder WHY everything feels soulless lately? Exactly.I understand that in this day and age, carving out a unique identity is tough. Especially when you’re young and still figuring things out. The internet is saturated, and inspiration is everywhere, which can make originality seem impossible. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with recreating an era of the internet you didn’t get to experience firsthand. I’m one of those people, too, and it’s a cool way to explore something you’ve only heard about or seen in archives.But here’s the thing: the best sites, the ones that stick with people, have soul. They’re built with heart and care. They reflect the creator’s personality. The "why" behind the site is just as important as the "what". If you’re just pasting aesthetic elements onto a template, it shows.So if you’re working on your personal site, well, make it personal. Let your site reflect who you are, not just what’s trendy. Put some soul into it, and it’ll stand out way more than any quirky aesthetic ever could....(I'm barfing on how many times I had to type the word "aesthetic")

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{December 25th, 2024} @ 2:31 PM ☆

I found some interesting sites today. The first being Listen Brainz and the second being Paperchan. I skimmed the Listen Brainz site and I think it is similar to last.fm? Okay, well, I saw someone on Paperchan saying that they recently switched to Listen Brainz, so. Their promise is to not sell your data blahblahblah. I thought it was interesting and I might think about using it.Paperchan is an image board where every post must be handwritten by hand. Cool, eh? I was going to gatekeep Paperchan but the board looked chill enough so I'm just going to let you all know about it. lol.Happy holidays!

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{December 23rd, 2024} @ 7:42 PM ☆

I have been spending my time browsing Kawaii Attic and I just can't stop. Besides the obvious adorable site layout, there are so many awesome websites (and thanks to the Wayback Machine) to go through. I say this all the time, but don't you just miss the way internet used to be? Ok, we can talk about that later. I think everyone needs to visit Kawaii Attic and Arunyi's other sites because she's so talented!Also, did you hear that Endive is finally on Numero? That means we'll get more unheard/unreleased stuff? Hopefully. And there will also be a Julia reissue next year on Ebullition. That's exciting. Gives you more reasons to live!

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{December 14th, 2024} @ 3:23 AM ☆

Well thank god I'm not in that "no AI" webring, because I truly think this is a great song, even though it was made by AI. The most Nirvana-sounding fake-Nirvana song I've heard in a long time. There's also another song made by the same person (with AI of course), called "Living the Lie", and I love it too. It pisses me off that we'll never hear another great piece of music written by Kurt ever again, unless Courtney still has his other unreleased stuff, but I doubt it. Even with Montage of Heck she was scrapping the barrel. Sad.

She's as pure as water
And I'm rotting away
I've got my reasons
She's a perfect daughter
And I'm a mistake
I've got my reasons
She's as pure as the day
I’ve set up my faith
I've got my reasons
I wanna displease you
Yeah I won't be fake
I've got my reasons

Side note, there's this "fake" Nirvana song that was going around in the 90's or so. They were calling it the electric version. But nope, it's just a Nirvana cover. It's pretty good though, I'd listen to it every time this version comes into my head >> the "fake" Nirvana song

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{December 10th, 2024} @ 12:00 AM ☆

I am currently listening to the "Sally Cinnamon" EP by The Stone Roses. I've been listening to them again because they're mentioned in one of my current favorite songs, Jerks of Attention by Jebediah. Archers of Loaf are also mentioned, but The Stone Roses fit the mood better. Heh. If you haven't heard of them (oh dear god), listen to their track, "I Wanna Be Adored" . Another song that I like is "Love Spreads".Also, I came across a Stone Roses fansite, but it was last updated in 2016. Why did good things always seem to end in 2016? But that's for another conversation.There are also some fanzines on the site that you can read/download. Awesome. I love old music fanzines. Gotta collect them all....My own Stone Roses memory (I don't know if you can call it that lol) is that around 2012-2013, or maybe even 2011, I remember seeing this Stone Roses show banner on my way to school. I think I kept seeing it for about a year. Back then I thought they were The Rolling Stones. If only I was cooler back then.... Ha.P.S. That reminds me—John Squire collaborated with Liam Gallagher earlier this year. Pretty neat.

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{December 9th, 2024} @ 3:22 AM ☆

From Sea Glass Secrets by Julia Reesor

I found this poem while browsing the tag "npdmom" on Instagram, and I hate that it speaks to me. I hate that it's true. Especially after what happened today. Well, I don't want to talk about it. I want to get this book (and most likely her other book, too), but it's hard to find it in where I live so I'm just going to get it when I'm going to the UK next month. Oh right, another trip with mom. That's gonna be fun.Maybe I should check out some poetry books, but not like.... milk & honey kinda thing (recommend me some?). No, no. I don't even know what kind of poems I like. I'm not really familiar with poems and I don't read a lot of them. Maybe something that would be relatable to my experience like the poem above? I also like something simple/lighter like maybe beautiful imagery or something like that, if that makes sense. But please, nothing pretentious or something awful like what Gabbie Hanna writes. Dear god.I also think that this and this look interesting, so I'm putting them on my wish list. !

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{November 25th, 2024} @ 1:43 AM ☆

I've probably made a million blogs on the internet, but could never stick to one. Since I’ve stopped using Twitter and Bluesky (and uh, Threads and Mastodon), I'm gonna start posting more on my LiveJournal just to post even more random stuff that doesn't really belong here.... I think. Because sometimes I'm in the mood to post some random Youtube links, or random song lyrics. I just need to get them out of my system, ya know? status.cafe can't really do the job so.... Gonna update this on my "About" page as well.

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{November 24th, 2024} @ 2:53 PM ☆

Today I discovered other web hosting site called Ichi. It looks even more old school if you wanna compare it to Neocities or Nekoweb. But I personally love the look because I'm a sucker for anything related to the 90's web. Heh. They also have a directory page, but most of the sites are under constructions. I'll keep an eye out on this site, and you should too...By the way, one of my favorite bands, My Sister Maura, have a new song out called "Immensely". Such a great track, and they will have a new record out next year. In the meantime, you can listen to their debut album "So Long".

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{November 23rd, 2024} @ 10:03 PM ☆

I have been watching videos about the dead internet theory and though it's basically just a theory/conspiracy, I like to think that it's true because of my internet experience for the past year or so. The internet has been so freaking boring, and pretty much everything is put out there just to make you spend money, or making you their product. Or everything being monetized and/or political. Kindly do your own research about it and let me know if you can relate. I've decided to completely abandon all forms of microblogging social media such as Twitter and Bluesky (also Threads, oh god) because we all know how toxic they are. Don't even get me started on TikTok. I have completely stopped using it too. My Instagram feed is a bit better because I see less bullshit there and more about stuff that I like (music). I'd rather see someone's record collection than watch people go at each other's throats on my feed. I don't even read the comments. I just see the pictures. This makes me sad because the internet used to be some sort of my escape from real life. Now it's better to just enjoy real life than go online, isn't it?Also, this might be unrelated, but don't you think it's weird when someone says "I think it's a red flag if someone doesn't have an Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/whatever these days!"? Since when it's an obligation for an individual to have a social media? Have their profiles and identity exposed to the world? Goddamn. Just say that you wanna stalk me! lolI have also seen a couple of videos of the younger generation.... or at least my generation completely abandoning social media and making their own websites instead. That's awesome.In other unrelated news, my sister will go back to the UK next week and I'm gonna miss her. But I'll see her again in January because then I'll go to the UK. I can't wait. Hopefully everything goes well.Related links:
:: The Dead Internet Theory
:: Why YOU Should Make a Website! - also go subscribe to her!

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{November 14th, 2024} @ 7:45 PM ☆

It's funny how much I can relate to this song....

People think you're tough,
but you only pretend to be.
A real man would live alone
and feel no pain, like me.
When your baby said she was leaving
you slapped yourself in the face.
You clung to her and cried
and cracked all over the place.
Because you're a weakling.
You're a suckling lamb.
You're not so tough.
You're just a man.
I was only talking when I said to you
whatever it was I said.
I didn't mean anything.
Just put it out of your head.
Now you look to me like I'm ready to give
but I only just wanted to play.
You're trying to cop a feeling
while I'm trying to get away.
You're a big guy, but you're cut down to size
when you're left all by yourself.
Well I'm not paid to babysit
and don't ask me to help.
Let go of me and fall
into the arms of another
I'm the wrong girl for you.
I'm not your mother.
I'm an island. I'm a rock.
My head's an emtpy mental block.
You can't get lovin' from a stone.
I ain't no goddam foster home.
You're a weakling.
You're a suckling lamb.
You're not so tough.
You're just a man.
You're a weak thing.
Just a little lamb.
You're not so tough.
You're just like a woman.
Anything you can do I can do better
Girls will do it all without the aid of a mother.
Anything you can do I can do better
Girls will do it all without the aid of a mother.
Anythign you can do I can do do.
I'm not your mother. I'm not your mother.

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{November 9th, 2024} @ 5:33 PM ☆

I've been listening to Juliana Hatfield lately, because I crave authenticity in music. Oh yeah, this post is gonna be pretentious. Get ready for it. I just miss when musicians - mainstream musicians - looked just like regular people and actually had personalities. No over-the-top bullcrap, no gimmicks. What happened to that? Is it because everyone nowadays just an attention-seeker? I mean, if you're an attention-seeker, at least have some interesting personalities. Why do they not care about having authentic personalities? It always rubs me the wrong way seeing all these "attractive" people that have bland personalities. It scares me even. I hope that never happens to me.
Anyways, I think my first Juliana Hatfield song was My Sister. This song is clearly written about me! Us older sisters who have younger sisters must know how it feels for them (little sisters) to annoy us, following us around, copying everything we do, and wanna know why? Because they adore us and want to be like us; if we're actually cool, though. Not just some posers, lol. And yeah, of course our sisters will never admit it, that would be too embarrassing. I don't have a brother so I don't know if they also do it to their older siblings? I'd like to think that they do. But let me know.
Back then I used to think if I had an older sibling and be in a position of a little sister, would I do the same? Eh, I'd probably do, since I'm adoring Juliana Hatfield here, if that makes sense. lol. But nah, I was destined to be the cool older sister.
This song is about a younger sister adoring her older and cooler sister. "She's good at everything and doesn't even try". Spot on....
And I'm sure you know that Juliana Hatfield doesn't have an older sister. She's the only girl between brothers as her siblings. It's about her brother's at the time girlfriend and she adores her (obviously). Oh, you didn't know that? Well, now you know. Thank your older sister for that....
Another cool fact about Juliana Hatfield is that she's over Twitter. Yeah, we all know that place is an internet hellhole. She's just on Instagram now, and even though it's just as toxic if you don't use your brain to curate the content on your feed, I think it's a bit better.
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Other videos:
:: Juliana Hatfield - My Sister (Acoustic)
:: Juliana Hatfield - Supermodel - not about sister.... but this is more about, the influencer culture. Crazy that it's still relevant to this day, or has humanity always been that way?
:: Juliana Hatfield - What a Life (Live at Reading 1995) - I really like this version of "What a Life"
:: Juliana Hatfield - I See You

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{November 1st, 2024} @ 10:47 PM ☆

Just a random blog post for today. First of all, happy November. Second of all, my job sucked and I'm so glad that I finally quit! Everyone seemed surprised that I quit because I heard that this was the first time someone actually resigned from the company. The others who left usually got cut off. Well, just because you're paying me, that doesn't mean you can abuse and treat me like shit, ok? And it's a small company anyway.
I'm actually proud of myself for doing this. The first time I quit my job, I felt kinda guilty because the work environment was okay enough for me to stay. This time, I actually feel happy and relieved for quitting. Some say it's because I got out of something toxic, and that actually makes sense. And apologies for my ignorance, but back then I couldn't 100% relate to all the memes or experiences of being in a toxic workplace, I just hoped that I never get to experience it. Well, it finally happened to me, and I hope to never experience it ever again.
I remember my first week there, I saw all my colleagues had this.... miserable look on their faces? Nobody there actually laughed, smiled, had light conversations, and having fun! Okay, I have to admit there should be at least a little fun at work for me to survive, but no, these people always think about work and stressing out about it. Even when we were on a freaking lunch break! Geezus. Maybe I should've known this was a first red flag! But back then I was still trying to be positive, because, hey, it was my first week there! But nah, my institutions were right. My intuitions are ALWAYS right. Damn. It's like, my superpower or something.

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{October 25th, 2024} @ 3:42 PM ☆

So today I almost went crazy, hehehe. Actually, that's too much. I was going crazy looking for this compilation. I went on YouTube but nobody has put the whole compilation, whether as a playlist or one big video. I mean, I could look up the tracklist on Discogs and put up the playlist myself but I was too lazy to do it.... I then asked for a download link on an Emo Discord server, but most of the members are in the US I think, so nobody read my message yet.
.... Only to find out that I actually already have access to this compilation! So for some reason I bookmarked this link of various emo compilations, and one of them is The First Crush Compilation. Hell yeah. I downloaded it right away, of course. I deleted my Discord message, because that would be embarrassing.... what if I actually got that link from that server? I think everyone would shit on me with things like "do your research first" haha. But they're all so nice, I don't think they would do something childish like that.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I actually found a download link on an emo blog called For Ivadell. Unfortunately, the link is dead and the blog hasn't been updated for years. What a shame.
I also found a proper download link for the (Don't Forget to) Breath compilation, so I don't have to listen to it via YouTube anymore. Cool.
If you want these compilations or the link, message me on my guestbook :-)

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{October 25th, 2024} @ 2:18 AM ☆

Wow, long time no see, eh? Sorry, things have been hard and I've been pretty depressed.... But don't worry about me, I can manage. Anyways, onto the things that made me happy today....
Found a really cool blog, record label, and 2 compilations from that label.
Yeah, yeah. Emo, emo, emo. You're right!
First I found this blog because they posted a My Bloody Valentine CD on YouTube - I was interested in the "A bit different sounding than whatever version is on streaming. I personally like this one better." part - and there's a blog link in the description, so I clicked and here we are. There's also some posts about emo which is awesome.
Then through that blog I found out about Crank! where apparently, Hazel by Far Apart (one of the best emo songs, EVER) is in one of their compilations. So I decided to just download the whole thing. Didn't regret it. Very impressive. Sick bands, as well.
And through that, I also found out about their other compilation called (don't forget to) breath, which is a much better compilation in my opinion. I couldn't find a download link, but don't worry, it's on YouTube! A raw/unpolished/rough version of Elektra by Hot Water music is in this compilation. You will love it. And did you know that The Appleseed Cast initially sent their tape to Crank! but got rejected? But the guy from Deep Elm called and you know the rest is history....
Well, I think that's all for now. I'm gonna head off to browse all these emo record labels old sites through the Wayback Machine, that has been back. Woohoo! Nobody should mess with that site.... hopefully no more hacking issues. That would be so shitty.

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{September 8th, 2024} @ 5:17 PM ☆

Well don't call me a poser just yet. I've recently found myself loving emo and hardcore music, which is pretty ironic considering I used to reject them when I was younger. Karma is a bitch, ain't it?I can't remember exactly how I stumbled upon them, but I'm pretty sure it started with the blog Sophie's Floorboard. If you're a cool emo kid who has/had fair share of music pirating, you're probably familiar with it. Heh. I thought the blog name sounded cool and well the blog IS cool. Just by reading some of the posts, seeing some pictures there, I know that these bands are fantastic (most of them at least) - without even hearing the music (well I just have that strong instinct, ya know)! I think I found out about Ribbon Fix through Sophie's Floorboard.Then I think I remember someone on Instagram was promoting this online radio show called Sadder Star. And what do you know? An online emo radio show, hosted by a girl! Woohoo! It quickly became one of my favorite * new * things. I try to listen to every one of her show, thank god for the archive! Found out a lot of great bands and tracks through SS.I've been in like, 3 active emo Discord servers, as a silent reader of course, only talking for a bit, heh. They're all really good for discovering new music and meeting like-minded people. And also, bookmarking some wonderful emo blogs. Gotta keep that emo fix coming...Currently listening to: Everyone Asked About You - Paper Airplanes, Paper HeartsSome actual certified emo bangers:
:: Ribbon Fix - Sunset In Reverse
:: Ribbon Fix - One Last Cigarette
:: Ribbon Fix - Gunner
:: Breakwater - Five
:: Endive - 10,000 Dead Red Roses
:: Endive - Rabbits
:: Far Apart - Hazel - nice music video, though not official
:: Eldritch Anisette - Pessimism Goes To Work

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{August 18th, 2024} @ 10:42 PM ☆

I'm a little bit late, but UltraCopacetic is OUT! Finally. I've been listening to it and I love it! Yeah, sure, it's clearer and more polished, I suppose, but it's refreshing to hear this new remix of Copacetic. Also, they've included some "rarities" (if you could call them that) and of course their Peel session tracks! I absolutely adore them.
Copacetic is also the album that reminds me of that chill time I had when I started working at my first job about 2 years ago. And by that I mean the original 1993 Copacetic. I think I'm going to listen to the original album when it fits a certain mood, if that makes sense. Nothing can replace the classic. Well, I love them both, the new one and the original one. Go grab the physical copy, if you can, and you're one of the lucky ones.
P.S. Sub Pop has the HQ version of Crazy Town on their Youtube channel - I've been waiting for this. Go check it out!

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{July 31st, 2024} @ 10:49 PM ☆

Well, here's a short blog entry for you. I have two songs talking about the sun, they are my favorites. Whenever a song talks about the sun, it always relates to something poetic, which I love...:: Smile - Staring At The Sun
:: Dark Star - I Am the Sun

"I'm stupid for you, inner-space-man-angel"
I should've cut the crap there, but I was drinking too much(Then she said)
"Joan Of Arc was cool, but she got burned
Like I'm burning out for you, I'm centrifugal
I am the sun, I am the sun, I am the sun, I am..."We had a minor adventure, took a ride in her car - ended up in a forest somewhere
She took the keys and threw them in the ditch, disappeared into the mud and pitch
I must've walked the world that night until dawn, but she's gone.

Also, here's a bonus track. Although it's not a song about the sun.

:: Sparkler - Hey Long Hair ::

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{July 21st, 2024} @ 4:07 PM ☆

Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been busy. Tomorrow I will start my third week of work, and tomorrow is also my birthday. Instead of feeling excited, I feel more anxious. I feel like I can't do anything and just want to get hit by a truck or something. Is that normal? I really don't know how to feel... I just hope that I can get through it and be really good at it. Also, I don't know what I'm gonna do on my birthday. I will probably just work. Haha. I want more exciting things. Life's getting boring. Oh, and I've been thinking about my old crush from elementary school, so from way way back. I looked him up and it's not like, he's getting cuter or anything. But it's kinda weird because about 2 weeks ago I had a dream about him. Huh.

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{July 7th, 2024} @ 4:38 AM ☆

Today I wanted to talk about one of my favorite albums; Copacetic by Velocity Girl. I first listened to this album in November of 2022. I had just arrived in London, and it was raining. I was listening to Spotify and one of the tracks from this album came on. How fitting. I thought it was a good sign. I fell in love with this album. I also have this perfume that I associate with this album, and it is my favorite perfume. I just bought a new one. The combination of Copacetic and that perfume reminds me of that peaceful time in 2022 that I will probably never get back. Also, it has been raining heavily this past week, and heavy rain always reminds me of Copacetic.
On more exciting news about Copacetic, a reissue called "UltraCopacetic" will be released next month. I'm so excited. I wish I could have the physical copy of it, but listening on streaming would be enough for me.

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{July 5th, 2024} @ 8:23 AM ☆
Found some really great links today... most of them (ok, maybe all of them) are dead links and are only available to see using the Wayback Machine, so have fun!
:: spiritsoardreaming : a guide to dreampop and shoegazer music
:: DreamPop Links
:: april skies : the jesus and mary chain fansite
:: Velocity Girl @ Sub Pop

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{July 5th, 2024} @ 7:01 AM ☆
So I got back from America on Monday, and currently experiencing a jet lag. I went to California and visited some cities/towns there (Los Angeles, San Diego, Vista, and Carlsbad, as far as I remember lol). California (especially LA) was exactly how I imagined it to be. It was fun, just that I had some stupid drama with my narcissistic mom, but hey, I wouldn't pass a trip to the US just for that silly little thing, even though I would much rather travel by myself, or with my dad, because he's a much better person (sorry I'm bias). Anyway, I'm pretty excited about starting my new job on Monday. I get to escape home for a little while, so yay. And speaking of America, I don't know if I would want to live there, it's a fun place to travel though, but I don't know, man... and I hope this jet lag thing will be over soon because if it's still happening when I'm working, I'm fucked.

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{June 17th, 2024} @ 9:46 AM ☆
I guess you could call this... a post-ception? Crossposting? Well, anyway, I was reading this post on komakino fanzine about the movie Half-Cocked (1994), and while not caring much about the movie, I pay more attention to the soundtrack because of Polvo and Helium, and other badass bands. And thankfully, I Hate The 90s has the album. I'm currently listening to it, and yes, it is fantastic. Will I go see the movie? I don't know... It looks cool though.

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{June 15th, 2024} @ 9:35 PM ☆
Just feel like updating the blog... heh. Today was pretty good, I was in a good mood pretty much the whole day. Also, it was raining today, which I freaking love.
Today I found out that Incubus put out the 23rd anniversary edition of Morning View... saw it on Spotify, decided to check it out. They titled it "Morning View XXIII" to make it look cooler I guess. Incubus was the band that I kinda forgot about. I loved them back then, and I put up a "Morning View Sessions" playlist on Spotify, based on an... unplugged session they did? I don't even remember! But anyway, back to the 23rd anniversary edition of Morning View. I listened to the first track expecting a remastered version or something.... but no, I think they re-recorded it because the vocals sounded different, and I'm not really into it. So I'm just listening to the original album right now, for nostalgia's sake! Hehe. But I don't know, I'll probably listen to the 23rd anniversary edition later. Maybe. Also, why 23rd? Why not 20th, or 25th?

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{June 6th, 2024} @ 11:07 PM ☆
Found out about bearblog today. Interesting stuff... maybe I'll use it someday, but for now I'm just gonna stick to this page for blogging. And I'll link it on my link page.

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{June 4nd, 2024} @ 12:56 AM ☆
Check out this button I made using sadgrl's button maker.

Maybe one day I'll make a proper button for this site. Or maybe someone would kindly donate a button? :O)

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{June 3nd, 2024} @ 4:47 PM ☆
I still think about that young Hole fan who died in an accident in 2001 occasionally. She was only 21~22. I was looking at her journal and clearly everything looked normal and she didn't know what was coming for her. And she died in the same month, on around the 20s I think. It's incredibly sad.

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{June 2nd, 2024} @ 10:46 PM ☆
I wanted to see what status.cafe was all about after seeing a widget on someone's Neocities page. I tried to register and I was told to activate my account through a link they sent to my email. I never got it, and it's been 2~3 days now, and I have checked everywhere, so I can't even log in to my account, and I can't contact an admin or customer service. The forum only lets you post only if you can log in to your account. Nobody's posting anything on Twitter, Google, Reddit, nothing! If anyone knows anything about it, please let me know. Thanks.

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{May 30th, 2024} @ 6:25 PM ☆
Today I purchased two compilations on Bandcamp. Sampler 1: Records For The Working Class and Sampler 2: Records For The Working Class 2. They're supposed to be free because Deep Elm is cool like that... but I felt like supporting them because they're one of my favorite labels. So get on there and get your own copy my friend...

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{May 28th, 2024} @ 10:56 PM ☆
Oh man, I can't stop listening to this song, or should I say, part of the song? Because it's not the full song. And let's be real, the first half of the song is boring af. lol. I don't know if that video will work in every part of the world, because sometimes it doesn't. Well, you know what to do. I wish Billie would make more songs like that. Damn, it's so good.

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{May 28th, 2024} @ 2:26 PM ☆
Great news everyone; I got a new job and it's a remote job with a decent pay! So it's basically my dream job. I just gotta get through the probation period and then I'll be all set. I hope everything goes well and I don't fuck things up, heh. Because you know I tend to do that.In other news, I'll be flying to the US before I start my new job. This doesn't have anything to do with the job, just a tiny lil holiday. I'm not sure if we're going to NY or CA, but probably CA. I was kinda hoping that we'd go to NY but oh well. I've never been to the US anyway so that's pretty exciting. Life does get better! You just gotta be patient...

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{May 27th, 2024} @ 10:36 PM ☆
Well this is officially my first blog entry on faded morning. I don't have much to blog about, just that I'm in the process of moving everything from my Tumblr to here. So yeah. Also, I'm still contemplating whether or not I should put a cliques page on this site since I'm not sure if it's possible for me to do that? I'll probably have to find a tutorial for that.And here's song of the day for you: Broken Hearts Are Blue - Because I Am

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**Links★★Below are listings of sites that I find interesting. Hopefully, you will find something that strikes your fancy.:: Deep Elm Records - the record label that released the legendary “The Emo Diaries” compilation series
:: Sophie's Floorboard
:: komakino fanzine - post-punk noise dreampop shoegaze indie & diy music fanzine since 1999
:: borderlinefuckup
:: Au Go Go Records - cool Aussie record label, and a part of Paleoweb Website Museum
:: Maximum RocknRoll - legendary punx fanzine. their radio show, playing music straight from vinyl, CDs, and cassettes!
:: ~ Fun When Bored ~ - r34lly k3wl sit3!!1!
:: do you feel at home?
:: Canadian Wasteland Archives
:: sadder star - an emo radio show!
:: fourfa.com - a little emo wiki. (tip: browse through the wayback machine for more fun content)
:: DKFM Shoegaze Radio - fantastic shoegaze radio
:: Big Sonic Heaven - when I die, I want to go to Big Sonic Heaven
:: Ignoreradio Shoegaze - another shoegaze radio
:: Light from a Dead Star - Lush (the band) fansite
:: bearblog
:: South Park Studios - where I watch South Park
:: Joyzine
:: I Hate the 90s
:: Shoegazing - last updated in 2001, but has some cool shoegaze info
:: Subjugation Records
:: mymyhimusic
:: Numero Group - re-releasing some really cool emo records
:: drifting with the ice
:: Shoegazer Alive
:: Live On Tomorrow - a Juliana Hatfield fansite
:: Leah Berman - landscape photography. Check out her other social media pages too!
:: Peelopaalu - badass link directory
:: Nonstop Pop - indiepop blog and radio show
:: Dandelion Radio - just as cool as John Peel
:: Frail Fan Site - Frail was a straightedged hardcore band from PA
:: Website Review
:: Reject Convenience
:: Brand New Fansite @ 44caliber.net
:: Fluxblog - the first mp3 blog, founded in 2002
:: Wilfully Obscure - a music blog with surprises
:: Julia Reesor - hit-so-hard poems....
:: Jen Rips Vinyl
:: Lost Media Forums
:: Fan of the 90's
:: inangeling.net | random fortunes - what's your fortune?
:: Gossip's Web - the directory of handmade webpages
:: The Next Big Thing - Scottish punk fanzine
:: Nada Surf Talk
:: sleepydaze
:: InspiRobot - it doesn't make sense, but so does life
:: The Dent - a legendary Tori Amos fansite that closed in 2006
:: Enya.sk - a fansite for Enya that hasn't been updated since 2017
:: stillness.digital - a cozy blog

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:: I love site walking!:: My favorite South Park character is Butters:: I love the rain:: I hate people who think they're the main character. The world doesn't revolve around you

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:: This site is hosted on Carrd (duh):: Faded Morning started in May 2024. I can't remember the exact date, but the first blog entry posted on this site was on May 27th, 2024. So probably somewhere around that....:: The layout is based on a tutorial by naocrrds:: The web counter is from fc2.com, and has been counting since December 2nd, 2024:: The cursor is from Cursors-4U.com:: The images you see on the main page are from Tumblr and Pinterest:: The first site button was kindly gifted by maple, and the rest of the buttons were commissioned from Arunyi!:: The only way to contact the webmaster (me) is through my guestbook. If your message is personal, there’s an option to send a private message in my guestbook that will only be visible to me. You may include your contact info there if you’d like me to reply directly. I do not give out my email address on this site.

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