Okay, I'm going to try to give you mindless
people a little glimpse into my world. I am
a total media freak, though, so its all going
to be through different forms of media. Here
you will find listed the songs, books and
movies that influenced me and the way that I
think. Basically its just a reference for
anyone who wants to try and understand me.
Maybe get to know me through what I listen to and
consider to be a valid resource. Something that
tells you a bit about me.



Music is probably the biggest influencing
Sunny Day Real Estate is a really good band, introduced to me by someone very special to me. She knew what she was doing, I think. The song Seven was very influential to me. factor in my life. It's one of the things
that holds me together when I need help.
It keeps me from having bad dreams if I play
it while I sleep. And it helps me form
different ideas and opinions on things.
Also they help me to express my feelings
when I have trouble finding the words to do
it myself. Often I find myself lacking in
Two Points for Honesty is one of my best theme songs. It tells a lot of the way I feel about myself. the appropriate words for a situation, so I
call on a song to help me.
MUSICIAN/BAND         SONG NAME

Guster                Two Points for Honesty
                      Demons
                      Happier

Red Delicious         CasualtiesStaind has been a big influence also.  Aaron Lewis writes some of the best lyrics and Epiphany was just SO me.  It's how I feel a lot of the time.

Cold                  Bleed

Staind                Home
                      Epiphany 

Tapping the Vein      Hurricane
                      The Damage

Incubus               WarningThis girl has an AMAZING voice, and her lyrics are very...well, I don't know how to describe it.  But they fit in well with my personality.  Very good stuff. 
                      The Warmth
                      I Miss You
                      Echo

Marilyn Manson        Coma White
                      Tourniquet

Oleander              I Walk Alone

Trapt                 HeadstrongManson is someone that I think we all should listen to.  Some of it, I'll give you, is a bit odd.  But he also has a way of saying things that the rest of us are usually too scared to say.  But nevertheless, we are all still thinking it.

Jamiroquai            Virtual Insanity

The Cruxshadows       Leave Me Alone

The Offspring         Gone Away
                      Come Out Swingin'
                      Want You Bad
                      The Kids Aren't All Right

This is the album that spawned the song I Think God Can Explain.  Very good stuff also.  The song Monotone was especially meaningful to me.  I identify with the words a lot.
Breaking Benjamin     Forever

Splender              Monotone

Chevelle              Send the Pain Below

Bif Naked             Lucky

Sunny Day Real Estate Seven

Taproot               Iif you have ever heard the lyrics to this song...well, it's just creepy how close they are to my feelings.  I am the dependent type and one of the lines quotes /I need your help to get up from my knees/ and it just struck something with me.  Had it on repeat for days.

Three Colors Red      Beautiful Day

Athenaeum             Unnoticed
                      What I Didn't Know

Angie Aparo           Hush
                      Spaceship

Beth Orton            Stolen CarThis is another one with an amazing voice.  The guy is very good at what he does.  Also, the song Hush was big for me during a certaing time period.  If you hear it, you will understand.

Stonesour             Bother

Counting Crows        Another Horsedreamer's Blues
                      Anna Begins

The Cranberries       Zombie

Avril Lavign          Losing Grip
                      I'm With YouAnother Horsedreamer's Blues is a sad story about someone who uses obsession as a means of escape.  Lose yourself in the game, and you don't have to deal with your own life.
                      Anything but Ordinary
                      Things I'll Never Say

Edwin McCain          The Rhythm of Life

Smashing Pumpkins     For Martha

Sister Hazel          Out There

Soul Asylum           Runaway TrainLow Place Like Home?  Even the most dense of you can probably figure this one out.

Britney Spears        Lucky

SR-71                 What A Mess

Blink 182             Dammit
                      Stay Together for the Kids
                      Adam's Song

Three Doors Down      LoserBleed.  Oh wow.  There's really no way of explaining this one.  It's about a need.  To bleed, but not literally.  It's about expressing who you are.  Essentially, bleeding your soul for others to see.  It's a need to be known.  Well, that's what it means to me, anyway.

The Sneaker Pimps     Low Place Like Home
                      6 Underground

Silverchair           Freak
                      Cemetery

Linkin Park           Papercut
                      Pushing Me Away

Maybe Someday is one of those that everyone can relate to.  Everyone always has that someone they dream about being with.  And then lie to themselves thinking that maybe someday it will happen.
The Deftones          Passeger
                      Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

The Cure              Maybe Someday

Course of Nature      Difference of Opinion

VNV Nation            Beloved

The Smiths            How Soon Is Now

t.A.T.u.              30 Minutes
                      All the Things She Said

Jimmy Eat World       A Praise Chorus

Well now, heck of a music list, but probably only a
small part of what's really in my head. There are
LOT of things in there. Movies are another thing
that has a lot of influence on me. I mean, hell,
you can just LOOK at me and see what an effect some
of them have had. "The Crow" for instance? Yeah,
that one was...inspirational. *smiles* Anyway,
here's the list...just a bunch of movies that i
learned something from. Not necessarily favorites,
though.

The Crow
With Honors
Legend
American History X
Interview with the Vampire
American Beauty
Legends of the Fall
A Walk to Remember

Yeah, movies and music are all great, huh? Good for inspiring people to do things they wouldn't have normally done. Good for teaching people things they don't already know. I mean, it's true that you shouldn't believe everything you see on t.v., but there are some things you can get from it. I mean, you watch a hero flick, and you learn one of two things: 1) blow stuff up OR 2)you learn to do the right thing and beat down the bad guys. Or so that's kinda how I view things, anyway. If you pay attention to the moral of the story you'll learn something good. *smiles* Yeah, but anyway. Most of you have your noses in a movie or your headphones on all the time. So I'm prolly not telling you anything you don't already know. But do you wanna know something that had a really big influence on me that a lot of people pay no attention to? Comic Books! "Umm...is he kidding?" NO! I'm not, actually. Some of the best writing, and most inspiring stories occur where most people don't think to look for them. I dare anyone to pick up the first 6 issues of "Ultimate Spider-Man" or the "Origin" series, and not learn something. Or at least feel something.





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