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I do have to give U2 some credit, though. They are decent for an 80's band  (but still pretty awful),

...and somewhat successful in their attempts at crossing-over to 90's and current day music. HOWEVER, their greatest asset lies in their ability to write a powerful Love Melody.....

for you (and all you stand for)

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                                                                          From My Trip Back to Raleigh...
                                                              the 'cool'est 18-Wheeler tire guard EVER!
                               

Cook Out. A fairly famous fast food joint here in NC, mostly due to its insanely late weekend hours (5:00 AM on weekends!). It is a common hot spot for post-party drunkards looking for the perfect nightcap. My suggestion: the famous Cook Out Milkshake

My music collection, initiated in high school almost a decade ago, has continually evolved... steadily growing in magnitude. Currently, I have managed to assimilate some 13,000 songs by around 1,000 different artists.

You're probably thinkin', "Wow. There is no way he actually listens to all of that."
    Sadly....you are right.

The managerial difficulty of said collection has become a growing problem over the past few years. I've attempted several methods to alleviate the issue, some unique and some bizarre. However, the method harboring the greatest success has been in my attempts at construction of ultimate playlists.

ultimate playlist (uhl-tuh-mit - pley-list) :
   A collection of music based around a central concept (ie, evocative mood, similar acoustic quality, historical significance, etc.) assembled in high volume with the intention of eventually assigning every preferable song in a given collection.

In essence, I am seeking to create raw emotion ... elicited in each specific playlist. The idea is that, upon completion, I will have allocated each and every good song in my possession, leaving none lingering behind to be forgotten in the void of time. In addition, I will then be able to call upon any of said playlists -- essentially calling upon any feeling or affective mental state that I choose.         -Joy-

There has been a great number of playlists. Some have stayed, others have been retired.
  Here is an incomplete collection:

- :D : (happy / feel-good music)
- 4-Shame : (high intensity D&B/House w/ particularly provocative lyrics)
- A Little Taste of the DarkSide : (dark heavy metal/rock)
- Air Guitar, NE1?? : (collection of intense guitar, mostly solos)
- Bachelor's Delight : (upbeat and alluring atmospheric music)
- Be-Bop : (collection of trip-hop w/ smooth beats)
- Beatbox Burning : (engaging trip-hop/electronic)
- Best of V.G. : (collection of video game music)
- Beyond the Cosmos : (surreal atmospheric music)
- Bittersweet Symphony : (great songs, but depressing lyrics)
- Chill Pill [10mg] : (relaxing music)
- Chill Pill [50mg] : (extremely relaxing atmospheric music, hardly any lyrics)
- Dance Party : (club/electronic music you can dance to)
- Electroshock Therapy : (intense electronic)
- Garden of the Gods : (the BEST video game music)
- In the Groove : (music you can dance to)
- Lackluster Spectacular : (music w/ a '...so what?' attitude)
- LSD Mach3 : (trippy electronic music)
- Menace of the Rift : (rock music with hard/repetitive guitar rhythms)
- Music Immortal : (timeless music from history)
- Optimum Efficiency : (feel-good/inspirational music)
- Over the Hills & Far Away : (ballads of heartbreak and redemption)
- Perverted Undertone : (music with suggestive beats/lyrics/rhythm)  **use with caution
- Rock~Steady : (only the rockin'est music)
- Sly : (PG rated version of perverted undertone)
- the Blacklist : (songs so sad, you can't stand to listen)
- the Underground : (only the hottest Hip-Hop)
- VietNOW : (songs made famous during the Vietnam war)
- w/o Cause : (uninspired & random music made in humor)
- X-Nite : (PG-13 rated version of perverted undertone, somewhat trippy)

more to come...

For those of you who might actually be interested, I constructed a 'Fan-Fiction' piece for my fiction writing class last semester. Its a quasi-prequel to FF: VII...in that it tells the story of Seto, Nanaki (RedXIII's) father. The events that unfold are alluded to in Final Fantasy 7 itself, but never given a true narrative.  UNTIL NOW...

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