Lead My Skeptic Sight to the Table and the Light

The current addiction- The Jimmy Eat World messageboards (bbs.jimmyeatworld.com)

Good morning everyone on a...(I'm gonna assume its somewhat sunny outside...hmm. looks fairly windt today)...on a lovely Sunday---yeah right.

So much for waking up early this morning. I had intended to get an early start on the day and get goin on my 3D modeling of my cellphone, but alas, an extended sleep was far more appealing. So here I am, right at it on this brand new blog of mine. Its sad how attached I am to my morning rituals of plopping myself right in front of the computer. As soon as I fire up my monitor and my web browser, I am greeted with the monochrome colors of the Jimmy Eat World messageboards...

...Yes, I have an apparent addiction. I just can't get enough of these particular boards, especially since I've been recently conversing with Jim Adkins on such topics of audio engineering and songwriting approaches. It has certainly been one mindblowing experience--to have a conversation with one of your songwriting "heroes". I guess that's one of the beauties of communication on the Internet. The medium is so vast, and since access now is becoming more and more available to people worldwide, its become such a wonderful tool of bringing people together--people of all races, religions, classes, and yes, people of different occupations. These days, it is possible to talk to that particular rockstar or celebrity that you admire (if you're lucky, of course. lol) But when you acheive such an opportunity, musicians and fans alike can shed their titles online and just talk to one another like regular people--such is the case at the jimmy messageboards--well again, most of the time.

There's always a certain unspoken etiquette when conversing with the "rockstar", especially when you're a musician just like them. In a way, there's a certain level of professionalism, after all, they're just like me in the sense that they write songs, make recordings, and play shows...it just happens that they are on a major label, and are making more money than me at the moment! While I do praise Jimmy Eat World's musical craft, I try not to make them feel like they're anything more than a musician (as opposed to some tween fans who worship them like they're god...sigh. some people's kids),

Anyway, there you have it. A little window into one of MANY addictions I have. Seems like, at least with me, I happen to replace an addiction with another one. Its a strange behaviour that I intend to further analyze. Well, time for a welcomed hot shower and a bite to eat.

Hmm, I wonder what's new on the Jimmy boards...


p.s. here's a quick shout out to Lainey :P (I got your message last night. HERE! lol my acknowledgement of you :) )