I've Lost My Fear Of Falling

This year was the best year of my life.

Probably the toughest too.

It was a weird year...

 

Top 8  Albums

 

1. The Killers - Sawdust

Ahhh! Yay!

It's a mix of demos, b-sides, lives, and new songs.

Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf was released after years of waiting. They re-did some amazing songs, some being demos from years ago. It's such an incredible, incredible album and everyone should have it.

 

2. Say Anything - In Defence Of The Genre                                             

This album is holyshitwow good. The lyrics are so honest - discussing everything from drugs, insanity, "fornicating", religion love, & sex.  The lyrics are so very clever, the music is great. Its angsty, sweet, hilarious, shocking and showcases the incredible band Say Anything are.

 It features a tonne of musicians; from Gerard Way, Adam from Taking Back Sunday, Fred from TCF, Hayley Williams of Paramore, Anthony Green of Circa Survive to Aarron Gillepse of The Almost and Underoath and Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio.

I love it I love it I love it.

 

 

2. The Academy Is... - Santi  

Genius.

 

4. The Used - Lies for the Liars                           

  Even though the intentions of this album is something I dont approve of, ...damn they make a good record. A REALLY good record.  Really angry. But nice production, amazing guitar... And they perform it well.

 

 

5. Cobra Starship - !Viva La Cobra!                                                    

Funnest album of the year. Quirky and sounds like it was made for the 80's.  I really really love it. iFangs up!

 

 

6. Aiden - Conviction                                           

Really cool album. Pretty morbid and miserable, but it's a pretty fucking good album. Songs like Moment, Teenage Queen, and Bliss are reallu amazing.

 

 

7. Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now: Part Two (live tracks)                 

It's LIVE. Adam breaking a string in Divine Intervention. I lol'ed.

 

 

 8. Circa Survive - On Letting Go

Anthony Green's vocal abilities never cease to amaze me

 

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Top 3 Music Videos

 

1. Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance: Because its crazy intense. Full of energy, and the filming caused a lot of drama and stuff. Not so good part was the injury side.

 

2. Situations - Escape The Fate : Because its fucking hilarious. The starting bit where Ronnie's the bus driver, oh my god. So funny.

 

3. Don't Shoot Me Santa - The Killers (forthelolz). They made that video so it could be made fun of.

 

Music DVD of the Year:

Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now: Part Two

Runner Up : Bastards Of Young

 

 

Worst trend of the year: Fluro, big-word slogan teeshirts. Seriously.

 

 

Best catchphrase: Uhm…oh! FTW! Whether it meant For the Win or Fuck The World it was appropriately overused to the max. Ultragrrl even designed a t-shirt inspired by WMHL that says FTW.

Epic Fail was a huge one. Saying ROFL outloud to piss everyone off. Also rhyming things for LJ.

 

 

 

Best Unsigned band: Theodore Grimm. They will eat all the food out of your fridge. *nods*

 

 

Best Label : Skeleton Crew

 

 

Best Hair Products : Wakk Stain *worships*, Ganria Fructis Intense 1 Minute Repair, Johnossons No Tears Baby Shampoo, Pantene hairspray

 

Best TV Show :

Summer Heights High

Chasers

Rage

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two thousand and seven

*. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

25^th January - Sydney Trip. On of the best.

26^th January - First time seeing The Killers w/ Starky

27^th January - First time seeing My Chemical Romance (/Another Day Down) Hanging out with ADD. Meeting Gerard Way.

28^th January - Waking Up the next day and being jumped on.

24^th March - Camden trip. Show. Mega Lolz!111. Realizing that drawing on yourself with pen without ink will indeed result in scarring.

26th May - General lolz in Nowra.

9^th April - Party. Idiocy. Impulse hair-cutting.

10^th July - Sarah Blasko. I seriously love her.

25^th October - Taste Of Chaos. Met Nick from Aiden. First circle pit/death pit. Frank Carter smiling at us singing Black Flag.

10^th November - The Killers again. Long line ups. First time at barrier.

11^th November - Meeting The Killers.

29^th November - Sydney. Meeting Emma & Bre. Amazing Times.

30^th November - My Chemical Romance w/ Circa Survive & The Getaway Plan. 12 hour line ups. Frank being there this time, Desert Song & Cemetary Drive being played. Seeing Toro outside, getting Frank's water bottle.

1^st December - Long train rides. Most pain I've ever felt.

5^th December - 15th Birthday

7^th of December? -  Keelz's birthday party.

25^th December - Christmas – Everything.

  

 

*.Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Rofl, who actually ends up KEEPING their resolution? No, I didn't.

This year I'm trying to see family I don't see as often as I should and sleep in the night time.

 

 

*. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?

'Concept'...fuck I don't know.

It was basically a whole load of band shirts and black pants or jeans 0_o

With red or black makeup & cons. Not very interesting haha.

I tried to get people to catch onto the 'pants' revolution too :D

  

*. What kept you sane?

Probably more of 'who'.

Gerard, Frank, Bob, Ray and Mikey.

Brandon.

Chat Crew definitely & Friends.

Other people…

  

 

*.What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Getting the 'life goal list' shorter. Meeting amazing people. Keeping conscious when it mattered xD

 

 

*. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:

Okay...

That if you wait, and keep the faith, things will happen.

That karma takes a long time to begin to work.

  

 

*. What did you want and what did you get?

To say thank you. And I got it kinda.

 

 

*. Whom did you miss?

Whom? haha i love that word. People I know? No one.

And bands and stuff that decided NOT to grave us with their prescence *cough*yesi'mtalkingaboutyoutakingbacksunday*cough*

 

 

*.Are you happier now than you were last time this year?

Oh you have no idea. 1000% happier.

 

 

*. What was your greatest musical discovery or rediscovery?

TAI…, Cobra Starship, Escape The Fate, Say Anything, Gallows, Aiden. I didnt rediscover anything...

 

 

*. How was school?

School was weird this year. I took Art, Psychology, and Drama for my electives. I wasn't too happy with how the school year started but I never am so that wasn't unexpected. Ended up doing the best in Drama which is completely fucked because I cannot do Drama to save myself.

 

 

*.Where did most of your money go?

Concerts, merch, cds, magazines, hair.

  

 *.Did anyone close to you give birth?

YeshYesh. A few people. I have two new cousins ^.^ They are crazy adorable.

  

 

*.Did anyone close to you die?

Kinda. Not as in they 'kinda' died, as in we were 'kinda' close.

 

 

 *. Did you suffer illness or injury?

I swear I have mono or something. I was sick SO much this year.

Injury wise I got hurt a lot too.

And other stuff too...

 

*. Best films this year?

Did anything good even come out this year?

I'm still in love with Evil Dead.

  

 

*. What was the best thing you bought?

Weirdly enough, probably a shitload of sharpies.

 

 

*.Whose behavior merited celebration?

Um. Matt Cortez. Because…I don't need a reason it's Matt.

 

 

*. Whose behavior made you appalled and sad?

Eh people. People at my second My Chem show.  Not really sad...more angry.

People at other shows. Fan girls to a crazy-ass extent.

And bitchy elitist groups to a big extent also.

 

 

*. Did you change your hair this year?

I did! I started this year with part of my fringe red, and the tips, red.

I added more red to my fringe.

I went all black.

Had purple fringe.

I went black with entire fringe red/pink.

Black with bottom layer Pink.

Chopped off my hair.

More pink layers.

Weird uneven blonde stage I kinda liked.

Even more pink.

Blonde stage that everyone though was permanent.

Now its nearly all pink.

Next year it'll be different. /ramble.

 

 

*.What song will always remind you of 2007?

Famous Last Words – MCR.

The Laughing Gnome – David Bowie xD

Leathermouth – Murder…

 

 

*. What do you wish you'd done more of?

LOL. Gone out. I'm the most anti-social person ever.

  

 

*. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

Not 'hate'...extremely intensely dislike. No actually, I do hate some new people..

 

 

*. What was the best book you read?

I'm reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill at the moment. Emma gave it to me.

Its fucking creepy. It's about this aging rock star who buys a ghost of the internet and all this weird shit happens. So far, I love it a lot.

p.s Nice Nirvana reference. And if I remember correctly that Nirvana song was written about Courtney Love's Vagina : l

 

 

*.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I did absolutely shit all. The past few weeks had been part of my birthday presents so it was cool. But yes. Not many people remembered...those who did made it awesome. No party. Went to Keelz's party the next night or the night after though. I turned 15. I know I suck.

 

 

*. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most/least?

Britney Spears - for surviving.

Bert McCracken & Zac Effron. - Because... Bert seriously scares me. And Zac Effron also scares me.

  

 

*. What political issue stirred you the most?

The whole Camden Islam issue really pissed me off.

Not because I want either Anti/Pro the school, but because the people caused it to not be about the school and to bring in racial religious issues. It's bullshit.

 

 

 *. Quote a song that sums up your year:

I see you lying next to me,

With words I thought I'd never speak.

Awake And  Unafraid.

 

 

So that was my year in a nutshell

A long, rambly, nutshell...

Thank you to everyone who was there for me this year. Thank you to the people who I've hung out with this year and met and laughed with. I love you all.

xoep.

x-posted to Myspace

P.S Feel free to comment on your 2007 and stuff if you want :)