it clangs clangs clangs.

I'm sorry America, but since the Great Fall of Pantera, your metal scene has, well, sucked. The Europeans - especially the Scandinavians - are righteously slaughtering. Metalcore may better than numetal, but it still ain't got nothing on melodeath or gothencore or whatever you want to call the Scando stuff.

Let's look at the table --

America's Big 4
Trivium
Lamb of God
Killswitch Engage
Hatebreed

vs.

Scandinavia's Big 4
In Flames
Soilwork
Opeth
Dark Tranquility

QED

also coincidentally around 1.43pm

me & the taken but rather beautiful swedish former gymnast former professional ice hockey coach former information architect now coordinating hr on the other side of the world...

"Of course its organic."
"?"
"You look like the kind of guy who eats organic salad."
"I do? Is it the mullet? It has to be the mullet."
"No, its not."
"Is it the vibe?"
[she looks me up and down]
"Yeah, its the vibe."
"Er, ok. I have organic salad man vibe."

Rather than thinking this is a bad thing (aka scruffy looking), I've decided to interpret this as meaning I have a rugged down to earth manly manliness.

donkey clothes

Rachael Cassar has finally put up some pictures to her latest costume designs and they look pretty freaking amazing. Admire.

Go you.

13.

memo to self 13
your flatmate's shower gel should not accidentally be confused with toothpaste gel.