Letter Meme

[hector_rashbaum]

kraftpistole gave me the letter "S". Reply to this and I'll give you a letter to pick ten words that start with it (that's a terrible sentence) and write about what they mean to you.

Sambora: comma Richie. He is - hm. It's hard to describe how I feel about Richie. He's talented, and mmm his voice (especially right in harmony with Jon's - oh yes that's nice) is insane. But he gets so much attention - and he very clearly craves it - and it's hard not to resent him for it. And he annoys me sometimes, but mainly because he reminds me of a lot of things about myself I don't like. So...Richie. Yeah. He's...something that I can't really explain for me.

Song: Music is almost everything to me right now. It's really, really rare to find me somewhere where I can be listening to music without it on. And most of the time it's background noise, but there are a lot of songs that pull me right in. My favorite Bon Jovi song of all time has "Song" in the title. Oh and I'd be a bad bad person if I didn't take this chance to pimp the Song of the Day Blog.

Sex: The kind of people whose entire purpose in life is to get laid drive me nuts. I don't get its appeal as a recreational activity. Well I do, I guess, people like to do things that feel good. But...eh. That could also have a lot to do with my limited exposure always being bad encounters that leave me feeling like shit the next day.

Salutations: Reminds me of Jill. Oh man do I miss Jill. It's one of those...not archaic, but not-so-modern terms that she uses and that because of her I use and it's a fun way to talk. Goddamn I miss her.

Sweet (alternately, Sa-Weet!): I don't think this word has any negative connotations, which is neat. Ok, so if you're big bad biker dude you don't want to be called a sweetheart in front of your big bad biker buddies. But I think everyone likes to think someone else thinks they're a big ol' sweetie. I don't like sweet tarts much, though.

Shit: Probably my favorite curse word. I just can't say "shoot", it doesn't work the same. This is the only curse I've ever had trouble not using when I set my mind to it. And it combines with other words so well - shitdamn is a great one.

Slash: Mmm boy love. That's always my first thing I say when asked about slash - "mm, it's hot". Which isn't really the reason I write or read it. I like the exploration of how men deal with a situation differently - not because they feel differently, but because they're men and they can't just say "oh I'm in love with a guy so I can act like a woman". And from a writing standpoint, it's a little easier to come up with obstacles for a couple when society's handing you one right off. Even though I don't use that so much, it's there. Okay...and it's hot.

Sad: Kind of a complicated word, I think. Doesn't mean the same thing to the same people - I try to be more specific with my feelings. It's like happy, in that there are a lot of different levels and ways to feel it and show it. I haven't been sad in any of its forms for a while now, so yay.

Satin: Best cover band ever. They do Bon Jovi covers, but not just note-for-note replicas - they do a rock "Thank You for Loving Me", a modernized "Hardest Part is the Night", stuff like that. It's cool. I absolutely ADORE their "Only Lonely".

Solo: I love when people in bands do solo projects. I like the chance to see what someone does when they don't necessarily have to worry about commercial success or fitting into a mold of what their band can sound like. It's usually a loose mold, but every band DOES have one. And especially in a band as collaborative as Bon Jovi, it's cool to see where it is Richie comes from and where Jon comes from and what David does when he gets his chance to be the main man. And I imagine it has to be kind of scary to pull yourself away from that safety net, away from your friends who can look at a song and say "it's cool, I don't know if anyone else will like it, though, so maybe you should ____". Solo projects are cool.

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[kraftpistole.livejournal.com]

I am a pot smoker. There is nothing else to me.

I don't get that either. Not that I've known much pot smokers.

[pockets the D]