I first heard about LJ in 2001 from my friends Marky-pooooooooooooo (fecalgoreattack) and Marina (used to be marinix). My username used to be "lilkittyurine", which was a combination of the names Little Jimmy Urine and Kitty, both members of the band Mindless Self Indulgence. As time went on, I got tired of the name and felt it was more and more silly. On top of that, people started asking if I was into pee or cat pee, and needless to say, I just didn't enjoy questions like that. I bought a $15 name change token a few years into having my LJ, the second I heard it was possible... but damn if I remember when that was. It might have been about 2003. I've been "unpleasantries" ever since. If you search for "lilkittyurine" on LJ it will redirect to unpleasantries. I could look back and find when that was, but I won't (that's a lot to look through!).

So, why did I choose to start a livejournal? I always liked journals but had trouble committing to paper ones- I blame the fact that my hands tend to hurt a lot when I have to write too much (I'm pretty heavy-handed with the pen, I write hard), so the appeal of paper journals tends to wear off quickly for me. I have a tendency to keep my feelings to myself in person, and I've always been a good typer... and I so enjoyed reading about my friends' daily life, that it only made sense to start one of my own. On July 2nd, 2009, I will have had this LJ for 8 years.

I think the longest I've ever gone without posting was about a month, so it's safe to say that I've been a fairly active LJer, though decidedly less so as time has passed. I really believe that keeping a journal has helped me channel my emotions, and tap into being more comfortable expressing myself to others. I won't say that I was ever a completely withdrawn person, but I know I was never terribly outgoing... and I feel like expressing myself in this way has helped me grow a lot. Along with that, I know for sure that I've been able to mature in a very unique way thanks to LJ. I started writing when I was 17 years old, and my posts were always pretty mundane and somewhat childish. I usually talked about my day or my boyfriends. I still do that, but I now view my journal as a healthy and safe outlet rather than a place to document my every boring daily activity. It has been nice, if not a little humiliating at times, to look back and see how I've grown or changed, and even to see what has not changed about me at all.

Not only that, but aside from making new friends through LJ, it has been a wonderful way to keep up with people I care about, and also to learn things I never knew about them. I'm something of a voyeur (in the mildest sense of the word), and I enjoy people-watching. LJ has always been such a fun and interesting way to keep an eye on my friends, because since we're on each other's friend lists, it's mutual voyeurism. At least here, I'm perfectly welcome to peer into the minds of my friends and really understand their thoughts and feelings.

Anyway. I think journals are a healthy and wonderful thing for everyone, no matter how they're used. Though I don't update 3-4 times a day like I used to, I still check LJ every single day (unless I am not able to for whatever reason), and it's still very important to me.

--EDIT--
I'm even using an OG userpic on this entry for old time's sake! I was about 18 years old in that userpic, holding a Frankenstein Girl mask I got from my very first Mindless Self Indulgence show... judging by that and my original LJ username, can you tell what band I was obsessed with?

Saw this on lordandrei's LJ and I'm just deeply touched by this.

Keith Olbermann speaks on Prop 8.


( Transcribed )

If you love your fellow man in any way at all, and you see how wrong all of this is, please repost. Repost everywhere.

PHEEEEEWWWW

HE CRUSHED HIM!

"And we saw a tiny hand..."
or
"Should have cut the red wire."
or
"Weeping, she picked up her clothes."
or
"It was the gun, not me."

Those are my best attempts for almost 6am after being up all night...anyone notice that most of these attempts (mine included) end up looking mainly like a headline or just a pretty sentence? I mean, truth be told, there are few other things that a string of six words could be, anyway. I thought that was a fun exercise, though. Maybe I should do these writer's block things more often. Or at all.

TWENTY-FOUUUUUUURRRRRRRR, eeewww!

Also in other news... I've been wondering this for like a year, WHERE is cumholio?! wtf bro? I miss him so much!

Has anyone heard from him? I've seriously been so worried. Cumboy, if you still read my LJ... PLEASE contact me? Stop Lori Now on AIM... or just unpleasantries@livejournal.com.

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY readysteadystop! <3<3<3

( my valentine postbox )

Ahoy there...

So I just noticed like 3 or 4 LJ strangers added me out of nowhere, which is bizarre to me. I feel like I haven't had a BRAND NEW LJ friend in EONS.

Hey new folks, please introduce yourselves. Don't be shy, I'm a nice girl. Mostly. You had the balls to go and add me, now take that extra leap. Give me a reason to add you back!

Please include, at the very least: where you found me, why you added me, and who the hell you are. I also require a list of references, a DNA sample, your social security information, and your next of kin. Thank you.

On a completely different note, I played Rock Band and I find it far superior to Guitar Hero, mainly because I can use the instrument I wield with relative ease: MY VOICE! This is amazing... karaoke without the strangers. And I have to deal with 92% less hand-cramping from INTENSELY squeezing the guitar; nuts to THAT! This game must become a constant in my life, I decree.

GNARLS BARKLEY
"It's naughty
very naughty necrophilia
without a care
I'm compassionate about killing her
I'd have my way
with what's left of the will in her.

Cosmopolitans and cocaine
an occasional pill in her
When she spoke I saw a spark
but it was dark so
I drove her home when she died
sexy suicide
Sweet nothings for the nom,
you feel where I'm coming from?
Have no fear everything's fine
my girl parties all the time.

Did you hear what I said?
With this ring I thee wed.
Her body in my bed,
she was cool when I met her,
but I think I like her better dead.

Ah - wake up, wake up, wake up.
Dont - wake up, wake up, wake up.

The production is progressive
but the reason is retro
the course of cold blooded murder
I named it neo Necro.
I whispered in her ear to hear an echo.
Echo, co-co...

I keep her, it's cheaper,
I love her too much to let go,
we discussed over dinner how she'd die before the day was done,
so I caught her just in time
to have a little fun
and you could use a little sun.

So scream and holler
run and play,
wish you could die
another day.

I'm glad to say that I've
done what I could to revive
my softer side survived, damn.
But she was alright,
when she was alive."

I forgot that was on my computer. It reminds me of Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover". Look into it.

Bjork was fucking mind-blowing-

no, I did not cry... I guess apparently I was supposed to? She was amazing though, it was great fun. We all know Bjork is into phases (all vocals/choir, string orchestras...) and this time she came with the brass. Horn section! Admittedly, I am not into the brass, but it was not bad by any means. Some songs were a little different, but it didn't detract from the awesomeness. I think she picked a lot of the heaviest songs to play live, though I'll admit that I was really hoping she'd include Isobel and Oceania. Meh. Also, deep down in my heart I wanted to hear All is Full of Love... the video remix. Because yes, the video is fucking genius, but so is the remix.



Don't ask if Matmos was there... frankly, I have no idea. Our seats were pretty decent and the venue wasn't HUGE, but I couldn't make out their faces, nor did I know who to look for. Unless one of them uses a react table...

Ratatat opened, and although I never gave them a chance before because I like my music to have vocals... I dug them. They set a really good mood, and they were strange yet inviting. The...band leader? (though there isn't one) spoke into a voice-warper so he sounded like some raspy, bass-heavy alien when he actually spoke. They looked like a bunch of grungy dudes who played fucking cool groovy shit. I'm into it.

And for anyone who is curious... the set list + some of my reactions to it. No reaction means it was just awesome, plain and simple.
( set list & reactions )
She said it would be the last U.S. performance for a long while. Overall, she was adorable, bouncy, fun, enthusiastic as always, and a total joy... all while being a terribly formidable force. I am so thankful to Adam for taking me and being with me to experience it, because I had wanted to for a really long time.

P.S. a picture of a react table, if anyone was curious? Bjork's was green/teal.

WHAT the hell is going on with this weather?!??!11

Weather.com

Wasn't it like 40 degrees here the other day?? My room is always the hottest room in the house so if it's 84 outside, it felt like 218106186.4444 billion degrees in my room. UGH.

Hey, anybody else wondering why they don't show the powers belonging to the "first gen" folks? The parents?... or did I miss an episode?

I'm pretty sure I've never missed an episode... but they have mentioned that the parents have powers, yet they don't tell us what they are (except for Matt Parkman's father).

Has anyone heard any speculation as to what they may be, or any rumors that there will be future episodes about this? The show has gotten to the point where basically everyone has a power, and it just depends on when the writers need a new plot curveball to throw at us.

Also, what's up with the Star Trek connection? Why are Sulu and Uhura all up in the groove? Why is Sylar gonna play Spock in the future? LOL WHAT IS THE DEAL.

P.S. Random trivia: Zachary Quinto directed an episode of Lizzie McGuire? WHAT IN THE F?

I'm watching High School Musical 2 right now, during Zac Efron's solo... you know, "Bet On It". I'm sorry, but this is seriously the most hilariously flamboyant thing I've ever seen. I can just hear the director yelling at him, "BIGGER, ZAC! I WANT BIGGER MOVEMENTS! SWISHY!" I'm really wondering how much of this he made up on the spot, and how much he spent hours practicing alone in his room. I have to find a video of this...

OMG here it is. WOW.



I hate how YouTube fucks up the audio sync, but look at that. I love it so much. Swishy big jazz hands, swishy hips when he walks, the random Michael Jackson-esque moves, and he's doing the fucking claw! And you HAVE to love the incredibly intense random golf club swing, followed by the incredibly intense reflection stare-down in the water, followed by the intense SPLASH of the reflection... and the finale, the big Tom Cruise run, complete with leaps and pirouettes, and finally the ending pose, with hands in the air, one knee slightly bent so his waist has a cute little feminine curve to it. It's seriously no wonder that poor Vanessa Hudgens had to persuade him to love her by sending him millions of nude photos of herself. The poor child was so deeply in denial that the dude is gay-licious. How adorable!

I'm so sorry if I hurt you. I never meant to.

I don't know what to do. You were...are... so important to me. I didn't even know how much until it was too late.

I don't feel whole and I'm scared. all the time.

There's a chance my band Spaz March could be on MTV2 and go on the Projekt Revolution tour with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, and one of MY favorite bands... MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE.

http://mtv2ontherise.com?em=013093


We need 5,000 votes to get past level 1, and then I think after that point we are considered to be on MTV2. Right now we have a little over 1,600 votes, so that means our numbers have almost doubled since last night when I started voting... but that's not enough! I saw one band who was doing about the same as us last night, and now they have over 11,000 votes!

It's so easy to vote. It's free, you don't have to register or put in ANY personal info. Just type in the stupid anti-bot code and VOTE. You can vote as many times as you want. It's like a video game to me. I've been voting all day and night. I have voted hundreds of times already!

Help us out, please! We seriously cannot do this without your help. Spread the word. We need your help.

http://mtv2ontherise.com?em=013093


Spaz March is a good band! We don't suck! We practice twice a week! We have fun music that anyone can enjoy! And if not for me, help out for Murv. He has been working to try to be a musician professionally for as long as I can remember. He tries so hard. He is such a good guy, and he is so talented. I think he deserves a break. Spaz March deserves a chance.

Vote as many times as you like! GO!

Go to this link and vote for us. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED, JUST TURN OFF YOUR POP-UP BLOCKER AND VOTE.

http://mtv2ontherise.com?em=013093

This is for MTV2. If you're having trouble with the link, do a search on the site for SPAZ MARCH. Here is the official blurb:

"Hi. MTV2 is sponsoring this cool site called On The Rise. It’s a place for unknown artists and bands (like Spaz March) to get known. This is where I could really use your help.

Visit my personal Profile page and vote for me. In fact, vote for me as much as you want—there’s no limit! The more you vote, the better my chances of rising to the top! My band’s unique On The Rise URL is http://mtv2ontherise.com?em=013093."

I think we need like 5,000 votes, so if you are bored... PLEASE feel free to sit there and vote over and over again. I'm going to! It would mean so much if all of you helped out.

Love you guys!

sinfulscreens and dustyskinandall both posted with their dinosaur icons at around the same time today!



VIEW FULL SIZE!

I blurred the words though, because they were both friends-only entries... hopes it's ok that I posted this screenshot!

I love you and you are good.

Well, if you were Jones-ing for me to post some photos in here already, then you obviously weren't checking my flickr.com page. You should. But anyway, here are some new ones of me.

This one is from March, right before I left to play my first Spaz March show. Full-size version can be viewed on the flickr page.


This one is from about a month and a half ago. I think I really like having my hair in my face. Also I think my makeup came out really good that day, because I like the way my skin looks here. Hmm. Was trying to get shots of my hair before I cut it... hence the photo title.


This one was taken about 2 weeks ago. Adam got me an amazing new desk (he is so damn sweet), and I also decided to get myself this awesome magnifying desk lamp.


Anyway, sorry if those clog your page. You should probably just go to my photoset and view the rest. I keep forgetting to add the ones from when I got my hair cut. I just have the "before" shots up". Soon...soon.

What in the fuck? Something definitely feels wrong here.
( maybe spoilers...? )

what the...

WHAT THE FUCK? What was that? Did he seriously just shoot him? WHERE AM I?!

Discuss.