I had this gigantic writeup for my top albums of 2012, but I accidentally deleted and I don't really care to write it up again. Nonetheless, here are my top 10 albums of 2012, by papa boes:
Crazy dreadful atmosphere into music that makes me hate myself. Skip to 14:30 if you want to skip the atmosphere, but I recommend listening to it in it's entirety to get the full effect.
One of my favorite bands of all time, I practically cried when they announced they were releasing a new album. The atmosphere they create is phenomenal.
Joie de Vivre's release this year completely took me by surprise. I wasn't incredibly impressed at first, but as I listened to it a few times I became completely attached. As someone who is turning 24 next year, the lyrics hit right at home. This is straight up emo jamz, and I fucking love it.
All the ties I had to your apartment have all been sold or given away And I can't turn down anyone that shows interest in something I've done Or some band I'm in or some song I wrote When I should have been in college
And I still consider you a friend But when you get older, I hope you're still alone And I hope you hate it
Did you think twice? Are you going to need more? Cause I'm halfway through my twenties, and I still can't get it At what point does it become depressing? And at what point does it get good again?
How many times can you sit at home alone and listen to that same old record and not get tired?
Self-loathing is apparent in my blogs. If you've read my previous submissions, you'll know that I struggle with depression on and off throughout the year. Once again, I've been in a hole that I canot seem to climb out of. I've been thinking about going back to a therapist, but then I say fuck that because I am too proud and I always let it get the best of me. Lately the root of my depression seems to be my lack of intimacy and relationships. I haven't had a girlfriend in nearly 6 years now. Last year, for a few reasons, I decided to change myself for the better and start dressing nice (which I addressed in my last blog.) With this change came a noticeable difference when it came to the responses of the opposite sex; but just because you sleep with a girl for a night doesn't mean you'll see her the next day. For a while there I just said fuck it, who gives a fuck about them. I was reveling in this new-found situation that I had never experienced(h4h4 humble brag w0w,) and I feel that it overtook me for awhile. I mistook this for happiness, and shortly after realized I can't fill this piece of shit heart even temporarily.
There are days when I wonder if even I were to be in a relationship, would I even care? I'm so brainwashed from growing up watching Disney that I have this shitty idea of love that I fear even the smallest bit of affection. I used to be that guy that always complained about being friendzoned - I would befriend the girl with the shitty boyfriend and then complain that I wouldn't get any when they broke up and she cried on my shoulder. I was beta as fuck. Honestly I still am. I give this facade of confidence and appear brash albeit I turn into this piece of shit the next morning who fumbles over their words when they leave. Who have I become? My taste in women.
Jennifer Lawrence just needs to get in my bed already. Fuck.
My grandfather passed away this year. This absolutely destroyed me, and is probably why I've been in another hole of depression lately. It wasn't that much of a surprise that he passed away, as over the last year he was in a home because of his disease and was fading quick. It was the thought of the reason why that broke me down. My grandfather had Alzheimer's disease, and for the last 6 or 7 years he went from being my grandfather to someone who never knew me. The first two years weren't so bad, as he would only forget that he had read the paper 5 hours earlier and he knew it. The last 2 years were incredibly disheartening. He officially didn't recognize who I was this spring, and referred to me as young man(which, may I add, was in the most polite form he could have greeted me. I blame his Marines training.) This broke my heart, and I wept for days. I don't cry. I haven't cried since I was a kid.
My grandfather was a badass. He served in the Marines when he was younger, and then was a trucker for the rest of his life. When his wife asked him to quit drinking and smoking, he quit cold turkey and never thought about it again. I never had a father figure growing up, and he filled the role easily. He taught me how to start up a chainsaw. He threw a football with me while I wore my 49er's Jerry Rice jersey. He taught me how to be a man (something I still haven't figured out to this day.) We had a memorial for him behind my parents house, where he was buried next to his plethora of dogs he had through the years, whom were his best friends. RIP Grandpa Jack.
MLG Anaheim.
담배 with my hoonie woonie(thx roogah)
Events are always an unforgettable experience. You meet your friends, you watch pro-games, you drink. This year I finally met my best friend MrHoon. It's been years in the making, and the stars aligned and the best bromance of all time was formed. I met so many great friends this year, you all know who you are. From crashing some 14 year old girl's birthday party at a bowling alley, drunken Linkin Park songs, abandoned Patron bottles, watching Suppy rise to the occasion at WCS (he's not your average wolf), l0l stephano, to unreal kbbq, Anaheim still rings in my heart. Have some pictures:
MrHoon teaching Zenio the most asinine english phrases.
Smix, Mrhoon, boes(me). BMS4lyfe. I miss you chingudul
So many early morning ihop runs. Instagram tho huh
MrHoon, Hot_Bid, Nony
Lovedrop's forever alone pillow. I'm sorry kha ;;
gr9 kbbq featuring Kennigit, Hot_Bid, Nony, Sheth, Zenio, MrHoon, Quesadilla, JOEY FUCKIN O, Lovedrop, MrHoon, Heyoka, and others that I cannot remember right now sry ilu all ;;;;;
Waiting for my flight home, probably one of the saddest times of my life.
I really know how much Alzheimer sucks. My grandma did not recognize me anymore for the last two years of her life. It's such a terrible feeling seeing her honest confusion when I would congratulate her for her 92nd birthday and she had no idea who I was.
Boes... you have a lot to offer everyone. Make sure that if you are making a tribute blog about someone like this, that someone is making the same blog about you.
Hoon is a fucking sexy beast.
That's it.
@Manifesto7 - Who says terran is underpowered! I'm #1 Gold
For what it's worth, I've been following your stream/twitter/tumblr for a while and you seem like a super cool dude boes. I can empathize a lot with the things you talk about. I felt like my own life was slipping into a bit of a rut, so I decided I needed some extreme change and this year I'm heading off to Korea to do the English teaching thing. Have you considered doing something like that? Imo travel is one of the best things when you feel like you're lacking inspiration/motivation.
Oh and btw, you were one of the influences on me deciding to start dressing better myself, so ty for that Mr young Nick Wooster.
AgentW United States. January 06 2013 00:46. Posts 2364
My grandfather had Parkinson's and Alzheimer's for about the last ten or so years of his life. He passed away in April 2011. My family obviously saw it coming as his condition worsened, but it was so hard seeing him not recognize me or my father.
On January 05 2013 23:30 Manifesto7 wrote: Boes... you have a lot to offer everyone. Make sure that if you are making a tribute blog about someone like this, that someone is making the same blog about you.
I second this and will use this phrase from now on.
Who's the bigger scrub, the scrub, or the scrub who loses to him?
Wonderful blog, I love that first photo of you and hoon I hope 2013 is gonna be a good year for you and that you'll be able to accept yourself and all your lvls of betaness =)
http://twitter.com/#!/Doc_Awesome . Effort, herO and HerO hwaiting :)