Run through my town, scream 'til I faint

pretty odd.  i'm really nervous and excited for the release of it.  it's worse as i've just read more about what the band have said about it.  they say they've changed.  and i'm feeling that from the way they speak in interviews to the clips of new songs i've heard.  not sure how i feel about the new stuff either but i'm pretty sure it'll grow on me, just like the old stuff did.  and to think when i was first played 'time to dance' i couldn't stand it!  heh, and now i'm a woman possessed obsessed! 

um, so yeah.  did have more things to write but i can't remember now.  i was too busy fan-girling over the new record.  yayz :)

xo

QUESTIONNAIRE!

Fueled By Ramen Target Audience Questionnaire

1. Age:     13 or Under     14-16     17-19     20-22     23-25     26+
 

2. Gender:     Male/Female
 

3. Favourite music genres (choose up to three):

Pop                  Rock                R&B/Rap/Hip-Hop                  Electronic/Trance/Dance
 

      Ska/Reggae                        Country                        Classical                       Other*

*Please specify other genre(s):  ________________________________________

 
4. Top three bands (in any order): 

1. _______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

 
5. Top three albums (in any order):

 1. _______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

 
6. Which Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance bands do you listen to? (Circle all that apply)  

The Academy Is…                   Cobra Starship                         Cute Is What We Aim For

                        Fall Out Boy                 Forgive Durden                        Gym Class Heroes

 The Hush Sound                      Less Than Jake                         Lifetime

                        Panic! At The Disco                 Paramore                     Powerspace

Punchline                      This Providence
 

7. Have you ever bought any Fueled By Ramen merchandise (excluding CDs, including tickets for shows):  

 Yes/No

 8. If yes, what have you purchased?

 Clothing                        Accessories                  Posters                         Badges                         Ringtones                     Videos                         Other (please specify): ___________

 9. How do you feel about the price of the merchandise?

 Way too expensive                   A bit expensive                         Not bothered

               Average priced                         Quite cheap                              Very Cheap
 

10. Have you ever seen or heard an advert for Fueled By Ramen or Decaydance?

Yes/No

 

11. If yes, what kind of advert was it?

Poster              Flyer                TV commercial             Radio ad                      Website based

           Other (please specify): ________________________________________
 

12. What did you think of the advert?

Very disappointing          Disappointing          OK          Good          Very Good
 

13. How would you rate it overall? (One being lowest, ten being highest)

1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8       9       10

14. What do you think of Fueled By Ramen’s current logo? 

Very Bad          Bad          OK          Good          Very Good

15. Do you think it could be improved?  Yes/No.
 

16.  If yes, how?  __________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

 

Thank You for your time.

***Email address is complimentsandchemistry@googlemail.com***

Thanks again.

Yes that's right, back at college.  And like a day after New Year's day!  I blatantly need tomorrow to recover from the recovery of today!  Yeah that made sense...

So New Year, new start eh?  Start the year as you mean to go on?  Stuff like that really makes me think, although it really shouldn't.  Makes me worry too, again, something I shouldn't do.  When I worry, it's like I bring up some of the worst chains of events I've experienced, and that makes it hard for me to focus.  *sigh*

I feel... incoherant.  Like there's a part of me missing... like a broken sentence.  And a broken record; every now and again I always have this patches of... well, "down-ness", where I'm not upset nor angry nor frustrated nor tired, just... thinking about things.  I hate not having a mood.  When you're in a particular mood, there's a particular way to feel.  But when you're just... there, you're just there, nothing to do.  This doesn't make much sense does it?

Rambling really isn't the best medicine for the way I'm feeling.  Oh great, and now my sister's just woken up and is kicking up a fuss.  Gotta love where I am now.

So it is.  And at 5 days to Christmas, I'm pleased to announce that Christmas spirit is in my bones and (hopefully) here to stay until the day.  My Christmas spirit has been coming and going this year, here one minute and gone the next, so I'm glad that it seems to have found a place to stay.

In other news, I saw Fall Out Boy's 'This Ain't A Scene...' video for the first time today, and might I say that I'm very impressed.  I like what they've done, with taking the piss out of themselves and including characters from other videos... I thought it was well done.  The only tiny bit that I liked but didn't find fitting with the rest of the video was the little black and white bit at the end.  It was cool to show the reality of being in a band in comparison to the partying that a lot of people think it's all about, but... I dunno, something about it didn't quite gel for me.  Maybe it's my inner media student that's doing it, who knows.

Now I've kinda come to a closing point on this entry, incase I'm not on again before Christmas (or I don't feel like writing another journal), just thought I'd wish anyone who reads this a Merry Christmas, and that I hope they have a great time.

XO

Okay so I'm not exactly new to LJ, but I'm new to actually keeping one. Usually by now I would've deleted my journal and gotten a new one, but this time I'm gonna try and stick it out with this nickname.

So anyway, as this is my first journal on this account, I think I'm gonna sum up how things are now. Right at this moment at time I'm feeling full, bored, a bit ill, a bit tired but generally content. This is thanks to yesterday's chain of events - getting Fall Out Boy tickets, having a (don't be too shocked) good day at college, hanging out with friends, reading Kerrang and listening to Christmas songs. It really doesn't get much better than that.

Today was alright too. Went up the town and did last minute Christmas shopping as well as getting myself some much needed new jeans and a new coat, also pretty well needed as I've been using just a hoody as a coat. As much as I love shopping, I really hate Christmas shopping... too busy, people are just plain rude and the queues are ridiculous. But I'm glad it's all over with for this year... *phew*.

Tonight I don't think I'm up to much, maybe go round my best friend's to watch a film or something. I've just realised that I've written one hell of a lot for my journal. Think I'm gonna wrap it up here - thanks for reading.

XO