Dance When Nobody Is Watching

Drum and bass ain't too popular. I was practically the only one there last Friday at the Vinyl Underground and, strangely, I was OK with it. It might have had to do with the fact that I was drunk, but I just didn't give a shit that nobody was there and proceeded to dance (retardedly) until the wee hours of the morning by myself.

I've come to the conclusion that I've become somewhat of a music whore/stickler. Nowadays I look for certain sounds and tune everything else out. The mainstream is boring and has been done before. I'll listen to it, and maybe I'll enjoy it nostalgically, but it doesn't give me the "shiver."

Do you know what I'm talking about? It's kind of like goosebumps hitting you throughout your body. The best song in the world comes on and your whole head flutters, inducing a tingle that shoots down your spine and spreads all over. It's hard to explain, but it's sort of like an adrenaline rush, if I were to compare it to something more common.

I sometimes try to take an outside view of my music, and occasionally I wonder, "holy shit what the fuck am I listening to." And then I get into an internal debate about what constitutes music, what constitutes good music, is the popular consensus on certain genres indicative of the genre's objective musical greatness...and by the time I'm done wrestling with the topic all I can come up with is: music is such a personal thing that trying to apply some sort of standard saying what makes "good" music is futile. Music is nothing more than sound patterns that the brain finds pleasing. The human brain is wired so differently from person to person that which patterns the brain finds pleasing is also different from person to person.

A bit of a sidetrack discussion, but it ties into my weekend. I actually felt pretty OK for my Korean class the following morning; regular naps does a body good. And do I dare say it? Learning Korean is turning out to be pretty fun. I get 1-on-1 teaching with a textbook and everything; not bad for a free class!

Saturday night I went to see a soccer game at Asiad Stadium. All-in-all the Korean teams here aren't too good but being in the cheering section was pretty fun. Pictures are up, just follow the link.

An-nyeong-hi-gye-se-yo for now.