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Mar. 23rd, 2013 06:51 pmWe went to a March for Marriage Equality today downtown. It was, honestly, a little depressing. Columbus has a huge gay population, and the turnout was only around 800. Blah. Seriously? But Mr. E got his photo taken by the newspaper and we were interviewed, and asked if we'd be willing to do a follow-up when marriage is legal. I'm thinking, geez, you guys seem a little too sure it's going to happen. I hope it will turn out positively, but I'm a little too realistic to get my hopes up. So, anyway, he missed one nap, went down super late for the other, so I've only just now got him down for the evening. I really should be doing dishes and straightening up, but I'm writing and reading fic instead...oops. Can everyone rec me their favourite Brencer, Arthur/Merlin, and Destial fics?
Meanwhile, I have a lot of feels over the MCR thing. Mostly I'm not as disappointed as I would have thought I'd been. I am a little sad, but it isn't like the heartbreak that the Panic! divorce caused me, and I'm not as emotionally wrecked as I was over the FOB hiatus. I guess the thing is, I don't look at MCR and think "what could they have created???" Because everything they did create is just awesome. I love every single thing in their discography, and it's such a broad, bold collection, all over the map. But the thing is, as much as I do love MCR's music, and their lyrics, and Gerard's voice, I don't feel that same personal connection to it that I do to FOB and Panic's lyrics. I feel like Ryan Ross was telling the story of my fucking life with Fever, and Pete...Jesus, I thought I was the only fucked up person in the world who thought the things I do until I heard his lyrics. With both of them, I'm hungry for more. Brendon, somehow, managed to create some lyrics that, while not nearly so personal to me as Ryan's, still hit the spot. My Chem's lyrics, on the other hand, have been a method of escape. Each song paints such a vivid image, I feel like I'm watching a story, and with Danger Days, I feel like they've created a satisfying ending. Of course I'd still love to have more from them, but I'm okay with how things stand. I got to see them 4 times at the barricade, I've got setlists, guitar picks, awesome vids, and I've made great friends at their shows and in bandom. If anything, I'm sad that I can probably guess at the reasons behind the split (primarily MikeyWay going batshit insane). But nothing's ever over in the music world. Who knows what'll happen 7-10 years down the road when their kids are starting to grow up. In the meantime, I'm confidant that we'll see plenty of their other creative endeavours.
Meanwhile, I have a lot of feels over the MCR thing. Mostly I'm not as disappointed as I would have thought I'd been. I am a little sad, but it isn't like the heartbreak that the Panic! divorce caused me, and I'm not as emotionally wrecked as I was over the FOB hiatus. I guess the thing is, I don't look at MCR and think "what could they have created???" Because everything they did create is just awesome. I love every single thing in their discography, and it's such a broad, bold collection, all over the map. But the thing is, as much as I do love MCR's music, and their lyrics, and Gerard's voice, I don't feel that same personal connection to it that I do to FOB and Panic's lyrics. I feel like Ryan Ross was telling the story of my fucking life with Fever, and Pete...Jesus, I thought I was the only fucked up person in the world who thought the things I do until I heard his lyrics. With both of them, I'm hungry for more. Brendon, somehow, managed to create some lyrics that, while not nearly so personal to me as Ryan's, still hit the spot. My Chem's lyrics, on the other hand, have been a method of escape. Each song paints such a vivid image, I feel like I'm watching a story, and with Danger Days, I feel like they've created a satisfying ending. Of course I'd still love to have more from them, but I'm okay with how things stand. I got to see them 4 times at the barricade, I've got setlists, guitar picks, awesome vids, and I've made great friends at their shows and in bandom. If anything, I'm sad that I can probably guess at the reasons behind the split (primarily MikeyWay going batshit insane). But nothing's ever over in the music world. Who knows what'll happen 7-10 years down the road when their kids are starting to grow up. In the meantime, I'm confidant that we'll see plenty of their other creative endeavours.
