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    Seriously, I really hate these stickers. They really make me hesitate when getting new CDs imported from the US.
    I actually managed to remove it without it tearing this time, but it of course still left a small bit of residue on the case.
     
    But, that does give me an excuse to post my Boris collection thus far:
     

     
    In order: Amplifier Worship; Pink; Smile (US Version); Attention Please; Heavy Rocks (2011); New Album and Noise.
     
    Which is only seven out of twenty - if we're not counting collaborations - but it's not likely to get bigger any time soon, as pretty much all of the others are really hard to get physically. There's obviously the ones that were only released in Japan and are really expensive to import, but there's also a few that only ever had very limited vinyl releases and aren't available on CD at all.
    The only one I could find that isn't ridiculously expensive is the Japanese version of Smile at around £17, which is a price that I could still be convinced to go for, but I'm definitely gonna wait on it.
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    So I was just casually browsing the internet when my monitor decided that it had quite enough of me wasting my life away in front of the computer and went into what I believe is known as the 'white screen of death' mode. Well, I'm assuming it's my monitor, since it stays in a white screen even if disconnected from the computer.
    So there go my plans of saving up some money, as I'm gonna need a new monitor.
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    Gravedigger 2: The gallows-maker, for that frame outlives a thousand tenants.
    Gravedigger 1: I like thy wit well in good faith. The gallows does well, but how does it well? It does well to those that do ill. [...] To't again, come.
    Gravedigger 2: Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?
    Gravedigger 1: Ay, tell me that, and unyoke.
    [...]
    Gravedigger 2: Mass, I cannot tell.
    Gravedigger 1: Cudgel thy brains no more about it [...] and when you are asked this question next, say a grave-maker. The houses he makes lasts till doomsday.
     
    Gravedigger 1 would have to be my favourite Hamlet character. Witty fellow.
    And yes, studying Hamlet too much will result in randomly quoting it.
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    These bloody stickers on the top of the case.
     

     
    I don't know if it's just me, but I can never take them off without them tearing and they always leave marks on the case.
    It's becoming my biggest pet peeve in terms of CDs. I mean, why are they even there, other than to be annoying? The bar code is already on the back of the CD, and new CDs are wrapped anyway
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    Happy new year. I hope 2014 goes well for everyone.
     
    2013 was a pretty mixed bag for me. The first half of it was probably the best time of my life, and the second half... kinda went in the other direction.
    And you know, I'd like to be optimistic about 2014, but I have two university assignments that are due on the 6th followed by exams on the 7th and 8th that I'm honestly not feeling very good about, so I'm starting this year pretty stressed out. Hopefully once that's done I can get back on track though. Hopefully being they key word there.
     
     
    Anyhow, I'll probably do a top 10 albums of 2013 over the next couple of days if I get around to it.
    In the meantime, here's one of two songs I love from a rather disappointing album that won't even make it to honourable mentions (I like the title track a lot more, but it has a certain word in it so you get this instead):
     

  6. Queen of Liars

    Z2

    By Queen of Liars,

    Today is the release day for the new Devin Townsend album Z².
    It being my most anticipated album of the year I've pre-ordered it, and since I did so from Devin's official store rather than say Amazon, it actually arrived on time. Imagine that.
    Seriously though, I'm never pre-ordering stuff from Amazon again. I've had consistent problems with things being late, but Ihshan's album being late last year was the final straw. Considering they charge for release date delivery, more than half of my pre-orders from them being late is not something I want to deal with.
     

     
    Anyhow, Z². I got the limited 3-CD digipak edition, bundled with that awesome t-shirt.
     
    It's a double album, consisting of Sky Blue and Dark Matters, with the third disc containing a version of Dark Matters without the dialogue. Being part of the final stage of this chapter of Devin's career, it's a concept album that acts as the sequel to Ziltoid the Omniscient, something that he's been working on for several years. It's nice to finally see it culminate in this project.
    This will be followed by a huge show in April, after which Devin will be taking a hiatus from music for at least year. Considering how much work he has done in the past few years - even this year had not only Z², but the Casualties of Cool album as well - it's a well deserved rest. Still, I will be eagerly awaiting his return.
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