cupcake_goth | Entries tagged with guilty pleasures

So, while I am a HUGE fan of My Chemical Romance, and am especially fond of Fall Out Boy, I never really got into Panic at the Disco. They seemed cute enough (if terribly, terribly young), but their music never really grabbed me.

I ... I like the new single. I liked the new single BEFORE I saw the video for it. But the video is all steampunk, with a wake and a vengeful ghost! Some of my favorite flavors of eye candy! (Not to mention that in some sections of the video, the lead singer is done up to look like a baby version of Dave Vanian.) It's almost as if they decided to make a video to catch the attention of all the ElderGoths who've been doing neo-Victorian for years and years. And damn them, it's working.

(This (clicky-link!) is a link to the teaser trailer for the video. The full video is on MTV's site, but I'm not linking to them.)

Did I roll my eyes at all the goggles on top hats? Yes, I did. Did I come close to ::facepalming:: at the sight of all the gears affixed to things? Oh yes. But otherwise, the video is all sorts of fun, and the damn song is catchy.

Help me. I don't need to be enamored of another band from the bandom scene.

Current Location: Couchville
Current Music: The Ballad of Mona Lisa - Panic at the Disco

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Whooo, tired. This is the first time in a while that the concept of "Friday! Weekend!" has been really important to me. Ah, the things we get used to when we don't have a day job. So, we had WEATHER last night. House-shaking, I wonder if the collection of tea cups are going to rattle right off of the shelves WEATHER. It was amazing! The cats were Not Amused At ALL, but the Stroppy One and me stared out the windows in rapt astonishment.
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I have a new guilty pleasure TV show. Oh Vampire Diaries, I didn't expect you to end up being vaguely good and entertaining. But the show already has a more entertaining and complex plot than the books (yes, I've read them, this surprises you how, exactly?), and ... okay, I'll admit it: add a snarky, mostly evil, just wants to eat people and be a vampire -sort of vampire character, and I am enraptured. Which is not bad going for a show where for the first three episodes, I firmly believed that the best performance was being turned in by the fog machine.
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SFD photo! I don't know if I'm going to continue posting daily outfit photos, because I don't want to turn into a picspam posting, attention-craving bad internet cliché. (Yes, I worry about these things.) But it has been fun documenting my outfits this week! I couldn't get a good photo of the back of the skirt, but the back panel is layered in 3 tiers of 9" wide ruffles, for extra fluff and bustle-y-ness. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. p>

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And now, more tea, and on to the work project that just got handed to me.

Current Location: Cubeville
Current Music: Gentlemen Aren't Nice - Emilie Autumn

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Two pots of strong tea, coating my neck and forehead with

staxxy's magical Kiss It Better, and two rounds of Advil Cold & Sinus later, my sinus migraine seems to be abating. Thank heavens. Of course, now I'm all sorts of jacked up on caffeine, but that means I'll be more focused on Getting Things Done, right? (Just agree with me here, people.)

So, having set Renfield the iPod shuffling through my "Ladies Glow" playlist (I'm trying to psych myself up to exercise today), I discovered I do have a shameful musical confession.

I am not much for re-mixes or mash-ups. But A Plus D's (clicky-link!) mash-up of "Sexyback" + "Peek-a-Boo"? I love. I would dance to.

Yes, I will cheerfully and unashamedly admit to my affection for Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx!), but admitting to liking a mash-up of a Justin Timberlake song feels strangely wrong to me.

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I should probably go eat some more food to absorb all this caffeine, shouldn't I?

Current Location: The Library
Current Music: Kiss - London After Midnight

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First, the makeup question: speak to me of long-wearing, non-smudging eyeliner pencils, please. I am starting to prefer a less sharp or harsh line under my lower lashes, which means something other than liquid liner. But I haven't seriously shopped for pencil eyeliner in something like, um, two decades. Any recommendations?

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Guilty pleasure music: No, not MCR, you sillies. I have NO GUILT about my geebling adoration for them. No, I'm talking about a blast from my hair metal past.

::shares a Significant Look with cass404::

( Proof that the Stroppy One loves me, in spite of not always understanding some of my musical tastes, plus a ramble about Back In The Day. )

Shallow Fashion Details! I feel under the weather today (a cold? Allergies? The Magic 8-Ball says "Reply Hazy. Ask Again Later"), so I dressed to make myself especially happy.

( Black and pink! Sparkly skulls! )

Current Location: Deskville
Current Music: The Saints Of Los Angeles - Motley Crue

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When real things happen to imaginary people

Oh dear.

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Blessed relief. And an actual shameful music confession!

Natterings about guilty pleasure music, makeup questions, and SFDs

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