Random Subject Saturday - Blogging Music (DjVick, ElectroDanceMovement, Others)

Hello and welcome Random Subject Saturday; the day of the week where I tell you what I listen to while writing on this blog, and where to find it if you're so inclined.

Yes... I made the "DJVick" text out of alignment just to drive you crazy... Image is a screenshot of https://www.youtube.com/user/DJVickOfficial

A lot of people have been asking me to talk about music... Truth be told, I'm not sure what I can really say on the subject, apart from perhaps what I listen to while I'm writing these blog posts. So I'm going to talk about some "Blogging Music" that I listen to each day while I write for this blog.

Blogging is not exactly an easy task. You have to figure out what you're going to say or talk about, try not sound boring, make sure that the blog looks good and is interesting to see, and mainly, put your nose to the grindstone and actually sit and type the posts out. For some people, that is somewhat easy I suppose, but I find the prospect of sitting behind a desk for long periods of time painful these days, and only mainly bearable thanks to what I fondly refer to as "Blogging Music" these days.

While perhaps somewhat strange (like myself), I've got a bunch of songs and mixes of music from YouTube arranged into playlists that I listen to while I blog. Two of the largely featured YouTube channels in the Mixes category are DJVick and ElectroDanceMovement quite simply because they have hour long sets of good music that can help me ignore the fact that I've been sitting in one place for an extensive period. (That's not a great thing with me. I'm a very active person. Imagine bottling up a Jackrabbit that's just been fed Redbull and Speed inside a tennis ball tin. That's me.) You can find the youtube playlist of these mixes that I listen to here: Mixes

The other one is something that is a bit more painful to add to, simply because it requires me to find each song individually, but on the other hand, it's a good representation of my music tastes if you're interested in that for some strange reason. Everything from Lana Del Rey, to Demon Hunter, to Cherry Kab and tons others can be found in this playlist. (There was some Taylor Swift at one point, but she got irritating. Teehee)

If you would like to go and listen to this random assortment of songs, you can find them here: Music

Admittedly, sitting behind a desk for long periods still freaks me out pretty badly despite the music, but it makes it somewhat better, so hey. And nothing good has ever been gotten easily, so I'm still more than happy to bash away on my keyboard to provide you guys with something to read each day. (And hopefully enjoy.)

In any case, so now the subject of music has been spoken on. You can stop nagging now. If you want to tell me that I listen to crap music, or wish to thank me for the playlists, you can do so in the comments below or on my Facebook or Twitter pages which you can like and/or follow using the associated buttons on the bar to the right. Also, don't forget to share this with some friends who need good music playlists I guess. I add new stuff to those every so often, and enough people have listened to them to make think they aren't all bad. I could be wrong... Regardless, I thank you for taking the time to read this article; hope that you have/had an absolutely FANTASTIC day, and I will speak again tomorrow.

Keep rocking my friends.

Philosophy Friday - Being Unique (A Voice Above The Crowd)

Hello and Welcome to Philosophy Friday; the day of the week where I tell you about people trying to be noticed, and people that manage to be.

Hooray. It's not blue...

Have you ever wanted to be special or important in life? A figurehead that stands above others or leads from the front. Perhaps you just enjoy sticking out like a sore thumb in a crowd. (I know I do, nothing makes me giggle like nervous glances.) Strangely, it's rather difficult for some to pull that, or the opposite, off. Lets talk about that.

People try to be unique in life. In all likelihood, from a young age you were told to be unique and try to make something of yourself in the world. It's one of those parental pieces of advice that get passed on in the hope that the child will use it to develop any talents they have. Of course, you've probably also noticed that we aren't all astronauts or famous. It's something of a double edged sword in that it's also one of those pieces of advice that is quite difficult to live up to in our world.

So why is it so hard to be unique? For some, it's not; they simply seem to stand out, whether from the sheer power of the presence, or the way that they act around others. For others, we often attempt to use all sorts of other means to draw attention to us according to what we wish to portray ourselves as. The girl in the header image has a colored mohawk, and, if I didn't know that that image was photoshopped, I'd have told you that she was likely showing off disdain for common beliefs of beauty, and showing off her free personality. (It wasn't me that did the photoshopping.) Of course, doing things which shows off your personality, typically is an act of being unique, and, to a degree, often gets you noticed.

Perhaps a more first hand example is myself. My appearance is an effective analogy for my personality, both in the way that I keep to no specific style, sample many, and change it often. In this year alone I had hair long enough to nearly cover my neck and a beard that would make a hermit proud, as well as what is now the style you can find in the graphics all over this blog. (If, perhaps, I try to keep my hair a tad shorter on occasion.) Of course, regardless of how my hair is, or what style I am currently trying, I always ensure to be immaculately dressed because, well, it's awesome looking good. (Teehee)

In the past I've walked around a shopping center in a gangster get-up, complete with Waist-Coat, Trenchcoat and even a Fedora. (A white one with colored feathers for flare.) It was difficult for me to stop laughing at the everyone kept looking at me, and I'm fairly certain mothers actually hid their kids when they saw me coming. Probably didn't help that I hadn't shaved and so looked positively wolf-like in my stylishly shady getup.

In any case, moving back to topic, you can see that I've mastered the art of sticking out like a sore thumb for laughs. However, some people often wonder, despite doing things like that, why they seem to attract little more than passing glances as a result. The answer comes in the form of a somewhat poetic statement I came up with in a conversation a while ago. "In a world where so many people seek to be heard, only the loudest voices are heard above the crowd."

You see, the problem is not that most people are too boring to be noticed, but more that there are too many interesting people for each one to be noticed. At least not in the way they like. I should point out that few people are ever completely ignored in the world, they often just choose to dismiss the attention that they do receive. (I had a temptation to make a joke about accountants not being included in this rule... but that would be mean. Heehee)

That sums that statement up fairly well. Image is from http://www.explodingdog.com/title/justremb.html

There are 7 billion people in the world, a fair deal of which are trying to seem like someone different than the other billions of people. Certainly a difficult things to do by any measure of the stick. Still, like anything in life, determination and perseverance can see you there if you're looking to be someone big, and a little bit of thought and self-confidence can have you standing out in whichever ways you want. (Like colored mohawks. I hear those are fashionable these days.)

So if you ever feel like you're being ignored, just take into account that Will Smith has 3 kids, keep your head up high, and just do the things that make you feel like you are behaving the most like yourself. I often say that confidence is everything, mostly because it is. One of the most important things I ever realized in my growth from a timid and introverted person into a largely GREGarious and extroverted person, is that pretending is not pointless, it's just practice. I found that I would often pretend to be a very outgoing and friendly person, and eventually, I got so used to it that it became who I actually am today. So keep that in mind if you aren't happy with who are. Pretend to be somebody you are happy to be. It helps.

In any case, I hope that you have enjoyed yet another insight into the strange way that my mind works; or maybe found something interesting to consider while you think about who you are, and who you would like to be. If you think that I should have added something, or simply wish to tell a story of your own about how you portrayed your own unique persona to the world, make sure to do so in the comments section below or by talking to me on Facebook and Twitter, (as seems to be the preference.) I always enjoy hearing what you have to say about these posts and discussions. If you have any other friends wondering about who they are or want to be, perhaps consider sharing this with them. They might appreciate the incite into how the world works. Of course, if you would like to read more articles like this one, make sure to like my Facebook page and/or follow me on Twitter so that you can get the latest articles, as I post them. Regardless of what you do, I thank you for taking the time to read this article; hope that you have/had an absolutely FANTASTIC day, and I will speak again tomorrow.

Vale amicis meis.