last call for alcohol

a little known tidbit about ryan p:

i don't drink alcohol. not to say that i've never gone out and got completely trashed for the sake of getting trashed, but it's been nearly a year since i had my last sip of "the drank." going back to a non-meat diet followed suit shortly after, so i can say that i feel a little healthy. there are many reasons that i could go off on, but it's a lengthy list and i don't feel strong enough about the issue in general to go on a tirade about it. to me, sobriety is a personal matter, not unlike religion. i'm not really in a position to castigate anyone who drinks because:

a) the drinking habits of other people doesn't directly affect me (unless they're driving drunk, but that's another matter altogether)

b) i do not claim straight edge (or hardline, if you want to get technical)

c) having been a druken fool myself, i have no room to speak on it

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joel to the h examines the battle between "your" and "yr"

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the new issue of redefine featuring my interview with nightmare of you, a feature about tattoos, and several reviews is available now. it's free and can be picked up at these locations. read it for allen huang's musings on music...that guy will be famous someday.

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alkaline trio has a new video for "burn" (which was the weakest song off of "crimson"). in the vaudville-themed video, the trio play their usual performance clip BS as girls and freaks dance around them. the one thing that grabbed my attention was that matt skiba (with make up) looks like billy corgan from the "machina" era of the smashing pumpkins.