#nothing's working

[bugz-bunnyboy]

White boy (anxiety and depression) got a bad bitch pulling out their meticulously manicured eyebrows (my eyebrows)

[royb0t]

A bit of a hidden gem, this EP seemingly came out of nowhere in early 2004 as a one-off from a trio consisting of Atticus Ross (well before deeper integration with Nine Inch Nails but after 12 Rounds and the tail end of Nothing Records), his brother Leopold, and Brett Gurewitz, all elevated with vocals by Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan).

An extreme and wonderful whirlwind of punk-infused, electronic noise and digital percussion. It feels very influenced by the end of the Digital Hardcore Recordings era (ex: 2001's Alec Empire - Intelligence & Sacrifice; 1999's Atari Teenage Riot - 60 Second Wipe Out). It's adrenaline-pumping with some violent abuse of digital breaks and distortion, all so excellently complimented and led by Greg's vocals, which even at times get chewed up and spit out in the production.

The artwork is a perfect fit, while it seems of the era of the flat design elements, it still is explosive and refined with it's dark and specific color palette. An excellent use of the rarely-used 'minimax' CD format.

While I regularly wish for more of this (and there is a remix they did plus Black Sabbath cover out there around the time on some compilations), there's something satisfying with this existing solely on it's own as this raw and brutal, digital punk release. It regularly finds it's way into my music rotation every few months even after all these years.

Crucial listening. Highly recommended.

[mitsuyaya]

pray for me guys I have a long quiz at 10:50 am ☝️

[perrysglasses]

got a virus on my phone from iligally streaming criminal minds you know how it is

[tecochet]

hey is xkit not working properly for everyone??

EDIT: nvm figured it out!!

[momentsbeforemass]

The long haul

It can be hard to stay in faith in the long haul.

It’s easy to have faith at the beginning. Whether it’s a new school, a new job, a new marriage, a new child. When everything is shiny and new, there’s action, a rush of adrenaline, momentum.

At the start, when everything is in motion, it’s easy to believe that God’s got this. That it’s all going to work together for our good.

It’s even easier to have faith at the top. When everything is working better than we could have imagined, there’s satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment, gratitude.

At those high points, when we see how it all came together, it’s even easier to believe that God’s got this. Because it’s clear how it all worked together for our good.

The hard part comes in between, in the long haul. It can be hard to stay in faith in the long haul.

When the rush of novelty has worn off. When everything’s not shiny and new.

Like the woman who touched Jesus’ cloak in the Gospels, when it doesn’t feel like anything’s working. When we can’t see how any of this could ever come together.

In the long haul, when things aren’t working out like we had hoped, it can be hard to believe that God’s got this. Much less how it could ever work together for our good.

There are two things to know about the long haul.

First, God knows us.

When we ask why God didn’t do things a certain way (something I do more than I like to admit), we assume that we know it would work out. As if our understanding of things were equal to God’s.

You can see how silly it is when you actually say it. But it’s the unspoken assumption behind asking why God didn’t do things our way.

The simple truth is that God knows us. Better than we do ourselves. And if things aren’t happening our way, it’s because God has something better for us – better than we can imagine. Even if we don’t fully understand it right now.

I strongly suspect that only other side of eternity, when I see the path that God led me on from God’s perspective, I will be eating a lot of crow. What I now see as a pointlessly wandering road with countless detours and mis-directions that too often feel like they’re heading away from God will be, for me – given my faults and failings – in fact the shortest possible route.

Second, God is with you.

The fact that God’s presence during the long haul isn’t screamingly obvious to us doesn’t mean that God has abandoned us. My obliviousness to God’s love and care does not slow Him down for one moment.

While it’s not as flashy as the start and not as satisfying as the top, we can’t skip the long haul. That’s because the long haul is the only road to the top.

Know this – the God of the start and the God of the top is the God of the long haul too.

Even if it doesn’t feel like it right now, God is with you. Every step of the way.

Today’s Readings

[ariabauer]

NOW CLOSED. You all are very fast!

someone give me the name of a character. they’re a thief. fantasy YA. 

Main characters who already exist include: Raven, Oz, Jason, Percy, Victoria

need asap!