Random Access Memories

Released: 2013
Genre: Electronic
Tracklist:
1. Give Life Back To Music
2. The Game Of Love
3. Giorgio By Moroder
4. Within
5. Instant Crush
6. Lose Yourself To Dance
7. Touch
8. Get Lucky
9. Beyond
10. Motherboard
11. Fragments Of Time
12. Doin' It Right
13. Contact

Wow, haven't done a music post in a loooong time.

Let me begin by saying that this is a great album. The duo have gone for a different approach to this album, and it's sounding grrrrreat. It's groovy and funky, and the number of guests on the album provide additional spice to the record. The well produced electronic beats are still there, but the tracks feel more organic and lively, compared to the two's older records.

You need to get this.

DOWNLOAD

Over the last 2 weeks, I got awarded the title of Marksman for live firing, hitting 32/32 targets, and also threw a live hand grenade yesterday. Holy shit. Also got food poisoning or some kind of food allergy, vomited three times. Still recovering now.

Hope you're all having a good day!
EL

The Perspective

Posting this from my guard house bunk.

Sometimes it's incredibly hard to see why we are being put through things. They may seem the most mundane, stupidest and most ridiculous things in your life.

I agree.

I too see some things this way.

But whatever religion you believe in, God has something planned for you. The thing is, we can't see it now. Whatever happens, there is a plan for us. There is a lesson to be learned in every situation, no matter how bleak.

This comes off double for me, as I'm in the army.

I'm currently struggling with my standing broad jump, and over these few days I've been praying fervently and even shedding desperate and frustrated tears about it.

There's a physical test coming up on Tuesday, and I really want to achieve the rank of silver so I can book out and go home early to spend more time with my dad.

I've been so anxious and pent up over these few days, and the feeling of desperation and helplessness is really gut wrenching at the worst of times.

I was reading this book that my brother's god sister gave me. It's a book about Christians going through the same situation and same circumstances as me, quote:

"Back in BMT I've always wanted to go to command school. OCS was my dream, SISPEC was my second choice but either was fine. I pushed myself really hard for IPPT just so I could go to command school. I prayed and prayed for God to help me pass my ippt. I was told I had potential; I was even given the role of company IC during field camp. Yet till the very last IPPT I failed my SBJ by 2 cm. I was angry at myself for not being able to jump, but nonetheless I prayed that I would be able to enter SISPEC. But my dream did not come true. I was posted to signal institute as an operator, in other words, just a regular man.
(IPPT is the physical test, OCS is officer cadet school, and SISPEC is a specialist cadet school, the one I want to go for. SBJ is standing broad jump.)

After that he writes about how God moved him to a camp near his house, and how faithful God was to him.

Near the end he writes, "God lets good things fall apart so better things can fall together. If The Lord does not let you have something, it doesn't mean he hasn't heard your prayers! It is because he has already planned something better for you."

This story really spoke true to me, and I became an emotional muck.

It's really true, God really puts you in situations you find bad in order to help you grow and mature. It is up to us to change our perspective to look beyond the obvious and stay strong.

Needless to say, it's much easier said than done. Again, double for me. I'm more relaxed about my test on Tuesday, but I'm still a little nervous. Please pray/hope/wish/whatever for my test on Tuesday.

I hope all of you are reading thefindmag and getting some dope stuff off there. I haven't written anything for the longest time, both on this blog and on the find.

My basic military training finishes in 2 months and a couple of weeks, and after that I'll be posted out to either a command school or a unit.

Whatever happens, God's got my back.

And he's got yours too.

Stay strong, peace.

-Ed

army rustled my jimmies

no grammar cos im tired


this is my third book out now - we're allowed to book out on friday afternoons/nights. confinement week was 16 days. in those 16 days our sergeants gave us lots of chances for mistakes, but still punished us.

now, it's 'the real thing', and i'm part of the problematic platoon (there's usually one in the whole company). i'm also part of taurus company, where apparently it's pretty hectic and strict, with high standards, as compared to the other "hardcore" companies like ninja and mohawk and whatnot.

we've been punished pretty much every day, well, minor ones at least, with a 'major' punishment at least once a week. we're all pretty numb to punishments now compared to other platoons though.

well, platoon 4 has a tough sergeant, so i guess we're both used to shit now.

anyway, there's too many things to say about army, so to summarise in one word: sweat.


you raise your arms and hands to wipe your face, and sweat free-flows from your elbows to the ground, smacking on to the ground in little grimy droplets. you look up, and the white hot sun is slowly roasting your scalp. you scratch your head, and sheets of dead skin fall off your exposed head. you start to peel layers after layers off skin off your scalp like a snake shedding its skin. your arms and legs feel like going AWOL from your body, your heart undergoing spasms like a deranged spastic playing a drum. then the sergeant screams at the whole company for walking, and suddenly you're on the ground in the pushup position, while sweat continues to trickle down your face, arms, eye sockets, knees, calves and shin, drenching your socks and shorts, while simultaneously forming a pool of salty waste on the ground. you look to your left, and the guy next to you, arms spent, exhausted, and trembling like jelly, looks back and you and painfully whispers: "fuck this..."


thats only a small snippet of army life. of course there's high points and low points, but usually more lows than highs. free time is a godsend, as always.

more snippets to come. sorry for not posting for 1 month, it's actually my first month anniversary with the army. three more till i pass out from basic millitary training.

then, god willing, i'll either go to specialist cadet school, where i'll train to become a sergeant (which is tough shit for another six or so months), or officer cadet school, where i'll train to become a commissioned officer (which is even more hardcore tough as nuts shit for another nine months), or just join a regular unit. could be working with armor, navy, infantry, signals, who knows.


i guess i wouldn't really mind anything. i live my life in seconds and minutes at the moment. an hour at a time.


tired. hopefully write more soon. sorry for no grammar, i too feel disgusted

goodnight yall

-e

BRB ARMY

Well, I'm off to the army. Tomorrow, the 12th of March. I've been slammed with this deadline for so many years of my life, and well, when it's finally here? It's just like oh, okay. Time to go then.  Confinement is for 14 days, but I think they'll round it back to the friday before, so.. that makes it the 22nd, I guess.

No posts for a while, well, even less than usual anyway. Been too engrossed with Dota 2 and pirating games.

So far the list stands in terms of personal favouritism:

1. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2. Dota 2
3. Torchlight 2
4. Borderlands 2
5. DMC (Pirated the Bloody Palace DLC, waiting for Vergil's Downfall now)
6. Assassin's Creed 3
7. The Witcher 2
8. Skyrim
9. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
10. Alan Wake
11. Dishonored (First game I pirated, still haven't finished. Lost interest, powers too OP, it's not even challenging anymore)

I forgot to put Portal 2 and Mass Effect 3 in there, but can't be bothered editing.

I'm currently playing Tomb Raider at the moment, too. Really really really want to write reviews on games. Might try my hand on Tomb Raider, or XCOM.

Maybe later, episode 13 of The Walking Dead just finished downloading.

BRB ARMY WILL WRITE GAME REVIEWS SOMETIME SOON

I think this is my favorite beer. It's a Japanese brand but brewed in Vietnam (under supervision of blah blah company, Tokyo, Japan). It's a lighter beer but still packs some punch, and has a great balance of everything. I was selling whiskey last month, but I guess I can't really put any of that product training into beers.

I will start a whiskey collection one day, starting with the Bowmore 100 Degrees Proof, and then quickly followed by Glenmorangie's Quinta Ruban. Then maybe Glenfiddich 14 years Rich Oak.


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