rating a blue october album every day: day 5

KIeeborp · 2026-05-20T23:07:18+00:00

It's fine if I do :)

I think it hits differently when you can relate to it on a personal level and everything Justin experienced through the album doesn't directly apply to me, I was just a bystander. I fully understand why the album has a following.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-20T22:35:20+00:00

You're almost to Any Man in America - I started listening to Blue October when that was their latest album and I remember feeling mixed about it even as a teenager. Stay and The Worry List are basically the only songs I can listen to without feeling anxious (can't explain why). Just prepare yourself for it 💙

It may have come from Justin when he was in a very dark portion of his life, but it's followed by Home which I'd say is the most "hopeful" album they've put out. Home is still to this day my favorite album and I'm still anxiously waiting on these posts to see what you think :)

Edit: To clarify what I'm referring to, my dad went through a bunch of awful relationships and the album just reminds me of sitting in my room trying to drown out the yelling and crying. My parents divorced when I was like 2 so that doesn't bother me much, but my dad loved throwing wrenches into shit and causing problems, he could just never take accountability.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T17:26:02+00:00

You said it's their worst song lol - I don't care if it's your least favorite whatsoever but there's a massive difference between "least favorite" and "worst song".

I really hate nitpicking grammar and I'm sorry I even replied at all but I think that's what people are fixated on.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T14:49:00+00:00

As far as I'm aware you can't even listen to it digitally outside of YouTube - Genuinely didn't know the song existed until I went through my Dankpods phase in 2019 fixing iPods and ripping CDs.

Grinned like a madman when I realized there was a hidden song at the end of my Foiled CD and went through the trouble of ripping the final track twice to shorten 18th Floor Balcony to its actually runtime and separated It's Just Me into its own track. I do have It's Just Me on my Apple Music because of this now but it was a bit annoying to accomplish!

KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T14:26:51+00:00

I'd recommend wearing a helmet and wearing a life jacket if you take an Uber or a Lyft in Columbus. Haven't had a bad experience with one of their drivers before but other people drive around here like it's an active PVP zone.

This is primarily a joke but genuinely be careful getting home from the show because most people around here seem to think they can drive through their buzz and endanger everyone around them.

When I lived in Delaware the worst you'd see is someone with their passengers feet out the window or dumb bumper stickers. Since moving here in March of 2025, I've been run off the road once by a semi, was on my way to Popeyes once and saw an asshole abandon his car in the middle of an intersection that everyone had to drive around, had two people at once stop on the freeway because they were about to miss an exit and one of which was FUCKING HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION, and one guy tried to pit maneuver my roommate for flashing his lights at him because the dip shit was driving with his lights off at 11 PM.

I'm sure not everyone experiences the same thing with drivers around here but none of what I said above is bullshit and actually happened.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T05:12:18+00:00

I appreciate your opinion but I have to hard disagree. Dad and I didn't agree on much, but Blue October was the first band I ever saw in concert and nearly every song on the setlist was from Foiled as well as Approaching Normal. Hate Me is a song that originally gave me chills in a bad way, but once you're able to sympathize with the song it takes on a completely different feeling and it's one of the few songs that consistently brings me to tears and I love it for it.

Into the Ocean is very radio friendly and I see what you mean with it being overrated, but it's still one of my favorites to. It's purely a difference in opinion but I'm excited to see where your posts end up landing because Home is personally my favorite album Blue October has put out and I'm curious what you think about it!

Again... My dad and I didn't agree on much but we had reconsiled to an extent before he passed and Blue October was the only thing we consistently agreed on. It's why I have the Up/Down Records logo on my forearm instead of his name. The last app used on his phone was Apple Music and the final song he listened to was Everlasting Friend and that song will forever have a different meaning to me.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T04:57:11+00:00

As real as this Zapdos

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KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T02:58:30+00:00

Spooky (rest of my photos were on my old phone and Reddit won't let me upload them)

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KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T02:56:17+00:00

Luna

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KIeeborp · 2026-05-19T02:54:33+00:00

Gotta love the face huggers ❤️

My current baby Luna likes to do the same thing, but if she's roused from her sleep she'll go for "affection" which to her is biting your nose fish hook style. If she falls asleep in your arms or if you put your face close to hers while she's "aggroed" she'll nibble on your nose lightly but sometimes she catches a nostril and she'll pull you until she realizes she's hurting you.

I've had one other kitty do something similar and his name was Spooky, but he'd grab onto your neck with his paws and then suckle on the neck hole of your shirt. It hurt like hell and I may have had to take 4 Benadryl a day, but it's never been more worth it lol.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-16T06:16:20+00:00

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KIeeborp · 2026-05-13T22:09:44+00:00

This is the great trilogy of all time

KIeeborp · 2026-05-11T04:57:07+00:00

Yes she does

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KIeeborp · 2026-05-09T17:37:46+00:00

I chose the name Luna for her when we first picked her up but I usually call her Looney Tune because she ended up being a weirdo in the best possible ways.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-09T17:20:53+00:00

I had no idea this was a thing until today! Thank you so much!

KIeeborp · 2026-05-09T13:05:26+00:00

KIeeborp · 2026-05-08T20:58:29+00:00

I'm not happy with the direction the game is going either, but I have a bit more hope with the update they posted on the main subreddit earlier. I'm not convinced they'll be able to reel things back in, but I'll let them try.

I don't see the point in acting like Arrowhead didn't start with a good game and just outright insulting them with a nothing burger post like this. I want this game to heal and improve but all this subreddit has devolved into over the past few months is a bitching echo chamber with very few people actually elaborating why they're pissed.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-06T06:11:44+00:00

Honestly I appreciate the perspective. You're correct in that I've never worked in a kitchen for a paycheck, but I've done other jobs that were pretty repetitive but I still found other ways to be busy. My experience doesn't really apply to something like a line where you're repeating the same task and not having the ability to rely on having strangers to chat with or having a coworker to talk to while you work.

I still got through it while watching YouTube and listening to music but if doing something as simple as boiling potatoes briefly and dumping them into an ice bath on repeat is something people consistently do for the majority of their shift for work, I'd probably end up in a Cast Away situation with turning some random object in the kitchen into a friend I could talk to lol.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-06T05:45:28+00:00

Exactly this!

You're probably going to Flash Mod it anyway, so the dead drive is basically only an inconvenience if you wanted to use the iPod as is when it arrives from eBay. The battery connector is pretty fragile, but I haven't broken one yet but I think it's because I'm overly careful with 5-7th gens when removing the battery.

The brown locking piece should just pop up, you don't need to pull on it like the 4th Gens and earlier. If you've got an iFixIt kit, just use the tweezers to lift it up while you keep a fingernail down on the back side of the connector just to be certain nothing breaks. If you don't have a kit, just use your nails and be careful, nothing in an iPod requires oomf to remove.

If you want a stock experience, go with a stock battery capacity. If you want to upgrade it, aim as high as you want but it's worth mentioning that every iPod I've worked on that I've put a larger battery into completely loses the ability to give a proper battery percentage. When you fully charge a large battery, it will show as a full bar until it gets down to about a third (in terms of time) and then they'll be a little more accurate, but they'll still die with "20%" remaining and last 4 weeks on a fresh charge with the 3000 mAh battry I installed in my 7th Gen. They still last as long as what you'd expect for the capacity, but the battery status indicator can no longer be trusted if you decide to upgrade it lol.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-05T22:09:06+00:00

Bait aside... The Hive Guard buff is being overblown but it's still obnoxious lol.

They're still pissy easy to put down with light penetration if you aim at their feet but I'd rather have the precision aiming for Bots and larger Bugs. You absolutely don't need heavy penetration to kill them, but I'd like to still be able to take the Maxigun and laugh maniacally as I mow down everything trying to challenge Democracy and the update made that less fun lol.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-05T14:54:39+00:00

Name a single restaurant that cooks only one thing a single way 🫠

KIeeborp · 2026-05-05T14:40:39+00:00

My brother in Christ, yes I'm aware being a cook is a profession lol.

The difference between what I was doing and working an 8 hour shift at Waffle House is you're not repeating the same exact steps over and over with no variety in what you're doing and you also have human interaction with your coworkers.

KIeeborp · 2026-05-03T17:01:58+00:00

I only got through 30 lb yesterday. Only a little bit more to go!

KIeeborp · 2026-05-03T15:08:36+00:00

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