Pre-Halloween madness, Sublime, Societal Standards, and Lady Gaga

Hm, sooo, it's the day of Halloween. From the blog I posted two days prior, I gave the impression that I wouldn't be writing much until AFTER Halloween, but unfortunately my brain really never stops talking. Consequently, I still have much to say.

One night Alex (my roomie) posted a status with a line from "Santeria" by Sublime.
I've always really liked this song, but now I'm kind of addicted to it. I love how it's got this really catchy melody, but the lyrics are so spiteful. Love the irony. When I listen to it, I always think of all the people I hate, and I feel a little better. I guess "hate" may be too strong a word... perhaps, more accurately, I think about the people who have in some way wronged me.
Whatever.

This song is so good. I adore it. I was attempting to learn the solo on guitar, but I am really not a proficient guitarist. I could learn it in time. I took the chords to the piano and I had much more progress with said solo.
The solo in this song is really such good musical material. I love all these little folk songs I'm able to play, but I need complexity. I want to move beyond three or four chord songs. I like real bluesy solos like this.

I dunno, maybe it's weird of me to like this song. I'm not sure if Sublime is a kind of druggie's band or not. I was reading about the lead singer on Wikipedia, and apparently he died of a drug overdose... Sigh. Why are so many potentially great men privy to such desires of the flesh? Imagine if he was still alive, and the awesome music he could be making.
But, some might argue, that if he had not been a crazy druggie, perhaps he would not have been able to write the great music he did. But this kind of leads to the idea that drugs are a must in creative expression, which is something I strongly disagree with.
I'm not entirely savvy on Conor Oberst's biography, but I'm fairly certain that he has experimented with drugs at some point in his life.
I wonder, however, if perhaps he touched on this point in "The Big Picture:"
"So go ahead and lose yourself in liquor, and you can praise the clouded mind, but it isn't what you're thinking - no - it's the course of history, your position in line. You're just a piece of the puzzle, so I think you'd better find your place. And don't go blaming your knowledge on some fruit you ate."

Eh, I really don't know.
I really think it's fascinating to talk about drugs and their effects on the arts/life in general.
Sometimes I wonder why certain drugs are considered socially or legally acceptable (caffeine, liqour, tobacco, etc) while others are not. I hesitate to even bring this argument up, because I think some potheads use it to justify marijuana. but it is a perfectly valid question.
Then again, the answer could be fairly simple: The drugs that are socially acceptable don't impair the mind as much as those that are illegal. But, this too can be debated.

PLEASE NOTE, I don't plan on doing drugs nor have I ever done them in the past. But these are interesting questions to consider. Society is fascinating. This is one of the reasons why anthropology is so interesting to me. So that I could see how certain taboos developed. How one thing became the norm and something else became abnormal.

WOW, I REALLY DIGRESS. Then again, I didn't really come here with a set topic. Just wanted to say that "Santeria" is a kick-ass song. and it's awesome. and some background info.

whatever.

In regard to my future, I've been SOMEWHAT proactive the past few days. I've been looking through the majors/schools catalogues for Madison, checking certain requirements, etc. Some of them are so intimidating. Some sound lovely. Some sound horrible.

I had a dream that I had decided to go into Art Education. Which is strange because that night I had looked up that exact major in the Catalogue...
I think Art Education would be fun. Or Music Ed. The only problem with Education of any kind is that a) I really lack patience b) if I'm allowed to say this without saying vain... most things sort of come naturally for me, so it'd be difficult to try to explain HOW I understand something. but who knows. It's something to consider.

Someone is listening to Lady Gaga down the hallway, so now I want to too... (Wow, ADD...)