mwestbelle: (cranky)
mwestbelle ([personal profile] mwestbelle) wrote2008-07-02 02:08 pm

who knows

I've been in...I don't know what I'd call it. It's not precisely a bad mood but...a Not Good mood for a while and I don't know what to do with it :\ My mcr4u is...outlined, I guess you'd say? I have each of the major scenes started/50% done, and now I just have to go and fill in some. Maybe moving onto a different writing project will help invigorate me, I just feel so slumpy. Part of it is my work schedule, definitely...it's just so hard to really *do* anything, because my jobs aren't close enough together in time that I can stay in the same "Work Work Work" mood the whole time but they aren't separated from each other enough that I can actually accomplish something between them. Plus, they're so so different, it's just a whole different feel. I actually really like TAing, but ACS drains me so bad. I know I'm no fun to be with afterwards--I'm either completely fried and spazzed out or in a foul mood. At least, I'm hoping that that's my issue, and that the lyrics are wrong.

A friend just posted pics from the year on Facebook and it's neat to look back and go "Oh, ballroom dancing! Oh, Roman Day! Oh, wandering around with people!" ...I miss school. I love being at home, and I of course love not having class, but I really miss having people just, always around. I get so lonely sometimes.

[identity profile] runthegamut.livejournal.com 2008-07-03 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Pete responded immediately: "Honestly, I like Brandon a lot from what I've read in interviews. He's sharp. I don't think people would take as much notice (of his comments) if he wasn't. I respect that." "I kinda like how he called Fall Out Boy 'dangerous'. It felt like how Ice called Maverick 'dangerous' in 'Top Gun'.” Wentz added: “I kind of think of it this way - how could you feel like a superhero if you didn't have an arch-nemesis?" “Besides, we get Brandon's family and friends into Fall Out Boy shows when we play his hometown. It must be very 'dangerous.' I believe they came to the show in Salt Lake City, but I did not meet them. They were on the list, though." "We met a couple of times," explained Wentz, suggesting the Las Vegas band perhaps didn’t realise who they were being introduced to. I think they maybe tried to order drinks from us at the MTV Video Music Awards, because they thought we were waiters. The drummer (Ronnie Vannucci) was really nice though."

One month later, Brandon apologizes, saying he'd "like to take it all back." "These people are just doing what they want to do, just like I am. I'm actually a nice person and I love people. I just am opinionated, and sometimes jealous. It's not something I'm proud of." Flowers seemed most anxious to take back what he said about fellow Las Vegans Panic! at the Disco, that they were just piggy-backing off Fall Out Boy's success. "I don't even know what their music's like, or if I would even like it," he said of Panic. "That made me feel even worse, to think they could have been fans of ours and I hurt their feelings. That's just stupid."

In September, Pete revealed that Brandon personally called him to apologize before he issued his public apology. "He did it before the article came out, which I think is cool, 'cause it's not just a showing for the press," Wentz recounted. "Everyone wants to write the story that's controversial, that's like, 'Oh, that guy's standing next to that girl, he must be f*cking her.' 'These bands must f*cking hate each other' -- that gets the most hits.” "I guess I would like to apologize for ever letting it escalate anywhere," he added. "I've always liked the Killers, and still do. I think Brandon's a fast guy, and I like that."

As an aside, “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s an Arms Race” was originally called “You Can’t Spell Star without A&R.”