has anyone else become more reclusive since chinese d?s release?

[-Rob-]

first, i?d like to start by saying i?ve always been somewhat of a loner type. this is something that I?ve been told all my life. I?ve always been the type of person who enjoys my personal space and i think my bi-polar personality has greatly contributed to me being this way. I only have 3 people in my life that I consider close to my heart. The love of my life, mona, my best friend, tom, and my grandma, lou .

lately, I?ve been told by all 3 of them - on multiple occasions - that they?ve noticed me become even more withdrawn ever since the album?s release. It?s not something that I had personally noticed, but when given the time to think about it, I guess it?s not entirely un-true either. i feel guilty that they feel this way, but at the same time i really don?t feel like I?m doing anything wrong. Sometimes after a grueling day at work, the thought of coming back to my apartment and getting lost in this album is more gratifying than anything I could achieve from any type of social interaction. I know to some this may sound strange, but the strong emotional attachment that I have to these songs and the sense of happiness they bring me has been almost too surreal to put into words.

now, I will admit. there have been a few instances where I feel kinda guilty about the responsibilities I neglected while choosing to listen to the album instead. for example, there have been times where my best friend would call me and I would choose not to answer the phone. i lied to my gf one night about being too sick to attend a dinner date that we had planned. And probably the worst thing I did was show up an hour and a half late to pick my grandma up for her weekly grocery shopping trip. i do feel pretty bad about that. i know it?s not right and that I need to prioritize better, but at the same time, it?s not everyday an album of this magnitude gets released. i've been listening to it daily for months now and i can honestly say it gets better with each and every listen.

has anyone else become more reclusive since chinese d?s release?

[GunnerOne 84]

Are you really bi-polar or just using it as an expression?

[Buddha_Master]

I am kind of like you I think. I am a family man but, I don't really have friends. I am kind of like a medical drug using, video game playing gunner version of Red from that 70's show.

I don't think CD has made me more of a recluse. It is just that instead of listening to something stupid and shitty on the entertainment system or car (or at work) I get to listen to something magical and brilliant (Chinese Democracy). It maybe has taken some time away from dropping fools in a game or playing some Rock Band. But I don't talk to the ladies any less because of CD.

And friend, who has time for friends when there are all these wonderful games and medicinal drugs to enjoy

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

No.

[D]

I dont know about u guys, but since CD came out, I quit school, stopped shaving, and I basically just lie in bed all day deciphering every message and note.

[western_chaos]

LOL. Still have a life, but I do listen to it a lot. 

[JMack]

Who says he is being reclusive?  He may be Busy no?

[Sin Cut]

Well I really enjoy the cdm listening to it at work, car, when I drink. My gf loves the new cd too.

What she doesn't like is that I bought Mass Effect so after work I just sit in front of the console, lol.

this halo 3 song is fitting, not fired yet tho
http://www.riemurasia.net/jylppy/media.php?id=58968

[Annie]

I listen to CD alot  and read TWILIGHT, but I'm really only staying inside more because of the terrible weather.

[ppbebe]

first, i?d like to start by saying i?ve always been somewhat of a loner type. this is something that I?ve been told all my life. I?ve always been the type of person who enjoys my personal space and i think my bi-polar personality has greatly contributed to me being this way. I only have 3 people in my life that I consider close to my heart. The love of my life, mona, my best friend, tom, and my grandma, lou .

lately, I?ve been told by all 3 of them - on multiple occasions - that they?ve noticed me become even more withdrawn ever since the album?s release.

Isn't it because you started to come to a fan board(/boards?) to mingle with random strangers from all over the world and they don't know it?
guess it's not entirely true that you are more of a loner than you were before.
although virtual, the album seems to be making you a bit sociable.

[freedom78]

All my pets and children are now dead. 

[ppbebe]

All my pets and children are now dead. 

Is the economy that bad?

you had children?

[freedom78]

All my pets and children are now dead. 

Is the economy that bad?

you had children?

I had neither.  Totally kidding.  Can you neglect something that doesn't exist? 

[ppbebe]

all I can say is that I can't look after it. I guess I lost the ability to communicate with fairies when I was 3.

[SLCPUNK]

Uh...no.

[mr marcus]

ive started drinking more beer

also have been touching myself more

and also been getting laid more

 

[D]

ive started drinking more beer

also have been touching myself more

and also been getting laid more

 

So do u touch yourself thinking about getting laid?  If u are getting laid, why touch yourself? That is sort of a back to the future type paradox like, if Marty helped George overcome his fears and become a famous author, chances are they wouldn't live in the same ran down shit house like the start of the movie or hell maybe not even the same state..........

[mr marcus]

umm

it doesnt make any sense what u just said so instead of thinking and cracking my head im going to post a picture of a dog wearing glasses and a suit

[cjmax02]

not reclusive..but anally retentive about having to listen to THE WHOLE ALBUM. can't bring myself to skip tracks an' stuff.

-yawns and stretches- but then I get to spend all day surfing the interwebs and getting paid for it, I can listen to whatever the fuck I want however I wanna listen to it. working alone is a combination of arse-suckery and awesomeness+win.

[Lord Kayoss]

I'm pretty reclusive by nature, so it's hard to tell.

I doubt it's made it any difference though.  I still go out when I need or want to, booming CD in my SUV.