Bats drawn by Edward Gorey.
(From the back-cover illustration for “The Doom of the Haunted Opera.”)
so someone just said they’re “really interested in history” how careful do you have to be?
“i just think history is interesting in general! i’m not interested in any specific part of it”: this person is most likely safe. never drop your guard though
“i’m interested in this specific subject or time period in history. (ex. ancient egypt, the golden age of piracy, the history of the printing press”: still probably safe. be on the lookout for certain risky historical subjects. you should know them you see them
“i’m really into WW2 history”: this is the caution zone, there’s plenty of valid reasons to be into WW2, but if they start talking about how Operation Sealion totally could have succeeded, it’s time to abort
“i’m specifically into roman history, the crusades, prussian military history, and WW2”: danger! do NOT talk about history with this person. in fact, do not talk to this person at all. you will regret it, you do not want to know what they think of the treaty of versailles or why germany lost the first world war
I want to play comfy Japanese alt-rock/indie pop like at all times but the problem is taking the time to learn all this Japanese music in order to actually play it
Official ranking of each TotBL song based on how fun they are to play on bass:
It is what it is
Feeling pretty uninspired with my bass playing lately.
You know it’s time to put on Turn on the Bright Lights and lose myself in the sauce