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I learned that I need to sleep more, and I'm getting terrible black circles under my eyes.

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I'm still trying to process this. His music has helped me through so many tough times, helped me form my own identity, and given me the courage to seek what I want out of both my situation and myself. His music was a part of me at more than just the level of enjoyment, it became the beat that drove me through my day.

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The absolute best concert experience I've ever had was in seeing Seikima II and Inugami Circus-Dan at A-kon in Dallas, TX in 2011. Seikima II was on their 25th anniversary tour with stops in Tokyo, Paris, and....A-kon. (an anime convention) Biopanda and I got to sit front row, and......it was just magical. We saw them the next day as they were doing autographs, and we got a poster signed. I talked to Demon Kogura for a second too.

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How are people liking the look of the OP? I tried to make it easier to read and not just WALL OF TEXT. Any suggestions for aesthetics of things to mention? New info I added after I had posted: Discount code for MH users Looking for YouTube contributors announcement Things I'm planning on adding soon once I finish writing/brainstorming them: Band list for next stream (to be posted in the next few hours) RarezHut VIP program Item request form RarezHut shopping service

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***The RarezHut store is temporarily on hiatus until January. We are busy creating a snazzy new site with many new exciting features. Make sure to follow this thread, as well as our Facebook and twitter for updates and events!*** Monochrome Heaven discount: Enter MH05 at store checkout to receive 5% off your order! I'd like to present to you all: RarezHut! We are the largest internationally-based store for used Japanese Rock and visual kei music. We have been working hard to deliver a store to meet the needs of the international visual kei and Jrock community, offering a wide selection of products at a very low prices. We've got a total inventory of well over 2000 items, each of which includes a listenable/watchable sample, and will be working hard over the coming months to deliver timely updates with as many items as we can stuff in there. Currently available are a multitude of CDs, DVDs, VHS, and cassette tapes spanning well over 200 bands. http://www.rarezhut.net/ "Fuzzy search" system: When you search for a band, it'll pull up any other items available by bands with members from the band you searched for in addition. Listenable/watchable samples for every item to give you a little idea of what to look forward to. Newsletter: If you create an account, you can opt-in for our (mostly) bi-weekly newsletter which details all of the newest additions and will be sent out the moment they're added to the site, allowing you to get first dibs on any new goodies! Remember: once they're gone, they're gone for good~ Digital copies: Along with any cassette/VHS purchases, we offer high-quality digital copies made with professional-grade equipment free-of-charge. We realize that not everyone has the means to play these aging formats, but we aim not to let that get in the way of you being able to enjoy them! In an effort to make sure that buying goes smoothly, all items added will have the digital copies ready before addition so that packages can be shipped out on the next business day. We decided start a new program last year, namely livestreaming auctions. We unbox giant orders we've had shipped in from Japan, and let people bid on the rarest of the rarez using our automated bidding system. With few exceptions, our livestreams are Saturday and Sunday on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of every other month. (January, March, etc) Concerned about shipping costs? We’ll hold your items from the first weekend, combine them with those from the second weekend, and ship everything out together. Invoices will be sent out after each weekend, and payment via PayPal is due within 3 days of the invoice. Pay for the item only after the 1st weekend, then the 2nd weekend’s invoice will contain a shipping quote as well. Orders are shipped off within 3 days of the last day of streaming provided payment has been received. We have the greatest customers in the world, and we want to continue to give back. For every $200 we sell during the livestreams, we will raffle off a free CD. Simply be in the chat when the milestone is reached, and you’ll automatically be entered. (There will be a meter visible that shows how close to the next giveaway we are.) All streams are located at www.rarezhut.net/stream If you've got any questions/comments/feedback, feel free to ask. Click on the images to visit us on our social media and like/subscribe/follow us for the latest news, events, and exclusive giveaways! Our main hub for events Including unboxings, band retrospectives, album reviews, and more. Gain a look into the day-to-day at RarezHut HQ Get an inside glimpse at the wonders that await And we're tumblin', tumblin', tumblin' Send us an email ***Interested in free VK, have decent video skills, and are creative? We’re looking for contributors to make videos for our YouTube channel! What kind of videos? You can do anything you want as long as they are informative, reasonably entertaining, have decent production quality, and are at least tangentially-related to visual kei/jrock/Japan/etc. Message Valicious for more details***

Of Mirth and Lies “This knife so clean and sharp, I hold it in my hand. Pointed blade ready to slice dinner or puncture flesh, whichever the holder commands of it. Now quivering to and fro as sweat glistens upon the handle.” “Look past this present set of circumstance. Do not dwell on events that have transpired of late. Clear the foggy future and gaze and ponder on the plans of delight.” “Plans? What are these but a fool’s design? Futile notions of happiness just out of reach, but soon obtainable? Simply delusions in which to create a sense of purpose to your present suffering.” “I do lift my chin at thoughts of joy that these said plans will bring. But alas, it seems they are destined for ruin just as everything of late I’ve done has fallen upon its foundation to crush the designer.” “That’s right, in trying to bring the light of mirth into yours and other’s lives, only darkness is perpetuated. Where light and joy reigned, your destructive means have brought blackness and despair.” “Do not pay mind nor heed to the ramblings of a depraved notion. Think of the plethora of future time and life that would be deprived from the world if a louder voice the darkness had. Many great expectations await in years to come, and many lives will be touched by the messages that have yet to be written by your pen.” “Why do I hesitate? I know there is much that lies in wait for me. Just grit your teeth and wash your hands of this foolish bickering, it should be that simple. Besides, like a spark from a fire will be the lives that are touched. Burning bright with uplifting words as the source for their pyre, but to inevitably wink out in haste at the sense of simplicity. “I am not an honest soul. I write about hope and joy and life and love, but I do not live in hand with these. I live in hand with doubt and fear and loathing and lies. A false preacher I have become. But yet, I may give hope to those that lack it, even though it be of false origins.” “Finally you realize truth. Truth, though not endorsed, is what I’ve been preaching. Discard these pretenses of truth and life and joy, but accept the fact that you can do nothing but rid those around you of whatever shreds of these that are left. Darkness and despair breed in that which is in close proximity to you. Better that which still might be happy and rid the world of a hatchery of flaws.” “Listen not to falsities, give them no ear. The wonderful events you have assisted to facilitate abound in the minds of those around you, not the minor flaws of which are sparsely upon your person. Occurrences of the latest type are inevitable. You are not the sole bearer of mistakes and botches. The present mood is just enhanced by minor failures, if they can be called that, and these make vulnerable your mind to lies and false sermons. Listen not to advice in evil’s guise, but look with an air of optimism at the road stretched into the horizon.” “A resounding sigh I breathe. Hands no longer bearing ill intention relieve themselves of their burden. Gazing toward a space unknown, whether it be filled with light or dark, I march into its heart and confront whatever fate’s agenda has written.”

I wrote this a few days ago on a lark. I'll post other stuff if you guys like it. Leap into nowhere Time just passed you by Always rush forward Though you haven’t an idea why Time is just wasting Your whole life is watching all you do You started out brighter in the eyes Now each day is crawling And nothing else varies from the rule Each day holds tomorrow Each place has the same ground treaded thrice What happened to inertia? Moves made just stop when they collide Time is just wasting Your whole life is watching all you do You started out brighter in the eyes Now each day is crawling And nothing else varies from the rule Now all little things rule you Years back stare into now Eyes look into younger Then blink from nothing to turn to Time is just wasting Your whole life is watching all you do You started out brighter in the eyes Now each day is crawling And nothing else varies from the rule

update Both CDs are on their way to the correct owners, and both people have been reimbursed for shipping. I'm glad we got everything resolved.

Mi'ihen and Darkwater - Please email me at [email protected] with how much shipping will be to have you two swap the CDs so I can paypal you the shipping. Regardless of if RarezHut is at fault, regardless of whether we have money to spare or not, I believe that providing good customer service is an essential and wholly non-optional part of running a business. This includes customer support after a sale is made. While we are only two people (and for the physical parts such as ripping and shipping, only Biopanda) and do not have the infrastructure of companies such as Puresound or Amazon, it is our objective to not use this as an excuse and to continue to implement as many world-class strategies and techniques as possible. (six sigma, poka-yokes, etc) It's not an instantaneous process, and the occasional error will occur, but continual improvement is something that we firmly believe in. While we cannot always control errors such as what happened here, we can correct rather than ignore them.