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Dancing With Depression & Anxiety

November 26, 2016January 7, 2018 Laura Bockanxiety, dancing, depression, industrial, mixtape, playlist0 comment

My nights out dancing at the 80’s music revival nights are bittersweet at best these days. On one side I am enamored by the music of my younger, more carefree days. I get lost in the song and dance. At times I close my eyes and imagine I am still that young, naïve, and lost little girl, reveling in hearing nothing but the melodic whispers of youth, and a future filled with hope. When I attend these events, I almost always recognize a lot of faces – mostly from…

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A Lesson in Scrapbooking

November 19, 2016November 19, 2017 Laura Bockdisappointment, heartache, heartbreak, mix tape, mixtape, playlist, scrapbooks1 Comment

In the early 2000’s, when the scrapbooking craze started to swell in popularity everywhere, I swore I’d never do that “suburban housewife, soccer-mom bullshit”. It irked me when I saw the aisles of my favorite craft store grow from one side of an aisle to two full aisles, including end-caps. That meant less room for my favorite items, pushing them to condense and move them to the back of the store. I must have softened, because back in 2009, I decided to make a scrapbook for one of my friends…

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Nevermore: Samhain 2016

October 29, 2016June 9, 2017 Laura Bockclassic alternative, goth, halloween, mix tape, mixtape, music, nevermore, playlist, punk0 comment

Autumn always shows us how absolutely beautiful it is to let things go. To allow the wounds of the past fade into splashes of spectacular color. To finally let them die and float away in celebration of another year that has come to an end. For some it is also time to reach up and out to prune off dead branches that hinder future growth. The other branches might have hidden them with new life and extensions around it, but the tree knows better – no need to feed those…