welcome to heartbreak

i've been listening to that OTHER album that dropped the week of Chinese Democracy, Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak, almost nonstop.

The album was recorded in under two weeks in Hawaii. As implied by its title, 808s & Heartbreak prominently features the Roland TR-808 drum machine. West felt that the 808 is an important instrument that can be used to evoke emotion; the concept was introduced to him by Jon Brion. According to West, the fact that Hawaii's area code was "808" was coincidental, as he had already developed the album's title before being informed.

me, i've been less than well. haven't eaten since wednesday night. the internet kinda sucks in a lot of ways and there is a delicate balance between writing a blog for personal catharsis and writing to just throw all your personal business out into the public.

so, you'll have to excuse me for writing that i'm feeling like hell and not elucidating why.