navybsn

Gotta agree with that!
I still watch the news some nights but I have learnt to not react. I still yell at the TV sometimes because it's fun, but I can yell at any program not just news programs. Six months after getting out of the trucking industry my doctor told me my blood pressure had gone back down to something reasonable for my age. 10 years of farm work and watching the news kidding myself that keeping up with what went on in the world allowed me to better run my business and the same doctor was telling me to get back in the truck because my blood pressure was better battling traffic and carting 52 tonnes across the country! I heeded his warning but instead of getting back in the truck I stopped watching the news, took life less serious, calmed the fuck down and changed my outlook to the sunny fucking disposition you see today
 

It's been this way for centuries, capitalism just put a boot on the accelerator. There is no possible governing system that humans won't corrupt. It's human nature. Even at the smallest group, nepotism and favoritism manifests. For all of the ideals of progressives or utopiaists, it's just not in the cards for us. We've a better chance of Metallica putting out another classic thrash album than doing half of what would make the world an actual better place.
Best thing I ever did was unplug the news permanently. I may watch the local for the weather forecast on occasion, but nothing more. My peace of mind is so much better off.

The Sisters of Mercy – Vision Thing 1990, I think this is the overlooked TSoM album. But just as good as the other two imo.
 
Sarke - Gastwerso, 2019
 

Killing Joke - MMXII, 2012
 

Nah, that's just me.
 
And the rest of what you wrote. Also breeding ground for every transmissible disease. Never cruised. Never will.

I agree, there is just no way to escape the fact that they are bleeding your bank account dry. They make it so easy to spend money because there is virtually no cash on board, (at least the ones I've been on). I was wary of what we were spending on our cruises, we went on with a set amount for 'free' money organised by the travel agent, which of course isn't free it comes out of the overpriced ticket, and then watching how much was added to it. Sure it's a lazy lifestyle in that you can do sweet fuck all for the entire cruise and still be fed, watered, and content, but that's still not a great sell point for me.
I remember pricing MegaCruise when it happened and the prices for the cruise were reasonable considering the entertainment, but by the time we added air fares etc from here in Oz it became a really expensive holiday. But my big problem was that I still couldn't get past the memories of our first cruise where we had one of the smaller rooms, the kind where the bed is the sofa and if one person moves the other can't see the TV. Then if they move too far the one on the sofa has to lift their feet up so they can pass. Our second cruise was in one of the rooms with the outside balconies, it was essentially two rooms so one could watch the TV while the other lay on the bed, but it was nearly double the cost of the first one.

I did 70K a few years ago. It was a blast. The fest/cruise itself is fantastic. The planning/announcements/booking/everything leading up to the fest is an absolute shitshow. We ran into storms on the way back (wind/rain/20ft seas). That was fun... 

I would do 70K again if my gang was going. I would not go solo. It's expensive. Logistics are challenging, but no more so than any standard fest I attend. Most of the bands are of no interest to me. The lineup the year I went was excellent, but the whole thing has become such a joke.
As for straight cruises, I've done one. And I hated it. My wife loves them and has done several with her mom. I think they're a waste of money. Floating time-share designed to bilk you out of as much money as possible while getting you to schedule your next cruise. Everyone shitfaced by breakfast. Overpriced add-ons that suck. Mediocre food and nothing to do while underway. Fuck that. Give me a week of solitude camping in the mountains with no people around.

Daeva - Through Sheer Will and Black Magic... (2022)
Late year discovery for me and a definite list contender. 

On to more weird shit. I haven't come close to putting together my EOTY list yet, but I guarantee that CoO will top the list. Just need to figure out which of the 3 will take the cake.
Circle of Ouroborus - Thurisa (2022)
CoO - Autala (2022)
CoO - Aavikon varjo (2022)
CoO - Kotiinpaluu (2016)
CoO - Alttarimyllyt (2015)

Cynic - Uroboric Forms

Yeah, silly for sure. I'll check out some more of their discography. Germans are a certainly weird bunch. Maybe it's too much bratwurst in the diet.
I passed on a mint first press of Joe's Garage this weekend that the guy wanted $125 for. He had We're only in it for the Money for the same price. As great as those 2 albums are, they're not worth $250.

Deine Lakaien - Dark Star & 2nd Star - definitely weird @FatherAlabaster, but I dig it. Thanks for the rec!
The Sound - From the Lion's Mouth - one of my favorite lesser-known albums from the early 80's.
The Cure - The Head on the Door
Depeche Mode - The Singles (Greatist Hits comp)
Kælan Mikla - Mánadans

On the playlist for today it goes.

The Sisters of Mercy - Red Skies Disappear, a cool comp of early versions of songs with alternate lyrics n shit.
 

Sweet Of Feather and Bone shirt here, but they are all out of Large. Not going to be happy with M or XL but its tempting.

Hate Forest - Innermost (BM, Ukraine)
Don't finalize those year end lists just yet. New Hate Forest full length just dropped out of nowhere.

Deine Lakaien - Dark Star   ...I wonder if @navybsn would like this. These guys are one of my favorite darkwave groups. Their first several albums are fruity, goofy gems and some of their later stuff is surprisingly good too. 
 
The rest of y'all, probably don't even bother.

Sepultura - Morbid Visions
Sadus - Swallowed in Black

Ooooh nice! I bought all of their previous releases after you mentioned them before. Good shit. This one goes in the cart for sure.

Amyl And The Sniffers - Big Attraction

Odious Devotion - Odious Devotion, Finland, 2018
 
Clandestine Blaze - Secrets of Laceration, Finland, 2021
 

My wife just asked me if I wanted a bottle of whiskey for Christmas, apparently a bottle of Buffalo Trace Double Eagle Very Rare 20 year old at $15,500.00 is not what she had in mind.
(which is probably a good thing really)

I don't think we have frat boys here so I guess I'll have to be a white girl. TBH I prefer Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire to Fireball but if a carrier pigeon dropped a bottle on my doorstep I wouldn't let it go to waste.

Sepultura - Morbid Visions
Sadus - Swallowed in Black