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My name is Jeff Petermann. I am a journalism major at Indiana University. I have a beautiful wife, a wonderful son, and one week ago I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. Now, this might seem like a horrible thing. To most of my friends and family, the announcement was greeted by cold confused stares and some tears. I wasn't sure how to see it. I didn't know what exactly it was, all knew was that for the past three weeks my brain had felt like hamburger and I needed it to stop. My wife was a pillar of strength in the face of this uncertain diagnosis. She has been, not to sound corny, the wind beneath my wings through this ordeal. I suppose we should start at the beginning: Almost three weeks ago, I started to greet each day with a sobering grimace. Jeff Petermann -- the "always has a smile and is WAY too cheerful" person -- was replaced with a depressed shell of a man who not too many people in his life recognized. One minute I felt alone and abandoned, the next I was happy and ready to take on the world, the next I was having all of these horrible mortifying thoughts about my loved ones and those I hold dear.It was an emotional trip my body was not ready to take. It came to a pinnacle last Sunday when, upon waking in the early morning, my body began to shake fervently and I was dripping sweat all over my cotton sheets. I was having a panic attack because of certain horrible thoughts that had been banging around in my brain - banging so hard they had woken me out of a sound sleep. It took my wife, my mom and my dad almost two hours to calm me down to a point where I stopped shaking. That day I got the name and number of a Christian psychologist from my pastor. He said the man I was going to see was really good and that I could come and talk to him, but that all he could offer was spiritual counselling and that it sounded like I needed psychological help. I did need psychological help, but unfortunately, it would still be four long days and a trip to the emergency room until I got what my brain was pleading for.I went to see the psychologist. He helped me to talk through some of the intrusive thoughts and almost immediately got me in touch with a family practitioner who specialized in psychiatry. I couldn't go to this doctor because he wasn't in my insurance plan, and I am not made of money, but it did give me the courage to seek out a doctor I could go to see if there was something chemically wrong that could be fixed with a pill.Now, do not get me wrong here. It was God who led me to the right people. It was God who gave me the courage to go to the people. It was God who gave us modern medicine. I went to see a doctor last Wednesday. He prescribed a pill that would help my brain to filter out the junk that was clogging it up. After five minutes, he looked at me and said, "This is a classic case of bi-polar disorder - you are not alone!" It is now nine days later and, my schooling is back on track, my thoughts have subsided enough to where I can function, and the medicine is working. I have found out that I have loved ones who are surrounding me with prayer and support. I am living with bi-polar disorder and with God's help I have started out on the journey that is the rest of my life. I have claimed scripture verses to help me through times that lie ahead that might get rough. One of them tells this disease, Satan and critics of mental illness how I feel "I can do ALL THINGS through Christ which strengthens me."The other helps to focus me when I start to rely on my own strength to get me through, "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Both of these Bible verses mean more to me now that they did three weeks ago. I am a different man than I was three weeks ago, but what Satan intended for evil, God has turned into good. One last thing, I have always wanted to write books after I graduate (while I do PR for a Fortune 500 company). I now have a focus about what I want to write about. After I first found out about my diagnosis, I went to a local Christian book store and was floored to find out they didn't have any books on the topic of the Christian life and mental illness or on bi-polar.If there is a publisher reading this who wants to take a chance on an "almost" graduate ( 1 1/2 semesters left) of Indiana University, I am willing and able to write a book on the Christian and bi-polar, and possibly a devotional to help and inspire Christians living with this disorder. Please email me if there is any serious publisher who wants to talk further about this. Culture13393@blogcritics.org Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:44:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/13/133801.php Jeff PetermannThe latest offering from rock and rollers Phantom Planet is a fresh and inspiring departure from their previous effort. While the songs on the self-titled album, which hit the stores on Jan.6 of this year, are a bit less rock influenced than songs from their previous work (including a great cover of the wildly catchy "California"), the latest offering has something going for it that their previous work did not--originality. 80s-esque beats are speckled throughout the album and mesh nicely with lead singer Alexander Greenwald's vocals. This latest effort, while obviously influenced by the Velvet Underground, or as AP Mag put it, "a carbon copy of the Velvet Underground", has a charge of passion, which I just don't feel when I listen to the Strokes, the Velvet Underground, or even Elephant from the White Stripes. Phantom Planet made me feel emotions with this album that I have not had conjured up by a rock band since last year's Saddle Creek Records artist Sorry About Dresden masterpiece. This album is wonderful and cheap which is a great combination that the musical world could use more of. Music11680@blogcritics.org Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:38:01 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/01/01/200159.php Jeff PetermannIt has been a while everyone--sorry! Hopefully in 2004 I will be able to become more active in the blogcritics community. Finals are over at school, the new year is upon us and that means it is top 10 list time. Here is mine:10. Smoking Popes-The Party's Over- This, the final release from the brothers Pope, is a wonderful installment in the already classic repertoire of phenomenal instant classics. From the Pope's material to the covers that are done so wonderfully, this disc is definitely their best, and one of the top picks of 2003.9.Thursday- War All the Time- Screamo--ugh, I hate that term--this is not a screamo album, or an emo album--this is rock and roll at its finest. The entire effort is flawless and, as hard as it is to believe, a step up from their previous efforts.8. Story of the Year- Page Avenue- San Diego raises some great talent. The boys from Story of the Year hit the mainstream scene with a vengeance in 2003. Rock anthems mixed with screams and catchy beats. A great release!7. Brandtson- Death and Taxes- Great tunes from a great band. Way too short, but with the barrage of tunes these emo-rockers have been cranking out, this disc was just enough to wet my whistle.6. Shai-Hulud- That Within Blood Ill-Tempered- The album that SHOULD have been on my top albums of 2002. This disc is completely flawless. Geert delivers with a host of incredible tunes, lyrics and riffs that make this disc so bittersweet-the break-up of these icons was not only untimely, but unbelievable sad.5. The Faint- Dance Macabre- I am not a techno fan. I repeat--I AM NOT A TECHNO FAN!!!- However, fresh on the heels of The Flaming Lips techno influenced Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, this disc by the Faint was a refreshing change of pace from the rock rut most of the world fell into in 2003. Saddle Creek Records continues to release some of the best music in the scene.4. Thrice- Artist in the Ambulance- Warped tour was good to the boys from Thrice--their previous releases, Illusion of Safety and Identity Crisis, were just tastes of what these guys had up their sleeves. Hopefully, while the taste of their talent is still fresh in fans mouths they will release a major label follow up in 2004.3.Something Corporate- North- Piano rock unlike anything else released in 2003! This disc was my biggest surprise of the year--I was incredibly reluctant to even buy this album until, lo and behold I found it at Target for 6.98. This album is worth 16.98. A wonderful mix of all that is good in so many genres, I won't waste your time naming them.2. Cave-In - Antenna- I don't even know how to fully describe this album. I guess I could start by saying, forget everything you know about Cave-In. Then, forget it again. DO NOT buy this disc expecting to hear anything like their previous work. This album is so far beyond anything they have done in the past. It is absolutely ground breaking an inspiring.1.The Shins-Chutes Too Narrow- I don't want to hype these guys up too much so let me just say, I made them #1 on my top 10 list--there are A LOT of bands that are deserving of this spot, and, if I the Shins wouldn't have released this disc, one of them would have assuredly captured my full attention. This album by the Shins is as pure and crisp as a moonlight night in an empty field in some country where no one has ever been. If that sounds cheesy, so be it--I cannot put into words the beauty that is this unique, creative and awe-inspiring release.Runners Up1. Mastodon- Remission 2. Extol- Synergy 3. Brand New- Deja Entendu 4. Johnny Cash- The Man Comes Around 5. Guster- Keep It Together Biggest Disappointments of 20031.POD- S/T 2. ZAO- All Else Failed Re-release 3. Evanescence- anything they did including their "tribute album"--seriously folks 4. This Day Forward- I don't remember the name of this disc--I had it for 3 days and it saddened me to see how far this band has fallen from their underground days 5.The Agony Scene-horrible album-sounds EXACTLY like everything else trendy that every 12 year old had to immediately go out and buy. Horrible art work. Music11382@blogcritics.org Thu, 1 Jan 2004 20:01:59 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/19/232247.php Jeff PetermannI laughed. I cried. I hated. I loved. I slept. I awoke refreshed. I felt sorrow. I felt extreme joy. I break-danced. I moshed. I screamed from the bottom of my gut. I sang beautiful melodies. I closed my eyes and envisioned peaceful images. I saw bloody, mangled, war-torn images. I was distressed. I was comforted. I was enlightened. I was cast into utter emotional darkness. I felt regret. I looked back upon my life pleased with my accomplishments. I knew love. I knew rejection. I tasted glory. I smelled the bitterness of defeat. I gave thanks for what I have been blessed with. I grew increasingly less content with my lot in life. I felt poetic. I felt destructive. I just finished listening to "War All the Time", the latest offering by emo-core rockers, Thursday. So many emotions wrapped into one small, yet refreshingly honest package. Amazing.By Jeff Petermann Music8523@blogcritics.org Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:22:47 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/26/160716.php Jeff PetermannI am getting increasingly frustrated as a Journalism major to hear some of the ignorant persons in my field lambasting our president. Not, however, because I am a diehard conservative or because I feel he is the best thing to hit the White House since JFK. Now that I have hopefully peaked your interest, please, read on.How many times in the past year have you read Plato? Now I know, some of you are going to be able to answer that question "oh 15 or 20," but for the most part, most of you thought I was referring to Play-doh.What does this have to do with the Bush administration, well--everything. In order to understand what the Bush administration is doing right now and in the past few years you have to have a working knowledge of Plato and what he beleived. Bush does. Cheney does. You better beleive that Rumsfeld does. So, while I might not agree with everything that is going on in the administrsation right now--like some parts of the "war" effort-- at least I know what the Bush team is thinking.Here is another thought I was confronted with this week in my Political Theory class at school. How many of you know who Edmund Burke is? Now, a good percentage of you are probably sifting through your memory banks thinking, "I know that name!" as I was earlier this week, but, do you know who he was? Were you aware that he was the father of modern conservatism? Chances are, like me you were not. I guess what I am trying to say is this, if we, as a free thinking pseudo-democratic society are going to critique our leaders, we should know what we are critiquing and not just blindly hurl insults because that is what our liberal friends tell us to do. Culture7854@blogcritics.org Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:07:16 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/26/155545.php Jeff PetermannSome bands only take 200-300 words to review. Some--if we are really being honest--would only take one or two words to review. However, once in a while a band will rear their head that takes a music reviewer completely by surprise and , for whatever reason, cause a writers block because of the sheer talent displayed by said band members. Equal Vision Records metal-core band Converge is one of those bands.Upon first popping Converge's latest full-length, Jane Doe, into my CD player, I was greeted with what millions of you out their have been abusing your ears with for months now--pure aural chaos. Never in my 10 years in the scene have I heard a band be able to be in so many different musical places at the same time and still come out of the quandary with an incredible tight, distinct and--dare I say--groundbreaking sound as the boys in Converge have done.Now, I know a lot of you are thinking out there. "Jeff, this 'metal-core' thing is way over done and, quite frankly, most of it isn't any good to begin with." To this, I would say, you are exactly right. Unfortunately, labels like Solid State Records have started to sign any band that even remotely begins to resemble a metal band. Seriously, a double bass and a Slayer shirt DOES NOT MAKE YOU A METAL BAND. What does make you a metal band? Sheer intensity? Yes. A scary appearance? In some cases. Ear piercing vocals spotted with mind blowing drums, exquisite guitar riffs and sternum shattering bass lines? Definitely.So, while I am holding back and still trying to keep this review to as brief as is possible, below you will find a big empty space. In this space is 1,000,000 words adjectives that describe how unbelievably talented and heads above the rest Converge is. Jane Doe will go down as this generations "Reign in Blood". Trust me.Jeff Petermann Music7852@blogcritics.org Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:55:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/25/222204.php Jeff PetermannOn Broken Wings debut Eulogy Release, "Some of Us May Never See the World", is a hum-drum effort of oh-so overdone metal core. With past releases on Eulogy Records bringing us instant classics, like the latest from Evergreen Terrace, it is a shame to see such a mediocre band releasing work under the same label. Sure, the guitar work is there—the drums are average—and the vocals even show a hardcore flare to them that should have made this release well worth the money. So what is missing? Energy. While I have not had the pleasure of seeing this bands live show, I will say that the album lacks passion—one might as well take three chords and run them through a copy machine. Overall, this disc could have been something great. Hopefully, a sophomore release will birth the real On Broken Wings, and we will all be blown away. Until then, stick with Unearth and Evergreen Terrace from the incredibly talent filled roster at Eulogy.Jeff Petermann Music7829@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:22:04 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/25/221156.php Jeff PetermannHardcore cave-in fans beware—this is not your typical scream along melodic hardcore CD. In fact, this isn’t a hardcore CD at all, but rather a post-hardcore melodic masterpiece.From the very beginning of this CD the hooks that are presented with catchy lines and foot-tapping drum beats bring a clear and talent filled mix. The vocals are very, at times, Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) reminiscent and there is a touch of Radiohead to be heard in the musicianship. Overall, a talent filled masterpiece has been presented in this latest Cave-In offering. So, hardcore fans everywhere, branch out and give this CD a spin. No you won’t lose your voice at one of their concerts—but you will be inspired and quite possibly find yourself a new favorite band.Jeff Petermann Music7826@blogcritics.org Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:11:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/24/233851.php Jeff PetermannOK--so maybe you could say I have had a musical rebirthing in the past week--heck, maybe I just found a couple of great new bands--but whatever it is I had to share the information along to all of the music lovers everywhere who just need something new and exciting to add to their collection:The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots"- This album is so much better than the name suggests. Yes, there is a lot of talk about some girl named Yoshimi defeating giant robots. Yes--for the most part--the lyrics are way out there. But, I think perhaps that is what gives this album its charm. Not only is this a HUGE stretch for The Flaming Lips (musically speaking) but also it is a triumph for the musical world as a whole as it has added some much needed creativity to the humdrum musical equation that is the current Target "Breakout Wall".The Smoking Popes "The Parties Over"- This album knocked my socks off. It is a folky punky countryish hybrid of sorts that is so new and fresh to the ears it is a must buy for anyone who is getting sick of the pop-punk that is becoming the norm on the radio dials. Yes, songs from bands like Simple Plan and Wakefield may be aurally pleasing, but in the end it all tastes like a dirty diaper wrapped in soiled Depends. This album is a far departure from the sugary sweet pop punk sound and should be consumed by the masses.That is all for now. Go and check these two albums out and give me some feed back. Go ahead...I will wait right here.Jeff Petermann The Underground Mayhem Society Music7799@blogcritics.org Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:38:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/08/24/232610.php Jeff PetermannThe book entitled, “How to Overthrow the Government”, is written by Arianna Huffington, and is, for the most part, one giant political editorial about the evils of having a strict two-party system, and the problems that arise when special interest group money is funneled into political campaigns. Beginning from the very first page, paragraph and sentence, Huffington starts in with her theme that pretty much continues throughout the entirety of the book, “We live in a democracy universally acknowledged to be the greatest governing system in the world. But a democracy is only as strong as it is responsive to all of its citizens.” This “theme of government accountability rings through the remainder of the book. It seems right from the get go as if Ms. Huffington, once a diehard Republican, has seen some things in the political process that she has been less than thrilled with. As this chapter proceeds we see these things explained-- lack of representation of all people in the voting process, callousness toward the sick and dying in our country (p. 15), the ignoring of the poor and homeless in this our “great” land. This chapter did a great job of laying the proverbial groundwork for the themes that would run through much of the book.In the next few chapters Ms. Huffington explains the growing wave of unrest in our political system. This is the first politically charged book that I have really sat down and sunk my teeth into, but I cannot believe that, with some of the allegations that she makes in this book, she has the courage ton name names. For instance, her apparent hatred of everything “Dole”. In chapter three, “Voting for Dollars”, she makes reference to Dole’s testifying before the Senate in 1986 on the ethanol subsidy Loophole and how it should immediately be ended (p. 58) only to then change her mind after Andreas contributed “ to the Dole’s PAC’s, think tanks and foundations.” Or, in the chapter named “The Public Opinion Racket where Ms. Hufffington brings up the topic of the Dole campaign’s ignorance in giving to much clout to the pole numbers in the 96 election (p.74). Yes, it appears that Huffington might have been able to pick a better candidate for the Republicans party to run against Clinton in the 96 elections, and yet—she didn’t. I guess she was to busy running her mouth in this book to be able to see that it takes more than talking about numbers to change things.One person that Huffingotn repeatedly praises in this book that, in my humble opinion she is right on the money with is Sen. John McCain. She repeatedly praises McCain in the book for his courage to stand against everything popular in his party. In using the ethanol subsidy example listed above, McCain was the ONLY 2000 presidential campaigner to come out against it. In our political world, that could have been a suicide move but, as Huffington repeatedly points out, McCain is not afraid to rock the boat by making decisions based on what is right, rather than on what the latest poll might be saying.As the book rolls on there is an entire chapter devoted to the 2000 presidential election humorously named, “Demolition Derby 2000”. This chapter delves into the deceit and usury that the candidates for the then upcoming election had already started in with. My personal favorite comes near the beginning of the chapter on page 93 where she talks about a “positive” ad that Bill Bradley ran for the election where he not only has a puffed up version of his life story but then has a woman come on and claim that Sen. Bill Bradley saved her daughters life. Not only did Bill Bradley not “literally save her daughters life, as the woman states, it turns out all that he did was help pass legislation to keep women in the hospital for 48 hours after labor—and here is where tit really gets deceptive—the baby was born two years before the legislation was even written. This kind of trickery and deceit is what Huffington , coupled with petty bickering and child like name calling and accusations is why Hufingotn deemed the 2000 election less of a battle and more of a demolition derby (p. 95).Finally, we get to my favorite chapter of the book, “Two Parties as One”. I like term Republicrat, it definitely sums up the chapter where Huffingotn delves into the sad fact that Democrats and Republicans are just about the same part except that Democrats are pro-choice and Republicans for the most part are pro-life. I also think it is refreshing to see Huffington, who obviously hates Pat Buchanan, still give credit where credit is due by at least admitting that, though a “divisive demagogue” Pat Buchanan at least has different ideas and that him leaving the Republican party, while good news for the Republicans and Democrats is “bad news for everyone who believes that our present political system needs to be shaken up.”(p. 128) To be fair to Mr. Buchanan, this is the only time Huffington does anything but completely dog him and his politics—another point Huffingotn and I agree on.The chapter entitled “A Case Study In Corruption” is not only the most interesting chapter in the book; it is also the chapter from which I gleaned the most “new” knowledge. In this chapter Huffingot examines the prescription drug market and the frightening numbers that are associated with the amount of people that have been prescribed these sometime addictive drugs. Probably the most alarming statistic that Huffington shares in this chapter is the correlation that prescription drugs have had with school shooters. One example that she lists is the Columbine tragedy link to the mood-altering drug Luvox. While the media was quick to blame Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris’s connection with the video game doom and their music tastes for what happened on that fateful day they didn’t delve further into the mystery and find out that Harris had traces of Luvox in his system. The most frightening quote Huffington cites in this book is the quote from the coroner when trying to explain away the presence of this drug, “The presence of Luvox does not change the cause and manner of death,” to which Huffington quips, “of coarse not—he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound, but did the presence of Luvox change the cause and manner of his life.”(p. 152) Later on in the chapter Huffington cites a Doctor who studied the correlation with antidepressants and murder and in one case almost the exact Columbine situation had happened. It is frightening what the funneling of money from the prescription drug industry into our political system can cause citizens and politicians alike to overlook. Well, being a Journalism major myself, the next chapter that I found particularly interesting as the one entitled, “Waking Up the Media Watchdogs”. This chapter was a call to arms. It started with the phrase, “It is no accident that freedom of the press was guaranteed in Amendment number one.” (p. 237) And hammers home the point that the media is not doing their job throughout its entirety. While Huffington does cite several journalistic marvels of the twentieth century (p.238-Ida Tarbell’s Standard Oil expose, Charles Moore’s photos of the civil rights movement, Seymour Hersh’s story about Mai Lai, and of coarse, Woodward and Bernstein’s uncovering of the truth in the Watergate scandal) she is quick to ring out the point that the media is more into “smutracking than “muckracking” and that they completely ignored the Archer Daniels Midland scandal. What Huffington fails to mention—[probably because she was too busy complaining—was that the media, until recently has struggled to overcome some of the idiots that have sneaked their way into our midst’s, Heraldo Rivera being enemy number 1. Yes, the media loves to cover a good sex scandal—but why? Because the people love a good sex scandal. More people in America would turn their televisions off that would turn them up if we started in on a story about the nations economic downturn. So, who is to blame for the medias wayward movement to smutracking? Not the media! Place the blame on Gannet and other “entertainment driven conglomerates as well as the people. It is also phenomenal to me how Huffingoton can separate private indiscretions with public ones. (p. 242-244) Sure, Mr. Clintons affairs may have had nothing to do with his presidency, but, at the same time, if a character of a man is that small that a promise made to his wife before God means that little, how is the public to know that he won’t take his oath to the American people with the same laxness? Here, is where my least favorite part of the book hits (p.243-244). If you are really trying to drive home a point, don’t quote a bunch of liberal left wing comedians as your sources. Seriously--Roseanne? Come on! Finally, the last point I wanted to make about this book comes in the second to last chapter entitled, “New Voters Rights”. I love the fact that Huffington finds at home polling calls an invasion upon our privacy. I love the quote she uses on page 264, “ Today, Civil Disobedience can even take place from your favorite easy chair in the comfort of your living Room. All you have to do is hang up on pollsters.” This reiterated her point from earlier in the book about haw it is unconscionable that the no call list doesn’t include these annoying invaders of dinnertime. Seriously, I would rather someone call me to interrupt my dinner to buy aluminum siding that to get a call from the Democratic Party. Talk about an appetite killer. The rules fro the no call list should apply universally.Overall, this book was great. It dinged the Democrats as much as the Republicans and it used quotes from everyone favorite political figure of the moment, Jesse “the body” Ventura. Huffing ton has definitely been around the political block a few times an, while I don’t agree with every point she made in this book, I definitely respect her for having the courage to stand up in a world of complacent and state facts all while bucking both major parties. I might even vote for her if she ran for office—maybe I would help her to regain her trust in the media.Jeff Petermann The Underground Mayhem Society Books7798@blogcritics.org Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:26:10 EDT