????MAT,
Firstly, I'd like to offer my deepest condolences for what happened and my most profound curses on the thieves responsible. As one of my most dear role models, I have absolute faith, in you and everyone in Kill Hannah, that you guys can make it through this.
As for my question, if you could have any superpower what would it be? And what would you use it for? What would be your first act with it? Would you keep it a secret or openly tell others who can worship and/or fear you?

Thanks, :P
Sabeen

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P.S. hmm... I was trying to write down my thoughts precisely, but i guess I haven't succeeded...I don't mean I don't speak georgian at all, I speak fluently the everyday language, but I'm having some difficulties expressing my thoughts on abstract themes...
Anna

????? MAT Hello, Mat! :) First of all thanks for your kind proposal to think of you as the older brother! I'm the family's only child(hope,not very spoiled, though!) and I feel really great to consider such an amazing person like you my big bro! Secondly, I want again express my indignation towards those scoundrels that stole my favourite band's equipment!!! rgrrr Now about myself... My burning/glowing/screaming problem is that often I feel totally alone in the face of the inimical world... I'm quite different from the people (both young and old) around me, which constantly do their best to point out my "fatal" mistakes and direct me to the "right"way!... The matter is that I've got a different world outlook , another perception of life: less restricted, more liberal and open.... I am an agnostic living in the country of deeply believing orthodox christians (they don't get tired why i don't attend church); i am a rocker(and you know already that "special" attitude of some believers to the rock music!) living amongst jazz/pop/rap fans(i cannot stand listening to local radiostations!!!).I am half-blooded : my mom is russian, my dad is georgian; my mothertongue (and the language we speak inside my family) is russian, but i have to live in georgia, cause my dad doesn't want to leave his motherland... The worst is that i don't feel belonging to none of the two countries, I feel kinda illegal (not talking about nowadays political problems)... and I don't speak Georgian well, I can't overcome myself and learn it well, I don't like it.. Because of this i'm often lost in translation and I am afraid of communicating with people, hence I have no friends...
soon i'll have to decide what profession to choose and i have no idea what to become!!!! i feel myself stuck in the middle of nowhere... i have only my mom who supports me in everything, but it's not enough to feel quite good, right?....All my conversations with others end in discussions (read quarrels)... Why do they want to impose their opinion as the only true one???I'm sick and tired of this, so tired... Why don't they just leave me alone???... What will you say to me, my wise bro?..
Anna

??? MAT

Dear Mat,

My wonderful boyfriend and I are pretty legit and we know we're going to be together for a while, aka forever. We're both in college. I'm studying to be in the concert promoting/concert venue type business and he's going to be a theatre actor.
He's assuming when we get married that I will be bringing home the bacon and supporting us. I've got no problem living in a crappy Chicago apartment and living paycheck to paycheck but what happens when we start a family? We can't live that way then. I want to have money for our kids. I would never tell him to give up his passion, and call me old fashioned but I think he should be supporting the fam. I'm really lost in the whole situation. Part of me just wants to wing it, but should you wing your whole life?

p.s. I really adore you guys and I'm so sorry about the whole Philly thing. You guys are incredible musicians and people, and it really shows even in bad situations. Can't wait for New Heart!

????AMANDA
hi. i'm in my junior year of high school, and im living over seas in the south of france. i moved here in the middle of my sophomore year (did you know it means wise fool. indeed such an insult. but i digress) while i've been told every person who's outlived me by a year that this is such an amazing opportunity, it seems that i still am resenting this move.
the people i go to school with are so different then me. in france the drinking age is 16, thus my peers feel that every saturday night they should go to the local clubs get completely wasted, put photos on facebook and flaunt to everyone how amazing they are. i should also point out that i go to a private school and where my parents can only afford for my brother and i to attend because my parent's compony offered to pay it; everyone else's "mummy and daddy" are completely loaded.
while the main advice any one would give me would be just ignore those people. there are literally only two girls, who like me, don't think that it's super cool to not remember what you did last night. and the three of us are definitely the "artsy fartsy" type who hang out in the art room.
it just bothers me that i've been here for almost a year and i still feel remorse for the situation, i'm such a masochist if i had a bad day i head straight for the yearbook from my previous american high school. i feel as if i didn't appreciate the enjoyment at that school until it was gone. cliche? yes
i see a therapist and have had past issues with depression, and i still do...i feel as if i'm counting down the days until i graduate and can go study anthropology at smith college (north hampton = greatest town anyone?)
regardless, i would just love some insight from your high school experience: handling a social scene that you didn't fit in with, boys, scholastics and maybe a hug in the form of words
thanks my dear