As most of you know, throughout most of my posts I've advertised my Ko-Fi not just as a tip jar, but also so I could advertise the art I was trying to sell at the time.

When I started CIEIRMusic I made a promise that I would do what I could to help others get ahead as I honestly believe that those who work hard on their entertainment do need to give something back to their fans as well as their fellow artists. So here's what I propose. To my fans and friends that also use Ko-Fi, I request you submit to me your links to yours so that on top of advertising my own, I could also advertise yours as well. Now you could do this on the comment section here or you can give me the links through private messaging. Either way, it may help us all out in the near future. Consider this my Valentine's Day gift to all of you.

First of all I'd like to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day. As most know one of my first major pictures was this:

The Badge of Love which later inspired the CIEIR Badges. All of which available for purchase on my Ko-Fi

I also did one as a parody of popular love songs:

And just recently I did a horror themed audio poem:

However I'm not just here to plug my works. I am also here because, I find that the Holiday itself is a sham. But that doesn't mean I hate it. I just find one thing wrong with it. A lot of people seem to think that Valentine's Day aka The Day of Love, should only strictly be between couples. Be it Boyfriend/Girlfriend, Boyfriend/Boyfriend, Girlfriend/Girlfriend and of course Marriage. I fucking hate that for two reasons.

1. It means to those Hallmark shilling motherfuckers, condemn single people. Not a lot of people can find romantic or even sexual love as most people do. And this holiday has been nothing more than a sad reminder of what they can't get. Others feel better off being single and the holiday insults them.
2. As a result of which, it seems to compress the concept of love to romance only. When Love is much more than that and there are many kinds of love.

There's Platonic Love. The love and care one has for their fellow humans without being romantically attached to each other, yet has the same strength as romantic love as the bond gets stronger the more it sticks.

Then there's familial love. Love for one's family or those they consider family. Which is a hell of a lot stronger than Romantic love, because any drama aside, when push comes to shove and the bond is strong enough said family has each other's backs in ways a couple can never understand unless they start a family of their own or have been with that kind of family themselves.

There's also sexual love Aka Friends With Benefits. People who are just happy to be in each other's company, while seeming to click sexually.

There's Self love....no not that way you perverts. The idea, that if you can't find someone else to love, that you learn to love yourself. Some people take it too far and turn that love into Narcissism, but that doesn't mean Self Love is bad.

Then there's selfless love. The ability to love everyone and everything around them no matter how much the world hates them back.

These are just a few examples I think people overlook on this holiday. And it's not just the card or present companies that do this. It's also everything surrounding the Holiday. We have so many romance movies and a lot of them marathoning your TVs as we speak. Yet so little movies on the other acts of love.

I think after centuries of this holiday being around and the things we've endure the past 4 years and counting, that there must be a change. After all in this world gone mad, All You Need Is Love.

So I'm gonna start, by not only wishing you all, whether you're with someone or not, a very Happy Valentine's Day, but to hear this. To my fans, my listeners and my friends here I have only this to say:

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Some of us may not get along with me, some of us may not get along with each other, but regardless of what happens do not forget those big words above.

Over the years one of my main goals even if it didn't coincide with the Genre of my usual music, that I wanted to get the Rockstar Treatment. Basically by that I mean Classic Rock Style.

Now despite the genre specific name, the Rockstar Treatment doesn't just apply to Rockstars, but any musician of any genre can be referred to as such. For example, when Amadeus first came around, despite some inaccuracies, their goal was to prove to the world that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the Rockstar of Classical Music. And boy did they, he was nice to some, but mean to others, got into substance abuse, delved into controversy when he wanted to adapt Figaro and because of his music, even those that dislike him can't deny he died a legend that is loved even to this day.

Now let's take a look at my life regarding my overall music career. I make music most people like. I'm nice to some people on this site and mean to others, for justified reasons, but I still count it as mean. I delved into controversy not once, but at least 3 times and through some of my work promoted substances (Weed, but still.). I'm literally an immortalized death away from ticking off all the list requirements, but my revelation is this.

For all the times I wanted to be a Rockstar, I have realized the following:

I AM A ROCKSTAR!!

I've been one the whole time and I didn't realize it until then. And with the exception of a select few things, I have no regrets on how I got there.

When you get right down to it, names have a lot of meaning from definitions of said name to associations with said name both good and bad. However whenever a name becomes infamous for one reason or another, the people who share that name often have the worst of luck. So in salute and sorry for all the shit you went through because some asshole with the same name originated it. I hereby give you the top 5 names with the worst luck.

Number 5: Karen

While I appreciate a good Karen joke as other person, when you get right down to it, a lot of the "Karens" out there are not even named Karen. So the people whom happened to have that name, often have the worst luck of being ridiculed by those whom encountered or watched a video on a "Karen" or two. Of course it doesn't help that the main definition of Karen, didn't even start at a store with a manager, but with a wife of a famous Mafioso pissed off about him cheating on her:

Still until someone can find a less sexist version of the phrase "Self-absorbed entitled bitch." Karen is here to stay.

Number 4: Steve

Literally every joke, ridicule and insult often begins or ends with that name. LittleKuriboh of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged had a lot of mileage on that one:

Number 3: Meg

Do I even really have to explain this one?

Number 2: Beulah

When people here that name it's often associated, with shrewd wet blanket border-lining Nazi bitches that try to ruin fun for the rest of the people. So bad that if someone who doesn't fit that description gets saddled with that name, they'd go through great lengths to keep anyone from knowing it:

Number 1: Adolf

A name so infamous that very few Germans and Austrians even use it anymore. So bad for a very good reason, that anyone who else got saddled with it, would be labelled a Nazi even if they were in the Allied. The most famous other than the most infamous example is this man:

Adolf Dassler. Sound familiar. Look down at your shoes. If some of you aren't wearing Nikes or Puma or Reebok, then you're most likely wearing his shoes. Adidas. Now too his credit Dassler shortened his name to "Adi" so that he'd avoid being associated with Hitler. But to add further to the irony look at this picutre:

That's Jesse Owens, whom you may remember is the one black American runner that proved to Hitler that the "Aryan Race" wasn't all he hyped up to be and the shoes he's wearing here for his long jump, are Adi's brand. That's right, Jesse Owens beat Adolf with the help of another Adolf. And yes, that's why I put it in the number one spot. For if not for the magic of archives and data, that poor Adi would have his shoes destroyed simply for sharing the same name as Hitler.

But let me know if there are worst luck names you know. Just to add a bonus one. If you think Eric and Dylan are the worst luck names to go by due to....well you know. Go to a Japanese school and mention the name "Sakakibara" you'll get the exact same reaction.

CIEIRNEWS:

Brief Bulletin:

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1332909

Ok. It's been a while since I wrote this and I shall tell you the result so far as well as put an addition to this.

First of all, the formula didn't work properly at first. But then I realized the problem.

The chlorophyll I used for phase 4 was different than the one I first used. Initially I thought there shouldn't be a problem. However upon looking at both labels. One from my old bottle and one from the newest one I used at the time I realized where I went wrong.

Although Chlorophyll is basically the blood of the plant. Much like human blood as well as animal blood, it also has different types. In my case for the first part of the Chlorophyll, I used Chlorophyll extracted from mulberry leaves. But for phase 4 I used Chlorophyll extracted from Alfalfa.......The plant not the Little Rascal.

So this month I corrected myself bought the original stuff I was looking for when it was sold out before and after 5 days of drinking the mix daily I got back to where I was. On top of that, was able to lower my stress levels thanks to the berry juice I mixed with it, as you can see in Phase 4.

Now with that, I've basically covered a huge chunk of overall health and diet issues. However despite that, this is not meant to be a direct alternative, but rather an aid to your overall dietary requirments.

With that said if someone is planning on going on a full liquid diet or at least 75 percent of one. There is one thing you have to do. Do your research on what nutrition is required for breakfast, lunch, snacksand dinner. Now if you look closely at the top info searches on these links I've given you. You'll notice that among most things, you need protein, healthy fats, carbs and fibre to survive and have a healthy meal. So if you're going full liquid diet, you'd need the following.

1. A good source of protein, Whey Protein / Vega if you're Vegan
2. A good source of fibre. This can range from anything from flavourless fibre drink mixes or if you want to make something from scratch use grain based fibre such as bran.
3. A good source of healthy fats. This can range from milk (Both dairy and plant based) to yogurt. The latter I recommend, because on top of healthy fats, you'll also get an improvement on your microbiome thanks to the probiotics in yogurt.

Now I warn you. As someone who's tried the liquid diet thing before, it's not pleasant, but if you can get used to it, then more power to you.

In my case so far I'm only just trying Whey protein with milk powder. However I hope to add some fibre in it as well as maybe using some yogurt be it the container or the yogurt drink depending on which is more effective.

Well I just found out Punxsutawney Phil, the traditional mascot for Groundhog Day saw his shadow. Meaning 6 more weeks of winter.......welp. I'll let Red Green tell you what happened after:

For this one I'm advertising the recent albums and tracks I posted on my bandcamp.

Terror From Beyond Worlds

Probably one of the most trippy music I ever made. I had a lot of fun with this.

The Legend of Krampus

Although Christmas is long since passed, I still recommend people listen to this. Yule love it.

CIEIR vs Dark Divide Alternate Ending

I figured, Marvel had "What If..?" and DC had "Elseworlds". So I figured when in Rome.

Lovecraft Noir 0

The final (Maybe...) part of my Lovecraft Noir Series. I had way too much fun with this and even created possibly the most scariest fucking thing on this album alone.

Be sure to check these out and more. And if you're feeling generous, tip me on Ko-Fi.

Just something I wrote up for kicks here are 5 ways:

1. Step on their shoes. I'm not even talking about hurting their feet, but a lot of people in all walks of life would go apeshit if any speck of dirt or damage happens to their shoes. Which is bullshit, because shoes are designed to protect your feet from harm and dirt. Yet, so many people wear these $200 shiny and new shoes and expect them to stay clean and untouched with each walk. And contrary to popular belief, it is men that complain about it more than women.
2. Like something others hate. A common problem is that whenever someone dislikes something, whether it's a show, movie or game, that they feel the need to make others not enjoy it so they don't feel alone on this. I like to call it Marge Simpson syndrome.
3. Ketchup. No word of a lie, in certain parts of the world especially in the States, people will either roll their eyes at you, insult you or downright even try to fight you physically if you request ketchup. Especially in Chicago on Hot Dogs. Let me ask you assholes who agree with that bullshit. Are you the one paying for the food? No. Are you the one eating the food? No. Then shut the fuck up.
4. Exist. No word of a lie, there are some crazy people out there, for various reasons both common prejudicial and even more non-sensical reasons that get easily triggered by you existing for one reason or another. The Karens being a huge example of that.
5. Mention the word "Concussion" to a hardcore NFL fan or a Rep from the actual league. Now in the League's defense they're trying to balance out how much money and fans they may lose should they try to make football safer for the players. However, the way they approached the concussion scandals, by denying it constantly rather than owning up to it and maybe compensating the players that worked their bodies out trying to make them money, is grossly disgusting. With the Superbowl coming up and the fact that they never dealt with it properly still, makes this a timeless issue.

Thank you for listening to my funny nonsense.

CIEIRNEWS Audio Edition:

Letter from The Editor:

Ok no word of a lie. I'm only doing this because I love to play with the microphone when I first get it. That said, let's hope my voice is better than my writing. Well. I survived Christmas, managed to accomplish some personal goals and now I'm back better than ever. So sit back relax and enjoy some news.

Local News:

In local news today, two transit workers from the TTC were assaulted by what can only be described as 10 - 15 Youths. They attacked three people and fled the area. Now look, as someone who's lived in this city for 25 years, I get it. Some bus drivers can be a pain in the ass and some passengers can make Karens look like saints. However they got a job to do like everyone else and attacking them is no way to solve things. To those punk kids that did this, go to the corner and think about what you did. Then turn yourselves in.

World News:

In world news today. As we come close to the first anniversary of the Russian Ukraine conflict, we see that neither side is giving up, Putin may still resign and things seem to loosen up. But the war may not seem to end any time soon. My heart goes out to those in Ukraine that are on Newgrounds. Stay safe and keep doing what you're doing. As for you Vlady, I hope someone runs you over with a steam roller while Ra Ra Rasputin plays in the background. 

Entertainment News:

First of all big shout out to @underscore8298 for getting front paged once again. A shout out to @Demonicity for announcing his sample pack available to all. And congratualations @TheMiamiDeSantos for getting 400 subscribers.

In other entertainment news, Avatar: Way Of The Water, made over the promised 2 Billion dollars. Director James Cameron set out to make the movie in 2017 and released it in December of 2022. I guess you can say he terminated the Box Office.

Funnies:

Funnies are at the end of the audio.

Thanks for listening be sure to check out my bandcamp and tip me on Ko-Fi.