Unneccessary Pluralses

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

New Blog

I'm abandoning this blog.
Not really feeling the whole talk-about-yourself thing anymore.
I just want to make music.

Music blog.
www.subparartistscollaborativeeffort.blogspot.com

Monday, May 14, 2007

List of musical equipment in my room

I think this is for bragging and quick reference, mostly.

Casio PX-310 electric piano
Roland Juno-D synthesizer
Behringer 1222FX mixer
Behringer UB1202 Mixer
Behringer UB502 Minimixer
Behringer 60 Watt bass amp
Mexican Stratocaster knock-off guitar (white/cream)
Oscar Schmidt Delta Blues semihollow guitar (black)
Epiphone Les Paul special guitar (red)
Cort Les Paul knock off guitar (blonde)
Takamine Jasmine acoustic guitar (blonde)
Fender Squier Bass guitar (blue)
Korg KP-2 effects pad
Suzuki Omnichord
Boss LS-2 line selector pedal
Boss CS-3 compressor pedal
Boss SD-1 overdrive pedal
Boss RC-2 loop pedal
Electro-Harmonics Holy Grail reverb pedal
Digitech Digidelay pedal
Digitech Screamin' Blues pedal
Johnson SC-2 Chorus/Envelope filter pedal
Danelectro Hashbrowns flanger pedal
Danelectro FAB Chorus pedal
Danelectro FAB Echo pedal
Danelectro FAB Metal pedal
Rocktek Vibrator pedal
Dunlop Wah-Wah pedal
Behringer Chromatic Tuner pedal
Behringer VD distortion/sustainer pedal
Behringer VP phase shifter pedal
Xoom 1001 multieffect pedal
Shure SM-58 microphone
Behringer C-2 condenser mics (2)
Behringer C-1 condenser mic
Set of drum microphones (4)
bellset (glockenspiel)
Metronome
Boss DR-3 drum machine
set of blues harmonicas [plastic] (C D E F G A Bb)
Hohner harmonicas (C, E)
Hohner meisterklasse harmonica (Bb)
Claves
Sleigh bells
Egg shaker
Drum sticks

that's all i got for now.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

almost died today

Things I have done while driving:

Eaten
Shaved
Talked on the phone
Smoked Cigarettes
Changed CDs
Sang
Sang Loudly
Sang off key
Sang when I didn't know the lyrics
Sang loudly and off-key when I didn't know the lyrics
Listened to Drum Machines
Told people off
Learned how to use a drum machine (whoo that was a fun one- nearly ran my car into a guardrail)
Played Harmonica
Played Omnichord
Played Guitar
Played Keyboard
Drew
Read a user manual

Sunday, April 29, 2007

This is what is on my bedside table.


  • ashtray

  • lighter

  • Bottle with incense stick inside

  • Incense holder

  • votive holder full of guitar picks

  • lamp

  • metronome

  • alarm clock with CD player broken

  • Tums

  • Coffee maker

  • Incense

  • remote for computer

  • glass bowl

  • 10 AA batteries, in blister pack

  • books:
    • Dante's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise)

    • Dante's Inferno (older copy, for footnote/translation comparison)

    • Vonnegut- Mother Night

    • Salinger- Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters

    • User's Manual for the Boss RC-2 Loop Pedal

    • A collection of HG Wells fiction from borders

    • the Collected Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

Thursday, April 05, 2007

#1 fan?

So I guess this past week I listened to 1,752 tracks by Radiohead, according to Last.fm, making me the top listener of Radiohead.

I guess I'm kind of a Radiohead nerd.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Spoetry

poison is over. strength cat food. ponderously stop before an immense glass-walled building. A party of Tremearne reached to the holo projector and switched it on. A three- agency of a plastic dog, reeked of insincerity and equivocation. But puddle. He rose up, angrier than ever, balled his fists and came on turn over the alien artifact and reveal its secret- but I am going to gladhander at the gate tell us that there would be a market at dawn Money. This suited the leaders to perfection. I can only wish you best of luck-and look forward to meeting you again silencing the music with a swipe of his hand. Dropping into his chair the road; we slowed and stopped. Im all alone, small as needed to fit. Without damaging the circuits in any way. down the road and into a tunnel under a, row of buildings. One of the quizzically. He pointed quickly at his closed fist.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Cha Cha spamming

so for those of you who haven't heard, ChaCha.com is this search engine right?
only you can search with a guide, and they help you out, right.
So searching for inane shit gives them stuff to do at their job to make it less shitty, less job like.
My searches today: High Fives

robert(78532): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hi
robert(78532): hello
robert(78532): Please be more specific as to what you're looking for on this topic.
You: I just want someone to give me a high five
You: i'll be all
You: o/
robert(78532): lol
You: and they'll be all
You: \o
robert(78532): /b/
You: thanks bro

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Search: Rock Paper Scissors

Status: Connected to guide: Marie(42609)
Marie(42609): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hiya
Marie(42609): Hello
Marie(42609): One moment for while I find those results.
You: i want to know if there's any sort of strategy to playing rock paper scissors
Marie(42609): Alright
You: see, my brother needs a kidney transplant, and my sister and I both match up
You: we're seeing who has to go under the knife
You: and I really don't want to
You: it's best two out of three, if that helps
Marie(42609): I will see if I can find you an answer.
You: swell, thanks
Marie(42609): There is your cheat.
You: rad
You: thanks
Marie(42609): Have a great day. Thanks for using cha cha. I have enjoyed searching for you.
You: hey how did you get this job i'll bet it's a pretty sweet gig
Marie(42609): Hope you don't get to go under the knife.
Marie(42609): Please RATE ME. Thanks for using ChaCha.

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Search: Badger Recipies

Status: Connected to guide: Amey(83509)
Amey(83509): Welcome to ChaCha!
Amey(83509): Hello
You: hiya
Amey(83509): Your looking for badger recipes?
You: i'm looking for good ways to prepare badger
You: yes
Amey(83509): Okay a few moments please
You: i spelled that wrong in the search but you seem pretty perceptive
You: you picked it up
You: I thought I had a rat problem so I put out some poison
You: but it was a badger
You: and now there's this dead badger next to my porch
Amey(83509): lol
You: and i didn't really want it to go to waste, you know?
Amey(83509): yep
You: also, is there a way to test whether or not it still has poison in its system?
You: that'd probably be a good thing to test for.
You: I just used cyanide pellets
Amey(83509): okay, ill look
You: thanks
Amey(83509): I'm actually having problems finding the recipes, which is unusual for me. I'm still looking though
You: cool
(waiting for like, five minutes)
(link)
Amey(83509): Do you think it would be like rabbit
You: Yea i don't really want to go through the trouble of cutting it and curing it
You: probably similar
Amey(83509): I keep finding alot of recipes with rabbit coming up
(link)
You:
close to rabbit or raccoon
You: that red rice one looks promising
You: thanks!

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search: Batman Issue #66


Brandt(81601): Welcome to ChaCha!
Brandt(81601): Hello there
Brandt(81601): Hang on just a moment while I research your query...
You: Hiya
You: I'm actually looking for clarification into some of the verbiage they use in that issue
You: they toss around the word boner alot but i don't think it means what it does in today's parlance
Brandt(81601): !!!! WARNING !!!! abusive language by infoSeeker (they toss around the word boner alot but i don't think it means what it does in today's parlance)
You: i'm not joking either
You: i just want to know what they are using the word for
Brandt(81601): I'll see what I can find...
You: thanks
Brandt(81601): Which batman series?
You: the original, i think
You: it was from like, 1951 if i'm not mistaken
Brandt(81601): Thanks... that helps!
You: yep no problemo
Brandt(81601): Is this the one?
(link)
You: yea that's the right one
(link)
Brandt(81601): LOL... I see what you mean now!
Brandt(81601): Let me check something...
You: yea
(link)
You: oh
You: that certainly helps
Brandt(81601): The last link I sent you is from the dictionary... in this case, it would be 'blunder'
You: yea
Brandt(81601): Is there anything else I can help you with at this time?
You: nope that should do it
You: thanks brandt
Brandt(81601): Is there anything else I can help you with at this time?
Brandt(81601): Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Brandt(81601): Please RATE ME. Thanks for using ChaCha.
Status: Session ended.

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Search: Suicide Notes

Peggy(79083): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hiya
Peggy(79083): Hello!
Peggy(79083): How may I assist you today?
You: i'm wondering if you have any tips on writing a suicide note
You: i mean, other than like, spell checking
Peggy(79083): I apologize but that would be against ChaCha rules and terms, I can give you a link for suicide hot line if you like
You: boy would that look stupid, have everything all mispelled
You: nah that's ok
You: thanks though

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Search: Elliot Smith's Suicide Note

Maria(15271): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: Hiya
Maria(15271): Hello
You: i'm just wondering what elliot smith's suicide note said
Maria(15271): Surely, Searching for your Results....
Maria(15271): Take a look at this site as I search..
You: those are flat panel tvs that link sucks
Maria(15271): Ok you can remove the site as I search further...
You: oh awesome
Maria(15271): Thanks for being patient! Rest assured I'm finding the most relevant results for your search.
Maria(15271): My apologies please click new guide button as no info. could be found with th exact letter.
Maria(15271): Please RATE ME. Thanks for using ChaCha.
Status: Session ended.

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Search: Why do kids like Applejacks if they don't taste like apples?

Status: Connected to guide: Felix(1291)
Felix(1291): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hiya
You: i don't know why kids like applejacks
You: why do they like applejacks, felix?
Felix(1291): What can i find for you today?
Felix(1291): I have no idea
You: they don't taste like apples
You: seriously. My mind almost broke thinking about this
You: they kinda taste like cinnamon and soggyness
You: why do kids like them?
Felix(1291): Thank you for using ChaCha!
Status: Session ended.

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Search:Knife Fighting

Status: Connected to guide: Nicole(88582)
Nicole(88582): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: Hiya
Nicole(88582): Hi
Nicole(88582): How are you today?
You: I'm looking for tips on knife fighting
Nicole(88582): What can I help you find?
You: Not too well
You: Well, I have to knife fight this guy and I'm not too excited about the prospect.
You: He's pretty big, and kind of has a long reach
Nicole(88582): Are you serious?
You: Also, I only have steak knives
You: Although I should probably go buy a real knife for this seeing as I could end up dead and then my money would be useless, huh?
(session terminates)

---*: at this point i hit the back button*
Search: Elliot Smith's Suicide Note

Status: Connecting ...
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Ring: ...
Status: Connected to guide: Amber(45671)
Amber(45671): Welcome to ChaCha!
Amber(45671): Hi! Welcome, I will be assisting you in finding you what you need here on Cha-Cha.
Amber(45671): What can I help you find today?
You: oh i accidentally hit reload
You: is there a way to disable that on my browser?
You: firefox 2.0 btw
Amber(45671): You want a new search?
Amber(45671): Or you don't want to search with a live guide
You: no I want to disable my reload button my browser
Transfer: You are being transfered to another guide who can help you search even better!
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Ring: ...
Status: Connected to guide: Teressa(83787)
Teressa(83787): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hi
You: i'm looking to disable the reload button on my browser
You: it is firefox 2.0
Teressa(83787): How does that have to do with Elliot Smith?
You: it doesn't
You: I accidentally hit the reload button on my browser
You: i had searched for elliot smith
You: then hit the reload button
You: accidentally
Teressa(83787): Ok, one moment while I take a look for you.
You: and now i want to get rid of it
You: it wronged me
You: and so I want to cut it out of my browser
Teressa(83787): gotcha
You: like it is a tumor and I am a surgeon
You: a surgeon on a warpath
You: of tumor riddance
Teressa(83787): yep
You: maybe a kind of general who is also a surgeon. Who commands armies of scalpel-infantry
You: i'm taking this metaphor way too far
Transfer: You are being transfered to another guide who can help you search even better!
Status: Looking for a guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: Mazen(81766)
Mazen(81766): Welcome to ChaCha!
Mazen(81766): Hi!
You: hiya
You: i'm looking to disable the refresh button on my browser
You: i know it has nothing to do with elliot smith
You: but i accidentally hit the refresh button
You: and now I want to get rid of it
You: like the mayor wants to get rid of the homeless
Mazen(81766): You mean , you want to get rid of it off your keboard?
You: it's not really on my keyboard
You: it's on the web browser
You: (firefox 2.0 btw)
Mazen(81766): like when you pres "F5" , nothing should happen?
You: nonononono
You: i know about that one
You: i want the little blue curly-cue thing to get lost
Mazen(81766): Oh I see. You just want to get rud of teh icon.
You: up by the address bar
You: that and it's assigned macro, yea
Mazen(81766): Ok. let me how i can help you with this.
You: Mazen is a pretty cool name
You: it's not often you meet people with z's in their names
You: I knew a zeke once.
You: he wouldnt be able to help me with this at all
You: couldn't use a computer if his life depended on it
You: but you, you're pretty cool about this
Mazen(81766): lol. thanks.
Mazen(81766): Thanks for being patient! Rest assured I'm finding the most relevant results for your search.
You: cool. i'm glad you're a fast typer too, because i can't stand people who type slow
Mazen(81766): It seems like this website let you customize your button or something like that.
Mazen(81766): Hold on. i'm still looking for it.
You: k cool
You: oh rad
You: this is perfect
You: goodbye, refresh button!
You: thanks Mazie
Mazen(81766): Did it work?
You: yes!
Mazen(81766): Great. lol
You: that's all
Mazen(81766): Is there anything else on this topic I can find for you today?
You: nope
You: have a good one
Mazen(81766): Ok then . Have a good one!
You: hope the weather's good where you are
Mazen(81766): Bye . :)
You: Thanks, I'm done.
Status: Session ended.

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Search: white tea vs. green tea what is the difference i mean seriously

Status: Connected to guide: Peggy(54367)
Peggy(54367): Welcome to ChaCha!
You: hiya Peggy
You: how's it going?
Peggy(54367): Hello
Peggy(54367): One moment while I search that for you.
You: sure thing-a-roodles
(link)
You: also what is silver tip tea?
You: that is kinda baffling on it's own
You: is the plant metallic?
(link)
Peggy(54367): Are these results sufficient?
You: the second one helped
You: but seriously what is silver tip tea?
Peggy(54367): I don't know
You: what
Peggy(54367): did you read the link?
You: i did
Peggy(54367): Have a great evening.
You: but it didn't answer that
You: no get back here
Peggy(54367): Please RATE ME. Thanks for using ChaCha.
Status: Session ended.