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oi! what a month!
13 years ago
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Don't wait for the queue to shrink—the commission docket is rarely empty.no art in a while, guys, i know. it's been kind of a crazy couple of weeks. we had a guest, we're moving very soon, the guest meant that sleep was almost nonexistent so i spent most days running on 2-3 hours until she left (which is the primary reason i haven't been around), and i also got a ukulele. :D
things should be returning to normal minus that whole moving thing, but hopefully that won't put too big a dent in my life since the PLAN is to prepare each day a little at a time... we don't have a great track record on that, though.
anyway!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Lin.....me-24hours.mp3
laugh at me working on the adventure time theme song before i'd even had my ukulele for 24 hours (but with at least 5 hours of practice under my belt). good lord, the fingers on my left hand feel like i stuck them in a jar full of rusty pins and novocaine. (i've never played an instrument before two days ago :D) note that i couldn't even get through a third play through — that was about 25 takes in and i just was like OKAY, stop now. ow.
it sounds as bad as it does because by then my fingers were MADE OF PAIN and just holding down the chords was causing me to make THIS face >o< i'm having to strap band-aids to my fingers to do my art because just pressing keys and tapping things out is like HOLY COW THIS IS NOT FUN. i can't leave them on when i play, though, or i'll never build up callouses ;_; ow. ow ow. but at least it makes working on art less painful. in a few weeks hopefully this won't be an issue! >.>
i'm learning marceline's french fry song and the only real problem is the B7 chord (first pops up at "so come on back and be my bud"). my fingers just do not want to go there. the D7 gave me a little trouble but at least the A string is accessible with my tiny pinky reach, but the B7 is like HAHAHAHAHAH FUCK YOU because I somehow gotta get my pinky all the way up to the C string with my hand wrapped all the way around the neck. cory keeps telling me to just lay my entire index finger across the 2nd fret, but then the E string doesn't wanna do its job. :/ I GOT THIS THING *BECAUSE* I HAVE SMALL HANDS, WHY AM I HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFI.....eature=related
i can play it fairly well, until i get to the B7. then it's like *record scratch* i know, practice practice, i've only had the damn thing for 72 hours. everyone says i'm doing really well for being this much of a beginner but i am definitely seeing what makes people want to do the same song for a week straight because it's so frustrating not to be able to switch chords quickly.
by the way, we both got ukuleles — I named mine Violet, after the sister in the Incredibles. not to be out-dorked I prodded him into naming his Dash. So, our ukuleles are Violet and Dash. Mine has a little pink ribbon on it to mark it because his is strung for the left-hand and it was REALLY confusing when I picked up his and wondered why it sounded totally busted.
ALSO!
I made this today, because I couldn't find a good version. Spread it around. :D (Upload elsewhere tho, please!)
PIZZA!!!
things should be returning to normal minus that whole moving thing, but hopefully that won't put too big a dent in my life since the PLAN is to prepare each day a little at a time... we don't have a great track record on that, though.
anyway!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Lin.....me-24hours.mp3
laugh at me working on the adventure time theme song before i'd even had my ukulele for 24 hours (but with at least 5 hours of practice under my belt). good lord, the fingers on my left hand feel like i stuck them in a jar full of rusty pins and novocaine. (i've never played an instrument before two days ago :D) note that i couldn't even get through a third play through — that was about 25 takes in and i just was like OKAY, stop now. ow.
it sounds as bad as it does because by then my fingers were MADE OF PAIN and just holding down the chords was causing me to make THIS face >o< i'm having to strap band-aids to my fingers to do my art because just pressing keys and tapping things out is like HOLY COW THIS IS NOT FUN. i can't leave them on when i play, though, or i'll never build up callouses ;_; ow. ow ow. but at least it makes working on art less painful. in a few weeks hopefully this won't be an issue! >.>
i'm learning marceline's french fry song and the only real problem is the B7 chord (first pops up at "so come on back and be my bud"). my fingers just do not want to go there. the D7 gave me a little trouble but at least the A string is accessible with my tiny pinky reach, but the B7 is like HAHAHAHAHAH FUCK YOU because I somehow gotta get my pinky all the way up to the C string with my hand wrapped all the way around the neck. cory keeps telling me to just lay my entire index finger across the 2nd fret, but then the E string doesn't wanna do its job. :/ I GOT THIS THING *BECAUSE* I HAVE SMALL HANDS, WHY AM I HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFI.....eature=related
i can play it fairly well, until i get to the B7. then it's like *record scratch* i know, practice practice, i've only had the damn thing for 72 hours. everyone says i'm doing really well for being this much of a beginner but i am definitely seeing what makes people want to do the same song for a week straight because it's so frustrating not to be able to switch chords quickly.
by the way, we both got ukuleles — I named mine Violet, after the sister in the Incredibles. not to be out-dorked I prodded him into naming his Dash. So, our ukuleles are Violet and Dash. Mine has a little pink ribbon on it to mark it because his is strung for the left-hand and it was REALLY confusing when I picked up his and wondered why it sounded totally busted.
ALSO!
I made this today, because I couldn't find a good version. Spread it around. :D (Upload elsewhere tho, please!)
PIZZA!!!
Hopefully things work out the way you plan!
Good job on the song btw. I feel your pain though.
I used to play guitar 3 years ago, but now every time I pick up a guitar I feel like I have baby hands cause it hurts so much XD
in a few weeks i'm sure i'll be fine. for now, i definitely can say i am having a hard time not picking it up even when my fingers are like FUCK YOU STOP NOW STOP STOP STOP
Your fingers should toughen up. When I had a guitar I used to run my fingers up and down the strings to callous them.
The fact that you chose the Adventure Time theme as your first song means you're awesome so you will do great!
I-I'm sorry...um...
Ukelele...? ^^
(Yes, THAT I got. lol. We missed you!)
And its neat to see you with that little Ukulele for sure
Last time I moved, we were literally still moving things on the last day of the old lease. That sucked. I don't know how my parents managed when my father was in the Marine Corps.