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Posted 15 years agoSo, as many predicted, Alert Pay dropped InkBunny. But, I'd say they're handling it pretty gracefully :3
http://inkbunny.net/journalview.php?id=2527
tl;dr version:
"There is no third party system that will handle our adult sales. So, we'll make our own system :3 While we work on making that happen, we'll set up a system for you to keep making sales privately through our site."
They never cease to amaze me :3
Remember, guys, anything there you don't want to see you can block, and it's a lot easier than it is to do here. Plus, I'm there! DON'T YOU LOVE ME? ;_____;
www.inkbunny.net
http://inkbunny.net/journalview.php?id=2527
tl;dr version:
"There is no third party system that will handle our adult sales. So, we'll make our own system :3 While we work on making that happen, we'll set up a system for you to keep making sales privately through our site."
They never cease to amaze me :3
Remember, guys, anything there you don't want to see you can block, and it's a lot easier than it is to do here. Plus, I'm there! DON'T YOU LOVE ME? ;_____;
www.inkbunny.net
On cubs...
Posted 15 years ago"It sucks to be constantly reminded that what you draw makes you hated by a ton of people."
-a friend.
~~~
Any cub furs watching me?
Because I'm totally on InkBunny. Check it. :D
http://www.inkbunny.net/buck
If better site management and exclusive content from me weren't enough, maybe the lack of a cub-ban could be an incentive ^___^ Plus, a lot of your favorite artists are probably already signed up.
And for those of you who don't like cub porn, the site's not all about cubs. For realreal.
Really hoping to kickstart the music community there, but I need y'all! :P
-a friend.
~~~
Any cub furs watching me?
Because I'm totally on InkBunny. Check it. :D
http://www.inkbunny.net/buck
If better site management and exclusive content from me weren't enough, maybe the lack of a cub-ban could be an incentive ^___^ Plus, a lot of your favorite artists are probably already signed up.
And for those of you who don't like cub porn, the site's not all about cubs. For realreal.
Really hoping to kickstart the music community there, but I need y'all! :P
This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about :D
Posted 15 years agoAn Inkbunny Note to the Administrator:
"A suggestion relating to music..." (abridged)
Hey!
While this certainly pertains to my own interests, this is actually borne out of the interest of the community, so I figured it was worth sending in.
When I first got on FA, one of the things I did was look up a bunch of music to find musicians I liked and make some friends. While doing the same thing on InkBunny, I noticed a couple of things.
First, I noticed that all of the music I clicked on had no more than one comment.
Second, I noticed that, of the music I liked, most of the user pages were a few months old and relatively bare.
What this says to me is that the music community here is stifling instead of flourishing. Not only is good music being ignored, but musicians are posting, getting little feedback, and leaving their accounts. Except for some of the dancy-type people, but they tend to be prolific in general :3
From my own experience, I know one of the things that kept me recording music when I joined FA was the interest of other people. Even one or two was enough, but someone there to follow my music and say, "Hey, this is decent. Make more." And most of them didn't find me searching. They found me on the front page.
My suggestion, then, is to include a music section on your front page. It doesn't necessarily have to be more than one column or anything, but something there that singles out the music from the rest of the stuff. After all, even when music DOES show up on the front page, if there's a thumbnail, chances are you won't know it's music until you click on it.
Let me know what you think!
Yours,
Buck
"Re: A suggestion relating to music..."
Your PM actually made my day! It's great to get messages like this from people who obviously care about the site and have good ideas to help it grow.
So check out the front page! As soon as I got your message I realised how easy it would be to do as you suggest. I also added a section for the writers, who are in a similar situation to the composers.
I think it's a great idea to have music featured there, especially as it is a more niche thing in the fandom and needs a bit more attention drawn to it to help it grow. Especially on a small site like ours with so few users to start with.
I'll announce the change when we run the official site updates on the weekend. We'll call it "in beta testing" for now.
If there is anything else I can do to make it better for the music lovers, let me know!
Starling
"Re: A suggestion relating to music..."
Haha, and that made my day!
Also, I figured this was relevant ;) sort of a "case in point." :3
http://www.huskyindenial.com/images/relevant.png
Thanks a bunch! Have a good night!
Yours,
Buck
"A suggestion relating to music..." (abridged)
Hey!
While this certainly pertains to my own interests, this is actually borne out of the interest of the community, so I figured it was worth sending in.
When I first got on FA, one of the things I did was look up a bunch of music to find musicians I liked and make some friends. While doing the same thing on InkBunny, I noticed a couple of things.
First, I noticed that all of the music I clicked on had no more than one comment.
Second, I noticed that, of the music I liked, most of the user pages were a few months old and relatively bare.
What this says to me is that the music community here is stifling instead of flourishing. Not only is good music being ignored, but musicians are posting, getting little feedback, and leaving their accounts. Except for some of the dancy-type people, but they tend to be prolific in general :3
From my own experience, I know one of the things that kept me recording music when I joined FA was the interest of other people. Even one or two was enough, but someone there to follow my music and say, "Hey, this is decent. Make more." And most of them didn't find me searching. They found me on the front page.
My suggestion, then, is to include a music section on your front page. It doesn't necessarily have to be more than one column or anything, but something there that singles out the music from the rest of the stuff. After all, even when music DOES show up on the front page, if there's a thumbnail, chances are you won't know it's music until you click on it.
Let me know what you think!
Yours,
Buck
"Re: A suggestion relating to music..."
Your PM actually made my day! It's great to get messages like this from people who obviously care about the site and have good ideas to help it grow.
So check out the front page! As soon as I got your message I realised how easy it would be to do as you suggest. I also added a section for the writers, who are in a similar situation to the composers.
I think it's a great idea to have music featured there, especially as it is a more niche thing in the fandom and needs a bit more attention drawn to it to help it grow. Especially on a small site like ours with so few users to start with.
I'll announce the change when we run the official site updates on the weekend. We'll call it "in beta testing" for now.
If there is anything else I can do to make it better for the music lovers, let me know!
Starling
"Re: A suggestion relating to music..."
Haha, and that made my day!
Also, I figured this was relevant ;) sort of a "case in point." :3
http://www.huskyindenial.com/images/relevant.png
Thanks a bunch! Have a good night!
Yours,
Buck
I like InkBunny better
Posted 15 years agoI really hope a lot of my favorite artists and musicians find their way there, because I'm already much more satisfied with their system than FA's after only a short while.
FA's administration is pretty fucked up, permabanning decent people for trifles while random trolls do their thing and playing favorites, etc. Corruption doesn't suit me well. That said, I have lots of friends here I'd like to keep, so I can't abandon the site completely :3 but I do encourage anyone who sees this to give InkBunny a try. They have a really nice system for submission and a nice general layout even in their beta form. A couple of kinks, but nothing worth bitching too much about.
I'll probably still post here on occasion, but I'm thinking of moving most of my new submissions over there. We'll see how everything works out. Like I said, I have lots of lovely watchers and friends here I don't want to leave high and dry.
I'd like to see them grow, and I'd like to see my favorite musicians there.
Seriously, give it a look.
www.inkbunny.net
and when you sign up, watch me ^^
www.inkbunny.net/buck
FA's administration is pretty fucked up, permabanning decent people for trifles while random trolls do their thing and playing favorites, etc. Corruption doesn't suit me well. That said, I have lots of friends here I'd like to keep, so I can't abandon the site completely :3 but I do encourage anyone who sees this to give InkBunny a try. They have a really nice system for submission and a nice general layout even in their beta form. A couple of kinks, but nothing worth bitching too much about.
I'll probably still post here on occasion, but I'm thinking of moving most of my new submissions over there. We'll see how everything works out. Like I said, I have lots of lovely watchers and friends here I don't want to leave high and dry.
I'd like to see them grow, and I'd like to see my favorite musicians there.
Seriously, give it a look.
www.inkbunny.net
and when you sign up, watch me ^^
www.inkbunny.net/buck
This is totally a new meme :3
Posted 15 years agooriginality |əˌrijəˈnalitē|
noun
the ability to think independently and creatively.
Everyone's doing it now!
Also, happy Comment Day! Thanks for your comments, all you lovely watchers ^___^ I only wish I were as good a commenter as you :3
noun
the ability to think independently and creatively.
Everyone's doing it now!
Also, happy Comment Day! Thanks for your comments, all you lovely watchers ^___^ I only wish I were as good a commenter as you :3
Hypocrisy
Posted 15 years agohypocrisy |hiˈpäkrisē|
noun ( pl. -sies)
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
noun ( pl. -sies)
the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
t r a n s c e n d
Posted 15 years agoI said I'd make a post with some of the music that inspired this last piece because I like sharing music, and because I thought it was interesting how many different sources of inspiration found their way into this piece. Some of these will be obvious, others not so much.
All of this music is downloadable. It's yours, from me to you :3
KeiichiからKeiichiへ - Keiichi Suzuki
Whenever I want to experiment, I look to the eccentric musician behind much of the first two Mother games.
Just A Phase - Incubus
One of my favorite bands, their influence is pervasive throughout my music.
On the Way to the Club - Blur
Post-Gorillaz Blur is actually some really groovy stuff. I've been on a kick for a long, long time.
You Can't Take It With You - As Tall As Lions
For their last album, As Tall As Lions set out to make something revolutionary. If they failed to that end, they made one fuck of an album.
15 Step - Radiohead
Other than Incubus, no single band has had as much of an influence on me as Radiohead.
Strangers - Portishead
Portishead is my favorite trip hop band, and possibly the only music to which I could fuck.
Run Away - Linkin Park
While they aren't the most amazing band on God's green earth, Linkin Park is certainly underrated. They had a large influence on this song.
Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz
Damon Albarn described Plastic Beach as the most pop album he's ever created. If this is pop, then I'm excited, because this is some of the weirdest shit I've ever heard.
None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock is more than a rapper, he's a story-teller and a hell of a producer.
Bird Mask - Casey LaLonde
corbinbusker
I met this guy looking for submissions for Thumstruck. Hell of a musician and an interesting guy. New album coming soon. Give him a shout.
Without Me - Eminem
The only people who don't like Eminem a) hate rap. b) listen to Insane Clown Posse. In my experience, real hip hop lovers are generally in consensus that Eminem is a lyricist worth his salt.
We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab for Cutie
An intense song from Death Cab's emotional Transatlantacism. Ben Gibbard is a master of repetition and lyrical prowess. Also, sex and regret are a good mix for subject matter, and the breakdown is godly.
Morphine - Michael Jackson
No one seems to respect this artist's later works. His music from the 90's is my favorite from his discography. This is a strange, abrasive piece, with an amazing, morphine-inspired break at 2:45.
Session - Linkin Park
People tend to forget that Linkin Park did make some good music after Hybrid Theory. Case in point.
Black Milk - Massive Attack
The original trip-hop band. Always delicious.
---
Don't knock it until you try it :3
There are some extra songs worth hearing if you go to the parent directory of these songs.
Yours,
Buck
All of this music is downloadable. It's yours, from me to you :3
KeiichiからKeiichiへ - Keiichi Suzuki
Whenever I want to experiment, I look to the eccentric musician behind much of the first two Mother games.
Just A Phase - Incubus
One of my favorite bands, their influence is pervasive throughout my music.
On the Way to the Club - Blur
Post-Gorillaz Blur is actually some really groovy stuff. I've been on a kick for a long, long time.
You Can't Take It With You - As Tall As Lions
For their last album, As Tall As Lions set out to make something revolutionary. If they failed to that end, they made one fuck of an album.
15 Step - Radiohead
Other than Incubus, no single band has had as much of an influence on me as Radiohead.
Strangers - Portishead
Portishead is my favorite trip hop band, and possibly the only music to which I could fuck.
Run Away - Linkin Park
While they aren't the most amazing band on God's green earth, Linkin Park is certainly underrated. They had a large influence on this song.
Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz
Damon Albarn described Plastic Beach as the most pop album he's ever created. If this is pop, then I'm excited, because this is some of the weirdest shit I've ever heard.
None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock is more than a rapper, he's a story-teller and a hell of a producer.
Bird Mask - Casey LaLonde
corbinbuskerI met this guy looking for submissions for Thumstruck. Hell of a musician and an interesting guy. New album coming soon. Give him a shout.
Without Me - Eminem
The only people who don't like Eminem a) hate rap. b) listen to Insane Clown Posse. In my experience, real hip hop lovers are generally in consensus that Eminem is a lyricist worth his salt.
We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab for Cutie
An intense song from Death Cab's emotional Transatlantacism. Ben Gibbard is a master of repetition and lyrical prowess. Also, sex and regret are a good mix for subject matter, and the breakdown is godly.
Morphine - Michael Jackson
No one seems to respect this artist's later works. His music from the 90's is my favorite from his discography. This is a strange, abrasive piece, with an amazing, morphine-inspired break at 2:45.
Session - Linkin Park
People tend to forget that Linkin Park did make some good music after Hybrid Theory. Case in point.
Black Milk - Massive Attack
The original trip-hop band. Always delicious.
---
Don't knock it until you try it :3
There are some extra songs worth hearing if you go to the parent directory of these songs.
Yours,
Buck
Borg Implants
Posted 15 years ago4:15:07 AM Buck Riley: Apparently, Lady Gaga designs high-end head phones...
4:15:38 AM Strawcat: I wouldn't be surprised if they're like borg implants
4:16:06 AM Buck Riley: xD
4:17:39 AM Buck Riley: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_119GAR.....ed.html?tp=761
4:18:09 AM Strawcat: wow, they really -are- borg implants o.o
4:18:14 AM Buck Riley: xD
4:18:37 AM Buck Riley: which makes me smile
4:15:38 AM Strawcat: I wouldn't be surprised if they're like borg implants
4:16:06 AM Buck Riley: xD
4:17:39 AM Buck Riley: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_119GAR.....ed.html?tp=761
4:18:09 AM Strawcat: wow, they really -are- borg implants o.o
4:18:14 AM Buck Riley: xD
4:18:37 AM Buck Riley: which makes me smile
Keep Off the Lawn
Posted 15 years agoGood evening! I'm happy to be breathing!
I AM ALIVE :3
A most copious rain soaked the opiates. Notice how the phobias appropriately procreate...
He woke up with a ghost farm focused on his groceries. When they aren't telling stories, they are multiplying grossly on the lawn.
Let them loiter, but never let them spawn.
The apparitions have been drinking his water for too long,
so when they gather by the birdbath in the morning he will tell them, "I mean no disrespect, but you have all outstayed your welcome."
Interesting, in a sense... Interrupt commiserating phantoms on your picket fence. How quickly they will lift their heads and breathe an ultimatum like, "The dead don't argue."
"You're living by the bayonet, but how alive are you?"
"Shit, I'm all juice and bad etiquette, elbows on the table, lobster bibbing on the ready-set," he said.
"But how alive? "
"I don't know, homey, you decide."
"No, you decide."
"Fine... How alive? Too Alive."
"How alive?"
"Too alive."
"How alive?"
"Too alive."
And one by one around the yard, till each one felt communal pride like they had done their little part in cleaning up the public with a steaming plate of justice for their Easy Baker stomachs.
We, the legends who home with the unremembered geriatric lore in the clutch of the budding censor, who snuck around the art police and all related governments to infiltrate a human lung and hike over his tongue and lip...
Money's in the market for a mother ship to double as a vessel to drag it's legacy under it, and who am I to hang them out to dry by the heat when if rehydrating fails, we're all dumber because of me?
Zombies of the antiquated nation chatter quietly while the 'too alive' channel from the library of rivalry.
Summer's in the mud, and winter's by the tracks. No story goes untold.
Aes is back!
...
You look like you've seen a ghost D:
I AM ALIVE :3
A most copious rain soaked the opiates. Notice how the phobias appropriately procreate...
He woke up with a ghost farm focused on his groceries. When they aren't telling stories, they are multiplying grossly on the lawn.
Let them loiter, but never let them spawn.
The apparitions have been drinking his water for too long,
so when they gather by the birdbath in the morning he will tell them, "I mean no disrespect, but you have all outstayed your welcome."
Interesting, in a sense... Interrupt commiserating phantoms on your picket fence. How quickly they will lift their heads and breathe an ultimatum like, "The dead don't argue."
"You're living by the bayonet, but how alive are you?"
"Shit, I'm all juice and bad etiquette, elbows on the table, lobster bibbing on the ready-set," he said.
"But how alive? "
"I don't know, homey, you decide."
"No, you decide."
"Fine... How alive? Too Alive."
"How alive?"
"Too alive."
"How alive?"
"Too alive."
And one by one around the yard, till each one felt communal pride like they had done their little part in cleaning up the public with a steaming plate of justice for their Easy Baker stomachs.
We, the legends who home with the unremembered geriatric lore in the clutch of the budding censor, who snuck around the art police and all related governments to infiltrate a human lung and hike over his tongue and lip...
Money's in the market for a mother ship to double as a vessel to drag it's legacy under it, and who am I to hang them out to dry by the heat when if rehydrating fails, we're all dumber because of me?
Zombies of the antiquated nation chatter quietly while the 'too alive' channel from the library of rivalry.
Summer's in the mud, and winter's by the tracks. No story goes untold.
Aes is back!
...
You look like you've seen a ghost D:
Google Search
Posted 15 years agohttp://www.coyoteriverranch.com/CR-promo.pdf
Har har har. Wrangling cattle.
I'm particularly amused. I found this on 123people.com while google searching to see where my site ranks when I look for my name + music (and it ranks far behind my other profiles, sadly).
At any rate, not only is this one of my favorite comics, I also am a HUGE fan of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is where the location of the comic is based. Har har har. Right where I wanna be x3
Incidentally, the song lyric up above is from a song written by a friend about her trip to Jackson Hole :3 Little did you know how important that little place is to me :3
Also, who the FUCK made me a last.fm and didn't tell me about it? And why does my music playlist from my site pop up before my site does? ;___; someone help me figure out how to fix this :P
Har har har. Wrangling cattle.
I'm particularly amused. I found this on 123people.com while google searching to see where my site ranks when I look for my name + music (and it ranks far behind my other profiles, sadly).
At any rate, not only is this one of my favorite comics, I also am a HUGE fan of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is where the location of the comic is based. Har har har. Right where I wanna be x3
Incidentally, the song lyric up above is from a song written by a friend about her trip to Jackson Hole :3 Little did you know how important that little place is to me :3
Also, who the FUCK made me a last.fm and didn't tell me about it? And why does my music playlist from my site pop up before my site does? ;___; someone help me figure out how to fix this :P
Heathen City = Portishead?
Posted 16 years agoI was just thinking their sleazy blend of lounge and electronica make for a great atmosphere for Heathen City. And this, particularly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCe0XYi2I80
I don't want to hurt you,
For no reason have I but fear.
And I ain't guilty of the crimes you accuse me of,
But I'm guilty of fear.
I'm sorry to remind
You, but I'm scared of what we're creating.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn now.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.
Like a long forgotten dream.
And we don't need them to cast the fate we have.
Love don't always shine through.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn now.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.....
But the thoughts we try to deny
Take a toll upon our lives.
We struggle on in depths of pride,
Tangled up in single minds.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn back.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn back.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCe0XYi2I80
I don't want to hurt you,
For no reason have I but fear.
And I ain't guilty of the crimes you accuse me of,
But I'm guilty of fear.
I'm sorry to remind
You, but I'm scared of what we're creating.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn now.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.
Like a long forgotten dream.
And we don't need them to cast the fate we have.
Love don't always shine through.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn now.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.....
But the thoughts we try to deny
Take a toll upon our lives.
We struggle on in depths of pride,
Tangled up in single minds.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn back.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
Cos I don't wanna lose
What we had last time. Your leaving.
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing. Turn back.
Mmmm gotta try a little harder.
It could be sweet.....
My First Video Game is Out!
Posted 16 years agoThat's right, friends!
My first project with Resolute Games as their all-around music and sound guy has JUST been released into the iPhone/iPod touch AppStore. I'm excited!
If you or your friends have an iPhone or iPod touch, I'd be so grateful if you'd download "7 Deaths in Nagamachi," featuring four pieces by yours truly :3 I also helped a lot with the script, though they didn't keep all my edits x3
Anyway, here's a small bit of press to encourage you :3
http://www.platformnation.com/2009/.....the-app-store/
In other news, I'm working on my new website, since Buck and Ping Productions is finally being laid to rest.
http://www.huskyindenial.com
It should be ready for viewing sometime this week, I hope!
Also, UP is a fucking fantastic and touching movie. I recommend. I also recommend Crayon Physics for iPhone users who like puzzle games, and Thumstruck for iPhone users who like music response games. Both are really fun and addictive :3
Oh, and this:
zoofonics
Furry Radio, music by furries. Can we make it happen? Click to find out more!
Yours,
Buck
UPDATE: Site finished!
My first project with Resolute Games as their all-around music and sound guy has JUST been released into the iPhone/iPod touch AppStore. I'm excited!
If you or your friends have an iPhone or iPod touch, I'd be so grateful if you'd download "7 Deaths in Nagamachi," featuring four pieces by yours truly :3 I also helped a lot with the script, though they didn't keep all my edits x3
Anyway, here's a small bit of press to encourage you :3
http://www.platformnation.com/2009/.....the-app-store/
In other news, I'm working on my new website, since Buck and Ping Productions is finally being laid to rest.
http://www.huskyindenial.com
It should be ready for viewing sometime this week, I hope!
Also, UP is a fucking fantastic and touching movie. I recommend. I also recommend Crayon Physics for iPhone users who like puzzle games, and Thumstruck for iPhone users who like music response games. Both are really fun and addictive :3
Oh, and this:
zoofonicsFurry Radio, music by furries. Can we make it happen? Click to find out more!
Yours,
Buck
UPDATE: Site finished!
The Logic of Journals
Posted 17 years agoI'm starting a new LiveJournal. You know how I hate journals, but I'm liking this idea.
For our logic class this semester, we're keeping a journal of thoughts, the heading for each entry beginning with "The Logic of..." Three pages a week, at least, paw-written.
I'm so important and self-absorbed that I'm going to share my thoughts with the rest of the world* x3
Each entry will be accompanied with pictures and a thoughtful caption, and each one is aimed at making the reader think. I don't think it'll be popular, but I'm keen on the idea, and I hope maybe I can stir up some interest among my family around here.
I really encourage you guys to try this, if you haven't already. It's not a biography, it's an exploration into yourself. It's a good idea, especially for writers. The regiment keeps you writing at least every week, and all those fleeting ideas, just random thoughts on life, the universe, and everything, can be captured and held safe for another period in your life.
How did you think when you were young?
What was going on in your life as you wrote?
So, yes. Munch on that.
http://leftpawlogic.livejournal.com/
*(please, my arrogance is mere play. I promise I'm modest. I'm quite proud my modesty, in fact.)
For our logic class this semester, we're keeping a journal of thoughts, the heading for each entry beginning with "The Logic of..." Three pages a week, at least, paw-written.
I'm so important and self-absorbed that I'm going to share my thoughts with the rest of the world* x3
Each entry will be accompanied with pictures and a thoughtful caption, and each one is aimed at making the reader think. I don't think it'll be popular, but I'm keen on the idea, and I hope maybe I can stir up some interest among my family around here.
I really encourage you guys to try this, if you haven't already. It's not a biography, it's an exploration into yourself. It's a good idea, especially for writers. The regiment keeps you writing at least every week, and all those fleeting ideas, just random thoughts on life, the universe, and everything, can be captured and held safe for another period in your life.
How did you think when you were young?
What was going on in your life as you wrote?
So, yes. Munch on that.
http://leftpawlogic.livejournal.com/
*(please, my arrogance is mere play. I promise I'm modest. I'm quite proud my modesty, in fact.)
3 good things happened to me today
Posted 17 years ago1. No English glass. Got to sleep in.
2. My crazy/awesome Logic teacher gave us this, an old internet thing from 15 years back:
36 Ways to reduce stress!
1. Bill your doctor for the time spent in his waiting room.
2. Braid the hairs in each nostril.
3. Buy a box of condoms. Ask the cashier where the fitting rooms are, and ask for help.
4. Buy a subscription to "Sleazoid Weekly" and send it to your boss' wife.
5. Dance naked in front of your pets.
6. Do your computer programming assignments in binary.
7. Drive to work in reverse.
8. During your next meeting, sneeze and then loudly suck the mucous back down your throat.
9. Fill out your tax form using Roman Numerals.
10. Find out what a frog in a blender really looks like.
11. Forget the Diet Center and send yourself a candygram.
12. Go shopping. Buy everything. Sweat in it. Return it the next day.
13. Jam tiny marshmallows up your nose and sneeze them out. See how many you can do at a time.
14. Leaf through "National Geographic" and draw underwear on the natives.
15. Lie on your back eating celery; use your navel as a salt dipper.
16. Make a list of things to do that you've already done.
17. Make up a language and ask people for directions in it.
18. Pay your electric bill in pennies.
19. Polish your car with earwax.
20. Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on.
21. Put your toddler's clothes on backwards and send him to pre-school as if nothing is wrong.
22. Read the dictionary backwards and look for subliminal messages.
23. Read the dictionary upside down and look for secret messages.
24. Refresh yourself, put your tongue on a cold steel guard rail.
25. Relax by mentally reflecting on your favorite episode of The Flintstones during that next important finance meeting.
26. Replace the filling of a Twinkie with ketchup and put it back in the rapper.
27. Retaliate for tax woes by filling out your tax forms with Roman Numerals.
28. Sit naked on a shelled hard-boiled egg.
29. Stare at people through the tines of a fork and pretend they're in jail.
30. Start a nasty rumor and see if you recognize it when it comes back to you.
31. Tape pictures of your boss on watermelons and launch them from high places.
32. Tattoo "OUT TO LUNCH" on your forehead.
33. Tell your boss to "blow it out your mule" and let him figure it out.
34. Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa bill and vice versa.
35. When someone says "have a nice day", tell them you have other plans.
36. Write a short story using Alphabet Soup.
3. In Japanese, this happened.
http://www.buckandping.com/images/b.....sbordereng.jpg
or this...
http://www.buckandping.com/images/b.....sborderjap.jpg
Yours,
Buck
2. My crazy/awesome Logic teacher gave us this, an old internet thing from 15 years back:
36 Ways to reduce stress!
1. Bill your doctor for the time spent in his waiting room.
2. Braid the hairs in each nostril.
3. Buy a box of condoms. Ask the cashier where the fitting rooms are, and ask for help.
4. Buy a subscription to "Sleazoid Weekly" and send it to your boss' wife.
5. Dance naked in front of your pets.
6. Do your computer programming assignments in binary.
7. Drive to work in reverse.
8. During your next meeting, sneeze and then loudly suck the mucous back down your throat.
9. Fill out your tax form using Roman Numerals.
10. Find out what a frog in a blender really looks like.
11. Forget the Diet Center and send yourself a candygram.
12. Go shopping. Buy everything. Sweat in it. Return it the next day.
13. Jam tiny marshmallows up your nose and sneeze them out. See how many you can do at a time.
14. Leaf through "National Geographic" and draw underwear on the natives.
15. Lie on your back eating celery; use your navel as a salt dipper.
16. Make a list of things to do that you've already done.
17. Make up a language and ask people for directions in it.
18. Pay your electric bill in pennies.
19. Polish your car with earwax.
20. Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on.
21. Put your toddler's clothes on backwards and send him to pre-school as if nothing is wrong.
22. Read the dictionary backwards and look for subliminal messages.
23. Read the dictionary upside down and look for secret messages.
24. Refresh yourself, put your tongue on a cold steel guard rail.
25. Relax by mentally reflecting on your favorite episode of The Flintstones during that next important finance meeting.
26. Replace the filling of a Twinkie with ketchup and put it back in the rapper.
27. Retaliate for tax woes by filling out your tax forms with Roman Numerals.
28. Sit naked on a shelled hard-boiled egg.
29. Stare at people through the tines of a fork and pretend they're in jail.
30. Start a nasty rumor and see if you recognize it when it comes back to you.
31. Tape pictures of your boss on watermelons and launch them from high places.
32. Tattoo "OUT TO LUNCH" on your forehead.
33. Tell your boss to "blow it out your mule" and let him figure it out.
34. Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa bill and vice versa.
35. When someone says "have a nice day", tell them you have other plans.
36. Write a short story using Alphabet Soup.
3. In Japanese, this happened.
http://www.buckandping.com/images/b.....sbordereng.jpg
or this...
http://www.buckandping.com/images/b.....sborderjap.jpg
Yours,
Buck
I consider myself lucky :3
Posted 17 years agoFA came back. I had 5 submissions, all old.
Next day. I had 6 new submissions.
Kind of nice, I think, considering the evident overhaul FA is currently receiving.
Now, if I could simply get the darned thing to let me submit my new music D: The one I finally got up was a fluke. No other upload before or after has made it through, and believe me, I've been trying. I figured one a day for three days would be modest, not too intrusive, but fast enough that I wouldn't get too antsy.
Now I'm antsy D:
Anyway, over the month, I finished the two songs I had on my list of two songs to do for people. The one online now was a theme song for
knackers, the first theme song I've ever done :D I think it came out well, as theme songs go. It doesn't have that "This song is about a show, which involves this character doing these things!" vibe, but it's enough to get her character across.
I win :D
The second is something I said I'd do years ago, before I could properly record. Thank goodness I couldn't record then, because I'd not have done as good a job as I did :D You'll see soon enough.
I also recorded a little acoustic scrap, a song I finally finished which ends in a riff I wrote when I was still in Clovis. Feckin' awesome riff, goes from 7/8 time progressively down to 1/1 time :D
I love it.
Well, that's enough for now. I love you all! Hope to see you at MFM!
Yours,
Buck
Next day. I had 6 new submissions.
Kind of nice, I think, considering the evident overhaul FA is currently receiving.
Now, if I could simply get the darned thing to let me submit my new music D: The one I finally got up was a fluke. No other upload before or after has made it through, and believe me, I've been trying. I figured one a day for three days would be modest, not too intrusive, but fast enough that I wouldn't get too antsy.
Now I'm antsy D:
Anyway, over the month, I finished the two songs I had on my list of two songs to do for people. The one online now was a theme song for
knackers, the first theme song I've ever done :D I think it came out well, as theme songs go. It doesn't have that "This song is about a show, which involves this character doing these things!" vibe, but it's enough to get her character across.I win :D
The second is something I said I'd do years ago, before I could properly record. Thank goodness I couldn't record then, because I'd not have done as good a job as I did :D You'll see soon enough.
I also recorded a little acoustic scrap, a song I finally finished which ends in a riff I wrote when I was still in Clovis. Feckin' awesome riff, goes from 7/8 time progressively down to 1/1 time :D
I love it.
Well, that's enough for now. I love you all! Hope to see you at MFM!
Yours,
Buck
First entry of 2008... wow, that took FOREVER!
Posted 17 years agoI'm tired of looking at my last entry of 2007 x3
I fear too much has happened to bore you with, so I'll keep it short.
Controlled Substance dissolved. The rest of them are together with me ejected from the group. I'm posting all the songs we recorded for our album that were written by me since we aren't selling it now :D
I attended my second fur con, RCFM Deep Six! Boy, it was awesome! Substance was supposed to play, but, well, you know. Anyway, it's much smaller than MFM, but I still had fun. Went broke, though. Nick, my friend, donated $900 to the charity auction and won a tablecloth, two tails , a set of ears, a drawing, and several CD's. Nick wins. I, on the other paw, was busy with writing and SL tracks, and I got a lot of free stuff, including a Luskwood avatar and a ticket to next year's con! Yay! Made a lot of new friends, too, including, but not limited to:
kumajayy
kyomana
lupinehowler
glowsheep
It's kind of funny, but within the people I met, some of them don't like one another for one reason or another. How sad D: Lighten up, guys. We're furries. :D
I cleaned out my gallery. If you're looking for an oldie that's not there, check the scraps.
I've got a lot of work to do this summer, including writing and some random gift music. Still have to finish up Seth's trade, and I said I'd make something ska-esque for Nicky-Knack :3
I was asked to be the first featured musician on a new clawcast segment :D Sounded newsworthy, though I don't want to be braggy x3 Either way, I'm honored and flattered.
Well, that's all for now!
Yours,
Buck Daniel Riley
I fear too much has happened to bore you with, so I'll keep it short.
Controlled Substance dissolved. The rest of them are together with me ejected from the group. I'm posting all the songs we recorded for our album that were written by me since we aren't selling it now :D
I attended my second fur con, RCFM Deep Six! Boy, it was awesome! Substance was supposed to play, but, well, you know. Anyway, it's much smaller than MFM, but I still had fun. Went broke, though. Nick, my friend, donated $900 to the charity auction and won a tablecloth, two tails , a set of ears, a drawing, and several CD's. Nick wins. I, on the other paw, was busy with writing and SL tracks, and I got a lot of free stuff, including a Luskwood avatar and a ticket to next year's con! Yay! Made a lot of new friends, too, including, but not limited to:
kumajayy
kyomana
lupinehowler
glowsheepIt's kind of funny, but within the people I met, some of them don't like one another for one reason or another. How sad D: Lighten up, guys. We're furries. :D
I cleaned out my gallery. If you're looking for an oldie that's not there, check the scraps.
I've got a lot of work to do this summer, including writing and some random gift music. Still have to finish up Seth's trade, and I said I'd make something ska-esque for Nicky-Knack :3
I was asked to be the first featured musician on a new clawcast segment :D Sounded newsworthy, though I don't want to be braggy x3 Either way, I'm honored and flattered.
Well, that's all for now!
Yours,
Buck Daniel Riley
The last entry of 2007 :o
Posted 17 years agoWell, the end of the year has finally come. How lovely :D
My first semester in college was better than I expected. I accidentally took a senior course, but I passed it nicely; I have a 4.0 (which is better than many adults to whom I've talked... who report 0.8 and such) and a recommendation from said class's teacher for the honor's department. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.
Furthermore, I enjoyed it. I love living in a dorm, my own room, my own place with my own lock and key. I thought living with
ping might be Hell, just because we know each other too well, but it's been OK. My only problem is that he likes to watch TV at 3 in the morning, and I have trouble sleeping with the TV on, but I think I can deal with that for one more semester. I love my little room, though. Room 111, easy to remember, easy to find, and a door away from the laundry room. It's lovely. I think I'll stay there for the rest of college :3
Christmas has really broken me this year x3 Trying to get a decent gift for a lot of people really wears out your wallet! I usually put up a list of what I get, but this year, I think I'll do a list of what I'm giving :D
-Mom: A nice pair of PJ's; it's a bit of a tradition.
-Dad: I Love Lucy's Fourth Season on DVD :o and a little holiday DVD that came with it for free.
-Grace: A guitar chord poster; she just started guitar lessons this year.
-Reece: Mom got him what must be the coolest guitar toy on the market, the one Drake Bell advertises. I approved, and it was given in my name. Seriously... I had fun with that thing.
-Babe: A one-a-day calendar of Bush-isms; he's a riot, isn't he?
-Grandad: A DVD collection of Westerns; I always see him watching them... and I caught him singing "He's Fat... Fat Bastardson," to parody the Bat Masterson movie.
-Aunt Liz: A nifty, orange, spinning, 3-dimensional "T"-shaped wind thingy; she's a Vol's fan.
-Reecie: A lovely, flowery picture frame, for a picture of her new puppy Muffy.
-Extended family: An autographed copy of our CD 一番, with bonus solo work included.
- ping : A shot glass which reads, "Why can't everyone just get a bong?"
-
doritojunkie : I can't post that here because he reads these things :3
-TJ: A lighter with a lovely sentiment about rednecks; I know he hates them, having grown up around them, and I thought it might make him happy.
-Brennan Wailen (spelling?): A shot glass which reads, "I like to get shitfaced. What's your hobby?" Brennen's a total 'alchie' :3
-Sam: A bumper magnet which reads, "If you're going to ride my ass, you can at least pull my hair!" He's the kind of guy who will stop in front of a tailgater. I immediately thought of him when I saw it.
FurAffinity/LiveJournal watchers: A song, made of 48 or so hours of sweat and Carpel Tunnel. Enjoy it :D
I'm still getting more, hopefully tomorrow. I have to get something for JJ,
brightlioness, Lambo, Scott, and Terry, at least.
I will say, though, that I have a new guitar, about which I am extremely excited, since my old one blows glass :P expect better sound quality for my electric pieces :D
THANKS SANTA!
----
You know, I heard an interesting story the other day...
An old lady bought some children some candy canes while waiting in line at the grocery store. As she handed them their treats, she told them, "Remember what Christmas is all about." When the children asked their mother what she meant by that, she became annoyed, saying, "Those crazy Christians, trying to take over," and such. Another man in line chimed in, and another...
OK, I'm all for a secular government and whatnot, but... come on.
Christmas is about giving.
What did you think she meant?
Or perhaps this woman was annoyed that the woman voiced that this is the Christmas season.
Well, it is.
It's also winter, December, and flu season.
What's the problem?
You know what else? They're trying to ban the phrase, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" because it's degrading to women.
What is this world coming to?
---
In other news, I've been playing Earthbound. I'm in love with it. Again.
Merry Christmas, my friends! Enjoy your present! See you in 2008!
Yours,
Buck
My first semester in college was better than I expected. I accidentally took a senior course, but I passed it nicely; I have a 4.0 (which is better than many adults to whom I've talked... who report 0.8 and such) and a recommendation from said class's teacher for the honor's department. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.
Furthermore, I enjoyed it. I love living in a dorm, my own room, my own place with my own lock and key. I thought living with
ping might be Hell, just because we know each other too well, but it's been OK. My only problem is that he likes to watch TV at 3 in the morning, and I have trouble sleeping with the TV on, but I think I can deal with that for one more semester. I love my little room, though. Room 111, easy to remember, easy to find, and a door away from the laundry room. It's lovely. I think I'll stay there for the rest of college :3Christmas has really broken me this year x3 Trying to get a decent gift for a lot of people really wears out your wallet! I usually put up a list of what I get, but this year, I think I'll do a list of what I'm giving :D
-Mom: A nice pair of PJ's; it's a bit of a tradition.
-Dad: I Love Lucy's Fourth Season on DVD :o and a little holiday DVD that came with it for free.
-Grace: A guitar chord poster; she just started guitar lessons this year.
-Reece: Mom got him what must be the coolest guitar toy on the market, the one Drake Bell advertises. I approved, and it was given in my name. Seriously... I had fun with that thing.
-Babe: A one-a-day calendar of Bush-isms; he's a riot, isn't he?
-Grandad: A DVD collection of Westerns; I always see him watching them... and I caught him singing "He's Fat... Fat Bastardson," to parody the Bat Masterson movie.
-Aunt Liz: A nifty, orange, spinning, 3-dimensional "T"-shaped wind thingy; she's a Vol's fan.
-Reecie: A lovely, flowery picture frame, for a picture of her new puppy Muffy.
-Extended family: An autographed copy of our CD 一番, with bonus solo work included.
-
ping : A shot glass which reads, "Why can't everyone just get a bong?"-
doritojunkie : I can't post that here because he reads these things :3-TJ: A lighter with a lovely sentiment about rednecks; I know he hates them, having grown up around them, and I thought it might make him happy.
-Brennan Wailen (spelling?): A shot glass which reads, "I like to get shitfaced. What's your hobby?" Brennen's a total 'alchie' :3
-Sam: A bumper magnet which reads, "If you're going to ride my ass, you can at least pull my hair!" He's the kind of guy who will stop in front of a tailgater. I immediately thought of him when I saw it.
FurAffinity/LiveJournal watchers: A song, made of 48 or so hours of sweat and Carpel Tunnel. Enjoy it :D
I'm still getting more, hopefully tomorrow. I have to get something for JJ,
brightlioness, Lambo, Scott, and Terry, at least.I will say, though, that I have a new guitar, about which I am extremely excited, since my old one blows glass :P expect better sound quality for my electric pieces :D
THANKS SANTA!
----
You know, I heard an interesting story the other day...
An old lady bought some children some candy canes while waiting in line at the grocery store. As she handed them their treats, she told them, "Remember what Christmas is all about." When the children asked their mother what she meant by that, she became annoyed, saying, "Those crazy Christians, trying to take over," and such. Another man in line chimed in, and another...
OK, I'm all for a secular government and whatnot, but... come on.
Christmas is about giving.
What did you think she meant?
Or perhaps this woman was annoyed that the woman voiced that this is the Christmas season.
Well, it is.
It's also winter, December, and flu season.
What's the problem?
You know what else? They're trying to ban the phrase, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" because it's degrading to women.
What is this world coming to?
---
In other news, I've been playing Earthbound. I'm in love with it. Again.
Merry Christmas, my friends! Enjoy your present! See you in 2008!
Yours,
Buck
My First Fur Con: What I Saw, What I Experienced, and What I
Posted 18 years agoI’m not exactly sure where to begin. It’s a lot to tell, and a lot to organize. I’ll present what I have to say in a readable manner, and you can read it when you feel you have the time. I do encourage you to read this lengthy post, but I understand these kinds of notes are often overlooked for sheer length.
If you don’t have time, the short version of the story is that I had fun, I learned a lot, and I have a new respect for the furry fandom in general. I’ve never had a better time with perfect strangers, but I expect I will next year.
The longer story begins long ago, but a shorter version of that story begins Tuesday, when Yuri and Tsen arrived. I just started college last week, so I couldn’t help but think that MFM had come at an awful time. College-wise, however, it was probably the easiest week I’ll have this semester, but I was still just getting oriented. Not to mention the theatre department’s reunion, which my mother was organizing, or my aunt who flew into town the weekend before. Let alone my band’s first paid gig or my lack of funding due to said concert. Let’s say it was going to be a very long week.
Still, Yuri and Tsen had arrived, and I was excited to see them for the first time. Roo was first to meet them, and he led them to me, and I was happy to see the lion and his shy mate for the first time. Really, I can’t help but compare them to Jay and Silent Bob, in looks, but they were certainly different people. Very cute people, in sooth, Yuri with his satisfied smile and Tsen with his gentle voice. Yuri certainly looked like a lion to me, though Tsen gave me more of a panda vibe ;) I kind of feel bad for that on several levels, but it’s the truth.
On a whim, we took the pair to a free comedy show that was featured for the students. It was a good deal of fun, and the comedians were actually people of whom you may have heard. Unfortunately, I don’t remember their names, and Roo had to leave before it was over. Regardless, we had fun, and I took Yuri and Tsen back to my dorm, where we conversed over pizza about how ridiculous the roads in Memphis are, and how the pizza box had no logo on it. Ping joined us later, and Yuri and Tsen enjoyed his presence. They told me as they were leaving to tell him he was quite a funny individual. I don’t recall if I did or not.
I worked Wednesday, but the pair didn’t bother to pay me a visit ): That’s really all I remember. Oh, and I also woke up late. That wasn’t a good idea, and I don’t plan on that becoming a habit.
Thursday was room change day, and I was hectic from the lack of organization. Ping and I moved what we could before I had to go to Music Theory, and by the time I had to leave, we’d gotten most of my stuff out of the room. When I went back to my old dorm for my computer, I opened the door to sweet, black lovemaking, and walked out. I went up to Ping’s room, which is where I was moving, and I let him know why I had come back empty-pawed. He kind of shrugged it off, so I asked him to come with me. He agreed, and not until we were in the room moving belongings while two naked people snuggled under loose sheets on what used to be my bed did he realize how awkward my situation had been. When we finished, we began the arduous task of raising my bed from level two height to the much-coveted level three height. By the end of the day, we’d mastered the art, and we got done three corners in the amount of time the first one took. I don’t recall much else. Songwriter’s night at MO’s was fun, though. Mom and Tanya came. Mom saw my tail.
Friday was a hell of a day. I got to ride in the back of Yuri’s truck, which has two seats and a seat belt. The ride was much fun, but I must admit my first day at the con was slightly disheartening because I didn’t have an ID, when meant I was labeled as a minor. Yes, a minor, with a red-tinted badge with a “rejection stamp” across it to boot. You know that self-conscious feeling you get when you have some strange, small flaw that you think everyone notices? That’s how I felt. I felt like, perhaps, I would be treated like an outcast, like I wouldn’t be spoken to, which was pretty much the case, save for people I knew. I would find out later that I was just self-conscious, and, in general, everyone was treated pretty much the same.
The real event of the day, however, was the concert. Oh, was I excited about the concert! I’d invested roughly $85 dollars in flyers to the cause of publicity. The band had put shows on hiatus for almost two months and invested that time preparing in every way for this one grand show, our first paid gig. We set up, put a man at the door, and waited to see what happened. There were more people there at the end of the night than at the beginning, but there were a lot of people in general. I was pleased to see fellow furs from the convention that I’d never met. The show, though, was phenomenal. We’ve never pleased a crowd so much. We had people dancing when we asked them to dance. We had people cheering at the end of songs they didn’t know. We made one mistake, and that was to sit the audience down right after they got up. Otherwise, fantastic. As expected, someone said, “PLAY FREEBIRD,” and we pounced. Here was the skit. Akemi immediately broke down crying, and Ping and I got mad and got the character to come up to the stage. It was one of the furs. We half-explained the horrible connection the song had with Emily’s childhood, and we presented a deal. We would play Freebird, but the fur would have to sing the words. As expected, he didn’t know the words, and he only said it because that’s what people say. We told him off playfully, played the intro, got bored, and went on with our set.
The fur in question turned out to be someone from FA who, long ago, commented on Coyote Smile, and he didn’t recognize me until the song played. It’s a small world, thanks to the internet.
Ping also was proud to announce that we impressed the owners of our venue enough that they asked us to play in their concert series in two weeks. That was the first of two potential gigs that concert earned us. The future is bright for Controlled Substance.
Saturday. The big day. What a day. I was quickly informed that a pair of furs from Rocket City (Huntsville, Alabama, if you’re unfamiliar with the term) had come to our concert and were interested in having us play for their meet. I, myself, was intensely eager, but I was really afraid Ping would not approve, so I gave him my contacts and said I would think about it. I actually really want to play the con, with all my heart and soul.
Not long after Roo and I arrived (with age-revealing ID!), Akemi showed up. She set up her guitar in hopes of getting money like she would at an anime convention, but the crowd wasn’t as anime-oriented as she had hoped. Her typical routine is playing songs by request. It didn’t work, so we decided to perform kitsune no hikari. It was, in every way, the best we have ever performed that song. It was a shame few were around to hear it, though I got a random comment about it later. After that, I ran away to a writer’s panel, featuring the guest of honor, Jim Lane. I learned a good deal, and I had an intense urge to ask Jim to read one of my stories. I was too afraid to impede upon his person, however, and I lost my nerve.
On my way down the hall, a very random fursuiter came up to me and hugged me. I was slightly taken aback until I realized it was Roo! There he was, decked out in an oversized dragonweasel costume (patent pending). Until he started speaking, I couldn’t help but notice he had taken on classic mascot means of communication, and I wasn’t expecting that. The person from whom he borrowed it was rather interesting, a guy called Mike. We went around the hotel at Roo’s leisure before wandering back to the fursuiter’s room to take it off. Roo was soaking wet with sweat. It looked like he had walked in from the rain. As Mike put it, “You don’t realize how hot you are until you take it off.” We had an interesting conversation with him for about an hour. He’s quite smart, but he drives trucks (reportedly because he enjoys it). He’s an aspiring fursuit maker, who happens also to craft bondage toys and such x3 He was just fascinating, really.
While browsing the dealer’s den, I came across a furry Inu-Yasha portfolio, and I bought the set. They make good gifts.
We spent much of the time wandering around and watching things happen. I sat down and watched the fursuiters, and something began to click in my head. What had once seemed like an odd and silly thing to do, what had once looked like something I wouldn’t be caught dead doing, looked like fun. This clicked when I saw Techwolf’s suit. I’ve never been fond of the cartoon style of fursuits, but Tech’s was so realistic to me. When he first looked at me, I thought he was smiling. His mouth opened in such a way that it seemed like a natural greeting smile. And when I saw the half-suiters, I found myself transfixed on these costumes. Here were these live, anthropomorphic creatures, like the ones about which I write, walking around in everyday clothes, baggy stuff like I like to wear. It’s a feeling that’s hard to experience from a distance. Video isn’t even suitable. When you’re face to face with these happy, huggable furs, it’s hard not to enjoy the art.
Akemi made a point to hug every fursuiter she saw. They made a point to hug her back.
Really, a lot of the fun was in hanging out with random people. The MFM environment is so different from real life. By the end of the con, I had realized I could go up to any person and give them a hug, and I could expect a warm hug back. For an hour or so after the pizza feed, furs gathered in the garden court, and we played with balloons. You can’t do that in the real world. You can’t enjoy simple pleasures like trying to keep a balloon from hitting the ground in public. It’s socially unacceptable. MFM is a completely different world. Adults can’t be kids when they want to be from where I come, at least not without someone giving a dirty look or giving a reprimand. There weren’t just sixteen-year-olds like Akemi out there, there were grown adults, people in their upper thirties, enjoying themselves. We played with the balloons because it was fun. We pounced each other and rolled around on the floor because it was fun. I truly realized for the first time that the fandom is about fun. It’s about enjoying yourself, being who you are, and running with a crowd who accepts that in you. I’m overcome with indescribable emotions as I write this. It’s nothing like the real world in there.
I was eventually left with a choice between a rather funny play and a dance. Akemi wanted to dance, so I stayed at the convention with her. I’m rather glad I did, though, because we had a hell of a time dancing. Eventually, she went home, Tsen and Yuri went to bed, Blackie was not to be found, and Roo found himself exhausted. So ended my first real day at MFM. I was sad to leave.
Sunday began early, as I had a morning writer’s panel to attend. We got there just in time for the writer-artist roundtable discussion, at which I learned much about illustrations interacting with written word. I benefit from this because I’m actually looking to seek someone to illustrate one of my stories. At the end of the panel, I toughed up and asked Phil, the head of the writer’s track, to read over one of my stories. He agreed to have it read by the next panel. At this point, I started to realize the power of asking. I’ve always been afraid to ask for favors, more specifically from strangers, because I do not like to put a burden on people. Sometimes, though, you have to ask. I’m still learning.
After that, it was shopping time! I bought a lovely print for myself and a comic book for Babe, my grandmother. Roo insisted on buying me a badge, which I must say turned out beautifully. Roo likes to buy me things, but I feel bad every time he buys me something. I know I can’t repay him.
Roo said he was hungry, and I lead him to the Critter Con Suite, which had lots of free food. I discovered this via Blackie. The directions from the garden court are rather silly. We passed the time there conversing over Cartoon Network, specifically Tom and Jerry (since it was on) and which shows on adult swim were stupid. I also had a look at the adventures of “Queerman,” and I couldn’t help but double over at the awful puns and innuendos, and of course the immortal “KER-PENIS!”
Yuri and Tsen related to Roo and me the story of their first moments in the hotel. They met a creepy guy in the registration line who had a lot to say and no particular format for presentation. He veered dangerously off course, going to great lengths and down winding tangents to loudly and publicly describe, in great detail, the divine design of a hyena’s vagina. This guy made both Tsen and Yuri nervous about the convention. In the end, he was the only guy of his breed that they met.
At 2 pm, I walked as fast as I could to the final writer’s panel, Creating Crucibles. It was the single most informative panel I attended. In its conclusion, Phil pulled me aside and said, “Let’s go somewhere quiet.” We went to an empty conference room, and he pawed me the book in which I had laid out my story. His next words were something along these lines: “I read a lot of work everyday… and every once in a long while I find gold. You’re gold.”
I beamed. And yes, it’s shameless bragging.
That’s not to say he didn’t find fault. He gave me wonderful suggestions on how to improve, and he suggested that I find a writer’s group, somewhere off campus. There were many details that really only matter to writers, but the main thing I remember is his voice saying very frankly, “You’re gold.” It made my day.
After that, I caught the tail end of Matthew “Hali” Abel’s concert. He’s quite good, indeed. I was then invited to watch the Furry Masquerade. I had fifteen minutes or so.
I watched the fursuiters in the garden court and played guitar. I earned a couple of bucks.
The masquerade was basically an extremely laid back talent show, full of bad jokes and wonderful pranks. For the first time, I heard decent furry rap. I never thought I’d see the day. Ever. I also didn’t think you could play piano in a fursuit. I was again proven wrong. And for a final misconception, I thought you had to be a fursuiter to be in the show. I’m sad now that I didn’t prepare a musical act.
The closing ceremonies came, and until the words crossed Tiger’s lips through the mic, I had lived the day in total bliss. Then it hit me. This world I’d come to love was ending. These people I met were going far away. This environment into which I fit perfectly would be a memory soon. It’s going to be a long time before I can leave a guitar in a corner and come back an hour later to find it still there. It will be a while before I can hug every person I see at total random without strange looks. It will be months before I’m not the only person wearing a tail. It will be a year before MFM returns. It made me sad.
Ceremonies are always boring for me. I played with the fursuiter next to me for much of the time. I’m not sure if he enjoyed it as much as I did.
We ate at the overpriced buffet. I ate food I normally wouldn’t touch, and I’ll probably not touch it again any time soon. We saw Tiger, the con director, and lined up to give him hugs. I can’t stress enough how special it is that you can go up to anyone and hug them at any given time. Everyone is approachable. After that, I grabbed an ice cream and headed to my final panel, “Furry, Music, and Furry Music.” Most of it consisted of Hali and I talking about the industry while other people listened. Hali is really a great guy with a lot of great advice. I’ve known that networking is the key to success, but, as with the writer’s panels, I learned a lot of tricks I didn’t know. The panel ran over at least half an hour, but the majority of us stayed the entire time. After that, I ran to the Dead Dog Party at the con suite to grab as many sodas as I could fit into my bag. We like in a dorm; sodas are expensive. I got stuck there by an episode of Family Guy, which was a lot more enjoyable with a group of people than by myself at home. After that, I ran to retrieve some videos I donated to the video room, and by a nifty coincidence ran into both the RCFM director and Jim Lane at the same time. He knew the band’s name from the administrator forums, and basically said if the people who recruited us as performers said yes, the programmers said yes. Jim and I, however, had a much lengthier conversation. We talked a lot about his own works, as I had inquired, and somehow we veered off to computer troubles. He told me about how, when he was a journalist, the computers ran off of 8 inch floppies and took two minutes or more to save text files. Jim’s a pretty old otter, but lively. He seemed to be good friends with many people who walked by. The conversation eventually ended.
There was a bit of time while the fursuit games went on that I was slightly bored. I tried dancing, but it’s hard to dance to techno when there’s not a whole bunch of people jumping with me. I watched people twirl glow sticks and two fursuiters dance with each other. I was satisfied watching, but I felt like I should be dancing, so I left.
My last moments of the convention were like this:
All but one balloon was left, and two people were bouncing it back and forth. I joined in. An older man with a cane joined in. A girl with a cat mask joined in. Stitch joined in. Blackie joined in. Two fursuiters joined in. Yuri and Tsen joined in… By the time I left at midnight, we had about twenty people sitting in a circle playing with a single, very large balloon. Roo was nodding off in the sidelines, and I knew he needed to get home and sleep, but I so desperately wanted to stay. I didn’t want to leave. I knew the next day I wouldn’t be returning to the hotel, and that I would be faced with the pile of work and a group of people who think I’m just a quirky embarrassment. I started thinking about the real world and how much it sucked. And yet, at the same time, I was so happy. I was so happy to have met 610 wonderful people, plus staff.
I left the convention depressed and elated. I also left more proudly than ever to be a fur.
God knows what I’ve written so far.
It’s after 4 am. I suppose I should get some sleep.
If you don’t have time, the short version of the story is that I had fun, I learned a lot, and I have a new respect for the furry fandom in general. I’ve never had a better time with perfect strangers, but I expect I will next year.
The longer story begins long ago, but a shorter version of that story begins Tuesday, when Yuri and Tsen arrived. I just started college last week, so I couldn’t help but think that MFM had come at an awful time. College-wise, however, it was probably the easiest week I’ll have this semester, but I was still just getting oriented. Not to mention the theatre department’s reunion, which my mother was organizing, or my aunt who flew into town the weekend before. Let alone my band’s first paid gig or my lack of funding due to said concert. Let’s say it was going to be a very long week.
Still, Yuri and Tsen had arrived, and I was excited to see them for the first time. Roo was first to meet them, and he led them to me, and I was happy to see the lion and his shy mate for the first time. Really, I can’t help but compare them to Jay and Silent Bob, in looks, but they were certainly different people. Very cute people, in sooth, Yuri with his satisfied smile and Tsen with his gentle voice. Yuri certainly looked like a lion to me, though Tsen gave me more of a panda vibe ;) I kind of feel bad for that on several levels, but it’s the truth.
On a whim, we took the pair to a free comedy show that was featured for the students. It was a good deal of fun, and the comedians were actually people of whom you may have heard. Unfortunately, I don’t remember their names, and Roo had to leave before it was over. Regardless, we had fun, and I took Yuri and Tsen back to my dorm, where we conversed over pizza about how ridiculous the roads in Memphis are, and how the pizza box had no logo on it. Ping joined us later, and Yuri and Tsen enjoyed his presence. They told me as they were leaving to tell him he was quite a funny individual. I don’t recall if I did or not.
I worked Wednesday, but the pair didn’t bother to pay me a visit ): That’s really all I remember. Oh, and I also woke up late. That wasn’t a good idea, and I don’t plan on that becoming a habit.
Thursday was room change day, and I was hectic from the lack of organization. Ping and I moved what we could before I had to go to Music Theory, and by the time I had to leave, we’d gotten most of my stuff out of the room. When I went back to my old dorm for my computer, I opened the door to sweet, black lovemaking, and walked out. I went up to Ping’s room, which is where I was moving, and I let him know why I had come back empty-pawed. He kind of shrugged it off, so I asked him to come with me. He agreed, and not until we were in the room moving belongings while two naked people snuggled under loose sheets on what used to be my bed did he realize how awkward my situation had been. When we finished, we began the arduous task of raising my bed from level two height to the much-coveted level three height. By the end of the day, we’d mastered the art, and we got done three corners in the amount of time the first one took. I don’t recall much else. Songwriter’s night at MO’s was fun, though. Mom and Tanya came. Mom saw my tail.
Friday was a hell of a day. I got to ride in the back of Yuri’s truck, which has two seats and a seat belt. The ride was much fun, but I must admit my first day at the con was slightly disheartening because I didn’t have an ID, when meant I was labeled as a minor. Yes, a minor, with a red-tinted badge with a “rejection stamp” across it to boot. You know that self-conscious feeling you get when you have some strange, small flaw that you think everyone notices? That’s how I felt. I felt like, perhaps, I would be treated like an outcast, like I wouldn’t be spoken to, which was pretty much the case, save for people I knew. I would find out later that I was just self-conscious, and, in general, everyone was treated pretty much the same.
The real event of the day, however, was the concert. Oh, was I excited about the concert! I’d invested roughly $85 dollars in flyers to the cause of publicity. The band had put shows on hiatus for almost two months and invested that time preparing in every way for this one grand show, our first paid gig. We set up, put a man at the door, and waited to see what happened. There were more people there at the end of the night than at the beginning, but there were a lot of people in general. I was pleased to see fellow furs from the convention that I’d never met. The show, though, was phenomenal. We’ve never pleased a crowd so much. We had people dancing when we asked them to dance. We had people cheering at the end of songs they didn’t know. We made one mistake, and that was to sit the audience down right after they got up. Otherwise, fantastic. As expected, someone said, “PLAY FREEBIRD,” and we pounced. Here was the skit. Akemi immediately broke down crying, and Ping and I got mad and got the character to come up to the stage. It was one of the furs. We half-explained the horrible connection the song had with Emily’s childhood, and we presented a deal. We would play Freebird, but the fur would have to sing the words. As expected, he didn’t know the words, and he only said it because that’s what people say. We told him off playfully, played the intro, got bored, and went on with our set.
The fur in question turned out to be someone from FA who, long ago, commented on Coyote Smile, and he didn’t recognize me until the song played. It’s a small world, thanks to the internet.
Ping also was proud to announce that we impressed the owners of our venue enough that they asked us to play in their concert series in two weeks. That was the first of two potential gigs that concert earned us. The future is bright for Controlled Substance.
Saturday. The big day. What a day. I was quickly informed that a pair of furs from Rocket City (Huntsville, Alabama, if you’re unfamiliar with the term) had come to our concert and were interested in having us play for their meet. I, myself, was intensely eager, but I was really afraid Ping would not approve, so I gave him my contacts and said I would think about it. I actually really want to play the con, with all my heart and soul.
Not long after Roo and I arrived (with age-revealing ID!), Akemi showed up. She set up her guitar in hopes of getting money like she would at an anime convention, but the crowd wasn’t as anime-oriented as she had hoped. Her typical routine is playing songs by request. It didn’t work, so we decided to perform kitsune no hikari. It was, in every way, the best we have ever performed that song. It was a shame few were around to hear it, though I got a random comment about it later. After that, I ran away to a writer’s panel, featuring the guest of honor, Jim Lane. I learned a good deal, and I had an intense urge to ask Jim to read one of my stories. I was too afraid to impede upon his person, however, and I lost my nerve.
On my way down the hall, a very random fursuiter came up to me and hugged me. I was slightly taken aback until I realized it was Roo! There he was, decked out in an oversized dragonweasel costume (patent pending). Until he started speaking, I couldn’t help but notice he had taken on classic mascot means of communication, and I wasn’t expecting that. The person from whom he borrowed it was rather interesting, a guy called Mike. We went around the hotel at Roo’s leisure before wandering back to the fursuiter’s room to take it off. Roo was soaking wet with sweat. It looked like he had walked in from the rain. As Mike put it, “You don’t realize how hot you are until you take it off.” We had an interesting conversation with him for about an hour. He’s quite smart, but he drives trucks (reportedly because he enjoys it). He’s an aspiring fursuit maker, who happens also to craft bondage toys and such x3 He was just fascinating, really.
While browsing the dealer’s den, I came across a furry Inu-Yasha portfolio, and I bought the set. They make good gifts.
We spent much of the time wandering around and watching things happen. I sat down and watched the fursuiters, and something began to click in my head. What had once seemed like an odd and silly thing to do, what had once looked like something I wouldn’t be caught dead doing, looked like fun. This clicked when I saw Techwolf’s suit. I’ve never been fond of the cartoon style of fursuits, but Tech’s was so realistic to me. When he first looked at me, I thought he was smiling. His mouth opened in such a way that it seemed like a natural greeting smile. And when I saw the half-suiters, I found myself transfixed on these costumes. Here were these live, anthropomorphic creatures, like the ones about which I write, walking around in everyday clothes, baggy stuff like I like to wear. It’s a feeling that’s hard to experience from a distance. Video isn’t even suitable. When you’re face to face with these happy, huggable furs, it’s hard not to enjoy the art.
Akemi made a point to hug every fursuiter she saw. They made a point to hug her back.
Really, a lot of the fun was in hanging out with random people. The MFM environment is so different from real life. By the end of the con, I had realized I could go up to any person and give them a hug, and I could expect a warm hug back. For an hour or so after the pizza feed, furs gathered in the garden court, and we played with balloons. You can’t do that in the real world. You can’t enjoy simple pleasures like trying to keep a balloon from hitting the ground in public. It’s socially unacceptable. MFM is a completely different world. Adults can’t be kids when they want to be from where I come, at least not without someone giving a dirty look or giving a reprimand. There weren’t just sixteen-year-olds like Akemi out there, there were grown adults, people in their upper thirties, enjoying themselves. We played with the balloons because it was fun. We pounced each other and rolled around on the floor because it was fun. I truly realized for the first time that the fandom is about fun. It’s about enjoying yourself, being who you are, and running with a crowd who accepts that in you. I’m overcome with indescribable emotions as I write this. It’s nothing like the real world in there.
I was eventually left with a choice between a rather funny play and a dance. Akemi wanted to dance, so I stayed at the convention with her. I’m rather glad I did, though, because we had a hell of a time dancing. Eventually, she went home, Tsen and Yuri went to bed, Blackie was not to be found, and Roo found himself exhausted. So ended my first real day at MFM. I was sad to leave.
Sunday began early, as I had a morning writer’s panel to attend. We got there just in time for the writer-artist roundtable discussion, at which I learned much about illustrations interacting with written word. I benefit from this because I’m actually looking to seek someone to illustrate one of my stories. At the end of the panel, I toughed up and asked Phil, the head of the writer’s track, to read over one of my stories. He agreed to have it read by the next panel. At this point, I started to realize the power of asking. I’ve always been afraid to ask for favors, more specifically from strangers, because I do not like to put a burden on people. Sometimes, though, you have to ask. I’m still learning.
After that, it was shopping time! I bought a lovely print for myself and a comic book for Babe, my grandmother. Roo insisted on buying me a badge, which I must say turned out beautifully. Roo likes to buy me things, but I feel bad every time he buys me something. I know I can’t repay him.
Roo said he was hungry, and I lead him to the Critter Con Suite, which had lots of free food. I discovered this via Blackie. The directions from the garden court are rather silly. We passed the time there conversing over Cartoon Network, specifically Tom and Jerry (since it was on) and which shows on adult swim were stupid. I also had a look at the adventures of “Queerman,” and I couldn’t help but double over at the awful puns and innuendos, and of course the immortal “KER-PENIS!”
Yuri and Tsen related to Roo and me the story of their first moments in the hotel. They met a creepy guy in the registration line who had a lot to say and no particular format for presentation. He veered dangerously off course, going to great lengths and down winding tangents to loudly and publicly describe, in great detail, the divine design of a hyena’s vagina. This guy made both Tsen and Yuri nervous about the convention. In the end, he was the only guy of his breed that they met.
At 2 pm, I walked as fast as I could to the final writer’s panel, Creating Crucibles. It was the single most informative panel I attended. In its conclusion, Phil pulled me aside and said, “Let’s go somewhere quiet.” We went to an empty conference room, and he pawed me the book in which I had laid out my story. His next words were something along these lines: “I read a lot of work everyday… and every once in a long while I find gold. You’re gold.”
I beamed. And yes, it’s shameless bragging.
That’s not to say he didn’t find fault. He gave me wonderful suggestions on how to improve, and he suggested that I find a writer’s group, somewhere off campus. There were many details that really only matter to writers, but the main thing I remember is his voice saying very frankly, “You’re gold.” It made my day.
After that, I caught the tail end of Matthew “Hali” Abel’s concert. He’s quite good, indeed. I was then invited to watch the Furry Masquerade. I had fifteen minutes or so.
I watched the fursuiters in the garden court and played guitar. I earned a couple of bucks.
The masquerade was basically an extremely laid back talent show, full of bad jokes and wonderful pranks. For the first time, I heard decent furry rap. I never thought I’d see the day. Ever. I also didn’t think you could play piano in a fursuit. I was again proven wrong. And for a final misconception, I thought you had to be a fursuiter to be in the show. I’m sad now that I didn’t prepare a musical act.
The closing ceremonies came, and until the words crossed Tiger’s lips through the mic, I had lived the day in total bliss. Then it hit me. This world I’d come to love was ending. These people I met were going far away. This environment into which I fit perfectly would be a memory soon. It’s going to be a long time before I can leave a guitar in a corner and come back an hour later to find it still there. It will be a while before I can hug every person I see at total random without strange looks. It will be months before I’m not the only person wearing a tail. It will be a year before MFM returns. It made me sad.
Ceremonies are always boring for me. I played with the fursuiter next to me for much of the time. I’m not sure if he enjoyed it as much as I did.
We ate at the overpriced buffet. I ate food I normally wouldn’t touch, and I’ll probably not touch it again any time soon. We saw Tiger, the con director, and lined up to give him hugs. I can’t stress enough how special it is that you can go up to anyone and hug them at any given time. Everyone is approachable. After that, I grabbed an ice cream and headed to my final panel, “Furry, Music, and Furry Music.” Most of it consisted of Hali and I talking about the industry while other people listened. Hali is really a great guy with a lot of great advice. I’ve known that networking is the key to success, but, as with the writer’s panels, I learned a lot of tricks I didn’t know. The panel ran over at least half an hour, but the majority of us stayed the entire time. After that, I ran to the Dead Dog Party at the con suite to grab as many sodas as I could fit into my bag. We like in a dorm; sodas are expensive. I got stuck there by an episode of Family Guy, which was a lot more enjoyable with a group of people than by myself at home. After that, I ran to retrieve some videos I donated to the video room, and by a nifty coincidence ran into both the RCFM director and Jim Lane at the same time. He knew the band’s name from the administrator forums, and basically said if the people who recruited us as performers said yes, the programmers said yes. Jim and I, however, had a much lengthier conversation. We talked a lot about his own works, as I had inquired, and somehow we veered off to computer troubles. He told me about how, when he was a journalist, the computers ran off of 8 inch floppies and took two minutes or more to save text files. Jim’s a pretty old otter, but lively. He seemed to be good friends with many people who walked by. The conversation eventually ended.
There was a bit of time while the fursuit games went on that I was slightly bored. I tried dancing, but it’s hard to dance to techno when there’s not a whole bunch of people jumping with me. I watched people twirl glow sticks and two fursuiters dance with each other. I was satisfied watching, but I felt like I should be dancing, so I left.
My last moments of the convention were like this:
All but one balloon was left, and two people were bouncing it back and forth. I joined in. An older man with a cane joined in. A girl with a cat mask joined in. Stitch joined in. Blackie joined in. Two fursuiters joined in. Yuri and Tsen joined in… By the time I left at midnight, we had about twenty people sitting in a circle playing with a single, very large balloon. Roo was nodding off in the sidelines, and I knew he needed to get home and sleep, but I so desperately wanted to stay. I didn’t want to leave. I knew the next day I wouldn’t be returning to the hotel, and that I would be faced with the pile of work and a group of people who think I’m just a quirky embarrassment. I started thinking about the real world and how much it sucked. And yet, at the same time, I was so happy. I was so happy to have met 610 wonderful people, plus staff.
I left the convention depressed and elated. I also left more proudly than ever to be a fur.
God knows what I’ve written so far.
It’s after 4 am. I suppose I should get some sleep.
Naughty Number Nine! Now, I can buy porn legally! :o
Posted 18 years ago~And now, quotes from my AP Calculus teacher, Mrs. Newman!~
"I weigh 200 pounds… which I don't…"
-8/21/06
"At some point, I'm an idiot."
-8/24/06
"I'm not good at making a fool out of myself."
-10/19/06
"My husband had a wreck at 40 mph. When he called and told me, I thought, '40 mph is a crummy slope; the slope of your tangent line at impact was…'"
-11/14/06
"I'm 5'4", but I wear heels all the time, so I'm taller than that… except when I wear my really cute flat shoes. Ya'll know which ones I'm talkin' about…"
-2/27/07
~Tune in next entry for more hilariously out-of-context quotes from Mrs. Newman, Calculus wizard and proof that even blondes can be super smart! </subtleblondejoke>~
life updates
- My birthday just passed! On the day before my last high school exam ever, I turned 18! Now I can get my license and be charged as an adult when I rob the liquor store for alcohol, which I don't drink. Oh, and I got a bad-ass V-Cast Razr phone. I'm happy. If you gimme your number, I can put you under my "furs" group, and when you call, it'll play "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio. Bad-ass. Also, Ping got me a video called 'The Zen of Screaming,; which means now I'm going to rock your face off. Yuss, indeed!
- As hinted, high school is over forever now. No more high school. It's gone for good. Never again.
- If you've been keeping up with the band, you'll know that we're recording some songs professionally this June. I urge you to look at the last post in this entry's 'life updates' and join our Second Life club for more info and up-to-date updates!
- I got a part in Playhouse on the Square's production of Big River, which is Big News. Oh, yes.
- SECOND LIFE USERS who enjoy the music of Controlled Substance! Join our fanclub, Children of Substance in the Second Life Groups section. Memphis Furs, this will be especially useful to you, as you will get all of our concert information as soon as we have it! We have one coming up soon! Check Second Life tomorrow for YOUR invitation!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Stairwell Suite - Dunno if you can call it a suite, just because I wouldn't call the movements dances. Anyway, it's my attempt at something remotely classical on guitar. It's sexy, whatever it is.
- Alexander - It sounds like The pillows to me, and I wrote some Japanese lyrics for it, too. Still working out the kinks, but it's pretty nifty.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile… Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though… I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Was working with Fave, but I think we both… forgot… I haven't heard anything more from Fave in a while…
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people… No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
The people are
Sikes and 
unverified… both bad-ass artists! Check them out!
sayounara!
"I weigh 200 pounds… which I don't…"
-8/21/06
"At some point, I'm an idiot."
-8/24/06
"I'm not good at making a fool out of myself."
-10/19/06
"My husband had a wreck at 40 mph. When he called and told me, I thought, '40 mph is a crummy slope; the slope of your tangent line at impact was…'"
-11/14/06
"I'm 5'4", but I wear heels all the time, so I'm taller than that… except when I wear my really cute flat shoes. Ya'll know which ones I'm talkin' about…"
-2/27/07
~Tune in next entry for more hilariously out-of-context quotes from Mrs. Newman, Calculus wizard and proof that even blondes can be super smart! </subtleblondejoke>~
life updates
- My birthday just passed! On the day before my last high school exam ever, I turned 18! Now I can get my license and be charged as an adult when I rob the liquor store for alcohol, which I don't drink. Oh, and I got a bad-ass V-Cast Razr phone. I'm happy. If you gimme your number, I can put you under my "furs" group, and when you call, it'll play "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio. Bad-ass. Also,
Ping got me a video called 'The Zen of Screaming,; which means now I'm going to rock your face off. Yuss, indeed!- As hinted, high school is over forever now. No more high school. It's gone for good. Never again.
- If you've been keeping up with the band, you'll know that we're recording some songs professionally this June. I urge you to look at the last post in this entry's 'life updates' and join our Second Life club for more info and up-to-date updates!
- I got a part in Playhouse on the Square's production of Big River, which is Big News. Oh, yes.
- SECOND LIFE USERS who enjoy the music of Controlled Substance! Join our fanclub, Children of Substance in the Second Life Groups section. Memphis Furs, this will be especially useful to you, as you will get all of our concert information as soon as we have it! We have one coming up soon! Check Second Life tomorrow for YOUR invitation!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Stairwell Suite - Dunno if you can call it a suite, just because I wouldn't call the movements dances. Anyway, it's my attempt at something remotely classical on guitar. It's sexy, whatever it is.
- Alexander - It sounds like The pillows to me, and I wrote some Japanese lyrics for it, too. Still working out the kinks, but it's pretty nifty.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile… Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though… I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Was working with Fave, but I think we both… forgot… I haven't heard anything more from Fave in a while…
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people… No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
The people are
Sikes and 
unverified… both bad-ass artists! Check them out!sayounara!
I'll Be the Ace in Your Hole, Baby...
Posted 18 years agoAnd now, funny love notes from Bahnan.
"Jimmy,
I know you love poker. I need a dealer to treat me right! All I am missing for my straight flush of love is a king. Can you make my dreams come true this hand?
Love, Bahnan"
"Whitney,
You should be in a zoo because I'd pay to look at you.
Love, Bahnan"
life updates
- SECOND LIFE USERS who enjoy the music of Controlled Substance! Join our fanclub, Children of Substance in the Second Life Groups section. Memphis Furs, this will be especially useful to you, as you will get all of our concert information as soon as we have it! We have one coming up soon! Check Second Life tomorrow for YOUR invitation!
- Valentine's Day, or, as the gays and gals who spent their time at home moping and listening to The Weather Girls Greatest Hits call it, Singles Awareness Day, has come and gone.
WolfRoo got me some divine Godiva chocolates (the best I've ever had) and wrote me a little poem. What a sweetie, hmm?
- Drummers, man. What's the freakin' deal? Jesse left us for another band! What a cheat! Didn't even tell us! He just stopped showing up! Bleh… We're trying out a new drummer, Caroline. She's sexy, but can she play the drums? Tune in next time for the answer!~
- Working on a new song with Madison Avenue. It's quite sexy. You'll love it when you hear it, if you like ROCK. :3
- My grades were pretty bad this past six weeks; my GPA dropped almost a full point. Thus, you may not hear from me as much as I work to pull that back up.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Sawao Song - A temporary title. It sounds like The pillows to me, and I plan to write some Japanese lyrics and play it at the Japanese fair in March/April.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile… Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though… I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Working with Fave on a song. He's currently writing lyrics.
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people… No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
sayounara!
"Jimmy,
I know you love poker. I need a dealer to treat me right! All I am missing for my straight flush of love is a king. Can you make my dreams come true this hand?
Love, Bahnan"
"Whitney,
You should be in a zoo because I'd pay to look at you.
Love, Bahnan"
life updates
- SECOND LIFE USERS who enjoy the music of Controlled Substance! Join our fanclub, Children of Substance in the Second Life Groups section. Memphis Furs, this will be especially useful to you, as you will get all of our concert information as soon as we have it! We have one coming up soon! Check Second Life tomorrow for YOUR invitation!
- Valentine's Day, or, as the gays and gals who spent their time at home moping and listening to The Weather Girls Greatest Hits call it, Singles Awareness Day, has come and gone.
WolfRoo got me some divine Godiva chocolates (the best I've ever had) and wrote me a little poem. What a sweetie, hmm?- Drummers, man. What's the freakin' deal? Jesse left us for another band! What a cheat! Didn't even tell us! He just stopped showing up! Bleh… We're trying out a new drummer, Caroline. She's sexy, but can she play the drums? Tune in next time for the answer!~
- Working on a new song with Madison Avenue. It's quite sexy. You'll love it when you hear it, if you like ROCK. :3
- My grades were pretty bad this past six weeks; my GPA dropped almost a full point. Thus, you may not hear from me as much as I work to pull that back up.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Sawao Song - A temporary title. It sounds like The pillows to me, and I plan to write some Japanese lyrics and play it at the Japanese fair in March/April.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile… Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though… I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Working with Fave on a song. He's currently writing lyrics.
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people… No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
sayounara!
It seemed to be the NeuroTypical thing to do...
Posted 18 years agoI do like Christmas on the whole... In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill. But it is clumsier every year.
~E.M. Forster
Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?
~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'
~Dave Barry
life updates
- Someone once said, "Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money." Well, I have no more money. My bank account is empty. I broke it all today on Christmas presents, and I'm $30 over par. Merry Christmas, you expensive sons of bitches! x3
- Exams are finished. I think I'm doing just fine for the halfway mark. I know I have a C at the most in Japanese for the third six-weeks period, but I got an A on the exam, so� I got an A in Calculus for the six-weeks, but I'm slightly worried about the exam. I think I at least have a B. I hope so.
- I'm writing a story, which I'll submit here when I'm finished. Shouldn't be too long now.
- I have a lot of new songs to record. Watch out, guys!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Coyote Smile (Full) - Expect this around Tuesday.
- tsuyu - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o It's already ready to go. I just haven't submitted it.
- Near Wild Heaven - It's a working title that I know I won't keep because it's irrelevant. I hope you can find it in your hearts to read a short story. It's very sad, though.
- Sawao Song - A temporary title. It sounds like The pillows to me, and I plan to write some Japanese lyrics and play it at the Japanese fair in March/April.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile� Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though� I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people� No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
sayounara!
~E.M. Forster
Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?
~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'
~Dave Barry
life updates
- Someone once said, "Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money." Well, I have no more money. My bank account is empty. I broke it all today on Christmas presents, and I'm $30 over par. Merry Christmas, you expensive sons of bitches! x3
- Exams are finished. I think I'm doing just fine for the halfway mark. I know I have a C at the most in Japanese for the third six-weeks period, but I got an A on the exam, so� I got an A in Calculus for the six-weeks, but I'm slightly worried about the exam. I think I at least have a B. I hope so.
- I'm writing a story, which I'll submit here when I'm finished. Shouldn't be too long now.
- I have a lot of new songs to record. Watch out, guys!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Coyote Smile (Full) - Expect this around Tuesday.
- tsuyu - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o It's already ready to go. I just haven't submitted it.
- Near Wild Heaven - It's a working title that I know I won't keep because it's irrelevant. I hope you can find it in your hearts to read a short story. It's very sad, though.
- Sawao Song - A temporary title. It sounds like The pillows to me, and I plan to write some Japanese lyrics and play it at the Japanese fair in March/April.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Light of the Fox - "kitsune no hikari," my first submission, in Japanese. I've been meaning to record it. Maybe I'll pull in the band on this one.
- Lay Down and Die - Based off an idea of Ping's. He wanted me to help him write a series of songs based on his plot. I came up with this.
- Untitled 09 - Drop D and desperate. I think it's very pretty for a distortion piece.
- Fugitive - Chapter Two of Coyote Smile� Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead, and maybe get the band in there, too.
- Shiners - The final chapter of the Coyote Smile series. I've finally begun work on it after over a year. It should be nifty.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par. Expect this no time soon, though� I'm working on originals right now.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- I'm open for more trades, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Still waiting on my end of the deal from a couple of people� No pressure, I'm patient. I just hope you still remember, dammit.
sayounara!
Hide and Seek
Posted 19 years ago"Then said they unto him, 'Where is he?' He said, 'I know not.'"
--John 9:12
life updates
- Why is it that when I go through my journals the words "cub porn" are commonly found? You need to stop all that nonsense. That's not a debate worth crowding into my journal watches.
- Poor Lambert... He lives all the way out in White Haven and has no car. Luckily, Booker agreed to join the band once again. We're rockin' and rollin'!
- School is coming to that mid-term time again, which means I may be a bit busy. Still, I've got a lot of projects I want to record and mix, so this may be a month of plenty all the same.
- I bought some new equipment, some converters. Now I can record in stereo! I also plan to fix, polish, and sell my Behringer, buy a Zoom effects pedal, and get a plain, regular amp... Probably a Fender amp; I saw one for under $300. My wireless headphones broke, though, so I need to replace those, too... my finances are disappearing, and I haven't even started Christmas shopping!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Coyote Smile (Full (-keys)) - expect this within the next couple of weeks.
- Oh Come, All Ye Faithful - my church band, Madison Avenue, likes punk rock. Hmmm...
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o It's already recorded and is awaiting mixing.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
-All trades/guitar doodles are finished. I'm open for more, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Everyone missed out on the opportunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
--John 9:12
life updates
- Why is it that when I go through my journals the words "cub porn" are commonly found? You need to stop all that nonsense. That's not a debate worth crowding into my journal watches.
- Poor Lambert... He lives all the way out in White Haven and has no car. Luckily, Booker agreed to join the band once again. We're rockin' and rollin'!
- School is coming to that mid-term time again, which means I may be a bit busy. Still, I've got a lot of projects I want to record and mix, so this may be a month of plenty all the same.
- I bought some new equipment, some converters. Now I can record in stereo! I also plan to fix, polish, and sell my Behringer, buy a Zoom effects pedal, and get a plain, regular amp... Probably a Fender amp; I saw one for under $300. My wireless headphones broke, though, so I need to replace those, too... my finances are disappearing, and I haven't even started Christmas shopping!
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Coyote Smile (Full (-keys)) - expect this within the next couple of weeks.
- Oh Come, All Ye Faithful - my church band, Madison Avenue, likes punk rock. Hmmm...
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o It's already recorded and is awaiting mixing.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on. I need to clean up the distortion, but it's almost ready.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final? I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
-All trades/guitar doodles are finished. I'm open for more, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Everyone missed out on the opportunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
Puberty is a funny thing...
Posted 19 years agoThis is the reason I don't watch TV�
Buck: I can't stop watching >.>
Disney Channel: Some kids grow taller� Some grow more hair... But this kid grew fins!
Buck: Oh. Bye. o.oii
life updates
- I wrote some lyrics for "Untitled 04" (Now entitled "Prism") and "Something Unfamiliar." If you're interested in seeing those, go to my gallery and find them; I wrote them in the comments.
- Our new drummer and bassist are doing pretty well! Lambert, the drummer, already knows our entire set for tomorrow, having only started with us on Friday!
- School is in full swing. I've been a good bit busy, and actually should be doing homework this very moment. Oh, well. I've been working on music during my invented free time, but I haven't recorded much.
- Hmm... well, my mate who got me my job is now, well, my "mate," as most folks here would say. Hee~ and why not? He's the sweetest, nicest guy in the world - and that's not just my opinion. Ask anyone who knows him! We call him "Roo." He does not hop.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Burdens in the Snow - I wrote the song long ago, forgot the riff, and rewrote most of it. It's nifty. Lyrics included.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
-All trades/guitar doodles are finished. I'm open for more, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Everyone missed out on the opportunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
Buck: I can't stop watching >.>
Disney Channel: Some kids grow taller� Some grow more hair... But this kid grew fins!
Buck: Oh. Bye. o.oii
life updates
- I wrote some lyrics for "Untitled 04" (Now entitled "Prism") and "Something Unfamiliar." If you're interested in seeing those, go to my gallery and find them; I wrote them in the comments.
- Our new drummer and bassist are doing pretty well! Lambert, the drummer, already knows our entire set for tomorrow, having only started with us on Friday!
- School is in full swing. I've been a good bit busy, and actually should be doing homework this very moment. Oh, well. I've been working on music during my invented free time, but I haven't recorded much.
- Hmm... well, my mate who got me my job is now, well, my "mate," as most folks here would say. Hee~ and why not? He's the sweetest, nicest guy in the world - and that's not just my opinion. Ask anyone who knows him! We call him "Roo." He does not hop.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too. I combined this riff with another. Now it's longer :o
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� I plan to rerecord both rhythm and lead. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Burdens in the Snow - I wrote the song long ago, forgot the riff, and rewrote most of it. It's nifty. Lyrics included.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
-All trades/guitar doodles are finished. I'm open for more, if anyone's interested! Just send me a note!
- Everyone missed out on the opportunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
Automatic for the... Furries o.oii
Posted 19 years ago"I... am your possession... so fuck me, kitten..."
shyaa~ REM, man.
life updates
- School is in full swing. I've been a good bit busy, and actually should be doing homework this very moment. Oh, well. I've been working on music during my invented free time, but I haven't recorded much.
- Hmm... well, my mate who got me my job is now, well, my "mate," as most folks here would say. Hee~ and why not? He's the sweetest, nicest guy in the world - and that's not just my opinion. Ask anyone who knows him! We call him "Roo." He does not hop.
- I lost my drummer and bassist, and I have replaced them. Lately, I've been practicing only with Ping and our keyboardist, but next week, we break our bass in.
- I have a new game, and, oddly enough, it's not StarFox related. It's called "Go! Go! Hypergrind!" and I recommend the buy (to rent it would be absurd, as it would cost just as much to buy now). Think Ren and Stempy meet Looney Tunes at the skate park by the orphanage across from the movie studio... and there's a red wolf, too, for fun. Self-mutilating, violent, cartoon fun. T for Teen.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� the rhythm will still be the same, but the lead will be nice and cleaned up. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Burdens in the Snow - I wrote the song long ago, forgot the riff, and rewrote most of it. It's nifty. Lyrics included.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Second Trade with Sikes - Something punk-rock. Already finished, just needs to be recorded.
- Everyone missed out on the last entry's opertunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
shyaa~ REM, man.
life updates
- School is in full swing. I've been a good bit busy, and actually should be doing homework this very moment. Oh, well. I've been working on music during my invented free time, but I haven't recorded much.
- Hmm... well, my mate who got me my job is now, well, my "mate," as most folks here would say. Hee~ and why not? He's the sweetest, nicest guy in the world - and that's not just my opinion. Ask anyone who knows him! We call him "Roo." He does not hop.
- I lost my drummer and bassist, and I have replaced them. Lately, I've been practicing only with Ping and our keyboardist, but next week, we break our bass in.
- I have a new game, and, oddly enough, it's not StarFox related. It's called "Go! Go! Hypergrind!" and I recommend the buy (to rent it would be absurd, as it would cost just as much to buy now). Think Ren and Stempy meet Looney Tunes at the skate park by the orphanage across from the movie studio... and there's a red wolf, too, for fun. Self-mutilating, violent, cartoon fun. T for Teen.
upcoming submissions (near to distant future)
(expect these to repeat for a while)
- Untitled 08 - Smooth and silky, with some funky junk in the trunk, too.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� the rhythm will still be the same, but the lead will be nice and cleaned up. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I have the speed pick, but now I have to practice some more to get it back up to par.
- Burdens in the Snow - I wrote the song long ago, forgot the riff, and rewrote most of it. It's nifty. Lyrics included.
- Band Recordings - This is tentative, but I like to submit stuff on which we are working.
Trades/Gifts
- Second Trade with Sikes - Something punk-rock. Already finished, just needs to be recorded.
- Everyone missed out on the last entry's opertunity for a gift song. I guess I'm just not good enough for you x3
sayounara!
Pizza's in the oven! Gonna watch 'em rise!
Posted 19 years agoRat shit, bat shit, dirty old twat!
Sixty-nine assholes tied in a knot!
Horray!
Lizard shit!
FUCK!
life updates
- Well, I'm kind of disappointed with the music I've submitted as of late. I'm really thinking of just focusing on new stuff without vocals. I hate my voice, and I like my new riffs more than my old stuff, even though I haven't named them.
- Got a job. Yay!
- School's coming up again� that means delays, because I still have summer work. Japanese recordings, Summer reading, AP Cal work� yeah� haven't really started�
- I'm a bit behind on submissions. Forgive me. If you know me from dA, you know this is not uncommon.
upcoming submissions
- Untitled 06 - I don't care if it has no name. It will, eventually, and it's nifty.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Lite Age Blues Line - Something I started today, reminds me of a blues/ progression, but definitely different :3
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� the rhythm will still be the same, but the lead will be nice and cleaned up. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I just need one of Ping's speed picks for my own ease and cleanliness.
what's this!?
Alright. Listen up. The first five people who comment on this entry get either a cover of their choice or a little guitar "doodle" by me :3 Here's the catch� unless you are currently doing one of these or have done one in the past two weeks, you have to do the same thing in your journal entry using the art form of preference (i.e. a painter would paint something, a musician would do music, etc.). Remember with the covers that my time is very limited, so those may take quite a while.
If this list is not full, you may still have a chance, no matter how many comments you see!
1. Phorphaux
2. Sikes
3.
4.
5.
Once you're on the list, send me a note with your preference.
-With covers, please send the title of the song and the artist.
-For doodles, let me know what you would like to hear, specifically the genre and the mood, and anything else you think would be helpful. The doodles will be short compositions of any genre that will be done with my guitar or with a MIDI composition program by paw.
ja, mata! sayounara!
Sixty-nine assholes tied in a knot!
Horray!
Lizard shit!
FUCK!
life updates
- Well, I'm kind of disappointed with the music I've submitted as of late. I'm really thinking of just focusing on new stuff without vocals. I hate my voice, and I like my new riffs more than my old stuff, even though I haven't named them.
- Got a job. Yay!
- School's coming up again� that means delays, because I still have summer work. Japanese recordings, Summer reading, AP Cal work� yeah� haven't really started�
- I'm a bit behind on submissions. Forgive me. If you know me from dA, you know this is not uncommon.
upcoming submissions
- Untitled 06 - I don't care if it has no name. It will, eventually, and it's nifty.
- Untitled 07 - A little metal-ish stuff I've been working on.
- Lite Age Blues Line - Something I started today, reminds me of a blues/ progression, but definitely different :3
- Fugitive (Guitars + Vocals) - Something final� the rhythm will still be the same, but the lead will be nice and cleaned up. Vocals are tentative, meaning I might decide my voice sucks too much to do them.
- C.C.H. - A System of a Down kind of song I wrote some time back� I just gotta write a riff x3
- Cigaro (SOAD Cover) - Yeah, still gonna do it! I just need one of Ping's speed picks for my own ease and cleanliness.
what's this!?
Alright. Listen up. The first five people who comment on this entry get either a cover of their choice or a little guitar "doodle" by me :3 Here's the catch� unless you are currently doing one of these or have done one in the past two weeks, you have to do the same thing in your journal entry using the art form of preference (i.e. a painter would paint something, a musician would do music, etc.). Remember with the covers that my time is very limited, so those may take quite a while.
If this list is not full, you may still have a chance, no matter how many comments you see!
1. Phorphaux
2. Sikes
3.
4.
5.
Once you're on the list, send me a note with your preference.
-With covers, please send the title of the song and the artist.
-For doodles, let me know what you would like to hear, specifically the genre and the mood, and anything else you think would be helpful. The doodles will be short compositions of any genre that will be done with my guitar or with a MIDI composition program by paw.
ja, mata! sayounara!
