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Posted 10 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPI3b9iPSN0
Saw this initially without any title or indication of the song, in a trailer for a new game. Thought it was just some fun, moody psych-rock or something, and then the lyrics came to me and I realized what I was listening to.
Saw this initially without any title or indication of the song, in a trailer for a new game. Thought it was just some fun, moody psych-rock or something, and then the lyrics came to me and I realized what I was listening to.
Moondog - Viking 1 (interesting music)
Posted 10 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7guHqujmrs
You are watching Mr. Rogers welcome you to his home. He tells you a story, feeds his goldfish, and you follow the trolley to the land of Make-Believe. Somewhere in there, he motions to you to follow - a sure sign he is going to share something neat. You go with him out a door into the darkness of the back yard. A glowing moon and millions of brilliant stars light up the area, this music plays, and Mr. Rogers starts into a native american snake dance, occasionally throwing you a smile like he is having the time of his life. It would seem odd, but you've seen this man play a trumpet in a mushroom farm. The scene leaves a warmness in you, like a fond dream or a memory that always makes you smile.
Moondog is a musician / street performer that needs to be remembered. He was one of those who seemed like they were 'purchased' by music - where he did not make the music, the music drove him to bring it out. Viking 1 is my favorite of his. It's dream-like feel just instantly sets me at ease. I believe this track is recorded in a studio, as Moondog occasionally did, but was likely inspired or included pieces of the performances he would do while wandering the streets of New York.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
You are watching Mr. Rogers welcome you to his home. He tells you a story, feeds his goldfish, and you follow the trolley to the land of Make-Believe. Somewhere in there, he motions to you to follow - a sure sign he is going to share something neat. You go with him out a door into the darkness of the back yard. A glowing moon and millions of brilliant stars light up the area, this music plays, and Mr. Rogers starts into a native american snake dance, occasionally throwing you a smile like he is having the time of his life. It would seem odd, but you've seen this man play a trumpet in a mushroom farm. The scene leaves a warmness in you, like a fond dream or a memory that always makes you smile.
Moondog is a musician / street performer that needs to be remembered. He was one of those who seemed like they were 'purchased' by music - where he did not make the music, the music drove him to bring it out. Viking 1 is my favorite of his. It's dream-like feel just instantly sets me at ease. I believe this track is recorded in a studio, as Moondog occasionally did, but was likely inspired or included pieces of the performances he would do while wandering the streets of New York.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
Ok, this should be interesting...
Posted 11 years agoAfter only about a month of looking for a new decent job after moving, I have landed myself, and just finished my second week of, a new field service-type job!
First week was out in New Orleans helping with an install, but the site wasn't ready and we found all sorts of other issues as we tried to do what we could (I also had no idea what was going on, not having been introduced to our comapny's gear yet). This last week was out in Jersey, doing training meant for 3rd party techs just in to get a refresher and tech access codes (so again, no clue what we were covering, but I still passed both tests).
This week I'll be in charge of getting our local office up and running, since I'm the only employee in the area so-far. I'm also promised that start of next year, I'm going to be back out to some other sites to help with things and MAYBE, just maybe, actually get some training on how to do my primary job function. XD
But yea, neat company, pays pretty well, got a company laptop and phone, eventually getting company van, will have my own spot at the office. I did, however, find the catch(es). Very annoying time tracking using an abysmal system. Oddball requirements for keeping several calendars up-to-date. And while it presents possibly many chances to be a part of making it awesome, the US service division is SMALL, and has less of a clue how to be a service division and work with its own gear than many of the 3rd parties it deals with. So... going to be some growing pains.
Anyways, it promises to be an interesting ride, and I'm actually eager to see where it takes me and how I can fix it! This may mean I just don't interact with online much, or it may mean I can afford to get one of those Note tablet/phone things with the wacom pen, and doodle and upload like that. :)
TLDR: Job got, been busy with it, likely to continue to be busy with it.
Also, you doods rock! Hope you are all having a good time and the holiday season treats you well!
First week was out in New Orleans helping with an install, but the site wasn't ready and we found all sorts of other issues as we tried to do what we could (I also had no idea what was going on, not having been introduced to our comapny's gear yet). This last week was out in Jersey, doing training meant for 3rd party techs just in to get a refresher and tech access codes (so again, no clue what we were covering, but I still passed both tests).
This week I'll be in charge of getting our local office up and running, since I'm the only employee in the area so-far. I'm also promised that start of next year, I'm going to be back out to some other sites to help with things and MAYBE, just maybe, actually get some training on how to do my primary job function. XD
But yea, neat company, pays pretty well, got a company laptop and phone, eventually getting company van, will have my own spot at the office. I did, however, find the catch(es). Very annoying time tracking using an abysmal system. Oddball requirements for keeping several calendars up-to-date. And while it presents possibly many chances to be a part of making it awesome, the US service division is SMALL, and has less of a clue how to be a service division and work with its own gear than many of the 3rd parties it deals with. So... going to be some growing pains.
Anyways, it promises to be an interesting ride, and I'm actually eager to see where it takes me and how I can fix it! This may mean I just don't interact with online much, or it may mean I can afford to get one of those Note tablet/phone things with the wacom pen, and doodle and upload like that. :)
TLDR: Job got, been busy with it, likely to continue to be busy with it.
Also, you doods rock! Hope you are all having a good time and the holiday season treats you well!
Time.
Posted 11 years agoAlmost one year away from someone I love spending every moment with.
Months of slowly making plans to correct that.
One month of finishing up projects at work and home.
Last week at the best job I've had yet (but fully realize I need to leave eventually).
Just a few days left to spend with the friends I've made locally.
Decent bit of change coming up for me soon. Apologies I've been absent.
Hopefully Florida will be a neat, new, and awesome thing, but right now it all feels big and a bit scarey.
<3
Months of slowly making plans to correct that.
One month of finishing up projects at work and home.
Last week at the best job I've had yet (but fully realize I need to leave eventually).
Just a few days left to spend with the friends I've made locally.
Decent bit of change coming up for me soon. Apologies I've been absent.
Hopefully Florida will be a neat, new, and awesome thing, but right now it all feels big and a bit scarey.
<3
Sweet tune I found - Super X-13 "Rocket Ship"
Posted 11 years agoThis is from a promo for a Space Dandy episode that Adult Swim aired a bit ago. The promo just had a short taste of the song but it's been enough to apparently get quite a number of folks interested. They actually put up a download link to the m4a over here !
Anyways, here is the promo followed by the full song (plus something on the same track as the full song).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qlTvV57qaw
Shares a buttload of aspects with alot of the 'alternative' tunes I heard growing up. The band looks to be based in Atlanta and I guess one of the AS folks heard them and (lets hope) asked if they could use it. Also, here's their FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Supe.....33032350060021
Anyways, here is the promo followed by the full song (plus something on the same track as the full song).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qlTvV57qaw
Shares a buttload of aspects with alot of the 'alternative' tunes I heard growing up. The band looks to be based in Atlanta and I guess one of the AS folks heard them and (lets hope) asked if they could use it. Also, here's their FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Supe.....33032350060021
Music that pinged my radar - "Increased Chances"
Posted 12 years agoGoing through some old music files I seem to have laying around all over on several computers, some of them mine, some of them sourced from other things.
Found something that, if you are ever in a desert shanty town, looking for a welder to fix your bike with, you want to listen for this song, it will lead the way. :)
http://youtu.be/EQZbwfZ2pro
Still no clue who originally made this, but this is the cleanest recording I've heard of it.
Someday.... someday I want to do a cover. :)
Found something that, if you are ever in a desert shanty town, looking for a welder to fix your bike with, you want to listen for this song, it will lead the way. :)
http://youtu.be/EQZbwfZ2pro
Still no clue who originally made this, but this is the cleanest recording I've heard of it.
Someday.... someday I want to do a cover. :)
Music reminder to myself.
Posted 12 years agoTom Middleton - Larynx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N1BFiymvu4
Mostly a reminder to myself to keep this track handy when I need a dose of chill beats.
If you give it a try, know that it takes like 2 mins to even get to the hint of a melody, and it's faint and ambient, but that beat... This is also an excellent example of my concept of a track creating a space, like the layers aren't all on the same audio plane. They make this sphere around you that flows and pulses with sound, like intertwining rythms of light swirling somewhere between just out of reach and miles away.
No, I'm not high, just enjoying the tunes. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N1BFiymvu4
Mostly a reminder to myself to keep this track handy when I need a dose of chill beats.
If you give it a try, know that it takes like 2 mins to even get to the hint of a melody, and it's faint and ambient, but that beat... This is also an excellent example of my concept of a track creating a space, like the layers aren't all on the same audio plane. They make this sphere around you that flows and pulses with sound, like intertwining rythms of light swirling somewhere between just out of reach and miles away.
No, I'm not high, just enjoying the tunes. :)
That huge event in fields...
Posted 12 years ago... off to the right of the highway, was apparently Pennsic! http://pennsicwp.org/
I was driving back homewards from some business up in PA, taking I-79 south instead of the turnpike westward. Over to the right I started seeing rows, and rows, and fields and fields of tents, and people in attire I would not normally attribute to modern day. This thing was HUGE, and I was just seeing the little part I could from the freeway.
Apparently it is the largest SCA event, spanning 2 weeks, usually hosting over 10k participants, many of whom actively battle and compete in the various activities and events they have going on.
If I didn't have a nifty lady to come home to, and didn't absolutely HAVE to be back to work the next day, I would have gladly taken a detour and checked the event out. On the downside, it looks like they have little to no system for the public to visit, which I can sorta understand, but it means (far as I can tell) there's little chance of just visiting and taking craploads of pictures with the good camera.
I was driving back homewards from some business up in PA, taking I-79 south instead of the turnpike westward. Over to the right I started seeing rows, and rows, and fields and fields of tents, and people in attire I would not normally attribute to modern day. This thing was HUGE, and I was just seeing the little part I could from the freeway.
Apparently it is the largest SCA event, spanning 2 weeks, usually hosting over 10k participants, many of whom actively battle and compete in the various activities and events they have going on.
If I didn't have a nifty lady to come home to, and didn't absolutely HAVE to be back to work the next day, I would have gladly taken a detour and checked the event out. On the downside, it looks like they have little to no system for the public to visit, which I can sorta understand, but it means (far as I can tell) there's little chance of just visiting and taking craploads of pictures with the good camera.
Programs of artage.
Posted 12 years agoFeh... journals. I never do journals, because words are silly, but here is.
Been trying a bunch of different art programs since getting back into drawing. Part of the reason for digital was not having much of a surface for sketching, not having a scanner worth it's plastic, and having conned the wife out of her Intuos3.
First program I tried was Photoshop CS3, because last I had done anything digital was with PS 7 (non-CS). CS3 is great, and I liked the familiarity of the interface, and how it readily played with the tablet. When dealing with decent resolutions, however, the cursor became an issue, like, a major issue for me. Couldn't find the damn thing half the time. Next attempt was with GIMP. For the price, you really cannot go wrong with GIMP. I loved most things about it except the action with the tablet wasn't quite as nice and it took me some time to even get it to play well with the Intuos3.
I'm likely doing myself a disservice by switching around to all sorts of different programs, because each attempt involves at least an hour JUST figuring out the interface and controls. I'll freely admit that swapping around to different programs so often kinda contributes to this.
While banging my head against GIMP one day (boy that doesn't sound right) I saw Artrage 3.5 Pro was not only on Steam, but half off! Regardless of if Artrage is geared for figure drawing or not, it is just damn fun! The interface is really easy to get and it has all sorts of tools geared for people used to working with actual paint on actual canvases. For me though, no matter what settings I tried in both the driver for the tablet and Artrage itself, it was absolute junk for making smooth lines. Some of the tools also had this nasty habit of leaving a long thin trail noticeably after I had already lifted the pen from the surface... it was painful. Recently, some awesome folks directed me towards Paint Tool SAI, which all the cool kids are using these days... and I see why! The program is small and efficient, it instantly took to the tablet without any fuss, and its... oh, how to describe it... it's very creamy.
Yes, SAI is creamy. There is some damn innate function in the program that just cuddles any pen input I gave it. The color blending and application are also... well, creamy! I suspect I'll have to purposely try to make hard color shifts, because by default it just lushes on the color like it's a flavor.
I've said it before by just seeing SAI in use, and I'll say it again having actually tried it - You get this program a more polished interface, full polished english translation, and put it on Steam for $30 and it would sell like a crazy mad thing! Ahwell, so looks like I'll be messing with SAI for a bit now. Going to try a few different brush packs and see what floats. Wish I could import a set pallet or swatch group, but sounds like that's bound to the settings file.
Been trying a bunch of different art programs since getting back into drawing. Part of the reason for digital was not having much of a surface for sketching, not having a scanner worth it's plastic, and having conned the wife out of her Intuos3.
First program I tried was Photoshop CS3, because last I had done anything digital was with PS 7 (non-CS). CS3 is great, and I liked the familiarity of the interface, and how it readily played with the tablet. When dealing with decent resolutions, however, the cursor became an issue, like, a major issue for me. Couldn't find the damn thing half the time. Next attempt was with GIMP. For the price, you really cannot go wrong with GIMP. I loved most things about it except the action with the tablet wasn't quite as nice and it took me some time to even get it to play well with the Intuos3.
I'm likely doing myself a disservice by switching around to all sorts of different programs, because each attempt involves at least an hour JUST figuring out the interface and controls. I'll freely admit that swapping around to different programs so often kinda contributes to this.
While banging my head against GIMP one day (boy that doesn't sound right) I saw Artrage 3.5 Pro was not only on Steam, but half off! Regardless of if Artrage is geared for figure drawing or not, it is just damn fun! The interface is really easy to get and it has all sorts of tools geared for people used to working with actual paint on actual canvases. For me though, no matter what settings I tried in both the driver for the tablet and Artrage itself, it was absolute junk for making smooth lines. Some of the tools also had this nasty habit of leaving a long thin trail noticeably after I had already lifted the pen from the surface... it was painful. Recently, some awesome folks directed me towards Paint Tool SAI, which all the cool kids are using these days... and I see why! The program is small and efficient, it instantly took to the tablet without any fuss, and its... oh, how to describe it... it's very creamy.
Yes, SAI is creamy. There is some damn innate function in the program that just cuddles any pen input I gave it. The color blending and application are also... well, creamy! I suspect I'll have to purposely try to make hard color shifts, because by default it just lushes on the color like it's a flavor.
I've said it before by just seeing SAI in use, and I'll say it again having actually tried it - You get this program a more polished interface, full polished english translation, and put it on Steam for $30 and it would sell like a crazy mad thing! Ahwell, so looks like I'll be messing with SAI for a bit now. Going to try a few different brush packs and see what floats. Wish I could import a set pallet or swatch group, but sounds like that's bound to the settings file.
Remembering.
Posted 13 years agoMaking one last pass browsing before bed, I read someone's tale about them loosing a canine member of their family. It got me remembering the critter that used to pad around our house and I needed to write a little something about him.
Many months later, in the faint moment as my hand opens the front door, my heart still expects a friendly nose to greet me.
The love we hold for pets can be amazing. It is joy and pain, we cannot say enough about it yet there are no words that truly tell it, it marks us forever with a scar that makes us smile.
Many months later, in the faint moment as my hand opens the front door, my heart still expects a friendly nose to greet me.
The love we hold for pets can be amazing. It is joy and pain, we cannot say enough about it yet there are no words that truly tell it, it marks us forever with a scar that makes us smile.
