Here are some facts about February:
-I pronounce the first 'r'.
-It went by very quickly.
-I started getting grades in classes, and they've all been good.
That's all I have to say about that.
I believe I have just tweaked "Ruin Everything," one of my songs. The song has become much better by cutting off the last chorus. Addition by subtraction ("That... is impossible." The Office can be incorporated into all facets of life). To be truthful, I like it a lot better, and I think prospective audiences will as well. When I played it, I frequently felt that listeners found the last chorus tedious, gratuitous, and other -ouses. Further, I think the melody at the end of the bridge section, as well as the words ("I know the hardest part / is being alone") are much more powerful and lasting the than the analogous parts of the chorus. So. Yay me.
There's this yoga class that meets at the Rec as I'm leaving basketball, and I soooo wish I had taken it instead. There are several reasons for this. First, I hate playing sports that I suck at, also known as all of them. Unfortunately, when it comes to sports that I suck at, basketball stands alone. Second, I think learning yoga might be fun. Who knows, right? Third, the girl:guy ratio in that class has to be at least 7:1, which is greatly superior to that of my basketball class. Let me put it this way: if you divided the number of girls in the class by the number of guys, the answer would be zero. If you divided the number of guys by the number of girls, the world would explode. There are zero girls, in other words. On top of that, a class like yoga seems like it would be a setting conducive to turning on the charm. Whatevz. It's definitely too late now. Ha.
My new song that I'm working on is frustrating for this reason: I have no clue how I am going to distinguish this song from my previous work. I have so many verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus songs, and I really just don't want to confine myself to clichés. I'm currently considering adding a long instrumental section to the beginning, taking a bit of inspiration from "I Will Possess Your Heart". Opinions, anyone?
I think that's enough for now. I'll see you soon.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sorry it's been so long!
Hi guys! I know I haven't updated in forever. Anyway, school is back! This semester seems like it will not be too difficult. My classes are honestly among the easiest I've had here at Tech. I shall give you the rundown:
Comparative Politics: This class is at 8 a.m., which will presumably be the only barrier between me and a relatively easy A.
Latin: An easy-peasy foreign language. No speaking component whatsoever, not to mention that Latin is just an all-around cool language.
Business and Professional Communications: Easy. Easy. Basically high school speech, except it takes itself far more seriously. Take a second to imagine that. Yes, it's really that stupid.
Intro to Game Theory: Probably the only hard class I'm going to have. Fortunately I have Dr. Dennis Patterson as my professor, and he is a riot. Kind of a dick, to be truthful, but in a good way.
Basketball: Also might be hard, but this is mostly because I am an extremely sub-par athlete.
I've been really disappointed by my utter inability to write sad songs. On one hand, I know that I should be grateful that I haven't recently been in the right mood to write sad songs, but on the other hand, sad songs are my absolute favorite. Sad songs tend to be, in my opinion, such better songs than happy ones. Two of my favorites that you might want to look up are "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," a cover of a Rose Royce song performed by City and Colour (the Myspace Transmissions version is the shit) and "Hold Me Down" by Motion City Soundtrack.
I've only recently discovered City and Colour, but this guy Dallas Green is a wonderful songwriter. The lyrics to the song "Sleeping Sickness" in particular just blow me away. I would recommend him to any and all fans of great music (which should be everyone, right?). He's also in some kind of hardcore band called alexisonfire, but you don't have to listen to them if you don't want to.
I think this is about it for now. I'll see you soon.
Comparative Politics: This class is at 8 a.m., which will presumably be the only barrier between me and a relatively easy A.
Latin: An easy-peasy foreign language. No speaking component whatsoever, not to mention that Latin is just an all-around cool language.
Business and Professional Communications: Easy. Easy. Basically high school speech, except it takes itself far more seriously. Take a second to imagine that. Yes, it's really that stupid.
Intro to Game Theory: Probably the only hard class I'm going to have. Fortunately I have Dr. Dennis Patterson as my professor, and he is a riot. Kind of a dick, to be truthful, but in a good way.
Basketball: Also might be hard, but this is mostly because I am an extremely sub-par athlete.
I've been really disappointed by my utter inability to write sad songs. On one hand, I know that I should be grateful that I haven't recently been in the right mood to write sad songs, but on the other hand, sad songs are my absolute favorite. Sad songs tend to be, in my opinion, such better songs than happy ones. Two of my favorites that you might want to look up are "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," a cover of a Rose Royce song performed by City and Colour (the Myspace Transmissions version is the shit) and "Hold Me Down" by Motion City Soundtrack.
I've only recently discovered City and Colour, but this guy Dallas Green is a wonderful songwriter. The lyrics to the song "Sleeping Sickness" in particular just blow me away. I would recommend him to any and all fans of great music (which should be everyone, right?). He's also in some kind of hardcore band called alexisonfire, but you don't have to listen to them if you don't want to.
I think this is about it for now. I'll see you soon.
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