posted December 10, 2008 09:13 PM              

I have that problem.. can't hide my feelings from anyone lol..

posted December 10, 2008 09:17 PM              

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Interesting fact: I'm the only person in my immediate family to have never gone to Florida

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Me three!

But that's no biggie here since my parents and my sister and her family all went to Disney World there a few months ago...without me...<pouts>

posted December 10, 2008 10:28 PM            

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Do you find it hard to hide your emotions because your face or eyes give them away?

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I think so, and I also think I sometimes count on that. Having an 8th house Sun and Gemini Rising I tend towards subtlety, so I hope people catch a glimpse of understanding what's going on inside when I'm not interested in communicating in an alternate way.

posted December 11, 2008 11:46 AM            

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Sometimes I just need to cool off without people probing..if that makes sense.

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posted December 11, 2008 06:57 PM              

Nice eyes... my favorite feature in a person is their eyes. Like they say they are the windows to a person's soul.

posted December 14, 2008 11:21 PM            

I spent too much time yesterday being helpful to my roommate. Then I wandered around Best Buy looking at the stuff my brother wants, and realizing that amazon.com is either the same price or lower. Eventually, I came home and ordered everything in one go.

Today I went to the mall for quite awhile. I went searching for some new shoes for me, and perhaps some small gifts. Eventually I was successful in finding a pair of shoes. I came home after that, and went over my finances to ensure I knew where I stood. Then I went to Restoration Hardware to see about getting some of their cheap gifts. In particular I was after the disguise moustaches. Unfortunately they were closing, so I didn't get to go in.

Then I had dinner at one of my favorite local Mexican food places.

posted December 15, 2008 12:55 AM              

Disguise mustaches? por que?

Mexican...yummerz... gotta luv the cheese enchilada's..

still didn't say what your favorite color is

posted December 15, 2008 02:23 AM            

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Well you're being nice probably because you're a good friend and dependable friends are hard to come by these days :-)

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Nope. I think it's the Virgo Moon. I don't consider him a friend. I just take pity on his existence. I was upset with myself for doing it before it was over.

Disguise moustaches because my brother's the baby of the family, and he can be a ham. I think he might like them.

posted December 15, 2008 03:04 AM            

About Virgo moons: AG, I swear, you guys make the best listeners. Every time I'm around a Virgo moon I find myself revealing super personal stuff I've never told anyone. I think Virgo moons might function more strongly than the suns...it seems that way somehow sometimes.

posted December 15, 2008 02:49 PM              

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I don't consider him a friend. I just take pity on his existence.

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LOL... yeah okay, but still you're a good person for helping him no matter what your opinion of him may be.

posted December 15, 2008 04:12 PM            

I just find Virgo moons good listeners who don't get too 'emotionally caught up' in a situation, if that makes sense.
I admire that because I get really hooked into what people say sometimes and have a hard time detaching, except if I dislike someone.

OK, here's a question for you: Do you remember your dreams, and if so, are they vivid? Do you dream in black and white, or dream in color?
Have you ever had a dream inspire you or make you obsess about something?

posted December 15, 2008 07:29 PM            

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I just find Virgo moons good listeners who don't get too 'emotionally caught up' in a situation, if that makes sense.

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Yes, I can detach with the best of them.

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Do you remember your dreams, and if so, are they vivid?

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I sometimes remember my dreams. Sometimes a reminder will come during the day, and suddenly I'll remember that I had a dream the previous night.

Are they vivid? Is there a special meaning to "vivid"? They are in color, yes. I don't typically disbelieve them when they're happening. Ok, I looked up vivid just to ensure there's no special meaning implied. I believe they would qualify as vivid. Although...what would be an unvivid dream? Could such a thing exist?

I don't think they've necessarily inspired me (except maybe sexually occasionally), and I don't think they've caused me to obsess. They are often a little strange, though.

posted January 06, 2009 02:00 AM            

I was wondering where to put this. I thought about maybe devoting a thread per song I'm interested in currently in Yellow Wax, but I don't know if that would offend anyone.

So here are some songs I'm recently taken by:
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I think I'm taken by not only the good and catchy music, but also the verbosity. All my Mercury influence enjoys a good wordy song from time to time. No wonder I like the Gemini and Virgo singer that I do.

Can't Say No by The Helio Sequence

captivate, cultivate, relegate and chalk it up to the basic needs
dissipate, isolate, these days you can't run or believe all that you read
and all the kids with the down-low brainwaves
holding up signs saying "guns kill, gods saves"
and all in the form of the faceless news cast
commercials that say live well but die fast

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

calculate, consecrate, elevate it, give it up to reality
distillate, venerate, these days you can't feel or concieve all that you see
and all the kids with the soundbyte slave chains
choking up lines playing who's-who mind games
all in the spell of the speechless redress
commercials that say take more but give less

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

consummate keepers of many left wondering
desolate dreamers with heads caught up in the sway
obstinate heeders of organized ignorance
making up rules for the mute and the willing
but all the kids that are raised in the freefall
and from the silence of a pacified strip mall
they pay the wage with the dollars of gravity
on their bedside, oh, my conscience calls to me

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

even if you wanted to
even if you could, oh-oh
you can't say no

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bluemoon if you're out there, I kind of hope you like this next one a little. It has a nice folk feel. The primary sentence may be too redundant, but otherwise I like the sound of this song.

Shed Your Love - The Helio Sequence

I won't print the lyrics as they're fairly distinguishable if anyone's really interested.
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This is another one I like for the sound of it. The lyrics would be good, except for that one line, "But in my heart there is a shower." That line doesn't do much for me. I wish he'd have chosen some alternate for that line. His singing is great in this song, especially his extended, "Gone". The studio version's instrumentation is more sparse.

Hope She'll Be Happier - Bill Withers
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This song just crept right into my consciousness one day. I'm sure I've heard it plenty of times before, but never paid attention to the lyrics. This is definitely a lyrics song.

As - Stevie Wonder

(Whoever transcribed these was a little annoying about it. I don't have the patience right now to correct it.)

As around the sun the earth knows she's revolving
And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May
Just as hate knows love's the cure
You can rest your mind assure
That I'll be loving you always
As now can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow
But in passing will grow older every day
Just as all is born is new
Do know what I say is true
That I'll be loving you always

Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky---ALWAYS
Until the ocean covers every mountain high---ALWAYS
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea---ALWAYS
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream

Did you know that true love asks for nothing
Her acceptance is the way we pay
Did you know that life has given love a guarantee
To last through forever and another day
Just as time knew to move on since the beginning
And the seasons know exactly when to change
Just as kindness knows no shame
Know through all your joy and pain
That I'll be loving you always
As today I know I'm living but tomorrow
Could make me the past but that I mustn't fear
For I'll know deep in my mind
The love of me I've left behind Cause I'll be loving you always

Until the day is night and night becomes the day---ALWAYS
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away---ALWAYS
Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4---ALWAYS
Until the day that is the day that are no more
Did you know that you're loved by somebody?
Until the day the earth starts turning right to left---ALWAYS
Until the earth just for the sun denies itself
I'll be loving you forever
Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through---ALWAYS
Until the day that you are me and I am you---AL~~~~~~WA~~
~~~~~AA~~~~~~~AA~~~~
Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky~~~~~AA~~~~
~~~~AA~~~~~~~AA~~~~~~~~~AA~~~~~~~YS~~ALWAYS

We all know sometimes lifes hates and troubles
Can make you wish you were born in another time and space
But you can bet you life times that and twice it's double
That God knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed
So make sure when you say you're in it but not of it
You're not helping to make this earth a place sometimes called Hell
Change your words into truths and then change that truth into love
And maybe our children's grandchildren
And their great-great grandchildren will tell
I'll be loving you

Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky--Loving you
Until the ocean covers every mountain high--Loving you
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea--Loving you
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream--Be loving you
Until the day is night and night becomes the day--Loving you
Until the trees and seas up, up and fly away--Loving you
Until the day that 8x8x8x8 is 4--Loving you
Until the day that is the day that are no more--Loving you
Until the day the earth starts turning right to left--Be loving you
Until the earth just for the sun denies itself--Loving you
Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through--Loving you
Until the day that you are me and I am you--
Now ain't that loving you
Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky
Ain't that loving you
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
And I've got to say always
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea~~AL~~~WA~~~AYS
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream-Um AL~~WA~~AYS
Until the day is night and night becomes the day-AL~~~~WA~~AYS
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away-AL~~WA~~~AA~~~~~
Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4~~~~~AA~~~~~~~AA~~~~~~~AA
Until the day that is the day that are no more-AA~~~~AA~~AA~~~AYS
Until the day the earth starts turning right to left-AL~~~WA~~~A~~~AA
Until the earth just for the sun denies itself-~~AA~~~AA~~~AA~~~AYS
Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through-AL~~~WAYS
Until the day that you are me and I am you
Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of life and life becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4
Until the day that is the day that are no more
Until the day the earth starts turning right to left
Until the earth just for the sun denies itself
Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through
Until the day that you are me and I am you

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Ok, last one for now. I heard this one recently in the movie 7 Pounds. It was Muse's version, which wasn't the best, but I do like the song. Oh wow. I just realized that a full version of Nina Simone's version isn't available on YouTube. That's a bummer.

posted January 21, 2009 01:03 AM            

Using a set of variable questions and a randomizer, I can map out the basic structure of a song.

Time Signature
To keep things simple I'll stick to just the most common time structures, 3/4 or 4/4, which will essentially be decided by coin toss or having the randomizer pick between 1 or 2.

Randomizer says: 1 (3/4 time signature)

Key
Once again, I'll keep it simple, and only let it choose amongst the simplest parameters; those being the easiest guitar keys: A, C, D, E, G
Let the randomizer make a list containing one number amongst the five possible.

Randomizer says: 3 (Key of D)

How Many Chords
You could technically do as big a range as you're comfortable with. I think I'll limit myself to up to six chords for each of the chorus, verse, and bridge. This is a set of chords that will be repeated.

Randomizer says: 3 Verse
Randomizer says: 3 Chorus
Randomizer says: 2 Bridge

Chord Progression
Keeping things simple once again I'm going to limit my chord selection to six, which will keep my song in key (which isn't always something I'm real keen on). The chord list always starts at the root of the key, so since we're in the key of D, these will be chord possibilities:

D Em F#m G A Bm

Randomizer says: 3 5 4 = F#m A G Verse
Randomizer says: 6 5 1 = Bm A D Chorus
Randomizer says: 1 3 = D F#m Bridge

Summary

Time Signature = 3/4
Key = D
Chords per Verse = 3
Chords per Chorus = 3
Chords per Bridge = 2
Chords of Verse = F#m A G
Chords of Chorus = Bm A D
Chords of Bridge = D F#m

That provides enough of a framework for writing a song. There are still enough variables available to be creative with.

Additional Questions For The Randomizer

Time Signature Change at Chorus? Yes or No
Speed of song? (You can decide how many variables you want)
Length of chords (I'd do measures or half notes)
You could set up a question for using chords outside of the key you're in, and then another one for which chords specifically.

posted January 23, 2009 01:55 AM            

Cajon Demonstration