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Here's a summary of the year so far: Good job in IT. New car (again), because I felt like it. Learnt a LOT about things in IT that I didn't know, still learning every day (this is excellent). Significant jump in professionalism in my song-writing. Met some amazing people. Not periodically obsessed with Minecraft. Achieved some financial stability. Wiped my life clean of all those who were holding me back. Played around with several different flavours of Android. Resurrected MrLunchtime, with plans to port to Python. I've also become a lot more critical. Some might call me a cold, calculating cynic, but it's better than doing the same as others who don't think about what they're saying and stupidly place their faith in being right in the ability to ramble on and on about semantics without ever contributing anything tangible to the conversation. The saddest realisation of my life is that most people don't understand how debating works. Oh, and I quit smoking. (some sort of limpet party ensues) |
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Trust is precious, very few deserve it. |
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When you discover that your best friend has been sleeping with your long-term girlfriend for 4 months, whilst she was "committed" to you, you lose faith in almost everyone around you. This is why I can no longer place my trust in anybody but those few individuals who have proven themselves. Don't even think for a second that you can justify what you've done. |
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You just never expect it.. |
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My dog died.. It's one of those things that takes you forever to realise, and when it finally clicks in your mind your whole psyche distorts. And you see things from a new perspective.  |
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I seem to have a fan |
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank that lovely Chinese person for downloading Attraction 163 times. You've really made my night. Knowing I've been able to share my music on such a personal level with somebody from the other side of the world, is something I've been waiting to achieve ever since I started writing music. Thank-you for giving me just that. New job is also pretty good. I've been given a few big projects. I have to create a logistics map for the entire water system for Victoria, including distances, energy required to pump water, topologies, etc.. I'm essentially doing what my Dad does. Playing with maps all day. I wonder if anyone ever thought I'd grow up to be just like him I also have to create a Water Quality Improvement Program, which will involve me going through a shitload of reports.. Boring, but it's a job, and it pays OK. It pays better than my last job. I've also done some work on the Western Water intranet, updated some pages, moved stuff around, etc.. I still have to write up some more pages with William, about Trade Waste and Biosolids (the nasty stuff), but I'll do that once I sort through all this DataWorks stuff. That's gonna take me a while. Comment retracted, pointless troll is pointless. |
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What people don't understand about music |
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This blog is expanded on part of a conversation Emma and I were having. It won't make much sense to most people, is very much unfinished, and is geared towards mainstream pop music. If you disagree with anything written here, any comments you make will be duly noted, and laughed at. Music isn't about the voice. It's not about the singer. It's not even about the message portrayed through the song in lyrical form. It's about the harmonies, the structures that are formed, and the shared communal memories one can evoke through the sound, often WITHOUT language. That's what music is about. Music is art, to add language can tarnish it or make it less personal. inb4 "freedom of expression, art can be anything", because art doesn't work that way, and you're a dumb shit for thinking it. Art is about creating an atmosphere through expressive means, not just throwing your uncultured opinion to the masses. That's how we end up with "artists" like Justin Timberlake, or Katy Perry. These are people who exploit the beauty of music to make money. Have you ever heard such a haunting melody which sent a shiver through all of your senses? A perfect example would be this: Courtesy of Emma. Listen to how the vocals are layered into the song, without distracting from the essence of the music. This is real music. If you cannot understand this, then I really feel sorry for you. We aren't told how to think, you don't listen to a song and expect to be "taught" the meaning behind it. It's about coming to your own conclusion of what the song is about, and appreciating the musical value. This is why so many songs are empty. This is why so many genres don't work. Country music? It doesn't work. Country music is all about the lyrics, and most of the time, a singer will try to sing over the top of the music. It's horrible. Heavy Metal? I HATE Heavy Metal. But regardless, the vocals match the style of playing. I can appreciate that with good artists, the vocals don't distract from the music. Although, a lot of bands do write their music that way. Music has been homogenised, watered down and mutated so much over the last hundred years, and it's so sad.. I'm getting sick of writing this, so I'm ending it here. Blah. |
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