general bull shite

I'm sticking my filthy digits back in the blig.
the 4 track is ok. I even recorded on it. the counter got sticky from the coffee spill and that probably made rewind not work. when I was recording, rewind was slow and choppy like it was bogged down with coffee.
I got a new book about reading music and cracked into it today. I think it's good because it has examples in which the reader has to figure out what note letter is represented on the staff or draw the note on the staff based on what letter is given. it shows keyboard diagrams and guitar tab with everything that I've read so far. I was matching it up to guitar today, but plan to match keyboard sometime in the future. if I do end up being able to read music after using this book, I believe it will help me immensely as far as music goes. if I could get to a point where I could just be presented sheet music in order to immediately reproduce it on guitar, that would be amazing. if this were true with guitar, keyboard and bass... the possibilities would be endless!
I watched avatar again tonight. I still think it's really cool with a crappy b movie plot and the best CG ever. I like video games that look like movies, so why not a movie that looks like a video game?
well, that's about enough of that. removing digits from blig.

too old too cold

today sucks.
I woke up today and ate breakfast as usual, then spilled coffee all over my desk, myself, my floor and my 4 track recorder. I've felt like I've been in hell so long I'm beginning to believe it. no matter what I do I always fuck it up. nothing works for me. endless google video searches bring up nothing watchable. today andy's pipe brings no comfort. I can't even express my northern darkness in my chosen media.
when I'm done posting, I'll go back to laying on the futon, but now I'll be listening to mental home, one of the darkest bands to ever exist.
I hesitate to call them black metal because it doesn't seem to fit quite right for some undefinable reason.

home studio

here are some pics of where all of my work is done. you can see my guitars, keyboard, drum machine, 4 track recorder, and digital recorder. obviously it's all around my computer desk. this is where the magick happens!

being human: not a curse

work was good today because ken was there and we used the cart pusher lots. things picked up in the afternoon and Ian got there. he's a cart pusher like all the guys outside. my rats are being cool, I've got pictures of both of them that I'm posting. layla is trying to drink my coffee and lillith is trying to get away. I'm craigslisting it up as always. some people responded and I went to the city to pick up some tarot cards. I think the people were trying to rid their home of the evil decks, but I said 2 of them would help and they didn't ask if I wanted all. the black woman who answered the door didn't barely even say hello to me. I set up the 4-tracking machine complete with stereo and speakers in my living room. hopefully this will inspire me to use it more. I'm signing out to play guitar, so blig you later!