December 2009
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“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering...”
– 老子 (Lǎozǐ)
Headnoise, part 2
Human accomplishment.
Progress.
Manifest destiny.
The need to drive on through adversity, tripping toward some invisible goal.
Setting smaller goals for ourselves along the way so we can convince ourselves to take just a few more steps forward, necessarily ignoring the fact that “forward” is completely arbitrary, and is in fact just the direction we happen to be facing at the...
Note to Self (part I)
Need to start studying music like Nick Cave. My music is far more sterile and mechanical than i’d like it to be, and i need to insert that gritty, nasty factor when the song requires it. Ryan pointed out the other day that the key is not to sing as well as you can: felt stupid as that much should have been obvious, given much of the music i listen to.
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Gah. Last night i decided to open up FrootyLoops...
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Psychopomp
So this one’s been in my head for some time now. I’d like to layer it more, play on the imagery a bit, but if i can’t come up with anything, it’s passable as-is. This one’s either blues or bluesy. I’ll let it follow its own direction when it comes time to record.
well, the hours are long, my feet are tired, these shoes are worn and it’s cold outside
i...
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Terre des Hommes
Finished reading Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Wind, Sand and Stars last night, so my love and hope for my species has been replenished, though i know that i burn through it far more quickly than i should. I was stricken with an overwhelming sense of compassion, as i inevitably am after reading Exupéry. It was in this mindset that, as i tried to sleep, i felt words wash over me again.
This is...