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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Two Days as a MacBook User
So, I’ve got my Mac, one of the newly upgraded white models rather than the spiffy aluminium ones. Here are my observations. I quite like the feel of the hardware. OS X is counter-intuitive for Windows users, and not logically … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo
Yes, this year I shall be making my second attempt at NaNoWriMo (having failed an attempt in 2006). For those who don’t know, it’s a kind of gathering of crazy internet-folks who all vow to write a 50,000 word novel … Continue reading
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Universal Financial Armageddon
Oh no! Everyone stop spending money, THAT’LL FIX EVERYTHING.
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Snowman Made of Progress?
Okay this is more like it. After a significant period of limited musical development, Snowman Made of Mud has starting creative rumblings. Now that Homophonies is basically awaiting SAE facilities (apparently we’re not let loose in the studio till early … Continue reading
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Five Songs (that are “pretty”, in almost conventional terms)
Sunn O))) & Boris – The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Altar (Southern Lord 2006) When Altar, the fully collaborative meeting of Sunn O))) and Boris, was announced, it was sort of implied that it was sound like both bands combined … Continue reading
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Thoughts (Part Four)
Four We buried a horse. It was an important horse. Don’t look for it. Why this obsession with phrases that make no sense? Words, ideas, strung together by no common thread. Apart they are nothing, and yet once together, something. … Continue reading
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How to Hear Music?
I was in class earlier today, and our usually lecturer Omar had to fly off to Berlin so he handed us over to a guy named Lewis halfway through. Lewis’ style was different to Omar’s and he provided more practical … Continue reading
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SAE: One Week In
So, I’m now officially a student at SAE Glasgow, studying Audio Engineering. We’re one week in; so far we’ve only scratched the surface of sound theory, covering waves and the human ear, but it’s all stuff I find pretty interesting. … Continue reading
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Thoughts (Part Two)
Two I don’t remember it ever being this hot when I was a kid. Is that screen memory, or was it in fact not as hot in the 80s and 90s? It is unbearable heat for the fair skinned, especially … Continue reading
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Thoughts (Part One)
Forward One day I opened Microsoft Word and simply started typing. The result was saved as “Diary Ah.doc”, and I was so enthused about it that I decided to continue with it from time to time. It’s sort of like … Continue reading
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