Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand
by krisis
Last night before bedtime i had a quick chat with Nikolai Nolan, who is running the Bloggie Awards. While my general attitude towards how the community will (probably) utilize this opportunity to single out its best and brightest remains unchanged, i know now that the intent of this whole shenanigan is indeed to single out the best and brightest – whoever they might be. So, cheers to Nikolai for advancing our little art form, and after you’re done voting give his log a spin!
by krisis
I never wanna retune my guitar again. Ever. I don’t know what got into me, but last night after i got done chatting with Re i was listening to a solo recording of Peter Mulvey‘s “Grace,” and i suddenly decided that it would be fun to figure out how to play it. Of course, “Grace” occurs in the tuning CFCFAC, while a guitar starts off in EADGBE. So… that took about a half hour in and of itself, and after that i still had to figure out how to play the song. It was here that my semester of aural skills kicked in, and i easily found some basic notes that had been eluding me on all other occasions of toying with the song. However, the problem with Peter Mulvey is often not finding what notes he’s playing, but where he’s playing them. I’m quite sure i nailed down his pattern on the main riff, but past that i have all the right notes in all the wrong places. Compare: me vs. Peter.
Achieving that first relative victory, i decided to move on the the more impossible, “A Better Way to Go,” which i have seen Peter perform live sitting as close as i am to my computer without being able to play it afterwards. Happily, last night was one of my so-called “magic ear” nights, and the song was hardly even a challenge … i got much closer to the actual sound of it than i did on “Grace,” though i can’t hardly play the scales that he uses inbetween chords. Compare: me vs. Peter.
As a result of all of this fooling around, i think my legendary page of obscure guitar chords (Tori, Ani, Mulvey) is going to finally make its appearance on Uprush any day now, with some fun new additions. WheE!
by krisis
Truely: Peter is motivated to assertively or aggressively gain personal recognition, status, prestige, and worth in the process of social, organizational, and/or vocational interaction with others. Peter looks for opportunity, challenge, and risk if and when odds are strongly favorable. But Peter does not prefer challenge or risk if they might result in loss of status, role, or ownership. In many vocational activities, recognition is a primary motivator and, therefore, an important asset. Peter probably understands what Mark Twain meant when he said, “I can write for two weeks on one compliment.” – courtesy of Mel!
by krisis
WhoO! Matt Pollard finally came through with that redesign he’s been promising us for months now. And my link has been returned to its rightful place on the main page! We love ya, big guy!
by krisis
Oo… the color quiz is pretty frightening accurate for how arbitrary it seems to be. Some excerpts from my results: Pursues his objectives and his own-self-interest with stubborn determination; refuses to compromise or make concessions. … Has an unsatisfied need to ally himself with others whose standards are as high as his own, and to stand out from the rank and file. … Exacting in his emotional demands, especially during moments of intimacy leaving him frustrated in his desire for a perfect union. … Wants to be regarded as an exciting and interesting personality with an altogether charming and impressive influence on others. … Takes a delight in action and wants to be respected and esteemed for his personal accomplishments. The fear that he might be prevented from achieving the things he wants leads him to play his part with an urgent and hectic intensity. … All very astute, i’d say, and certainly not suitable to just any test-taker. The amount of perma-links i’d have to reference for you to see how much sense that all makes is sick, so you ought to just re-read my entire archives to realize how true it is. Link via Brant, the Closet Boy.