Ahh...........the weekend...
Infinity should be out on the 18th of december, which will be great..
Amongst the mountain of things i need to do now, i'll be going over my hideously bad screenplay that i wrote and taking from a first draft into the final thing.... I doubt i can do much to stop it from being a pile of literary excrement.. but maybe atleast i can make into something just bad instead of god awful.... then i intend to resume work on the newer one (which isn't as bad as the first).
Writing for me is a hobby, and have no intention of thinking i could make a career doing it, but it's good to have a hobby........since both my previous hobbies have really turned into work...
I also plan on going over the book i wrote in 2005... about 80,000 words long... it was semi finished, and i was even stupidly think about getting it publised.... IF anything i may consider turning it into an EBook... but i'll wait and see once i've finished it and passed around afew copies of it to people who can give me some criticism on it...
Music wise i've been incredibly lazy and unmotivated. This lethargy towards my musical endeavours is the problem with teaching... when negative energies build up from teaching.. they start to affect my output.. to the point where i will even stop playing at times.....
Today hopefully i'll muster up some energy and get something done.
failing that, i'll just read something i guess....
On a brighter note, after next week, there's a holiday, and then a week or two more, and i'm done for the semester... which is just absolutely incredible.. because i'm in need of a change of pace....
Friday, November 28, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Boredom
It's a saturday night! and i'm bored...
Yep... believe it or not, this fiendish rock musician has been relegated to living a mundane and life. My focus has been on work, to the point now where i look on the last 6 months... I really don't have a life. All i do is work... and when i don't work, i recover from that work, and then hit the gym, and then recover from that..... hmm....
Strange part is that only a small part of me misses it. But the thing that annoys me the most, is that instead of making good use of the time (composing, reading or writing, studying, etc etc.), i end up just "veging" out... like a useless good for nothing potato... or a piece of broccoli (broccoli!!)
Admittedly after all the work i did on the INFINITY project i can't say that i blame myself for just jerking off, but still, i feel there is allot i need to do........ i just can't be buggered to do it...
Maybe a cup of Blackcurrent tea will motivate me....
Yep... believe it or not, this fiendish rock musician has been relegated to living a mundane and life. My focus has been on work, to the point now where i look on the last 6 months... I really don't have a life. All i do is work... and when i don't work, i recover from that work, and then hit the gym, and then recover from that..... hmm....
Strange part is that only a small part of me misses it. But the thing that annoys me the most, is that instead of making good use of the time (composing, reading or writing, studying, etc etc.), i end up just "veging" out... like a useless good for nothing potato... or a piece of broccoli (broccoli!!)
Admittedly after all the work i did on the INFINITY project i can't say that i blame myself for just jerking off, but still, i feel there is allot i need to do........ i just can't be buggered to do it...
Maybe a cup of Blackcurrent tea will motivate me....
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Virtuosity, Chocolate, Coupons, and the Odd cup of tea
Well, it's been an interesting week.
Just to quickly update you all, it's the 22nd of november, and i still haven't been paid by AUC for this semester. They had a system where we get paid half the amount in the middle, and the rest towards the end... and since september up until now..... no pesos.....
I spoke to my department heads about it, and they've been very good and supportive, unfortunately it's not down to them, and aside from complain, there's not much that can be done either..... ridiculous though...
Speaking of ridiculous there is one thing i want to talk about. What is it with every other guitar player calling himself a virtuoso? Do they even know what the word means? I saw some clips of some people and they say clips from the viruoso guitarist (insert name here). I'm sorry but to be a virtuoso... well... you have to be a cut above the rest... a technical control and proficcieny of the instrument that is flawless... and of a very very high standard.
I have some chops.... but i am by no means a Virtuoso. Guthrie Govan, Brett Garsed, Shawn Lane (r.i.p) Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Stanley Jordan are electric guitar virtuosos.
Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Roche (r.i.p my friend), Michael Hedges (r.i.p) Andy Mckee, Al Di Meaola and John Mclaughlin are Acoustic Guitar Virtouosos.
And for flamenco guitar.. well, only one name comes to mind (and that's only because i'm not that educated on the matter) Paco De Lucia.
Don't go around touting that you're a virtuoso.......because one day... a real one will come by... and you'll be made an example of....
Now back to the AUC. They've given Coupons to the students for food. Did Faculty get any? nope. That's probably because they assume that we can afford exspensive food because of our high salaries.........................AHAHAHA!.........my salary is ridiculously low compared to some staff.........and.......alas.........i haven't even gotten it yet!!!!!
Ultimately i'm giving them until next september, if things are still being done the same way... I'll have to walk away....
Finally..... What the hell? who do you have to kill to get a decent cup of tea in this god forsaken country... Best i've found so far is Ahmed Earl Grey Tea.... Which is not bad. The other kinds of tea are terrible...... no flavour whatsoever.
I'm a coffee man....... but i do love a good cup of tea. A real cup of tea that is... none of that namby pamby milk and 2 sugars nonsense...........
well... I've ranted.......time to go drink some Tea & eat some biscuits.
Bugger off!
Just to quickly update you all, it's the 22nd of november, and i still haven't been paid by AUC for this semester. They had a system where we get paid half the amount in the middle, and the rest towards the end... and since september up until now..... no pesos.....
I spoke to my department heads about it, and they've been very good and supportive, unfortunately it's not down to them, and aside from complain, there's not much that can be done either..... ridiculous though...
Speaking of ridiculous there is one thing i want to talk about. What is it with every other guitar player calling himself a virtuoso? Do they even know what the word means? I saw some clips of some people and they say clips from the viruoso guitarist (insert name here). I'm sorry but to be a virtuoso... well... you have to be a cut above the rest... a technical control and proficcieny of the instrument that is flawless... and of a very very high standard.
I have some chops.... but i am by no means a Virtuoso. Guthrie Govan, Brett Garsed, Shawn Lane (r.i.p) Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Stanley Jordan are electric guitar virtuosos.
Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Roche (r.i.p my friend), Michael Hedges (r.i.p) Andy Mckee, Al Di Meaola and John Mclaughlin are Acoustic Guitar Virtouosos.
And for flamenco guitar.. well, only one name comes to mind (and that's only because i'm not that educated on the matter) Paco De Lucia.
Don't go around touting that you're a virtuoso.......because one day... a real one will come by... and you'll be made an example of....
Now back to the AUC. They've given Coupons to the students for food. Did Faculty get any? nope. That's probably because they assume that we can afford exspensive food because of our high salaries.........................AHAHAHA!.........my salary is ridiculously low compared to some staff.........and.......alas.........i haven't even gotten it yet!!!!!
Ultimately i'm giving them until next september, if things are still being done the same way... I'll have to walk away....
Finally..... What the hell? who do you have to kill to get a decent cup of tea in this god forsaken country... Best i've found so far is Ahmed Earl Grey Tea.... Which is not bad. The other kinds of tea are terrible...... no flavour whatsoever.
I'm a coffee man....... but i do love a good cup of tea. A real cup of tea that is... none of that namby pamby milk and 2 sugars nonsense...........
well... I've ranted.......time to go drink some Tea & eat some biscuits.
Bugger off!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
More Then Meets The Eye....
Howdy,
I can't believe i forgot to post this here....
If you're a fan of Transformers, then you should check this out: my own take into taking the old original theme and incorporating it into a movie score setting...
DFZ - More Then Meets The Eye
Enjoy!
DFZ
I can't believe i forgot to post this here....
If you're a fan of Transformers, then you should check this out: my own take into taking the old original theme and incorporating it into a movie score setting...
DFZ - More Then Meets The Eye
Enjoy!
DFZ
Friday, November 14, 2008
November Blues
is it me or this month is really sucking?
Nothing is going well.... It's all gone Pete tong.... Pear Shaped.... Bollocksed.
A.U.C is sucking me dry of energy and ambition..... and the fucking powers that be there have thus far still not payed me and the majority of the adjunct faculty.... This will not do.
On a lighter note i'm writing some new material in what will hopefully be a new album or EP.
Also two gigs next year... small faculty showcase in february.. and big gig in april hopefully.
I would write more... but i can't be assed.... besides.... does anyone actually this bloody thing?
Nothing is going well.... It's all gone Pete tong.... Pear Shaped.... Bollocksed.
A.U.C is sucking me dry of energy and ambition..... and the fucking powers that be there have thus far still not payed me and the majority of the adjunct faculty.... This will not do.
On a lighter note i'm writing some new material in what will hopefully be a new album or EP.
Also two gigs next year... small faculty showcase in february.. and big gig in april hopefully.
I would write more... but i can't be assed.... besides.... does anyone actually this bloody thing?
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Felt like an Infinity...
It's finally over..... sigh..... took bloody long enough...
The Infinity Project is done and dusted.. albet i have nothing particularly positive to say about it... so i'll keep my tongue in it's place...
The soundtrack is being processed and should end up on Itunes within the next 4-6 weeks.
Life on the new AUC campus has been.... well..... yeah.... not so hot.... Teaching there has become a real pain... the only positive element is that i have allot of eager hard working students. I mean i also have the useless pile of excrement types too... but the ratio this time around is much more balanced.
Plus this semester i have a fairly heavy workload.. and it's been exhausting doing all this work... teaching various things to various different levels of students is really a full time job... regardless of how you look at it.
On a more positive note, i bought an acer aspire one netbook, which is a really cool little gadget, which replaces my near ancient dell which is near death for all my surfing endeavours. Gotta love technology and the fact that it's moving so fast that it's hard to keep up...... yeah....
Other then that, not much is happening unfortunately.. I'm going to start work soon on my fretless guitar endeavours, and start work on my new projects (if i can find the energy to move...), one which is a vocal type thang.... another which is a futuronica type thing with middle eastern influences... and another instrumental album of large proportions (orchestral stuff, guitars, synths, etc etc).
The vocal project will be the first out since it won't take that long to do/complete... which will then be followed by the electronica album probably... no rest for the wicked i guess.... can always sleep when i retire or something...
I'll start posting more in the next few days in detail about whats up and whats happenin.. right now i am completely burned out from this week, and still have work tommorow too.... f.e.c.k it all to hell....
cry havoc! etc etc....
also, check this site out if you're looking to lose weight: http://dietglove.com/
The Infinity Project is done and dusted.. albet i have nothing particularly positive to say about it... so i'll keep my tongue in it's place...
The soundtrack is being processed and should end up on Itunes within the next 4-6 weeks.
Life on the new AUC campus has been.... well..... yeah.... not so hot.... Teaching there has become a real pain... the only positive element is that i have allot of eager hard working students. I mean i also have the useless pile of excrement types too... but the ratio this time around is much more balanced.
Plus this semester i have a fairly heavy workload.. and it's been exhausting doing all this work... teaching various things to various different levels of students is really a full time job... regardless of how you look at it.
On a more positive note, i bought an acer aspire one netbook, which is a really cool little gadget, which replaces my near ancient dell which is near death for all my surfing endeavours. Gotta love technology and the fact that it's moving so fast that it's hard to keep up...... yeah....
Other then that, not much is happening unfortunately.. I'm going to start work soon on my fretless guitar endeavours, and start work on my new projects (if i can find the energy to move...), one which is a vocal type thang.... another which is a futuronica type thing with middle eastern influences... and another instrumental album of large proportions (orchestral stuff, guitars, synths, etc etc).
The vocal project will be the first out since it won't take that long to do/complete... which will then be followed by the electronica album probably... no rest for the wicked i guess.... can always sleep when i retire or something...
I'll start posting more in the next few days in detail about whats up and whats happenin.. right now i am completely burned out from this week, and still have work tommorow too.... f.e.c.k it all to hell....
cry havoc! etc etc....
also, check this site out if you're looking to lose weight: http://dietglove.com/
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