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just wanted to blab a bit for anyone who cares and also for the chagrin of those who don't.
1. now i'm mixing movies! this is an insane amount of fun mixed with a jackhammer headache that increases in intensity until someone just plain gives up. part of the fun is that i get to work on a screaming quad intel mac with an HD3 protools system with 6 stinking dsps and an actual mixing console-in 5.1 to boot. raw. power.
i maxed out a session at some 180 tracks (with seemingly NO cap on how many verbs and eq's you can add). i am in love. and now, i've done everything you can do for film audio post except for walking foley and recording a live orchestra.
2. partly because of the strain of working more, and just because i've felt a little bottled up, i've started walking my dogs for an hour or so a day and writing a song each time. i thought this would be hard, but it's actually really comfortable. it takes maybe 15 minutes to clear the brain and find a decent idea, another 30 minutes to develop it, and then maybe the last 15 or so to clean it up and prepare for a quick little recording. i've made about 20 little song bits (including a few complete songs) in the past month (had to take off more than a week because of the new job, but i've adjusted again). about 4 or 5 of the songs are pretty cool i think. someday i'll have time to really record them.
i would suggest that everyone do this. it's the most focused study and best brain development thing i've ever done, not just restricted to music. i've even been able to approach some of my long term compositional goals this way.
that is all. i should be working or doing something besides writing this megalomaniacal blog, but it's been a long day.
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04/25/08
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tantan
PS: You need an intern who can work remotely from Portland.
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ignatius
walking: several years ago i was really into author Paul Auster (got annoyed w/his later works) and in a few of his books his characters wander NY routinely to work out ideas. i was obsessed w/the idea of doing that and used to wander portland a lot when i first moved here and before that san diego (it's too fucking hot to wander around miami so i never did). perhapss i should start doing it again.
i think it might be harder w/a dog though as i'd have to carry around a plastic bag full of dog poop at some point and then all i'd think about is "when am i gonna pass a garbage can so i can dump this steaming pile?"
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astroid
ignatius said: "
i think it might be harder w/a dog though as i'd have to carry around a plastic bag full of dog poop at some point and then all i'd think about is "when am i gonna pass a garbage can so i can dump this steaming pile?""
yeah there's that.
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mlbot
Nothing quite puts perspective on things like carrying around a bag of warm animal poop
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yghartsyrt
awesome.
those are some great news. coolio dude.
but booo to the shaving news.
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claudia
yea the poop thing kills the whole vibe of "alright, out walking the dogs, thinking about music, enjoying nature"
why do they have to do that anyway, haha
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tantan
someone needs to bioengineer poopless dogs and cats
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Roshi
Could an oscar nomination for sound be far behind?
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mlbot
next time he scoops, Astroid can pretend its an oscar, and give a little speech about thanking his family, jesus and the academy as he holds the bag aloft.
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Roshi
That image will haunt me to the end of my days
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claudia
scott - what is the little one's name again? i remember gordan, but the little one, man he murders w/ cuteness
i have never seen a damn cuter dog in my whole life
i cant do any more work at work today until i remember his name
... ellapsing time
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claudia said: "scott - what is the little one's name again? i remember gordan, but the little one, man he murders w/ cuteness
i have never seen a damn cuter dog in my whole life
i cant do any more work at work today until i remember his name
... ellapsing time"
em411.com/astroid said: "OLIVER FAQ:
q: why is he so goddamn cute?
a: because he has no soul.
q: why doesn't he have a soul?
a: because he's so goddamn cute.
q: is he a girl? is he a miniature lassie? OMF HE'S SOOOO CUTE
a: no, kind of, he's the devil.
q: where does oliver like to poop?
a: in the same spot in the neighbor's ivy every day.
q: why does he get up all indignant when i sit next to him?
a: because he's a little bastard.
q: what kinds of music does oliver like?
a: pop music, like kelly clarkson and ashlee simpson.
q: can i pet him?
a: you can try.
q: is he really that cute?
a: you'd want to drop an anvil on him."
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claudia
oliver!!!
the little man
back to work
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astroid
justin couldn't handle the cute
CAN YOU?
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claudia
I failed miserably
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