Not much point in going back through the pages of Savage Chickens and Questionable Content... maybe I should unsubscribe from such things since this seems to be a quarterly indulgence on my part ( Read more... )

It has been a long while since I fired up the ol' LiveJournal. I'm sorry if I missed anything important, but I'm afraid I don't have time to look through the backlog now ( Read more... )

The new system, using Todoist and Google Calendar rather than Outlook, is working well enough to keep up with the housework, but things like LiveJournaling have taken a backseat. But, I'd prefer to have my life in order rather than chronicle the shambles so you're just going to have to wait ( Read more... )

I was thinking - dangerous - about religion - dangerous - and superstition (shh you can't equate religion with superstition that's when people get defensive) - dangerous - and the evolution of language - dange... wait, what ( Read more... )

Yesterday I judged a Standardbred ring at a show. I have worked with horses, and almost solely with standardbreds for ten years now. And at all the shows I went to, I wanted to have someone from our industry do the judging, so that they weren't looking through a different lens when appraising our horses ( Read more... )

I had a "Finish [song]" task come up last night, and it was really good. I fiddled with the vocal melody and worked on the vocal rhythm to match my natural cadence. I chose a suitable drum pattern for the verse and chorus sections, found a nice rhythm for the guitars, and nailed an awesome bassline. All that is left is to work out the intro, bridge ( Read more... )

Looking at more unlabelled VHS tapes, and I've come across another Killmuffin one, in the Colligan Street garage with Fiona on drums and myself on bass and vocals - although, as ever, I can't sing and play at the same time. Partially because I can't sing, but that aside. There was an original piece that I might try to extract and apply some of my ( Read more... )

I'm a bit flat today, so I apologise if you were looking for flowery prose ( Read more... )

So, the safety pin ( Read more... )

First I would like to offer my help, where I can, to anyone effected by this morning's earthquake. I am thankful that, to the best of my knowledge, that my friends and family are safe and I am hoping that each of them can say the same ( Read more... )