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Sep 06, 2009 02:58

so. i am probably fucking off for indiana in the morning. it seems like a good idea. at the time. it will probably be an unmitigated disaster somehow.i don't even know. but i can't sleep and it's really hot and i'm really thirsty, but i haven't got anything to drink (besides water) and don't particularly feel like walking to the store to buy juice ( Read more... )

just kill yourself already, this is why you have no friends!, post-teenage alcoholism

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saintsalvage September 6 2009, 18:17:39 UTC
The uke is the best of the instruments.

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falltotry September 6 2009, 18:57:15 UTC
oh man, my coworker made it sound really awesome. and there are so many ditty bops songs i could play on it! but no. must stop sucking at other instruments first.

do you think i could make one out of a shoe/tissue box? that would be sweeeeeet.

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saintsalvage September 6 2009, 19:25:06 UTC
haha, I don't think a tissuebox uke would sound very good. But if you actually succeed at making one, I sincerely commend your efforts. And if you're going for Ditty Bops-esque adorableness factor, the uke makes EVERYTHING sound cute. Seriously. Even Radiohead and My Chemical Romance. It is the best instrument ever.

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falltotry September 6 2009, 20:27:59 UTC
yeah, the problem is, i don't really know enough about instruments to be able to make them. i mean, i'd love to make a ukelele out of a tissue box and rubber bands and, like, a ruler or something. i could probably even do tuning pegs with toothpicks, idk...but i don't know how long the ruler would have to be, how thick the box should be, or what size rubber bands to use. OH WELL.

but i did get a book on diy instruments at a library sale, so who knows! maybe someday :)

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saintsalvage September 6 2009, 21:06:31 UTC
I think the main problem with constructing your own instruments is that you need a "real" instrument on which to base your own, but you would rather make your own than buy one... it's a cycle.

Advocating for the other team, I must say that the $50 I spent on my ukulele (the last $50 in my bank account, as it were) was probably the best purchase I've ever made. Om nom nom uke.

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falltotry September 6 2009, 21:55:29 UTC
hmmm, i just spent probably the last of my money on not getting the internet disconnected (after the third threatening letter, i felt it was time to take some action...) so if my chump-sucking roommates ever pay me their shares, craigslist and i might need to be having a chat re: small stringed instruments.

after guitar proficiency! dammit. WHY CAN'T I JUST BE PERFECT AT EVERYTHING I DO RIGHT AWAY?? what is this "effort" bullshit?

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saintsalvage September 6 2009, 22:39:29 UTC
Spread the uke love. And playing a uke is like a hundred times easier than guitar. The frets are so close together! It's so easy!*

Also, re: "WHY CAN'T I JUST BE PERFECT AT EVERYTHING I DO RIGHT AWAY??", tell me about it. Today I tried to learn how to ride a bike... it was terrible. I'm not used to failing at things on the first try. ARGH.

*This message brought to you by the Ukulele Advocates Council of New York, In Support of Uke Playing Since July 2009.

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falltotry September 6 2009, 23:14:52 UTC
this sounds like a pretty sweet deal since, as i mentioned before, i have the hands of a small child. a small gnome child.

oh man, this is going to be so awesome! everyone is going to be jealous of how cool i am! probably.

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saintsalvage September 7 2009, 00:11:13 UTC
Aw yeah. I have not-tiny hands and I was still fretted by guitar frets. (sorry, I can't help punning terribly.)

once I posted a youtube video of myself playing "99 problems" on the uke, everyone realized how awesome the uke is. they will totally be jealous of your skillzzzz.

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falltotry September 10 2009, 23:34:32 UTC
haha, puns are never terrible!
(file under: why i have no friends. cross-reference with: why i will never have sex again.)

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