I heard that the fundament of harmony is repetition. In music, you may repeat anything from a note to a chorus or a whole passage. In a similar fashion in life, returning and doing the same thing once more can bring a strange peace. Yet every time is slightly different, and that flavors the whole ordeal with a discrete scent of progression ( Read more... )

I was standing at a crossroads. In one hand, I was holding my dreams and hopes, now almost washed out and hard to read. In the other, I held a line, the only one I had to hold; and it was nailed to the cave ceiling right above my head. For years, I had tried to conserve and revitalize the memories of what my life was and where my paths lay. But how ( Read more... )

I dived in my own archives of this journal, and found an ancient post..

"2006-02-03 00:14:00 Another Inevitable Analysis ( Read more... )

( A Somewhat Visible Path )

This year has not been what I had hoped. But it had some good surprises, too.

( A year in review. )

Stories

"Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it's almost impossible to eradicate. It can grow to define you, or destroy you."Almost like life itself. On so many levels. A new species finds its niche, and becomes a notable phenomenon on the Earth. The very phenomenon of life appears and grows into the greatest asset of a planet. Culture is ( Read more... )

Today, a super cute girl gave me her number. So that, as she said, we could take a walk together one day and talk. She wanted me to join her for a movie she was seeing with her friends, and though I was interested, I couldn't. So she said we could surely see it another time.

I'm fairly excited about this.

Epilogue: she wanted to be friends.

Today, working at a festival, I met the sweetest girl. She had good spirit, and we exchanged a few co-worker smiles during the shift. Later, she approached me with a warm demeanor and made good conversation. She complimented me on the voluntary work I was doing, saying there should be more people like me in the world. (Note: I was sorting waste). ( Read more... )

*Sneaks around in a trenchcoat ( Read more... )

I want to program something that can do the following in a fast and neat and understandable way:

• Contain loads of musical scales, chords and alternative tunings for the guitar.
  • Let the user define their own scales and tunings. Possibly even chords, for those who want that kind of sound.
• Show all possible chords for any given scale.
• Suggest how to ( Read more... )