Harmonicas, Chaos Theory, and Pornography
This is it...
The last week before going away...
*sigh* Makes me sad...
Haven't written in a while...
What's been happening?
Well, the day after the concert I had the "concert hangover"...you know, ringing ears, sore feet, the whole works...
I bought a
Yeah, it's one of those things that I've always wanted to learn, but never got around to doing...
A lot of the bands we saw at the concert incorporated harmonica solos into their songs...
I think that's what made me want to get one...that and I've been listening to a lot of Dylan lately....
Yeah, I can play the best damned version of "Oh Susannah" that you've ever heard....
Learning the 12 bar blues....
Bending on the harmonica is a bitch....
The harmonica came with a little instruction manual...
Someone tell me that these "tips" don't sound like something else...
Straight from the manual:
Tips for Successful Harp Playing
Good Habits To Perfect
1. Move the Harp, not your head
2. Make an airtight seal (between your lips and the harp)
3. Keep your mouth moist and relaxed...
4. Accent notes by tapping your tongue
5. Be patient with yourself
6. (My favorite).....use ALL of the hole....
Bad Habits To Avoid
1. Don't fill up with too much air; blow it out
2. Don't turn your lips under, keep puckered
3. Don't get discouraged
Google is pretty powerful...
You can type a couple of words like "rat", "bucket", and "blowtorch", and it'll come up with the movie with a scene in which those objects were used...
Yep, Mike's in Michigan right now...won't be back until after I leave... :(
The Butterfly Effect was better than I expected it to be...
It has like 5 different endings...one of them in particular was very predictable..."Do I know you from somewhere? Wanna get a cup of coffee?"
It deals with Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect that was in Jurassic Park...when a butterfly flaps its wings in China, it could cause a hurricane/earthquake on the other side of the world...
Someone actually worked out some crazy step-by-step way it could happen...here...it could also happen in reverse!
Crazy concept...chaos=orderly disorder...
Went to Yip's Birthday on Saturday...
For his present we decided to get him stuff you could buy only once you're 18...
A "survival pack", if you will, made up of the following: cigarettes, lottery scratchcards, a porno mag, and a roll of singles....
I felt awkward going in and asking for a pack of Marlboro Reds...lol
I realized it until now, but....holy shit, it's really hard to find porno magazines....
We went search all over...one shop closed right after we walked to the door...
Finally, at Waldens bookstore we found a Playboy and we made a big scene...
Yes! I got it guys! You pay for it! I'm not paying for it, you pay for it!
Then the cashier guy made it worse...
"Don't be embarassed of buying this...I have a subscription...this is not porn, if it was, we wouldn't carry it...it's a "gentlemen's magazine"....and I have to say the pictorial is done very tastefully..."
lol...wtf?
Ran outta there and drove to Yip's party...
Snacks, poker, brief breakdancing (Jin), and White Castle...
And it turned out that Yip already "read" that magazine....dammit....
Started packing for college...
Reading Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes for school...
I can't stay awake while reading it....it's THAT good.... :)
Must finish it before classes start...
I don't wanna get started off on the wrong foot...
Accordion Crimes Progress: page 65 out of 431 pages....
"I said 'I wanna be a singer like Lou Reed'
'I like Lou Reed' she said sticking her tongue in my ear..."
~the Pixies, "I've Been Tired"
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