CrypticWeirdo

This will mostly be about the music I'll listen to/am currently listening to, but it will also have whatever thoughts I feel like writing down.

This whole weekend I've been going on a punk binge, really exploring the genre. It started off with me just feeling shitty and listening to whatever punk music I had on my Zune [which right now consists of only Rise Against, Old Offspring, Pennywise, and The Ramones], but then I saw a couple of the old discs I used to listen to and popped in Green Day's Dookie because I've listened to the all of those bands so many times over and over again. Finally ended with a 4-5 hour session of listening to different punk bands.

Face to Face, Black Flag, DOA, and NOFX were definitely some champions yesterday. I had no idea what I was missing. It helped me recall a feeling that I haven't felt in years, which was the first time I listened to Blitzkrieg Bop back when the Jimmy Neutron movie came out [I was young ]

I've heard a couple friends talk about Black Flag and NOFX, but I didn't bother checking them out for whatever reason. And I already liked Face to Face, I just didn't know it until I recognized this song:



Instantly got out of my shitty mood. Too bad it came back right when woke up the next morning. Went away right after I began listening to some other songs though...

CrypticWeirdo

"Play" is pressed, the song starts
Never stopping, unless she is wishing.
The chorus is heard, beginning its part,
Leading up to the soloist whose mind's gone fishing.

His instrument tells him to pop,
Deaf to the alarm, he misses his entrance.
"Pause" is pressed, time suddenly stops
The soloist is given only his second chance.

The song starts over
With the soloist wishful as ever
Hoping that this time he doesn't screw up his last and final chance


Wrote this a while back on Valentines Day for a girl I liked. I'd like to know what others might think of it.

CrypticWeirdo

Nothing wracks the nerves quite like waiting for a reply does. I'm applying for different colleges in California and well deadlines for final decisions are about to come up for most colleges and universities. Some have already past, I've made it into two Cal States [CSULA, and CPP], and one UC [Merced], but I'm kind of waiting for Berkeley's reply. It's a stretch for my situation, considering that my transcripts don't really reflect who I am too well, but can't lose complete hope right? Still a couple dates left before all the decisions are posted.... *crosses fingers*

Trey

Best of luck Cryptic. I kind of shuddered a little when I read you wanted Berkeley. It's extremely liberal. But, it's not me attending, it's you...so I hope you get what you want.

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I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind

~Chris Cornell~

CrypticWeirdo

What do you mean by liberal? I really not sure what it means in terms of colleges. :P


It sounds like I'm going to UC Merced though, they offered to cover my whole tuition pretty much. I just got the letter from them today, but I still have to wait for the other schools replies... :X

CrypticWeirdo

Inspired by a visit from a certain father and an English assignment...

You have come once again; your last visit
Was years ago. Just lave me be you slouch.
One meeting deadbeat; you've condemned my sanity.
Now I wait, plotting its impending break.

Thankfully I only had to write 4 lines.

CrypticWeirdo

Just came back from a reception for the people that got accepted by UC Merced. Gotta say, I'm pretty damn excited to get out of this place and live on my own for a while.

CrypticWeirdo

I haven't felt this excited about playing music since I first went in high school. This is awesome. I've wanted to learn how to play bass for a while, and now I can. I mean it sucks a little that I'm limited to it, since it's a loan from the school, but that's a lot better than no bass at all. I practiced for about 6-7 hours yesterday....I had to break myself or else I wouldn't be keeping up in school...

And I'm getting some pretty sick callouses on my left hand.



Each day seems like its gaining acceleration, somehow. I remember thinking, wow Spring Break is a long time from now. Now it's next week and it only seems like last week that I was thinking that. Graduation is going to hit me hard.

SmokeScreen

Well good luck brotha u know if Muzoid aint around to answer ur bass questions im here too man. I know MZ has more schooling prolly but i know my way around the bass and plan on going back to school, also i know a good theory site i can show u thatll help u get started with all aspects of Music Theory if you'd like i can throw a link up

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FINGER TWIN POWERS ACTIVATE!!!

If there were no rewards to reap,
No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now.

CrypticWeirdo

Sure. Toss that link my way. Anyways I've got about half of a song down that I'm supposed to know for Jazz band, which I joined since that's the only way I'm going to be able to play bass for a while. It's fun stuff for me. I think I've lost feeling in the tips of my fingers, maybe that's why it's getting easier to practice longer. hehe

Goal by the end of Spring Break: Master most of My Girl and half of the different modes of scales there are.