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Hi all,

This time I've got three (3) videos for your viewing pleasure. One of them has been up for a while but I don't like to post news about my videos here if there's only one of them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TFdt6Z1Ahls => Better by Jonathan Coulton

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MbPWiJ5pyJw => Hey You by Pink Floyd

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7NXyAZWnORo => Love Hurts by Boudleaux Bryant

Enjoy :)
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On a more personal note, I've been having a rough couple of days and, to save myself from having to repeat it too much, I'll briefly outline the problem here. Long story short: I received a poor evaluation at work (95% BS) so I'm not going to be hired back next year. I was unhappy and angry to say the least. The good news is that I get to finish out the school year - then I'll have to go job hunting. With any luck, I'll be able to find something not too terrible that will make me enough money to pay my bills.

So, wish me luck :) I hope I don't need it ;)

Hi all and welcome to my blog.

As usual, I've got a couple of new videos for your enjoyment :)

The Party by Phil Ochs -> http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=IDe2KtvlUdk

My Love by Petula Clark -> http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=48gdx9zEppc

Enjoy. That's an order ;)

Hi all and welcome to my blog. I bet you're not half as excited as I am ...

Anyway, here are two videos for you. One is an older one which I had decided not to post up here when I'd made it because the subject matter was not in the least bit Christmassy and one is a new one.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CSS_yy1jHvU = I'm going to go back there someday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4bSqSdto5g = Outside of a Small Circle of Friends.

I hope you enjoy them :)

Hi all and welcome to my blog. As promised in the subject line, I've got a gift for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V_uZVB016U

It's nothing large but, I hope, you'll like it :)

Hi all and welcome to the blog. I foresee much excitement ahead ...

Well, depending on your definition ;)

I've put two new videos up on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmsfU-AuGPA = Shape of Things to Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzxNRo9qjN4 = Yesterday

I hope you enjoy the new offerings :)

Hi all and welcome to my blog.

This will be a quick entry tonight. There are a few people with whom I associate who like to be kept informed as to when I release a new video. However, I never think to tell them as it seldom comes up in conversation. So, I decided that I might as well make a blog post when I've got something new up :)

And I've got something new up ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL24DOguWzY = Because

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtI2KDES9i0 = I Don't Think You Know Me At All.

If it's a problem to post these bulletins here, let me know.

Thanks :)

Really ;)

Am I really the only person who doesn't like the fact that seven of the last ten mosaics in the gallery were made by using the "upload image to define tile colors ..." with the "position tiles to form this image" option checked?

I know people disagree about how important effort is in creating 'art' - after all, Jackson Pollock is considered a great artist by many and he created his work by dancing around and spilling paint - but I think that uploading an image, having thebroth arrange the tiles for you, and then moving less than half the tiles yourself before putting it up in the gallery is a bit of a cheat.

I'd noticed these before but I wasn't sure whether or not to say anything because ZaphodB had made one (moving only 9 tiles) so it seemed like the practice was endorsed by one of the major players. However, seeing as mosaics are rare enough these days, seeing so many of them being made just by using this feature is a bit disheartening.

*shrugs* Maybe I'm overreacting or, as my subject title suggests, being an elitist snob but I wanted to say my piece. Who knows? Maybe I'm not the only one who feels this way.

ETA: Since miss asked for examples, I'll give a few to show what I mean.

Here's the one by ZaphodB:

Here's the most recent one:

Here's just a random one:

Hi all and welcome to my blog.

As some of you may be aware, I had a gig on the 22nd. I promised certain people that I would post it up on youtube when I had a chance and I had a chance ;)

I won't ramble on about it too much here (since I do some rambling on youtube) but I think, on the whole, it was a positive experience. I was also told by the lady who paid me that I might be able to play next year. She told me I was definitely on to sing the National Anthem ... I'm not sure if I want to do *that* - "The Star Spangled Banner" is a terrible song to sing without accompaniment - but I figure I've got plenty of time to prepare :S

Anyway, for those still interested, here is the link to the first part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2qylMesGRI - the next part is put as a response to the part you're watching. I thought it would be simplest that way :)

"Play the chords of Love, my friend. Play the chords of Pain!
But if you want to keep your song -
Don't, don't, don't, don't play the chords of Fame!"

Phil Ochs, "Chords of Fame"

Hi all and welcome to my blog. This entry concerns the subject of my previous entry so you probably should read that one first if you want to know what I'm talking about ... of course, if you haven't read that entry yet, you probably won't care to read this one ... Hmm. *shrugs* Well, that's in your hands - I have an entry to write.

The college denied my petition, no surprises there.

I've found a job. For this year, at least, I'll be working as a paraprofessional, ie classroom aid, ie "stupid tutor"*. It's not exactly what I'd like to be doing but I can't complain too much: I'll have insurance in three months and the pay is more than I'd get at Walmart.

I managed to talk my father down to $60.00 per week for rent providing I continue doing the dishes and mowing the lawn ... I'm not sure what will happen when it starts to snow but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

It's good to be out of Limbo but it'd be a lie to say that I'm particularly excited about my prospects at the moment. I'll just have to muddle through and hope for the best. Wish me luck :)

And, since I don't have a short poem handy, I have a song lyric that describes (somewhat) my feelings just now.

Ahem.

"Soon we'll be out, amid the cold world's strife -
Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life.
But as we go our sordid separate ways,
We shall ne'er forget thee, thou golden college days!"
-- "Bright College Days" by Tom Lehrer