Gotta love Columbia, MO. I was out today with #OcuppyCoMo - a sister group to Occupy Wall Street. We protest in front of CoMo's City Hall. I was holding a Free Hugs sign - was there by myself for a couple hours. Two different people, at different times, came out from City Hall to get their hug and went back in. 
Lots of other...
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melaniek:
you are da awesomes!
mylene:
Glad to hear you liked it too. =)
chrysis:
Thanks, friend. Hope you're right.
This video is really twisted and disturbing... and really AWESOME. Great use of Adobe AfterEffects!
Warning... don't watch this if you count sheep to get to sleep. That would definitely induce nightmares!
Warning... don't watch this if you count sheep to get to sleep. That would definitely induce nightmares!
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lass:
haha yay
chrysis:
Nice! I wasn't sure how long it had been around, or if it was something people would know of .. but I definitely loved it. I wouldn't blame you for missing it around here .. -just- a little. ;]
Holy crap! We had a big storm blow through here last night. Nothing but heavy rain for us, but there was tennis ball-sized hail just 5-10 miles south of us, and the same storm spawned a tornado that blew the roof off the St. Louis Airport (100 miles East of us) and left it closed for the indefinite future. 
Gotta love that midwest spring...
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Gotta love that midwest spring...
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churtch:
Fuck yes we should, I am going to be coming south to see Dreadthis too for a shoot hopefully soon, Id love to work with you while Im down there too!
berdie:
it is cheap, I am desperate for the money 
Oh my! TWO blogs in just 3 days? What's come over me? 
Anyway, I wanted to share the videos of our concert from last Friday: This is the ShowMe Brass Band, a 13-piece brass ensemble I play with. There's seven videos (seven pieces, duh!), so I'll put one here and SPOILER the rest, and also include a link to a YouTube playlist that gives them...
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Anyway, I wanted to share the videos of our concert from last Friday: This is the ShowMe Brass Band, a 13-piece brass ensemble I play with. There's seven videos (seven pieces, duh!), so I'll put one here and SPOILER the rest, and also include a link to a YouTube playlist that gives them...
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berdie:
Me toooooo!!!!!!!!
Wow, it's been forever since I posted here!
For those few of you who are at least somewhat local... I hope you can come this Friday, April 8, to hear the ShowMe Brass Band play. This is a 13-piece brass ensemble I play with (yes, "tuba-art" really does refer to me playing the tuba! ). We'll be playing at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 W. Rollins...
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For those few of you who are at least somewhat local... I hope you can come this Friday, April 8, to hear the ShowMe Brass Band play. This is a 13-piece brass ensemble I play with (yes, "tuba-art" really does refer to me playing the tuba!
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gaylordy:
TUBA IS BACK! i am not anywhere near you though otherwise i would come and watch the show.
have fun and play like there is not tomorrow on stage!!!!
otherwise i would come and watch the show.have fun and play like there is not tomorrow on stage!!!!
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apathy:
ohhhhhhh I WANT to dedicate poems to random creatures i see.
but what rhymes with squirrel ???
but what rhymes with squirrel ???
apathy:
it can be pronounced as two? 
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berdie:
We are supposed to get a lot of snow. I wouldn't leave if you don't have to. Be safe if you do get out!! Can't wait to see you soon!!!
melaniek:
so pretty!
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caprica:
wow, nice job!
and I'll take it as a compliment
and I'll take it as a compliment
berdie:
You're welcome!!!! Anytime!!!! I really do enjoy working with you and getting to know you as we grow together! I can't wait to shoot with you soon!!!! YAYAYAYAY!!! AND thank you for the referal to Brixton. I will definately talk to her! Thank you!!! Cant wait to see you again!
Two posts in three days? That's a first!
As some of you know, I busk during the Christmas season, playing my euphonium (baritone horn) on the street with my case out to collect money for the Salvation Army. I play lots of different Christmas and holiday tunes from the traditional carols to more modern secular songs. I can go for an hour without repeats -...
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As some of you know, I busk during the Christmas season, playing my euphonium (baritone horn) on the street with my case out to collect money for the Salvation Army. I play lots of different Christmas and holiday tunes from the traditional carols to more modern secular songs. I can go for an hour without repeats -...
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chrysis:
Well, I found part of the draw. It's from a fuse in the engine marked .. oddly enough, "engine."
I measured the total draw from the battery, and there's more [5.8mA total]. I wasn't able to find the rest after measuring all the fuses, so I'm not sure where else to look.
I measured the total draw from the battery, and there's more [5.8mA total]. I wasn't able to find the rest after measuring all the fuses, so I'm not sure where else to look.
chrysis:
a.] I had a pretty full workup done on my car, and everything was fine. All that was toast were my belts. It was their only guess. The battery seemed fine when I got it, but at this point there's obviously no way of knowing. Except I have my old battery back in my car and new belts, and it's acting better than a.] the same battery did before this whole mess, and b.] it did after the new battery got run down. So I wouldn't rule this out based on my idiot light. My lights don't come on when they're supposed to all the time for things.
b.] I have a bad seal which is bad enough that I'm losing a full tank of oil every two weeks, or faster. Well, definitely faster -- that's just the time frame I'm positive and I think it's bad enough to say that. I haven't bothered to let it get down again and time it. That started sometime after my car was fixed after an accident, last winter. The head gasket is [obviously?] another problem, but it also exists; I wasn't confused or blurring the two -- I was saying, I have both problems.
c.] I've been told my timing belt includes removing the transmission, and to put away five hundred dollars for it. I was told the same thing about the seal, so that's what I was saying about killing those birds together.
b.] I have a bad seal which is bad enough that I'm losing a full tank of oil every two weeks, or faster. Well, definitely faster -- that's just the time frame I'm positive and I think it's bad enough to say that. I haven't bothered to let it get down again and time it. That started sometime after my car was fixed after an accident, last winter. The head gasket is [obviously?] another problem, but it also exists; I wasn't confused or blurring the two -- I was saying, I have both problems.
c.] I've been told my timing belt includes removing the transmission, and to put away five hundred dollars for it. I was told the same thing about the seal, so that's what I was saying about killing those birds together.
Woohoo! I finished NaNoWrimo! 50,000 words in 30 days.
Of course between work and other responsibilities, and lots of just plain old-fashioned procrastination, it meant doing the last 20,000 words in 2 days... but I totally did it. With 20 minutes (and 14 words) to spare!
There's still more to write, another several chapters. One last crisis and the denoument, but the end is...
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50,000 words in 30 days.Of course between work and other responsibilities, and lots of just plain old-fashioned procrastination, it meant doing the last 20,000 words in 2 days... but I totally did it. With 20 minutes (and 14 words) to spare!
There's still more to write, another several chapters. One last crisis and the denoument, but the end is...
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toxic:
50,000 words in 30 days congrats! How have you been?! I haven't heard from you in forever!
ges:
That's not procrastination!!
I wanted to say hello! It's been a while!!
I wanted to say hello! It's been a while!!
NaNoWriMo is stealing my soul!! Ok, maybe not my soul, but it is consuming a lot of my attention. I had been falling behind the pace but got caught up today. I've written just over 12,000 words this month so far. The goal is at least 50,000 by the end of the month. Wish me luck!
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chrysis:
Well, actually, I am on some pretty affective medication for bipolar [II] disorder. However, the triggers of the holidays, which happen to lie in winter, can draw me into a spiral regardless. I don't combine my meds with an antidepressant the way is suggested .. so that's a lot of it. I cycle throughout the year, throughout the seasons .. it's just that winter is particularly hard for me to muscle through because it's not just "the same ol' thing" -- there is a constant trigger to it, every day for like two months.
And I work at a tanning salon [was that the irony?] -- so I know; doctors prescribe it, etc. But I tan several times a week. I'm sure it helps, but there are some things it doesn't .. help. ;/
Not saying I wouldn't mind moving away from winter. Ha.
And I work at a tanning salon [was that the irony?] -- so I know; doctors prescribe it, etc. But I tan several times a week. I'm sure it helps, but there are some things it doesn't .. help. ;/
Not saying I wouldn't mind moving away from winter. Ha.
nexttuesday:
I've never even heard of it. I'll have to check it out. One of the most annoying things is that my ears are plugged up and I can't pop them