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Dec 16th

The joy that comes with being done.

The feeling I get when I complete a huge project is part of the motivation that drives me to do some really stupid stuff in my life. And today I got to experience that feeling twice with finally completing my NaNoWriMo novel (with a word count of 50350!) and my piece “The Cinnamon Peeler.” Today I finished formating the parts and score, and writing my program notes and I’m really...

Nov 30th

“the best thing is- don’t question whether or not you will arrive at the...”

– Seth Bowling

Nov 27th

"If you're a viper..." by Fats Waller

“Now I don’t know nothin’ about Mary G Wana…” Dream about a reefer five feet long A mighty immense but not too strong You’ll be high, but not for long If you’re a viper I’m the king of everything Well I gotta be high before I can swing Light a tee and let it be If you’re a viper Now when your throat get dry And you know you’re high...

Nov 27th

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m...”

– John Cage

Nov 27th

Nico Muhly- Mothertongue I. Archive

Nov 27th

Talking to Nico

Michael Martin November 16 at 10:45pm Hello Nico, I am also sending this inquiry through your publishing company in case that happens to be the *cough* proper way to get ahold of you. I am a student composer, and have been following you and your work since reading about you in the New Yorker. I will be traveling to NYC between March 25th-29th of this year and would love to meet with you if we...

Nov 27th

Monday July 27th

Cash for clunker? Apparently not. *sigh*

Jul 28th

Sicks Wurds Ohnlee

“Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. The result: “For sale, baby shoes, never used.” It’s rumored that Hemingway thought it was his greatest work” Then they asked twenty-five of today’s “literary lights” to write their own. Some of my favorites (Can’t you see each of these being a great movie?!): “Oh that?...

Jul 27th

This song is the JAM!

Jul 14th

Tuesday July 14th, 2009

While each one of us is unique we tend to model ourselves after someone. Who played this role in your life and why? There have been so many people in my life that have helped inspire and shape me it’s hard to pick just one that I model after. But for right now in my life… Dr. Smith- Dr. Smith is probably the coolest old man I know. He’s an incredible artist doing what he loves...

Jul 14th

Encore from Keith Jarrett’s “The Koln...

Jul 11th

Friday: July 10th, 2009

What things in your life make it worth living? What do you value above all in your life? Edgar Playing and studying music Hanging with my brother Family parties Playing monopoly, swimming, being silly with Tom, Jess, Dane and friends Funny movies Listening to live music Learning about other people Reading Books and Poetry Watching Plays Taking naps Playing with my dogsss Meditating...

Jul 11th

Jul 10th

Making Sex Toys [Even More] Useful →

Jul 10th

An update

I realized that I haven’t been on this thing since… well, January, and I would really like to get back into keeping a journal/blog for myself so I’m gonna try and do it on here using (most likely) prompts on the days I feel unmotivated to write. hahaha It might be cheating but at least it’ll keep me going. In the meantime…. Currently Reading: Pride Prejudice and...

Jul 10th

I’m just saying, W-T-Fuck. It’s 4:26 on the morning of January 1st, 2009 and I can’t go to sleep. Why can’t I go to sleep? Because my ear/throat feels like it’s being stabbed a hundred million times a minute. So here’s the deal- this break I have become an addict to WebMD’s symptom checker thingy. I literally have probably gotten on every hour to recheck...

Jan 1st

That. Was. (*HURLS!)

So I walked into the bathroom/laundry room on the first level of my house earlier today and I realized that my hair was still a little wet from when I had taken a shower. So I saw this towel laying on the floor like it had fallen off of the rack so I picked it up without thinking. It was only after I had started to dry my hair that I smelt the repugnant smell of dog urine. That’s right- I...

Dec 31st

I really need to update my blog...

:)

Nov 12th

The fact of the matter is...

In America, musicians are just too competition oriented. As if competitions even matter. Music, along with all other forms of art, is subjective and performing at a competition is just another performance. It’s not different because there are “judges.” Every time you pick up your instrument people are judging you and what you play. The only difference at a competition, is that...

Nov 3rd

Nov 2nd

My Tuesday Recital performance of “Crystal...

Nov 2nd

Oh....

Life is good! Mmmhmmm

Nov 1st

Oct 26th

Watch

Damn it! I knew I should have set two alarms!

Oct 23rd

Cute Overload! :) →

Oct 22nd

"Recipe for Making Luv"

Ingredients: Me Pineapple Rings Towel Trust Waterbed You Directions: Thaw me to room temperature. Trust me. Preheat self to desired level, then undress and lie nude on waterbed. Use pineapple rings at your discretion. Consider all possible positions. Pick one. Execute to exhaustion. Scream. Wipe face with towel. Relax. Sigh. Cuddle. © QBH

Oct 22nd

“The more familiar two people become, the more the language they speak together...”

– Alain de Botton

Oct 22nd

Oct 21st

Sarah Palin as President →

Oct 20th

Bjork: 
 I've seen it all, I have seen the trees,
 I've seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
 I've seen a man killed by his best friend,
 And lives that were over before they were spent.
 I've seen what I was - I know what I'll be
 I've seen it all - there is no more to see!
Thom Yorke: 
 You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru!
Bjork: 
 I'm happy to say I had better to do
Thom Yorke: 
 What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
Bjork: 
 All walls are great, if the roof doesn't fall!
Thom Yorke: 
 And the man you will marry?
 The home you will share?
Bjork: 
 To be honest, I really don't care...
Thom Yorke: 
 You've never been to Niagara Falls?
Thom Yorke: 
 I have seen water, its water, that's all...
 The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State?
Bjork: 
 My pulse was as high on my very first date!
Thom Yorke: 
 Your grandson's hand as he plays with your hair?
Bjork: 
 To be honest, I really don't care...
Bjork: 
 I've seen it all, I've seen the dark
 I've seen the brightness in one little spark.
 I've seen what I chose and I've seen what I need,
 And that is enough, to want more would be greed.
 I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
 I've seen it all - there is no more to see!
Chorus: 
 You've seen it all and all you have seen
 You can always review on your own little screen
 The light and the dark, the big and the small
 Just keep in mind - you need no more at all
 You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
 You've seen it all - there is no more to see!

Oct 20th

What a hack.

I’m laying here in bed waiting for my turn to use the shower, and my suite mate is loudly hacking snot in there about every 30 seconds. No, I’m not kidding. This is a regular thing. I’m disgusted… this is not a good way to start any morning.

Oct 20th

“Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go,...”

– Woody Allen

Oct 19th

I’m so enjoying working on these tunes!

Oct 19th

An Old Love Letter

This is a letter that I gave to someone last year… I found it as I was cleaning out my hard drive and thought I’d put it on my blog. To protect the innocent, we’ll change the name to Green Bean… ——————————- Dear Green Bean, Jesus, where do I even begin. If you had asked me a couple of weeks ago if I’d be writing...

Oct 19th

The Cat's Pajamas

Michael Martin: sweet sasafras! Is there anything going on tonight?	
Jakub Dublin: sweet tap-dancing christ! chicago city limits at henderson apparently. starts at 7:30.
Michael Martin: Well, that just sounds like the cats pajamas! I may just be there...
Jakub Dublin: i hear it'll be the bee's knees.
Michael Martin: if you give a mouse a cookie...
Jakub Dublin: it'll never leave?
Michael Martin: it'll ask for some milk! or in the case of Mickey, a whole corporation...
Jakub Dublin: and the destruction of the jewish people... allegedly.
Michael Martin: they probably deserved it? ...
Jakub Dublin: who would deny mickey? he can make you dead. really dead.
Michael Martin: who knows what he's hiding in those over sized gloves? He could be packin' some major heat for all we know
Jakub Dublin: and who really needs two castles, a giant golf ball and a big ole tree? my guess is: METH
Michael Martin: bahahaha uhm, touche!
Jakub Dublin: indubitably
Michael Martin: Michael is bored
Jakub Dublin: i would feel bad for you but, you just did the whole third person thing...
Michael Martin: writing in the third person has many uses. It detaches the author from the scene and creates a more limited view of what's going on. It also puts the reader in the scene while not putting them in the shoes of the main character. So Jake, Why must it always be about me? Why can't it be about Michael once in a while? I ask you.
Jakub Dublin: because it has the tendency to make one think that michael has schizophrenic tendencies. and unless it comes with sweet anti-psychotic meds, it's not going to about anyone else but, michael.
Michael Martin: point taken! i just wish you weren't such a douchebag about these kinds of things. That's all i'm sayin. you know ? i mean, shit.
Jakub Dublin: hey, i can't help that argumentative prowess outstrips yours. I'm just too damn good for my own good.
Michael Martin: you know? you'll never get laid with that kinda talk. No girl's gonna give you her twat.
Jakub Dublin: thank god... i don't want none of that bat cave...

Oct 19th

I don’t know what the deal is but lately, I feel like I have no idea where I stand in any of my relationships. Are we friends? Are we more than friends? Are you wanting to be more than my friend? Do you want something from me? Are you becoming clingy? It’s all too much to deal with. I hate the confusion. I feel awkward about hanging out with you cause I’m not sure it’s the...

Oct 18th

I don’t know what the deal is but lately, I feel like I have no idea where I stand in any of my relationships. Are we friends? Are we more than friends? Are you wanting to be more than my friend? Do you want something from me? Are you becoming clingy? It’s all too much to deal with. I hate the confusion. I feel awkward about hanging out with you cause I’m not sure it’s...

Oct 18th

Michael: mmmm.... i love jazz.
Cameron: me too lol
Michael: Are you in the jazz ensemble?
Cameron: nah I'm in a like 21 man jazz ensemble lol
Michael: haha what?
Cameron: Yeah lol we are bad ass
Michael: ha tight!
Cameron: i guess lol
Michael: That's a pretty massive jazz ensemble
 you guys probably need some mad kazzoo players or some shit
Cameron: fuck yeah.. and spoons.. dont forget that shit
Michael: hahaha like russians!
Cameron: oh yeah.. and the big fuzzy hats too.
Michael: A russian jazz ensemble would be pretty bad ass
Cameron: they have to dance
Michael: like prokofiev meets john coltrane- classic
Cameron: no.. EPIC CLASSIC

Oct 10th

Oct 8th

Change.

Because I’ve had some people asking me why I’m such a Obama supporter, I decided to lay it out for the world to see.. 1) The economy. Just today the Dow Jones ended just below 10,000 for the first time in 4 years. Our entire system is a mess and we need a change in VALUES in this country. Not a 700 billion dollar bailout full of pork. (Yes, I’m aware Obama voted for it too) But...

Oct 7th

Public Service Announcement

Oct 6th

“Sarah Palin is an affront to all mankind…”

– Mama Karen

Oct 3rd

This is a hip-hop ringtone that was created by...

Oct 2nd

The doctor is in...

Dear Tumblr, The diagnoses is in. And I have (drum roll please) acute sinusitis. Which is apparently a pretty common cousin to the common cold. And DON’T let the name fool you. It ain’t that cute… SYMPTOMS INCLUDE!!! A Headache Bad Breath A swollen throat from all the mucus Pain in the face, teeth, and ears A reduced sense of taste and smell Put simply folks, I feel like...

Oct 1st