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2006 11 May :: 8.20 am
I've been busy as hell both studying for exams and performing and not having a computer that I had forgotten I even have an account here. For some reason I just remembered so I'll post.
First, exams went great. I was worried only about a couple, but I got the grade that I either expected or higher than expected in every class.
MUT -1242-001 SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAINING 2
C+ 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.33
MVK -3173-001 JAZZ CLASS PIANO
A 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
MUH -2512-001 MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD
B+ 3.00 3.00 3.00 9.99
SYG -1000-005 INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY
A- 3.00 3.00 3.00 11.01
MUT -2116-001 MUSIC THEORY 3
A- 3.00 3.00 3.00 11.01
MVJ -2323-001 APPLIED MUS PRIN, ELEC GUITAR
A 2.00 2.00 2.00 8.00
MUN -4714-002 CHAMBER JAZZ (Will be an A when reported)
NR 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MUN -4714-007 CHAMBER JAZZ
A 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00
Current Term 3.596
Cumulative through Summer 2006 3.548
I'd say I'm happy with my GPA right now, there were several things in the past that I did or didn't do that hurt it but it's still pretty good. If I hope to get accepted to UMiami for grad school its going to have to stay that good, and I'd like for it to be higher so I wont get stressed out not knowing whether or not ill be accepted. I want the audition to be the hard part, i dont want to have to think that they might not accept me because of my GPA.
Second, my old computer is history. It had been dropped twice previously, breaking the charger and charger input thing on the laptop. So when it finally died about 2 months ago, I wasn't THAT surprised...just upset. I lost about 2000 pictures, about 200 irreplaceable. I lost the lyrics to every song I'd ever written (about 25). I lost the audio of every song I've recorded but didn't have finished (about 30). I lost about 30 iTunes downloads that I didnt have backed up. I lost over 7,000 songs on itunes itself, but the majority of them are replaceable...it is just taking forever to replace them. Lost everything I had ever composed in sibelius or garageband. Luckily all the masters for the band songs are on an external hardrive, and now everything is backed up to it.
The new computer is a 20" iMac Intel Core Duo. I love it to death. It has literally made my life better and made using a computer fun again. One wire, so I can set it up in the weirdest of places (on my night-stand next to my bed), and with no external speakers or other crap I have room for my external hard drive, midi keyboard, audio interface, etc. Built in speakers, camera, mic. Comes with a remote than can control itunes, imovie, iphoto, and a dvd if inserted. every program i have has been able to run fine with the new intel chip thanks to Rosetta. I've spent the last few days loading music and downloading apps such as a neat alarm clark that works much more consistenly than my real alarm clock. I just love it.
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2006 19 March :: 1.14 pm
If there is a marque better than Audi right now, i have not seen it.
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2005 7 June :: 9.38 pm
UPDATE:
Another new song added, PLEASE LISTEN!!
SoundClick - Tyler Lego
They are nice songs and it helps my rankings if more people listen to the streams.
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2005 6 June :: 9.50 pm
i want to learn to play flute. how much do flutes cost?
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2005 6 June :: 2.45 am
How many people,
Are going to have to die?
Before I forget you?
Why has every day,
Been almost exactly the same?
Will I forget you?
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2005 5 June :: 1.12 pm
The final word for this year's National Spelling Bee was appoggiatura. For those who don't know music theory, it's a type of nonharmonic tone going from one harmonic tone to a nonharmonic one step above the next harmonic tone. I think it's kinda cool that I both knew how to spell the word, and that when I was watching the news with a few people I could explain what it meant before the lady on TV read off her little card saying what it meant. Go me!
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2005 4 June :: 5.06 pm
UPDATE
New song posted:
SoundClick - Tyler Lego
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2005 2 June :: 2.39 am
the only good lines from an old song that i wrote...i should probably rewrite something around them
All you do is bring me down, and wait for me to fall
Get back up for one more shot but it's over, it's over
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2005 10 May :: 11.49 am
Grades, bitch! Grades!
Physics (3 credit hours): A
Class Piano (1): S (It's an S or NS class)
Music Theory I (3): A
Sight Singing I (1): F
Applied Lessons, Guitar (1): A
Guitar Ensemble (1): A
College Writing II (3): B-
GPA: 3.334
I'm very happy
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2005 19 April :: 12.36 pm
Wanee Music Festival kicked ass! It was the best series of concerts ive ever been to. We were in the front for both of the Derek Trucks Band shows, and on Saturday, John Popper (the big white guy and singer/guitarist/harmonica player for Blues Traveler) sat in for a song and threw his harmonica into the crowd at the end and i caught it! During the Ekoostik Hookah show which was nice, we broke a hammock. And the Allman Brothers concert on Saturday was just amazing, plain and simple. I can't wait to go back next year
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2005 13 April :: 4.25 pm
*obligatory short update as if i had been regularly updating each day instead of waiting so long and finally doing one big entry describing why i havent updated and what i have been doing*
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2005 24 March :: 4.08 pm
The performance on wednesday went pretty well, we sounded fine. the only problem was that we came in about 1 measure early on the solo. the rhythm blamed it on us for not following the music, but we blame it on them for not playing loud enough to hear the section. I figure the real blame is between the two. by group sounded better than the second group by far, of which one guitarist did not have his guitar on for the entire piece. i did well, lessons are going well, im doing a little better in sight-singing. i dont know why im so anxious for summer to come. Everything I had to look forward to is gone. I'll just have more time to think about everything, which actually isnt that great.
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2005 12 March :: 3.53 pm
Cats are acting crazy again, time to go to my mom's house. My aunt Kath, uncle Ken, and their daughter (my cousin), Kelsey are all in town visiting. I asked my mom to find out how much Gran Turismo 4 was at the mall, and she bought it for me! That's pretty cool. I wish I was in highschool again right now, because the weeks after spring break are the best...you hear that seniors?? At least for me, everything was taken care of, I had already stopped caring about Calc, and yes I did pass the AP so it ended up not mattering. Art class became, Performance art class, or what we liked to call it. Ms Howard called it kids acting crazy. But that class was alot of fun those last few weeks, as was french, and english, and everything. I got to walk around smiling knowing that Id be leaving soon, only to be sad later when it was all over. Whoever first said those were the best years of your life is a genius, although im damn sure he didnt say that during those years. oh, and Neil Peart is God
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2005 10 January :: 7.33 pm
beethoven's 9th symphony...who knows the one amazing fact that makes this symphony seem so great
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2005 5 January :: 10.28 pm
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
-Tyler
-Bob
-Goaler
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
-tclonyl
-tboblp (ichat)
thats its!
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
-my fingers
-my musical ability
-my hair
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
-dry skin
-lack of style
-i like to argue, and it gets me in trouble
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
-German
-Italian
-American
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
-quiet
-mystery of dying
-cell phone ringing (vibrate ONLY)
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
-guitars
-computer
-chewing gum
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
-jeans
-shirt
-underwear
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS:
-Rush
-Miles Davis
-Bob Dylan
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
-"Fool In the Rain" Led Zepellin
-"Knocking on Heaven's Door" Guns N' Roses
-"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" Bob Dylan
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
-shoot a revolver
-perform in ensemble
-another cuban cigar
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
-fun
-surprise, spontaneity
-intimacy
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (In no particular order):
-I play auld lang syne when warming up with guitar
-I have an extreme fear of nail files/nail filing
-I will sing any and every song, whether I know it or not no matter who can hear
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
-maturity!
-lips
-hair
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE SAME SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
-able to talk about anything
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
-play violin
-beat my stepdad at pool
-find my N64
THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
-guitar playing
-hockey playing
-pool playing
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
-Recording Engineer
-Studio Musician/Sessionist
-Record Producer
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
-Germany
-Grand Canyon (again)
-Cuba
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
-visit Jimmy Hendrix's grave in Seattle
-have someone recognize my name from a song/album/artist that I worked with
-meet a professional hockey player
THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR ELSE...
Uhhh.....
whatever...lol
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