Sounds Like a Theramin?

I've been messing around in Ableton, and this is one of the things I've been working on. I think the melody sounds like it's being played by a a theramin, or similar.



Any input would be welcome. I'm new to this electronica thing, and coming from a rock/singer/songwriter background, I still feel like I'm flailing around in the genre.

Romney, Pawlenty, Santorum and Trump. Just. Fuck.

This is going to be TL;DR. Just a warning up front.

Short version for the impatient: Fuck the Republicans.

Long version:

Election season is starting. Rallies, pandering to constituents, more rallies, and talking points are slowly starting to fill more and more of the public sphere. As a side note, I hate that the "public sphere" is even a thing. Regardless, the 2012 Presidential election is starting to gain momentum as a topic of interest in the media, and Washington knows it.

Apparently this weekend is the second anniversary of the Tea Party, and Republicans are capitalizing on the occasion to muster some early political support. Naturally, the rallies have been in the media. Which means that information about what these fuckers said has made it into my eyeballs, and subsequently, my brain. With that said, let me offer you this maxim: fuck all things. Let's look at some quotes by these fuckers.

Romney actually pisses me off the least out of all of these people. He's more conservative economically than socially, and while I may not agree with him on his policies, at least he's not as bat shit crazy as the other Republican hopefuls. Here is a thing that came out of his mouth:

"This is the time when the American people recognize that the government is taking too big a bite and what we really need to do is allow individuals in the private sector to grow and thrive so we can get people to work and folks can plan for a bright and prosperous future."

Okay well that's just some general Republican economic bullshit. Cool. I can handle that. But then fucking Tim Pawlenty had to open his goddamn mouth:

"Thank you for being modern-day Paul Reveres, sounding the alarm and being the patriots who are going to lead the effort to take back our country."

So this basically means nothing.  In case you didn't know, Paul Revere was the guy who rode a horse calling out "The British are coming." Apparently, he helped set up an intelligence system that monitored British military movements during the Revolutionary war. He may, or may not, have been present during the Boston Tea Party. How the fuck the modern Tea Baggers are "modern-day Paul Reveres" is beyond me. Maybe because they consider themselves associated with the Boston Tea Party (which they really shouldn't). I'm assuming that what Pawlenty means by "take back our country" is to take it back from the Democrats. Interestingly, the last time we had a Democratic president (Clinton), we had a budget surplus. Regardless, here's some modern-day Tea Baggers in action:

Courtesy of Wikipedia

I hate Rick Santorum more than I hate Donald Trump, but I think I hate that Trump is running more than I hate that Santorum is. Here's the issue: Donald Trump is a decent businessman. He's made a lot of money with his hotels and bottled water and whatever else he's fucking marketed. The problem is that government is already too intertwined with business. We don't need another corporate interest douchebag in office. The fact that he actually has support and is thinking about running without being laughed off the podium is what concerns me. What in the fuck are people thinking?

Beyond Trump though is Rick Santorum. I hate this man. Here's some quotes that explain why I hate him:

"The reason Social Security is in big trouble is we don't have enough workers to support the retirees. Well, a third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion..." 

“I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts.” 

“Thirty-two years after the legalization of abortion by the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the majority of Americans consider themselves pro-life.” 

“What happened in America so that mothers and fathers who leave their children in the care of someone else ... find themselves more affirmed by society? ... Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders.” 

“If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery, ... You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does.”

So fuck you Rick Santorum. Just fuck you.

I'll post about why Republican economics are stupid later.

Peace

Good Morning

I woke up at 6 AM. This is a new thing for me.

Here's a thing to start your day off right:

Also

Fuck you. I like Times New Roman.

Why "Niches Are For Bitches?"

Hi. I'm starting a new blog, and I'm going to tell you why.

In exploring about blog writing, the general advice I've read is to "write about one thing; pick a niche." I tried that  with songwriting and tech troubleshooting. While that may help draw specific audiences to my blog, it doesn't represent me as an author very well. I like a lot of different things, and I want to write about them. I'm not as concerned with the traffic patterns as much as expressing my interests in one venue. I decided that niches are for people that are overtly concerned with personal appearance or gain, and I consider those people to be "bitches." The feminists can calm down now. I promise I'm not attacking you.

So, what do I like? A whole bunch of shit. Food, art, music, politics, psychology, economics, puppies, kitties, cute animals in general, cooking, wine, beer, whiskey, fashion, photography, song composition, technology and other small endeavors are all things that I enjoy.

Why should you read this? Fuck if I know. Honestly, these are my ideas and passions. If you like them, then read about them. If not, then don't come here. If you gain something from this blog, then great; keeping coming back.