Topic: Electric guitars and Guitar Hero!
After planning to buy my friend's extremely belated birthday present (I would buy anything she wanted within reason). My friend and I went to another friend's apartment within the city, as the weather wasn't at its peak (it was raining like crazy). Upon our arrival, I saw my imminent love. . . a guitar! Well it was actually an electric guitar, but it was better than nothing right? So there I was trying to read the tabs and chords for Your Call by Secondhand Serenade. Now I had the introduction practically done (though I still had to look at my fingers, which I am told is an EXTREMELY bad habit). Though I also tried to learn the beginning of Wonderwall by Oasis, which to me, was also a green light as I also learnt the meaning of strumming upwards and downwards (it was shown by a u/v and a n respectively).
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Though after a while, my guitar playing was gradually drowned out by the continuous music that was blaring from my friend's Guitar Hero, causing me to stop my guitar playing and proceed to join in their hurrah as the dreaded. . . vocals. Now I must inform you, I hate singing and can not be bothered to sing high notes so most of the times I was singing through my throat, which I am also told is a bad thing too. From playing this game, I also learnt that my coordination is greatly lacking as I was unable to play the drums. . . well I just couldn't do the foot movement at the same time as the hand movements. The guitar part of Guitar Hero was quite easy though, quite contrasting to the real guitar which hurt my fingers as a result of the metal strings.
Anyways, I just wanted to describe my experiences of Guitar Hero and the electric guitar, which I greatly enjoyed. As I plan to endeavor on my peril filled journey to purchase a guitar and to proceed to learn at least one song by heart.
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Topic: L: Change the World.
Well today was another day that I spent at home, though I was a bit disappointed because I was unable to get my work experience sheet signed (I'm going to a vet!) as I forgot to get my parents to sign the form beforehand. Though not to worry, I shall do it within this week because I want to get this done before the holidays end. I'm really excited about the prospect of going to a vet, because I've been told I was never good with people or being sympathetic. So instead I opted for animals, because they're the next best thing for someone like me who would like to pursue a medical career.
Anyways, besides the point, today I also watched the Death Note spinoff, L: Change the World otherwise known as Death Note III. Though the original cast makes extremely small cameos. The movie made me feel sad, because it documented the very last case L took in before he died via the Death Note. Though throughout the movie, which tells of a deadly virus that has been unleashed to Japan I felt that the way people who were affected by the virus were portrayed as was extremely grotesque, but I guess that's probably what makes a good movie. Watari's death was also sad, because he was such an cute old man and he was such a nice proxy father to L and all the other people who's names represented the alphabet (I think).
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Topic: Yesterday's shopping spree?
Well it wasn't exactly a shopping spree since all I bought was a t-shirt that I could wear while asleep from Peter Alexander. Though I did see this awesome jacket in Billabong though damn me not, my freaking shoulders were too broad to wear it. Right now, I'm damning to hell my bone structure and wondering why the hell I have such a broad pair of shoulders. It was such an awesome jacket too, the perfect one I must say, and they only had it in size 12 and size 10. . . it makes me kind of depressed how fat I am. After going to DFO (where all the shops are conveniently next to one another), I realised how dirt poor I am or maybe how much of a cheapo I am. Well anyways, most of the nice things that I saw were either extremely expensive or in the wrong size (too big too small, just never right!).
Anyways, I also taught myself how to read tabs and chords for the guitar! Though my learning has been halted indefinitely until I get a guitar to actually see if I've learnt it correctly. Right now, I'm just reading over some of Secondhand Serenade's tablatures, because I need to know the various chords before I can read the chords for their songs. So really, I haven't learnt the chords, but I am aware of the various ways of writing them. Which brings me back to the point of my impoverish ways, as I'm extremely tempted to purchase a $51 dollar guitar on the internet with free postage. (Click the title and you shall find it!)
So overall, I'm currently teaching myself the guitar with an imaginary guitar, and I still haven't found the perfect jacket! Or maybe I have found it, but my bone structure doesn't agree.
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Topic: Wigs and guitars?
To me holidays are about meeting with friends on a total relaxed and unstressed playing field. Like today, I went to my friend's house and we ended up walking to another friend's house which was awesome. Though while at their houses, and after seeing their cool gadgets it got me back into my passion for guitars. Even without being played, I have to say the guitar is one of the most laid back instruments visually. That's probably what makes it so appealing towards me, though after trying to learn on my friend's guitar, I found that I wasn't a very good guitarist.
I would have to say, it may be as a result of my lack of musical knowledge (heck I can't even read music), though I have learnt a song through hearing it (there is hope!) Anyways, after looking up chords for a guitar, I was also plagued with the concept of either learning the guitar with my right hand or with my left. As I found it easier to play with the opposite hand that most people learn with, I found trying to learn and get my head around the different chords was probably the most difficult part of guitar playing.
Now onto wigs, I must say wigs are curious little things. I actually like them a lot, though my friends all tell me it's only because it makes you feel like you're somebody else. Wigs are probably the funniest things I have ever had the pleasure to wear, especially the 'out there' ones, that are white or bright pink. Overall, to me they're just a lot of fun and a nice way to express one's self or emotions.
Hmm... it seems that I have gotten tired of the continuous blogging everyday, maybe I shall skip it once in a while so that every entry is always going to be as fresh as my first couple.
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Topic: What has the world come to?
Seriously, after talking to a friend who says she's 'neutral' about the topic it got me wondering. Does the world really have as much hope as the movies portray it? It makes me sad, now that I think about it as the world goes lower and lower into the underground world of corruption and deceit. Now I don't know if it's just me being an angsty teen or if this is really happening around me, because nowadays all I see on the news are people being bombed, or killed or raped. Rarely, does the news really have anything that is even remotely happy, though the news wouldn't be as interesting if it did now that I think about it.
Now the argument that I had with my friend today was that humans are corrupt, pathetic and evil whereas animals were one of the few pure things that are left in the world. See, my argument was that animals only attacked humans out of fear as a result of the abuse that humans show towards animals (like in the PETA videos). And that the world is going through global warming as a result of the industrialisation that humans have developed throughout the years, thus making humans one of the main reasons for the state that the world is currently in. Now, I know that I myself am an omnivore so I'm actually part of this species, though I can't help in what I believe in.
Though my friend stated, that accepting that humans are weak was just an easier way out. She stated that animals were the weak part of the world, thus making them hunted and consumed by humans. My friend also has the extreme determination that there are good people in the world and that there is hope within the world. Which I admire, though I know I don't have. Now, I know that not everyone is totally corrupt, but I'm sure that everyone has a bit of evil in them (my mom once told me that anything that was once white, will eventually turn black).
Yeah... I'm done with my rambling. Sorry if some of this doesn't make sense, I'm on skype with 3 other people and I'm trying to listen to their conversation while trying to remember my friend's argument on how the world. Sorry if some of it doesn't make sense.
16/4
Topic: First day of staying at home.
I stayed at home for the whole day today... and I must say, the day wore on quite quickly. Though last night, I must say I had one of the most terrifying dreams of my life. It was like a slasher film, that was playing in my head, with my family being the victims. Now that I think about it, it was probably as a result of watching The Dark Knight, where 'The Joker' talks about the pros of using a knife to kill his victims. Though, I got so scared I actually had one of those moments when you are genuinely confused on whether or not it was a dream.
Really, I can't think of anything interesting to write about, so I'm basically going to finish this up. But before I go, I FINALLY FOUND A PLACE FOR WORK EXPERIENCE! At my local vet, where my dog was found, after he escaped from our garden. Though I was so nervous/happy that I accidently told them the wrong date... so I have to go back and correct myself. I hope they don't think I'm not taking work experience seriously.
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Topic: Shopping isn't my thing.
Now I remember why I really don't go shopping much, unless it's with people who have similar tastes as me. Today, I went to the city with a couple of mates and we went EVERYWHERE. Chinatown, MarketCity, George St, Pitt St, QVB etc. For me it was a full on window shopping day (everything was too expensive for all of us) I don't think I saw anything below $30 besides food, though when I asked my friends they told me it was barely a puff for them (makes me wonder what makes them puff-- and if your head was in the gutter, get it out!)
So we went to Max Brenner's chocolate café/shop, and I attempting once again to be healthy did not partake in the wolfing down of the melted chocolate on waffle. Though I must admit, after having a freeloader's lunch at a mate's pho restaurant I wasn't in the mood for sticky chocolate anyways. Though I did feel sorry for the couple sitting beside us, because my friends continued to stare shamelessly at the girl sitting beside me as well as whatever she was eating. If it wasn't so embarrassing, it would've made quite the story (with two girls sitting on my other side staring shamelessly to my table) as I continually called them a pack of hyenas and berating them (being the mean-assed friend I am). Being the uncrazed chocolate child of the table, I also proceeded to attempt to divert their attention, though to no avail. Thus I ended up pulling them from their seats and forcing them out of the shop.
After bumming around in more places, we finally went to Passion Flower and ate some ice-cream. And after eating both Gelato and Passion Flower green tea flavoured ice cream I can officially say, green tea ice cream is one of my favorite ice cream flavours. Though I did think it was quite unreasonable to pay an extra $2 just to sit in the ice cream shop, after all over half of the shop was empty anyways. Though my mates and I ended up sitting in this nice place where we consumed our ice creams and continued our merry way along.
So to sum it up, basically I spent $6 all up today, $4 for my yummy green tea ice cream, and $2 ($1.90) for a train ticket to central. I'm proud of myself.
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