Thursday, July 30, 2009
Little Musical Dream.
There was a nearby Guitar Center where my cousin lives, so I decided to let my feet drag me there and look at what I can't buy.
I entered heaven with hopes of finding a good item, and I came up with a whole bunch of options. Guitar Center is like the best place to be. Well, next to Barnes and Noble. (I'm still arguing between the two.)
They have this room with the most expensive guitars my hand could lay its flesh on. Most of which are behind glass doors, so it's only my eyes that could lay its senses on. I loved that room, and I grabbed the guitar closest to me. There is a small stool in the middle of the wooden, secluded, air-tight, soundproof room. I strummed a few notes and knew that I was the only one who could hear it. I ended up playing a whole song and singing and humming to myself. That place was dreamy!
I stood up when I notice a couple of people looking in through the glass door. Carefully, I placed the 4-digit guitar on its stand and left the room.
I was on my way out of the abode when I laid my eyes on this specific instrument. It's an Ovation iDea acoustic-electric guitar. It looks exactly my my guitar back home, except it's a little bit more special - by a couple of hundred percent. I held the masterpiece in my hand and touched its curves. Then, I walked to one of the amplifiers where you can test it and tried to play something.
The reason why I liked this piece is because of it's built-in recorder. I write songs and sing them (to myself), so I thought that maybe that special feature would come in handy.
For a $599 guitar (plus tax), I am in a battle of saving up to buy it, or just buy myself a better, simpler beginner set for a lower price. Guitar center is having a sale, and I found this awesome deal. A beginner package.
I've been playing the guitar since I was 9 years old - but it's been an on and off, up and down status. Music has been one of my greatest interest, and maybe one day, I'll find myself savoring the curves of my new baby. =) Wish me luck!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
The Golden Rule.
He who has the gold makes the rules. ☻
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Looking Back - Waaaaay back.
Here are a few (that I am quoting from the text) that I liked:
- Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something.
- Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to today’s teenager. (I used to have one before, and I loved my Walkman! I play Blink 182 cassette on it everyday on my way to school. HAHAH!)
- Betamax tapes. - Smaller version of VCR! I wondered what happened to the laser disc movies (two sided)?
- 3-D movies meaning red-and-green glasses. - I love these things.
- The scream of a modem connecting. - From dial up connections. Hahahaha!
- 5- and 3-inch floppies, Zip Discs and countless other forms of data storage. - These things we SHOULD have during computer classes to store our projects and works. I had mine in pink!
- Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time. - Hahaha, those were the days! Family Computer!
- Turning a PlayStation on its end to try and get a game to load. - My friends and I would push different buttons thinking that they help in speeding up the loading.
- Not knowing exactly what all of your friends are doing and thinking at every moment. - Everone is Twitting and FB-ing it now.
- Privacy. - Exactly.
- The fact that words generally don’t have num8er5 in them. - I h8 people texting this way.
- Correct spelling of phrases, rather than TLAs.
- Waiting several minutes (or even hours!) to download something. - A 3mb file, 1hour. Lucky if you get it in 30minutes.
- Not knowing who was calling you on the phone.
- LEGO just being square blocks of various sizes, with the odd wheel, window or door. - I love Legos!
- Swimming pools with diving boards. - This was fun!
- Sliding the paper outer wrapper off a Kit-Kat, placing it on the palm of your hand and clapping to make it bang loudly. Then sliding your finger down the silver foil to break off the first finger. - Yeah, what happened to this one? I like doing this.
- Having to manually unlock a car door. - And wait for the driver to unlock the other doors.
- A physical dictionary — either for spelling or definitions. - My grandma and grandpa actually bought me one for my birthday.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not old. I'm only 23 years old, but I went through these things when I was a kid. It was a fun childhood, and I think that kids should appreciate and learn about the "Evolution of Other Things" just to know that they're lucky to have what they have and stop demanding for more. ^^
High End Collections.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Glowing Clouds
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Apollo Celebration.
They say the government faked this for a few reasons such as:
- Money
- Distraction to the audience
- Delivery of Kennedy's promise
- Cold war prestige
- Risk
Source: Wikipedia
Funny, because they also mentioned something about the 911 incident, and that it was an inside job. Another was they said something about Princess Diana's death as well.
What are your opinions about these?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
SunBurned
- Topical anesthetics such as Lidocaine or Benzocaine in form of ointments or spray. Available are your local drug store. - Just make sure you are not allergic to any of these medications. Avoid if you are.
- My boss told me to use the aloe vera (gel-like looking in a bottle) to decrease inflammation and soothe the pain.
- Hydrocortisone can reduce inflammation and itching.
- Cold compress (towel with cool water - not iced!).
- Application of a towel soaked with white cider vinegar. Sour, but helpful. =)
Prevention is better than cure. Stay out of the sun to prevent exposure. Wear sunscreen when going out. Eyes are pretty sensitive to the sun, too, so don't forget your anti-UV shades.
Sun tans are summer trademarks. Would you risk it?