Sunday, May 26, 2013

Pic a Day - 5/20 to 5/26

Mon. May 20, my current-all-time favorite song
Tues. May 21, I tried to draw a map
Wed. May 22, after some frozen yogurt
Thurs. May 23, our birthday festivities were riding around on a Home Depot cart pushed by golf clubs
Fri. May 24, haircut face [?]
Sat. May 25, "[We're anxious to] get our diplomas, seal the deal, and get the hell outta here."
Sun. May 26, monochrome

Monday, May 20, 2013

What to Do... Bored with Music (3)

...if you are stuck in a rut and have been listening to the same song(s) over and over for the past week(s) without any interest in them.
As it turns out, I've previously come up with a solution for this problem(which may or may not work)!

Ahem. Here I present to you:

"Harlenn MacSaint's Top Five Ways to Find a Good Song to Listen To!
(by the way, Harlenn MacSaint is my now-extinct alias)

Chances are you've probably been listening to the same song or two for the past week. Don't you want to hear something new, and just as exciting? Problem is, you don't find yourself to be interested in listening to just any random song. You keep going back to the same song(s) over and over again. How can you possibly overcome this dilemma?

1. Listen to a song you like that you haven't heard in a while. Chances are listening to it after that span of time will remind you of how you came to like it in the first place. Score! (And by a while, I don't mean five minutes.)

2. Listen to a song you've been wanting to listen to but have put off. If your need for this song has lasted this long, there's a good possibility that you will enjoy finally getting to hear it. Win!

3. Listen to a song similar to the song you've been obsessing over, but by a different artist. Pandora is a great hands-free way to do this - type in that song and let the Internet work its magic. Awesome!

4. Have a friend make a recommendation to you. Do you and your bud rock out to the same artists? There's an easy way to get your ears on some good stuff related to the songs and albums you already like. Go team!

5. Listen to a greatest hits album by that artist. If this is precisely what you've been obsessing over, you're out of luck here! If not, you will see good results. PWNAGE

And now that I have made this handy little reference sheet, I will go to follow my own wonderful and completely logical advice. AWESOME!"

excerpt taken from journal; written on May 7, 2012

Or, when in doubt, I have two words: Bob. Dylan. I'm not kidding. He is the greatest, and if you can't find a song to listen to, just pop a Dylan LP on the old turntable and relax...

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Pic a Day - 5/13 to 5/19

This week is better, I promise. Hopefully in the summertime you'll be seeing a variety of ways to be lazy and eat nonstop.
But now, the last week of school school. Next week (tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday) is finals and (Friday and Saturday) commencement practice and the graduation performance. Yep. Band is a very involved group of kids.

Mon. May 13, sky reflection
Tues. May 14, trees, clouds, and sky
Wed. May 15, Coccinellidae! (ladybug)
Thurs. May 16, broccoli soup and croutons (a hearty vegan meal)
Fri. May 17, Alamosa "Alma/Alama" Osita-Buschman
Sat. May 18, skull-and-crossbones-kite-flying
Sun. May 19, sudoku 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Pic a Day - 5/6 to 5/12

I'm very proud of this week. My only good and well-thought-out pictures were from today and yesterday.
(What? I was busy filming this week. So, I still had a camera, but I was in-action this week; no time to pause to look good.)


Mon. May 6, TV
Tues. May 7, product placement in movies
Wed. May 8, no other photos
Thurs. May 9, pinecone castle
Fri. May 10, "e"
Sat. May 11, entrance to nightmares
Sun. May 12, baby birds

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Pic a Day - 4/29 to 5/5

Mon. Apr 29, I chased down a robin for a photo before seventh period
Tues. Apr 30, my band director's baby goat
Wed. May 1, reflections in hubcaps [?]
Thurs. May 2, term paper drawing contest
Fri. May 3, my first formal dance
Sat. May 4, baby cactus
Sun. May 5, the film crew for my own film