A concerning concert, and a new kick at life

Unlike yesterday, today flew by very quickly. Doesn't help that I woke up at 3PM because I was up until 5AM creating the blog/internet hub thing that I now have. No matter, being unemployed and having no life does have its perks. By the way, to anyone reading this, I totally recommend a book called "The Screwtape Letters" by none other than Clive Staples Lewis (C.S. Lewis for short, and yes, he was the guy who wrote the Narnia series) I borrowed the book from an old friend, old being completely in context, considering he's somewhere in his late 40's, and man, that vocabulary is beautiful. But I haven't had to look at a dictionary yet, so it's all good. :)

Aaaanyways.. I woke up, as per usual made my trip to the fridge, didn't find anything great to eat, so I munched on a banana while creating the last banner/page for my site, which is the sheet music request form. With that out of the way, I was ready to start a new life, where all my social media/SEO came together under that one URL. Little did I know that an email from a "Jacob <last name withheld> " was waiting for me. in this email, Jacob explained that a friend of his was making a movie and that his friend asked him to write the soundtrack. Dallen and I had always joked about creating movies out of his book ideas, and Ben (a musical friend of mine) and I would write the OST (original soundtrack) for it/them... but this, having someone I do not know, asking me for help on a soundtrack... blew me away. He then proceeds to explain the plot line, which is the typical 'good guy caught in the wrong, makes up for it, falls in love with important person's daughter" story line. (see The Princess Bride for reference, as well as TRON Legacy) From my early morning thinking (5PM), I figured that I would check noteflight, since Jacob mentioned having music there. Yet another surprise was waiting for me. He (under the username Cody) had listened and given input on most of my piano solo arrangements (which you can find by clicking the noteflight banner on the right), but had also already started the theme.

Jacob, if you're reading this, this next sentence is coming from a tired Octo, and someone who just finished listening to Christmas music: The theme needs lots of work. There is a melody, and some harmony, but no base chords, and it seems to be stuck at the same 3 chords, which is no problem, really (see 'Now You See Me' OST) except these chords aren't in any particular order, and seem to be all jumbled together. Jacob's avatar pic on noteflight is a marching band member, so I assume that he has theory under his belt. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what happens when you write music that works "in theory". It doesn't work in real life. It doesn't sound good. it's.... well....nasty. ._. so, as the good guy I am, instead of responding to the email, I saved a copy of the theme, figured out the main melody (by ear of course. what? you thought I would actually read the sheet music? lol xD) and added the base chord progression down, along with a few 'themes' to it. the typical romantic (sort of a tango), the battle (<insert drum cadence here>), the beat-down (main theme is sad already, not much work there) and the conquest themes (much harder, since the chords matched that of Now You See Me OST). .....Except I forgot to record it all, so I'll have to refigure it out. I had key changes, chord progressions, theme changes, everything down, but because I wasn't actually thinking about the music, I don't remember much of it... sad panda.

Tonight was also a rehearsal for the community Christmas concert, which I am sad to say that I am not singing in, since nobody told me that it was happening. being a hibernating hermit, there are its downsides, specially since 90% of the good looking girls in this town sing, which means that they are singing in the choir. might have managed a few dates, if I wasn't so...inward-bound. no gain, no loss, though, so no matter. the rehearsal was alright, and most of the orchestra members know exactly what they're doing. The choir, on the other hand, sounds like someone shoved an oboe mute down their throats. ( do they make oboe mutes? thinking back to high school times, I think they should)(and not for the player, silly. For the instrument. back to the choir, though.) Their volume was about half of what it needed to be, and the orchestra kept overpowering them over and over again... which is sad, since all the songs they sing the choir has beautiful parts, including the Hallelujah Chorus.

Ohmygoodnessthatsongislikeromancetomyears. ..But seriously, hallelujah chorus, being sung by people who know what they're doing, is the most beautiful choir piece ever written, in my opinion. Take a listen here if you don't believe me. Hear how clear you can tell what they're saying? Let me tell you, that's roughly 200 voices. Sounding like one. It's brilliantly beautiful. Aaanyways, The blog seems to be a hit amongst friends except +Embry White who still wants to kill me for the low quality banners I created at 2AM.

So, looking up, spellchecker is telling me that amongst isn't a word, and yesterday it was telling me that dreamt isn't a word either... but twerk is a word... honestly, I want Shakespeare back. the good ol' days when the vocabulary of a young child was greater than the used vocabulary of most English teachers now. I say used, because most of us know what the big words like colloquial and pantomimical mean, we just never really use them.

May I issue a challenge? I think I shall. You. Yes, you, reading this. I challenge thee to a contest. I shall Give thee a word and thou shalt create the most intricate and verbose phrase that only a mind such as yours could geniusly invent. With the challenge set, I shall escort myself away stage left. As it is habitual, I acknowledge and give thanks for your time spent perusing over my poorly worded life, and recommend that you do not obliterate the thought of populating the lives and minds of those within your electronic reach with my postings, be it family, friend, or foe.


Almost forgot. The Challenge word is "Pasquinade". As you finish your phrase, and realize you have a better one, feel free to comment again. The challenge is against yourself only, and feel free to share this with friends to see what their phrases might be!

PS: if you managed to read through the whole post without clicking the dictionary links for the words, and still managed to understand everything, let me know, and kudos to you! *high fives* :D