urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip Peej Peej 2005-04-28T17:50:54Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:105766 2005-04-28T17:50:54Z 2005-04-28T17:50:54Z the weekend before last i paid a visit to cheltenham at long last..<br />it was most lovely seeing everybody again...<br />the party was most fun-ly mental crazyness..<br />and i even made a new friend..<br /><br /><br />but the general election sure is the biggest pile of TOSS/WANK i've experienced in a LONG time...<br />nobody has any views that are even slightly original/matter..<br />yet people still think there's a choice between the different parties...<br /><br />LORDY LORDY LORDY..<br /><br />about the only thing i can hope for is that Blair doesn't get back in again.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:105664 2005-03-22T23:24:04Z 2005-03-22T23:28:46Z last tuesday-thursday i did some working as a landscape gardener again...<br />although this time i got to break up a load of concrete with a hydraulic drill, which was a fair bit more hanus....<br />i was most truly tired, and my back rather hurt by the end of it..<br />and the many vibrations sure loosened up a shit-load of toxins from my head...<br />on thursday i had the start of a tickly cough, friday both my nose and throat were streaming mucus down to my stomach/out and now i'm feeling quite bunged up and mucus-y still...<br />luckily tessa gave me a treatment to help it all down at least...<br />my back is better now, although one half of my solar plexus has popped out slightly...<br />which is annoying...<br /><br />i might have to spend some of my wages on a semi-decent pair of headphones i think... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:105400 2005-03-02T00:05:59Z 2005-03-02T00:06:44Z premiers symptomes i am most enjoying the fun of my fuzz factory..<br />but today i did discover a pedal that's more functionaly pre-disposed to the way of working i'd pre-determined in my head for obtaining the final product of my next project...<br />but 'balls to it' as they say... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:105079 2005-02-25T15:31:16Z 2005-02-25T15:31:36Z holiday on ice/you saw me coming yesterday the new bathroom suite sure was delivered...<br />there was a bath and large cardboard box on a mini-crate in my kitchen, but the bath's now in the hall....<br /><br /><br /><br />my fuzz factory went one better than arriving on tuesday and got here on monday...<br />most lovely it is....<br />i can make many distorted and broken style noises...<br />and the theremin-style oscillation is indeed most fan-dabby-doozy like...<br /><br />i just want more pedals now, so i can stomp on them....<br /><br /><br />i even got a pair of converse trainers a while ago, they were fun and full of orange and beige suede-ness...<br />plus they give me the ability to make my stomping on stomp pedals oh so much even cooler...<br />wow...<br /><br />lucky lucky me..<br />if only i was a member of a metal/emo band..<br /><br />*hah* urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:104761 2005-02-18T20:38:29Z 2005-02-18T20:38:29Z mmmm-mmmmm..<br />i did indeed order me a fuzz factory...<br />it should be sent out sometime today, and on tuesday i should be able to make some lovely, and not so lovely, harmonically tasty distorted style action..<br /><br />as mr. zachary vex says:<br />it's "a factory of fuzz" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:104454 2005-02-17T20:45:10Z 2005-02-17T20:48:28Z about it/contact crazy crazyness...<br />i have still to find myself an actual job, but have been working for the past two days doing landscape gardening things..<br />and ok it most surely was..<br /><br />tomorrow i may be crazy again and order myself a lovely distortion (fuzz) pedal...<br />i was thinking i'd get a double muff, but then decided it better for me to obtain a boutique pedal seeing as that's what i've been wanting anyway...<br />a vexter series fuzz factory..<br />which means i'm too cheap too pay for a hand-painted one/would rather like a status LED and power supply abilites included...<br />hehe...<br />it is hand silk-screened at least..<br />and many more fantabulous sounds it should be able to make with its 3 extra knobs...<br />i have a feeling it should hopefully be 'perfect' for what i'm trying to achieve for my 'next project'...<br />muwuhahski..<br /><br /><br /><br />despite the fact i'm not going to get the finished cover work for approximately 3-5 months i really should get on and record 'welcome to my world' sometime sooner or later.. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:104381 2005-01-21T14:03:46Z 2005-01-21T14:06:20Z about it/any fool can fall in love mmmm...<br />this morning i recieved post..<br />the 2 new mixes are both fun and good....<br /><br />but i shall save accessing the real world as a special treat for later i think..<br />first i shall probably have to clean out some stables again... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:103957 2005-01-19T20:38:59Z 2005-01-19T20:38:59Z power words for better living today was quite tiring both mentally and physically..<br />but after over 20 years of living with an aubergine bathroom suite my mother actually ordered a brand new white one....crazy crazy...<br />i went to truro today...<br />and looked around many places....<br />when i got back i fed a fair amount of hay to the bullocks...<br />at the moment we've got a lil' dexter bull who's ever so sweet with his little wide face and tiny ring through his nose...<br /><br /><br />all shops are rubbish and either have none or gay books about magic..<br />i think i shall have to order some of the intranet sometime...<br /><br />i could 'kind of' do with a distortion pedal for my new project..but if i was to purchase such a device i'd much rather have one designed for delay...<br />so my pseudo-noisy amp shall do i think....<br />or some good old-fashioned overdrive as long as i can get the levels high enough...<br /><br /><br /><br />i did at least finally get round to ordering myself a copy of 'about it' today..<br />which means that in 2-5 days i shall be able to listen to the lovely different mix and access the real world....<br />and hence download re-mixes, read some reviews and see the birthday cards for David...<br />joy of joy-nesses... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:103893 2005-01-12T14:47:55Z 2005-01-12T14:50:31Z whatever turns you on despite still not having finished my LP yesterday i started writing another new song..<br />and despite my current 'guitar hatred' i've decided to negate it somewhat by using such things to make some music again...<br />fuck the bastards, they can make shitty bland music with such things, i can hopefully make some beautiful, nasty noises with them..<br />this time i may even go crazy and have some choruses almost in a traditional stylee....<br />haha...<br /><br />this afternoon i've also been looking at some R Stevens inspired stuff..<br />this has made me want to do some drawing again...<br />i might not be so good at such things, but i do have my own style at least..<br />like a demented school kid..<br />great...<br />maybe i should become a cartoonist.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:103535 2005-01-04T19:48:27Z 2005-01-04T19:48:27Z the real world my new year's eve and the previous day was rather lovely..<br />but also rather different from the several previous ones...<br /><br />hiding the elephant is a truly smashing book..<br />the first one i've read in ages, and most certainly the first non-fiction book in even longer...<br />i think i shall have to go into town soon, to both do some posting and see if i can find more nice books to buy....<br />although i may put some of the money i got for christmas towards a ribbon contoller..<br />after i purchase the carfax album anyway...<br /><br />after originally doubting i would have any resolutions for the new year, i've decided to have some at least vaguely serious ones..<br />these shall be:<br />1. be better.<br />2. experiment.<br />hopefully i can carry these out to my fullest and ace-est-ness...<br />if nothing else, they do at least complement each other quite nicely.. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:103421 2004-12-23T21:08:17Z 2004-12-23T21:08:17Z shameless after going into town on monday to purchase myself a pair of drumsticks as a christmas present from an aunt & uncle, today i went into town and purchased myself some gifts from my gran...<br />i got two rather smashing hardback books..<br />one of which is a mr. men & little miss treasury..<br />and the other is a book about MAGIC...<br />cannae wait to be able to read them..but luckily i needn't wait long now..<br /><br />still haven't quite finished my christmas gifts yet, shall have to get on and finish the ones that need finishing for tomorrow for tomorrow...<br />hallelujah..<br />the rest i can complete on christmas and boxing day, just in case i don't feel festive enough....<br />but i have recieved my first proper gift..<br />the cannabible 2, from joe...<br />many pretty pictures, including a couple of sweet tooth this time..<br />huzzah.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:103101 2004-12-18T22:33:00Z 2004-12-18T22:33:00Z DON SPIRIT SPECS NOW yesterday i went to my gran's for tea..<br />sadly there were no poppy seed cakes...<br />but it was most ace anyway, and there were nut cakes..<br />i prefer the chocolate-y cannonballs/christmas puds anyway....<br /><br />on tuesday i got to watch the re-make of dawn of the dead..<br />and it turned out to be a fair bit better than i thought it might be..<br />i forgot to listen to the soundtrack much, if my memory serves it featured an evolver extensively..<br />but it was most funny and rather silly...<br />luckily it was only inspired by the original..so included other goofy things such as zombie babies and chainsaws...<br />mmmm....<br />bonus..<br /><br />today i found a most silly pair of flourescent pink part-lycra skinny trousers, and a reasonably suave cowboy hat...<br />which may well be quite perfect for going out in all the rain we've been getting lately..<br />the hat anyway..<br /><br /><br />i appear to have misplaced a wallet containing all of the cd's i want to listen to...<br />i may love david devant, but do feel like listening to something else for a change..<br /><br />need to get a-move-on and finish the gifts i've been making for christmas-ness...<br />yes.. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:102840 2004-12-08T12:44:49Z 2004-12-08T12:44:49Z look what they've done to my song ma yesterday my gran came in, but rather than gardening helped to start putting up christmas decorations...<br />the biggest set of lights refuses to work, after they were put on the tree..<br />which is rather rubbish..<br /><br />joseph also came over and helped me get rid of the crappy sofa that was in the caravan..<br />which means i now have enough room in there for a tree of some sort..<br /><br /><br />the day before i purchased myself an ornithopter....<br />just elastic-powered, but rather ace and smashing none-the-less... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:102471 2004-11-28T17:22:31Z 2004-11-28T20:32:07Z david's coming back yesterday was quite amusing..<br />as i ended up going to mrs. hitch's house for a surprise birthday party for someone's 65th...<br />there was both food and drink, and quite a house full of people....<br /><br />if only i lived even a bit closer to london..<br />i might have then been able to not miss a wonderous evening of devant on the day of fri...<br />but nevermind i suppose..<br /><br />i have now almost finished two presents for christmas..<br />and my computer's working again, so i can record a proper version of my new album *soon*... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:102193 2004-10-28T23:00:24Z 2004-10-29T16:36:49Z Miscellaneous *flash back to almost 2 weeks ago*<br />the two bands before were rather trite/boring and made me want to kill them for mine/their own good..<br />although one of them did have a lady drummer...<br /><br />but David Devant & His Spirit Wife were full of much ace-ness...<br />and was also another event where i experienced a slight feeling of 'de ja vu'..<br />at the start i got a balloon which i managed to make into a not-quite-a-dog..<br /><br />the evening before we'd drawn on normal balloons to make them into various faces/animals, which was fun..<br /><br />they then proceded to play some songs, a fair few which i'd never heard before...<br />including one about germaine greer..<br />but all were good....<br />hehe..<br />and as almost always the audience participation scared me somewhat, although in a rather charming way....<br /><br />at the end i 'accosted' them all in the green room...<br />they were all ever so lovely, funny and nice..<br />Vessel wore a pink shirt and said interesting things, including something i don't quite remember about Robbie Williams..<br />the Colonel looked rather like a member of NIN with his wig on..<br />Foz? was nice, and 'dad-like'<br />and the Professor managed great wit in the short time i spoke to him...<br /><br /><br />before i left i purchased Power words for better living, and vessel was kind enough to give me a badge and a video of "light on the surface"..<br />smashing-ness...<br />parts of it make me think of garth marenghi's dark place, and other parts are pure MAGIC..<br />superb....<br /><br /><br />if i'm a good boy, and feel like it, i think i should have a go at recording some of my LP again tomorrow.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:102130 2004-10-27T20:41:54Z 2004-10-27T20:46:20Z you saw me coming/gentleman jim i have yet to actualy record any more of my LP yet..<br />but have been doing some cross-stiching again...<br /><br />the boys are getting most large, and prettier and are only getting 500ml twice a day now....<br /><br />the weekend before last i did go to cardiff...<br />and most supreme it was..<br />went up on the thursday and got to see/meet gethin, who is indeed welsh..<br />also had the treat of having him cook rabbit stew and good 'stodgy' pancakes for tea...<br />the vegetables were a bit undercooked but the rabbit was nice, and tasted like chicken, although had very little meat on it..<br /><br />on the friday i visited cardiff museum, saw many ceramic pieces and funny religious paintings and was brought back to my childhood by their crazy taxidermy-style exhibits and the long, long natural history bit...<br />later on kate and her many baby friends came up..<br />we went to the barfly, and lucy danced with a crazy, scary dancing man...<br />i drank relatively large amounts of guinness...<br /><br />on saturday we went to a Zushi sushi bar in the evening..<br />with a lil' conveyor belt and mucho raw fish/roe/etc...<br />after it was back to barfly, but this time to see David Devant & His Spirit Wife live, and in the flesh....<br />they played some 'old school' songs, i was mildly surprised to see Foz? there, and was pleasantly surprised to see that Vessel (and the Colonel) was sporting a new wig...<br />they were superb..<br /><br />sunday, after having already read a dude-y graphic novel about old super heroes in their future and some of a book about manga and a bit of wolf & cub, i decided to watch legend of the overfiend and legend of the demon womb...<br />and most fun/odd, great/funny and smashing it was..<br /><br />on monday, the day of my departure, i decided it was a good idea to go into town again and buy some random crap...<br />i ended up spending too much time wandering around, and on my way back to Lucy's house went the wrong/round way..<br />so rather than the ~30 mintues it should have taken me i got supremely lost..<br />walked past a huge cemetary, and then came upon a series of funny little parks with a river running through them..<br />eventually i ended up almost back by the railway station, the opposite side of the city centre i should have been..and after about 2 hours finally got back to Lucy's the 'right way'...<br />hoho...<br /><br />but eventually i got home..<br />yes. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:101791 2004-10-08T19:50:46Z 2004-10-08T19:52:39Z tony robinson yesterday i discovered a groovy nice-ish table with draws and shit in it...<br />so today i bought it up from the barn to put my musical stuff on it....<br />and much betterer than the crappy table i had before it is...<br /><br />not so positively i shan't get my computer back 'til sunday now...<br />so the recording of my LP shall have to be a bit more postponed like...<br />but nevermind-ness....<br />i may have it recorded by next weekend..<br />or at least carry out a rough/practise version, yes... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:101508 2004-10-06T20:48:53Z 2004-10-06T20:51:25Z David Devant & His Spirit Wife a while ago i downloaded both some unreleased crazy more electronic songs/remixes and a short-ish live set....<br />and both fun they rather are...<br />i am loving the new songs....<br /><br />and have been having more possibible ideas for my 'next' project...<br />hahski... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:101144 2004-10-02T18:08:28Z 2004-10-02T18:08:28Z elgin and horatio were wicked again yesterday, and went under the fence and got in the garden...<br />so now they have more electric fencing up and can't get to their gate or 'jumping board' now..<br />haha...<br /><br />hopefully i can/shall have my new soundcard put in the other computer, and get it upgraded to XP....<br />then i can record all my songs at some point...<br />a couple are left only just uncompleted, but i can just finish them off as i go along/whatever..<br />some of the others shall probably need 'tweaking' any way like...<br /><br />and deciding on a tracklist for 15 songs sure is easier said than done...<br />i think i shall have to tackle it as two halves/three thirds maybe..<br /><br />i think i shall also have to go to cardiff in a couple of weekends time, even though Kate and many of her baby friends shall be there...probably taking up mucho space and being mucho noisy....<br />but David Devant & His Spirit Wife shall be performing..<br />and after having a Devantian Renaissance as of late i've most wanted to see them live...<br />oh yes... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:101039 2004-09-23T13:00:30Z 2004-09-23T13:00:30Z david devant & his spirit wife muwuhahah...<br />i have ordered a new soundcard today (at last), which should hopefully arrive tomorrow...<br />it's not the bestest of quality, but was nice and cheap, has midi I/O which i need, and come with a good (free) software bundle..<br />now i need to back up all my projects and shit from the old computer....<br />(and complete my 2 half-finished songs)<br /><br /><br />cut my hair i did, was getting kinda bored of it being long..<br />plus it was starting sticking in my ears again, which does ever so annoy me...<br />i also had a go at recording with my new microphone last week...<br /><br />most snazzy and good it is..<br />i can now easily record an acoustic guitar and vocals at the same time if i want...<br />mucho MUCHO better sensitivity...<br />mmmm....<br /><br /><br /><br />time to feed the boys now i guess... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:100681 2004-09-18T22:02:25Z 2004-09-18T22:02:25Z david devant & his spirit wife today the boys escaped again and went down hills to eat stuff with the bullocks...<br />and when i went to get them so they could have their tea and go to bed i thought i saw elgin at the top of the hill...<br />but as i got closer i realised it was a fox..<br />it didn't see/notice me for a while, but then promptly ran away...<br />darn pestykins like..<br />just as well the boys are large enough to take care of themselves now.... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:100421 2004-09-13T22:43:37Z 2004-09-13T22:43:37Z yesterday i did recieve two books...<br />one called 'Wirework' which has pretty things in it all made out of wire, and all thanks to tinkers no less...<br />and another one called 'Shellcraft' which has many scary things made using shells, etc..the shell figures and stuff make me think rather of a car crash....<br />they're quite, quite terrifying..but i can't help but look...<br /><br />i watched alien ressurection again....<br />it was far sillier than i remembered it, in a comic book style way..<br />i think this could be explained by the fact i discovered it was written by joss 'the vampire slayer' wheadon..<br />hehe...<br /><br />i also got to see battle royale 2..<br />i don't think it can be as good/seminal as the first....<br />but that would have taken some doing...<br />but in a way it is even more odd/confusing, going on about terrorism and stuff...<br />crazy crazy... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:100195 2004-09-12T14:47:44Z 2004-09-12T14:47:44Z jimi hah...<br />another day, another year likeski..<br /><br />for tea we have roast beef for the first time in quite a while..<br />and it should be kinda tastier because i think my dad's been doing most of the cooking...<br /><br />i really should complete the two half finished songs that are left for being on my LP later/soon....<br />then i need to decide on a tracklist, hehe....<br />and hopefully i can decide on a new soundcard today, and get a new scanner...<br />but now to open my cards and presents i think... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:99953 2004-09-01T13:36:16Z 2004-09-01T13:37:03Z wow...<br />fifty cent is the new daphne & celeste..<br />as far as reading goes at least...<br /><br />funny funski....<br /><br /><br />i want a new buchla 200e electric music box..<br />would somebody give me 20,000 dollars please....? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:conifer_flip:99736 2004-08-31T20:26:39Z 2004-08-31T20:29:44Z jeff lewis my microphone didn't come again today...<br />but poor little oliver did get stung by a wasp...<br />it was nasty and wouldn't leave him alone, so i put on some gloves and squashed its face off....<br /><br />earlier i helped erect a make-shift fence to keep the evil boys out of the garden...<br />they're both starting to look most big and grown-up now..<br />like little goats rather than babies...<br />their noises/faces are getting bigger and longer, and their little bellies are getting all round and sticky out....<br /><br /><br />last night i had a funny dream i remembered...<br />involving 'teen love' in an american high school, and a new type or art..