http://www.makesitgood.net Making things good since 1999 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:15:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally got around to making a recording with my new mic. Sooo much nicer, but also very unforgiving. I guess that just means I have to work at my singing more and get better. I can at least say I am not terrible! [audio:you ruined everything.mp3] http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2009%2F02%2F16%2Fyou-ruined-everything&seed_title=You+ruined+everything This is a cover of Strong Chemistry by David Wilcox. I'm not satisfied with the recording yet, but I have the feeling I will never be completely satisfied with a recording. This has several flaws, but it is my best to date that I actually have proof of! Problems: timing, especially ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2009%2F01%2F11%2Fstrong-chemistry&seed_title=Strong+Chemistry This is the season where a great many people make promises to themselves that they don't keep. To be fair, some people keep them. To be realistic, I think there are about twelve of those people. My 2009 is off to a good start. That's not saying a ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2009%2F01%2F05%2Fnon-new-years-resolutions&seed_title=Non-New+Years+Resolutions I cleaned and re-organized my garage today. That sounds so mundane. I wouldn't bother mentioning it, except I think I've had a clever idea. I took a few photos and put them up on flickr. Using Flickr's handy little annotation tool, I've labeled the garage. Now if I forget ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F11%2F02%2Fi-found-my-garage&seed_title=I+found+my+garage I find myself in an interesting situation. I watched a bit over half of THX 1138 last night. Yes, I couldn't finish it. I want to tell you the good about it, but everything that is coming to mind is rather harsh and caustic. The thing ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F10%2F29%2Fi-finally-watched-thx-1138-sort-of&seed_title=I+finally+watched+THX+1138%26%238230%3B+sort+of. I bought a new hat a few weeks ago. http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F08%2F25%2Fi-forgot-to-mention-the-hat&seed_title=I+forgot+to+mention+the+hat%26%238230%3B Finally got a so-so recording of this piece done. Still needs a lot of work. Thankfully there's not really any technical problem I'm having in regards to playing it, just a mental one. It actually comes very easily, but when I try to string all the parts ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F08%2F13%2Flanguage-of-the-heart-complete-instrumental&seed_title=Language+of+the+Heart+complete+instrumental First verse and chorus of David Wilcox's piece. I'll record the full song when I get better at it on the Takamine. [audio:eye of the hurricane.mp3] http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F08%2F06%2Feye-of-the-hurricane&seed_title=Eye+of+The+Hurricane This is one of those "oh crap, what is left in my fridge that I can eat for lunch," recipes. I found: A package of baby bella mushrooms some cloves of garlic 1/4 cup chopped red onion 16 oz chick peas I threw the red onion in a dry pan, turned up the heat. roughly chopped the ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F07%2F07%2Fmushroom-pepper-soup&seed_title=Mushroom+Pepper+Soup I got quite a few pleasing shots this past Wednesday when I visited the Dallas World Aquarium with my parents. I decided to process some of my favourites for use as wallpapers on my Macs and I am sharing them with you. I present for your viewing/wallpapering pleasure ... http://makesitgood.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makesitgood.net%2F2008%2F05%2F16%2Freleasing-more-high-resolution-photos-under-creative-commons&seed_title=Releasing+more+high+resolution+photos+under+creative+commons