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I hate random encounters!

It’s been so busy at work today I had to practically wedding-march my way into the break room because I was stopped to answer a question at literally every single steP

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This comic is a lot more raw and has a roughdraft-y feel to it because, well, it kind of is LOL;;; but this has been on my mind for a few days and I wanted it out as soon as possible, because I do not know one person who has gone through abuse (particularly manipulation in this case) mentally or emotionally unscathed, nor came out of it with their identity and/or their capabilities intact. It’s all an ugly trick, a way for the abusers to feed off of your uncertainty for their own personal gain of power. Even when you break away from the abuser there’s still a residue that lingers afterwards and it takes some fighting back to get rid of it. As we all will experience some form of manipulation or belittlement one way or another in life, never forget that you are your own person and not a side character in your own life. You call the shots, you make the rules. Don’t let anyone stand in your way of living your life to the fullest. If anyone would like to participate in an activity I would love it if you guys shared with eachother what your favorite qualities are about yourself and what makes you powerful, okay? Whether it be just one word or an entire paragraph about what makes you special, I will gladly share it! There’s not enough personal positivity shared about ourselves and I want to encourage people that it’s ok to love yourself and your amazing qualities!! Thanks so much for reading guys <3

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So I've been writing music

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SUCH GRAND SPLENDOR CONSUMERISM DIVINE I LOVE #CHRISTMAS

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Christian and I can't decide what to watch

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spending christmas eve next to the tree like

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So usually I write music by pencilling in MIDI data by hand, but this piece was written solely in notation software. In other words, I wrote this using a lot more MUSIC THEORIEZ than is typical for me. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

Next piece in development will be another piano thingy, written entirely on an actual piano. 

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So I played Amneisa: A Machine for Pigs this past week, what with the new year theme and all, and dear God is that a scary game. It inspired me to write something horrific and harrowing. Which, it turns out, is really fun to write.

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The Ultimate Sacrifice

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I watched every single episode of Book 2 just like this and it was nuktastik

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This week's assignment: NEWS THEME! I've been excited about this all quarter and it's finally here.

It was tough to get started ("NO. BAD TROMBONE. STAHP THAT. WHERE ARE MY VIOLAS.") but once I had the piano "dink, dink, dink dinkdink" written, the rest just fell into place. 

I have never left out so many 3rds in my life. It feels so wrong. Nearly all the harmonies are open 5ths and 4ths. Sus 4-evah.

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My music theory professor pointed something out to me. If I'm in the key of, say, G, I like going back to G again and again throughout the whole song. So my exercise here is all about being in the key of A minor without ever touching the A minor chord except for the very beginning and the very end.

Also, I love softly played strings the way I love cheese. Delicious.

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I got too excited writing Baa Baa Black Sheep so I wrote another orchestral piece using a greater extent (and greater weirdness) of my music theory skills. 

I clocked the work time to be about 5 hours, so if you think it sounds rushed you are indeed right.

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Wooo homework is turned in. The professor gave us a MIDI file with nothing but the melody for Baa Baa Black Sheep and told us to make it sound like an orchestra.

Now this wasn't for my highbrow music theory class, but my everyman-electronic MIDI composition class. However, I went all out with this and I must say, it was CRAZY fun. Work time was roughly 5-6 hours; it just sort of exploded out in a fury.

There will definitely be more things like this in the near-future :D

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School project for the week: take this video and make a "John Cage-y" soundtrack for it. Claimed goal: learn to export video from whatever music program you use. My goal: WRITE A THING

My favorite part starts about a minute or so in, so bear with the fwoofiness and weird visuals.

Song is downloadable here.

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Page 1/probablyaround10 of my first extracurricular project. And kitties caught sleeping together.

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I have a red glove The sharp cold chaps my fingers Where’s my other glove

Made that haiku on the spot in the middle of teaching haikus. Proud of myself.