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ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 28 2010 19:06 GMT
#1
Like a long velvet carpet the days of our universe unfold off the spool of the galaxy and ends at our tippy toes. I'm not sure how long my carpet it is, or how long yours is, but it feels good under my feet. I feel like I merely must walk down the path to become the things I am to become.

I invite you to do something different with me today, spontaneous or planned, definitely intentional.

Do something just a little different today.

Let's remember how much the day belongs to you and your whims and joys

. big or small. medium size is good too. Perhaps saying hello and making some talk with a neighbour you dont usually, or even just going for a very slow walk, with no destination, with no headphones and no cell phones. Nice and slow, with no rush to get anywhere.

I did my toast this morning peanut butter on one side and jelly on the other. 2 sided toast is just the beginning. The days only exist as a block of wood to carve your impressions upon. If you do nothing, or only rely and relax into old habits, maybe the block of wood stays just the same.

My two sided toast changed my wood block

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Make plan or don't, but come back and share the one thing you did different.




Each day gets better : )
caldo149
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States469 Posts
July 28 2010 19:29 GMT
#2
I started playing the guitar a few days ago. I was just sitting there playing chords while watching Day9's launch party stream... Every day i always play some, with or without electronic entertainment. My roommate is so nice, she's actually gonna give me her guitar that I've been playing. She doesn't play but just has it so she wanted it to go to good use. =)
Hellions are my homeboys
Badjas
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Netherlands2038 Posts
July 28 2010 19:33 GMT
#3
:D Today I did a barbecue for one. Because I felt like it.
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I <3 the internet, I <3 you
RAUS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
210 Posts
July 28 2010 19:45 GMT
#4
i used to dog down strangers who looked at me on the street. not out of maliciousness, but out of habit. I'm trying to say "howdy" instead. Its hard to not crack a smile when a stranger greets you with "howdy"
recognize me?
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 19:48:07
July 28 2010 19:46 GMT
#5
On July 29 2010 04:29 caldo149 wrote:
I started playing the guitar a few days ago. I was just sitting there playing chords while watching Day9's launch party stream... Every day i always play some, with or without electronic entertainment. My roommate is so nice, she's actually gonna give me her guitar that I've been playing. She doesn't play but just has it so she wanted it to go to good use. =)


If you have any major problems I can give you a few tips - I'm a guitar teacher as part of my livelihood

On July 29 2010 04:45 derpaderp wrote:
i used to dog down strangers who looked at me on the street. not out of maliciousness, but out of habit. I'm trying to say "howdy" instead. Its hard to not crack a smile when a stranger greets you with "howdy"


I'm going to steal this as my own! I think it would lighten up my neighborhood quite a bit , especially since most people around here are about my age. Maybe I'll substitute a "how d'yo do?" It's such a non confrontational phrase one has to be delighted to hear it ^
Each day gets better : )
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
July 28 2010 19:47 GMT
#6
On July 29 2010 04:45 derpaderp wrote:
i used to dog down strangers who looked at me on the street. not out of maliciousness, but out of habit. I'm trying to say "howdy" instead. Its hard to not crack a smile when a stranger greets you with "howdy"


Lol at the howdy thing, when I went to visit Texas A&M, every last person said howdy, and I just wanted to laugh, I can't bring myself to greet someone with "howdy", and I'm a Texan!
Tear stained american saints and dirty guitar dreams across a universe of desert and blue sky , gas station coffee love letters and two dollar pistol kisses from thirty five dollar hotel room stationary .
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
July 28 2010 19:57 GMT
#7
does it count as doing something different if i had planned it before i read this blog?

anyways ill come back and tell you what i did different once ive done it (after my nap)
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25977 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-28 20:34:17
July 28 2010 20:34 GMT
#8
I was about to do something rash involving a girl. Thankfully, I remembered TL advice is usually bad, especially regarding women.

In the spirit of this thread, I drank tea instead of coffee. It was pretty good!
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ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 28 2010 20:51 GMT
#9
Just in case anyone is following the "I play guitar" story arc....
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Original Message: Caldo149
Hey thanks for offering tips!
First thing, how do you smoothly transition between chords? Quick fingering changes? like going from A to D or something (a nice little I to IV action) because it always takes me like a second to switch fingerings and in that time it sounds bleh.

I was also wondering hw on earth you do bar chords!! My friend can do it but it's so hard for me to keep all the strings down with my index finger while also pressing down 3 other strings =/ Even though technically I know you really only need to press down 3 strings with the index I just don't see how it's humanly possible to do it consistently.

I have a feeling I just need more practice... ^^;



Ella:

Chord switching is the first hump where many people give up. First, get it in your noodle that you wont and shouldn't achieve everything you want by tomorrow. Like learning to do the splits or something, if you just jump down it's going to be a rude awakening. Patience.

Switching involves two things, rhythm and precision, work on these seperately, not together. Here's how-

A good way to practice the rhythm. Get a metronome (or even just count one two three four one two ...)

play your first chord on beat one, then switch and no matter where your fingers are , strum again the new chord on beat one. The trick here is to play even if you think it's going to sound ugly. This teaches your left hand that it can't just take all it's sweet time.

Then, the precision

Tempo and rhythm is of no issue here. Take a lot of time, and mentally map how each finger is going to move. Look for common notes or string shifts. By that I mean....

Your ring finger on the A chord is on the same string as it will need to be for the D. This is golden! You must not stop touching the string with this finger, it's your guide. That one will slide up just a little bit, allowing you to focus on the other two.

You do these to 'drills' separately. slowly you up the tempo for the rhythm practice. Then, in a few days / week you will realize you are doing the changes in tempo, and your chords are clear and shimmering everytime.

Barre chords are later ^ _^





@ travis. Hah ye you still get points. You have to come back and post it though for full creds.

Inspired by Chill - I got arizona raspberry tea instead of the green. hahha I'm happy for this
Each day gets better : )
Leath
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Canada1724 Posts
July 28 2010 20:54 GMT
#10
I have cooked for every day of the week. Something I had never done much before. I am always following recipes, mostly from vahchef (youtube), because I love Indian dishes.
On top of that, I have offered to shared my plates with my co-workers (when the dish turns out good or not too spicy), so to introduce them to new kinds of food.

I live in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, and we have ZERO Indian restaurants in town.
...such a shame.
http://www.kongregate.com/?referrer=Sagess
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
July 28 2010 21:31 GMT
#11
ok, I did it
normally upon completely my midday nap(if i take one), i aspire to do a stretching routine
but im always too lazy

day after day i plan it but day after day im too lazy

well today i drank a little coffee, and actually did it

was mostly post-workout recovery stuff but im also focusing on developing the splits

took about 40 minutes
Exteray
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1094 Posts
July 28 2010 22:04 GMT
#12
Today I made a refinery before my baracks
SilentCrono
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1420 Posts
July 28 2010 22:28 GMT
#13
On July 29 2010 05:34 Chill wrote:
I was about to do something rash involving a girl. Thankfully, I remembered TL advice is usually bad, especially regarding women.

In the spirit of this thread, I drank tea instead of coffee. It was pretty good!


tea is way better than coffee.
♞ Your soul will forever be lost in the void of a horse. ♞
night terrors
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
China1284 Posts
July 28 2010 23:07 GMT
#14
I hope bisu will listen and follow to do something different too

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Through high and low, bisu boy, through high and low.
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
July 29 2010 01:34 GMT
#15
I ran 40 mins straight instead of taking my normal 5 minute break half way through. It felt good.
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
July 29 2010 01:48 GMT
#16
For chord switching just play a lot of random, easy arrangements of acoustic songs where all you do is strum and maybe sing along. Usually you'll encounter the same few chords over and over (C G Am F D A Em blah blah) so it becomes muscle memory quite quickly. Least that's how I did it.

As for something different I did today, I went outside! Ba-dum-psh.

I plan to sleep before 3am tonight. It's not technically today but whatever.
duckett
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States589 Posts
July 29 2010 02:06 GMT
#17
On July 29 2010 05:34 Chill wrote:
I was about to do something rash involving a girl. Thankfully, I remembered TL advice is usually bad, especially regarding women.

In the spirit of this thread, I drank tea instead of coffee. It was pretty good!

good call! thank god i only saw this thread at 6:00.
funky squaredance funky squaredance funky squaredance
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 29 2010 02:07 GMT
#18
I played chess with this guy who hangs in the market. I never did before because I thought he would shatter me.

He did. He gave me a few ideas and it was a great time. Then we bonded over the Wu and the mysteries of chessboxin.

God damn the world is a kind place if you let it be
Each day gets better : )
news
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
892 Posts
July 29 2010 02:15 GMT
#19
Didn't drink today, and I have half a bottle of wine in a cooler.

I love Wu Tang omg

Did you just walk up to that guy without knowing him? Does he always play chess there or something?
"Althought it sounds sexism, and probably is, given the right context, we cannot classify the statement itself as a sexist statement by itself," - evanthebouncy!
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 29 2010 02:19 GMT
#20
On July 29 2010 11:15 News wrote:
Didn't drink today, and I have half a bottle of wine in a cooler.

I love Wu Tang omg

Did you just walk up to that guy without knowing him? Does he always play chess there or something?


Yea he's like the ghost of the market. Sometimes he's there, sometimes he's not. He just sits and waits for people to play, really chill guy. He told me about how he hasnt drank or smoked in 5 years and he feels young again (he's probs about 30?) .

I brought the ruckus as hard as I could.
Each day gets better : )
darkponcho
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States262 Posts
July 29 2010 03:04 GMT
#21
Normally I take the north line (only line that passes by where i live) bus to the library, then walk from there to the hospital. Usually the green line bus (goes direct to the hospital) comes and stops in front of the north line at one of the stops, but I was always afraid that I would get off my bus and then the green line would drive away at that instant and leave me looking like an idiot. Today I successfully transferred to the green line and got to work 5-10 minutes earlier than I usually would.

YEAAHHHHHHH!
life
Lexpar
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
1813 Posts
July 29 2010 03:43 GMT
#22
I played Starcraft 2 today. That's significantly different than what I've been doing for the last week.
caldo149
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States469 Posts
July 29 2010 04:16 GMT
#23
thanks for the guitar tips! time to go practice >=|
It helps a lot that i already have a good music background to draw from =)
Hellions are my homeboys
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
July 29 2010 13:58 GMT
#24
@ Dark poncho - ^ _^

@Lex that one doesnt count! haha. I might go back today and see if the chess guy is there again. I'm going to play an open mic tonight too
Each day gets better : )
Inkarnate
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada840 Posts
July 29 2010 14:52 GMT
#25
Hmm. How does going to an internet cafe to play starcraft with someone you've only met on the internet sound?
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