Mon - Jan 10, 2011 : 05:10 pm
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Great start to 2011!
AudioGuru
So, Advanced Budget Studios took a bit of a break during the holidays, and with that came the usual curiosity as to how the new year would be.
Well, I'd have to say that 2011 is looking great. We started off the year recording a wonderful new artist named Taylor Miller. He'll have a website up soon, and his music sounds fabulous! ...
Miscellaneous / Music
Thu - Jan 06, 2011 : 12:11 pm
excited
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AnythingSlider is Awesome
PoeticIntensity
So, when I started the re-design of my studio website, I knew I would need sliders, but I didn't realize how many unconfigurable, and generally static sliders were out there. I must have gone through 5 iterations of sliders before I found one that matches my needs (and probably will be the go-to slider for any project I work on in the future)...
Programming
Thu - Jan 06, 2011 : 12:19 am
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Taylor Miller Session
AudioGuru
Man... I'm kicking myself right now for not taking a photo of this amazing musician, but I was way too interested in the music I was hearing to worry about silly cameras.
Taylor Miller came in for a visit, and recorded 3 original songs tonight. They have yet some proper embellishment to receive, but the tracks we got tonight were primo.&nbs...
Music
Tue - Jan 04, 2011 : 12:43 pm
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Website Re-design!
AudioGuru
About 2 months ago, a great musician, designer, and friend sent me a new design idea for AdvancedBudgetStudios.com. After getting various opinions, I decided to have a go at it. Also, with all the free time I had during the holidays, I thought it would be a good time to get crackin'.
So, without further ado, I present you the new and ...
Miscellaneous
Mon - Dec 13, 2010 : 02:08 pm
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We're on the radio!
PoeticIntensity
Okay.. Not really the "radio", but a cool little Internet radio station picked up Herod the Fink (a band I'm in), and decided to feature us. They decided to play our song, "Desperate Husband's Chorus", and I think it's way cool.
The radio station is called "LDS Music Today" and can be found at http://www.ldsmu...
Herod The Fink / Personal
Sun - Dec 12, 2010 : 10:31 pm
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Merry Christmas to A.B.S.!!
AudioGuru
Since we haven't been booking clients during November and December, we've had a few extra moments to really think about and research the needs of the studio. The success this little studio has had is very exciting, and only makes us want to hone our craft that much more.
Honing the craft is great, but pouring the success of the studio back ...
Audio Hardware / Babblings / Miscellaneous
Mon - Dec 06, 2010 : 12:22 pm
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Thoughts on HtF
PoeticIntensity
So, the Christmas season is officially here, and I'm feeling more Christmas Spirt than I ever have in my life - by a long shot.
I attribute this to two things... First and foremost, attitude, and making good choices. To me, Christmas is a spiritual season because it's filled with love, good will, charity, friends, and family. If...
Herod The Fink
Fri - Dec 03, 2010 : 06:45 pm
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Holiday
ashley
Friday December 3, 2010
Today was filled with the usually chore, practicing for the Christmas Cantada, and puttting up the Christmas tree. Finally! me and my family put up our tree. We usually do it after Thanksgiving but we where a little late.
You know. The more the years go by the faster Christmas seems to come. I can remeber when I was a litt...
Fri - Dec 03, 2010 : 11:37 am
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Scramjet X-96 Contest!
AudioGuru
Scramjet, a valued client of Advanced Budget Studios (and an amazing band, as well), has recently arrived in the top-ten list of a contest put on by X-96. Please support them by clicking here and voting for them and their awesome song, "Tread Softly".
Thanks, and thank you, Scramjet! You guys are awesome!
...
Miscellaneous
Tue - Nov 30, 2010 : 04:55 pm
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3 Nephi : 19
PoeticIntensity
It might be that I'm a techno-geek, but the first thing I thought of when I read this was "social media". People went from house to house and "labored exceedingly" all through the night to let it be known where Jesus was going to come the following day.
Also interesting are the activities of the people when the arrived t...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Sun - Dec 12, 2010 : 10:31 pm
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Merry Christmas to A.B.S.!!
AudioGuru
Since we haven't been booking clients during November and December, we've had a few extra moments to really think about and research the needs of the studio. The success this little studio has had is very exciting, and only makes us want to hone our craft that much more.
Honing the craft is great, but pouring the success of the studio back ...
Audio Hardware / Babblings / Miscellaneous
Mon - Jan 12, 2009 : 05:49 pm
grateful
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Memory Retention and Service
PoeticIntensity
An interesting concept was brought up during an interesting class I had on Sunday.
Last year, I went to the normal gospel doctrine class almost all year and enjoyed almost every class. We had a fabulous teacher who really brought the class alive with discussion about interesting concepts. Never once was a spirit of contention fall up...
Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Thu - Aug 30, 2007 : 05:30 pm
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Did I switch too soon?
PoeticIntensity
Today was a good day. I didn't get enough sleep, so after our work lunch party, which enabled us to eat large amounts of Korean food (seasoned beef 'n' stuff wrapped in lettuce was good, but I didn't like the "kimchi" which was nothing more than hot and spicy rotten cabbage), I felt a bit tired... Too tired to work.
So, I wen...
Programming
Tue - Mar 08, 2011 : 12:20 pm
okay
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3 Nephi : 30
PoeticIntensity
So, I'm pretty sure these words are being spoken to us, the Gentiles, and they are meant for people living now. The last chapter was spoken to those who would be alive during the coming of the Book of Mormon, and it doesn't seem like this chapter deviates from that.
Interesting that included in the list of "wicked ways" is t...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Aug 03, 2007 : 11:56 pm
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Friends and Friendship
PoeticIntensity
Hmm.... I'm wondering how I can write this entry without offending anyone, so... if you are offended by it, I'm sorry. What is going to be said has to be said, and it will, hopefully, enlighten at least someone.
Due to this wonderful blog, I've been feeling quite pensive lately and liking the change. Midst this change, I asked on...
Fri - Jan 22, 2010 : 03:48 pm
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Alma : 52
PoeticIntensity
Onward and upward towards the goal of finishing the whole Book of Mormon, writing about each and every chapter, by the end of this year.
This chapter was all about war, and strategy. I didn't find anything particularly enlightening about it, yet I firmly believe that each and every word written in the Book of Mormon has a meaning - and will...
Book Of Mormon / Lds
Sat - Apr 19, 2008 : 08:05 pm
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Evansence
koyote Dreams
I can't believe this. Evansence my all time favorite band the band I LOVE, I heard someting from them today that I never thought would happen. I got a cd that I've wanted today, got it home and started listing to it. Then I heard Amy Lee say the f word! "That's not right!" I thought to my self 'cuz Evansence don't cus. So I jumped on line...
Fri - Feb 15, 2008 : 12:19 am
spiritual
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2nd Nephi : 5
PoeticIntensity
First thing which caught my attention this time around is verse 6.
I relate that verse to the way the Lord works. Basically, God lets everyone know about his plan, and those who believe Him will follow him.
This makes me wonder if Nephi, through some sort of parable, told Laman and Lemuel what he was planning to do as well, but they didn'...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Fri - Feb 10, 2006 : 09:49 pm
no mood
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R00t3d...
PoeticIntensity
Oh... My... Goodness...
I can't think of where to begin, so I'll just start typing.
Two days ago we decided it was time to cut the umbilical for the other guys who were the old I.T. team for the company I work for. We did so by changing all passwords (or so I thought), and that's about it. We thought we had em'.... So.... We all went home and...
Mon - Jan 23, 2006 : 07:46 pm
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FHE Tonight... My Testimony.
PoeticIntensity
We've been trying to get into the habit of having Famiily Home Evening together as a family, and tonight Sarah planned a splendid lesson that would have been enjoyed much more if I wouldn't have been ill, and dead-tired. But... such is the life of a husband/father/bread winner. :)
Anyway... After the lesson, she wanted all of us to write down ...
Sun - May 18, 2008 : 10:24 am
exhausted
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2008 UVSC Auto Show
PoeticIntensity
To start, I must say that the video above was created using a very old digital camera. It shoots at 15 fps, so, that is why the video quality is so horrible. I'll see if I can't get a more decent video later on. Now, on with the entry...
I would have written about this yesterday evening, but I was dead-tired. So... I'll wri...
Audio / Cars
Tue - Sep 22, 2009 : 06:05 pm
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Mustang GT vs. Camaro vs. GT500
PoeticIntensity
Last Saturday, I woke up much earlier than I should have in order to go down and help my good friend Scott wash his cars, in preparation for his selling them.
After washing his other two cars, we decided to wash my car, and to be honest, I was a bit skeptical as to how this "great new car washing" system would work. Well... ...
Cars
Thu - Apr 04, 2013 : 01:00 pm
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Full-time Music!
AudioGuru
First and foremost, I want to thank you all for your support. It really has been an incredible journey, and there are so many people who have showed support for this little dream of mine, straight from the beginning.
That said, the road in front of me is surely going to be one full of suprises, twists, and turns.
For those of you who ar...
Music / Studio
Wed - Jan 06, 2010 : 12:59 am
tired
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Drum Cover - Pat Benatar : Heartbreaker
Drummer
Playing this song was a joy, until I realized I'd been playing wrong for so many years. Trying to do the cover as a true cover was freakin' hard for this song. I hope I did it justice, though. There were a few points where I totally fubbed hits, but there were only a few.
So... Here it is. Let me know what ya think....
Audio / Drums / Music / Video
Tue - Mar 12, 2013 : 04:05 pm
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Apparently...
AudioGuru
So, I've been surfing around the net today, figuring out how I'm going to work in the new website with the old one and what-not, and while doing so, I found out that apparently, Art City Sound is nothing but a big piece of Volvo heavy machinery. Take a look at this link for proof. (link here, too). While you're at it, take a...
Studio
Thu - Jan 13, 2011 : 09:08 pm
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General Thoughts
PoeticIntensity
I got down here to my studio tonight, after playing with the kids, putting Sam to bed, and taking care of a few other odds 'n' ends, and I got to feeling like I should write in my journal. Not entirely sure about what, but it's been months, if not a few years since I have just sat down to write, with nothing in mind beforehand. Some of ...
Babblings / Personal
Wed - Dec 31, 2014 : 09:38 pm
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New Years' (almost)
PoeticIntensity
Approximately 4 years ago, sometime during the summer, from time to time I would go outside our back door and lay out on the concrete slab and look up at the stars. We had been in our home about 7 years and had no intention of moving, or changing, or doing anything but doing what we were doing. I was in love with my wife, trying my best...
Personal / Spiritual / Studio-journey
Sat - Jul 11, 2009 : 01:01 pm
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Alma : 34
PoeticIntensity
I read Alma 34 two days ago, and haven't written about it. I hate it when I don't have time to write about the scriptures when I read them, because each time I read them, I feel something different about different portions of the scripture. Ah, well.. I'll read it again and see what happens this time.
Right out of the gate, Amul...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Feb 15, 2008 : 09:54 am
irritated
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Who Designed Rollover Ads?
PoeticIntensity
Today I was given a link by a friend to go view, and since I trusted this friend, I immediately clicked it. A good, interesting article came up, which I began to read.
I read for approximately 10 seconds and moved my mouse. Upon moving my mouse, I accidentally rolled over the link circled in red.
Well, after rolling over it, the ...
Computers / Miscellaneous
Mon - Jun 29, 2009 : 09:32 am
okay
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Zend Studio on Gentoo AMD64
PoeticIntensity
Since I've been job-hopping for the last bit, I've had the chance to install fresh gentoo builds on quite a few 64-bit computers in the last couple of months.
I've also been looking at different IDEs for PHP development. After using jEdit now for close to 5 years, I've gotta say the one which impresses me the most is Zend Studio for Eclips...
Computers / Linux / Programming