Tue - Jan 15, 2013 : 09:06 pm
tired
0.65 daily views
2449 total views
Sooo close!
AudioGuru
What a whirlwind, I tell you what. The usual cliche's about this being the busiest time of my life seem to pale against reality, so I'll just dive into the thick of it all.
I've spent the past 3 weeks working intensely on getting the new studio up and running. Thanks to the help of my brother Ryan, my dad Ray, and a good friend, Jeff Stock, th...
Studio
Thu - Dec 13, 2012 : 11:06 pm
amazed
0.44 daily views
1686 total views
Getting Real...
PoeticIntensity
So, I just got off the phone with my wife, and she was at our new home-to-be this evening, and apparently, almost everything is done. The carpet isn't in, nor are the toilets, nor are the cement stairs leading down to the basement, but everything else - yeah - it's done. I'm just beside myself. We could be moving in as early as la...
Personal
Sun - Dec 09, 2012 : 10:00 am
grateful
0.42 daily views
1611 total views
Grateful Whirlwind
PoeticIntensity
So... I don't even know where to begin. Honestly, my life is so full right now, I feel as though I might decide to curl up into a remote corner of the world somewhere and hide for a few months. That said, each day I seem to manage to get up with a renewed strength to attack the day's duties with a renewed vigor.
Even though it's cl...
Personal
Sun - Dec 02, 2012 : 10:08 am
excited
0.66 daily views
2520 total views
Live Room is framed!
AudioGuru
Well, I'd say last week was a success for the progress of the studio! I'd also say it was a pretty big failure for the state of my body. Man, I'm getting old. Even my 70-year-old dad out-did me, and that's just sad. Even though my fingers are swollen, and my feet hurt, I've gotta say it was 100% worth it.
We started ...
Studio
Sat - Nov 24, 2012 : 12:07 am
amazed
0.60 daily views
2320 total views
Coming Together...
AudioGuru
I chose "Amazed" as the mood for this entry because it just fits. I had no idea what would be involved with getting this studio build ready to go, but it seems as though it's all coming together.
We've got a truckload of materials coming on Monday of next week, and I have the entire week off to begin the build.
Hopefully I remem...
Studio
Sun - Nov 11, 2012 : 11:56 am
no mood
0.05 daily views
208 total views
Weight loss
FChick7
So today marks my first day of a long awaited journey to weight loss. I currently weigh 260 lbs, which is a number i never thought in my whole life i would ever reach. I choose today because my boyfriend woke me up this morning and told me he'd feel much better knowing my health was better and all this weight is literaly weighing me down. And...
Weight Loss
Tue - Nov 06, 2012 : 10:32 am
ecstatic
0.62 daily views
2382 total views
I Got a Phone Call Today...
AudioGuru
So, I was on my way to work today, when my phone rang - displaying an unfamiliar number. With everything going on in my life, I decided it would be a good idea to answer it anyway.
Turned out to be a really good idea.
Last week, I decided to take the time to draw out plans for the studio and turn them in to the city for approval. I ...
Studio
Fri - Oct 26, 2012 : 04:54 pm
grateful
0.52 daily views
2035 total views
Tick Tock...
AudioGuru
So... In what has turned out to be my monthly updates, I don't have much to report this time, as progress on the studio portion of the house has been waiting for the actual house to be built. Right now, the studio is comprised of two large concrete boxes in my basement.
What I do have to report on is something I hadn't expected...
Studio
Sun - Sep 16, 2012 : 10:46 pm
pensive
0.50 daily views
1973 total views
Insights...
AudioGuru
So, I just had a great day here in the basement where I live, while me and my family are waiting for our new home (and studio) to be built, and I found myself sort of pensive, so I thought I'd come down and write a few words, and see what comes out.
Advanced Budget Studios began taking clients in August of 2009, using a single AT 3525 conde...
Studio
Fri - Sep 07, 2012 : 10:03 pm
ecstatic
0.53 daily views
2071 total views
Progress Update #1
AudioGuru
The studio walls are up! ... and they are ... HUGE! Honestly the level of excitement I have for this studio build is right up there with the excitement of my marriage and the births of my children. I can't believe this is actually happening!
Anyway....
I'll be posting more random updates on Facebook (which will link to publi...
Studio
Tue - Apr 06, 2010 : 05:15 pm
ecstatic
0.42 daily views
2037 total views
New Logo and Design
AudioGuru
(announcement)
Life just can't get much better. Well... Let's not speak too soon, but man, life for the studio this past week has just been really, really awesome.
One of our clients recently decided to help us out by designing a logo and refreshing the look and feel of our website. His name is Jesse Crowley, and, well... He's just awes...
Miscellaneous
Thu - Jul 08, 2010 : 02:42 pm
amazed
0.56 daily views
2654 total views
Daddy's Little Soldier - Finished
AudioGuru
Last night, Christie Berube came over for the finishing session on her new song, Daddy's Little Soldier, and to be honest, it was a complete honor to work with her on such a brilliant piece of musical artwork.
As an afterthought, I usually like to listen to the final master on as many different sound systems as possible, just to learn from what ...
Music
Mon - Feb 09, 2009 : 11:27 pm
excited
0.64 daily views
3359 total views
Flight To Green Bay
PoeticIntensity
Okay... This sucks. I just spent the last 10 minutes typing up a nice novel on how today was spent, and I then proceeded to accidentally delete it. How unfortunate. Let's see if I can do it again.
....nope. Sorry... I'm tired, and it's late (it's now 12:30am), and I've got to get up tomorrow morning.
Suffic...
Fun / Life / Nature's Way
Mon - Feb 25, 2008 : 10:48 pm
amazed
0.49 daily views
2741 total views
*AMAZING* video - "Everything"
PoeticIntensity
As some of you know, in addition to running this site, I also run a site called ldscompanion.org
Today, I was rummaging through some of the artwork submitted by my users, when I found this piece.
The artwork is well-done, and presents a Biblical message as well as a URL. Well... Not being familiar with the URL, I decided to see wh...
Spiritual
Thu - Dec 13, 2012 : 11:06 pm
amazed
0.44 daily views
1686 total views
Getting Real...
PoeticIntensity
So, I just got off the phone with my wife, and she was at our new home-to-be this evening, and apparently, almost everything is done. The carpet isn't in, nor are the toilets, nor are the cement stairs leading down to the basement, but everything else - yeah - it's done. I'm just beside myself. We could be moving in as early as la...
Personal
Mon - Sep 07, 2009 : 01:24 pm
excited
0.37 daily views
1883 total views
Grand Opening
AudioGuru
(announcement)
The site is finished and life is good! Welcome everyone who has a demo just waiting to be realized. Advanced Budget Studios is here just waiting to make your life that much better. Come on down and get your demo made just the way you want it to - cheap, quick, and sounding great! Click here to go to the brand-new site!...
Audio / Music
Sun - Oct 05, 2008 : 07:34 pm
amazed
0.66 daily views
3519 total views
Samuel is Here!
PoeticIntensity
I'm still kind of in awe of it all, but .... holy cow.. Samuel Jason Jones has arrived!
We got into the car around 4:30pm after Sarah had been in labor since around 6:00am. Wow... What a trooper.
We arrived here at the hospital at 5:00pm anticipating his arrival around 10:00pm or so... Yeah right... Samuel had ot...
Children / Family / Personal
Mon - May 11, 2009 : 07:40 am
refreshed
0.51 daily views
2607 total views
Jason Mraz Concert in Vegas!
PoeticIntensity
Wow...
So, first, I've gotta give a HUGE THANK YOU to my mother-in-law and father-in-law, because it was they who bought me the tickets for my birthday last month, in the first place. I would have never bought the tickets for myself, so wthout them, I literally would have never seen such a concert.
So, THANK YOU, KIM AND HENRY!!!! T...
Friends / Fun / Music
Mon - Jun 09, 2008 : 10:33 am
tired
1.89 daily views
10370 total views
Video Editing With Kdenlive
PoeticIntensity
I've recently become interested in integrating video into my journal and blog. As such, I realized that my 4-year old digial camera just wasn't gonna cut it anymore, so I went out and bought the cheapest camera I could find that would shoot 30 frames per second which happened to be the Nikon S210 digital camera. It takes pretty good vid...
Computers / Gentoo / Kdenlive / Linux / Video
Tue - Sep 30, 2008 : 09:56 pm
happy
0.19 daily views
1015 total views
Jumpin' Jacks
sarahkimjones
Last Thursday I took the kids to Jumpin Jacks. It is a huge warehouse with a bunch of bounce houses. The kids had an absolutely great time!
We also had the place to ourselves for the whole hour and half we were there. It was awesome!! I think they would of stayed all day if I let them.
They really loved this really tall slide...
Children / Family / Fun
Tue - Nov 10, 2009 : 10:25 am
happy
1.10 daily views
5469 total views
CAD Trion 7000
AudioGuru
So... The studio has been missing an essential piece of hardware, which, in past recordings, we've wished we had. Well, that problem has now been remedied. After much hum-hawwing about what should be done to get our hands on a good figure 8 microhpone, we found the CAD Trion 7000.
The microphone is precisely what we needed.
Afte...
Audio Hardware
Thu - Jul 31, 2008 : 11:52 am
frustrated
1.08 daily views
5871 total views
From Nvidia to ATI
PoeticIntensity
(how-to)
Well... I just spent about 2 hours writing a how-to on going from an Nvidia-based graphics system in gentoo Linux to an ATI one, but I accidentally erased the whole thing, so I'm going to try my best to be patient and do it again.
When I originally got the box for my new ATI Radeon HD4850 video card this morning, I was impressed even in the ...
Computer Hardware / Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Mon - Oct 20, 2008 : 03:14 pm
annoyed
1.08 daily views
5773 total views
IE Caching AJAX bug
PoeticIntensity
*sigh*
As programming techniques become more and more complex, and the programmers continue to be just as, or more, diversified, companies who insist on being the industry standard while tossing away organizations such as the W3C, make life as a web developer increasingly difficult.
If that didn't make much sense, let me rephrase: Micro...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft / Programming
Thu - May 29, 2008 : 06:20 pm
content
1.02 daily views
5622 total views
Postgres Authentication in Proftpd
PoeticIntensity
Today I was commissioned to create an FTP server here at work. Through persistent pestering of the hideously insecure nature of FTP in general, my boss let me dedicate an entire server just for the company's need to FTP. This was to negate the possibility of any hacking of the web server, should the FTP server be compromised. It's...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Tue - Oct 02, 2007 : 04:44 pm
excited
1.02 daily views
5851 total views
Mustang GT vs Saab 950 Turbo
PoeticIntensity
Hehe.... I love it when I learn new stuff about Springville.
I had no idea that there existed a place in Springville that was absolutely perfect for racing. Now we're talking 0-80 MPH racing in a straight line. Nothing curvy or anything like that. So... Anyway...
My co-worker, Steve comes into my office (or rather, the...
Cars
Fri - Oct 22, 2010 : 10:32 pm
peaceful
1.00 daily view
4631 total views
Wisdom Teeth out.
elizalds
So the Wisdom teeth came out this morning. I was awake and numb, and it was okay. It really doesn't hurt much at all and I'm just taking Motrin. I feel pretty good. I'm really excited that I will be able to make it to Sacrament on Sunday and I also have a quick interview for my patriarchal blessing!!!!! Which I really don't want to miss.
I f...
Book Of Mormon / Everyday Thoughts / Gospel / Herod The Fink / Lds / Me / Personal
Fri - Oct 11, 2019 : 04:19 pm
grateful
0.99 daily views
1328 total views
Gen Conf. 2019 Elder Oaks
PoeticIntensity
First off, I don't like at all that the congregation was laughing during the initial parts of the talk. This interpretation of humor, to me, tells me people aren't really trying to empathize with someone who could ask that type of question. Considering the implications of polygamy, the question of living in one's own house vs. liv...
General Conference / Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 20, 2009 : 09:41 pm
happy
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5226 total views
Studio Acoustic Treatment 1
PoeticIntensity
Okay... Since I had recently returned from my mission in 1996, I knew I wanted to learn how to record music. Recording music swiftly turned into wanting to be able to record my drums. A couple of years ago, I was able to put enough money away to buy a load of recording equipment for my drums.
I've recorded quite a few diddies in...
Audio / Music
Wed - Jul 06, 2011 : 05:59 pm
happy
0.98 daily views
4257 total views
PDFTK - Generate Issues
PoeticIntensity
So, I've been working on this PDF project for awhile, and I think it might be beneficial for me to add some notes which were somewhat elusive on the net.
The FDF file which is generated by PDFTK generate is encoded in UTF-16 character set - and is very hard to work with. I found this script which solves the problem, and allows the FD...
Linux / Programming
Sun - Nov 02, 2008 : 10:10 pm
happy
0.98 daily views
5251 total views
Samuel's Baby Blessing
PoeticIntensity
Well... Today was the big day at church with the blessing of the newest addition to the Jones family, Samuel Jones.
The blessing went well, even if I did botch the proclamation of the power by which the blessing was given. I'm glad God is a forgiving God.
The spirit of the meeting was wonderful, and it testified quite powerfully of one sp...
Family / Friends / Lds / Personal / Spiritual