Tue - Dec 29, 2009 : 01:56 am
happy
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Boston Drum Cover
Drummer
I just got done watching Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" video... Man, that guy is amazing.
Anyway... Tonight I thought it'd be a good idea to do some drum covers of my favorite songs. So, here's the first one, "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston.
Give it a listen and don't forget to rate and comment if ya like it!...
Audio / Drums / Music
Mon - Dec 28, 2009 : 01:00 am
grateful
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Song In Progress
PoeticIntensity
Not sure why I'm writing about this now, because I usually just finish the thing and then announce it at the same time as I share it.
I guess this song is a complete deviation from anything I've done in the past. Heh... Just now I'm realizing that I don't even have a name for this song yet. I could call it "My Friend",...
Music / Personal
Mon - Dec 21, 2009 : 12:05 am
excited
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The Fink is Finished!
AudioGuru
After a whole heckuva lot of work, at a faster-than-I-want-to pace, the self-titled album from Herod the Fink is finally finished, and available.
Herod the Fink is an in-house production of our mixing and recording engineer, and a great musician-friend of his.
The whole project came together with a simple phone call, a month before ...
Audio / Music
Fri - Dec 18, 2009 : 04:10 pm
okay
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Alma : 45
PoeticIntensity
The first thing I noticed this time, is that apparently, Helaman had never had any proof of the existence of the plates of gold Alma and the previous prophets were writing on. Not entirely sure why that caught my fancy this time, but it did. I guess keeping the historical records was a pretty sacred thing back then. I wonder if th...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Dec 15, 2009 : 10:25 pm
tired
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Fedora 12 - Getting Closer
PoeticIntensity
Well... I'm not quite as frustrated tonight as I was when I tried to do with Ubuntu, that which I am now trying with Fedora 12.
I installed Fedora 12 on my laptop from the install DVD, and I've gotta say, Fedora, neither in the installation, nor in running the OS, was as slick as Ubuntu. Ubuntu was quite a bit more polished, I'...
Gentoo / Linux
Mon - Dec 14, 2009 : 12:58 am
frustrated
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Ubuntu Still Has Demons
PoeticIntensity
Okay.. So I installed Ubuntu on my brother's computer about 3 weeks ago, and he has been loving it! Before that, he had been using gentoo with me as his personal admin, which I didn't mind because he rarely needed it, and when he did, it was usually a 10-30 minute fix, no problem.
So, he liked it so much, and from what I could tell, ...
Gentoo / Linux
Sun - Dec 06, 2009 : 01:16 pm
sick
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4016 total views
What's With Snow and Me?
PoeticIntensity
Today, I woke up to about 6-10 inches of fresh powdery snow all over the place. It's actually beginning to feel like Christmas time, now!
Now, most normal people would say within themselves, "Man, I hate snow on the roads.", but not me.
I'm not entirely sure why I'm this way, but it's been this way ever since I can remem...
Life / Personal
Tue - Dec 01, 2009 : 12:15 pm
amazed
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Alma : 44 - Rather Die Than Lie
PoeticIntensity
The thing which resonates so much with me about this chapter, is how true Moroni is to himself and his God. Truly, the last thing he wanted to do is to kill thousands of his brothers, yet he had to. He knew his lifestyle, freedom, religion, and family were more important than letting themselves be put into bondage, and the Lamanites wou...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Nov 30, 2009 : 05:13 pm
somber
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Alma : 43
PoeticIntensity
I wasn't planning on writing about this chapter this time, but something which kind of makes me wonder stood out to me this time.
What's the deal with the armor of the Lamanites being so slim? I mean, seriously. If I were going to war, I would definitely do everything I could to protect myself and ensure victory. Loin cloths and...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures / Spiritual
Mon - Nov 30, 2009 : 12:37 pm
happy
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Drum Video Play-along
Drummer
I've recently been working with Advanced Budget Studios on a project called Herod The Fink, and I just got done tracking drums to the last song, The First Noel.
Well, we taped the session to video, and have created a youtube video with the final version of the song, being played as I tracked the drums. The effect is pretty cool.
Take a lo...
Drums / Music / Video
Fri - Aug 24, 2007 : 11:51 pm
tired
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4681 total views
State of gentoo
PoeticIntensity
Today at work, I happened to stumble upon a blog which I've never read, or heard of. This is a shame because this blog happens to belong to a person who is very important in my life. A person I've never spoken to, met, seen, or otherwise had any contact with at all.
His name is Daniel Robbins (drobbins).
Daniel Robbins created gentoo ...
Gentoo / Linux
Fri - Oct 31, 2008 : 02:23 pm
happy
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Mosiah : 29
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that in verse 7, the example he uses of an unrighteous king pretty much parallels what happened to the Nephites in the Land of Nephi under king Noah. Couldn't have been many years since the people of Limhi had come to join Zarahemla, anyway. I've never thought of that before.
Verse 13 is always a fun one. It's great ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Sun - Jul 21, 1996 : 09:15 pm
no mood
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Scott's Homecoming
PoeticIntensity
Well.. Yesterday, I rode home in an airplane for the whole day, but everything was cool.. I rode
by David and Sharon that have a 19 year old daughter, Mormon, and single. I didn't get her phone number
- just ask me why, I could kick myself. Anyway.. I listened to my music for most of the way home and just
enjoyed myself. I actually like flying,...
Mon - Jan 14, 2008 : 11:32 pm
happy
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Strengthening Trials
PoeticIntensity
Yesterday at church, I had a couple of thoughts which I neglected to write down. I think I'll write them down now.
Something I might have written down in my previous scripture studies is my question as to why Lehi's family didn't think about getting the plates of brass / Ishmael's family before they left for the wilderness? I would th...
Lds / Spiritual
Sun - Jul 29, 2007 : 01:13 pm
peaceful
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Transcoding subtitles
PoeticIntensity
Today I needed to encode a movie I bought on Friday (Fearless), and I wanted to encode it in its native language, but have english subtitles. The command I ended up using was this:
transcode -a 0 -i Fearless.dump -M 2 -w 2200,250,100 -A -N 0x2000 -y xvid -o Fearless.avi -Z 854x480 -J extsub=2:0:0:0:0:100:255:2:3
The "a" takes care...
Mon - Aug 24, 2009 : 11:48 pm
okay
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Which Drum Overhead Mic?
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I've decided I'm going to get a little more serious about recording music. I've had quite a few positive comments made about my recordings from 3rd parties, and over the years, I've enjoyed recording it more and more.
So now, I'm here with approximately $200.00 to spend, and I think I'm going to get some overhead mics fo...
Audio
Tue - Dec 09, 2008 : 11:08 am
tired
1.00 daily view
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VLC Gripe
PoeticIntensity
Awhile back, I found that many DVD titles released by Sony weren't able to be viewed with mplayer. This annoyed me.
So, I investigated a bit and found that VLC (another wonderful media player) could not only play them back, but also rip them with ease. Up until a bit ago, this has been the case since the writing of that article.
Whe...
Computers / Linux
Wed - Jul 13, 2011 : 06:48 pm
okay
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365 total views
moroni66
I guess Heavenly Father leads us in mysterious ways. I came across this site through an engine search. I feel God's hand upon me the last few weeks bringing me back to where I am supposed to be... Sometimes I feel so lost and I start to question could my heavenly Parents really love me? Then some simple miracle happens and m...
Wed - Dec 05, 2007 : 05:34 pm
excited
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Skype 2.0 Beta + Webcam
PoeticIntensity
Earlier today I wrote about my experience trying to get a Logitech Orbit AF webcam installed in Gentoo Linux.
About 2 hours later, I finally got Skype 2.0 beta to work (after figuring out a problem with QT), and upon loading it, configuring it, and finding someone with whom to test it (thanks, mindjuju), I finally got a webcam to act as a streami...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Mon - Sep 24, 2007 : 10:44 am
content
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Hail OpenOffice.org!
PoeticIntensity
To begin, quite honestly, let me say this:
Without OpenOffice.org, using Linux in a professional environment (which I have been doing now for 4 straight years across 4 different companies) would have been, and would currently be, much more difficult at the very least.
Those who have desk jobs, and more specifically programming jobs, know how...
Computers / Linux
Mon - Nov 19, 2007 : 01:51 pm
spiritual
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Temple Worthiness
PoeticIntensity
Continuing in the tradition of weekly fasting, church this week was very enlightening. Sarah and I decided to go to a new "marriage and family" class instead of the usual gospel doctrine lesson, and I'm quite glad we made that decision.
Lately, temple worthiness hasn't meant much to me. There's more to that story, but that's...
Lds / Spiritual
Tue - Jan 15, 2013 : 09:06 pm
tired
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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
Wed - Dec 14, 2011 : 11:05 am
excited
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HTF : Carry the Stone
AudioGuru
Herod the Fink is a Christmas collaboration project between Jesse Crowley and Jason Jones which has been going on now for 3 glorious years at Advanced Budget Studios. This year's offering is a 4-song EP.
The music this year ranges from a bluegrass crossing punk style of "Joy To The World" to an introspective look in to each of our...
Music
Mon - Jun 09, 2014 : 11:47 am
content
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3283 total views
Tribute to Matt Harker
AudioGuru
A week ago, an acquaintance of mine from my highschool days, Matt Harker, was hit and killed while biking to work. A day later, a friend contacted me and wondered if he could use the studio to produce a song in Matt's memory. Although I didn't know Matt very well, I knew him well enough to know he was the type of person who did his best...
Music / Studio
Tue - Sep 06, 2011 : 12:11 am
happy
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Good times with Shallow Sky
AudioGuru
So, this weekend I had the pleasure of meeting yet another one of Utah's finest bands. The band's name is "Shallow Sky", and if their music is any indicator, these guys are gonna stick around.
To be honest, I expected the 3 sessions (totalling 26-hours) with these guys to be a bit rough, due to only my incredible lack of sleep las...
Music
Thu - Dec 27, 2007 : 11:16 am
blah
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Writing...
PoeticIntensity
I've been finding it hard to write / blog lately, simply because I have no desire to write. I've been thinking about this for a bit, so I decided to write about ... writing.
In order to write / blog, I have to have something to write about - obviously. What isn't so obvious is, I always have something to write about.
I came to...
Miscellaneous
Fri - Sep 07, 2012 : 10:03 pm
ecstatic
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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
Thu - Aug 27, 2009 : 02:01 pm
blah
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Linux + ATI != ETQW
PoeticIntensity
Okay.. I have no idea why I'm writing this, but to heck with it. People should know. Either that, or I need to figure out what the hey I'm doing wrong.
So, about a year ago I began a crusade to help AMD / ATI as much as I possibly could. I've already been buying AMD processors now for at least 5 years for myself, my work,...
Computers / Games / Linux / Microsoft
Tue - Feb 24, 2015 : 01:27 am
tired
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Late-night Testimony
PoeticIntensity
So, I was just in bed just about to fall asleep (like within 1 or 2 minutes of sleeping), and I felt like I needed to come and write in my journal.
My prayers on Sunday evening, I believe it was, felt just like I was communing with the Spirit. Everything spiritual seemed so easily understood and understandable.
Man, I hope this make...
Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Jul 14, 2008 : 02:12 pm
pensive
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Gen. Conf. - Ask In Faith - Bednar
PoeticIntensity
I just got done reading, listening to, and watching the general conference talk "Ask In Faith", by Elder David A. Bednar.
I must say, having missed the original broadcasting of this conference, I heard all the hype about this talk in the ensuing weeks and months. It seemed that this talk was all the rage about learning how to &quo...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual