Yeah, so, a lot of you are probably wondering if this album is coming out or not. It is... Just not now. The long standing problem is that we need a way to make beats and music, but I've been too lazy to do that. However, after some of my friends from school found out that I'm an amazing album, they're just desperate to have this released. So, no turning back now... Hopefully I'll get FL Studio for Christmas. If not, I'll just buy it myself. We'll see.
I'm also thinking about not doing a remake and just making a new album entirely. I have so many good ideas for songs that I originally just wanted to be bonus tracks on the new album. But now I think I have more bonus tracks than albums.
I've actually written a whole rap, all from scratch. I wrote it to rap at Cross Country practice, and expanded it to a full-length song. In my opinion, it reads better as a poem than a rap, but I'm sure I can make some modifications.
If you guys are really desperate, I'll post the rap here. But it is pretty gruesome, so. Yeah. I got a reputation to keep. :P
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Things that irritate me about Facebook
1. When your profile picture is not a portrait of you. It's not as bad when it's a group shot or something with you at least in it, but when you post, then you get some closeup of three people or something like that and you can't tell who the heck it's supposed to be.
Then there are the people too lazy to even upload a profile picture. Come on, you have to have one of you SOMEWHERE.
Then there are the people who upload some "funny" image as their profile picture. No. That's not you. I don't care if it's on your wall or whatever, but the profile picture helps people identify who you are. And you are not a dancing cat.
Then there are the people who take a picture of something else (like, an object) and set it as their profile picture. I've seen this only once, but it's still there. Seriously. What the heck.
2. When someone talks in chatspeak on Facebook. This is not Twitter or a text message. You don't have a character limit. In fact, most people get on Facebook out of boredom. So you basically have all the time you want. So you don't need to spend less time typing (and therefore making yourself look stupid), when you could make yourself seem somewhat smart. (This is worse with some people than others)
3. When you don't understand the difference between private and public. Nobody wants to see you talking to your boyfriend about how hot he is on his wall. That's what a private message is for.
4. When someone likes 800 pages in one day. We get an update in our newsfeed when that happens, so everyone can see that you liked 147 pages today. Go spend your time doing something else.
5. When you accept anyone's friend request. What's the point of making your profile private when you accept a friend request from anyone?
6. When you take a picture of yourself in the mirror while holding a camera. Sure, it's easy, but you look like an idiot. Just point the lens at your face and shoot.
7. When someone uses a Facebook application that posts on their wall or someone else's. I don't want to get an update that tells me you're 23% Asian, or that you need me to help you find your dog on Farmville. Nobody else does, either.
These are just a few of the many things. I don't expect any of these to change, but I'll use these as a list of things I won't do on Facebook.
Then there are the people too lazy to even upload a profile picture. Come on, you have to have one of you SOMEWHERE.
Then there are the people who upload some "funny" image as their profile picture. No. That's not you. I don't care if it's on your wall or whatever, but the profile picture helps people identify who you are. And you are not a dancing cat.
Then there are the people who take a picture of something else (like, an object) and set it as their profile picture. I've seen this only once, but it's still there. Seriously. What the heck.
2. When someone talks in chatspeak on Facebook. This is not Twitter or a text message. You don't have a character limit. In fact, most people get on Facebook out of boredom. So you basically have all the time you want. So you don't need to spend less time typing (and therefore making yourself look stupid), when you could make yourself seem somewhat smart. (This is worse with some people than others)
3. When you don't understand the difference between private and public. Nobody wants to see you talking to your boyfriend about how hot he is on his wall. That's what a private message is for.
4. When someone likes 800 pages in one day. We get an update in our newsfeed when that happens, so everyone can see that you liked 147 pages today. Go spend your time doing something else.
5. When you accept anyone's friend request. What's the point of making your profile private when you accept a friend request from anyone?
6. When you take a picture of yourself in the mirror while holding a camera. Sure, it's easy, but you look like an idiot. Just point the lens at your face and shoot.
7. When someone uses a Facebook application that posts on their wall or someone else's. I don't want to get an update that tells me you're 23% Asian, or that you need me to help you find your dog on Farmville. Nobody else does, either.
These are just a few of the many things. I don't expect any of these to change, but I'll use these as a list of things I won't do on Facebook.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
I gots a Facebook. You can friend me or whatever here.
Mark Farmer
Create Your Badge
To be honest, if you're reading this, I've probably already friended you (because I think only Micheal, Josh, and Jared read this anymore), but, hey, doesn't hurt.
Create Your Badge
To be honest, if you're reading this, I've probably already friended you (because I think only Micheal, Josh, and Jared read this anymore), but, hey, doesn't hurt.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Team Fortress 2 Theme
I've always wanted to do something like this, and last night, we finally did.
Ian's on bass, Josh is on guitar, Josh is on cello, and I'm on Violin. This take doesn't sound as great, but below, you can find our edited one (where we each recorded individually), and we fixed a few mistakes we made in the above video.
Ian's on bass, Josh is on guitar, Josh is on cello, and I'm on Violin. This take doesn't sound as great, but below, you can find our edited one (where we each recorded individually), and we fixed a few mistakes we made in the above video.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Fred
Recently, I noticed the extreme love or hatred the world has with Fred.
If you don't already know, Fred is one of the biggest internet stars. He has the most subscribers on YouTube, and has one of the most-watched videos online as well. His videos are about a supposed kindergartner that is normally picked on in and outside of school. Here's one of his most famous videos:
But only until now did I realize how much people hate Fred. Before, it was really simple: Either you thought his videos were funny or you didn't. But now, it runs much deeper. Ex-fans are freaking out because of his most recent videos, which, in my opinion, are much high quality than the "original" ones show above. The fact that he's making a movie about his character also just adds to the fire.
Some people are rabid fans of Fred, and it's understandable as to why. His videos (at the time) were very original, and were directed towards the audience of girls that liked completely random stuff happening repeatedly, and also made the "high-pitched voices are funny" concept more popular. Again, he's the most subscribed person on YouTube, with close to 2 million subscribers. In fact, in a recent interview with Lucas Cruikshank (Fred), he said one fan came to two of his merchandise signings, 8 hours away from each other.
But then there are those who hate Fred. Some merely dislike his videos. Others don't like his high-pitched scream. But recently, there have been those who dislike his recent advancements. Just a year or two ago, large media corporations picked up on Fred's popularity, and has since used it to their advantage. He's been the subject of dozens of sponsorships, and his fans have defiantly noticed.
On one of his videos, lolaloveable260 made this comment:
"Dude, these videos are getting so lame... they used to be funny. Then you signed up with Nick and it's like, **** dude, just stop. This isn't funny and soon enough you'll have more dislikes than likes. You're too old for this ****, aren't you sick of this yet?
If you don't already know, Fred is one of the biggest internet stars. He has the most subscribers on YouTube, and has one of the most-watched videos online as well. His videos are about a supposed kindergartner that is normally picked on in and outside of school. Here's one of his most famous videos:
But only until now did I realize how much people hate Fred. Before, it was really simple: Either you thought his videos were funny or you didn't. But now, it runs much deeper. Ex-fans are freaking out because of his most recent videos, which, in my opinion, are much high quality than the "original" ones show above. The fact that he's making a movie about his character also just adds to the fire.
Some people are rabid fans of Fred, and it's understandable as to why. His videos (at the time) were very original, and were directed towards the audience of girls that liked completely random stuff happening repeatedly, and also made the "high-pitched voices are funny" concept more popular. Again, he's the most subscribed person on YouTube, with close to 2 million subscribers. In fact, in a recent interview with Lucas Cruikshank (Fred), he said one fan came to two of his merchandise signings, 8 hours away from each other.
But then there are those who hate Fred. Some merely dislike his videos. Others don't like his high-pitched scream. But recently, there have been those who dislike his recent advancements. Just a year or two ago, large media corporations picked up on Fred's popularity, and has since used it to their advantage. He's been the subject of dozens of sponsorships, and his fans have defiantly noticed.
On one of his videos, lolaloveable260 made this comment:
"Dude, these videos are getting so lame... they used to be funny. Then you signed up with Nick and it's like, **** dude, just stop. This isn't funny and soon enough you'll have more dislikes than likes. You're too old for this ****, aren't you sick of this yet?
Come up with something new, dude. You had fame and now you're falling to the bottom, just like every other celebrity who didn't play their cards right."
And now, it's time for my opinion.
I do not like Fred's videos, but that doesn't mean I hate Fred or Lucas Cruikshank. In fact, the one thing I hate about Fred is the general population's outright disgust for Fred and his works. Comments like the one above make me think, "How can you hate someone this much?" And then there are the videos of "Fred gets shot!" "Fred gets blended!" and so on.
First of all, Fred is a star, and his fans have to come to terms with that. Fred is not just some YouTube celebrity anymore. His new movie shows that he is an actor, not just some kid messing around with his mom's camera. People like lolaloveable260 don't seem to understand that one of the worst things Fred could do is to keep doing the same old stuff over and over. If anything, his new videos are an improvement. There's much more quality, content, and actual humor in them. They've made me laugh a few times, whereas his older videos didn't.
So, basically, in conclusion, people that hate Fred need to have an honest legitimate reason, and people that are "ex-fans" need to realize who Fred is now, and his current potential.
That is all.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Supa Cool Stuff - 7/22/2010
Here's some neat news of the now. Maybe I'll do this more often. I dunno.
Telltale Games is attending the Comic Con, and in honor of the event, they've put pretty much all their games on sale. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is only $5, and seasons one and two of Sam & Max are only $10 as well. Check it out!
Speaking of money-spending opportunities, Lemon Demon has put their greatest hit, The Ultimate Showdown, up for download on the Rock Band Network! It's $2, but is only available to those who own Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360 (for now...).
For those who don't already know, Valve has created a free co-op alien shooter called Alien Swarm, and released it a few days ago. It's free, so why not download it?
So, yeah, that's about it for today. Oh, here's a cool picture.
Telltale Games is attending the Comic Con, and in honor of the event, they've put pretty much all their games on sale. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is only $5, and seasons one and two of Sam & Max are only $10 as well. Check it out!
Speaking of money-spending opportunities, Lemon Demon has put their greatest hit, The Ultimate Showdown, up for download on the Rock Band Network! It's $2, but is only available to those who own Rock Band 2 on the Xbox 360 (for now...).
For those who don't already know, Valve has created a free co-op alien shooter called Alien Swarm, and released it a few days ago. It's free, so why not download it?
So, yeah, that's about it for today. Oh, here's a cool picture.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Awesome Sbarro Cash Register
Next time you have a chance to go the Sbarro (the one at the Chesterfield Mall, obviously), make sure you take a look at the unused cash register. You'll find that it will occasionally show the message "c-c-c-combo BREAKER". It's a video game reference only some people will get, but I thought it was awesome.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Auto-Tune
I've been reading about peoples opinions of Auto-Tune, and figured I'd throw in my own two cents on it.
In case you don't know, Auto-Tune is a program used to alter the pitch in peoples music. It was originally only used sparingly, to fix small mistakes in music. However, in 1998, Cher released her hit single, Believe, which introduced the world to what is now know as the "T-Pain Effect" (as Cher used it in one song, however, T-Pain used the effect in all of his songs). You can especially hear it when they hold long notes.
Apparently, some people hate this with a passion, (such as Jay-Z, who wrote an entire song about how much he hates Auto-Tune) and I have no idea why. Some say that if an artist uses it, they aren't a true artist. But, to be honest, I don't think any of their fans care. I mean, as long as they come out and sat, "Hey guys, I'm not a pitch-perfect robot, I use Auto-Tune," then I don't see why you would hate them for using it. All of their fans know he/she uses Auto-Tune, and they're still their fans, so I don't think it makes them any less of an artist.
Others stereotype the artists and say that anyone that uses Auto-Tune sucks. Not because they could be considered "fake" artists, but because, apparently, using Auto-Tune can somehow contribute as a factor of why you hate an artist. For example, some people say that Justin Bieber is a bad artist because his lyrics are repetative, he sounds/looks like a girl, and seems like he's 10 years old. These people would also say that he "uses Auto-Tune," as if that makes him seem any worse, when it doesn't. (Although I do dislike him and his works)
Please comment with your opinions.
In case you don't know, Auto-Tune is a program used to alter the pitch in peoples music. It was originally only used sparingly, to fix small mistakes in music. However, in 1998, Cher released her hit single, Believe, which introduced the world to what is now know as the "T-Pain Effect" (as Cher used it in one song, however, T-Pain used the effect in all of his songs). You can especially hear it when they hold long notes.
Apparently, some people hate this with a passion, (such as Jay-Z, who wrote an entire song about how much he hates Auto-Tune) and I have no idea why. Some say that if an artist uses it, they aren't a true artist. But, to be honest, I don't think any of their fans care. I mean, as long as they come out and sat, "Hey guys, I'm not a pitch-perfect robot, I use Auto-Tune," then I don't see why you would hate them for using it. All of their fans know he/she uses Auto-Tune, and they're still their fans, so I don't think it makes them any less of an artist.
Others stereotype the artists and say that anyone that uses Auto-Tune sucks. Not because they could be considered "fake" artists, but because, apparently, using Auto-Tune can somehow contribute as a factor of why you hate an artist. For example, some people say that Justin Bieber is a bad artist because his lyrics are repetative, he sounds/looks like a girl, and seems like he's 10 years old. These people would also say that he "uses Auto-Tune," as if that makes him seem any worse, when it doesn't. (Although I do dislike him and his works)
Please comment with your opinions.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Michael Playing Kirby
A while back, after summer camp I believe, my friend Michael and I were on our way back home, and I decided to record him playing Kirby Super Star Ultra. Here's what happened:
Friday, May 14, 2010
Cool Things Google Can Do
So, we all know Google is awesome, and about all of the neat services it provides. However, he's some cool things you can do just by searching specific terms into the search bar:
Weather: Search "weather [city, state]"
Stocks: Search the ticker symbol for the stock
Time: Search "time [city]"
Calculator: Search the math equation. (You can use ^ for exponents and "sqrt" for the square root). You can also use the calculator to convert measurements.
Earthquakes: Search "earthquake [city, state]" or "earthquake"
Population/Unemployment rate: Search "population [state]" or "unemployment rate [state]"
Dictionary: Search "define [word]"
Local search: Search "[general category] [ZIP code]" (For example, "itallian food 63011")
Movies: Search "movies [ZIP code]" or "[movie title] [ZIP code]" for showtimes
Health: Search a health term (Ex. "asthma")
Poison control: Search "poison control" to find the Poison Control Hotline
Suicide prevention: Search "suicide" to find the Suicide Prevention Hotline
Flu shots: Search "flu" to find locations in your area that give flu shots during flu season
Arline information: Search "[airline] [flight number]" or [city/airport code] airport" for flight delays and current arrival/departure times
Map: Search "[city/state] map"
Related sites: Search "related:[website address]" to find sites related to that website
Package tracking: Search any tracking number for a USPS, FedEx, or UPS package to track its current location
Patents: Search "patent [patent number]"
Area code locations: Search an area code to find where it is located
That's not to mention the other countless services Google runs. Check them all out. They're all really great.
Weather: Search "weather [city, state]"
Stocks: Search the ticker symbol for the stock
Time: Search "time [city]"
Calculator: Search the math equation. (You can use ^ for exponents and "sqrt" for the square root). You can also use the calculator to convert measurements.
Earthquakes: Search "earthquake [city, state]" or "earthquake"
Population/Unemployment rate: Search "population [state]" or "unemployment rate [state]"
Dictionary: Search "define [word]"
Local search: Search "[general category] [ZIP code]" (For example, "itallian food 63011")
Movies: Search "movies [ZIP code]" or "[movie title] [ZIP code]" for showtimes
Health: Search a health term (Ex. "asthma")
Poison control: Search "poison control" to find the Poison Control Hotline
Suicide prevention: Search "suicide" to find the Suicide Prevention Hotline
Flu shots: Search "flu" to find locations in your area that give flu shots during flu season
Arline information: Search "[airline] [flight number]" or [city/airport code] airport" for flight delays and current arrival/departure times
Map: Search "[city/state] map"
Related sites: Search "related:[website address]" to find sites related to that website
Package tracking: Search any tracking number for a USPS, FedEx, or UPS package to track its current location
Patents: Search "patent [patent number]"
Area code locations: Search an area code to find where it is located
That's not to mention the other countless services Google runs. Check them all out. They're all really great.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Spring 2010 Orchestra Concert
Here's us playing at our orchestra concert that we had today!
Also, I got a rose. :D
Also, I got a rose. :D
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Prepositional Music
Our class needed to memorize some prepositions for an upcoming test. This proved to be a difficult task, so my friend created a song of the prepositions. He just recorded himself saying them and then set it to some music. As he said himself, it sucked.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sound bits
I found these sound bits, so I figured I'd upload them to share with you guys.
After a long practice hike for Philmont, Jared and I recorded these in the car on the way home. They're really boring. But, here they are.
After a long practice hike for Philmont, Jared and I recorded these in the car on the way home. They're really boring. But, here they are.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Edumacational Filmature
New videro:
Pretty funny. Seriously, sit through it all. It's good. Here's the bloopers:
BONUS:Want in on those totally scientific drawings? Get high-res pics here!
Pretty funny. Seriously, sit through it all. It's good. Here's the bloopers:
BONUS:Want in on those totally scientific drawings? Get high-res pics here!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Orchestra Concert, Comin' Right Up!
Here's teh music I'm playing at my upcoming orchestra concert. In order from favorite to least favorite:
Toccatina - William Hofeldt
Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff (Arr. by Sandra Dackow)
Korean Folk Song Variants - Arirang (Arr. by Elliot Del Borgo)
So, yeah. There you go. More coming up... later, or something like that.
Toccatina - William Hofeldt
Dance of the Tumblers (from Snow Maiden) - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff (Arr. by Sandra Dackow)
Korean Folk Song Variants - Arirang (Arr. by Elliot Del Borgo)
So, yeah. There you go. More coming up... later, or something like that.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Confirmation Fun!!11!1!!
So, yeah, I'm offically confirmed now. Here's me giving my testimony.
Here's my testimony. FUN STUFF. LEIK IT? POST COMMENTS.
Also, check out my new subdomains!
aba.jamco.biz
videos.jamco.biz
jmmc.jamco.biz
blog.jamco.biz
AWESUM.
Psst. Check out this website. This guy makes some cool music.
Here's my testimony. FUN STUFF. LEIK IT? POST COMMENTS.
Also, check out my new subdomains!
aba.jamco.biz
videos.jamco.biz
jmmc.jamco.biz
blog.jamco.biz
AWESUM.
Psst. Check out this website. This guy makes some cool music.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
2012 Review
Ok, so, I just saw 2012, and, to be honest, it wasn't all that good. To say the least, it was very predictable, very unrealistic, and was full of cheesy "comedy."
Essentially, this movie is about destruction. The core of the Earth is really hot for some reason, and it's making everything move and burst into flames. I will say, visually, the movie was great. Everything looked realistic. However, some parts were way too generic. Here are a few scenes:
The unrealistic comes into play just a few minutes into the movie. Although movies like this tend to not be as realistic as normal, even meaningless events made no sense. In one scene, we find out that, two days before the Earth "explodes" or whatever, the Chinese have already built gigantic ships to carry away the wealthiest and richest people. This happens in mere weeks of finding the exact date of destruction. The characters say a generic racist joke and move on. I, on the other hand, and wondering how anyone could draw up these plans and still have time to make the ships.
And, finally, the comedy. You'd think that, in a time of an international crisis such as this, that there'd be no time for laughing, much less bad jokes. Unfortunately, that's not the case, as characters crack jokes like "we lost it all in Vegas" and "we're going to need a bigger plane," along with (harmless) racist jokes, potty jokes, and more.
So, overall, it was ok. At least the movie made sense. I was able to follow along well, and got to know each of the characters. And, as I said, the visuals were good. However, I think this sums the movie up; Here were the last two lines:
Little Girl: I'm not scared. No more Pull-Ups.
Main Character: Nice.
*SPOILER ALERT*
Essentially, this movie is about destruction. The core of the Earth is really hot for some reason, and it's making everything move and burst into flames. I will say, visually, the movie was great. Everything looked realistic. However, some parts were way too generic. Here are a few scenes:
- The Earth is falling just behind the group of escaping main characters, as we see the landscape lowering just behind them. (This happens more than once)
- Two buildings are falling vertically into each other. The main characters in the plane fly right between them.
- Main character falls into bottomless pit. Just as the other characters are getting ready to leave, the main character comes out of the pit and makes it back to the rest of the characters
The unrealistic comes into play just a few minutes into the movie. Although movies like this tend to not be as realistic as normal, even meaningless events made no sense. In one scene, we find out that, two days before the Earth "explodes" or whatever, the Chinese have already built gigantic ships to carry away the wealthiest and richest people. This happens in mere weeks of finding the exact date of destruction. The characters say a generic racist joke and move on. I, on the other hand, and wondering how anyone could draw up these plans and still have time to make the ships.
And, finally, the comedy. You'd think that, in a time of an international crisis such as this, that there'd be no time for laughing, much less bad jokes. Unfortunately, that's not the case, as characters crack jokes like "we lost it all in Vegas" and "we're going to need a bigger plane," along with (harmless) racist jokes, potty jokes, and more.
*END SPOILER*
So, overall, it was ok. At least the movie made sense. I was able to follow along well, and got to know each of the characters. And, as I said, the visuals were good. However, I think this sums the movie up; Here were the last two lines:
Little Girl: I'm not scared. No more Pull-Ups.
Main Character: Nice.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Laser Tag, Baby Aliens, and Club Penguin
Today, we had an outreach event for our youth group, where we played laser tag and ate pizza. We were supposed to invite someone that didn't go to church, so I invited Josh. During the laser tag, we had the greatest time.
If you've ever been to Sports Fusion, and played a game of laser tag, you'll know that the most sought-after area during the game is the "sniping spot." If your team can take over that one small location, you will dominate. Naturally, Josh and I went for this spot. When we got up there, a few kids had already "claimed it." So, we though, "Eh, we can take them." Then we ran into this 5-6 year old. He apparently was supposed to stand guard. However, instead of "shooting people to make them leave" he "pushed people out of the area." Obviously, this kid was way too young to have any strength to push us out. He was strong, I will admit, but all he really did was push you around. You could easily just walk away from him. This is where I did my favorite thing I like to do in this situation, which is to be calm and do absolutely nothing. While this kid pushed me around and started shouting "GET OUT. YOU'RE OUT," I talked to him, and said things like, "Is this how you normally handle situations? Do you just push people around?"
Josh, on the other hand, outsmarted him. This kid was about to charge at Josh, when Josh stepped out of the way. This caused the kid to crash into the wall, which caused him to get angry. Then he decided to literally pistol whip us, because pushing wasn't working. I kept talking to him the whole time, getting absolutely no response. After a while, some other kids came and realized what was happening, and told some of the "referees." Apparently, this kid was running away from them at that point. When the game was over, we came out and the kid tried to get us to not say anything to the staff. How stupid does he think we are?
Afterwords, we signed up for another game of laser tag. In this game, we did the same thing: Went for the sniping spot. Once we got there, a bunch of other kids came. Instead of fighting them, we told them to stay up there with us. This formed an alliance, which meant that out of the 4-5 times there, three of them were on our side. We owned.
After we came home, we watched a show called Nanalan'. This is a show for preschoolers that teaches them things, like about butterflies, or cleaning. This show was prime game for Josh and I to make fun of. The website has clips of the show, so you can see just how weird it is. We have a lot of fun making fun of it.
Then, we went on and poked at some people on Club Penguin. It was tons of fun, because these people figured that, instead of going to their "igloo" (which is a private home only certain people can enter) or change servers so I can't find them, they just run around the map, in hopes we will leave them alone. To be honest, we didn't do much. We merely shouted odd things in their presence. (I would write more, but I am tired.)
So, yeah . That was my day. Good stuff.
If you've ever been to Sports Fusion, and played a game of laser tag, you'll know that the most sought-after area during the game is the "sniping spot." If your team can take over that one small location, you will dominate. Naturally, Josh and I went for this spot. When we got up there, a few kids had already "claimed it." So, we though, "Eh, we can take them." Then we ran into this 5-6 year old. He apparently was supposed to stand guard. However, instead of "shooting people to make them leave" he "pushed people out of the area." Obviously, this kid was way too young to have any strength to push us out. He was strong, I will admit, but all he really did was push you around. You could easily just walk away from him. This is where I did my favorite thing I like to do in this situation, which is to be calm and do absolutely nothing. While this kid pushed me around and started shouting "GET OUT. YOU'RE OUT," I talked to him, and said things like, "Is this how you normally handle situations? Do you just push people around?"
Josh, on the other hand, outsmarted him. This kid was about to charge at Josh, when Josh stepped out of the way. This caused the kid to crash into the wall, which caused him to get angry. Then he decided to literally pistol whip us, because pushing wasn't working. I kept talking to him the whole time, getting absolutely no response. After a while, some other kids came and realized what was happening, and told some of the "referees." Apparently, this kid was running away from them at that point. When the game was over, we came out and the kid tried to get us to not say anything to the staff. How stupid does he think we are?
Afterwords, we signed up for another game of laser tag. In this game, we did the same thing: Went for the sniping spot. Once we got there, a bunch of other kids came. Instead of fighting them, we told them to stay up there with us. This formed an alliance, which meant that out of the 4-5 times there, three of them were on our side. We owned.
After we came home, we watched a show called Nanalan'. This is a show for preschoolers that teaches them things, like about butterflies, or cleaning. This show was prime game for Josh and I to make fun of. The website has clips of the show, so you can see just how weird it is. We have a lot of fun making fun of it.
Then, we went on and poked at some people on Club Penguin. It was tons of fun, because these people figured that, instead of going to their "igloo" (which is a private home only certain people can enter) or change servers so I can't find them, they just run around the map, in hopes we will leave them alone. To be honest, we didn't do much. We merely shouted odd things in their presence. (I would write more, but I am tired.)
So, yeah . That was my day. Good stuff.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Orchestra Concert
We had our orchestra concert today. It went pretty well. My favorite piece we played was Allegro, but I think we played One-Bow Concerto better than any of our other pieces.
Anyway, I've already uploaded all of our concert videos, so, here they are (in order from my favorite to... not so favorite)
Now,I know a lot of you (or at least Brandon Powers) are probably wondering where the aforementioned "One-Bow Concerto" is. Well, conveniently, the camera batteries died at the start of that piece, and, coincidentally, my dad decided to put the other batteries in the camera AFTER that piece.
I am also planning on uploading last years concert videos soon. (I have no idea why I haven't already). We might also have some exclusive high-quality recording done the day of the concert. (However, it is unknown WHEN we will get said recording)
Speaking of high quality, on my website, I made the latest video downloads conversions of the raw video file (in other words, the downloads are higher quality than the YouTube video, although it's usually the other way around) If you have iTunes or Windows Media Player, you can actually stream these downloads without downloading them, instead of watching the YouTube video, which is, again, lower quality. (Although, I'm not sure if streaming with WMP works. I tried it, and it buffered A LOT.)
So, yeah. Any questions or comments, leave a, well, comment. I love to hear from your guyz.
Anyway, I've already uploaded all of our concert videos, so, here they are (in order from my favorite to... not so favorite)
Now,I know a lot of you (or at least Brandon Powers) are probably wondering where the aforementioned "One-Bow Concerto" is. Well, conveniently, the camera batteries died at the start of that piece, and, coincidentally, my dad decided to put the other batteries in the camera AFTER that piece.
I am also planning on uploading last years concert videos soon. (I have no idea why I haven't already). We might also have some exclusive high-quality recording done the day of the concert. (However, it is unknown WHEN we will get said recording)
Speaking of high quality, on my website, I made the latest video downloads conversions of the raw video file (in other words, the downloads are higher quality than the YouTube video, although it's usually the other way around) If you have iTunes or Windows Media Player, you can actually stream these downloads without downloading them, instead of watching the YouTube video, which is, again, lower quality. (Although, I'm not sure if streaming with WMP works. I tried it, and it buffered A LOT.)
So, yeah. Any questions or comments, leave a, well, comment. I love to hear from your guyz.
Monday, February 22, 2010
To "Jack Prouty"
Mark Farmer
c/o Cheap As Free Inc.
2976 Mishler Road
2976 Mishler Road
Mio, MI 48647
February 22, 2010
Jack Prouty
4719 Cole Avenue, Room 12
Dallas, TX 75205-3516
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Concert Preview
I should be uploading a concert preview to my website sooner or later. It will be unfinalized recordings of our class playing our concert pieces. Hope you enjoy them!
EDIT: Turns out I am not able to get ahold of the require materials to provide this entertainment. Hope to see you at the concert!
EDIT: Turns out I am not able to get ahold of the require materials to provide this entertainment. Hope to see you at the concert!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Musings...
I'm bored. I have a lot on my mind right now...
First of all, I'm disappointed in whoever created the Ocean's Eleven soundtrack. I've just recently saw the movie, and have been listening to jazz music lately, and loved the music. I went to buy it, and hated the album. It contains all the music from the movie, but they took the time to interrupt the music with dialog from the movie. At the beginning and end of the song, they insert unrelated dialog for no reason whatsoever. Now I'm angry that I can't enjoy the music, if I chose to buy the album.
Next up on my mind is the Star Wars Holiday Special. I saw someone essentially summarize the "movie" with clips and such. It was, by far, the worst film I had ever seen. Unlike my previous worst movie (Manos the Hands of Fate), where the plotline made no sense, and it seemed like the cast/crew didn't even try, this film contained all the cast from the movie, good effects, crew, etc. Which is exactly why it beats Manos the Hands of Fate. Instead of just being a bad movie, this film seemed like someone actually tried and failed at creating it.
The plotline revolves around the fact that Chewbacca and Han Solo are in space, being attacked by the evil guys, and are running late for the "Life Day" celebration. This makes Chewbacca's family depressed and anxious. Instead of anyone going on some sort of quest to help them out, they wait around in their house doing pointless crap, and forcing the viewers to watch it too. Full instructions for putting together a transmitter, how to make some worthless recipe, what goes on in the mind of the "grandpa" Chewbacca, and other pointless stuff. It's hard to explain without actually seeing the film, but, just remember, if you choose to watch it, you will DEFINATLY regret it.
Also on my mind was this picture I helped Josh Photoshop. I essentially gathered and cropped the images, he added all the cool effects. Check it out:
Awesome, right? I know, I know.
I have other things I COULD say, but I guess I'd rather keep them to myself for now. Maybe later I'll talk about them. Until then... Here's a quote:
"Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
-The Sniper, Team Fortress 2
First of all, I'm disappointed in whoever created the Ocean's Eleven soundtrack. I've just recently saw the movie, and have been listening to jazz music lately, and loved the music. I went to buy it, and hated the album. It contains all the music from the movie, but they took the time to interrupt the music with dialog from the movie. At the beginning and end of the song, they insert unrelated dialog for no reason whatsoever. Now I'm angry that I can't enjoy the music, if I chose to buy the album.
Next up on my mind is the Star Wars Holiday Special. I saw someone essentially summarize the "movie" with clips and such. It was, by far, the worst film I had ever seen. Unlike my previous worst movie (Manos the Hands of Fate), where the plotline made no sense, and it seemed like the cast/crew didn't even try, this film contained all the cast from the movie, good effects, crew, etc. Which is exactly why it beats Manos the Hands of Fate. Instead of just being a bad movie, this film seemed like someone actually tried and failed at creating it.
The plotline revolves around the fact that Chewbacca and Han Solo are in space, being attacked by the evil guys, and are running late for the "Life Day" celebration. This makes Chewbacca's family depressed and anxious. Instead of anyone going on some sort of quest to help them out, they wait around in their house doing pointless crap, and forcing the viewers to watch it too. Full instructions for putting together a transmitter, how to make some worthless recipe, what goes on in the mind of the "grandpa" Chewbacca, and other pointless stuff. It's hard to explain without actually seeing the film, but, just remember, if you choose to watch it, you will DEFINATLY regret it.
Also on my mind was this picture I helped Josh Photoshop. I essentially gathered and cropped the images, he added all the cool effects. Check it out:
I have other things I COULD say, but I guess I'd rather keep them to myself for now. Maybe later I'll talk about them. Until then... Here's a quote:
"Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
-The Sniper, Team Fortress 2
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Well, here you go.
My blog is now on Blogger, and hopefully safe from being moved around all over the place. Hope it works. :D
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mah Blog!
Some of the pictures aren't working. I tried fixing them, but to no avail. I'll work on it later. :P
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
JAMCO.BIZ
I just finished up the website a few days ago. I would have told you, but I accidentally deleted the blog. I still have all the old posts, and it's all fixed now, so it's ok. Hope you like it! Give me feedback in the comments or send me an email at webmaster@jamco.biz.
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