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About Me Member Pseudo-Intellectual NikkiFemale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 2 Years
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I'm Leaving

Journal Entry: Fri Nov 6, 2009, 3:22 PM
Well, my folks and I are going on a brief camping trip, so I'm going to be gone until the day after tomorrow. Just letting you guys know. :D

Toodles,

Nikki

  • Mood: Neutral
  • Listening to: Cream
  • Reading: Lyddie -- Katherine Paterson
  • Watching: Nothing, as usual.
  • Playing: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • Eating: Burritos
  • Drinking: Water

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I'm quite simply trying to survive life. I've lasted this long, so I must be doing something right. I live on the internet. My favorite website is probably Wikipedia, as it provides easy access to accurate, well-written information and there's no barrier between writers and readers. I go there all the time and just browse for the fun of it.

Politically, I am best described as a libertarian/classical liberal, which means that I believe in as much individual liberty and as little federal government control as humanly possible. It's actually what the Founding Fathers believed in. You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one...

I've been called a "walking encyclopedia" a couple of times, and it's arguably an accurate statement. Especially if you're talking about music, which I adore. Most of the music I like falls under the "classic rock" category, and the weirder, the better. My current favorite artist is Syd Barrett, but others include David Bowie, Queen, Oingo Boingo, The Who, Green Day (my first-ever band, and I'll always have a soft spot for them), The Beatles, T.Rex, Rush, Led Zeppelin...and that's not even beginning to cover it. Someday, I'll manage to compile a complete list of the musicians I am fond of. I also plan to walk through walls.

I play guitar and I'm very fond of it. I also enjoy writing (prose, poetry, and songs), as it's very therapeutic for me.

Feel free to comment or send me a note if you like. I'm always up for meeting new people. :D

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: {deleted by the shadow government which controls your every thought}
  • Interests: Reading, writing stories, playing guitar, writing songs, drawing
  • Favourite movie: The Godfather
  • Favourite band or musician: Syd Barrett
  • Favourite genre of music: Classic rock
  • Favourite poet or writer: C.S. Lewis.
  • Operating System: Windows
  • MP3 player of choice: Creative Zen V.
  • Favourite game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • Favourite gaming platform: Xbox 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Spongebob Squarepants
  • Personal Quote: "When life gives you lemons...throw 'em at all the stupid people!"
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils, erasers, caffeine, sugar, walls (to bang my head against in my artistic angst)

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:iconmustardprophet:
First off, apologies for replying so late. I have no excuse besides "I meant to, but I lost track of time." *facepalm*

Second, I like it. It feels sort of mournful (that's just the first word that popped into my head) and elegant. I also like how it spontaneously changes tempo and instrumentation at around 3 minutes. Only in prog can a songwriter get away with something like that, man! :XD:

On a more general note, I think it's pretty cool that you chose a band name for yourself even though both tracks are (to my understanding) a one-man show. I thought about doing the same thing once--I set up an account on Purevolume that said I was a band from Antarctica, and I even downloaded (read:torrented) some voice-changing software so I could maybe pass for a male vocalist. I never went anywhere with it, though.

Just out of curiosity, what was the inspiration for your band name and song name?

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~lyriclub

Q: What do you call a bassist with a huge nose?

A: Roger Waters!

Libertarian Rock! [link]
:iconmellotroniac:
Oh the band name is really just a rip off of Genesis and YES, if you pronounce in a certain way it sounds like "Genius", heh.

I was really overdoing the segue bit so I thought I had to do the classic Prog tempo change bit.

The title was really just a random comeuppance sorta.

I do write lyrics, and have tried singing but have figured that in order to get any real decent sound from my voice I need a preamp for my mic, otherwise my voice has a very empty, hollow, sound that recording in a bedroom gives you. Otherwise I can do a semi McCartney/Barrett voice lol.

I haven't the opportunity to truly collaborate with anyone and so I'm open to ideas. If you wanted to have a male sounding voice I could probably do it via varispeed. Just sing in your regular pitch, but sing the words faster. There in your pitch would thus turn male yet the words would keep the correct rhythm.
George Harrison did that some for hard guitar solos, tune his guitar lower and then speed the tape up.
:iconmustardprophet:
Haha, I didn't notice the pronunciation thing at first. Now I actually have to go listen to Genesis...TO THE IMEEM-MOBILE! :XD: (Anything you'd recommend for a good introductory Genesis album?)

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~lyriclub

Q: What do you call a bassist with a huge nose?

A: Roger Waters!

Libertarian Rock! [link]
:icondownwardssaint:
Thanks for the favorite, ma'amselle.

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...Dying is what the living do... dying is what the loving do... dying is what, to live, each has to do.
:iconmustardprophet:
No prob. :D It was well-deserved.

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~lyriclub

Q: What do you call a bassist with a huge nose?

A: Roger Waters!

Libertarian Rock! [link]
:icondarkroom0716:
May i ask a favor of you? a friend of mine's art has been stolen.

this is the thief's 'art': [link]

this, is the original: [link]

PLEASE report this in ANY way whatsoever, please dont let this stand, i will greatly appreciate it
:iconmustardprophet:
Wow, that is blatant thievery. Sure, I'll help.

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~lyriclub

Q: What do you call a bassist with a huge nose?

A: Roger Waters!

Libertarian Rock! [link]
:icondarkroom0716:
thank you, so much. i appreciate this tons, and i will be more than happy to inform the original artist of your contribution. like i said, this is greatly appreciated in the most sincere manner, and if you ever need anything, feel free to ask, i let no good deed go unrewarded.
:iconbumblebugbee:
Thanks for the fave! AND GO LIBERTARIANS!!!

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