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Sunday, December 9, 2012

One Day On Earth: 12.12.12… So it begins

Pretty much the same post I threw up in late October about NaNoWriMo 2012.

Between working on this project and finishing the NaNoWriMo novel (I did get over 50,000 words in during November to “win” the event), I won’t be posting much on the blogs until 2013.

I wanted to do something quick and easy for One Day since the more complex idea a friend and I had will be impossible, since I am in Sacramento and not Portland, but things happen and after doing some planning and discovering that there is a theme for this years event, my idea for this year will be pretty complicated to edit.

Of course, I won’t be filming until Wednesday 12.12.12, but before then there is some prep work, and after there is going to be a whole bunch of editing. And a whole bunch of writing on the novel. And a whole bunch of major life stuff.

So the blogs will remain on hold for the time being.

Yes, this is being reposted everywhere…

One Day on Earth - Film on 12.12.12 from One Day on Earth on Vimeo.

One Day On Earth - 11-11-11 - Gresham and Portland, Oregon (720p) from A. F. Litt on Vimeo.

http://www.onedayonearth.org

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NaNoWriMo…. So it begins

Decided to throw this up everywhere tonight….

Pretty much starting in on NaNoWriMo this week. Not with the actual writing, but with character outlines, plot development, outlining, and a smidgen of research. More than anything, preseason training for writing a novel in one month.

Won't be around here much until December (except for when my laptop seizes up and I am spending time on the desktop waiting for spinning circles and endless hourglasses to work themselves out).

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Abash’t & Disenchanter: October 19, 2012

Fun show. I was able to take the boys with me, the big one’s second show ever, the little one’s first, and they both had a great time. I don’t get to do that very often, so it was a very special night for me.

I enjoyed the bands, of course. They are friends of mine, so I am a bit biased, but I do really like them, so that makes it much easier. I hate being in the situation where I do not like the bands my friends are in, and thankfully that is not the case with these two.

Of course, considering that both bands share the same rhythm section, it would be surprising if I didn’t like both of them.

I am not going to waste a lot of words here. Just some music and some pictures.

Both these groups are pretty new, so they don’t have a lot of music available on line yet. I know Abash’t is less than a year old, and I am not sure how long Disenchanter has been around, but about the same, I think.

Anyway, I am sure that both bands have some better quality demo material in the works, below I’ve posted what I was currently able to find on-line.

Abash’t

https://www.facebook.com/abashtband

A video from their first show…

Disenchanter

https://www.facebook.com/DisenchanterPDX

https://www.reverbnation.com/disenchanter

Just some living room tracks and video. Audio isn’t the greatest, but they sound good.

Upcoming Shows

Abash't at Ash St. Saloon

Thursday, October 25 at 9:00pm at Ash Street Saloon, Portland

Disenchanter @ Hard Candy

Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 9:00pm at Hard Candy, Salem

Disenchanter @ Red Room

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 8:00pm at Red Room, Portland

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

What I Am Listening To Now: Denim Wedding

Looking at my post dates… Well, back from summer vacation, it appears! I was posting a lot on the YouTube playlists and on the Facebook page, but not here…

Anyway, these guys inspired me to post again after they popped up on my shuffle play a little bit ago. I found them last winter and then kind of forgot about them. This summer, they played a show or two around town, and I remembered the name and that I liked them, but I didn’t remember them well enough to get off my ass and to one of their shows. Kicking myself now…

This is the song that got me all fired up today, “The Buoyancy Test”. Yeah, it’s a lot Neil Young-ish (through the Swans, maybe?), but that is okay. There is room for more of this!

The rest of their songs from ReverbNation…