The Busy Pixel » bucky http://www.thebusypixel.com If you look after truth and goodness, beauty looks after herself Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The bible wants sad people to drink http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/09/02/the-bible-wants-sad-people-to-drink/ http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/09/02/the-bible-wants-sad-people-to-drink/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:44:33 +0000 bucky http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/09/02/the-bible-wants-sad-people-to-drink/ Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. Proverbs 31:6-7

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]]> http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/08/21/bye-bye/feed/ 0 The Gear Page is full of idiots http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/08/03/the-gear-page-is-full-of-idiots/ http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/08/03/the-gear-page-is-full-of-idiots/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:49:37 +0000 bucky http://www.thebusypixel.com/?p=987 A recent post from Karl got me thinking about thegearpage.net forums. I have been visiting those forums for a while now, and I gotta be honest, its full of more poseurs then most video game tweaking forums.

For those who care. I used to play video games alot and got off on tweaking mouse settings, mouse brands, mouse pads etc, while some of it did actually improve my game, most of it didn’t, and was just a way to misplace my frustration with my talent.

So I like u2. Alot of people don’t like em. No big deal. But man check out the people on this particular thread:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=583772

I get it, you think edge is all delay, like you can somehow just turn on delay and sound like him. Well most of the people commenting are slightly tarded, like the forum user: neastguy. His excuse is that he doesn’t listen to guitarists who don’t use their real names. I went to his awesome band website www.eightballonline.com. That band pic alone makes my pants tight.

And that brings me to my conclusion really, that alot of people talk ALOT of crap about people/instruments/styles/amps/effects/etc. on that board, and when you try to get some kind of sense of where they feel like they can be the authority on something, you follow their post sigs and you just get the most insane random crap. I used to think that forum was full of a bunch of pro’s, now I realize its a bunch of people shooting their mouths off. It took me a while to realize that most people talking about gear, have rarely ever actually played the gear they are talking about. Karl does actual tests, thats what I think set him apart.

Reminds me of a friend I have, who is always msg’ing me about some new tech thing about how awesome it is, and yet when I ask him how it was to use it he says, oh well I have not actually used it yet. The internet makes experts and fools of us all.

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The crappy part?

It happened in a billing cycle, so I COULD NOT MAKE A PAYMENT.

THEY CHARGED ME A $39.00 LATE FEE AND RAISED MY INTEREST RATE TO 25%

Wow, I’m calling austrian babies on this one.

I just spent most of my morning getting them to reverse something that they caused. AND THEN. AND THEN!!! the lady offered me on the phone a protection plan so this would not happen again, which was 85 cents of EVERY dollar of my minimum balance, THAT WAS THE COST OF THE PLAN. So since my new minimum balance was $92.56, the program would cost me another $78.68 a month… FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS THEIR FAULT.

Credit card companies are evil. Come on Obama, the legislation for them has to be harder then what you just signed.

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Download audio file (05-beautiful-feeling.mp3)

05-beautiful-feeling

Beautiful Feeling

Sometimes I can see for miles
Through water and fire
From England to America
I feel life meet my eyes

And it’s the best thing
It’s the best thing
It’s the best thing
A beautiful feeling

A smile from San Diego
He’s still a boy
Two ends to every rainbow
And a train from Mexico

And he’s the best thing
He is the best thing
He is the best thing
A beautiful feeling

And when I watch you move
And I can’t think straight
And I am silenced
And I can’t think straight

And it’s the best thing
It’s the best thing
The best thing
Such a beautiful feeling

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Download audio file (11-horses-in-my-dreams.mp3)

PJ Harvey – Horses in my dreams

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  • I find your lack of pants disturbing.
  • You are unwise to lower your pants.
  • Your pants, you will not need them.
  • Chewie and me got into a lot of pants more heavily guarded than this.
  • The Force is strong in my pants.
  • I cannot teach him. The boy has no pants.
  • You came in those pants? You’re braver than I thought.
  • In his pants you will find a new definition of pain and suffering
  • Governer Tarkin. I should have expected to find you holding Vader’s pants.
  • I think you just can’t bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your pants.
  • Pull up! All pants pull up!
  • A disturbance in the pants. I have not felt this since near my old master…
  • I sense the conflict within you. Let go of your pants!
  • That blast came from the pants! That thing’s operational!
  • He has no time for smugglers who drop their pants first sign of Imperials
  • I’ve just made a deal that will keep the Empire out of our pants forever
  • Alderan is peaceful, we have no pants!
  • These aren’t the pants you’re looking for.

    • via Keepers of lists

    ]]>     http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/02/13/the-one-where-they-improved-star-wars-dialogue-by-replacing-words-with-pants/feed/ 1     Trying to be quieter http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/02/09/trying-to-be-quieter/ http://www.thebusypixel.com/2009/02/09/trying-to-be-quieter/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:02:00 +0000 bucky http://www.thebusypixel.com/?p=931 Ever since we started a band for church, we have struggled with being quiet. It is so easy get loud and really enjoy what you are playing (well for the most part).

    Tonight we are practicing for a teen rally that is at the end of the month. Last time we played there, I got the comment switch – the compliment followed by a loving insult:

    “Hey thanks for playing you guys sounded great, I love electric guitar. Your amp sure is bright”

    “Oh thanks, glad you liked it”

    “Well yeah it actually hurt my ears…”

    Can’t wait.

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