Lightning bug : Lightning

The right word makes all the difference
Sunday nights are for #draping  (Taken with instagram)

Sunday nights are for #draping (Taken with instagram)

I catch a new allusion to The Odyssey every time I watch O Brother, Where Art Thou? I love everything about this movie.

Who I was ain’t who I am/
who’s to say who I am is who I’ll be

—“I Am I Be”- De La

Val Kilmer uncanny as Mark Twain for a one-man play, “Citizen Twain”. Incredible  (Taken with instagram)

Val Kilmer uncanny as Mark Twain for a one-man play, “Citizen Twain”. Incredible (Taken with instagram)

#TRIBE Forever. For. Evurrr. #np  (Taken with instagram)

#TRIBE Forever. For. Evurrr. #np (Taken with instagram)

Lots of greens and blues out today. Great ride, although these pics weren’t the safest to take  (Taken with instagram)

Lots of greens and blues out today. Great ride, although these pics weren’t the safest to take (Taken with instagram)

New laces for the P-Rods in the spirit of #stpaddys  (Taken with instagram)

New laces for the P-Rods in the spirit of #stpaddys (Taken with instagram)

Cloud #marchphotoaday Beach day with old friends (Taken with instagram)

Cloud #marchphotoaday Beach day with old friends (Taken with instagram)

Sign. #Joaquin2012 #marchphotoaday  (Taken with instagram)

Sign. #Joaquin2012 #marchphotoaday (Taken with instagram)

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—Summer Heat

Fiddling around for hours on GarageBand led me to actually get serious about completing a song/instrumental, and I finally have what I consider a decent effort. You’ll hear the Kool & The Gang “Summer Madness” inspiration referenced in the title; that same soothing sound for a summer drive.

It also makes me wonder if anyone has actually found success producing music on the GarageBand app. I’m astounded by the number of sounds and samples you can use in a song, with up to 10 tracks and a crisp-sounding finished product. Obviously it’s not going to be as high-quality as sprawling audio boards, drum pads, keyboards and monitors, but for an unemployed college grad with an iPad and a laptop, this is as good as it gets. I think I’ll keep messing around with it and maybe put together an instrumental mixtape. Call me DJ Eazy Cheeze.

Let me know if it made your head nod and I’ll be a happy camper