Hello. My name is Rin. I remix and compose anything from orchestral to dubstep music in my past time and I have been doing so for about five years. I also play the violin and have done so for over seven years.
This is my third blog and I have to say that Blogger isn't my favorite blog site. My other blog is casual blog on tumblr.
Well everyone, it looks like this is goodbye. Blogging with you all has been a great experience. I enjoyed it while it lasted. Time flew by so quickly... When I was young it seemed like eight weeks took forever to pass. Now it seems as though I lose track of time in the blink of an eye! Time flow constantly and stops for no one. I guess it flows faster the older you get. I really enjoyed blogging in this class. It was a great assignment because I was able to connect with new people and learn new things. I also feel as though I have a better grasp on Rhetoric now. I've started applying these new tactics on my tumblr blog and I'd say it's going well.
I will be taking ENG102 with Professor Nielson again starting next week. I hope we get to blog again or have another interesting and engaging assignment. I liked having the chance to connect with new people. I made a really good friend through this project and I kind of feel like I need to thank my professor for giving me the chance to meet him. I'm really going to miss this blog. I was actually really sad when it came time for me to type up this final blog entry... I know I'll see some of you in the future. I hope to at the very least. May the sparks from this fire find themselves on a new path. For this is the final spark from this now dying flame.
Goodbye, my friends! Let's meet again in the next life. ~The Luna Diviner, Rin
I'm going to show you all my favorite song. It's by a band called Steam Powered Giraffe that my friend Stephan Luna showed me. It's called Photographic Memories. One of the many reasons I like this song so much is because of the lyrics. We all remember our pasts, right? I mean... We remember the sad moments more than the good moments sometimes. And I'm sure other people have memories that start off wonderful and then end on a sad note. It's those memories that etch themselves into our minds as though we have photographic memories. Now I'm sure it seems weird to you that they look like robots. I assure you that there is a story to this. I enjoy their backstory and I have provided a link to it below for you to read and enjoy.
There are so many different genres of music out there. Each and every song tells a lot about who you are and they all tell different stories. Why do you listen to the music you like? Is it the beat? The singer's voice? Maybe the instruments used sound amazing to you. Or maybe you're like me and you enjoy music because of the lyrics involved and the storied told. I'm not saying instrumental music isn't good either. Even instruments can say a lot about a song. So what is your favorite song? What do you think that song says about who you are? ~The Luna Diviner, Rin
Now I'm sure some of you wonder what it is that is in your McDonald's burger or chicken nuggets. How is it that they can sell them for so cheap? Well it turns out that the "Pink Slime" that you're eating is the extra pieces leftover from the higher dollar cuts of meat. They grind it up finely and heat it at a low temperature to destroy about 95% of the fat and cartilage that happens to be taken off with the meat.
Why is it that Americans will do anything to save a buck? Even large corporations like McDonald's will do anything to save some money. The meat in the video above is treated with Ammonium Hydroxide in order to kill off any bacteria that may have been in the meat.
In other countries, fast food places don't do these kind of things. A hamburger is ground beef that hasn't been blended and treated with chemicals. Most other countries don't allow meat from America to be used in their food. Isn't that sad? We Americans will do anything to save time and a few dollars.
Is this "Pink Slime" really something you would want in your kid's school lunches? Wouldn't you be willing to spend an extra dollar or so to prevent them from having to eat this mush? I know you wouldn't want to eat something like this yourself. Some stores don't even carry this stuff anymore.
So before you buy your next McDonald's burger or package of ground beef, check and see if it came from the notorious "Pink Slime."
I remember being a freshman in high school and wanting nothing more than to create amazing remixes of video game music. I would always go on YouTube and listen to remixes of the soundtracks found of Kingdom Hearts and Pokemon. One of my favorite remixers was Lockerz102 - Who happened to fall off the face of he earth - I messaged him one day and asked how he did it. He explained that he used a program called Fruity Loops Studio and downloaded these song files called MIDIs. He imported these files into FL Studio and remixed them from there. I spent many hours trying to craft my first remix. I went online and found a MIDI file of the Champion battle theme from Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. - I know, I know. Pokemon - I imported my file, changed the instruments around and finished my first remix. I was so proud of myself that I started a YouTube channel and uploaded my remix for the world to see.
Now that I go back and listen to this, I realize how terriblethis remix was. Wow it's bad. I guess it's alright for a first remix though. Every year I go back and re-remix this song. Here's the most recent version:
I have to admit that this version is far better than my first attempt. Wouldn't you agree? I did this one last year in August so I guess it's time to remix it again. I do more than just remix now. I compose my own music and upload some of it to my YouTube channel. Here's the first song I ever wrote:
For some reason, I couldn't take it straight from YouTube. Oh well. Now I guess this one isn't too bad. At this point I already had some music abilities developed. I used the instruments from previous Pokemon games, or Soundfonts, to create this song. My latest upload to YouTube, however, does not use these Soundfonts.
I've written things since then. I've just been too busy to upload anything. Which is fine. I'l get around to it eventually. All of the songs uploaded to this channel in particular are battle themes. So they aren't really supposed to "flow" the same way a song of a different genre would. Now I know I don't have many subscribers or views or anything like that. But who cares? I upload my music because it's something I enjoy doing. Not because I'm looking for subscribers. I actually started a new YouTube channel for my violin work and my newer songs that don't have anything to do with video games or battle music. Once I get some songs up on that one I'll provide a link so you can see what I'm actually capable of.
So I have to ask... Do you think about where your food comes from? Do you know what ingredients are in your chicken nuggets or what pesticides are on your "fresh" fruits and vegetables? I bet you've never put much thought into it. I'm right, aren't I? I never put much thought into it until I watch the movie Fresh in my ENG101 class.
I couldn't find the full movie on the internet - I do apologize for that - but here's a trailer of it at least. The many people mentioned in the movie have different view points as far as farming is concerned. The many focus of the film is to discuss the effects industrialized farming is having on our planet as well as how it impacts our overall health. They also talk about how animals are treated on feed lots versus open range farms. To be perfectly honest, I never really thought about what they were feeding the animals on farms or how they were being treated. I also never thought about how filthy industrial farms are. I don't really want to eat that kind of food now. I'd rather eat meat that was properly taken care of and not pumped full of steroids and fed meat and grain as opposed to grass. After watching the film, me and my friend Stephan Luna went to the store and got some organic milk to try for our cereal. I felt better drinking the organic milk than I would have felt if I drank regular processed milk. We both decided to try and start eating more organic foods as opposed to processed food from now on. I think everyone should consider what it is we are consuming and at least try organic food. So what do you think? Will you try some organic food? Or will you continue to eat processed food?
Now I'm sure some of you may wonder why it is that I talk about love so often. I talk about it because I never used to understand it. I used to think that love was nothing more than a chemical reaction in the brain. A reaction caused by the release of Oxytocin and Dopamine. In all honesty, I felt as though love itself was false. There are always going to be reasons for people to feel this way. I even wrote about my experience with it in my last English paper. It would be so much easier if our soul mate had a matching tattoo that made them easier to find. I'm sure we can all agree on that.
The video "The Last" by Wong Fu Productions - Posted Above - really struck a chord with me. A simple question. "How many have you loved?" Most people would say "You're my one and only." But he states that he has loved five girls. Who, What, When, Where, and Why. Who he loved was a girl from college. What he loved was an old friend. When he loved was his first girlfriend in high school. Where he loved was the girl he met in Los Angeles. Why he loved was a close friend of his who passed away. All of which were people who shaped who he is. It is because he loved them that he loves the way he does. --- So how many have there been and how many more will there be? Every person you love shapes who you are. It is because you loved them that you are the way you are. It's what makes you, you. It doesn't matter who your first love was or how many you loved after. What does matter is who your last love turns out to be. So tell me... Who do you think will be the last? ~The Luna Diviner, Rin
There are many different takes on what Earth will be like in the future, but what will actually become of the human race? Will we even still live on Earth? Or will be be out in space on great ships? The possibilities are endless. Technology may impact our lives in a positive way but it is also affecting us in a negative way. We have become so dependent on technology that we don't seem to notice the world around us. Even now, as I type this blog entry, I am barely focusing on the outside world. No one stops to talk to me because I am on my laptop and I have my headphones on. I've basically hung a "do not disturb" sign on me. Is this how we humans should go through life?
In this clip from the movie WALL-E -One of my favorite movies- we see how technology seems to envelope our lives. The man and woman literally knocked out of their seats finally recognized that the "Utopia" they had been living in wasn't as amazing as they had thought. Everyone around them is so enveloped in their fancy chairs that they don't even pay attention to anything that's going on around them. Is this the future we're headed towards?
I feel as though if we don't start being more social with each other, this may be what our future is like. Earth will be destroyed and humans will no longer care to know other humans face to face. Remember when you were a kid and all you ever cared about was making new friends? How many kids do you know that feel that way in this time period?
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So now that you've read this think for a minute... How often do you sit in a crowded place and pull out your phone or put on your headphones? We should all go out and try to make new friends by actually talking to people. Go out into the world and meet someone new. You won't regret it.
