Dave' Blog http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/feed 2012-01-28T11:08:46Z David Van Vickle http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/29d34b 2012-01-28T11:08:46Z

Day One kicks ass. Got it on the phone, the computers, etc. It's the app I wish I had written. Journalling is the shit. If you're the type that always wants to post to Facebook but doesn't actually have any friends, journalling is a much better way to go.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/68a6bf 2012-01-28T11:07:10Z

...there will be a couple dinner celebrations. On the day, I think I'll go to Disneyland. Actually haven't been there in a couple months. I could work on song lyrics while standing in lines.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/ea5223 2012-01-28T11:04:17Z

Wish there was more of it. Actually I did settle on a method, at least. Won't win any genius awards with it. Anyway. It is: 1) straight up steal chord progressions from my favorite songs, 2) record just those chords, 3) come up with a different melody, 4) come up with words, and 5) do something creative with the instrumentation. There is more creativity there than I give credit for. I think it's giving me that initial jump start I need, to steal the chord progressions, that is. Otherwise I just run in circles. This is work. Starting is always the hardest part.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/23d1ed 2012-01-28T10:59:55Z

refreshing.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/c1483c 2012-01-22T23:37:42Z

My birthday is in a week. I'll be older. Keeps happening. My regression is really kicking in too. Decided I may as well try to make more crappy music again, just like the old days. Figured out an arrangement in the garage where I can work on stuff. It's pretty exciting. It's okay to be a garage hobbyist. It's okay to have hobbies. May as well. Dammit.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/209cab 2012-01-22T23:33:50Z

I have become one hell of a chef with the proteins, yo. And I think my muscles are liking it. I know my woman is.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/27bf6a 2012-01-22T23:32:02Z

I must have purchased that thing 25 years ago. It's a Crate, BTW. Back then I would have never foreseen that all the effects I was blowing my cash on would one day be free (or close to it) on my phone. Seriously, it is so much cheaper these days. I basically don't need any hardware to make songs besides the guitar, my phone and a laptop. You kids got it so easy. Lol.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/33b2a1 2012-01-17T18:24:07Z

I don't know how it happened. Guess one day I got so tired of being fat, I snapped big time. Started biking up a hill until all my mental anguish turned into physical anguish and I forgot about the mental anguish. It was peace from mental anguish. A path to a healthier mind. Then the little rewards slowly appeared - losing weight, seeing veins, seeing muscle, better skin, less money on bad food, thumbs up from the doctor. It is a challenge. I like a challenge. It does have its rewards.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/940d54 2012-01-07T12:29:05Z

Wondering why Facebook doesn't leave me with a sense of rage anymore... Oh wait! It's because I hid their crazy asses! Woohoo. Successful lifehack.

http://www.davidvanvickle.com/blog/post/4d2d4e 2012-01-04T20:38:00Z

I am rolling out of bed early and enjoying refreshing morning walks. A nice way to start things off. Need to get the cardio up. Still hate waking earlier. Just wait until the time change.