To most anyone who knows me well, it’s obvious I love art of various kinds; music, literature, visual art and craft work facinate me. Part of the joy of discovering new art is sharing it with others. I’m always telling my friends of new music and books I’ve come across and I try to write about the same often in my online journal.
When I can give people art I do so, and mixed CDs are a wonderful means of doing this. I’m always happy to receive a mix from others; there’s a special sense of discovery in listening to a mix that isn’t there in other ways of finding music.
Last week I found a book of stamps I didn’t know I had. Not having a plan for the stamps, I decided to use them to send CDs to some of my friends. I asked around and soon had a list of ten people who I’ll soon make mixes for.
It’s been interesting to me to see the sorts of music each of my friends have the keenest interest in. I have a wide musical taste so I can confidently fill a CD with music the receiver is bound to enjoy. I’ll be composing mixes for individuals who requested movie scores and new wave; anything but hardcore and rap; absolutely anything, except I’ve been warned not to include any country; slow, ambient, industrial and darkwave, or a CD of nothing but ocean sounds; and a blend of hip hop in the vein of Gorillaz and post-rock in the vein of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
When I can give people art I do so, and mixed CDs are a wonderful means of doing this. I’m always happy to receive a mix from others; there’s a special sense of discovery in listening to a mix that isn’t there in other ways of finding music.
Last week I found a book of stamps I didn’t know I had. Not having a plan for the stamps, I decided to use them to send CDs to some of my friends. I asked around and soon had a list of ten people who I’ll soon make mixes for.
It’s been interesting to me to see the sorts of music each of my friends have the keenest interest in. I have a wide musical taste so I can confidently fill a CD with music the receiver is bound to enjoy. I’ll be composing mixes for individuals who requested movie scores and new wave; anything but hardcore and rap; absolutely anything, except I’ve been warned not to include any country; slow, ambient, industrial and darkwave, or a CD of nothing but ocean sounds; and a blend of hip hop in the vein of Gorillaz and post-rock in the vein of Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
This entry was written as part of my 43 Things goal to make mixed CDs for my friends. If you’d like to see more of my goals you can see them in my 43 Things profile.
(yes, this does mean your mixed CD is in the works if you asked me for one)
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That website is a cool idea. I have a “100+ Things to Do Before I Die” list and it feels great to be able to put a check mark beside my accomplishments. A few I’ve done so far:
-Name a star.
-Get a tattoo.
-Record an audiobook.
-Copyright a novel.
-Sing in an opera.
And I’m only a couple of books away from being able to check off “Read every Stephen King book ever published”. ^_^
Yeah, it’s an interesting spin on social networking.
One of my goals is to produce a copyleft novel (it’ll be a lesson in giving up attachment for me). I’ll have to get through the “prepare a writing project” goal before adding that, though. That’s the danger of that list, being overwhelmed by the length. I’ll likely keep mine to 10 or so short term goals and a few long term ones.
I still haven’t read anything by Stephen King. I think he still carries a “it’s mainsteam so it must suck entirely” stigma in the back of my mind.
Ah, yes. Understandable.
If you ever feel like branching out and reading anything by him, two of his best (and not-so-mainstream) are Hearts in Atlantis and The Green Mile.
His books are always better than the movies, by the way; and the film of Hearts in Atlantis only tells a third of the story. ♥