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 it's been so long since i sat down and wrote a blogpost! it's currently 3:14 as i write this. i'm just going to write a bunch of short things here: unconfidence is generally looked down upon. than being said, i will now confidentially express my unconfidence. hopefully this paradox works in my favor. i've been thinking about my future for a while now. it's hard to see the future. tonight i opened elden ring a bit because the new dlc came out. i didn't get the new dlc. as i was playing it, i came up against a boss. it was at redmane castle i think. i realized that i was not having fun and i had no interest in trying to get better at the game. i've been working on a new game. i made multiple attempts at recording a development video for it but ultimately didn't get anything out of it. there's some sort of gap between the person i think i am and the person that i see on the recordings. it happens to my writings too- almost everything i write seems alie

Unfortunately, not every musician has access to a whole orchestra. While it would have been nice to make 50 people play the Towne of Gringle soundtrack , I had to settle with virtual instruments. Also I do not have lots of money to throw around so it all had to be free instruments- off the top of my head I think I used Spitfire Labs, FLEX in FL Studio, and Arturia Strings which I got for free when they gave it away one month. I knew I wasn't going to get a perfect sounding orchestra, and it was fine because I wanted a weird uncanny sound to match the tone of the game. I found that there was still a balance that needed to be found, as a lot of the release envelopes on the instruments were really abrupt and needed manual volume adjustment. Managing it was fiddly. I'm reminded of this tonight because I just listened to Your Blues by Destroyer. The orchestral elements sound perfectly imperfect to me. Inorganic yet organic? It almost reminds me of Oneohtrix Point Never's use of

After the two months of constant defeat, VIDEOPALOOZA MORE has finished. I like the videos. I did not like the mindset! In the Blissful NOW, what lies ahead?  The Answer- Music and Music Videos, and an Album.  I will be releasing 3 tracks in anticipation for my new album, SPLIT WHOLE. 1. Top of the Trail (Live action video?) 2. I Wonder (Live action video) 3. Walking again (Maybe animated video) I am excited to finally put out this album. It's hung over my head like some sort of imposing-above-head-hanging thing. I believe I've made like 25-30 songs, but the album will probably be 12 songs long.  When I see artists who say they made 10000 songs for an album (e.g. 100 gecs and Caribou) I wonder what the quality of those outtakes are. If we're counting little musical scraps, I have made countless Crimes. In efforts to find things to change, I've listened to my own songs an unbelievable amount of times. So much so it has cut into my normal music listening schedule. I am pr

Did anyone get the secret song in Towne of Gringle?  Why are barre chords so hard for me? Am I the tree falling? What do they see that I can't? Why would that perfume company type that to me? Why does my local grocery store never stock 12 packs of diet baja blast? What would I say if I had the courage? How much longer do I have? Why is Taco Bell increasing their prices so much? What happened to the Spicy Potato Soft Taco being one dollar? How do you write sad songs that aren't lame? Why are words not enough? How do I communicate better? What happened to the strawberry seltzer? Why is VIDEOPALOOZA MORE performing worse than last year? Why did I suddenly start liking dogs? Could I make a dream last forever? Why do I ask questions I know the answer to? Can I see outside myself? What are the best pair of headphones? What do 10,000 dollar headphones sound like? Who changes my convictions? Do I know better? How do I defeat Clairvoyant Relic Boss Persona 3 Reload? "Level Requirem

VIDEOPALOOZA has returned, now crowned as VIDEOPALOOZA MORE. So far VIDEOPALOOZA MORE has been: MORE nonsense MORE cruel and hopefully will be  MORE kind MORE etc. MORE. MORE is a big promise- one I hope I will fulfill. I'm working on the 7th video now- the first of the live action music ones. So this announcement is not really an announcement.  OH WELL! In other news: I've updated the site with some new things, the biggest one being the new "ugly covers" section where I'll be uploading ugly covers maybe once a week or biweekly. I'm no guitar maestro or anything so it'll all be very rough but it's fun. (for me)  I'm still trying to work on the new album- insane to think it's been like 2 years since i started honestly. that doesn't feel right. I think I need to lower my standards or else it might never come out.  It's a pleasure to make things! I believe I am only here to make things. So thank you for looking at me making things.  

 A new game, made with the help of THE INNER SIRCLE, has arrived onshore after a long and perilous 2 week voyage. Now that it's here and remarkably scurvy free, Towne of Gringle costs nothing but time plus a visit to the wonderful itch.io.  GAME HERE    Now- For the real gringle heads out there, I will present some strategy tips to play this game as Goode would want it. While you can beat this game without these tips, you will most likely need them to get the secret ending when you make everyone happy.  Remember that you can give gifts to happy people to tell them where to go     This is a useful thing- you can use this to keep happy people away from angry people, to send a happy person to another happy person, etc. When you are sending a character they cannot be talked to, so it's good in a pinch. The downside is you cannot move while sending, so who knows what else is happening. You should always be carrying a gift, if possible     You never know when you will need to give s