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Six Word Stories
For the past few years I have been thinking a lot about six word stories. I am not very good at writing and I didn’t pay much attention in high school English class but I love the idea of telling an entire story in six words.
What Is A Six Word Story?
Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words and is said to have called it his best work:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
It tells an entire story in just six words and it blows my mind. I have seen many attempts but most miss the point entirely. Take McGill University for example: McGill – Think Big In Six Little Words, a bunch of six word statements and not one story. Or this user generated site, Six Word Stories, not bad but still miles away from Hemingway.
Could it be that the first ever six word story was the best; unbeatable? Wired magazine got a bunch of notable authors together to try to top it with decent results but again most are not stories: Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories.
The Best I Could Do
Here’s the best I could ever come up with, it’s more of a chapter than a story, it doesn’t start or end well. What did he stop trying? What was the accident? I vow to keep trying…. in my head… when I am trying to clear my mind.
He stopped trying after the accident.
Think about it and post one if you come up with something, I’m really into six word stories.
A Seal In Fisherman’s Wharf – Victoria, B.C.
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- June 23rd, 2009
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A Seal In Fisherman’s Wharf – Victoria, B.C. – June 19, 2009 from Totally Stupid on Vimeo.
While visiting Victoria, B.C. we went to Fisherman’s Wharf to buy a few crabs for dinner. There’s a seal that hangs out looking cute and begging for fish so I filmed it with my Flip Mino HD. Then I did the logical thing and recorded myself drumming, added crazy effects and made it the soundtrack; sweet?
Dream Aquarium
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- June 10th, 2009
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- Blog, Nonsense
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We got sweet new computer monitors at work and after getting bored of the weak default screen saver that comes with Windows Vista we remembered Dream Aquarium. Dream Aquarium turns your computer monitor into an insanely life-like aquarium every time you get up to pee or turn around to chat about something inappropriate with your co-workers.
You have a bunch of options to add fish, delete fish, feed the fish, speed up and slow down the tank, move the bubbles, set different tanks and even choose an image of your own for the tank background. You can even switch the tank to wireframe mode so you can see the entire tank without it’s skin, check it out.
Here are my fish eating.
You can add a crab to your tank and set it’s mood. The crab can hate fish or just dislike fish. Mine hates fish and tries to grab them when they get near.
Dream Aquarium is an excellent way to spend $20, 20% of the profit goes to environmental charities, and it’s made by a fellow Torontonian. It’s crazy how life-like it is, download the demo and check it out.
New Song: Smokey Clav Bass
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- Matt
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- April 26th, 2009
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- Blog, Music
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- 2 Comments
Look at that title, so descriptive right? I was messing around in GarageBand using the Smokey Clav sound for a bass line and it sounded good so I went with it. I suppose I could come up with better titles, something like “Remember when all the bees were dying and everyone was worried?” or “Nine foot nine year olds”… now you see why I called it “Smokey Clav Bass”. Enough reading, now comes the listening part. It’s long so imagine someone singing over top. If you want to be the one singing over top email me. Enjoy….
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Flip Mino HD Examples
I got a new Flip Mino HD video camera. I didn’t think amazon.com would ship to Canada but they did and it only took 36 hours, crazy! Click here to check it out in HD, it’s way better.
Flip Mino HD Test from Totally Stupid on Vimeo.
I recently bought a Flip Mino HD and I wanted to test it out in different lighting situations. Here it is.
Old School Dance Party
Back before I ever had a Mac or GarageBand I had the best beat sequencer ever, Fruity Loops (now called FL Studio). If Fruity Loops worked on a Mac I’d buy it right away. When Alison and I first started dating over 700 years ago we needed some music for a dance party we were having in my bedroom at my parent’s house so we made some. I think it’s awesome, what do you think?
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More Free GarageBand Drum Loops – Rock and HipHop
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- April 9th, 2009
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- Blog, Drumming, Music
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Over 325 people have downloaded my first set of free GarageBand drum loops so I decided to make more. This time I made the loops longer to give you the option to cut out whatever you want to use or keep the whole thing as is. There are 2 Rock drum loops and one HipHop drum loop. These free GarageBand drum loops are made using electronic drums in my apartment. I play to a metronome and the loops are not quantized in order to keep the feel. They are free so go ahead and use them. If you get rich using them I might call you begging for a cut but if you ask me to drum for you when you tour we might call it even.
I hope you like them and I want to make them better so please leave feedback and I’ll keep at it.
Download the loops here: MM-Loops-9apr2009 (1036)
Listen to them below:
100bpm – 2 Verse 2 Chorus – HipHop
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174bpm – 2 Verse 2 Chorus – Rock
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118bpm – 2 Verses 2 Chorus – Rock
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How To Use The Loops
- Download and unzip the file above.
- Import the MP3 files into Garageband.
- Make loops (track > add to loop library) if that’s your thing.
- Make music.
Monday Night Dance Party
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- Matt
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- April 6th, 2009
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- Blog, Music
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- 5 Comments
I’m on vacation this week but Alison still has to go to work so I felt bad and figured nothing would cheer her up more than a dance party. Of course you can’t have a dance party without dance music so I made some. It’s short and annoying, just the way dance music should be, enjoy.
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Condo Countdown
We have an official occupancy date for our new condo, below is a countdown to that date….
Free GarageBand Drum Loops
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- January 24th, 2009
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- Blog, Drumming
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There’s nothing I love more than laying down a solid groove on the drums. With the recent popularity of mash ups it seems that everyone is looking for nice clean drum beats to sample so I made some. These free GarageBand drum loops are made using electronic drums in my apartment and they are free so go ahead and use them. If you get rich using them I might call you begging for a cut but if you ask me to drum for you when you tour we might call it even.
I hope you like them and I want to make them better so please leave feedback and I’ll keep at it.
Download the loops here: MM-Loops-24jan2009 (1278)
Listen to them below:
88bpm – 1 Verse – Rock
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140bpm – 1 Verse – Urban
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108bpm – 2 Verses 2 Choruses – Urban
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How To Use The Loops
- Download and unzip the file above.
- Copy the files to User(your user folder with the house icon)/Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/SingleFiles
- Open GarageBand and look for the loops in the loop viewer.
- Make music.
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