[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17216433]Good to know, sir. I'm hoping the "alert stonedness" is good. I find I can't focus on my math or school work after I smoke, which is why I've quit, but I've always been curious about Kratom.

How much of the 15x did you smoke?

I'll probably put 5g in a tea since I can easily divide the portions into three parts. I've heard that it's good to mix it with black or green tea to help mask the flavor.

Whatcha been up to, Steve?[/QUOTE]

The alert stonedness is pretty good. It is a fairly short lived stone, maybe about an hour, your mind gets a bit fogged though not as much as usual and you an move around more. I think I had like 2 or 3 bowls held for about 30 seconds.

5g portions is probably best and make sure to drink on an empty or relatively empty stomach for best results.

I've not been up to that much, just being very immersed in Japanese at the moment, I am trying to make the majority of what I watch and listen to in Japanese. Recently got an R4 for my DS which allows me to run stuff from a flash card and I have been downloading a lot of pure Japanese anime, no subs, and putting it on my DS to watch whenever and wherever. It's pretty cool.

Downloaded that Rosetta Stone language program for Japanese too and been using that. It teaches purely through immersion too with everything in Japanese. Will take a while but apparently it is a good program.

I just got a CD of some old music my dad made about ten years ago, pretty cool stuff actually. My dad is quite an awesome pianist. I'll upload a couple of tracks, you might like it.

How about you, Joe? Anything planned for the weekend aside from sampling the kratom on Sunday?

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17215798]I lol'd

But I think Jim Carrey wins....

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A7tLVIsuNw[/url][/QUOTE]

...why'd you have to go and burst my bubble like that? :upset:

ughghg. i've been sick in bed for the last 2 days :-/ great way to start my summer vacation...

Lol self induced? :/

eh, i don't think so. well, i didn't get a flu shot this year, so i guess its kinda my fault.

Pig flu

So, I bought that used Stingray 4 tonight.


Holy sh*t.


I thought it was a lefty, but the guys laptop reversed the picture, so it was a right-handed bass. Almost perfectly set up w/ new strings and had an amazing tone. A bit of buckle rash on the back and a little ding on the bottom back side.

I pull up, and we start chatting. He talks about the fact that feels bad that there's a ding or two in it and the case is covered with stickers and had some scraping. He then offers to take [b]ANOTHER $100 OFF[/b].

The thing is in supreme condition for a bass he has had for years and played a tour with. He sold it to me with a MusicMan case and a DiMarzio strap for...


$400.

I'm so f**cking elated.

Pics tomorrow. I'm off to try this kratom, eat a fish taco, and dream sweet dreams about this StingRay.

wait 400 bucks for a stingray your stoked

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17216926]So, I bought that used Stingray 4 tonight.


Holy sh*t.


I thought it was a lefty, but the guys laptop reversed the picture, so it was a right-handed bass. Almost perfectly set up w/ new strings and had an amazing tone. A bit of buckle rash on the back and a little ding on the bottom back side.

I pull up, and we start chatting. He talks about the fact that feels bad that there's a ding or two in it and the case is covered with stickers and had some scraping. He then offers to take [b]ANOTHER $100 OFF[/b].

The thing is in supreme condition for a bass he has had for years and played a tour with. He sold it to me with a MusicMan case and a DiMarzio strap for...


$400.

I'm so f**cking elated.

Pics tomorrow. I'm off to try this kratom, eat a fish taco, and dream sweet dreams about this StingRay.[/QUOTE]

Woah! Were you wearing a balaclava and a black and white stripy jumper when you got that?

Hope you got to sleep okay man, the kratom can have a bit of a stimulating effect at lower doses. Maybe I should have warned you... lol

Got some links to some music my dad made with one of his mates and his cousin:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mun4dzmjqjz

http://www.mediafire.com/?yyzhzdnlztg

The first track is a kinda acid jazz sorta thing, some electronic effects with drums from an electric kit, da[COLOR="Black"]m[/COLOR]n cool track. My dad plays piano, keys and programmed the effects, his cousin on guitar and his mate on electronic drums. It has an awesome effect in the intro using Q sound I think it's called. If you play it on speakers you will hear the line "get serious" as if it came over your left shoulder.

The second track is a melodic latinish jazz piece my dad wrote with him on piano and keyboard bass, his mate on electronic drums and his cousin on guitar. Pretty nice track.

I wish my dad had tried to form a band doing this stuff.

I know. I couldn't believe it when he dropped the price to $500, let alone throwing in the case and strap and only asking me for $400 when I got there.

I think I'm going to have my Uncle's MIM Jazz set up and then sell it.

I actually didn't try the Kratom. I just ended up going to bed because I was so dog tired. I measured out 7 grams of it and set it aside - that should be enough for some Kratom tea.

I did put a little in my mouth for taste. Reminded me of old grass clippings, but with 100x the potency. I'm not too excited to make tea out of it. Lol.

I've always wanted to figure out how to record music in 5.1 surround sound. I'm sure there's a way to designate a front/rear pan as well as left/right.

I'll check yout your music in a minute. I'm still waking up. *yawn*

The bass is black w/ black pickguard and a maple fretboard. I was thinking about changing the pickguard to another color. Any suggestions?

So, by playing that show last night, someone in the crowd (I assume they were with one of the other bands) offered us a show in July at the same place.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17217290]I know. I couldn't believe it when he dropped the price to $500, let alone throwing in the case and strap and only asking me for $400 when I got there.

I think I'm going to have my Uncle's MIM Jazz set up and then sell it.

I actually didn't try the Kratom. I just ended up going to bed because I was so dog tired. I measured out 7 grams of it and set it aside - that should be enough for some Kratom tea.

I did put a little in my mouth for taste. Reminded me of old grass clippings, but with 100x the potency. I'm not too excited to make tea out of it. Lol.

I've always wanted to figure out how to record music in 5.1 surround sound. I'm sure there's a way to designate a front/rear pan as well as left/right.

I'll check yout your music in a minute. I'm still waking up. *yawn*[/QUOTE]

You certainly go one awesome deal man.

Just as well you didn't try the Kratom, if you took a relatively small dose it would have kept you up for a good while. Thai workers traditionally chewed on it to get energy and pain relief. In higher doses it acts more like an opiate, triggering off the same receptors and can cause drowsiness. It is a little weird like that, there is some critical point when it starts having more of a sedative effect than stimulating.

There are a few programs around which allow you to create virtual surround. I am sure one of them is Q Sound, which I believe my dad used for that one effect on "No Question" in the intro. It doesn't really work well with headphones though.

I have some other tracks uploaded, if you like what you hear so far I can give you links for another couple.

Any plans for today? I'm gonna head off and grab some Chinese soon. I have a pretty good takeaway less than two minutes from my house. :)

Edit: A silver/mirror or white one would probably be alright.

[QUOTE=funkyhoney;17216899]Pig flu[/QUOTE]

well, i tested negative for mono, so it's likely some strain of influenza. whether or not it's swine flu, i think i'll be fine in another day or two...

It was a pretty small crowd of about 20 people, but they all seemed to really enjoy our set. I had a lot of fun last night.

I know we had some problems with our levels, so if the videos came out well some will definitely be up on YouTube soon.

[quote=katana_manatee;17217306]You certainly go one awesome deal man.

Just as well you didn't try the Kratom, if you took a relatively small dose it would have kept you up for a good while. Thai workers traditionally chewed on it to get energy and pain relief. In higher doses it acts more like an opiate, triggering off the same receptors and can cause drowsiness. It is a little weird like that, there is some critical point when it starts having more of a sedative effect than stimulating.

There are a few programs around which allow you to create virtual surround. I am sure one of them is Q Sound, which I believe my dad used for that one effect on "No Question" in the intro. It doesn't really work well with headphones though.

I have some other tracks uploaded, if you like what you hear so far I can give you links for another couple.

Any plans for today? I'm gonna head off and grab some Chinese soon. I have a pretty good takeaway less than two minutes from my house. :)

Edit: A silver/mirror or white one would probably be alright.[/quote]

I was kind of thinking of a blue pearloid. hmmm.

[quote=Spaceman Spiff;17217313]It was a pretty small crowd of about 20 people, but they all seemed to really enjoy our set. I had a lot of fun last night.

I know we had some problems with our levels, so if the videos came out well some will definitely be up on YouTube soon.[/quote]

Bad levels? Tisk tisk

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17217316]I was kind of thinking of a blue pearloid. hmmm.[/QUOTE]

some kind of pearloid would look nice. blue, white, green, red ...

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17217318]Bad levels? Tisk tisk[/QUOTE]

They didn't mic anything and the drums were really over-powering. We didn't have time for a sound check, either. Oh well, as I said, we still got another show because, apparently, we played well and impressed someone.

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17217316]I was kind of thinking of a blue pearloid. hmmm.[/QUOTE]

Ah, that would be good I think.

Often times it can feel crap on stage but you'll get positive feedback regarding how it sounded in the room. I had a gig like that tonight, the sound was abysmal on stage but then the consensus in the room was that it had sounded great so that's what counts really.

everything sounds bad live

:lol:

A grim assessment if ever there was one.

That's simply not true.

:wave:

Nothing like kicking back at 4 in the morning with a cup of tea, some cookies and sports on the tele.

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17217355]That's simply not true.[/QUOTE]

ya it is

[QUOTE=Raayl;17217348]everything sounds bad live[/QUOTE]

do you mean that live recordings sound like crap, or that actual shows sound bad?

He's just stirring I think.

[QUOTE=gaslight;17217359]Nothing like kicking back at 4 in the morning with a cup of tea, some cookies and sports on the tele.[/QUOTE]

Up late or up early?