[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Good on her to do so man

Make sure you back her up and support that, thats a good thing.

All you have to do is open your eyes man, take a look around it's EASY to see.[/QUOTE]
mmmhmm, i'm proud of my baby :)

she's a very level-headed girl. my closest friend and my role model before my girlfriend.




[quote]My cheap a** church uses grape juice instead of wine.[/quote]I think most churches do, or at least a mix heavy on the juice.

You'll go far

Thats nice to see for once

hey jim, did you block me on AIM? i've not seen you on in a long time. I'd love to chat with you now and then :)

I don't speak to anyone on there anymore

Ah, that'd do it.

Well i was hoping to tell you i'm sorry for my behaviour a while ago, and that i didn't realize just how much you do around here (i only found out like 2 weeks ago you admin, lol). I'd be willing to help you out any way I can.

[QUOTE=Chippy569]Ah, that'd do it.

Well i was hoping to tell you i'm sorry for my behaviour a while ago, and that i didn't realize just how much you do around here (i only found out like 2 weeks ago you admin, lol). I'd be willing to help you out any way I can.[/QUOTE]


Yah, jims really one of the main guys keepin this place on its feet!

So I went to the doctors today. I have some health problems concerning my heart. Im not obese (I don't think, probably close heh) but with my height and wieght (6'5 300) The doctor said he sees trouble in a few years.

On a happier note: Tommorow my dad is gonna be visiting for a week :D (Tuesday cheap flights FTW)

No offence taken

Everyone’s gotta pull em outta the holsters now and then

Faith: think you could do some running or biking every morning? nothing's better for 'ya...

i've been around alcoholism my whole life too. my uncle is one of those guys who's addicted to just about everything. alcohol, gambling, you name it. and i've seen the consequences. people all around me have fallen under it to. it's one of those things that i promised myself i would never fall under. i have a bunch of rules and such that i feel are sufficient to keep me from transitioning to a social drinker to an alcoholic.

but hey, i'm not going to deny that i have a much higher chance of turning into an alcoholic than someone who refuses to ever drink. sure, we all know that. but willpower is very very strong, if used correctly.

anyways, that's my little talk for the day.

pass me a shirley temple, please :)

or a virgin strawberry daquiri... yummy!

[QUOTE=Chippy569]Faith: think you could do some running or biking every morning? nothing's better for 'ya...[/QUOTE]
I dunno, Might try some speed walking first.

I am only doing it because some people in my life are putting me through a guilt trip. Haha I am so weak to stuff like that.

[QUOTE=sic]
but willpower is very very strong, if used correctly.
.[/QUOTE]
It most certainly is

if you don't think you have a problem, you won't be motivated to fix it... you can't improve yourself because someone wants you to, only because you want to, otherwise it means nothing to you.

so back in grade 10 i was able to do around 60 pushups without taking a break (being late for class really builds up those muscles :lol: ), but it was something i only did when i was late for class. then, the other day, i tried doing them at home. i got to 20 and was exhausted. so then i come into class late, and get told to do 50. i tell him i'm going to have to take a break, and he tells me to start doing them. i did all 50 without even breaking a sweat.

???

what's with that? anyone have any reasons for this?

[QUOTE=Futuro]I dunno, Might try some speed walking first.

I am only doing it because some people in my life are putting me through a guilt trip. Haha I am so weak to stuff like that.[/QUOTE]
Just watch what you eat first, slowly cut back and stop eating crap trust me on this it works. Stop drinkin pop and stop poundin the chips and candy down and you'll be set. I've become extremely aware and conscious of my health now and eating habits are 90% of staying in good shape. That and simple excerises like biking, running, some isometerics ect ect you'll be in much better health.

good night's sleep will also help a TON with your health and productivity. get your eight hours!

[QUOTE]if you don't think you have a problem, you won't be motivated to fix it... you can't improve yourself because someone wants you to, only because you want to, otherwise it means nothing to you.[/QUOTE] Yeah you are right. I really suck at losing wieght. Never had luck with it before, so I look at it like I will fail again. :(

But I need to lose it.

Np: Michael Romeo -Cask of Amontillado.

Nice choice there ^ Mr. Romeo likes to raid the phrygian quite a bit :lol:

For sure on the sleep thing

i bought my first dream theater CD, awake.

[QUOTE=sic]so back in grade 10 i was able to do around 60 pushups without taking a break (being late for class really builds up those muscles ), but it was something i only did when i was late for class. then, the other day, i tried doing them at home. i got to 20 and was exhausted. so then i come into class late, and get told to do 50. i tell him i'm going to have to take a break, and he tells me to start doing them. i did all 50 without even breaking a sweat.

???

what's with that? anyone have any reasons for this?[/QUOTE]
I had a situation sort of like that in track and field my freshman year. When I ran in meets (800m solo) I usually came within about 15 seconds of our conference record, but in practice I couldn't even get close to that time.

[QUOTE=Chippy569]good night's sleep will also help a TON with your health and productivity. get your eight hours![/QUOTE]
i'm most rested on 7 hours. anything past that, and i'm groggy for the first few hours. but 7 hours is perfect for me. 5 or 6 does me good too.

but then again, i've been getting 5-7 hours of sleep 5 days a week for the last 3 years. :lol:

Jim you're honestly like a fountain of information. I can't even believe it.

My internet is taking a dump.
A long, slow, twisty, dump.

Fifty Two Hundred!

[QUOTE=PremierManiac]I had a situation sort of like that in track and field my freshman year. When I ran in meets (800m solo) I usually came within about 15 seconds of our conference record, but in practice I couldn't even get close to that time.[/QUOTE]
it's a mental thing (same with the pushups)



Jim, i'm sure you've seen, but just in case, [url]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458568[/url]

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Nice choice there ^ Mr. Romeo likes to raid the phrygian quite a bit :lol:[/QUOTE]Why not mod the guitar forums too? :p

My theory is very limited sadly. But I do practice it daily.

Haha nice to see ya caught that one

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]Nice choice there ^ Mr. Romeo likes to raid the phrygian quite a bit :lol:[/QUOTE]
Ah, the phrygian. For some reason, I have more trouble with the phrygian than any other mode. It's really annoying.

It's related to harmonic minor

You hear it ALOT now in modern music

Unfortunately, I have no idea what the harmonic minor is. I've only recently started teaching myself modes and their applications. They confuse me.

When you think harmonic minor think Yngwie, he's all over it.

Isn't the 7th scale degree just raised in harmonic minor?

I'm not big on Yngwie. He's all speed, no feel. I prefer players like Satriani, who's actually a decent blues player, along with having killer feel and technical ability.

I wouldnt say that, he can toast some mean blues. And on the G3 DVD he totaly devistates Satch and Vai by 1000%

[QUOTE=Pespi]Isn't the 7th scale degree just raised in harmonic minor?[/QUOTE]
Thats correct

Everything relates and is apart of the major scale. You can look at any scale the note order and construction and it relates back to the the major scale it truly is the big bang of music theory.

Gah.
We spent like a week on scales, three days of which were basically just the major scale construction. The entire class had been working with major scales since the fourth grade, but none of us were really that experienced with minors. But noooo. We can't learn those.
We've been doing nothing but analyzing chords since january.
That class was such a total waste of time.
I could have gotten a theory book and learned what I needed to know in a few months and NOT ruined my GPA over it.





/pointless

I guess I just like Satch's style more. He puts great emotion into his playing, and I much prefer his tone over Vai's or Malmsteen's.

[QUOTE=Pespi]Gah.
We spent like a week on scales, three days of which were basically just the major scale construction. The entire class had been working with major scales since the fourth grade, but none of us were really that experienced with minors. But noooo. We can't learn those.
We've been doing nothing but analyzing chords since january.
That class was such a total waste of time.
I could have gotten a theory book and learned what I needed to know in a few months and NOT ruined my GPA over it.





/pointless[/QUOTE]
That sucks, I learned alot of music theory in school early on and advanded it more on my own. I've always taken in interest in those things. It's nice when you hear something and you can pick the notes out and the modes.

Ah man, I love my girlfriend so much. She is such a good person, a great influence on me.

I had a fight with my girlfriend tonight. I think it's better now though.