Me singing! Me singing? ME singing. Me SINGING ... ;)

Mulan is an incredibly beautiful movie by Walt Disney (Yes, I am outing myself as a Disney fan :D) on a young woman who rescues her father*s life by joining the military, disguised as his son. Not only is it a pleasure to watch the movie and follow Mulan*s story, but also the songs are so incredibly beautiful, and I CERTAINLY cannot surpass the limit of ability that was set when the song "Reflection", or in German "Spiegelbild", was created, but I tried to do it nevertheless.

My version of the song can be downloaded here now. If you like to, that is. It was also one of the tests I ran with my new microphone, so ... I hope you will like it?

Battling the battle to battle the battle.

Now I don*t know what I was about to say with this subject line *lol* (but I nevertheless think it sounds funny). How have you all been? I hope you are all in the mood for an update~.

Today I wanted to tell you about me suffering from a buying frenzy of some kind. I bought several things, but mainly want to focus on the microphone bundle I got, as well as the sewing magazines I bought, but what should I start with?

The microphone bundle I got at a page called Thomann. I recommend it to anybody who is serious about pursuing his/her music career; and Thomann also offers videos and sound examples of the things they sell :). And no, they didn*t pay me for writing this now, even though it is the second time I ordered something there. *nods* Opening the boxes always feels like Crizzlemas, too!

So, the box contained the microphone "the t.bone SC 450 USB", and a pop killer (That is this net-like thing you put infront of the microphone in order to let it kill the popping sounds of several consonants, and I assume it helps with spitting, too :D ... That is, it helps prevent the microphone from being watered this way ...), and a microphone rack, and a 3-meter-long cable (USB), AND a software (Magix Samplitude11 Silver Sequencersoftware). And, let*s just say, I got all this for a really good price :3.

I shall try the microphone today, and have been wondering about what to sing then ;). I still am not sure ... But we will see; I am just happy to be able to record my singing now!!

As for the sewing magazines; I bought six of them. Now you may say, that*s quite a lot, but four of them came as a bundle, too (All those bundles!!! O___O). These four magazines are the same as a "book", so-to-say. It is called "Leichter Nähen" I think, and was released by Burda. Then I bought the new Burda Style, and another magazine that I forgot the name of (Oh laziness, you don*t allow me to look it up now, do you?!) D:. But the latter also has sewing patterns in it for larger sizes ;) (Well, and so does the Burda Style of course!).

So, now there shall be no more excuses. Except for one : I don*t have that much material to sew D: ... But there are ways of obtaining it really quickly.

And now that the Wave Gotik Treffen is happening and I am sitting at home ... I really want to be there right now!! ;) To everybody attending it : Have a great time!! & greet Leipzig from me~!!

Hand me the Binford 6000, dear.

Aaand another entry ;). Did NOT want to forget about this after all. HOME IMPROVEMENT. Maybe you have read it already. We were/are currently working on my sister*s room & my two rooms. Since there*s nothing really to look at, but since I love the following picture so much, I will share with you the result of HOME IMPROVEMENT (Yes, that has to be written in capital letters) in my bedroom. My rehearsal room*ll get some sheet music attached to the walls ;), so ... Not quite finished!!

Anyways, BEDROOM :

I bed bet you all like this one, don*t you? The colour of the walls is turquoise, self-mixed, and the chandelier was one I got from a shop called Xenos. Don*t know if they still have it, though, but maybe you*ll want to search E*bay for that and this*d help you searching. Anyways, I must say I love this so much. I am looking forward to putting all my stuff in there :D, and into my rehearsal room, too, of course!!

Also, some more words on inspiration, or more like, a question ... Do bucket lists and lists of creative things you*d like to do ENCOURAGE you to follow them, or do they just pull you down? After all, I guess there are a lot of people who feel empowered by such lists, and I won*t blame them. I, personally, need to find my own way, but let*s talk about this another time :).

Have a fun day!!

Industrial Whatever.

Here we go again :).

I don*t really know whether this is a re-upload or a new one now, BUT! I hope you will like it nevertheless ;D.

Valley Visionary - Industrial
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Valley Visionary - Whatever

This sounds really a lot industrial-influenced now (Well, partly), but actually I am planning on doing more stuff for this project that has nothing (or not much) to do with industrial whatsoever. And yes, that*s my voice at the end of "Industrial".

I guess I didn*t share them until now because of the working titles, but now I couldn*t care less :D. It*s nice to see some ideas coming back again (Haven*t been feeling that great lately - really tired/drained), and I think today will be super special awesome!!

Also thanks to the ones who subscribed to this blog. It means a lot to me, really!! :)

Night time? (Haiku called "Good Morning", and a little more babbling.)

Good Morning

A morning so pure
It deserts the life inside
All I see is calm

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It is kind of interesting to see what night time in general can do to my brain. It is so easy to produce something in terms of anything really then, but then again, I know it is very hard to play the guitar in rooms like this when knowing somebody is asleep in the same room after all. So I usually end up drawing or writing then ;).

Then again, I am in the mood to batik clothes (like t-shirts, pullovers, trousers, ...)/accessories (like shawls) and to practice window colour right now. Guess I have to give in ;D.

I think the best thing I can do now, despite feeling extraordinarily tired, is to use this moment of equally extraordinary creativity ;).

Dream interpretation.

This is my version of a dream interpretation for myself. I remember several weeks / months ago, I had a dream of wanting to get my first tattoo, and in the dream, I wanted to get an altered version of the above picture tattooed onto my left upper arm. It had the Finnish flag instead of the Japanese though, and it also featured lines that hinted at earthquakes in my holy opinion. The rest was pretty much the same.

The thing that broke away from the upper is a piece of the moon, the upper is the remaining part of the moon, of course. And there are people sitting on the piece that broke away ... I still don*t really know what this was supposed to mean, but since I am really planning on getting this tattooed, I need to find ways of getting the original picture for the copy I will get on my arm. Also, I wanted to continue practicing painting and drawing, and using my brand new oil pastels ;D.

I hope you like the picture now that you understand it a bit better ... Have a nice rest of the day!

Re-upload & some more words.

shrRî.ngAra karanA bleu - The Fallen Angel ~With Bleeding Wings~

Hello dears,

how are you all? I hope for massive happiness and excitement inside your hearts~. As you can see above, there*s a link to the song "The Fallen Angel ~With Bleeding Wings~". I uploaded it again since the old download link was deleted because it was too old, so click it, enjoy it, like it, comment to it, subscribe to it, and please teach me along the way that this is neither YT nor FB. ;P Nah, I really hope you like it. It is quite old actually!

I actually recently discovered that I really do need some encouragement every day - for many, this would*ve been something obvious actually. I came across a lot of motivating videos and words recently, and thought I should share them with you, so here we go :

•  Maybe you have watched this video beforehand; I really love it ... It is well-made, and the message itself is very encouraging, in any way possible. And it is not even that long.
• There is a song by the band Santa Hates You which is called "Sexuelle Unordnung", and despite it seeming to be really about sex in the first place, I think the message of the song itself goes way deeper than just to this layer of reality. To me, it really means that you have to walk your own path in life, that you should not give a damn about other people*s version of a "perfect life", and that you have to create your own freedom, instead of waiting for others to free you from the imaginary chains you put around your body when listening to others.
• Then there is TinyBuddha of course. I think I linked to this site beforehand, but it really does help a great deal to read through the texts they published on the site. Actually, when in doubt, I check out TinyBuddha :).
• And most likely, you have heard of the movie "The Secret" beforehand, too. I must say I get the vibe many people misinterpret the messages delivered in this movie, and that it is important to pay attention to it in detail ... Basically the movie*s about the Law Of Attraction. I heard about this beforehand, and thought, "Why should my wishes come true?", but then tried it out and I must say -- So far so many things I really wished for were fulfilled. The most important thing in the video imho is that it is is said that if you get the feeling that you could do something this or that way in order to achieve your goal, and you are scared of that or too lazy, you have to push yourself to do whatever came into your mind! Let*s say for example, you wished for a new friend, because you are new in town. You do the wishing, you also started using your imagination as a power tool to visualise how it would be to meet that new friend and spend time with them, what you*d do together, what you*d tell them, how you*d treat each other, etc. Once you have done this, the wish itself is not fulfilled yet; of course you have to work on it (And, to be frank, the movie itself never says at any part that the wish is brought to you without any effort from your side!) ... Then you have the idea, "I could go into a park", but the weather seems not that sunny or you are scared that you might say something stupid once you are there ... And here the magic of blocking everything happens. So, first of all, express your wish (Mentally, by writing, by singing it, by drawing/painting it, by ... Whatever comes to your mind really!), believe that it is reachable for you, trust your gut feelings, put effort into getting it done, and the right circumstances and people will be "delivered". That*s how I came to understand it, and it really works, believe me. You only need to find the passion hidden inside & believe in its might.
• And there*s another movie that I find very encouraging, called "Yes Man" (Yesyesyes, the one featuring Jim Carrey & Zooey Deschanel). It is an awesome video about staying open to new possibilities and the adventure of life all in all. Say yes to the opportunities arising. Of course you needn*t say yes to your spam mails, but if you want to do something and wished for this, you need to say YES to it in order to make it happen :D!
• Also, other blogs can be a source of inspiration, happiness and excitement. Same goes for your friends and family ... :) And, in some cases, reading through interpretations of one*s horoscope, numeroscope, or palms* lines can help. Why? Because you get to think about yourself. Is this true? Is this not true? You have to decide all that for yourself, and once you get more insight into your abilities, you will feel better. :)

I also recently made a bucket list and have worked on achieving those goals ever since. It goes greatly so far, and it is real fun. :) After all, you maybe cannot reach all those goals within a short amount of time, but it is a good feeling to be sure you are getting closer to them.

How do you stay motivated?