Intriguing

Did you actually end up writing a list? :s By the way How2PK, you missed out jaerkd00d's list which was in between Nadril's and Wongtong's.

You're a girl too, right? :smile:

I thought you were a dude... Really? There are alot of female members here that I always think are guys (sorry doomsavenger), but Tripsis has a rather feminine signature.. Less frequently there are guys I think are girls.. *cough*Rainy_Day..

Same. Say You aren't my Older, Wiser clone are you Das? :blink: Das... Wise... you've lost me.

Do you know what the main music examination syllabus is around where you live? If not, go to your local music store and ask. If you can get ahold of a grade 1 music theory book from a respected music syllabus that would be a good place to start. When that becomes common knowledge, move on to grade 2. You could do theory exams if you want to, but you'll learn just as much without doing the exams.

I definitely agree with Range about theory. You have to know the rules before you can break them, and music just isn't fun unless you're breaking the rules. :)

WAFFLES. I'm a lot more timid on the internet actually. Maybe timid's the wrong word... polite? I don't really make jokes or say anything all that interesting online, so you'd probably think I'd be an introvert in real life, but I'm definitely not. That applies to these forums. It's a bit different when I'm on MSN or Facebook or something where the person is still talking to Sam, not Intriguing. One thing though, I have a lot of difficulty talking to people in real life when the majority of our conversations beforehand have been on the internet. That can get a bit annoying.

:shock: You could do way more interesting things with a saxophone. Anyway, almost all of my writing comes from improvisation. I'll record an improvisation session, re-listen to it and find the good motifs, which I tend to store away. I want to get some more composition experience before I go to university, so after my auditions I'll be working a bit more on it. Most of what I write is either for solo violin and reminiscent of Impressionist/Post-Romantic, or for voice and minimal accompaniment in a Freak Folk/Blues style. I much prefer listening to music with only a few layers (1-3) so that's why I write like that. Also it's a lot easier. :)

Ha! Took me three months (Jan) just to lose my virginity to my Ex, and I still haven't had sex since, and I'm 19 this Friday! T'is a sad life down under. <_< There are better things in life. :smile:

Probably not. Some might like the music enough to go, some might like HER enough to go. Or get dragged by their girlfriend. Hence "by choice". And I'll have to take that back given that I found out it's at Acer Arena and that place is huge. I'm gonna say a 100:1 ratio of girls to guys. Kingjoe, don't blaspheme.

Taylor Swift. February 6. Sydney. [bleep] yes. :thumbsup: And yes, I am aware that I will be the only straight male there by choice.

[hide][/hide] Two photos on one page. I must be a camera [bleep].. I enjoy this photo. (Index B please?)

@ l0rd: I like her in the top photo. She has Anna Faris eyes. :) [hide][/hide] Damn. Generally I think it's a bit seedy for guys to have photos of girls as their desktop wallpapers, but she's worth it.

White guys started all racist jokes? Even if that was true it would be irrelevant. It's "offensive" for white people to make racist jokes because in Australia/UK/USA we're the majority ethnic group.

You should do something about that.

You are amazing. I really really hate that blonde chunk in my hair. Hopefully I'll be getting it out soon..

I would say "quality over quanitity" but what happens if you have neither? :(

Going to Melbourne Big Day Out January 26th. If any other TIFers are going, let me know. :)

Mayonnaise mixed with milk. It's taken a very long time for me to start liking mayonnaise again.

Classic.

Squash. Seriously. Best sport ever. I just started playing about a month ago. Finally bought myself some racquets so I don't have to use tennis racquets, haha..

Minimalism is probably the best for me, or Ambient. I frequently go to bed listening to Te Duem by Arvo Pärt. Other good ones are by Gavin Bryars (Note: the video linked is only part of it.) or (album) by Diagnose: Lebensgefahr. I can fall asleep to most music if I enjoy it, it just has to be a little bit softer if it has drums is all.

I get freaked out wayyy too easy in horror movies. The Ring scarred me for two or three years. I want to watch it but I probably shouldn't.

Fantastic idea Lateralus. I really hope this doesn't get ruined. As for the songs you posted: - Faith Healer: I can't say I enjoyed this. The music didn't really seem to go anywhere. There was some potential around 2:20-2:40 but then it just died away without any real climax. Fairly monotonous singing as well. Perhaps I would be able to appreciate it more if I listened to a studio recording? - Next: Much better. I really like the playfulness in this one. Also, the vocalist is much more explorative with his voice by varying the intensity and quality of his singing. There is a lot more direction in the song as well which makes it more enjoyable. - The Last of the Teenage Idols: Not bad. I'm not sure I liked the big band thing going on with the brass, at the climax of the second section (around 4:30-5:00) I think there was a bit too much going on in the music and it took away from it a bit. Also, I despise phaser effects, but you can't like everything. The transition at 5:30 was interesting to say the least, and that was definitely my favourite section of the song. Fantastic variety displayed in this song, and as with Next, the vocalist had an interesting approach to his vocals. Overall I appreciate the diversity of the three different songs. This really is not the kind of music I listen to at all, but I guess that's the point of this thread. Next was quite fantastic in my opinion, The Last of the Teenage Idols was great--a bit cheesy in parts--but I appreciated the diversity shown within it. Probably important to note that I paid no attention to lyrics as lyrics generaly don't interest me. I can't see myself listening to this band too much, but we'll see what happens. What album would you say is their best? Sorry if I haven't written too much. I'm really not much of a writer. Now for my band: Karl Hector and the Malcouns. I found out about this band from Stones Throw Records. I might also recommend that people have a look at the catalogue on that site if they are at all interested in Funk or Hip-Hop of the more interesting sort. (Kashmere Stage Band and The Heliocentrics are particularly good.) These guys are sort of.. Instrumental Afro-Jazz-Funk. / Awesome.. And the following three songs are from their 2008 album Sahara Swing. Enjoy. :) - Sahara Swing - -

This may just be me, but I don't really see why you should ask her out. The way I'm reading it, you don't know her that well, so why jump straight to going out? If I was in your position I would make an attempt to become closer friends with her first (and use my sister for that as well :P). Unless I'm just entirely misinterpreting your post, I think a relationship has a much higher chance of being successful (or even just not miserable) if you try to be friends first.