Retro! (as long as I'm here)

Posted by Dr_Eechmen on July 2, 2008, 8:44 a.m.

So… to follow the trend that I was unaware of:

Age

Then: 10

Now: 15

Trend: I'm growing older as the years pass by.

Music

Then: Mostly Classical Music (Baroque, Romantic, Classical, etc.), Jazz, and some old rock.

Now: Just about anything, minus modern mainstream music, rap, hip hop, and modern country. Yes, Be Bop Deluxe, ELP, ELo, Asia, Genesis, PATD, Dungen, etc, etc.

Trend: Slowly but surely heading towards the 21st century, decade by decade.

TV

Then: Star Trek!

Now: Haven't watched a TV in months!

Trend: Umm… no TV?

Movies

Then: Very little.

Now: Just about any movie that I end up seeing.

Trend: I'm seeing more, now?

Hobbies

Then: LEGOs, Reading, BASIC (the horror!), and computers in general

Now: Music (Playing various instruments, songwriting, composing, attempts at building instruments…)

Trend: Shifting from Technology and Toys to Music and Music

Social Life

Then: Depressed due to a lack ofa social life.

Now: Finally, thanks to orchestra, have agroup of friends whom I get along with very well and hang out with.

Trend: Spreading my social butterfly wings!!! (please, shoot me for that)

Internet

Then: Random Browsing

Now: Tons of music forums… ukulele-specific, cello-specific, composing-specific, music theory -specific… Facebook, and Myspace

Trend: Communities

Sport

Then: Martial Arts

Now: Backpacking?

Trend: Still nothing all too special

Outlook On Life

Then: Utterly pessimistic

Now: Somewhat optimistic, though mostly realist

Trend: I'm happier.

Politics

Then: Uninformed Republican

Now: Well-informed Democrat

Trend: Left?

Comments

PY 16 years, 4 months ago

I was happy five years ago <_<

Why was nobody else?

Quietus 16 years, 4 months ago

building instruments? do tell.

OBELISK 16 years, 4 months ago

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I searched and searched, and I can't find any sort of person named "Dr. Eechmen."

Dr_Eechmen 16 years, 4 months ago

@ Obelisk

Haha… that'd be because the rest of the world knows me as 'Ian Boys', my given name.

@ Hyperion

And building instruments…. let's see.

I've experimented for a while with building electronic instruments (I successfully built a mini-synth, though it ran out of batteries and I discovered that I, in my infinite wisdom, sealed the battery chamber completely when I was building it… oops), and am now starting to take on buildign an electric cello, which will probably overwhelm me… but hey, it's something to do over the summer.

@PY

Well… five years ago, I had not went into middle school or high school yet, and I didn't get along with many of the people whom went to my elementary school. Therefore, I had few friends at that time, which led to minor depression, etc.

But now, I've met tons more people, made many friends, and am, in general, happy.

Takagi 16 years, 4 months ago

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Now: Well-informed Democrat
Hah, nice.