So my last two posts were all about my music, but I guess I wasn't quite finished.
This is the first full-length album of my folk music project. It's about some things I went through, mostly a couple of years ago, though some of it's the kind of stuff that doesn't really end. If you are into lyric-centered acoustic music with shouting and tape hiss and wow and flutter, you might like it.Stream/download it for free here: http://harrisonlemke.bandcamp.com/album/what-ails-usAlso, are any of you guys on Twitter? I don't really do much in the way of social media, but I've kind of warmed up to Twitter because it's a lot less invasive of people's privacy and can kind of be whatever you want it to be. So I'm there; you can follow me if there aren't enough links and bad jokes on your feed already: https://twitter.com/hplemkeI'm also playing my first-ever chiptune show in Austin, TX tomorrow night. And by "playing" I mean something more like "pushing play." Chiptune shows are kind of weird like that. Hopefully it won't be a total bust, though. I'm assuming none of you live anywhere nearby, but if anyone does and wants to come, let me know.Also, I'm starting a software QA job next week. So that's a thing. I have some loans to pay off and grad school to potentially prepare for, so… yeah. Here's to hoping the adult world isn't as bad as it sounds. Do any of you work "in industry," as they say? I figure I can't be the only person here who accidentally grew up sometime in the last five years.
There's a few people in Texas, actually. Austin specifically. I can't remember who though. >_<
I've been working software QA for the past few years. Hopefully your employer is flexible enough to let you write automation. =DWhat languages will you be QAing?Most of what I'll be doing is web browser automation, actually. I'll be writing in Ruby, which is cool. Of all the languages I've used I think Ruby has the most distinct "personality," but fortunately I get along with it pretty well.
Chipophone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pchpDD5EU
That thing's awesome, but funnily enough I can't actually play the piano.
What about a… LASER HARP?
duuuuude you gotta get someone to videotape your show. ask friends on facebook or something.
you'd have so much indie cred. Brother Android (LIVE)Haha, unfortunately I just moved here and all my friends are spread out all over the place, so I don't really think anyone I know (yet) will be there tomorrow.
I think some video footage was in fact taken. There will be photos and audio at any rate. But I actually have NO CLUE whether it was a good set or not, so I won't champion it just yet.
Pretty songs. :)
was playing guitar what got you into composing?I was interested in writing music before I could play any instruments at all; I used to make up songs all the time and sometimes my brothers would oblige me and play the instruments on songs I made up. Picking up the guitar when I was a freshman in high school definitely drove me to get more serious about composing though.