December 2009
23 posts
ayoung:
musichistory:
“Symphony No. 6 in B...
“Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...”
– The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A Biological Rationale for Musical Scales →
‘Scales are collections of tones that divide octaves into specific intervals used to create music. Since humans can distinguish about 240 different pitches over an octave in the mid-range of hearing [1], in principle a very large number of tone combinations could have been used for this purpose. Nonetheless, compositions in Western classical, folk and popular music as well as in many other...
takeoverkids:
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
Although, I would love to believe that it does… it’s as fleeting as the next fashion trend.
Friendships… however, can last a lifetime.
Synesthesia →
A condition in which sensations in one sense produce sensations in another sense. A synesthete can smell shapes, taste music or see colors when they read. Their senses are blended.
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat...
“Clarity is of no importance because nobody listens and nobody knows what you...”
– Gertrude Stein
Confessions of a Corporate Whore: Part I
I have a corner office, which I share with 3 male colleagues, on the 14th floor of a highrise building in Midtown, New York. The view behind my desktop monitor is of skyscrapers and off in the not too far distant is a view of the Empire State building.
All seems to be right but I’m not sure if all this is what I’d like to be… a Senior Business Analyst.
"Did you get my email?"
The most passive aggressive question that you can ask in the workplace.
who showers at one in the morning? honestly.
ataxiwardance:
dripping wet and shivering as i crawl under my soon-to-be-damp quilts.
there’s something wrong with me.
I take showers every evening before going to bed. I’d rather sleep clean than dirty my sheets.
leftbrainright:
Spiegel Im Spiegel Composer:...
the blank you hate to love
deadscreen:
So, I am a bit hesitant to write the following in a public forum as it’s really none of your business nor do you all have any real influence on the situation one way or another, but I guess I’m writing it anyway, not quite sure why.
I’ve been attending a nightly meeting of alcoholic anonymous in west hollywood for a few months now. We meet at midnight, seven days a week, and there...
my friends know me so well
me: I have felt so emotionally numb and unmoved lately that I think I may becoming asexual.
nikki: girl... i think your just trisexual, as in you'll try anything once, and then you get bored :)
and another one...
Here I go… in an attempt to maintain another internet repository.
Let’s see how long this one will last, shall we?