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This was the week that was…busy.
I had intended to get the first few chapters of Fallen Earring written and online, and install and check out buddypress, preparatory to a outpouring of members from the New Writing Media group at ning and a corresponding exodus from writingforums.com, including myself.
Instead, I find myself as a forum moderator [...]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should meet the RPM Challenge with room to spare. The challenge asks for 35 minutes worth of original music, and I’m already past that. I’m shooting for the full 70 or so minutes that make up a modern cd.
I’m using Band in a Box to compose things, for the most [...]

Just an update on the progress of the looptronica project at the acid exchange public site:
The track Children of the Atom is well underway. This is an experimental spoken-word/rock-operatic/progrock piece, envisioned as one side of the proposed cd. The action takes place in a postapocalyptic United States as five men travel in search of water [...]

My artist account is about halfway to level 2. I’m guessing that I’ll need 100 hearts to get there as I stand at 41 at this point (see screenshot below)

 
My listener account is at level 3, about 3/5 of the way to level 4 (1000 points-see screenshot below)
 

Ewww…repugnant pun, but I couldn’t resist. Just hold your nose for a minute or so, and the stench will go away.
My moon6 identity at the 61 is doing well. It’s a ton of fun listening to the work of the artists who upload to the site, so much so that “The Rack” has become my default [...]

In the grand tradition of making my blog all about me, here’s the address for a new outlet for what I call my “Music”, the 61. The idea here is that the listeners determine what is worthy by voting with their “hearts” while listening to a “radio station” made up of submissions to the site.
Beginner [...]

Here’s an example of my verse:
false idylls
the revolution will be televised
the revelations will be disseminated by covert action
read between the lines
disinformation will be commonplace
this information will be available for public display
in keeping with the signs of the times
the revolution will be available at your local video store
its evolution will be in conversation and hidden passions
you [...]