8:38 PM

Somehow managed to get a mp3 player working, as you have hopefully noticed.
I just put up the first, horribly unfinished version of a song I'm working on that is, as of now, called 008alpha. Catchy, right? I don't really ever name my songs until they're finished, and that rarely happens, so I only have about three titled songs. Anywho, I'll leave this early version up for a bit just to see if it works.

The song is meant to be a kind of solemn, haunting prettytechno (that's supposed to be one word. the word Techno has too many connotations, as does the word Electronic. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of a better word to display the fact that electronic sounds are used, but it is not...techno-like. So I made up a new genre.). It's hard to categorize my songs sometimes because I mix so much random crap. This one has a string section that comes in towards the end. I plan to make it a lot longer. I also plan to add vocals to this eventually, but only if people don't hate it.

So, on the music box above, click the drop down menu and select the mp3 to load it, then click play. Hopefully it will work.

EDIT: Hm...this player appears to leave the quality of the sound...wanting. But, until I find something better, it'll have to do. Also, I am aware of the fact that the strings are horribly out of sync. I've fixed it since then, but I'm too lazy to upload that version right now.

7:42 PM

I thought an explanation would be useful.

A Vampire Cactus is pretty self-explanatory. At first glance, it appears to be nigh but a (mostly) harmless cactus. Vampire Cacti tend to take over unused pottery to create their home, much like the hermit crab.

A widely unknown fact about the vampire cactus is that it is able to move itself. The roots of a vampire cactus are quite strong, and actually contain muscle tissue. A vampire cactus, once settled into its new home, will dig small holes in the bottom of their pottery. Especially strong roots will stick out through the bottom, allowing the vampire to scuttle along most flat land. Unfortunately, it doesn't move very fast. This is not much of a problem for the vampire cactus, for it does not have many natural predators.

Those brave herbivores that would attempt to eat a cactus will be unpleasantly surprised upon getting to close to a vampire cactus. This is because the vampire cactus, like the venus fly trap, is a carnivore, feeding off the small bits of flesh and blood of animals. The spikes that stick out of its body are actually retractable. When prey approaches, they will rapidly extend, skewering the creature. The vampire cactus will then extend its special extraction roots through the holes at the bottom of its pot to suck the nutrients out of the dead animal.

Also, vampire cacti are known to enjoy nineteenth century literature and poetry.

7:37 PM

Alright, so, this is my first post. I guess I should explain the point of this, then. I intend for this blog to mainly be a way to display some of my creations, be it music, art, or...words. It's partially just for my own benefit, so I can not only showcase, but document the process of creating my creative creations. So...yes. I'll think of more stuff later, I suppose.