Weekly Update!

Hey Guys I hope all is going well for you guys!

Ahh... The Stress of Final Assignments is looming over me, so most likely my next post will be m brand new weekly blog thing on saturday, as this week and last week was absolute hell for me, I will talk about it later!

Thank you for your patience!

Zero :D

P.S. Ill Leave you guys a little treat! :D

"The Machine" Which is 2006's Drum Corp Show of The Cavaliers (From Rosemount Illinois, not Cleveland :P ) which sadly is not the whole show due to it being televised.But Its something! Enjoy!

Drum Corps International

Ahh.. Drum Corps International. (Abbreviated as DCI) Is what you can say as The Major League of Marching Bands. Ever since I saw this since I was a wee little freshman in high school barely learning how to play saxophone. The first clip is what pretty much inspired me to be someday in one of these corps (These "bands" are not actually called bands they're called corps and they only contain brass instruments and percussion) The corps travel all around the country performing for 25+ thousand (depending on stadium capacity) people almost every day for the summer and ultimately playing for the DCI championship which is held in The Colts Stadium at Indianapolis Indiana, but yes going further to the topic, I want to learn a brass instrument in college (I'll most likely join UTSA's marching band and play horn there) and hopefully next year if I gather up enough money and pocket change I will join one of these corps. In which hopefully I will join my favorite corp and if you guessed it right its the one from the first clip, The Bluecoats. If any of you guys know about DCI, I give you an epic high five.lol. I will be explaining more of this on a later post as I am running out of time and I'ts getting late. Thanks for taking your time for checking this out. I appreciate it.

Zero :)

Some changes

Hey guys, sorry for the long absence but here i am, as late as ever.

I'm changing the daily blog thing to weekly blogs (In which this case will be looooong as a mile,) but in between the week I will update you on random finds or things I do. I'm going to see how this goes and give this a try.

So therefore as beginning of this week there will be some changes. I appreciate all of you guy's support! Thanks for everything! :D

Zero :D

Rant 4 (5/12/2011)

They grow inside us, unwanted and intrusive. They take over and put you in a coma of delusional misguidedness, destroying healthy logic and replacing it with desires, needs, and feelings that are purely nonsensical in nature. They rip us to shreds, and yet... they make us human.

It's a love-hate relationship. So many downsides to emotion, we wonder why we don't just cut ourselves off. Or why we evolved into this painful existence in the first place.

But still, they define us. Life would be a black and white moving picture without them. We would wander through our lives, the monotonous trials of everyday processes, without feeling, just going through the motions of true life., never knowing love, sorrow, hate, or joy.

Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?

The world would be much quieter, peaceful for a change. Intense Lust wouldn't whisper in your ear every time that beautiful girl you can never have crosses you in the hall. Fiery Anger wouldn't flare every time that bully opens his fat mouth. Dark Wrath wouldn't hold any more grudges or mess with your head.

It also sounds very...lonely. With no emotion, there is no need for empathy, which is the only thing that connects us as people in a deep manner. No one would care.

I didn't mention Love a minute ago because it's not all bad. Love is absolutely wonderful; a beautiful, light feeling sweeping through your body and connecting you to the object of your sweet affection. But it's also a backstabbing, cunning monster, able to betray you in a heartbeat. Lead you to do stupid things. Cheat on your wife with illusions of loving another. Break up with your girlfriend by momentarily letting its grip on you weaken.

It's a double edged sword, that one.

I guess we would just be robots without this cancer. No fun in that, is there?

Also, there wouldn’t be any danger there either.

My First Song :)

Hey Guys, Ill make this short because I don;t really have much time. Ive been really busy lately trying to catch up on late assignments from school but here's what I promised. my first song, its a bit minimalistic but I hope you enjoy. Constructive criticizm is highly encouraged :D

Thanks for everything guys :)
Zero :)

Untitled Song by zero skyy

Day 7, 8, 9. Sickness and Music

Hey guys. I am sorry for not posting anything up for the last couple of days, but here we go. haha.

I got stricken with the dreaded swine flu and I have spent the last couple of days in the bed knocked out cold, but somehow I woke up in the middle of the night and I felt great. So I decided to post today.lol.

In case you did not know I play the saxophone, and later in this month I am playing at The Texas State solo and ensemble contest in Austin, Texas. I will be playing my solo which is one of my favorite contemporary songs which is Paul Creston's Sonata. I will be playing only the first movement because sadly, we are only allowed to play one movement (due to time regulations) but here it is

(note 1st movement ends around 4:05)
The contest is on the 30th (i think, not too sure) but I feel excited about it due to the fact that college saxophone music majors usually play this in their final recital in order to graduate from college (I'm not that good though... I'm well above average but not in the epic beast status range.) any-who, that is all I really have today. I will be posting up the very first song I made officially. I'll be blunt and honest. I think it sucks compared to other people's songs, but it's my first song so bear with me. haha. I still need to learn how to use the effects rack and the special fx thing, all I pretty much did is add notes to VST's (which is ''Virtual Studio Technology'' or tracks that make different sounds) but I did not add super echo or anything like that.

Any-who, I'll ask you guys one random question. What's your favorite genre in music? mine is Ambientish Techno (If that exists,lol) and Industrial. Hope you guys had a great day :)

Zero :)

Q and A From Some Fellow Followers (5/8/2011)

Hello Everyone.

I decided to make another blog section to answer the questions you have all asked me. I appreciate all of you so much from reading this and taking your time to read this. Now I am going to answer all the questions you guys give me (I will try my best to answer them as clearly and comprehensive that I can so please bear with me:) ).

First question comes from Rick (You can check out his blog in this link if you'd like. I love his blog http://typicalinsanity.blogspot.com )  and he said in quote.

"How do you like going to school in Texas. I used to consider going there, I think I would like Texas. Hit me back!"

I'm looking forward to college so much due to the fact that my high school is bad; it's horrible. I don't mind the teachers, they are great teachers. We don't have the most advanced technology or books, but our teachers and staff are the best. The reason I hate my high school is the students there. In my senior class (and all the past senior classes also) about 45 percent of every senior class goes to college. Around 70 percent of that 45 percent of that senior class drop out due to impregnation of a girl, or blowing all their college aid money on which usually is a brand new sports car or party supplies ( I live in a poor community, high class in my community gross around 40-50 k a year, my family earns 20k, and yes we can afford internet, barely.). Now the remaining 30 percent of that 45 percent that went to college, only 15 percent of that actually end up with a college degree. (which ends up being around 20 people per senior class actually graduating with a degree) I don't blame the teachers or the school for this, I blame the teenagers of my age. (To go more in depth you should check out my newest rant about teenagers,lol.) Also no on gives a crap about sports or academics, etc etc. Except Marching band in my school.(In which I will talk about that later.) I honestly think it's my community (who is never involved in anything, we can literally get taxed 100 percent and no one would do anything.) For the poor showing of the teenagers and the success of my school. So therefore I think Rick meant about college, but I have not been in college yet so I cannot quite answer that question yet. lol; but I gave my answer about high school here and it's fine except the people here in which hopefully is different in other schools.

Second Question comes from Charles Winthrop ( He has an awesome vodka/gummy bear experiment going on so you should definably try it, I can't since I am still underage,lol. his blog is here and the instructions to the gummi bear project http://justadayintheworld.blogspot.com ) His question is in quote (I'll try not to ramble on this time.)

"You're doing Insanity? I saw an infomercial about it a couple days ago. It seemed... well, insane lol. How is it? I've been thinking of trying it out. Let me know."
Yes I am doing Insanity and it is great! It does not really teach you how to work out, it teaches you the limits and how much will you have; and it develops and grows bigger and better. I just finished my first week of insanity and I'll tell ya that I already see a difference in my body, not a huge one but it is noticeable. My chest is actually starting to form like a buff guy and my arms look stronger, that's the only difference I've noticed so far, but it is definitely worth a try. The hardest task for Insanity is just to stick to working out every day. It can be a hassle but that is the only problem I have came up on. The exercises aren't that bad and they are easy to learn so definitely give it a try. it feels so great finishing a workout from insanity while you go 100 percent. (Be warned, you will not keep up with the people there unless you are a huge fitness freak in the first days.lol)

Last Question and it is short and sweet by Rockinrule (He plays the sax and I play the sax! He is awesome, check out his blog here :)  http://gotmeabadphone.blogspot.com  ) His question is...

"Where do you want to go, anyways"

That is University of Texas at San Antonio. Not a prestigious school but I love the atmosphere there, better than the middle of nowhere place that I live; but I really chose there because of the atmosphere.

That's it for all. Now I ask you guys something. Short and sweet.

How was your day? Enough of me now I want to hear frome you! :)

Thanks again guys for reading this. Take care.

Zero :)



Oh. By the way I wanted to share this with you guys. If you don't think my school is horrible enough we came out on CNN last year with all the wrong reasons :)
(You can also ask questions about this video also :) !) I'll be glad to answer them.

Thanks again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pta7wsQtMbk

(that's the video link, it did not let me embed it for some reason)

Rant 3 (5/8/2011)

Today's teenage society are an ignorant, apathetic nation of losers. We have more opportunities than ever before. What has all of the hard learned lessons brought us? We're fatter, lazier, and stupider than ever. We are the Dark Age of America. You ask why. Here it is.

1. We have reality shows so we can experience life without having to put down our Big Macs.

2. Books are made into movies, shortened for our commercial attention spans.

3. Pop stars (no longer can most be rightfully called musicians) rewrite the same crap to a different computer generated beat.

4.In a few years, the teenagers of today, whose heroes are rappers and the mindless elite, will be able to vote.

5. No teenager gives a crap about Iraq, North Korea, or any of those unpronounceable countries somewhere on the other side of the globe. "What's Britney doing today? Or the cast of Jersey Shore? Did you hear about Lindsey Lohan getting out of rehab? Again?" (quote from a typical teenager)

6. "Why should I vote? My neighbor will do it. My one vote won't count. And I may miss (insert popular TV show for this month here)." (quote from another typical teenager)

7. "I don't even have to leave home to buy groceries any longer. Everything can be delivered and paid for with credit. Paper money and credit cards will never lose their value, right?" (eff, this all the quotes are from a typical American teenager)

8. "What's a library?"

9. "Who is Thomas Jefferson?"

10. "My brain is screaming with the influx of ignorance around me. Should I give in and join the drooling throngs of the American culture?"

11. "Do they give lobotomies on request?"

Is there a secret place out there, a paradise, that Thinkers have found? When will I be notified? How do I get there? I need to escape from this society before I rip out my brain (or someone else's). I long for intelligent debates, real conversation, art, literature, everything that redeems humanity, and proves that we're better than dumb animals. Passion, creativity, they give life meaning.

Why do people work as little as they can for as much as they can steal? What has happened to us? You are not entitled because you are you. Stop whimpering about your life if you are not going to change. More, more, more. Greed, greed, greed. Work hard. Do more than expected. Help your fellow man experience life!

There is so much out there! I long to see and do it all. Life can be amazing, but not from a recliner. You can not have a fulfilling life in front of the TV or a cell phone. Turn off the technology that is keeping us apart. Get out there and socialize. Learn about others, care about others, and your life will improve dramatically!

Take an hour a week and turn off the TV! Invite your neighbor for a walk. Take cookies to the old man down the block (cliche', I know), volunteer, help out a classmate. Do something for someone else.

I want to see if my faith in humanity can be restored, someday.

Day 6- WTF Insanity... WTF.

Hey guys. I appreciate you guys reading this once again. Sadly my day was dull and boring to talk about, so I will inform you about my future, if you don't mind. Wait I forgot, Today was my recovery day for Insanity and I had to do a workout and that thing was still intense, I was drop dead on my floor once I was done with the workout. I Laughed quite a bit because of the fact that the recovery workout killed me; but any who. One of my fellow people Rockinrule asked what university I was going to. The answer is The University of Texas at San Antonio. Not a prestigious school but I just love the atmosphere and everything in general there, it's a great place to live and everything. Now I;m gonna go and I'll try to write something better in a couple of hours, It's really late and I have a long day ahead of me. I'll tell you guys about it in the end of the day. Thanks for reading! :)

Zero :)

Days 3,4 and 5 - The Decision I've Been Trying to make up for a year.

Hello once again everyone, I am sorry for the delay of my daily what's going on with my life. You ask why the delay? Because there was actually nothing interesting to write about, except for today. I gathered all these 3 days altogether and made it into one post.

I finally decided where to go to college. One month before I actually get out of high school (yeah I know it's late) but the college I wanted to go is my dream college, in which since my parents are in a really low income earning family (my parents only rack up 20 thousand a year) I was able to qualify for almost full financial aid, and I got 2 scholarships from them in which one is for students that their parents earn low income, and a top 20 percent scholarship, which combining everything I only end up paying only food, necessities and books. (Which I predicted to be around 3,000  per year). In which is better than staying at my local university that I would have to pay around 4000 a year and their music program is really mediocre. (Ironically the graduate school is slowly turning into a prestigious program) but everyone for music in my local university is going for one man, which is the associate director of bands (second in charge of the music program/ the graduate school professor and the one in charge of the marching band/ pep band). I thought about it for about two days until it got to me. People (friends that went to my school, my band director, and parents) wanted me to go there, but I didn't, in which matters the most. (also the fact that I went to their end of year concert and they played poorly for being a college band) so the cons piled up instantly. Also I finished day 3 of the Insanity workout, and that thing is gruesome, but its well worth it. Every time the workout ends I feel great for doing my best and the results are quickly showing. Now I'm going to leave you guys one of my new influences that I someday want my music to sound, it's a work in progress but it's getting there. I hope you guys enjoy and I'll see you guys next time! :)