This is a special memory I hold, but I don't
think about it often. It's an account of how
I had to rip in two.

Here, on the edge, where the horizon begins,
it's easiest to chat with even the devil over a
cup of coffee.

Here, my best friends turn into my enemies,
and my worst nemesis becomes my most respected
ally against all.

I would like to conduct a research experiment.
Call it a test, of sorts, if you will.

I almost forgot to mention, the water's coming
soon. This will all come down. Get out of here
while you can, okay? Or you'll surely -





[link]

~ReWonderland

Hellow everyone!

I am updating to destroy the low gravity of the last entry, because I am completely over my spell, and only a little proud of overcoming it.
It helped to just work and play out my music in my head.

And I am multitimbral, and I will never be destroyed, from beginning to end.

They are coming in number, and they are all enemies, but inseperable.

I am looking for MIDI recievers, which come pretty cheap as rack hardware standalone, and when I find one I am going to hook it to my PSR-175 for some cheap effects (really this is just for reverb and decay).

I am listening to QOTSA, always the win. They are touring with NIN this fall, and I am dying to catch one of those shows. Dying. The amount that I want to go to one of their shows is about 98% of the amount I want to go to Japan.
They will be in California in August with special guest Autolux, so I am hoping they will make it to St. Louis or Chicago.
The pieces are fitting together. Nin were touring with the Dresden Dolls a bit.
And these links are my current activities.
[link]
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So rack systems are 300% or more cheaper than their keyboard counterparts. Does this mean I can do what I would with a Roland RD700-SX what I could do with it's rack counterpart, a simple 88-key controller, and an 8 track recorder?

Anyway, I want to share with you my wishlist of equipment. Obviously I don't have the $20,000 needed to actually have all of this, yet, so it's just a rundown of what I want.

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The ReWonderland home studio (ReWonderland Junkyard)

INSTRUMENTS (Electric, String; Guitar and Bass axes)
These are Ash's main axes.
The main lead guitar for studio work will be Line6 Variax, the main rhythm the Alesis X;
The main bass is either the 5 string fretless ESP (stage) or the Variax (studio).
While the Emily Gibson and the Galveston Batman will be the stage guitars.
Backup instruments for special cases in the studio will be the 12 String, the Pedal Steel and the Sitar, those these can be emulated both on and offstage.

-Line6 Variax 700 Modeling Guitar with Tremolo ($1200)
-ALESIS X GUITAR STRAT ($300)
-Line6 Variax 700b Modeling Bass Guitar
-ESP 4 String Fretless Electric Bass ($600)

-Gibson Emily Strange G-310 Electric Guitar ($400)
-Galveston Batman Electric Guitar ($400)

-12 String Pedal Steel Electric Guitar
-12 String Acoustic-Electric Guitar
-Jerry Jones 16 String Electric Sitar

INSTRUMENTS (Electric, String, Bowed)
-Electric Violin 4/4
-Electric Viola
-Electric Cello 4/4

-Roland FR-7 V-Accordion

INSTRUMENTS (Asian, Acoustic)
-Shakuhachi-Woodwind (Japan)
-Koto-Zither (Japan)
-Shamisen-Guitar (Japan)
-Taiko-Drum (Japan)
-Erhu-Bowed (China)
-Pipa-Lute (China
-Biwa-Woodwind (China)

EQUIPMENT (Percussion)
-Pearl Drum Kit (6xTomtoms,2xFloortom,2xBass,2xSnare,HiHat,2xRide,2xSplash,2xChinese,Tambourine,Cowbell,2xCongas)
-Larry Seyer's Acoustic Drums software
-Chimes
-Maracas

EQUIPMENT (Recording and Mixing)
-GNX4 DigiTech GeNetX Guitar Workstation
-D32XD KORG Digital Recording Studio

EQUIPMENT (Keyboard/Synthesizer)
-Roland RD700-SX 88 Synthesizer / Digital Piano
-KORG MS-10 Analog Vocoder
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And that is all.

I am using my PSR-175 to compose and play a suite, completely seperated from the Reinbeau Reich. This suite will allow me to experiment with sound and recording and MIDI in general, and won't take me that long. I am calling it

KinterMunecas

A German-Spanish mix title meaning Children Dolls.
Here is my tracklist, relevant because it is in progress.



_{Me, Myself and I
Orphan 3
Watch Pots Never Boil
Violin Bandage
Rusty Lullaby
4&20 Blackbird Pie
MusicBox in 7/8
Rabbitless
Lostissimo}


Audrey for the win.

MY STAND SAYS ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO ORO THEN YOU DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Cherished,

Ashes


<sub>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I am Ashes. I am life and it is me, and my Trying Buddhism makes it ever so easier.
Or, Carlos. I want to breathe music. But I want you to breathe it with me.
Call me either. Though, Skylar is my real name.

I wrote Synchrocity: a Nightmare Brought to Ashes.
I am ReWonderland, for now.

Favorite book Martin Gardner's The Annotated Alice,
Favorite bands include QOTSA and NIN.
I want to marry a gothic lolita from any country.
I write and draw at [link]
I put my recordings here for you to listen to.
2005 July Japan with Maria
2006 June Recording Arts classes begin for me!</sub>

Hi everyone. This entry will be a more traditional journal entry.

Today has been really great. Myself, Ross, Gerardo and Rosa went to St. Charles to get her ultrasound done. They got pictures from it. It will be a girl. And we got her next doctor's appointment changed to July 28th, which made me very happy. I am going to need to request off July 27th for Rosa's birthday party, but the 28th I'll be fine. I'm really sleepy right now, and I do need to sleep. But I just wanted to input how nice today was. We ate at Applebee's, good God I had too much chicken. On the drive home we were overcome by a rather unexpected wind and hail storm and there was a lot of wind, but it's passed over for the most part.
To be in that dark room seeing the baby inside her stomach on the screen really made me feel special. It was just me and Gerardo and the nurse, with Rosa laying on the hospital bed. I just felt so close. It's a great feeling.
Don't you see, what you can learn in this world. It pays off with more than money. I got that priceless experience today, and it never cost me a dime to learn any of the Spanish I did, just time.
I really wish I had a daughter.
It's really funny when the personnel ask me if I'm the father o__o; No, I should be so lucky.
I have some people, young women, whom I plan to try to ask out. But I think I want to finish my trip first, change back to my old shift, and so my stuff will be in order.

Now I've heartburn and two hours before I have to start packing my lunch, getting dressed and biking, so I'll be off.


All of you have wonderful preweekends, I'll see you around.




Ashes


PS. I sent about SEVEN of you compatibility tests. It's not intended as anything relationship-related, but the tests on that site really are neat. This particular test shows how complimentary we are to eachother, something I only thought remotely curious, but I actually was excited at the idea of a test that really asked both parties questions and then produced results. Take it! And send it to everyone you know! Or if you want.



THREE WEEKS AND TWO DAYS.


<sub>< I am Ash, Esq. >
Or, "King of Hearts."

You may call me Carlos or Ashes.
I wrote Synchrocity: a Nightmare Brought to Ashes.
I am ReWonderland.

Favorite book Martin Gardner's The Annotated Alice
I write and draw at [link]
Recordings here.
2005 July Japan with Maria
2006 January Recording Arts.</sub>