All books should have illustrations

Why fill a book strictly with words? I think this deters people from reading more. Insert illustrations and you can paint a better picture into the mind of the reader.

A wall of text is intimidating, and very one-way when it comes to learning and absorbing information. Insert some character designs, maps, graphs, or other forms of visual art, and you can inspire more (children and adults) to continue reading.

Rocket Dreams

Rocket Dreams by Paul Bibbins.

I've actually had people get pissed at me in the past when I've said that I write and play music that is different from most people. But I always call it as it is....doesn't matter if it pertains to me, or anything else in this life. Here's one of my different kind of original songs. It's called "Rocket Dreams". I also have a tendency to write songs with lyrics that don't really mean jack.....but they'll still make you want to sing 'em. Have a listen to "Rocket Dreams"....and try to figure out what the song is about.

Posted by Paul Bibbins on Saturday, September 22, 2018

Marked Pitches On The Guitar

While thinking too much about guitar, I wondered how many of the 12 pitches are actually marked on the board. Marked, in this case, means a fret that has an inlay. It's a visual cue on the guitar and can be very helpful when trying to remember a pattern.

I decided to just write them all out. For this observation, open notes are also considered marked.

You can access 11 out of 12 pitches if you go by marked alone. The only unmarked pitch is D#. After fret 12, the pattern repeats. [12,15,17,19,21] is the same as [0,3,5,7,9], but an octave higher.

Here's a graph to show you just how many marks each pitch has.

I know that some guitars have inlays on fret 1, but many I see do not. However, marking that fret would give you at least one D#.

A reason Terraria is a good game

The class system is up to you. You can build a character to be a class suggested on the wiki, or you can invent your own class. With endless combinations of gear and vanity items, it's a wonder why people don't RP more in the game.

Gusli Russian Psaltery Maxim Anukhin Максим Анухин гусли

I love gusli music. Songs played on this instrument sound so soothing and mystical. I'd like to own a gusli one day, although I have no idea how they work and they look extremely challenging to play. Still, it would be worth it just for this.

ant mounds

Just walking around at Phinizy and noticing there's so many ant mounds. I saw a bunch more after the video, of course.

Subliminal

Is it still a subliminal message if you're really good at ignoring it? Isn't it just... air?