(this post is dated to may 29, 2021 because it describes events over that day. however, it was written on june 10, 2021)

as i got paid that morning, i had to spend the evening doing kind of normal grocery things, but it was a weird month for that kind of thing, so i found myself going on a pretty hefty bike ride, with the hopes of getting everything done.

first, i got some calcium carbonate (for my teeth, as a mouthwash. it’s designed to increase the ph of my mouth directly after eating. i am not swallowing this or using it as a calcium supplement. and, i’m using the hydroxyapatite as a calcium topical, instead – the limestone is just about basic acid/base chemistry, which seems to be the easy way to protect your teeth from acid erosion caused by bacteria.) at the store right beside the lab i dropped the fit test off at.

then, i biked to the far superstore on walker looking for some plant-based omega-3s, as the closer one did not have any, according to the website. while i was there, i got some things at the bulk barn next door. unfortunately, though, they didn’t have any nutritional yeast, so i had to go to the other bulk barn to get it (and it seems that the bulk barn is now carrying the omega-3s, for future reference). and, i stopped at the food basics (as well as the shopper’s, to get my rx) on the way back, as well.

then, i went to the metro to get some soy milk, stopped at the freshco to get a few basic items, headed to the walmart to get the other soy milk and stopped at the superstore for some ice cream.

so, that was a good 40 km (the map is a mild underestimate), in the end – and my nap, when i got back, became a lengthy rest, which was ok. these are days i wish i had more of, and hope to have more of when i can get back to biking in detroit again.

(this post is dated to may 29, 2021 because it describes events over that day. however, it was written on june 10, 2021)

so, after waiting patiently for several weeks, and running through every blood test i could imagine, i finally got some money in my account on the 29th of may and was able to get out to get a fit test to make sure i didn't have cancer – or prove that i did. however, it didn’t quite work out according to plan...

i wanted to take a nap on the friday afternoon, get up in the evening, make a big meal a little after midnight, get the fit test first thing in the morning, take a shit when i got home and then get it back by the end of the day. unfortunately, i ended up knocked out cold instead of having a nap, and it was something like 4:00 am when my body woke me up to pass a giant bowel movement. that’s a shitty turn of events, right?

i made something to eat before i left, and tried to make the best of it. when life gives you shit, you make shitonade - and enjoy it, with a shit-eating grin.

well, i got there and realized i didn’t have to pay for it until i brought it back. so, i could have picked up the test the night before, used my giant 4:00 am bowel movement and brought it in fresh, at 7:00 am. alas....

it was a cold morning, so i had my ski mask on, and i’ll remind people once again that, yes, i bike with a ski mask in the cold weather and, no, it doesn’t have anything to do with covid-19 or with religious observation. these masks are manufactured for use with things like snowmobiles, as it gets incredibly cold up here in canada and people need them to work or play outside when it does; i use them for biking even when it’s up to 10 degrees out, if the wind is pushing in from the north and creating a windchill effect. this was an unusually cold day for late may, but cold it was, and i was actually glad to have the protection as i struggled through the blizzard-like wind chill to get the things i needed done.

i went immediately from the first blood lab (“dynacare”) to my normal blood lab (“medical labs of windsor”), because the doctor had faxed them the requisition. this was a large requisition, and i expected to need to go to the other labs anyways, so i just asked them to take a few vials of things they could test for directly, which turned out to be vitamin k related items, and some issues related to my pancreas, which i wanted to check indirectly for absorption – inr, ptt, fibrinogen, uric acid, lipase & amylase. i then hit the grocery store for a first run of items and went home to try to take a shit and get it back before 14:00...

i’m actually relatively successful at urinating on command, but that could be a function of high coffee consumption. i’m not sure i’ve ever tried to force myself to defecate, and it’s not that i didn’t give it a good try, but after four hours of giving it my best, all i could get out were these hard little blobs. while a chemical analysis would be required to verify my suspicion, it would seem to me that i probably passed the iron i had swallowed right before i went to sleep the night (day) previously. and, you know what iron + carbon is, right? that’s right, it’s steel. so, these little steel nuggets were all i could conjure up, at 13:30 in the afternoon, and i had to act quickly to dip the applicator in and get it back at the very last minute.....

given these nuggets in front of me, should i have waited? well, i didn’t have a lot of experience with guessing the consistency of stool by observing it on wax paper; i had dogs growing up, and picked up after them occasionally, but that was a long time ago and i consequently had a strict deficit of recent experience in physically handling any sort of material passed from the anus of any living creature. so, it didn’t really cross my mind to pass on this one – i was just excited that i finally got something out and moved to quickly capture it, before it was too late.

i quickly broke the seal on the fit applicator – which was the point of no return – and pulled it out to notice that it....i realized the problem right away. i think i was expecting something with a pick at the top, or something vaguely serated, but it turns out that it was this plastic screw that wasn’t going to pick anything up unless it was dipped directly into stool that falls decidedly on the mushy side of the scale.

so, i tried to dip the applicator into my drying steely excretion and got nothing. it was like trying to cut into an acorn with a spoon – it was going nowhere. if i diced it up a little, i could get a piece of it off like i was picking something up with a toothpick, but it didn’t fit into the tiny hole for the applicator (which is a definite design flaw). shit.....

in the end, i tried to ram a little piece in and made like nike on my bicycle to the lab, where i dropped it off at the very last minute, hoping for the best but expecting the worst....

today's post is for the second dvd of high quality mp3s, although i'm considering removing the mp3 downloads. note that an mp3 disc will have more on it than a flac disc. so, this is a huge amount of music.

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purchasing this release does not come with a download. 

inri033: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1996-1999. initially constructed in this form in dec, 1999. slightly resequenced in jan, 2014. re-released jan 3, 2014. finalized as lp007 on sept 19, 2017. this is my third official record. 

inri034: written & recorded in the fall of 1999. originally released on inridiculous in december, 1999. split into it's own ep on january 3, 2014. remastered, finalized & re-released on sept 28, 2017 

inri035: initially written and recorded between 1996-1999 and remixed between 2013-2015. initially released as part zero of a three volume set on may 21, 2015. split into it's own release on june 14, 2015. finalized as lp008 on sept 29, 2017. 

inri036: written and recorded in late 1999 and early 2000. these versions of these tracks were sequenced without further modification in jan, 2014. released on jan 9, 2014. re-released on physical media and finalized on oct 3, 2017, with the remainder of hummer added as a bonus track. 

inri037: recorded in spring, 2000. released, unmodified, on jan 10, 2014. release finalized on oct 3, 2017. 

inri038: written and recorded, 1999-2001. track 3 was reconstructed out of existing sound in june, 2004. initially sequenced on jan 12, 2014. expanded with remixes from 2014-2017, re-released with a newly remastered lead version and subsequently finalized on oct 5, 2017. 

inri039: this was constructed over a little more than a month: from 7/7-8/20, 2000. it seems to have been recombined into one track around 2006 but has otherwise not been modified since it was completed. first released as an ep on jan 14, 2014. release finalized as symph004 on oct 8, 2017 

inri040: recorded in april, 2000. samples added in oct, 2000. album version reverted to original mix in sept, 2006. released as a single on jan 14, 2014. expanded & finalized on oct 9, 2016. 

inri041: recorded over the space of the year 2000. remixed substantially in 2004, 2006 and 2014. existing version released on jan 14, 2014. finalized as lp009 on oct 9, 2017. this is my fourth official record. 

inri042: this record was recorded over the years 1999 and 2000, but did not take this form until mid september, 2017. the first track list dates to sept 14, 2017. these tracks are technically outtakes, but did not become outtakes until the remastering process removed them from their respective recordings. released & finalized as lp010 on oct 9, 2017. 

inri043: written late 2000 & early 2001. the renders present here are all from after 2013. minor instrumentation changes to facilitate a small wind section were implemented in late april, 2014. live guitars were layered into the final version over may, 2014. released in a single volume on june 7, 2014. four new orchestral mixes were added in late may, 2015. re-released in a single volume on may 26, 2017. this release was split into jazz and orchestral volumes in early oct, 2017. two renders were then added to the jazz volume, while three new mixes were created for the orchestral volume. re-released in two volumes and finalized on oct 12, 2017. a 

inri044: written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. released on july 21, 2014. six new mixes were added in late may, 2015. re-released on may 28, 2015. four new mixes were added in mid october, 2017. re-released & put on indefinite hold as to status on oct 15, 2017. 

inri045: recorded in the first part of 2001. initially released as a bandcamp upload in august, 2010. re-released on january 18, 2014. finalized on oct 14, 2017. 

inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. released as a one track single on april 1, 2006. expanded with alternate mixes and re-released on july 23, 2014. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. re-released on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017. 

inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. released in a single volume on july 25, 2014. re-released in a single volume with a new string orchestra mix on may 30, 2015. this release was split into two cds on oct 15, 2017, with the first disc being composed solely of the process piece. four new tracks were added to the second disc. re-released in two volumes and finalized on oct 16, 2017. 

inri048: written in the summer of 2001. remembered over july, 2014. completed august-september, 2014. released sept 24, 2014. expanded, finalized and re-released on oct 16, 2017 

inri049: written and recorded in the fall of 2001. released on sept 6, 2014. expanded, re-released and finalized on oct 21, 2017. 

inri050: written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. released oct 3, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017. 

inri051: created in the fall of 2001. sequenced and released on sept 7, 2014. disc finalized on oct 22, 2017. 

inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017. this is my fifth official record. 

inri053: written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. published without modification on oct 6, 2014. expanded, re-released and finalized as symph006 and lp012 on oct 23, 2017. 

inri054: recorded in late 2001 and early 2002. track 6 was constructed in may, 2004 out of files recorded 1999-2001. tracks 1-4 were reconstructed over october, 2014. final mixes were finished on october 18, 2014. released on oct 21, 2014. disc closed on oct 30, 2017. 

inri055: written in early 2002 and recorded and mixed in early 2002 and late 2014. released on nov 15, 2014. expanded, re-released & finalized on nov 1, 2017. 

inri056: written & recorded in late 2001 and early 2002 and mixed in early 2002 and late 2014. released on nov 19, 2014. expanded, re-released and finalized on nov 2, 2017. 

inri057: written and recorded in late 2001 and early 2002. initially sequenced in may, 2002. re-sequenced and first released in june, 2002. re-released in slightly different forms from 2002-2014. resequenced to mimic the original sequencing and re-released on november 8, 2014. except to sequence the record, these files have not been altered since 2002. disc finalized as lp013 on nov 3, 2017. 

inri058: written over 2001 and 2002 and rethought repeatedly between 2002-2014, with no clear resolution in a final mix. reconstructed from source in late 2014 and then rendered at multiple stages to create a series of snapshots. final mixes were completed over the last week of november and the first week of december. released as a two-volume set on dec 7, 2014. the concept was rethought on nov 3, 2017, which led to the inclusion of five more mixes and an expansion to four cds. re-released in four volumes & finalized as symph007 on nov 12, 2017. the raw guitar mix was corrected on jan 6, 2018. 

inri059: written and recorded over 2001 and 2002. mildly remixed in november, 2014 to make the tracks more presentable; nothing substantial was altered, and no new sound was recorded. released on november 19, 2014. re-released on physical media and finalized on nov 14, 2017. 

inri060: written in august, 2002. track one was remixed in december, 2014 to turn the rest of the track up relative to the vocals. released on dec 12, 2014. disc finalized on nov 14, 2017. 

originally created from 1999-2002. this compilation is dated to sept 1, 2002. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on nov 14, 2017. as always, please use headphones. 

released september 1, 2002 

j - electric piano, drum & other programming, orchestral & other sequencing, vocal & drum manipulations, classical & acoustic & electric guitars, ebow, digital & analog effects & treatments, electric bass, mandolin, organ, synthesizers, sound design, noise generators, granular synthesis, generative synthesis, generative percussion, light-sound synthesis, cool edit synthesis, sampling, vocals, vocoders, windows 95 sound recorder, flute, drum kit, hammerhead (909 emulator), pick scrapes, found sounds, metronome, digital wave editing, loops, films, tapes, coughs, a broken equalizer, equalization, production, composition. 

sean - vocals, lyrics (inri048, inri049, inri053-059), harmonica (inri054, inri057), ring modulator (inri057, inri058) 

greg - drum performance sample source (inri056-inri058) 

jon - guitar performance (inri048, inri049, inri057) 

bob - hammering (inri058) 

the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, upright bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, guitar effects, banjo, harp, sitar, french horn, tuba, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, saxophone, soprano saxophone, orchestra hit, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, pizzicato strings, full string section, piano, synthesizers, synth pad, synthesizer effects, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, english horn, bassoon, voice, music box, tubular bells, bells, clavinet, kalimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, ukelele, theremin, gongs, woodblock, vibraphone, marimba, taiko drums, detuned piano, pc card, drum kit, jazz drum kit, hand drums, melodic toms, orchestral drum kit, drum machines, hammered percussion, synthetic percussion and electronic drum kit. they also include choir.

https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/mp3-dvd-disc-volume-2

so, i made it through all of these videos and will be going back to the harvard videos next...

ken tends to make a lot of kind of basic, amateur errors that you'd expect to hear from "audiophiles" and are generally discarded by real engineering professionals and math or physics nerds, which is a little bit disappointing. one example is his insistence on using balanced cabling in a home studio, which is sort of laughable given that he won't ground his circuits correctly (by connecting half to the grid and half off of it). if you ground your signals, you won't need to balance your cables, ken. and, how much noise is your furnace creating, anyways?

balanced cables are great if you're playing in a hockey arena, but if you're experiencing noise in your home studio then you probably want to address it at the source, rather than waste hundreds or thousands of dollars on cables in order to improve a number that your ears can't actually perceive. i guess there's a theoretical point where you have so many cables that some noise is inevitable, and that is the situation where you either need to buy balanced cables or fucking clean up that goddamned mess, but this is obscure and not really relevant in real life. 

on top of that, balanced cables only go so far in cancelling the noise. i mean, they're not a magical bullet. if you live directly underneath a noisy gas furnace that was installed in the fucking kitchen (which was the situation i found myself in a few years ago...), your puny balanced cables will do nothing.

so, it's a minor solution to a problem you probably don't have - and if you actually do have a serious interference problem, it almost certainly won't be good enough to actually fix it. in both cases, you really want to focus on reducing noise, rather than blocking it. and, if your environment is as bad as mine was, you need to build a faraday cage - or move.

these are the kinds of debates my dad's friends used to have, and he sounds every bit as clueless as they did. so, there's some humanizing of ken marshall going on here - a name i had only previously seen in liner notes, as a contributor to the back-of-the-house sound engineering on a lot of my favourite records (specifically, those by download and skinny puppy).

but, i'm going to keep up with this out of curiosity. while he hasn't said much that has blown my mind yet, this is a sort of an invaluable resource that i wish i knew was there from the start.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjLd6862BxCe7Dd6ukj3zEw/videos

it's a sort of comical reaction.

if i get priced out, i'm simply going to lose internet access and need to upload periodically from the timmy's instead.

https://blogs.teksavvy.com/the-liberal-government-must-fire-crtc-chair-ian-scott