Comments for Chris J Mears http://chrisjmears.com A Personal Website Full of Magic and Mayhem Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Best of Canadian Independent Music vol. 2 by chelsa http://chrisjmears.com/2009/01/best-of-canada-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-970 chelsa Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:28:47 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=64#comment-970 I see Saskatchewan and Manitoba sadly missed on your list. :P I see Saskatchewan and Manitoba sadly missed on your list. :P

]]> Comment on Song of the Week - Chad VanGaalen Willow Tree by Chelsa http://chrisjmears.com/2009/02/song-of-the-week-feb-22/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Chelsa Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:26:17 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=142#comment-965 Entirely unnecessary for me to repeat myself here, but: Lovelovelovelovelove this song. <3 Entirely unnecessary for me to repeat myself here, but:

Lovelovelovelovelove this song. <3

]]> Comment on Breaking through the mental block by Jason http://chrisjmears.com/2009/05/breaking-the-mental-block/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Jason Tue, 05 May 2009 16:56:09 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=169#comment-959 In a similar vein, writer, podcaster, and all around cool geek chick <a href="http://murverse.com" rel="nofollow">Mur Lafferty</a> has made a mantra out of the dictum that "It's okay to suck." It gets repeated pretty often on her podcast <a href="http://ishouldbewriting.com" rel="nofollow">I Should Be Writing</a> (which, by the way, is great listening). I guess the idea is that doing something and sucking at it is still better than doing nothing, because then you at least learn from your mistakes. I'm still working on trying to follow that bit of advice. In a similar vein, writer, podcaster, and all around cool geek chick Mur Lafferty has made a mantra out of the dictum that “It’s okay to suck.” It gets repeated pretty often on her podcast I Should Be Writing (which, by the way, is great listening). I guess the idea is that doing something and sucking at it is still better than doing nothing, because then you at least learn from your mistakes. I’m still working on trying to follow that bit of advice.

]]> Comment on Manually Configure Time Machine’s Backup Interval by Mark Wheadon http://chrisjmears.com/2008/08/manually-configure-time-machines-backup-interval/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Mark Wheadon Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:49:33 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=34#comment-953 If you'd prefer to use a GUI, the Secrets prefPane is good for setting this and other hidden settings: http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/03/changing-time-machine-backup-schedule/ Cheers, Mark If you’d prefer to use a GUI, the Secrets prefPane is good for setting this and other hidden settings:

http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/03/changing-time-machine-backup-schedule/

Cheers,

Mark

]]> Comment on Song of the Week - Chad VanGaalen Willow Tree by Steve http://chrisjmears.com/2009/02/song-of-the-week-feb-22/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Steve Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:58:59 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=142#comment-941 Oh yeah, that melody is now firmly implanted in the head. Keep this up, great idea. Oh yeah, that melody is now firmly implanted in the head.

Keep this up, great idea.

]]> Comment on Song of the Week - Chad VanGaalen Willow Tree by Jason http://chrisjmears.com/2009/02/song-of-the-week-feb-22/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Jason Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:57:59 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=142#comment-940 Catchy tune, isn't it? There's an interesting disconnect between the lyrics and the happy, bouncy music that I can't decide if I like or I'm just weirded out by. The vibrato was a little much for me, though; by about halfway through the song, I wanted to either stomp on whatever digital processor they were using to make it or rush the singer to the hospital to be treated for extreme diaphragm spasms. Still, catchy! I'll probably be humming it for the rest of the day now. Looking forward to more! Catchy tune, isn’t it? There’s an interesting disconnect between the lyrics and the happy, bouncy music that I can’t decide if I like or I’m just weirded out by. The vibrato was a little much for me, though; by about halfway through the song, I wanted to either stomp on whatever digital processor they were using to make it or rush the singer to the hospital to be treated for extreme diaphragm spasms.

Still, catchy! I’ll probably be humming it for the rest of the day now. Looking forward to more!

]]> Comment on Song of the Week - Chad VanGaalen Willow Tree by Luckiest Monkey http://chrisjmears.com/2009/02/song-of-the-week-feb-22/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Luckiest Monkey Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:27:27 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=142#comment-939 Well that is a fairly pleasant composition. I even enjoy the dark lyrics. You've got to do something with a dead body, why not make it interesting? I wouldn't mind going out pyrotechnical viking style. HEY KEEP POSTING THESE. Thank you. Well that is a fairly pleasant composition. I even enjoy the dark lyrics. You’ve got to do something with a dead body, why not make it interesting? I wouldn’t mind going out pyrotechnical viking style. HEY KEEP POSTING THESE. Thank you.

]]> Comment on iTunes Rating System for Album People by Steve http://chrisjmears.com/2008/09/itunes-rating-system-for-album-people/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Steve Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:26:23 +0000 http://chrisjmears.com/?p=45#comment-934 Great write-up, I really like your definitions on the ratings. I found I rated songs too often based on my mood, and didn't agree with them later, so I buried my OCD and stopped rating songs altogether, but you've inspired me to pick it back up. Great write-up, I really like your definitions on the ratings. I found I rated songs too often based on my mood, and didn’t agree with them later, so I buried my OCD and stopped rating songs altogether, but you’ve inspired me to pick it back up.

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