Up the Tree

You may have noticed that most of the open comments on this website have been closed. The unfortunate part of having a website where people can comment is that it is basically a free way for spammers to advertise. The way it worked is the spammers would use an old entry of mine and fill it with comments which pointed to their site.

*Good Job On That Post!*

And in the body they posted links for diet pills and old white men penis medicine, These inocuous links would in turn raise their ranking on Google. So, last night I realized that they had been using my site as their bitch and had to close all my old comments so they can’t do it again.

This doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear what you want to say about my old posts, but just means my comments may be closed down. You can still e-mail me anytime you like.

The scientist, after a particularly boring award ceremony, looked through his telescope at the night sky and discovered a new asteroid floating through space. Even-though he had never had an asteroid named after him, he decided to call the asteroid _baked potato,_ just to stir it up a bit.

Anyone who knows me well enough, knows I don’t have a drivers license. This often comes as a shock to most people, likening it to being illiterate. The truth of the matter is I know how to drive, but it’s the test I don’t know how to take. I have procrastinated so long in getting a drivers license, my learners permit has finally expired after 6 years.

So now I have to get a new one and trust me the bureaucratic implications of this are astounding in the metropolitan area, but it’s just something I have to do… mainly to stave off strange glances at me at parties.

“Oh, this is Ben. He doesn’t know how to drive, so don’t use any big words in front of him.”

You may notice that most amateur recordings often have a lower volume than professionally produced albums. The reason for this is that the professional recordings have been professionally mastered. They have been basically adjusted to fit on a CD and to shine on the disc. My tracks have not, although I am learning fast and will hopefully understand how to pack more punch in my tracks soon.

That being said, here is my latest recording from this weekend. It is a brand new song partially fleshed out with a temporary chorus which I hope to replace with some electric guitar.

The Argument Dance (take 1)

What do you think? Better? Worse?

Weekend plans… sleeping late.