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New Beginnings ...

Journal Entry: Wed Nov 12, 2008, 8:53 AM
First things first ..

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New Beginnings .. Pt I

Well, I've managed to have a little time to put together another journal update ...

Do you find that sometimes life throws a spanner into the works or on the opposite side .. pops a 'life changing' opportunity right in front of you .. which just happens to be something that you (& your partner/family) have been hoping for or thinking of doing, but it just never seems to go any further than the dream, a discussion or an idea .. 'cos life has all those other wonderfully mundane day-to-day distractions - things to get on with first .. kids, studies, the job, paying the mortgage/rent; bills to keep the roof over your head; oil for the heating to keep your toes warm; bills to keep your supply of water .. oh, & of course, not forgetting an electricity supply .. very important these days since the digital world relies so heavily on this invention ..

.. I digress ...

.. so back to the main point of this 'ere new journal .. & that was 'new beginnings', a life changing opportunity ..

This happened to a couple good friends, where an opportunity to move abroad to a new world, environs & life style to follow their dreams was laid out in front of them. They jumped at this opportunity & it looks like things are working out real well for them. I'm so chuffed for them that their new beginnings are going so, so well & it's hard to really show through words how happy I am for them both. I really wish them the best of luck in their new life & future. It's a brilliant chance for them to have such an opportunity to live for their themselves, their dreams, their music & not have to work at a job for which is just really 'a means to an end' ..

So, as a tribute .. I felt that it would be an honour to give them a mention here on dA - but since their art is music, singing & songwriting, .. they're not part of dA, thus as you might of guessed, have samples available to listen to uploaded on their MySpace Profiles. It was a little while back now, about a year & a bit, where I helped out with some photos & the design work for their profile pages .. with some of the work being design pieces for single track cd covers. Since I'm pleased with the pieces myself, I thought .. ya know, it'd be interesting to see what (if any?) feedback I might get on the designs.

Ok, so here are 4 designs .. let me know what you think ..
I've given the MySpace links to their profiles, so you can go visit, sample & enjoy their sounds ..

Jed McConkey - http://www.myspace.com/jedmcconkey

If I Could See  Ambellow

Bryce-Lane - http://www.myspace.com/brycelanemusic

Broken Dreams  I Would Like

Footnote:
.. the samples above were the designs used & are linked to the deviations uploaded. But each design has been uploaded minus any text, since I felt that they work just as well as graphic pieces &/or images. The deviation titles are the same as the track titles ...

Well I hope you like these pieces & you enjoy the sounds ...
If you do like the music .. please let them know, here or on their MySapce profiles ..

New Beginnings .. Part II

Just quickly, in addition to what I've been talking about above .. an opportunity arose for my wife & I .. & after much deliberation, discussions, etc .. we also took up the chance to move from one country to another. We uprooted ourselves from Ireland & planted new roots in Croatia.

This is one of the reasons why I've not been too active on dA this past while .. we had alot to sort & organise before it could happen. So after all this organising, we packed our stuff into a lorry & sent it on ahead of us. We then spent 4 days travelling by car from one side of Europe to the other .. some 2500km (1600mls) approximately ...!!

A journey to remember ... to ... new beginnings ...



So to some features .. this time I spent some time browsing music -related images, since this journals theme is music & life .. so without delay here's a handful (..ish!) of deviations that I found were interesting pieces, broken down into 3 sub-topic-type area-category-thingies!!!! Well, I'll leave ya to view & hope ya enjoy these deviants work ...

Live Street Music








Conceptual Music








Live Stage Music










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  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: music & da little one crying from teething ...
  • Reading: .. multiple tech ref / readme docs ...
  • Watching: .. dis screen & errors on desktop screen!!
  • Playing: 'Raising Sand' .. by Robert Plant & Alison Kra
  • Eating: .. munchies ...
  • Drinking: .. as ever ... cofffeeeeee!!!

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  • Current Residence: Hrvatska (Croatia)
  • Interests: Art, Photography, Computers, Music, Films ..
  • Favourite movie: Apocalypse Now, Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, Citizen Kane .. amongst others
  • Favourite band or musician: Not only 1 (many, inc.): Floyd, Led Zep, Zappa, Tangerine Dream, Nick Cave, Roy Harper, Sabbath
  • Favourite genre of music: From Heavy Metal, Rock, Folk, Acoustic, Electronic, Reggae, Ska, Gothic, Punk .. + others
  • Favourite artist: Achilleos, Giger, Escher, Dali ..
  • Favourite photographer: Don McCullin, Bill Brandt, Ansel Adams + others ..
  • Favourite style of art: Depends on the piece of art ..
  • Operating System: Heart .. Lungs .. Blood .. Brain .. uuhh, need I go on!!?
  • MP3 player of choice: One that works ..
  • Shell of choice: Don't carry one .. except when it rains!!
  • Wallpaper of choice: Prefer paint .. actually!!
  • Skin of choice: The one I've always had .. me birthday suit!!
  • Favourite game: Depends on the mood at the time ..
  • Favourite gaming platform: A chair, seat or couch .. preferably leather!!
  • Favourite cartoon character: Mutley .. (& his laugh!!!)
  • Personal Quote: Try it .. ya never know, ya might like it!!
  • Tools of the Trade: Eyes .. Hands .. Camera .. PC ..

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You should make a D90 stamp, I love my D50 one :) but im upgrading tomorrow

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Thanks so much for the :+fav: my friend:, its very appreciated! Hope all is well... :peace:

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congrats on Luka.... kids are the most fun you will ever have. [link]
We have 2 now... thanks for the nikon stamps, luv 'em.

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Thanks, we're getting used to having a kid around ...

Glad ya like the stamps ...
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