Tone Matrix

Someone on my friends list on Facebook posted a link to this. It is pretty neat. You click on the squares and it makes a tone. You click on various squares and makes different sequence of tones. Its fun to see what you can come up with. You could use the tones in ambient style of music. Anyways, check it out.

Tone Matrix by Andre Michelle

Family Reunions

I was meaning to post this a week or so ago, but I didn't. So yeah, deal with it.

On the August long weekend my dad held the 2009 Burton Family Reunion for the second time in 17 years. I didn't get to spend the entire time at the reunion as I had to work on the Sunday even though I didn't want to. Nevertheless, it was a great a time when I was there.

As I look back and reflected on the reunion, I thought to myself that family reunions are a good way to meet people within your family that you have never met before. They are good to get reacquainted with family you haven't seen in years. Really, who knows how long you have left to met and reacquaint yourself with family?

People have changed over the 17 years since I have last seen some of them. For instance they have aged, gotten married, had kids, etc.. Reunions bring together family from all over Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and British Columbia. Or at least this one did.

I will give props to my dad and his three sisters (my aunts) for getting this together. When my family puts on an event or family gathering, you won't leave feeling hungry at all. We had food all weekend. I must say that supper on Saturday was especially interesting in terms of the way they cooked it. They put food in cream cans and cooked it over an open fire. Sunday breakfast was great too. Pancakes, hash browns, and sausages was AWESOME! My family can put out a spread that is second to none.

The events that took place was a silent auction which ended at 1:30PM Sunday. I didn't win what I bid on. There was another item I was bidding on, but my cousin kept bidding just to bid me up. Sunday evening there was a live auction and my dad's auctioneer friend did the auctioning. There was bingo and I got a bingo on the one of the games. When I called out bingo, I scared the shit out of my sister. There was a planned kaiser tournament, but it ended up being four teams. Kaiser is a great card game. There was a planned horseshoe tournament, but I don't know if it happened.

Overall, it was fun. The 2011 Burton Reunion will be in Bethany, Manitoba. Next year another reunion for another side of my family...

Take Everything - Seventh Day Slumber

I finally bought the album Take Everything by Seventh Day Slumber. I went to Scott's Christian Parable twice and listened to the album. If you have listened to this album, you might think that these are just worship songs. Yes, they are. But they some of the songs you have heard of before are done in a way that makes them different and unique thus enjoyable to listen to.

They cover the song called "Famous One" and they arrange the intro and pre-verse different than you would hear from your typical praise and worship artist. I dig this album, plus I am trying to get into more Christian Rock. I recommend this album. If nothing else, give this album a listen. I dug it the first time I listened to it. Listening it a second time is what got me to buy it. I hope you enjoy the album as much as I do.

Not Much To Say

I haven't really had much to say. Is that a good thing? Some might say so, but others would say not. I guess I will touch up on some stuff that I have been thinking about lately. But right now, just thought I would stop in and make a little post.

Perez Hilton Is Still A Douche Bag

We all know that Michael Jackson has passed away. But Perez Hilton chose to be the douche bag that he is and make a tasteless joke. The following is what Perez Hilton is posted on his website before it was taken down due to complaints.



Perez Hilton is known for being a douche bag by slagging on people by doing stuff such as the above pic. That is why Perez Hilton is a douche. One good thing is the fact that Perez got his ass kicked by the manager of the Black Eyes Peas.

My one status on Facebook: "still thinks Perez Hilton is douche bag" got three thumbs up and a ton of comments on it. People just don't like him. Perez Hilton can fall off the face of the earth and nobody would mind. I certainly wouldn't. Maybe we can get The Black Eyed Peas' manager to beat his ass again...

Michael Jackson Passes Away At 50

Unless you have been living under a rock or shut off all forms of media, than you will know that "The King of Pop" Michael Jackson has passed away. He suffered cardiac arrest (heart attack) and was taken to hospital where he slipped into coma, than passed away. He was only 50 years old.

Jackson did revolutionize the music industry more than we can comprehend. Sure he has bad press over the last number of years, but that doesn't diminish the influence he had over many of today's acts in the music industry. A lot people use his style in their dance style in music videos and probably don't even realize they are doing so.

It is a shock that Michael Jackson passed away and at 50. A lot of people are dying younger and younger it seems. But some people go hard in the prime of their life and die young. In all honesty, what do we have to be sad about? Sure its sad that Michael Jackson passed away, but he did have a full life and a great career. He rose from seemingly nothing into a major international superstar. He touched the lives of so many. We should celebrate the good things about Jackson instead of dwelling on the fact that he is dead. Again, don't get me wrong about his death not being sad and tragic because it is.

Cherish his contributions to music because one innovative man has died. Some people may not care, but R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

What's Up?

I haven't been posting much. I haven't really had anything to post about. Someone give me something to write about. Or not. You don't have to. Thought I would make another post for the hell of it. I hate having writers block. Don't you? Anyways, later peeps.