JANUARY 2025 Communal Diary

:D lol you should continue doing leg work, especially now that your legs hurt - it means the legs were very weak. Next time it will hurt less. And you will soon look like a Arnold for sure

Chin-ups: if you keep doing them then you will for sure. When I started with it about 2 years ago I could not do even one :O, and I had to use one of these machines with a counter weight that reduced my weight by 50%. And slowly I worked it up. So if you do it on a regular basis, you will. And if you are younger than me, it will be quicker.

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The nerve in the leg hurts easily. Well, that's why I started escrima a year ago. I couldn't walk more than a kilometer without pain. Now I can walk all day.


Chin up's i started at the end of summer because I wanted to get the first chin up before Christmas. Well, I managed to do that, but then I stopped.

At first I just started hanging out at the bar. A little later I used a rubber band and also did negative chin up's.

I have to admit this would be easier if I were lighter. I weigh 120 kilos. 🙂


I don't want to be Arnold 🙂 I just want to live without pain and be in better shape than most people. Well, that isn't much, because people are really in bad shape these days

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Aito attached the following image:

If the diary carries on I think it would be nice to allow responses because I always want to comment and feel bad if I don't, just clicking on like isn't enough. But I'll say 31st January will be the last day for this thread.

* My new glasses arrived and they were great, so clear.... unfortunately I made the mistake of checking the mirror and saw my face looking back at me, too clear :(

* All the talk about physical exercise makes me feel guilty, especially as I used to run health and fitness classes 5 times a week. I hope I never see any of my old students now I'm so unfit.... I'll get back to it.... maybe :)

* Buying chocolate coated cranberries is a bad idea, they are so small you can't stop eating hand-fulls of them.

* Found a nice song to upload today but I shouldn't really because it's not suitable for jamming but I didn't find that right template to add to myself today.

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1/30/25

*home today, working and playing when i can :)
*starting doing my taxes...efff me...what i owe is enough for a nice guitar, a really nice one...oh well, once death hits me i'll never have to worry about taxes again :D
*i had a great/fun conversation with the coffee ladies the other day, they provide much joy to Gizmo and Gertie when we arrive for coffee and pup cups <3
*i think, and i'm guessing, the wikiloops genre 'radio' plays tracks with 2 or more 'loops...i wish it was 3 or more, as the 2 loop tracks can feel empty with drums and other parts missing, doesn't quite feel like radio
*had potatoes and spam for breakfast, sipping on another coffee as well

Cheers!

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-I ordered a tonfa yesterday. Maybe if I learn to spin it casually in my hand while walking, maybe I'll end up in a small town in the USA as a police officer.

-I forgot about dreaming about becoming a police officer and i sented the job application elsewhere.

-I started hoping that I would quickly become a rich rock star. I don't want a real job 😁

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Comments are always nice. I don't understand what harm they would do. 🙂

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I agree, but originally the diary was just a single daily entry, like a real diary. After the first month my thoughts have changed, I think more people would contribute if they thought they might get a conversation going - we shall see in February :)

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1/31/25

Shi's "Dear Diary" is an appropriate entry for this thread :):W

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Nick, I must respectfully disagree on the "more than two tracks". I am reminded of the power of an intimate vocal and an acoustic guitar or a piano. Would be a shame if Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt was skipped over originally because there were only two tracks! :| I think all the tracks are deserving of Wikiloops radio...you might just find a drum/bass track that sparks the urge to create. So many great tracks with potential- if they don't get heard they won't be built upon into the great song you want to hear on the radio! :W The radio is great to put on in the background- you will hear tracks you might not have sat down and clicked on. It's like a treasure hunt for new music! With three or more the beautiful song you did with Shi above would be omitted from Radio! As a vocalist, I often start with the basics. An acoustic guitar, some keys is all I need to ground myself within a song. Some of my own most meaningful songs (to me) I have done are just me and one instrument. For me, it helps to start with the root of a track so that it can grow into a full (musical) tree! Of course- I do mainly vocals and am not an official musician...(I get a lot of requests when I play my guitar...but I play it anyway! :P ) Some musicians upload drums/bass/keys/guitar all in one track too. I guess it all boils down to what kind of ear you are listening with. One to discover, or one to jam out! I don't know the answer. I think it's 42? B) :D

PS..any leftover Spam and Potatoes? <3

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definitely a choice. i'm comparing it to traditional radio, where tracks feel more complete. i like to occasionally stream the 'loops and the more complete tracks get me going more :)

but yes, if looking for some framework tracks for inspiration and adds, it's a great start.

maybe the radio will be customizable one day, i'd prefer to listen to tracks with vocals, truth be told :W

i might be making another batch of spam and potatoes this morning :D <3 simple yet satisfying :)

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For sure it is personal choice...for me finding a melody is sometimes difficult and If I hear a track with someone else that has added vocals their melody gets "burned" into my brain and I almost can't come up with my own. I have to tip toe around tracks sometimes to not spoil the creativity for myself! Hahaha... there are many great vocalists on the loops! I think there is a Voices of the Month radio station too. ;)

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i might be making another batch of spam and potatoes this morning :D <3 simple yet satisfying :)[/quote]


It's an 8 hour flight. I'll bring coffee.

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i thought i was the only one to do that, good to know i'm not the only one. if i'm interested in a track, i won't listen to any of the adds until i've got my idea out lol :D

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You're not the only one. I never listen to other people's bass tracks until I record my own.

Another reason was that I was shy in the beginning. I didn't feel like playing if someone had played something great.

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January is now closed, thank you all.

January round up -

The members taking part during January were -
Aito - rootshell - Kellsbells - TeeGee - Herring K - mySounds - Navota - ROBJOL - Fridge67 - DidierS - bluvation - Tu - Tofzegrit - TEE-KWA - Pewi - Ernie440 and Jaws Truly. Hope I didn't miss anyone.
Some wrote every day (you know who you are), some, just for a while and others just dipped their toes in :) maybe you'll come back in February!

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