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https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/koastbjy
Okay so I know what you're thinking...
Just why in the fiddle is this random guy making a Christmas post just now? What? What?... Does he not know how to read a fucking Calendar or something? Or is he just one of those second Christmas fucked up weirdos?
Well then, I'll be happy to let you know that I CAN infact read the calendar and I HAPPEN to be a weirdo. So... here's a big:
Shove that down your.... ;)My Friend
Okay but in all honesty, Christmas last weekend was both a combination of fun and horrendously stressful! Fun because obviously, I got to spend some good quality holiday time with friends and families but stressful, because I had just recently gotten into making VNs(Visual Novels), and had this crazy idea to make a special VN for Christmas. Hence, the abomination you see above...
Oh, it took me the whole fucking weekend to make this shit! But in reality, making the visuals and writing the Story was not at all the hard part — nah, that would be the adding of sound and effects! Oh my fucking goodness, you do not wanna know how painfully long it took to me edit that whole shit, in order to match the story. And still, even after all that editing, the whole thing turned out fucking MEDIOCRE!
Ah fuck!!! Just kill me already!
Anyway, at the end of the day, it is what it is I guess — you get what you get. So, I do hope you enjoy the story regardless.
Oh and a heads up buddy, if you happen to be familia with my usual style of storytelling, narrative form, character arc, and overall genre style; then you'd know you're about to get into 15 minutes of absolute horror, comedy, and quirkiness.
Hehe... Enjoy!
Note: This is a screen recording of the actual VN that I'm still coding and editing. It's not entirely finished yet though, I still have to mix and polish the sounds and effects to improve audio experience; and as well, edit the dialogue a little bit.
However, if you're interested in downloading the app so you can read it on your phone anytime you want, just let me know down in the comments so I can tag and send you the link.
It will be available for both Android and IOS devices on he mobile store.
Interestingly enough, I plan on doing more of these visual type stories for most of my posts on Hive. You know, to improve the engagement experience and weird you all out even more.😁
Thanks for reading and do take care of yourself....
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/foeaxakr
"Not gonna lie, some days, I swear I just wanna rip – rip – RIP– my eyes right out of their sockets!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! —Zeraton.*
(laughs in frustration)
So a buddy of mine whom had been working on this action/adventure RPG game for the past year or so, just finally rounded up all the necessary coding, animatics, and other perks for his game. And so now, with just a couple other things such as music/soundtrack, character voicing, sound mixing, and special effects left to chip in, I was humbly bestowed the task of helping score the original soundtrack(OST) for the very ~~low budget~~ sophisticated video game.
Now to be frank, I don't really have that much experience when it comes to composing game music, however, I do know my way around composing music for orchestra. Most likely why I got the job(Fun fact: He's not paying me to do this °_°)
So basically, I've only been able to score about 4 minutes out of the entire 200 minutes gameplay! I know.... I know....crazy right??? But thankfully, I'm not the only one working on it. We're about 15 of us composer buddies working on the OST actually. So, if my math is correct, that's about 13 minutes of individual OST time for each of us to compose. Not too shabby. And with the deadline on February of next year, I say I have plenty of time!
Heck, if work doesn't kill me, I could finish this shit off by Christmas!
Interestingly enough, I've actually already started working on my share of the soundtrack. Inclusive of the three other's you'll hear in the video, I'm basically done with the Loading Theme, The Palace of Garthon Theme, The Sea Dragon Theme, and Terak's Theme. And considering how I just started writing them 2 months ago, I'd say I'm going at a pretty good pace.
Anyway, enough small talk, let's talk about the OSTs in the video shall we?
Forest Theme Alright, so this one I most definitely need to go remaster because there's just way too much wavering and imbalance in the audio.
Oh well, Forest Theme is one of the main OSTs that repeat itself through out the game(especially in Chapter 3). And considering how the forest is basically the Terak's(the MC) home point.. yeah, you're definitely gonna be hearing it a lot in the game.
To be honest... I think I'm gonna redo the whole thing again. To me, it just doesn't sound that memorable you know?... Like, it just sounds a bit too..... over the place. Yeah, it oughta be a bit more catchy!
But hey, you guys tell me what you think!...
Anyway, it was scored for:
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- Horns
- Voices(Brought by you by a shitty VST library)
- Vibraphone
-Glockenspiel * Strings including Harp * Timpani
Arrival of the Jhambali Soldiers (Or Tribe) So this one I had fun making. Essentially, the Jhambali tribe are these fierce ancient soldiers of the realms, whom are descendants from the great Orcs gods. They are known for their violent, ruthless, and beast like way of life and culture. Their only pet peeve – War.
The OST was scored for:
- Voices(Baritone Included)
- Brass(Including Bass Trombone)
- Strings
- Timpani
- Clarinet
- Drums(Bass drums included)
- Horns
Main Menu Theme LoL not gonna lie, had a bit of a toughy with this one. I mean, just how the hell should Main Menu's music sound like for crying out loud! I mean, I mean.... it's not like it's elevator music or something!
Anyway, after many trials and errors, I ultimately decided to go with something more relaxing. Because at the end of the day, you can't go wrong with relaxing music!
I mean, just listen to Genshin Impact's Main Theme!
Nevertheless, the OST was scored for:
- Strings
- Synth Strings
- Synth Pad
- Chimes
- Harp
So that's all for now y'all. Hope you enjoy the music.
Also, I'm curious as to how these pieces smell @grindan😏
Thanks for reading and do take care of yourself.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/idnxpbpv
So today, I thought I should share some of my musical compositions with the community; that is including the music itself, the story/inspirations behind them, a little analysis on each of the pieces, and of course, my usual blabber as always.
Care to listen?....
Waltz No.3 — in D flat Major LoL, if procrastination was a type of food, I would've died long ago of obesity! Ha, in all honesty, I don't know why I procrastinated so much with this Waltz — especially with the coda.
Written some time early last year, Waltz No.3 is a short(around three minutes) piece for solo piano composed in the style of the Western Classical music's sub genre — Waltz. As the name implies, it's been written in 3/4 time and has that good ol fashion "1 - 2 -3" rhythm feeling to it.
In general, the Waltz is characterized by it's light hearted and humorous tone and can be quite virtuosic(technically challenging) at times in some passages.
Probably why a machine played this rendition instead👀
Funny thing, the first motif (those first 4 little opening bars) came to me at of nowhere if I'm being honest. So there i was, sitting in my balcony, not even dreaming of wanting to compose another Waltz when — BOOM! Out of the bloom came this little theme:
Soh - do - re - mi - fa - so - la - soh - fa - mi - re - doh - re - doh - re - doh - soh - doh
Lol, it makes more sense with the score😅
Of course, as it often is with random musical phrases that pop into my head every now and then, I quickly grabbed a pen and my scorebook, and frantically wrote down the motif on score along with some few other sketches. And the end result after developing the theme: a mostly mediocre piano piece!
Now here's the procrastination part If you skip to the ending part of the first piece, you'll hear this odd, virtuosic, cartoonist sounding coda(conclusion) bringing the Waltz to a end. Now, in as much as I completed all the sections in 3 - 4 days, the coda actually took SIX MONTHS to complete! And it wasn't even due to something like creative slump or a well deserved hiatus or anything thing that, nah... it was because of one and one thing only — my procrastinating ass!
I'll finish the ending next week...
I said.
Okay fine, next TWO weeks...
I said.
Shit... maybe next month?
I said.
Goodness gracious!!! It's next month already???... Okay, okay, I swear on my life that by next NEXT month, I would have been done with everything!
I said. Then fast forward to the ending of that year, and that would've been when I finally decided to start writing the coda.
Na - Echeta (The Remembering/Reminiscing) Now, this was one of my earlier pieces. I wrote it when I was 15 or 16, I believe. The piece is characterized by it's simple left hand ostinato (repeated patterns) accompanying a much more technically difficult right hand with sweet melodies written in two voices.
The piece was actually inspired by a vacation I took with my family to my mother's maternal home(Village).
Prelude No. 8 — in D Major Actually, this one was written this year! I really don't have much to say about it except that it's mostly a relaxing piece with easy arpeggios(broken chords) and melodies on the right hand, while the left hand plays the accompanying bass.
Ahh... I always imagined this piece would be perfect for autumn: maybe in a nice park with autumn leaves trailing the floor, maybe in a nice garden, or maybe even at an outdoor reception of a wedding or something, I don't know... just some where peaceful :)
Das Ende :) Anyway, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed the music and notions I shared,as much I enjoyed sharing them with you.
In the coming weeks, I would be sharing more of my compositions along with the inspirations/stories behind them.
But for now...
Farewell and Take care of yourself🤍
THANKS FOR READING AND KEEP EXPLORING!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/wgksbvga
"So there I was, in the dream, sitting on a bench and reading a book; the park filled with so much life and beauty: swans dancing by the lake, birds chirping and singing sweet melodious songs in the sky, and rabbits chasing butterflies on the grass. And even the squirrels and chipmunks, whom had all been busy a twittering up in the trees this whole time, sang too a great many deal of tunes!" "Ah, and as the sun set upon a breath taking landscape, the girl then finally spoke to me: "It's time to go Daddy!" she said. — Zeraton (From a Special Dream of his)
So let's talk dreams...
Don't you find em interesting? I mean, just think about it for a sec... we go to sleep and then all of a sudden, by some unexplained phenomena, we suddenly find ourselves in another world!
Fun fact: There is really no logical explanation for why we, as humans, dream! It's just something that happens! Just one of those many unexplainable mysteries of life (like why some people put pineapple on pizzas) that even science can't explain!
Anyway, I personally, have always found dreams to be quite intriguing. Call me superstitious, delusional, or even downright mental but, I do believe that dreams could actually be gateways to other planes(world's) and realities - one far beyond the human scope. And sometimes, we find that these dreams, can often gives us knowledge/intuitions into our current, past, and future lives — just as it did in this particular dream I had.
The Dream This happened about a month ago: So there I was, in the dream, sitting on a bench and reading a book; the park filled with so much life and beauty: swans dancing by the lake, birds chirping and singing sweet melodious songs in the sky, and rabbits chasing butterflies on the grass. And even the squirrels and chipmunks, whom had all been busy twittering up in the trees this whole time, sang too a great many deal of tunes!"
There also with me, was a little girl playing around with the animals. I suspected she must've been around the age of 3. She had very nice silky blonde hair with a pretty blue bow attached to it; pale white skin, and eyes, a staggering color of hazel. She wore a pretty peach dress and had a very warm smile on her face. And though, she did not speak a word to me, I found myself taking a much liking to the girl and fancied her presence a lot.
As it usually is with dreams, I could've sworn I spent an eternity in that park but, I much suspect it would've been merely a couple hours of REM sleep.
Ah, and as the sun set upon a breath taking landscape, I watched as the girl suddenly walked up to me, and happily spoke: "It's time to go Daddy!"
You know, I'm not gonna lie, I was a little bit startled by that sudden remark of hers. I mean for one thing, it was clear by the apparent difference in our appearance, that we could scarcely be related! But then like an arrow swinging to a bull's eye, it hit me — I WAS DREAMING!
You know that sudden nervousness, fear, and excitement you feel when your normal dream turns into a lucid one?? Yeah... that's exactly how I felt then!
Oh, so this is a dream!
I thought, my countenance changing in accordance to the sudden realization. But the girl, suddenly picking my uneasy demeanor, quietly muttered:
What's wrong Daddy?
Still unease but desperately trying not to startle the girl, I replied:
No darling, it's nothing.
Then tried my best to reassure her that everything was ok, despite the fact that at the back of my mind, I couldn't stop thinking how she was just a dream character and not really an actual person!
It didn't take long but... my mind suddenly forgot that I had remembered I was in a dream and it was just - a normal dream again!
Later, I and the girl sat on the bench together holding hands as she pointed to the sunset and said to me one last time:
This has been beautiful daddy... I love you!
And once the sun had set completely, I awoke back in my room, eyes filled with tears of happiness. Grabbing my journal, I quickly wrote down everything single detail I could remember from the dream - from the pattern of the autumn leaves, to that sweet angelic voice of the girl.
Hmm... You know even till this day, I still think fondly of that dream; so fondly, infact, that simply writing the dream down on paper wasn't merely enough for me! And so, after a short composing process, I decided to write a short but beautiful waltz, completely inspired by the dream!
The waltz in all it's entirety, holds a very special place in my heart. It has been written in the key of B Flat Major and has the light hearted characteristics that I find, resembled that little the girl in some way.
Although, I am unsure of the true meaning behind that dream: perhaps it was a premonition I was going to adopt a kid later in the future, perhaps it was a final closure to a past life encounter; or perhaps it was even random at best! Regardless, if there's one thing I've learnt from this dream, it's that: dreams are simply just realities that exist beyond our imagination.
If that makes sense lol👀...
Oh and also, you can make a pretty catchy tune out of it!
THANKS FOR READING AND KEEP EXPLORING!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/hoyxpdfa
So, since Halloween is only just a few days away, I thought I should do another one of these lyrical AI Generated art videos - Halloween Style😈
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/tfoljmsp
So, considering how the last post i made about AI generating art from music lyric prompts, was recieved so well, I decided to make yet another one BUT with a much more wholesome track this time!
Remember that classic OST(original soundtrack) you hear at the beginning of every Disney movie intro?...
This one?...
Well, its actually an original song that was written for the age old but timeless, popular Disney animation: Pinocchio.
Hence, using Dream studio's stable diffusion AI software, i was able to create a bunch of stunning and otherworldly portraits, using only lyrics from the same song: When you wish upon a star by Leigh Harline.
Yup! You heard me right. Each and every SINGLE art you'll see in the video, have been uniquely created using lines from the song, as a set of prompts for the AI to generate a portrait.
Take for instance the first line from the song: When you wish upon a star. Using that as a prompt input resulted in something like this:
Pretty neat ey folks?
To be honest, throughout the entire process, I couldn't help but feel this overwhelming sense of nostalgia and wholesomeness. There's just so much beauty and hope in this song! And everytime i listen to it, its like i'm magically taking back to those early, simple , and CAREFREE, days of my childhood.
Ahh...
Anyway, for the music, i selected the version by Cynthia Erivo from the new live action adaptation, Pinocchio 2022.
Here's the trailer, incase you missed it btw
Okay so, enough said now, how about we go ahead and watch the video to see just how capable AIs can be today!!
**THANKS FOR READING AND KEEP EXPLORING!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/cnqkatxb
So today, I decided to experiment a bit with sound; in what most normal people would consider unorthodox and perhaps even a tad bit... idiotic 😅
Luckily I'm both of those things and more!
Well then, care to join me?
Origin of the Experiment Ah, it's impossible to say how the idea first came to mind but once conceived, I just simply couldn't let it go! You see, it all started a couple days ago... i was at a friend's birthday party and there was this REALLY loud and REALLY annoying music playing(i believe it was that emo girl song by MGK) in the background.
So there I was, pissed outta my mind, just moments away from breaking down when suddenly, I realized something - I had some earphones on me! So quickly, i put on the earphones and just played the first thing that was on my playlist.
Lol, It didn't even matter what was on, literally any other song was more tolerable than that piece of ....
Anyway, luckily it was a Bach piece!
Now Playing Bach's Prelude in C major from the well tempered clavier🎧🎶 "Ahh... much better" I thought.
But ere long, something rather queer began happening. Now, in what I believe was as a result of the MGK song being WAY too LOUD, I found myself being able to listen to both songs(the one on my phone and the one in the party) simultaneously! Yes, it was as almost as if my brain was processing these two different tracks seamlessly! Much like a DAW would lol.
Mm hmm... so this my friends, was what brought about today's experiment!
Synopsis Upon further researching the next day, i found that those two songs from the party were coincidentally, in the same key! To be exact, they were both in the key of C Major.
"Uh... i see... maybe that's why they both flowed so well together?.." I thought. But, it was much more than that.
Needless to say, I continued with my research which ultimately, led me to a much more satiable answer: Via an article I came across online, I was able to understand that everything that happened that day during the party, was due to a term known as Auditory processing.
The term "auditory processing" refers to functions performed primarily by the brain that help a listener interpret sounds. Among other things, auditory processing enables us to tell the direction a sound is coming from, the timing and sequence of a sound, and whether a sound is a voice we need to listen to or background noise we should ignore. Most people don't even realize they possess these skills, much less how adept they are at them. Auditory processing skills play a role in a child's language acquisition and learning abilities, although the extent of that relationship is not well understood.
See the rest of the article to understand auditory processing further
Apparently, the auditory processing thing is mostly hereditary and isn't exactly present in everyone (much like perfect pitch). Nonetheless, i still posses the trait.
But bigger is better they say no? Now hear me out.
Certainly, science has proved that the brain has the ability to process two different sounds at the same time right? But you know what it hasn't proved yet?... The ability to process FOUR AT THE SAME TIME.
And seamlessly too...
That's right folks, today I'm challenging your brain with not
One not
Two
not even
Three
But Four different sounds!
Apparatus So for the experiment, I have selected 4 different songs all in the key of E major.
- We are the world by Michael Jackson
- My heart will go on by Celine Dion
- Photograph by Ed Sheeran
and
- Ocean eyes by Billie Eilish.
And by the end of the experiment, you should be able to know if you possess this auditory processing thing yourself, if you're brain can tolerate as much as 4 different sounds at the same time, and if you'll be one of the lucky unique few, who'll be present for the CREATION OF MY NEW GENRE i call, Multiwave.
That right! You heard me! I'm creating a new genre for people just like me whoms posses this auditory processing thing. I mean just think about it for a dec? Imagine being the only bad ass in the party that can groove out to the smooth jazz of Kenny G while at the same time, listening to a relaxing Mozart piece, singing along to a melancholic Billie, and banging yoir head to a heavy metal imagine dragons - ALL AT THE SAME TIME? 😏
Heck! People would think you're hella gifted! Either that though, or they'll think you're from outer space 👽😅...
Well, enough said now, just go ahead and watch the video to begin the experiment!
Hopefully, i'm not the only one with this cool trait.
Thanks for reading and Keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/kvfxrslb
Here's a short piece i composed a couple years back that i thought to share with the rest of the community!
It is No. 7 from the set of my 10 preludes(i forget which opus though lol) and its been written for solo piano in the key of D Major.
Anyway, thats that, i hope you like it!
P.S: If you're interested in the sheet music, just ket me know fown in the comments ;)
THANKS FOR READING AND KEEP EXPLORING!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/auxovqhp
So today, i wanted to try something a little different and experiment a bit with AI art, considering the amount of popularity and usage it gets these days.
Hence, using Dream studio's stable diffusion AI software, i created a bunch of interesting and bizarre AI portraits. But here's the catch - each one of them have been uniquely and strictly created using lyrics from the popular song : "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong.
Yup! You heard me right. Each and every SINGLE art you'll see in this video, have been created using all the lines from the song as a set of prompts for the AI to generate art.
Take for instance the first line from the song: I see trees of green. Using that as a prompt input resulted in this:
But be warned, as it often is with AI art, not all the artworks generated will be as accurate to the prompts provided. Some of them infact, are quite bizarre and disturbing to look at. Hehe...
Well then, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and watch the video to see just how capable AI art generators can be today!
If you're interested, here are the lyrics to the original song.
What a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
"I love you" I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll never know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world Oh yeah Thanks for reading and keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/urkqxpur
So, I came across this old animation I saw on YouTube a while back and well... I guess it kinda sparked some creativity within me and inspired me a little to compose a Prelude.
Frankly speaking, the animation itself is actually quite disturbing — terrifying infact! It goes by the title The Sad Man and features some type of creepy looking creature man whom appears to be alone in some deserted dystopian like city.
Throughout the video, we see as sad man roams through the grime and rubble of the deserted city — sad and alone. He seems so sad and empty that at some point he rages and pulls out his own fingernails just so he can feel something.
Later on though, sad man finds a new friend - a little girl. The girl is very kind and seems to be quite fond of the sad man creature as he was too, of her. Together, they explore the city and have fun until the girl becomes a little bit too comfortable with the creature.
At some point, due to her inquisitiveness, she decides to take the mask off from the sad man's face and unfortunately when she does, she is left with a very horrifying surprise.
You can watch the video here if you're interested by the way:
I'm not gonna lie though, when I watched this animation for the very first time, it gave me this unexplainable chill. It wasn't exactly scary per say(apart from the final jump scare scene of course), it was just mostly unsettling — disturbing. And you know what, ever since then, I haven't been able to stop myself from coming back to the video — over and over.
It's quite hypnotic in a way. The sheer mystery, and queerness of the whole facade behind the sad man creature, really makes for a good and creepy story.
You know, in face value, the video might appear to some viewers as your classic, weird, and random creepy cartoon, but when analysed carefully, we realize the sad and underlying message within the story.
Okay honestly, there's no one true meaning behind the mystique of the animation however, anyone can choose to interpret it the way they want to.
Generally speaking, the whole story centers around depression and how it can affect a person and the world and people around him.
- Sad man for one, represents a person going through depression: sad and empty, lonely - very lonely, sees the whole world as some type of deserted wasteland...
- The masks he wears is obviously a facade to cover up he's true nature: he prefers to show the world a smiley face than the monster that lives within him.
- The girl represents a person or friend trying to connect or with a depressed person, doing what she can to make em feel better.
- And then the final scene, I believe, represents that moment when the friend has finally managed to get that the depressed person to open up about their self and feelings. However, as it is with most lowly people, they become afraid that they've opened up and vent out and even, become destructive.
The result, is the loss of another friend and the safety of your own misery and insecurity.
Well, it's either that or...
Perhaps Sad man was just caused with that wormhole for a face and has to hide himself forever behind a mask with a smiley face so no person would bother disturbing. Perhaps, it's a way to protect people at his own expense and his mostly just sad because of the burden and loneliness that comes with it.
Anyway, I hope you like the piece and also! You can comment down below your own interpretation of the animation.
I'd like to hear how it made you feel.
See ya!
Thanks For reading and keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/vwogycmm
In a pretty little village in the south
There lived an old woman with her daughter;
Magery was her name and Claire, her daughter.
And it was by the faith of these two, that a beautiful enchanting paradise was found...
A place, you may already know — as the summer garden.
'Tis said, that one summer day, they saw
A rosy flower lying on the ground,
Which seemed to them like a rose itself;
So they picked it up, and took it home,
To set before their cottage door.
From that hour, a shower fell every day,
Some clear as crystal — some dark and drear,
But all so bright and refreshing to see!
The rain shower, it allowed for the rose flower to grow
And more so did the flower, when slowly blossomed into a rose bush
And more so did the bush grow when it turned into a little nursery,
And more did the nursery too, when it became a beautiful garden!
In time the garden grew green and lush,
The roses bloomed in plenty — and camellias too,
With masses of blue forget-me-nots round,
And hollyhocks outspread from each hand;
Then came the bees with their humming buzz,
And butterflies fluttered through the air,
All in turn made the flowers gay.
The sun shone warm, but not too hot,
The clouds passed away without delay,
And the birds sang so merry there,
That even the caterpillars could not be sad.
For nectar and honey were to be found
Deep down among the leaves, where the bees had trod;
And if you should take a walk about,
You would find the garden fair still;
Where birds sat upon the gate,
Or flew over the wall to watch and listen,
And squirrels were busy at their nut trees.
But most of all the birds that sing
Are those who seem least gayest of all,
Such as the sparrow and the robin.
There was a little bird that sat on the branch,
Who never could get his voice right,
As he sang 'twas so shrill and thin,
It sounded like a cat's purr.
He sang, too, a great deal of nonsense
That no one heard but himself;
The only thing that pleased him best,
Was to chatter of the queen bee.
The people in the village used to laugh,
When they heard him so proud and loud;
'Twas well he should, for the little fellow
Did but say what he thought ought to be;
'Tis true, he was not wise nor clever,
Yet he loved his little nest and garden,
And that was worth a good many words.
Ah yes, not a many was quite as enchanting as the summer garden!
Alas, there soon came a day of parting,
Summer had passed, and thegarden must now go its way,
with the cottage be left behind.
The mother and daughter were very sad,
To think they must leave their charming home,
And go far away to seek their fortune,
At the end of the world.
They packed their things, and bade their friends farewell,
And all went together down the road,
The mother and the child,
And their gardener with his dear wife too!
So cheerfully and then sadly, winter came accordingly
And thoughts of that enchanting paradise still beguiled them so..
.
Such bittersweet longings they bore...
Yes, ever so deeply in their hearts
And never does a day nor night go by,
That they are not vaguely reminded of that enchanting place.
And never again does a season come or go,
that they do not dream of visiting — once more— their summer garden.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/oaegsklf
Author's Note:
Yes... Yes... I know what you're thinking: "Just why in the hell is this guy posting his Weekend Engagement blog now!" Well, let's just say it's for good reason :)
You see, intially I planned to write an entry for the WK 108 blog prompts last Saturday Night; but alas, life has a way of making you think: "Damn, I didn't think that was gonna happen!"
Fortunately, I somehow managed to find time to post an entry afterall! And that was the next night - Sunday night. But get this, something stopped me yet again! And no, this time it wasn't Life that stopped me — no — it was me!
Turns out that that Sunday night, I got this burning idea to do something much more different than my casual WK-Engagement entries. And so, that night, I spent about a total of 12 -13 hours straight making a 5-6 minute short cartoon to compliment my entry!
As you might imagine, after animating a total of what was about 252 frames, I was pooped! And goddamn, I was so tired that I didn't even realize when I dozed off! Sadly, upon waking up, I found that I had already missed the entire engagement and that the week was over. Or is it? :)
Okay, it technically is
I won't lie to ya though, after realizing I missed the whole thing, i was quite pissed; mostly because I actually really loved those topics and again, because I had already invested so much time and effort into making the cartoon. Consequentially, I gave up on the whole thing and decided not to post anything at all.
Lol, this should be called: Weekend Engagement Conflict XD
But thankfully today, I found some inspiration again and was able to edit the video once more and post it along with what you're reading right now! Plus, I thought since the oracle and his underlings often read the posts I post to the community, it's still worth a shot!
Oh shit, I just realized something: G-dog OFTEN reads EVERY post I post to the community Ha! isn't that quirky? So, if you think about it, in a way... I'm sort of the God of Galen!
Yeah... think about it! Galen mainly reads my posts in the community just to see if they meet community guidelines. Now tell me, what does that sound like to you?.... That's right! A Ritual! It means Galen always has to pay respects to me - his God!😌
Call me crazy... I just might be :)
G-dog, I know thou art reading this right now so, thy lord would simply relate this to thee now — his most sacred message to thee: Thy God appreciates all thine hard work man!
Anyway, let's get into the blog now shall we? Heads up though, the cartoon is not kid friendly. It has some slightly strong messages and images in it
Good, NSFW warning — Check✅
Oh yeah, one more thing. The cartoon is mostly mediocre. Actually, scratch that, it's VERY mediocre! I'm not an animator sorry.
Also, I had to unforgivably compress the video in order to post it on 3Speak because the original file was just way too huge to upload. Alas, it reduced the quality drastically but, it's still quite watchable.
Okay, enough talking! Let's get right into it then
I choose:
Prompt 3: Sexy Time Weekend:
You're planning a weekend of seduction and sweet-lovemaking with the person of your choice. Who is it, what do you have planned and why? Your current partner is excluded from this question - Anyone else on the planet, real or fictional, is eligible. Yes... I'm inviting her:
Ahh... Scarlett Johansson... Known by many names: the black widow, Scar Jo, Lucy, and the woman who made me beat my meat many times that I can even begin to remember all through highschool.
Now, it would be needless to say that Scarlett has multiple assets apart from her hot bod. And all the same, it would be an understatement to say that I only like her for her physique... I mean this woman is literally an extremely talented actor, model, and a singer too! And she is a bad ass when it comes to intellectual abilities too!
Did you know she has an IQ of 140? That's the Top 5% of the world's population! Alas, we're simply talking about sexy-time weekend here, so I'm sure none of those other non - sexy things applies much here so, I'm just gonna tell you my two main reasons for inviting her over for the weekend.
Three words:
Blonde, black widow and Boobs
Anyway, I'll let the rest of the video do the talking... I hope you like it.
Damn, I wonder if Scarlett would ever see this shit. It would be hella funny!
Thanks for reading and keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/flxtnzhe
Oh, hi there! Boy am i glad to show you and the rest of the wonderful community here on the Writing Club, the new Audiobook i have been working on for my Murder Mystery Fiction : Within Closed Doors.
I must warn you though, the Audiobook is quite Amateurish. And this is heavily due to the low quality of sound and narration in the audio. Ha! Which, when i think about it, is the main essentiality of an Audiobook!
But oh well, perhaps i would be implored to get better sound recording equipments later in the future. That is, if this particular Audiobook version is received well enough.
Frankly, i plan to do more Audiobooks later in the future; expanding on many different genres while still maintaining my personal genre preference of: horror, mystery, crime, and murder.
What you would be listening to shortly, would be an Audiobook version of the First ACT of the story - the rest will come later.
Feel free to read along with the English lines that have been subtitled in the video(recommended) or visit the original link to the story post for the worded text if you will.
Link can be found here
Get your detective cap on!... Because we're about to delve into the mysterious crime setting that takes place in the Mansion Estate of Lord Hartford...
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/jatpsjbm
If you happen to be one of those people who grew up playing the game or perhaps you are still growing up playing it then, brace yourself, for you about to receive a major dose of nostalgia...
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C418?... Daniel Rosenfeld? Doesn't really ring a bell huh? Well, if you have ever played the game Minecraft then... you're most likely more already acquainted with his music than you realize.
Daniel Rosenfeld aka C418 is a German Musician, sound engineer, and producer whole is best known as the original composer of the very widely popular and acclaimed Video game - Minecraft.
In his youth, Rosenfeld was your classic young, bored, struggling musician in Berlin whom, when fortune hit, was offered what could be termed as a serendipitous offer by one of his indie developer friends to provide a soundtrack for the game. A game that will go on to sell millions and millions of copies all over the world and in turn make Daniel one of the top selling artists in the world.
Most of the soundtrack in the game comprises of calm, subtle, melancholic, and ambient sounds that, even when taking away out of context from the game, can provide the listener with a peaceful and very relaxing feeling.
Because of Minecraft's natural state of being completely randomly generated, composer – Daniel Rosenfeld – when asked how he was able to integrate this into his creative process said:
It’s tricky. Minecraft specifically is just so random; you can’t predict anything at all, ever. For example, I can’t make music that makes any sense to the environment. You might go down into a cave. And I could make ‘cave’ music for that, ’cuz you’re in a cave. The problem is, I don’t know if it’s a cave, I’ve just assumed that. For all I know it could be a player-made house. So, I make music that doesn’t really have a theme. Basically, you can interpret whatever you want from it because it all shares the same sort of melancholy.
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Needles to say, this music does justice to every single moment in the game whether be it cheerfully chopping blocks in your home or furiously trying to slay a dragon in the nether.
For this particular tutorial, I have created a Synthesia like video of one of the Main themes in the game: Sweden. I'll also be posting tutorials on the other various themes in the game such as Calm 1, Wet hands, Living mice, and much more.
Please, feel free to use this tutorial, and the other ones to come, however you please. Whether it be for learning or for relaxing...
I guess I'll see you in the next Server then :)
Thanks for reading and keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/hvtkefff
She walks in Beauty
Written in the month of June 1814, She walks in beauty is an extremely beautiful poem written by English poet and writer - Lord Byron.
This very romantic lyrical poem depicts how the narrator is completely smitten by a fair maiden – a rather beautiful one. The narrator not only goes as far as describing the woman's outer beauty but as well gives a charming description of her inner beauty.
You see, it is believed by many that Lord Byron was inspired to write this poem after attending a party in London on June 11th 1814 – the night before this poem was written.
During this party, Byron met with his first cousin's wife - Mrs. Anne Beatrix Wilmot and was immediately marvelled by her beauty.
Honestly, this is such a beautiful poem. By all means, I believe it is the best poem that as ever described the beauty of a woman and perhaps a love struck lover.
If perhaps you would like to make that special someone feel very Special on this Valentine's day, then reading this poem to them would be the best criteria.
Sonnet No. 116
If you fancy the very famous Sonnet 18 – Shall I compare thee to a summer's day – then you would love this particular sonnet. It's just as romantic.
Written in the year 1609, Sonnet No. 116 is a poem written by the famous romantic era poet and writer - Williams Shakespeare.
Basically, the poem expresses a central idea - what love is, and what love isn't. It heavily emphasizes that love is everlasting! It cannot fade away, it cannot die, and it is only thing that lacks imperfection. And at the end of the day, the only type of love that can truly be dubbed true love is the one that lasts forever throughout eternity. As Williams Shakespeare so clearly put it in the last few lines of the poem:
**"If this all be error and upon me prov'd,
I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd." Immortal Beloved**
Ah... I'll tell you this now : There has never been a more honest, profound, and beautiful way of expressing one's love to another as this letter has done...
On the month of July 7th 1812, an immensely passionate and beautiful letter was written by famous musical composer – Ludvig van Beethoven.
Inside this letter contains the most passionate, emotional and sensitive feelings that as ever been written by both Beethoven himself, and probably by any person before.
This beautiful letter utterly shows the romantic and distressed state that Ludvig was in when as he penned down this letter to his lover. Seeing as how the two lovers have been parted for a while, it is needless to acknowledge the reason for Ludvig's longing.
Moreover, even though we are aware that this letter was in fact written by the composer himself, it is still unknown to this day whom the receiver really was. For Beethoven never once mentions her name in the letter but solely refers to her as his Immortal Beloved.
You can listen to the 3 Part Special audio narration of these poems down below as you read through these beautiful writings...
Happy Valentines Day
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/bdmwgbkd
Ahh... where to begin?
I have read many poems in my times, congesting and digesting so many pieces that make up for the art form of poetry. But this particular one, this particular beauty that was crafted by the great Khalil Gibran, never fails to live me in the uttermost of awes when I read it.
Published in 1914, A tear and a smile is actually a book written by the great Lebanese writer, poet, and philosopher- Khalil Gibran. It is a collection of about 28 short pieces in verses and proses which all explore familiar themes that Gibran is often inclined to. Themes like death, love, creation and spiritual realization. However, there was one particular piece of poetry from this book that spoke to me unlike any other poem has ever done before - A tear and a smile.
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This sublime poem sends a clear message to whomever reads it that we cannot do without pain or sadness in this world and that we cannot live by happiness and joy alone. In fact, the only possible way we can be truly balanced in this world, is by allowing the two emotions to co-exist together – a tear and a smile.
***"A tear to unite me with those of broken heart;
A smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.
I would rather that I died in yearning and longing than that I live Weary and despairing." *My favorite Stanza from the poem Needless to say, that this is the type of poetry every single soul should know! If you want to know just how beautiful words can be... then simply read this marvelous poem.
You can listen to my humble audio narration of the poem here:
While you read the poem below...
A Tear and a Smile
by Khalil Gibran I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart
For the joys of the multitude.
And I would not have the tears that sadness makes
To flow from my every part turn into laughter.
I would that my life remain a tear and a smile.
A tear to purify my heart and give me understanding
Of life's secrets and hidden things.
A smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and
To be a symbol of my glorification of the gods.
A tear to unite me with those of broken heart;
A smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.
I would rather that I died in yearning and longing than that I live Weary and despairing.
I want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the
Depths of my spirit,for I have seen those who are
Satisfied the most wretched of people.
I have heard the sigh of those in yearning and Longing, and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody.
With evening's coming the flower folds her petals
And sleeps, embracingher longing.
At morning's approach she opens her lips to meet
The sun's kiss.
The life of a flower is longing and fulfilment.
A tear and a smile.
The waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come
Together and area cloud.
And the cloud floats above the hills and valleys
Until it meets the gentle breeze, then falls weeping
To the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to Return to the sea, its home.
The life of clouds is a parting and a meeting.
A tear and a smile.
And so does the spirit become separated from
The greater spirit to move in the world of matter
And pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow
And the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death
And return whence it came.
To the ocean of Love and Beauty----to God.
Thanks for reading and Keep exploring!
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/rbpsrqqg
Of the many rather gothic, mysterious, horrific, and melancholic stories that have been written by Edgar Allan Poe, I find The Tell Tale Heart to be one of the most intriguing.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/ryhntytz
I recently came across this book: *Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry. It is a book that contains brilliant comical illustrations for about 24 classic poems. Amongst many of the wonderful poems that were illustrated in the book, I was especially intrigued by this poem - Annabel Lee.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/lupnhlqr
I recently read the kindle version of The Completr Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe(1946) and amongst the many wonderful poems include in the book was a very fascinating, delighting, yet tragic poem that caught my attention very much- The Sleeper.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/clxnhbmd
Here is a short lyrical poem written and narrated by me...
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/xbtqthcc
Here is an original lyrical poem written and narrated by me...
Underneath this joy and shine, lies a lowly soul
A fervently depressed one... so very depressed.
But however could you know so?
When my joys hath masqueraded the rest.
Do not ever mind my seeming,
For I have been terribly misunderstood.
When you see me proclaim out loud
know that deep within I seat still in silence.
That my heart is not surely out there...
But if indeed you do see me... Know that I have failed in my abstinence.
Do not ever mind my seeming,
For I have been terribly misunderstood.
And If ever I claim to be the happiest,
If this notion depicts in my tone.
Understand that this is far from truth
And that I do so alone.
Do not ever mind my seeming,
For I have been terribly misunderstood.
Even when I move along with the crowd,
do not think I haven't any passions that I seek
And that I do not have my own mind
I have a mind, I am not stupid or feeble, merely only meek.
Do not ever mind my seeming because I have been terribly misunderstood.
And shall I ever claim to have the most love,
that it heavily flows from my heart like a flood.
Realize that this us certainly not my belief
and that I have only simply been disconnected from God.
Do not ever mind my seeming,
For I have been terribly misunderstood.
If I claim to have life
by all the "goodness" I have done.
Know that I have mislead thee...
For in this falsity, I have fled - forever gone...
Do not ever mind my seeming,
For I have been terribly misunderstood.
https://3speak.tv/watch?v=zeraton/sisngvsi
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MY FIRST PRELUDE
During the middle of this year, I completed writing my first prelude. It would go on to become the first in the set of my 12 preludes, Volume one.
In reality, it is actually suppose to be last of the Vol.1 set but I ignored that position of No.1 until I could write a piece that would be worthy enough to start of the entire volume. It would be a special piece not only because of its poetic musicality but also because of the sentimental story behind it...
You can listen to an audio version of the piece: Prelude No.1 - Vol.1
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Now, a little background story...
Weeks prior to my writing the piece, I was going through some depression( I had a lot of personal demons to deal with) and as well was going through a huge family crisis in my home.
It was bad enough that I was depressed and couldn't think straight at times, bad enough that I couldn't tell anybody about it( somebody whom I would feel comfortable telling my sorrows to and someone whom i know will completely understand) and it was equally bad enough having to put on a smiling face for outsiders regardless of the pain I felt inside but on top of all that, I still had to deal with these annoying family issues.
Funny enough, all these issues were not what inspired me to write the prelude. Oh no... that is a completely "different" piece I'll talk about another day. But what actually inspired me to write the first prelude was none other than my mother.
Yes... I recall her coming to my rather bleak room one afternoon. There was melancholy in the air and she could smell it...

The room itself, reflected the countenance I was wearing.
My mother sat on the chair by my bed and started to talk. She said many encouraging things and gave me wonderful advice. Honestly, I don't really remember much of what she said but the little I remember, however, is similar to this picture...

All she said was in good will because she loves me and wants me to get better. But all that encouragement was not what touched me... no that wasn't the inspiration. What inspired me was the strength, love and compassion a human being can have for another. The sheer divine love that could drive a person to be there for another during times of sorrow even when the person in fact, was dying inside.
I mean this was a woman whom was currently facing "trouble in paradise" with her spouse, financial crisis, emotional instability, a constant battle to survive for herself and her family, health issues, fatal high blood pressure due to stress and overthinking, all this and yet still, having the time, patience and compassion to care for her loved one.
This little dose of the goodness in humanity was what drove me to write my first prelude.
That was my inspiration...
At the end of the day, that universal language called love will always prevail. It's the real truth.
So why not share this love with others? One way you can do this, is to learn to give it. Try being there for someone and also try letting someone be there for you too and maybe... just maybe, you'll find that more love, happiness, and inspirations, will come into your life.
Thanks so much for reading and keep exploring!