I'll Miss You Pierre

So, for those of you who don't know who Pierre is, he's the adorable little parakeet in the video below;

I don't really know what to say actually. I just found out that my friend and pet bird Pierre passed away yesterday. I was going to write a big post on how much I miss him, but now that the initial shock has worn away it just sounds stupid and cliche in my head. I only had Pierre for about a year, but we'd gone through a lot together including 4 moves and close to a thousand miles in between. I guess I already knew he was going to die soon (he was a really old parakeet) but it still hit me pretty hard when I found out and I'm not ashamed to admit that I did a fair amount of crying. There's just a point when pets stop being animals and become family and I have strong tendency to get really attached to them.

I don't really know what else to say. I feel pretty emotionally dead after all the crying I did and that makes for really poor creative writing skills. I'll probably write another post when I'm in a better state of mind for writing.

Apologies,
~Nyx

Commissions and Donations

Hello everyone! Ever want someone to write a piece of music just for you? Here's your chance! :D

So, as many of you know, I moved to Canada recently to write music. Unfortunately, nothing's been as simple as I'd hoped and I'm in a bit of a hole. I have debt collectors from the USA after me for emergency room bills I've been unable to pay completely and my great grandfather will likely pass away in the next couple months, and it would mean a lot to me to be able to visit him before he dies.

Unfortunately, I'll be unable to get a job in Canada in the foreseeable future due to a lack of a visa (I'm here on a visitors passport for now). I've trying raising the quality of my music as a means to make money, but good quality VST's and music production software can cost hundred of dollars and simply is not feasible for me to get on my current and terribly limited budget.

Here's what I'm doing to fix these problems:

I've created a PayPal donation button on the right side of my blog (TheConstructionofArt.Blogspot.com) and I'll place a copy of it here:

Those of you who know me well, know that it is against my nature to ask for help- and that I've turned down lots of money from many different friends in the past. I still don't like asking for money at all though, so here's the deal:

Donations of $5 or more will put your name up on the new "Supporters" page. Donations above $20 will make your name on the Supporters page pretty and allow you to either say something on the Supporter page next to your name (subject to approval) or commission a song (subject to negotiation).

I have included the ability to add a note to your donation. If you would like your donation money to go any specific way, then please note there and I'll see that it goes to the correct place. Otherwise, I'll put the money towards whatever I see as the most urgent matter.

If I am unable to visit my great grandfather, any donations for which were requested to be used to visit him will be saved and offered back to their donators. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ANY DONATIONS SENT BACK THIS WAY WILL HAVE A SMALL PERCENTAGE (~2.7%), this is the fee PayPal takes and there's not really anything I can do about it. :( Thank you for understanding.

Thank you very much everyone for all your support. <3
-Nyx
(AdmiralCubie)

Important Announcement Regarding Music Downloads

Bandcamp Link: AdmiralCubie.Bandcamp.com

I was really out of it the day I tried to make this and I kept forgetting what I was going to say...

Star Lite, Star Brite

New song! It actually has lyrics too, I just don't have a good enough mic to record the vocals yet. Have an instrumental version for now though. >.>

Sunsets

New song! Give a listen y'all! (I totally didn't just type y'all.)

Synthasia I

New song! Watch, comment, and enjoy!



-AdmiralCubie

I ramble a bit and ask three important questions...

Hello everyone. Just a heads up, this is going to more random and sporadic then my usual posts as I don't have any specific thing to write about but I feel like I need to write something.

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to live. Often I find myself questioning my own worth as an individual. I'm in huge amounts of debt and I still don't have a steady job and I often find myself wondering if it wouldn't just be easier and more fair to those around me if I just let go. I don't let go though because I believe that even in my current state, if I can just get back on my feet, I DO have potential. In fact, I believe everyone on earth has incredible potential if they're given a chance. It's just that unfortunately, most people never get the chance to be everything they can.