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Video Files

As I type this I am downloading two very large .zip files containing four songs performed by the Mighty Lizardfish at my 30th High School Reunion.  I was then and am still now convinced that it was the worst public performance of my public performing life.

The question I have for myself is…

Should I watch the videos?

The follow up question is…

Should I post them on the band’s website (assuming I have the rights, which I’m not actually sure of)?

My gut feeling is the answer to both questions is a resounding no.

One Note on Logic Pro Remote for iPhone

Normally when I work on a MIDI instrument track in GarageBand I use the Logic Pro Remote app on my iPad to access the piano keyboard/drum pads/fretboard.  Tonight I had an idea for RPMay Song #5 but my iPad is in the other room and I was too lazy to go get it.

What did I do?

I installed the app on my iPhone.  The last time I tried to do this I couldn’t find it in the App Store.  I thought that, as a new user, I would share the answer to the one question I had to look up.

When you open the app and you’re looking at the mixing board channel and you want to switch to the piano or the fretboard or whatever you need to turn the phone on its side.

Portrait mode = mixer
Landscape mode = pretty much everything else.

You’re welcome.

COVID-19 Numbers

Here’s what I have for today:

  • Methuen, MA
    • Total Cases: 622 (up 4 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 30
    • Death Rate: 4.82%
  • Massachusetts
    • Total Cases: 69,087 (up 1,000 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 4,090
    • Death Rate: 5.92%
  • United States
    • Total Cases: 1,172,670 (up 23,473 from yesterday)
    • Deaths: 68,326
    • Death Rate: 5.83%

Methuen looks like it’s slowing down, but I think that’s a Monday thing.  It’s not the first time I’ve thought Methuen was improving only to have things jump up over the following days.

Outside of that, there doesn’t seem to be any sign that things are slowing down at the state or national level.  How can people look at numbers like these and thing it’s safe to start opening up again?

Allostatic Load

Look at that, it turns out there is a technical term for that mental fatigue you feel from being stuck in the house doing the social distance thing.

Allostatic Load.

I knew there had to be something to describe how awful this feels.  If there wasn’t a term for it before I figured someone smarter than I would be working on one.  Nope, it’s already out there.

Are you feeling it?  I am feeling it.  I don’t need to go anywhere specific, I just want to go somewhere and do something.

May the 4th

I’ve always thought the idea of a Star Wars day based on a really lame pun was kinda… dumb.  This year is a little different.  This year May the 4th gives us the final episode of The Clone Wars TV series.  The last Star Wars project that George Lucas worked on has now ended.

I don’t remember the whole back story.  The show ran for six years on… Cartoon Network?  I think?  It was canceled with a major story line left hanging.  I can’t remember if it was the network that shut it down or Lucasfilm itself, but I knew the seventh season was written and ready to go when the show stopped.

Season seven has now been released on Disney+.  The first few episodes were the normal sort of storyline where a Jedi is working with a squad of clone troopers.  Next they picked up the unfinished story line from season six for a few episodes.  All of those were decent enough, but nothing to write home about.

The final four episodes, including the finale which was released today, are almost like a separate story.  They do pick up where the previous arc left off, but instead of just running a new story they actually mirror Revenge of the Sith.  There is one scene from the movie that is reproduced in the show from a different point of view, and some actual sound is used as well.  Also, spoiler free, they are just fantastic.  Go watch them.  So good.

Happy Star Wars Day, indeed.

Well… given that it’s the end of the Clone Wars, maybe not happy per se.  You know what I mean.