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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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Got all my grades back' date=' I've had the best semester of my entire Georgetown college career. Hell, this semester was actually better than one of my semesters at UNM...[/quote'] Good job Iceni=) It also TRULY helps to be taking mainly major courses. I did horrible (D'S and C's), the first two years of general ed courses, and have not had anything worse than a B in three years now partially because of the discovery of flashcards as well as major courses. Anyways well done.
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Good job Iceni=) It also TRULY helps to be taking mainly major courses. I did horrible (D'S and C's)' date=' the first two years of general ed courses, and have not had anything worse than a B in three years now partially because of the discovery of flashcards as well as major courses. Anyways well done.[/quote'] Thanks! This semester I'll actually make the Dean's list. I've actually improved overall over the years regardless of subject (with the exception of Econ, I have been and probably will always be bad at it), but it has been a big help to be taking major-courses. I'll be doing a philosophy, two security and either a third security or a religion and government class next semester, so we'll see how that goes.
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What kind of hallucinations? And any idea what may have triggered it?
A shadow on the wall with nothing to cast it and just yesterday whispers but I was the only person in the house. If they're hallucinations triggered by a nervous breakdown I would think other symptoms would be evident by now. If not well I don't know what's going on then.
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A shadow on the wall with nothing to cast it and just yesterday whispers but I was the only person in the house. If they're hallucinations triggered by a nervous breakdown I would think other symptoms would be evident by now. If not well I don't know what's going on then.
Nah some people can have only auditory hallucinations....so....guess you flipping out then;)
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Those could simply be an over active imagination. When scared (if you weren't then I'm outta ideas), it is only natural to jump to conclusions. If not for that, then humans wouldn't have made it this far. The shadows could have easily been cast by something outside (e.g. a tree branch) or possibly some dust on a light bulb. Had there been any arguing in the house or anything beforehand? I remember you saying that might have something to do with it a while back.

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Not this time, things have actually been calm lately which makes this a unique instance, the way my room is laid out it isn't possible for something to cast a shadow in that corner (particularly since the light source was a halogen lamp). At first I did think it was my drinkbottle casting the shadow but it was sitting behind said lamp. I'm a rationally minded person and do look for everyday explanations if unusual events are taking place. Those whispers for example could have been voices from next door muffled by the fence, walls, and wind direction. Those nightmares are likely just nightmares (I have been prone to them in the past particularly in the month immediately after last year's accident), and that creepy feeling could be a result of exhaustion, malfunctioning electronics causing a high electromagnetic field (which would also account for the aforementioned hallucinations) or the obvious complete nervous breakdown. Having done some investigative work into the history of the property there's nothing to suggest a haunting anyway. No violent deaths, no traumatic events, the house is only 30 years old and prior to that this area was undeveloped woods, there's no evidence this was part of any indigenous tribe's lands, the house had one previous owner so rule out witchcraft or satanic rituals. I suspect my computer battery is malfunctioning as well. Twice in the last two days it has gone from fully charged to critically low in the space of five minutes. I suppose it is possible, if not probable, that I come up with paranormal explanations not because there are no alternatives but because part of me wants to reside in a haunted house. If I were to analyse every odd incident in my life I have attributed to the paranormal it is unlikely even one would lack a credible alternate explanation.

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I don't want to jump the gun here because I haven't received them yet' date=' but "Abject" CDs have been ordered! I should have them by the end of the month. (Relentless, I can finally send you a package that's worth the shipping cost... :D) PM me if you're interested.[/quote'] Count me in. My hard drive bit the dust and my few digital only with it, so I'm back to CDs.
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I never new electromagnetic fields could have that effect, I guess you learn something new every day. That would also explain a similar feeling I get on one of the floors in the warehouse I work in. Another idea for what could be the shadows is a slightly uneven wall. My bedroom wall looks completely smooth at first glance, but hold a torch at the right angle and it will show up all sorts of imperfections.

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I never new electromagnetic fields could have that effect' date=' I guess you learn something new every day. That would also explain a similar feeling I get on one of the floors in the warehouse I work in. Another idea for what could be the shadows is a slightly uneven wall. My bedroom wall looks completely smooth at first glance, but hold a torch at the right angle and it will show up all sorts of imperfections.[/quote'] I hadn't considered that jfk. Yeah abnormally high EMFs can cause paranoia, feelings of being watched, hallucinations, depression, and nausea. It would have to be a significant field though.
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Demo tracks are on my mind. A little over a month till the show, and there's so much to do, but I finally got a drum recording of the two new songs we're premiering at the show. Even though the drums were recorded through some cheap and mismatched mics onto an ancient Tascam cassette 4 track, they still sound great. I keep learning that good source material and recording technique beats expensive equipment and shiny software. And the cheapest, oldest mic I own gets me the best guitar and bass tones... Go figure.

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