Two short of a Threesome

FULL OF AWESOME

queenlash — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:12:32 GMT

OK.

2009 is shaping up to be the best year ever!

for a lack of time but desperatly wanting to post this: here in bullet form is why this year is full of awesome.

Lots of killer shows with Cafe Medula

Playing with 2 other bands now: Toehider ( http://www.myspace.com/toehider - seriously, check this shit out!) and Tartarfang ( http://www.myspace.com/tartarfang - and this one too!!!)

LOTS of bass guitaring

I'M GOING TO CANADA ON A SCHOLARSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS MOFOS

LOTS of netball, running, basketball and gym to make me a sexy as bitch

Did i mention i'm going to canada?

Final year of my degree!! I'll be all professional and stuff in no time!

I'm getting my teeth fixed at the end of the year!

and canada!

Oh my god, this year is deffinately shaping up to be completely awesome. completely.

2008 - How I Saw It

queenlash — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:31:44 GMT

OK so it's getting to that time of year where we all reflect and think about the year that was. I mean, that's what Christmas was invented for, right?

For ease of writing/reading for anyone who gives a crap, I'll break it down into sub segments and then give my overall 'score' at the end.

MUSIC

OK, so if you know me well enough, this will be the first thing that I will ALWAYS talk about. Even more so because it is the best part of my year for 2008. I discovered and was shown some amazing music this year - Some of my Favorites for the year are (and they may not have been released in 2008 but I am including them as they were first heard by me in 2008 so DEAL WITH IT);

OSI - Free

This one tops my list for so many reasons. It's amazingly written, will suit almost any mood I'm in, is different from almost everything I have in my collection and is just generally a great album. It's given me a broader appreciation of production styles and electronic music, and even prompted me to get off my ass and do some writing of my own on a couple of occasions. It takes a bloody good album to inspire me to write, so this one get a triple thumbs up (I don't know where the 3rd thumb is coming from, all I know is it's there).

Peter Breiner - The Beatles Go Baroque.

Yes, as the Title may suggest, it is an album of Beatles songs performed in the styles of Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. the arrangements and performances on this CD are almost breathtaking at points, and he depth of emotion and expression are incredible. It's amazing what a swung pulse on some violins and some staccato notes can do as used in the rendition of She Loves You and Yellow Submarine, compared to the long sullen notes and melody lines on The Long & Winding Road, Fool on the Hill and, what is probably my favorite, She's Leaving Home. My Classical and Baroque collection tripled after buying this CD.

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing, Warszawa, On The Sunday Life, Lightbulb Sun and LIVE @ the Metro April 25th.

I've Loved Porcupine Tree for quite some time before these albums, but it wasn't until I saw them live at the Metro on 25th April this year that I really appreciated what AMAZING musicians they really are. Warszawa is getting the highest rotation in my listening for the year, by a MILE. They always make me happy :)

Dream Theater - LIVE @ Festival Hall 29th Jan

This one speaks for itself. I love this band, and I finally got to see them live. I was almost going to give these guys show of the year award but Porcupine tree won on this one!

CAFE MEDULA - Mother and Push & Play and LIVE @ the ESPY

So we FINALLY got off our asses and recorded some proper songs in a proper studio with a proper tech and bla bla bla you get the idea. You can have a listen to these tracks @ http://www.myspace.com/cafemedula .We've been doing some great gigs too - highlight being the Espy Front bar on a Thursday night. that was a great show!

All in all Music gets a shining 8.5/10. thank you 2008

EDUCATION

This year was a fairly educational non-event for me. I finished my second year of my bachelor - I guess you could say it's important but I didn't really feel I got a great deal out of it this year. Here's hoping next year brings some more fruitful study. And if not, a better job! haha.

My results for the year, for anyone who was curious, are as follows;

Group: [SM1] (Semester 1)
MUZ266 ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING CR 68
MUZ141 INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES 1                      DI 71
MUZ261 MUSIC INDUSTRY STUDIES 3    HD 80
MUZ252 NEGOTIATED PROJECT 1    DI 74
MUZ265 SPECIAL EVENT MANAGEMENT                DI 72
Group: [SM2] (Semester 2)
MUZ142 INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES 2                      CR 67
MUZ166 LAW (MUSIC INDUSTRY)                            DI 72
MUZ262 MUSIC INDUSTRY STUDIES 4    HD 80
MUZ253 NEGOTIATED PROJECT 2                         HD 81
MUZ164 WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION    DI 74

Despite the good results, I'm going to give Education a 6.5/10, and hope that this score is better for 2009.

Social/Love

Socially It's been a pretty good year. Good times with good friends when I had the time. But because I always seemed to be SUPER BUSY I never really got much chance to go out. but thats OK, the time I spent with people I did enjoy mostly. As for the "L" word, nothing happening on this side... no prospects, no dates, no boyfriends etc. I had a couple of silly crush's but they weren't ever going to go anywhere.

This part gets a 7/10 from me. I love my friends and spending time with them, but sometimes I get soooooo lonely. hopefully something picks up in 2009.

Health/Fitness

2008 will be forever remembered for me as the year that Amy was perpeptually sick and/or broken. If It wasn't a tension headache, a migraine, the flu, a cold, anemic, unable to talk, unable to walk, unable to work, train, wonded, broken, whatever you can fucking throw at me, it was something else. I did my best to press on through with it, some days were alot tougher than others. Rocking up to classes and work without being able to see properly, trying to keep my fitness up with a buggered ankle, the weight fluctuaions because of the inconsistency in my diet and training because of all the feelin like crap and all that - I tried SO hard to just press on through. sometimes it paid off, others really should have just rested. Numerous doctors appoinments with several doctors, blood tests, diagnosis and no atual solutions later, It's time to try a differet approach and see a naturopath and a nutitionist. My Fitness, despite the aforementioned bumps, is getting much better. I still love playing netball, my stamina is getting better, I can run further and faster than I could before. I'm still a bit of a beefer but hey, not much I can do about genetics, right?

8/10. For the hard work, and pressing through when I could. FEEL THE BURN.

Work

Still at Myer.
6/10. It is picking up as we speak though. It could even be an 8 by the actual end of the year if things keep going the way they are going.

All The Other Stuff

Umm, I can't really think of anything else I haven't included... of everything people ask me about: Music - Check. Love - Check. Work - Check. Gym - Check.

I'll update this is I think of anything else to add.

2008, overall, was a fairly average year. If I add thing sup and stuff, I'm guessing I would give it about a 7/10. Not as pitiful as I told Tomo earlier but still not as amazing as I hoped it would be.

Oh well, ON TO 2009!

What will it bring? in summary;

- More Training at the gym and becoming a sexy sexy lady
- Final year of my degree - Bachelor of Applied Business in Music Industry
- More than likely will undertake my Cert IV in Fitness by correspondance
- Cafe Medula Goodness

How did your year shape up?

Writer's Block: Physical Education

queenlash — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:12:25 GMT

cross country running. I was an unfit fatty boomba then. so i hated it.

The Millionaire Waltz - Queen

queenlash — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:49:39 GMT

Bring out the charge of the love brigade
There is spring in the air once again
Drink to the sound of the song parade
There is music and love ev'rywhere
Give a little love to me
(I wanna) Take a lotta love from me
I want to share it with you

Feel like a millionaire
Once we were mad we were happy
We spent all our days holding hands together
Do you remember my love
How we danced and played?
In the rain we laid
We could stay there for ever and ever
Now I am sad you are so far away
I sit counting the hours day by day
Come back to me
How I long for your love
Come back to me
Be happy like we used to be

Come back come back to me
Come back come back to me
Oh come back to me oh my love
How I long for your love
Won't you come back to me?

My fine friend
Take me with you and love me forever
My fine friend
Forever forever

Bring out the charge of the love brigade
There is spring in the air once again
Drink to the sound of the song parade
There is music and love ev'rywhere
Give a little love to me
(I wanna) Take a little love from me
I want to share it with you
Come back come back to me feel
Make me feel like a millionaire

I did this song as a tech exam this time last year. Fuck i love it.

Mother

queenlash — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:03:47 GMT

Sing la di da di da di da
Mother dearest always tried
Sing on and on and on and on
Loving was her only crime

She was so young, smart, she was so incredible and there was a time she'd get away
And all the boys would clamber over one another, only to end up second place

Because she fell for the boy next door
She thought she really knew the score
But the game was still in play

Sing la di da di da di da
Mother dearest always tried
Sing on and on and on and on
Loving was her only crime

Those aquard times where words of love were often spoken can sometimes end up being replaced
But jealous thoughts lies talk of boys lack of fulfillment
And soon all passion shows its face

She had fallen from the boy next door
the love was unconditional
As was the sadness on her face

Sing la di da di da di da
Mother dearest always tried
Sing on and on and on and on
Loving was her only crime

[breakdown]

She's looking so intensely at the pictures on the wall
[fuck i wish perry prounounced the second line of this better...]

[instrumental interlude]

Sing la di da
Mother dearest tried
Sing on and on
loving was her crime crime crime crime

Sing la di da di da di da
Mother dearest always tried
Sing on and on and on and on
Loving was her only crime

Reminiscing pray for one more chance she stands lonely as a dog
[last line i couldn't be assed figuring out]

Oh.

OI! YOU...

queenlash — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:05:56 GMT

To dearest Mr. R.M;

If you've got a fucking problem with me, fucking tell me. Don't fucking run away to your hidey hole and fucking whinge to fucking everyone about whatever the fuck it is that is making you angry. All it does is show to me how much of a coward you really are.

I have had issues with you but have never hid them from you, I'll tell them to you. But then perhaps the truth of the matter is that I am something that you can't deal with.

yours sincerely

Miss A.C

[Disclaimer - R.M is in no means bearing any relation or link to Red Moon or Maves]

on the outer

queenlash — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Hey everyone

Thanks for coming down to BBQ today those of you who did. I hope you all enjoyed yourself.

just a reminder Cafe Medula has some shows coming up

soonest one is @ SWITCH, which is @ Casey’s Nightclub
660a South Railway Pde, Glenferrie rd Hawthorn

Cost: $15 before 10pm, $18 after 10pm (But we're on at 9, so you'll be in for $15 anyway ;))

We're on at 9, playing for half an hour woohoo!

BBQ

queenlash — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:24:55 GMT

September 28th

Venue to be announced later

12.30 - 4

who's in?

A little update to pass the time

queenlash — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:22:24 GMT

ok so what's news with me i hear you ask?

or maybe even if you didnt ask

A fair bit has been going on.

i'm hooked on House.

I cant exercise - my ankle is screwed. I fucked it up at netball. and physio say i gotta pretty much do a whole lot of nothing ofr the next 2 weeks.. and no netball or running for the next 6.

I'm getting orthodics, because my feet are completely retarded.

I'm still anemic - the lethargia is coming back, something is wrong with teh absorption... something isnt working

I am in love with this CD, which is baroque versions of all these beatles songs... it's amazing.

I need to gte my hair cut.. its getting all split ends and stuffs

work is dicking me around still. I dont like it much atthe moment

uni is finally starting to get interesting...i hope that m health problems sort out soon so i can focus onthe course.

I'm really tired now.. i'm gonna go lie down and watch house then go to my bass lesson

Can someone explain this to me? (x-posted from myspace)

queenlash — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:58:09 GMT

Why do people feel the need to dislike, hate or obsess over people that they have never actually spoken to, or have maybe spoken to once or twice 3 or 4 years ago?

I've had a couple of encounters recently involving some people who tend to do this. it's happened before as well, where people i've never actually spoken to before automatically decide to hate be for whatever reason (which nobody seems to be able to understand).

If you have an issue with me, whatever it is, thats fine, everybody has issues with everyone at one point or another. But going out of your way to point out that you have issues with me to everybody except me is a little childish. It's the way you'd expect people to act in highschool maybe, or primary school, but not now.

also, basing an opinion of someone as they presently are on a 5 minute conversation 3247132647362 years ago is a little stupid too. Particularly if that was a drunken one or whatever.

If you have an issue with me, tell me, I'm not going to bite your head off. Its better to have those issues in the open or discussed and concluded upon than creating controversy for the sake of it. unless thats what you're craving. a reason to bitch and moan.

If your so starved for things to complain about or bitch about that you need to bitch about me then thats just a little bit sad. life can't possibly be that boring can it?

Uh OH!

queenlash — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:25 GMT

Guess where I put it?

(if you already know, keep yer mouth shut)

Coming to a bass player near you...

queenlash — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:48:15 GMT

Injuries and illnesses contracte idn the last 2 weeks

queenlash — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:25:36 GMT

knee injury
footy injury (stress)
jarred finger
hamstring damage
migraine
anemia
very very very low serotonin
bruises to shins, elbows, forearms & thighs without knowledge of whre they came from

I'm a freaking train wreck...

Don't be scared of the truth....

queenlash — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:05:42 GMT

It will only make you a better person in the end.

Everybody dance!!!!!

queenlash — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:21:23 GMT

you heard me.

Happy Now?

queenlash — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:45:52 GMT

Ok. so, here it is.

Cafe has a band manager now, so I donty have to worry about all that stuff, I can just focus on playing :)

Dexter is AMAZING, anyone who hasnt seen it should. really really really good.

I'm 22 now, getting to an age where my age isnt important :)

Right now, there are boys. but none of my situations are working in my favor. one is an asswipe who thinks I'm a slut for somethign that happened 4 years ago, but was willing to wiat 2 terms for a date, one asked me out for dinner but he's ex housemates with a guy i saw last year, that hits way too close to home. One is an old flame and I'd have no chance of anything happening, and one is too much of a fan boy for my liking (think groupie).

When its dry, it's a drought, but when it rains, it POURS. fuck.

Im also goign to stick it out at BHI for atleats another 6 months. maybe 18, we'll see.

I'm playing netball twice a week now, and next season will be playing 3 times a week.

I'm loving running and music more and more every day, and can't wait till the 1000 steps in FTG re opens, so I can start training there again.

I also bought a heart rate monitor, so i can pay attentio to my workouts more closely, so I can get maximum results, and I'm altready starting to see the small improvement sthat keep me motivated!!!

Hmmm, what else?

i'm no longer a morning person anymore

I've spent more money on CDs in the last 4 weeks than I have all year, and I feel great for it.

despite the downs, everything is starting to look up again :-D

bah

queenlash — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:21:32 GMT

I could really do with some cuddles right now.

...yep i really could.

Happy Birthday to me...

queenlash — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:31:59 GMT

So on tuesday it's my birthday.

Dad rang up yesterdya to have a chat to me. He said the happy birthday thing and all that, made sure i got my present, asked how everythign was going, and then aske dme how my studies are going

I responsed with "yeah, they're going well, I don't really think I want to get into the sorts of jobs my course is training me for, i'm not really enjoying it much, i'm passing everythign fine and i'l get my assosciate degree atleast but i dont think I want to continue with it next year"

He then asked how old I was

To which i replied 22.

Then he dropped this:

"Amy, I'm goign to be blunt with you - It's time for you to get a job and stop the studying thing, I think you've done enough courses and you need to get real life experience"

Here he is, the man that left my life nearly 10 years ago and has very little to do with it except for maybe once or twice a year, Who has no knowledge of anything else thats going on my life. Did not even give me the chance to tell him about the internship at one of Australia's premier corperate booking agencies, or about the promotion at myer which I almost have in the bag, the bass guitar sessions work i've been doign and actaully making money out of, the success that Cafe medula has been enjoying as of late, or even WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

Since highschool Ive take then gap year to get some real world experience. which i got a little bit of. i've done a diploma of business (music industry) to see how I like it (which i enjoyed it), I did a diploma of performance (bass guitar - contemp/jazz) which I also enjoyed. If it was up to me i would 100% wholeheartedly choose music performace as the course to continue with. I LOVE to play music, it makes me happier than nothign else, I feel complete when I have a bass in my hands and i'm laying some grooves or whatever. Hell, i've spent more money on books to help me further my bass playing than books for business. $180 just this week alone! I chose the option I thought wa sthe smart option, one that lets me get a reputable degree which may have some applicable form so I may one day earn money that is substantially higher than your average joe.

I've all up only done 3 years of tertiary study. 2 diplomas, and if i finish this year, an associate degree. some people spend 10+ years studying. I wont be doing that, but i'll study to the point that i have something that i know i can fall on which will help me get a job that I will ALWAYS enjoy going to.

I even considered law. I love music law, but i dont know if its what I'd want to do. Hey dad, if i was in a law degree, would you tell me to quit one year before I graduated? What makes this business degree any different?

Well you know what dad, if you think i've had enough of study and shoudl go get a job, fine I will.

...once I go get a bachelor of music. I'm sick of trying to please you.

queenlash — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:56:36 GMT

ok So whats new in my world?

still single...

Still working at myer (3 years last month)...

Still studying....

Still playing music (My one and only saviour)...

So in all, not much

queenlash — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:59:31 GMT

tell me. please reply to this post

what do you think selling out is?

is it a bad thing? is it acceptable?

what are your thoughts.

i'm curious

queenlash — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:49:02 GMT

Man, 2008 will be the year of vast personal improvement.

but I'm afraid it will also be the year that I become a hermit. or close to it. I think I'll spend more time working on uni than anythingelse. i've had to drop my dance lessons, shifted all my gym training sessions to 6am starts (as i dont have time for them to happen in the afternoon/evening), and I dont think I'll be at many parma nights either.

bugger :(

queenlash — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:25:57 GMT

2008 is going be be the year of new beginings.

2007!

queenlash — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:29:57 GMT

My 2007

So I'm writing this to kill some time until the washing is done (so i have clothes to wear to work tomorrow). But I thought you chaps might like to know how my year has panned out from my perspective.

...And all that jazz...

So now I have successfully completed my Diploma of Performance (Contemporary/Jazz), I can safely and officially say.. well.. nothing. I spent the year learning bass all over again, and I am substatially better than what I was this time last year, I dont feel like i've made a huge improvement. Yes I can read better, and imporovise better, and technically i'm a little more accurate, but my will to play is lower than it ever has been before. for a while there i was only playing because "It's what I do". Only for that reason.

Cafe Medula are doing better than ever before, new songs on the way, a CD to be recorded shortly, a gig HEADLINING at the HIFI BAR (which you will all be at, yes? :-p). Cafe Medula will act in a big way during 2008, it will be the year that it all happens :-D

Thanks to studying music this year, I've also opened my musical tastes and repertoir up to almost anything. Where my CD collection was limited in years gone by, it now contains so much more, including these new additions: The Cure, Jameraquai, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (old swing music), Latin tunes, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Miles Davis, Victor Wooten, Pat Metheny, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Michael Buble and Mr Bungle. They join the already friendly colection of Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Guns and Roses, Queen, Bach, Jaco Pastorius, Apocalyptica, Spock's Beard, Opeth and RHCP, just to name a few.

...Money, It's a gas...

Yes I am still working at Myer. However I have moved to the home entertainment dept. I like it alot more than shoes, as it's far more interesting and challenging. Something I need right now is a challenge. Other than that not much else is new on the work side of things.

...School's out for summer...

Next year, if all goes to plan, I shall be entering into 2nd year bachelor of Applied Business in Music Industry. no more studying music performance full time for me. I dont think I would wnat to head down that road permanently. I want playing music to be fun, not a chore. something I didnt think was the case with my course this year.

...All I really want is you...

On the relationship front, well, 2008 held very little for me. yes I have interest in someone, but i don't quite know where that's going to go. If it does go. I suppose i'll just have to wait and see. i think i might be romantically inept though, incapable of getting such a thing haha!

...Learnt my lesson...

Things I learnt in 2007 that I had not previously known:

- How to play Double Bass
- How to read musical chord charts and improvise over them
- 1080p is a screen resolution, not a type of gold.
- I need glasses to read (and have obtained these this year)
- How to set up a Bike (like the one i got for Xmas - Thanks mum!)

... and for 2008?

Who knows? I'm not going to stress myself out too much this year, or work too hard. Or do too much. 2008 is where I take a back seat and enjoy where I am. Love? Music? Work? Study? Family? If I think too much about it, I'll make myself upset! haha

Have A Great New Years Everyone!

It's a Cafe Medula Christmas!

queenlash — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:23:16 GMT

FREE Cafe Medula Live EP for everyone who comes!

Hope to see you there!

queenlash — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:58:12 GMT

Results for AMY CAMPBELL

2007
Unit Id	Unit Name	Result	Percentage
Group: [M5P]
CUSMGE10	USE MIDI DEVICES OR SOFTWARE TO COMPOSE MUSIC	DI	88
CUSLRN01	PROVIDE MUSICAL LEADERSHIP IN PERFORMANCE	DI	84
CUSMPF12	PLAN, PREPARE AND PRESENT A LIVE AUDITION PRO	DI	100
CUSMPF13	PLAN AND PREPARE A PROGRAM FOR PERFORMANCE	DI	84
CUSMPF11	PERFORM MUSIC AS PART OF A GROUP	PC	79
CUSMPF15	PERFORM MUSIC AS A SOLOIST	PC	76
CUSMGE01	MAINTAIN SELF OR GROUP IN MUSIC	PC	78
CUSMPF17	DEVELOP TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPAND REPERTOIRE	DI
CUSMCP04	COMPOSE SONGS OR TUNES IN A RANGE OF STYLES	DI	92
CUSGEN03	COLLABORATE WITH COLLEAGUES IN PLANNING AND	PC	78
CUSMGE04	ANALYSE MUSIC	DI	84

I feel fantastic that i finally managed to get 100% for a subject this year.

Because of the technical names of the subjects though, i hve no idea what the subject actully was though haha