Voice.

I'm a fan of Bad Lip Reading in general -- the absurdist humor is to my taste. I wish they were a little less Freudian at times, but you can't have everything!

This latest video earns a posting here for a different reason, though.



Listen especially to the bit at the end where they talk in character. I think it's the same voice as in this video:



I think it's a pretty good job of making a set of testosterone-altered vocal chords sound feminine. I'm impressed, actually!

Thoughts on Being Clocked and on My Voice

A Trick For Opening a New CD

I posted this at youtube a couple of weeks ago, and it has already become one of my most popular videos. It's not that it's so special, it's just that it namechecks Gillian Welch. Still, it's kind of a neat trick, if you find a new, shrinkwrapped CD a pain to break into.

Response to someone's question about favorite TV shows and most disappointing movies

On youtube there's a collaborative channel I follow called Trannystar Galactica where someone will ask a question, usually on a topic related to the trans experience directly but not always, and this week's question for the group was on something that I like to opine about. So I posted a video response. We could maybe call it my latest vlog entry, but we don't have to!

VLog for 5/24/11 Bands

Vlog for 3/12/11 Thoreau on Spring

Yep, I'm way late posting this, sorry. I actually recorded it in plenty of time to put it up on schedule, got busy, and also went through a little spate of disliking this vid. A week later it's not making me cringe too much, so I decided to post it after all. Enjoy, the next one should come along in better time.

Valentino's Pret-a-Porter line for Fall 2011

It's been a while since I posted anything on fashion. This is the new fall ready-to-wear line from house of Valentino. I like the subdued reds and the simple but very feminine lines. I have a goal of being able to wear stuff that is more like this by Fall '11. We shall see!

vlog for 3/5/11

Vlog for 2/26/11 my paper on lgbt & antebellum slavery

vlog for 2/12/11 pt.1 Transition Update

What's inside

There's a point about halfway through this poem where I just lift off the ground and hover in the air for about 30 seconds.

Who could look at a kid this age and think that such language could come out of his mouth? He didn't write it, and may not understand it fully, but it speaks to him strongly enough that he can say it and mean something by it. I hope what you get out of this is what I get out of it: The human spirit contains much that can't be explained by outward appearances.

vlog for 2/5/11 talking about why

Blonde Redhead - Top Ranking - Mike Mills

My brother posted this at facebook. I remember Blonde Red Head doing a show at the Middle East over a decade ago, and thinking they were a very interesting band, but a little too Sonic Youth influenced. Wow have they progressed! I love the song, and the vocal is so beautiful and full.

The video itself is by Mike Mills, who is not the bass player in R. E. M., contrary to what I had believed before checking just now. It starts out interesting but abstract, but subtly pulls you into its world.

vlog for 1:29:11 Magic, Murder, and the Weather

Vlog for 1/22/11 my First Event 2011 experience

A little note here: I mention in this video that I'm doing it "on the fly." I'm guessing that that refers to my hair. 1.) I hate winter weather! 2.) Must, must remember never to hook my bangs behind my ears, it always looks like crap. 3.) Time to visit my favorite hair maven again.

Yes, it's all about the hair!

Vlog for 1/15/11

I sang a song by Portland, Maine band Bullyclub called "I Know I'm On Fire" as an attempt to keep warm :)

vlog for 1/8/11 about youtube.

Randomizer One

A bit of obtuseness created because I started a couple of different vlogs that didn't turn out. The music is a piece from my macidol collection called "Blasphemy #333." It features my girlfriend Karen, my friend Chris and I.

12/22/10 The Vlog Before Christmas!

vlog 12/17/10

I did this one more show & go style, because I don't have the kind of time I'd like to have to make these. Basically, it's life stuff. Enjoy!