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indie-guy Pixelations. - Subscribe

so i got the splitter cable that i needed.
and a pair of Audio-Technica digital monitor headphones.

i looove them. so clear!

my dad gave me his old ElectroVoice mic from when he DJ'd. which is awesome! much better than that crappy mic i bought from target. (haha $7.99..oh man)

mixer works wonderfully! i might look into buying a DI or a preamp for my acoustic-electric and mic. but eh..that can wait.
oh and i kept my 4-track instead of selling it.

i never hung out with rach-dizzle or jessica.
actually they never called..
which i was sort of bummed out about..

..and still might be

friends...i need a girlfriend.

i finished the remixed version of my "your name in the stars" song. it's called "constellations."
and i'm working on another song called "pixelations"

haha, this electronic project is turning me into such a space/digital nerd. it's fun!

i better go though.
have a fantastic night!

sweet dreams,
-dustin douglas ralston

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indie-guy new studio in the works. Jan 27th, 2007 7:01:54 am - Subscribe

hey everyone,

so..today i decided to spend some of my financial aid money

i bought a new mixer.

tapco mix120
it has 12 channels!
tomorrow i'm going back to music-go-round to pick up some more cables and maybe even a pair of decent headphones? yeah! i need some of those..

i also bought a cheap $10 danelectro "fish & chips" equalizer. used..but still works great. and plus, the list price is $50 for a new on.

i might sell my 4-track portastudio..i can't decide though. i don't know if i want to part with it! afterall, i've been recording with it for a long time..

my room is a mess. and $433 is too much to spend on books.

i'm nervous for tomorrow. my friend rachel called my tonight from jessica's phone.
and i agreed to hang out with them.
and to tell jessica what's wrong.

my stomach is in knots.

sweet dreams.
and thank you gdc for the comments! (sorry i haven't written back yet..i've just been really busy)

night,
-dustin

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Mood: tired.
music: modest mouse - life like weeds

indie-guy i tap you and say hi. Jan 26th, 2007 2:28:48 am - Subscribe

well...

the open mic was cancelled. actually the person running it never show up.

i fallen (for the third time) for a girl..who is dating my friend.
we ate mcdonald's together. and she came with me to the bank.
we're also in the same computer class.
..and i've started walking her to her classes/car.

i'm a horrible friend.

and i feel really bad about the whole jessica situation.

in other news:
i got a $1,200 check back from my financial aid money. tomorrow i'm buying books and an oil change. the rest is going in the bank. (after i buy my mixer!!)

i'm obsessed with the song "S.O.S." by figurine...i have three different mixes of it on my computer.
and i worked out an acoustic version for the open mic.

dustin is down in the dumps because:
* of a lack of sleep. *
* of a lack of food. *
* of a constant interest in the "taken" girls. *
* of back pain. *
* of travelling everyday. *
* of falling behind in school. *
* of not being able to afford his books. *
dustin is worn out.

someone just press pause for about two minutes..please.

andrea is sending me a pair of 3D glasses.
and i'm excited.

i'm leaving now.

goodnight everyone,
-dustin

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Mood: i think my hair is falling out...shoot.
music: figurine - S.O.S. (reconfigure remix)

indie-guy Rocketship! Jan 25th, 2007 6:40:23 am - Subscribe

i just posted two new electronic songs on my page..

http://www.myspace.com/discobotproject

oooo open mic tomorrow!
i should go..it's at 11am. and now that i live an hour away..i REALLY need to wake up early!!

have a wonderful night friends,
-dustin

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indie-guy Your Name in the Stars Jan 23rd, 2007 5:04:29 am - Subscribe

is the name of my newest song.
which will be split into two parts.
one song for the intro, one for the outro.

it sort of ties the album together..sets the overall mood i guess.

i want this electronic cd to tell a story. and so far it's working out.

i've decided on a name:
the discobot project - "electronic dreams"

i love making this kind of music so much better than the old guitar/other analog instruments.

i love being free from you.
you've given me so much inspiration!
my next two albums will definitely write themselves.

i love You.
thank You.

-dustin

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indie-guy new beginnings? Jan 21st, 2007 8:22:59 pm - Subscribe

so...i'm pretty sure that things are over.
but it was a good three days.

thanks for hanging up on me.
without letting me get a single word in.

even if things went horribly wrong (as they have already) i'd still be ok.
and i know you will be too.

i see the significance in this.
you've helped bring me closer to something that was almost lost and distant, forgotten.

so for that, i thank you.

and i also thank You.
for being a super awesome mega wonderful amazing You.

-dustin

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indie-guy to you, i know i'm a stranger Jan 21st, 2007 7:34:31 am - Subscribe

[[ "From where I stood you looked like an angel
So I didn't move until you walked out the door" ]]

this is the biggest thing i've ever faced.
but i know You'll be with me.
and with her.

love You, thank You.
-dustin

[i love this song]

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Mood: so tired.
music: figurine - stranger.

indie-guy have we met? Jan 21st, 2007 2:29:23 am - Subscribe

tonight was wonderful.
even if things were glitchy at first.

you're wonderful. we can make it.
i won't let you do this alone.

thank You for giving me this opportunity.
You are truly amazing.
i love You.
-dustin

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Mood: happy.
music: figurine - stranger

indie-guy busy six days. Jan 18th, 2007 11:01:21 pm - Subscribe

hey everyone,

i have some good news and some bad news...
let's start with the bad.

over Christmas break, my apartment was broken into on-campus. luckily, they couldn't get into my room, but they did manage to get into my roommate's. they stole his dvd player and his xbox and completely trashed the place. the bathroom mirror was smashed outside our front door, my lock was broken/jammed.
i found all of this out on monday when i had packed everything into my car and drove back to school. i had to call my dad because i couldn't get into my bedroom so he came up with his toolbag and we basically had to pry a screwdriver between the lock and the doorframe and kick the door down.

so i grabbed the stuff in my room and threw it into his truck since my car was full. i left a note saying i was moving out so the other guys wouldn't be worried and then i went back home.

the next day (tuesday) i went back to the school to talk to the housing director..and it turns out my room had already been filled before i "officially" moved out. they gave me another room but had no keys for it.

on wednesday (yesterday) i went back to school and talked to my advisor about switching my classes to online classes. so we got all of that taken care of and then i found out i had to get a petition to be released from my housing contract. so i got that form and went home.

today (thursday) i went back again, this time to turn my filled out petition into the records office.

the good news
* i noticed a really cute girl at school on tuesday. and i overheard her whispering "he's so cute!" to her friend.
* i am no longer paying for internet.
* i'm taking all online classes
* i got the nerve to talk to the cute girl. her name is jessica.
* we talked on the phone all night last night and as of today, i am no longer single.
* things are back to normal for me (though, i try not to express when they're abnormal)

i love You.
i always will.
thank you for everything.

take care,
-dustin

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Mood: STARVING!!!
music: bjork - all is full of love.

indie-guy ..nobody but me Jan 13th, 2007 1:08:08 am - Subscribe

[["i don't mean to bother you, but i'm in distress.
there's danger of me losing all of my happiness.
for, i love a girl who doesn't know i exist

and this..you can fix."]]

i'm stuck home babysitting my sister and her boyfriend.
because my parents like to assume i never have anything planned.

i miss you. why'd you have to move so far away?
if i only knew how you felt.
if i only knew whether or not you noticed me.

the cookies
at dave's
playing jenga,
and card games
at your house
watching movies

i miss you.

time to finish the website i started over a month ago.

[["i know between the two of us, her heart we can steal
help me...if you will"]]

goodnight everyone,
-dustin

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Mood: that's efficiency, to me.
music: Chris Walla - Cupid (cover)

indie-guy "we like the music with the vocals mixed low.." Jan 9th, 2007 1:27:45 am - Subscribe

"..we speak of songs as if no one else knows."

hey everybody,

i just posted a new song on my electronic page. it's called "another day in space"

i figured for this whole electronic/techno project i'd stick with modern age stuff haha. space..computers...yeah...

anyway, let me know what you think!
it's the first one on this page:
http://www.myspace.com/dustinralston

thanks!
have a good night!
-dustin

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Mood: headachey
music: s1d3-pr0j3ct - another day in space.

indie-guy break time. Jan 7th, 2007 6:29:31 pm - Subscribe

heyy everyone.

well, last night i backed up all of my important stuff and reformatted both of my hard drives on my computer.
haha so now i have 8 dvd-rs and one cd-r worth of files i need to sort through and put back on here.

ehhh...it'll be worth it.

oh. i was also invited to this website called "PIEinEARadio." it's basically an internet radio station for home recording artists and stuff.
i also got a new page at their "TAKEourTUNES" website.

i'll post the link when it's done.

other than that, i've been trying to re-master a bunch of my songs so i can put them online and get this new cd rolling.

no word on the acoustic show yet..but when i go back to school next week i'll definitely let you all know!

umm..that's it i think.
i'm hungry.
and i wish i would stop waking up so late everyday. (darn.)

that's all.
have a good afternoon!
-dustin

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Mood: sleepily awake.
music: none.

indie-guy sugarcoated white noise. Jan 2nd, 2007 5:41:20 am - Subscribe

i need to get up.
i've been sitting on this chair for hours on end.

hmm, my mp3 player is fully charged.

i started another electronic song tonight.
no lyrics yet. but it's coming along.

i'm also trying to organize an all-acoustic show at my school.
i don't know how kids in that town can survive without a booming youth music scene.

i miss you.
-dustin

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indie-guy F>I>G>U>R>I>N>E Jan 2nd, 2007 2:44:10 am - Subscribe

i love this band.
mostly this cd by this band.

Figurine - "Heartfelt"

waay too many good songs. well not too many. but man, they're all so great!
both lyrically and musically.

my crush moved back to school.
because classes start tomorrow for her.
many many songs on this cd remind me of her.
and it makes me sad, in a happy way.

like now that she's out of my "vision," i can finally move on?
i don't know how to describe it.

i woke up this morning feeling new again.
like i'm back to my old self.
this whole break has thrown me into some weird tangent version of dustin ralston.

it feels good to be home again.

thank You for everything, God.
..for bringing me back.
love You.

happy new year everyone,
-dustin

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Mood: alive. awake.
music: figurine - IMpossible

indie-guy and though you're leaving soon, Dec 31st, 2006 4:38:56 am - Subscribe

..it makes me feel so blue..

there i go again. quoting my own lyrics.

anyway, you are leaving soon. and it does make me blue. but, who was i to think that something could spark?
you're leaving on the first, which makes my stomach twist everytime i think about it.

you promised we'd look at Christmas lights together..
it won't happen. you already told me you're staying home tomorrow to rest before you drive back to school.

..five hours away.

"and i go for it everytime; hook, line, and sinker.."

i guess it's a good thing afterall.
keep my head on straight.
(that's just something we say to make us feel like nothing's wrong, like we're not hurt.)

i guess there's always spring break.
and summer.

.the past presents the future.

goodnight world,
-dustin

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Mood: i taught myself this song by ear on piano.
music: jon brion - strings that tie to you