Progress on Meeting New People, Rewards, Iration and Rebelution, Halloween




It was nice and cold today on the East Campus


It was about a month ago, that I told myself I would start trying to get to know as many SBCC students before I transfer, and I've been on a hiatus with that. Until this Monday, I was walking from the East campus (where there's many science related buildings, there's the bookstore, and the stadium, and the construction noises carrying startling sound waves into our ears) to my Creative Writing class, which is on the West campus (Where its home to the library, IDC building, and fountain). I walked along the bridge and I saw a guy who looked familiar. I thought it was my friend from high school named David. I walked faster to catch up to him and when I got closer I yelled "David!" The guy turned around and it wasn't him. Awkward. I decided to continue talking to him until I made it to the IDC building, where my class was and he had class at the BC forum. We had a nice conversation he told me he was a Math major and we both had class at 11:10am, which we happened to both be walking to. I unintentionally remembered my goal of meeting new people and thought I need to get on that before I transfer.


Iration

My man Micah, of Iration

I think the reason I haven't been able to pursue my miscellaneous goals is because I've been completely focused on pursuing my academic goals. It's a big deal on my behalf, that transfer next year. So this week and the week before I've been studying like crazy. I chose to go out this weekend to the Iration/ Rebelution concert as a reward for all my long hours of studying. You could tell how passionate both bands were about their music, they created such an amazing vibe for their audience. Everyone was singing along to their old and new songs. I even took a picture with Micah of Iration!!!

The concert happened to also be a fundraiser, which also included many RSA (Rockshop Academy) students performing, like the awesome band, The caverns. I can't even explained their performance, it was beyond talent (https://www.facebook.com/thecavernsofficial). They have inspired me to get moving with my music career.


My house decorations

So, anyways another awesome reward is Halloween, whether you hand trick-or-treaters candy, have friends over for a horror movie night, or attend a Halloween party. Let's keep in mind on that last option, you need to be safe if your going out with friends to parties. I have decorated my house and am ready for my trick-or-treaters. I have also bought my costume.

I use to work at a Halloween store downtown, which was my first job. I was able to get a good discount on my costume when I worked there last year. I remember I worked a long shift on Halloween. I was dressed as pirate at work and I was gypsy later in the evening. You guys should definitely check that store out, its on State Street. Its filled with almost every costume you can think of and of course decorations if your into decorating your dorm or apartment. The store is called "World of Magic"
(http://www.yelp.com/biz/world-of-magic-santa-barbara)

My costume last year at work.

-KIKI REYES

P.S  Another random story:
Today on this chilly October day, my tuner of two years has been broken into two pieces. The last instrument I was able to tune was my Ukulele, Craigly. I noticed this today when I was going to compose a song. Since the cold weather makes your instruments get out of tune quickly, I looked for it in the last place I had it, my ukulele case. Then, I saw it was broken when I took it out. So now my heart is broken... Until I find a new tuner to replace it. I know so dramatic.

The Violet Hour, Musical Composition, Bloggers of SBCC

So, I've been learning a song called "The Violet Hour" by The Civil Wars. The song consists of only two instruments the acoustic guitar and the piano, which give it a more natural and raw sound. The finger picking of the guitar and the piano's guidance waltz together in a cryptic, intricate, and elegant sound. The song has no lyrics to it and as a song-writer I believe this song's powerful and heartbreaking message is still breath-taking without a single voice interfering. Sometimes when I'm in the mood to write, I create these melodies that mimic my emotions, but the lyrics I write can no way compare to what I have expressed through my musical composition. So I leave it as is.

So basically this song has been stuck in my head for two days, I've been walking around campus humming it and running into people because I'm too busy reading the tab. I ran into some guy today and I thought "wow I knew it", after all this time I knew that one day I would be so glued to my phone that I would ran into a person. Ten points! Beware of texting or reading while walking you could potentially run into a person and embarrass yourself.

The Violet Hour by The Civil Wars
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 5th fret (all noted relative to capo)

Verse
      Am
e|----------2-------------0---------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------------1-------------1--0--1-----------1--0--1----|
G|----2-------------2-------------2-----------2-----2-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-|
A|---------------0-------------0-----------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
   F                               Am
e|----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
B|-------1--0--1-----------1-------------1--0--1-----------1--0---|
G|----2-----------2-----2-------------2-----------2-----2---------|
D|-3-----------------3--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-----------------0------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    Am
e|----------2-------------0---------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------------1-------------1--0--1-----------1--0--1----|
G|----2-------------2-------------2-----------2-----2-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-|
A|-0-------------0-------------0-----------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
   F                                   Am
e|----------------------------3------------------------------------|
B|-------1--0--1-----------1-----1----------1--0--1----------------|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------2----2-----------2-----2-------|
D|-3-----------------3---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0-----------------0----0--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
    C                                   G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----------------1-----------------0-----------------0-------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-|
A|-3-----------------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------3----------------|
   F                                   C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------1-----------------1-------|
G|----------2-----------------2--------------0-----0-----------0----------|
D|-------3-----3-----------3--------------2-----------2-----2-------------|
A|----3-----------3-----3--------------3-----------------3----------------|
E|-1-----------------1----------------------------------------------------|
 C                                   G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----------------1-----------------0-----------------0-------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----0-----------0-----0----|
D|----2-----------2-----2-----------------0-----------0-----0-----------0-|
A|-3-----------------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------3----------------|
  F
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------2-----------------2-------|
D|-------3-----3-----------3----------|
A|----3-----------3-----3-------------|
E|-1-----------------1----------------|
Bridge
   Am       E        F        B        Am       E        F        B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G|----2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------2--------0--------------------------2-------|
E|----------0--------1--------------------------0--------1----------------|
    Am       E        F        B        Am       E        F        G#
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1--------1----------|
G|----2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------2--------0----------------------------------|
E|----------0--------1--------------------------0--------1--------4-------|
Outro
   Am
e|----------2-------------0---------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------------1-------------1--0--1-----------1--0--1----|
G|----2-------------2-------------2-----------2-----2-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0-|
A|-0-------------0-------------0-----------------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    F                                   (Am)
e|----------------------------3------------|
B|-------1--0--1-----------1-----1---------|
G|----2-----------2-----2-----------2------|
D|-3-----------------3---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------(0)-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

This tab was brought to you by: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/the_civil_wars/the_violet_hour_tab.htm and picture above was brought to you by https://www.facebook.com/cejaephotography
I have to admit it seems pretty easy to learn... here's my cover (any piano players out there btw)

Today I met with my fellow bloggers again for our monthly meeting. It was great to get feedback and discuss in what direction we want our blogs to go in. We're a room of totally different personalities, different backgrounds and that's why it works. You can get the student perspective from all our unique lives. We have Film Studies, Journalism, Political Science, Engineering, Liberal studies, Mathematics, Marketing, Biological Science, and of course English majors writing our experiences as students at Santa Barbara City College.

Hopefully your tuning in.   http://www.sbcc.edu/socialnetworks/studentstories/



-KIKI REYES

PS: sorry for the grammar and sentences that don't make sense, I get really excited to post that I forget to proof read. So I re-publish my posts over and over again until they're perfect and there's no mistakes...