Writing
Manifesto
(2010-08-24)
I am an atheist and a skeptic. People like to misunderstand those, whether deliberately or not, but in truth they are both simply negative stances; I do not believe in gods; I do not believe things that are without evidence, or cannot have evidence. Atheism is not a religion, and skepticism is not cynicism; neither of them inherently includes any property except a lack of belief in certain things.
Live Forever (2008)
(2008-11-09)
I wrote the original version of this song in 1999, and worked on it over the next few years, usually in the period of self-reflection that came upon me after one of my friends lost somebody close to them. It was pretty much finished and I was happy with it (hence it's posted below). Then, for some reason, it was running through my head earlier this week while I was working. In retrospect, I realised something I never would have when I first wrote it - I essentially had on my hands a song about atheism.
She Likes (Wedding version)
(2004-08-20)
My wonderful, wonderful friend V wrote music to this song so I could perform it at my wedding. In the process, he inspired me to change some lyrics, and as a result I like this version a lot better.
Beautiful When You Cry
(2001-01-01)
A little bit of introspection, from one of the very newest projects I'm working on - Naku-Ame, or Crying Rain (or Crying Bitch, as my dear Talen is so fond of pointing out (seethe).
Live Forever
(2001-01-01)
A recently-finished song about death. Started it when a friend's mother was sick, continued it when another friend's mother died, and finished it when a different friend's grandfather died. So a lot of work has gone into it, you'd better like it.
Hold the Flame (Fox's Song)
(2000-01-01)
Again from Team Pokémon, this song is about the love/hate relationship between my character and her smitten friend, Jon.
River and Stories
(1999-01-01)
Written to be sung a capella, with more voices than I can manage to muster, unfortunately. It's... not happy, not depressive, sorta in the middle. Wow! Look! Balance!
Let it Rain
(1999-01-01)
Written for another one of my works in progress, a fantasy epic called When the Rains Came. Depressive love song.
Angel
(1999-01-01)
BtVS-based. I was basically trying to express how Buffy felt about Angel, and/or the fact that she had fallen into the ultimate tragic romance.
Don't You Ever Say Goodbye
(1999-01-01)
NG:E based, inspired by the bit where Shinji tells Rei not to say goodbye. Written in '99, and bits of it got printed in the NG:E manga (sugoi!)
Trust the Feeling (Team Excalibur's Theme)
(1999-01-01)
The theme song for my Team Pokémon team. I was trying to more or less go with the feel of the TV show's theme (NOT the new version, thank you very much).
If I Could Touch You
(1999-01-01)
Also based on BtVS, this one is from Angel's POV, when he was forced to leave Buffy *sniff, sob*... I rather like this one.
Forever You
(1999-01-01)
This one I'm really proud of. It's the main theme from The Days Still Left (not the fanfic version; an original story based very loosely on the fanfic).
Songs & Poetry
Songs and Poetry - most of it kind of old and awful, some of it actually pretty neat.
