CAD-TheLucas

Oh, how I hate mobile phones. It's not the concept itself, because I think it's cool to have the flexibility of a phone that moves with you (and the instrument to rant at your friends if you're so inclined and don't want the people on the street to think you're nuts). And everyone else must think so too because let's face it - you can find the damned things in damn near EVERY shape and size imaginable. But alas, they DON'T make them like they used to. My dad's first ever mobile phone was an Alcatel. Two row display, by today's standards it would be a BLOODY HORROR, but way back when, it was considered opulent to even have one. The thing was

Trivia, because it's food for the mind, and fun to know. Changing the strings is a WONDERFUL occupation; but that's if and only if you're using a hardtail guitar, i.e. one without a tremolo arm (whammy bar, correct name is vibrato arm, but whatever, let's run with it). Here's a few pictures, for reference (that I stole off some websites I found on google, but I'm sure they won't mind, I'm just making my point in an educational sort of way, and expressing my frustration at the same time). These things have 6 little pieces of metal/steel/titanium/whatever that help keep the string in place (called saddles), and nothing else, really. Maybe so

I recognize that while I don't particularly care for promoting other deviants, it's mostly because out of so many people, most of them are utter failures, and fall well below the line of mediocrity; and they do this to the point where my brain takes it personally. Myself? I'm not great artist. Sure, I can make a shiny 3D object people will stare at in amazement, but I'm very far from making anything meaningful. I guess although I enjoy it, it's just a hobby, and I don't care much for polishing hobbies to a mirror shine at this age; much better things to do. And now that I'm in medical school, I suppose that at some point making posters of sh