Jamie Ward
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- Member since: January 2006
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- Amusing myself to death.
- Me, Myself, and I
- Hello. My name is Jamie and I really hate filling out "About Me" boxes. So to keep things brief I guess I'll say that I'm a bit of a reclusive nerd who is also very fond of trying to pretend he isn't one. When I'm not studying some form of art, I'm creating my own whether it be in imagery, music or words. Currently I write my own music and play guitar with a band consisting of a couple of friends. I was once a Buddhist for a couple of years, but now prefer a healthy balance of philosophy and drunken silliness. 90% of the time, I won't be taking anything remotely seriously. I believe that if you can't laugh at something, then it really isn't worth crying over. That, with all my bohemian cynicism nonsense and sardonic misanthropy generally sums me up, I guess. I dunno. Neurosis. Add that to the list. Are we done?
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- Music
- I like everything really from rock, hip hop and jazz to metal, classical and dance plus near enough everything in between. I'm particularly fond of progressive rock and jazz fusion plus anything loud, fast and cathartic, namely punk rock & thrash metal.
Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Metallica, Weezer, Tom Waits, Titus Andronicus, Daft Punk, Bright Eyes, Buckethead, Slayer, Soft Machine, Prince, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Sufjan Stevens, The White Stripes, Nirvana, Interpol, Blur, The Feelies, Radiohead, Animal Collective, Slipknot, Nick Drake, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath.
http://www.last.fm/user/jamierobertward - Films
- Any Wachowski, Kubrick, Coen, Godard, Kaufman, Tarantino, David Lynch, Kevin Smith or Woody Allen flick will do me, thank ya.
- Books
- The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac), The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac), On The Road (Jack Kerouac), The Outsider (Albert Camus), Human All Too Human (Nietzsche), Contact (Carl Sagan), A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin), Dreams of Leaving (Rupert Thomson), The Insult (Rupert Thomson), Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem), The Consolations of Philosophy (Alain de Botton), Status Anxiety (Alain de Botton), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (Douglas Adams)
- Annoyed by
- Formal environments, work, people who type incessantly fast and loud, moneys, hospitals, the sun, coconut and holes in my socks.
- Happiest When
- With my buddies sharing the lulz.
- Favourite Places
- My room, the cinema, SOLID, Arc Studios, Rev, Furys.
- Interests
- Reading, writing, music, knowledge, movies, thinking, that one dream out of 100 that actually seems worth it, nature, spirituality, winter, photography, storms, astronomy, science, rollercoasters, occasionally letting go of inhibitions, comic books, theme parks, sports, art, smoothies, airline food, metaphysics, cosmology, collecting things, wasting time, coming up with food ideas, avoiding labour, questioning popular beliefs and traditions, creating, TV, food, science-fiction, being lazy, video games, history, space, psychology, philosophy, spontaneity, laughing, making people laugh, loving and being loved.
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Because we all like a bit o' sausage every now and then
How do you pronounce your name?
Sir - Awe - Sum
Thought about an ex today?
Briefly
How do you feel today?
A little tired, but pretty gid
What did you have for lunch today?
Chips n gravy. Had to wait on them growing the potatoes.
Who is your secret crush?
I don't keep my crushes secret. I crush for all to see.
What was one reason you cried?
Probably watching a movie.
What school year do you miss the most?
The last one. I didn't do anything but slack off for a year having a great laugh.
Last Person you saw?
Davie boy and the lovely Loz who I don't really know.
How about talked to on the phone?
That would be Leeanne.
What are you wearing?
Air
It's 4 in the morning, your phone rings, what do you do?
Make a sandwich
Are you waiting for something?
My phone to ring at 4am
When was the last time you cried?
Watching a movie. Eternal Sunshine. Again.
Is there someone you will never forget?
No. Death can be a bitch.
At the beginning of the summer, who were you in a relationship with?
Jack Kerouac
Last person you hugged?
A wee annoying person who goes by the human name of Stacy
How was last night?
Pretty good.
Have you ever kissed someone and never saw them again?
I can't help it. They always run away.
Do you believe in celebrating anniversaries?
Only if you still feel the same as you did a year ago.
Are you someone who worries too often?
I avoid things that cause me to worry.
What shoes did you wear today?
My new DCs.
What do the majority of people in your life call you?
Larry.
Do you regret anything you did in the past three days?
Playing Call of Duty is like opening up a barrel of regrets.
Do you like cuddling?
Only if your name is Ted.
Do you hold grudges?
No but I hold people's hats when they need to go to the toilet.
Do you have a best friend you can tell stuff to and you're sure they won't tell?
Yeah. Me.
Does the last person you held hands with mean a lot to you?
Steak pie.
Are you anything like you were this time last year?
I think I have less hair.
Do you drink water?
No, I prefer to drink solids.
Have you ever taken someone back after they've cheated?
Yeah but I make them give me their get of jail cards.
Do you currently hate someone?
Whoever plans on phoning me at 4AM.
Do you wear flip flops during the winter?
Depends how flippy and floppy they are.
When things get bad, are you more likely to blame yourself or somebody?
I blame whoever came up with the idea for Revels.
Have you ever felt like you weren't good enough?
No but I'm trying.
Have you ever been asked out by someone you didn't want to date?
Yeah. I asked myself out once. I couldn't be arsed so I said I was busy.
Whats something you often have in your hand?
Hats
Is there some homework you should be doing now?
DA HOMEWORK OV DA STREETZ
Have you ever trusted someone too much?
Trust is like butter. It makes you fat.
What are you watching?
My life pass by.
Have you done this quiz before?
Yes. I am a serial self-harmer.
Is your best friend a sore winner?
I'll ask him when he comes back out.
Were you anyone's first kiss?
Yeah. She was 42.
Has anyone told you forever and ever then left?
Didn't Iceman do that?
What was the first thing you thought when you woke up today?
Man, I really have to do one of those Bebo quizes today. That'll rawk da sawks off da feet.
Ever had someone dislike you that you barely knew?
I'm pretty sure the guy I just knifed in the face hates me.
Whats a complete turn off for you?
Broken light-bulbs.
Are you quite sensitive or thick-skinned?
I am a killer cyborg from the year 2417 but you already know this surely.
Can guys and girls be friends without trying to make it more?
Only if there is some degree of cake involved.
How often do you hold back from saying what you are thinking?
I'm always too busy holding back the tears
Who was the last person you saw, besid0 Comments 17 days
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Moth
[DOWNLOAD LINK TO SONG IS NEAR BOTTOM OF POST]
Today I had some free time on my hands, and there was no-one around, so I sat down and made my third attempt at making something out of "New Song 1", which came before (by about 5 minutes) Fishing For Crabs With Lumberjacks. In the end I got there, but I went through about three different versions, each getting more and more complex, before ending up with something I'm not 100% happy with, but hey, I'm just glad I did something with it.
Initially the song simply started as a four-chord "oldies" progression with the odd break here and there (which by this final version, I only have one of, near the middle) on acoustic guitar and vocals. I felt like it needed something more however and so I reached for my tuning pipe which sounds like a harmonica but is a lot easier to play (even though it isn't an instrument, I have used it as such before). However, because it's limited to five different pitches, I couldn't quite get a harmony or melody line going quite right. So I thought "what the hell" and grabbed the harmonica which I've been meaning to learn properly for a while now but still haven't got around to it. Luckily, both the harmonica and my song happened to be in the same key (C), so I simply improvised some stuff for ten minutes and then took the best parts in mixing. So yeah, this is my first song with live harmonica, and I couldn't now imagine the song without it.
There's also some piano, bass and drums in there, which makes "Moth" quite a bit more complex than Lumberjacks, and that's not even taking into account the various harmonies and counter-melodies used here. As I say, I don't think it came out quite as perfect as I'd hoped, but there's something grand about the thing that I really like, even if it does sound a little underwhelming vocally.
Again, I'd say without a doubt, the vocals here are the weakest link, and sure, I could have put more work into them, but it's not like I'm recording something professional here--these are just demos and rough layouts for songs that I might pick up in the future should I ever get a chance to record something properly. THEN, I'd really stress over the details and make sure things were perfect, but for now, this will certainly do.
Lyrically, the song is about a guy, who falls in love with a celebrity, film-star or just someone really popular. I tried to make it pretty open-ended in terms of interpretation, but the general idea is that this person is made to feel like a moth, dwarfed by both the person and the feelings that overwhelm them when around that person. Of course, the love will forever be unrequited because of the circumstances of the two people, but the moth doesn't care and repeatedly flies into the light knowing of the consequences from past experience or what have you. It's a little hard to fully explain, which is why I wrote a song for it, but as I say, I tried to make it open to interpretation, because even I didn't fully realise what I had written 'till long after I had recorded the vocal track.
Okay, enough babble for now. This will probably be the last song for a while seeing as I have no batteries for my recorder, am totally skint and have other projects that need finishing, but never say never.
Song #188, CAT: F26D42
MOTH (5:29)
9 TRACKS: Piano, 2 Acoustic Guitars (E Standard), Harmonica (C), 2 Vocals, Acoustic Bass (E Standard), Percussion, Keyboard
C MAJOR / 60BPM / 4/4 TIME
DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.invocus.net/susurruskarma...
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LYRICS:
} I've seen your face like a million others do,
} I've seen you wandering the way that you do.
} But you don't see me, I guess that's how it is;
} The simple tragedy of the moth that was burnt to a crisp.
} And there's nothing new to what I have say,
} A thousand times I've been here and the sights are all the same.
} Blind in love, blind in light left alone to die.
} Lost in a t0 Comments 76 days
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Fishing for Crabs with Lumberjacks
[DOWNLOAD LINK TO SONG IS NEAR BOTTOM OF POST]
So I said I'd probably start a "song blog" at some point, and here it is. First entry, "Fishing for Crabs with Lumberjacks"... that's me with lumberjacks, not crabs with lumberjacks...
Anyway, yesterday I woke up and immediately picked up the acoustic guitar and strummed out four different songs, a couple more defined than others. This, which was number 2, was probably the most finished simply because it's a naturally simple, mellow and chilled sounding song.
After trying to develop number 1 all day however, I gave up. Came back to the songs today and decided to go straight to number 2, writing some lyrics that reflected the song's mood and came up with some melodies to go over the top of the chords. Finished product is essentially four tracks, 2 acoustic guitars and 2 vocals... so could easily be played by two people.
The lyrics reflect my mood at the time which was essentially just feeling out of sync with the world around me. I wanted to go somewhere odd and different, even if it meant being alone and leaving behind everything I have. The crabs and lumberjacks come from a conversation I had with my brother the day before whilst watching a documentary about fishermen. I decided I'd love that kind of job, out of way, hard, exhausting and fulfilling. "Either that, or a lumberjack". I checked online to see if there was anything like that here, but of course there wasn't.
A lot of the lyrics are based on the first draft demo which I recorded as soon as I woke up (after song number one) and some are exactly the same, unchanged from the ad-libbed version. The second verse in particular was all made up on the spot, with the exception of the first line which I consciously went in wanting to say, because of the whole lumberjack, forestry thing. The rest came out naturally and I kept it in.
I've been experimenting with vocal layering, echo effects and stuff like that for a while now, and I'm finding that my voice works a lot better with acoustic accompaniment than with electric. At least, that's what I think, so that's probably the direction I'll be headed for in the future. I still write heavy rockers and such, but whenever I lay down the vocals it usually sounds like bollocks. Not that this is a masterpiece in terms of vocal delivery (I think there are about 3 different notes in the melody throughout) but it ain't so bad.
But yeah, this is a natural progression from works I haven't made available online yet, but if you're at all interested, you'll notice I am trying to form my own sound and it's quite different from much of those Early Demos Otoboke collections I've been making for the past year or so. I might go back and select my favourite songs from the past couple of months and post them on here but I doubt it. I'll probably just save them for one big collection. We'll see.
So here's "Fishing for Crabs with Lumberjacks", which is also my first completed song in about three weeks because I've been busy with other projects and getting drunk. Hopefully more to come in the next couple of weeks, but don't hold your breath.
Song #187, CAT: F25D41
FISHING FOR CRABS WITH LUMBERJACKS (3:56)
4 TRACKS: 2 Acoustic Guitars (E Standard), 2 Vox
G MAJOR / 90BPM / 4/4 TIME
DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.invocus.net/susurruskarma...
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LYRICS:
} Maybe it ain't so bad to live on your own
} Maybe it ain't so bad to lose your mind
} Maybe I won't be too sad if I forget about you
} Maybe it won't be that bad to lose my mind again
} Maybe I'll go up north where the trees need cuttin'
} Maybe I'll head down south where the waves are crashin'
} Maybe I'll pack up east and shave my hair off
} Maybe I'll drive out west to see what I'm made of
} Maybe it ain't so bad0 Comments 79 days
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| Your nickname | : Big Daddy Sugar |
| What color shirt/top are you wearing? | : Black, white & green |
| Name three things that are physically close to you: | : Electrical tape, notebook, keys |
| What is the last book you read? | : The Outsider by Albert Camus |
| Are you or were you a good student? | : If I was interested in what I was doing, yes. |
| What is your favorite music album? | : Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon |
| Do you enjoy sleeping late? | : I just enjoy waking up at weird times |
| Whats the weather like right now? | : It's calm |
| Who tells the best jokes? | : Friends |
| What was your last dream about? | : Something about old classmates going missing |
| Have you ever been involved in a car accident? | : No but I've been close to being knocked down before |
| Do you believe in karma? | : To some extent |
| Do you believe in luck? | : Luck is merely when you defy odds, so yes. |
| Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up? | : Scrambled. Don't like them any other way. |
| Do you collect anything? If so, what? | : Books, dvds, cds/records. |
| Are you proud of yourself? | : This is where ambivalence comes in |
| Are you reliable? | : To reliable people to people I care about, yes. |
| Have you ever given money to a bum? | : On the few occasions where I have been better off than said bum, yes. |
| What is your hobby? | : Art. |
| Have you ever had a secret admirer? | : Yeah but it didn't stay secret for long. |
| Do you like the smell of gasoline? | : I used to but now I can't stand it. |
| Do like to draw or paint? | : I prefer painting because I can be abstract easier and with less effort which covers up my lack of drawing skills. |
| Is your room messy? | : That's a bit of an understatement. |
| What is your favorite fruit? | : Pears, maybe. |
| Do you give in easily? | : It all depends on what's at stake. |
| Are you a good guesser? | : I am scarily accurate with my guessing abilities. |
| Can you read other people | : It comes naturally but I pretend not to notice. |
| Are you a bully? | : I wouldn't say so. |
| Do you have a job? | : You obviously don't know me if you don't already know this. |
| What time did you wake up this morning? | : Morning? Afternoon. Mid-day. |
| What did you eat for breakfast this morning? | : I didn't. I had a sausage roll for lunch. |
| When was the last time you showered? | : A few days ago. |
| What do you plan on doing tomorrow? | : Tomorrow I'm working on sorting loose ends. |
| Your favorite day of the week and why? | : I barely notice the change. |
| What did you last wear at a costume party? | : I seriously can't remember it was that long ago. |
| Have you ever done scuba diving? | : I can barely swim. |
| What is your least favorite color? | : Orange, probably. |
| Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If yes, who? | : Not really. If I do, I tell myself to stop being a compulsive idiot. |
| Would you ever go skydiving? | : With a little help from friends and alcohol. |
| What toothpaste do you use? | : Whatever's there. |
| Do you enjoy challenges? | : Depends who sets them. |
| The worst injury you have had? | : Concussion. |
| The last movie you saw? | : The Hangover. |
| What do you want to know about the future? | : Does the universe expand forever or retract in on itself? |
| What does your last text message say? | : Bring yer ID too |
| Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to? | : Mikey |
| Your favorite school subject? | : Physics, because we'd play poker through it. I never passed, believe it or not. |
| Your least favorite school subject? | : Accounting. |
| Would you rather have money or love? | : Love. It's cliche, but I mean it. I only need the smallest amount of money. |
| What is your dream vacation? | : Either the north pole or New York. I like extremes. |
| What is your favorite animal? | : Tortoise or monkey. |
| Do you miss anyone right now? | : Not really. |
| The last sporting event you watched? | : Must have been Man U Vs. Barcelona. |
| Do you need to do laundry? | : What's what now? |
| Do you listen to the radio? | : Not anymore. |
| Your favorite TV talk show? | : Don't do 'em. They annoy and depress me simultaneously. |
| Your dream car? | : Mustang? I dunno. Not that much into them. |
| Have you ever caught a butterfly? | : Never tried, to be honest. |
| What color are your bed sheets? | : Navy. |
| What is your ringtone? | : Pac-Man |
| Who was the last person to make you laugh? | : David or Mikey no doubt. |
| Do you have any obsessions right now? | : Plenty. Can you take some off me for a while? |
| Do you like things that glow in the dark? | : I love glow in the dark things ^^ |
| Whats your favorite fruity scent? | : Oranges |
| Do you watch cartoons? | : All the time |
| Have you ever sat on a roof? | : A couple of times as a kid. Would love to again if I had the oppertunity. Star-gazing is a big love of mines. |
| Have you ever been to another country/continent? | : Been to America and Spain. |
| Name three things in the world you dislike | : The heat, nuts and holes in socks. |
| Name three people in the world you dislike | : Me, you and Walter Raleigh. |
| Has a rumor even been spread about you? | : Probably. |
| Do you like sushi? | : Not at all. |
| Do you believe in magic? | : Depends. I believe science can be mistook for |
| Do you hold grudges? | : Hardly ever. You have to work pretty hard to get on my bad side. |
| Who is your favorite person? | : I have way too many. |
| Best female friend? | : I'm not sure I have any. |
| Best male friend? | : David. |
| Hyper or laid back? | : Laid back, but usually making some sort of joke. |
| Dressy or casual? | : Casual. |
| Favorite rappers? | : N.W.A. |
| Favorite female singer? | : Esperanza Spalding |
| Did you enjoy this survey? | : I've had better. |
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Lol seams like I done that at the right time then
It was rather funny 
I still laugh at it when I read it.
I can steal your camera!!! Seen as mines is a pish one 
I actually thot you were going to say we can go to F&B's lol.
Don't really want to work for them but it will do for now.... I have two more interviews coming up both lasting for 6 months... more hours so yeah 
Yeah that would be nice
Lol I don't need your pitty anymore as I got a job now
Orrrr if i could get in HMV with you and Doug then i'd be happy
The cake is a lie!!!!
Well it's been 20 hourse since you sent me that comment so i am *Officially* breaking your note from your brain.... Oppsie....
Love it!!!
BUT OMG JAMIE..... So random
Where on earth did that come from?
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Thanks for posting up those old photos Jamie, had a good wee giggle in between shittin myself (I have a bug!
) x
Omg how much can someone rub it in
Why didn't you call me when you got the extra meal... I would have happily came in and got it 
That's the joy of xmas 
Haha was it nice? I want some!!!! Haha well I shall buy you some wine!!
I like Champagne
Bye bye x
Yes you are my last text you lucky person you!!!!
Hope you had fun today in Gamestation.
Bysey bye x
awesome! just in my house away from strangers. they catch my most awesome dreams. like animals. and drunk molesters
As I have said before.... I have a soft spot for black and white pics. The one in your album i commented on i took a shine to it. Loopy as I may be... I do have taste.
My fellow drinking buddy. 
from me.
Haha well I hope your interview goes really well and you nail the job.
Hope you had a good time at the pub last night
Have a
Byesye bye x
No chance... that class is getting fuck all of me
But you can has one.... with the giant spoon, Suppose Gary,Vikki and Matty can get one too.
Makes me kinda intresting then.
I is proud of you!
.... Ewwww ok that makes me feel sick.
Hehe that's the way I like it
Lol you fail me Jamie... I joke that's pretty damn awesome considering it was squashed into a half an hour
Gashiddy....hmmm I like that word
Haha the granny's just can't get enough of zee Jamie Ward.... I told you it's the eyes!!
Next you will be in Bon Marche with them to help them pick there clothes. Never know you might even get a twirl
Do you think you can last more then 4 drinks tomorrow?
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You really do suck. I know I have said that many times before but this time I mean it! You call me an evil person??? You watched thoes jugglers die!!!!
To be honest I have noticed that you are a lil annoying BUT I am more anoyying
Lol who could not like the flabbercat? Haha that's some crazy shizz.
You now have put me in the mood to go and make fairy cakes!!!
Tata.
Ooook i gotta admitt that comment did not make me laugh..... But that god damn pic did!!!!
Btw you never did your half hour juggling!!!!
Well it's not that i want to work with you it's just that i need a job and figured if you can get in 1st then you could put in a really good word for me??? I JOKE!!! Of course i'd like to work with you.
here is the love.....
Hmmm that sounds intresting... NOT... but then what do I expect it's you am talking to!! Joke
Ahhh awesome who were they from? I never got any applications sent through 
If you get a job before me then ud better put in a good word for me!!!?!!
I would if I had some.....but as I don't then you get nothing... Everyone's a winner!!! -_-¬ Bang <<< Except him.
Have fun on your day off?
Pub here we come 
I had loads of fun.... but it's almost wed
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Roll on Friday
I would give you love... but I gave them to Graeme.
download a new one?
Heh I can see why you'd think that man, but no still taking properly just no workin sa well for me the now
hey dude.whats been happnin in the land of jamie?
David is considerin a night of rev he must admit
Lol i actually rather enjoyed seeing the scarecrow in it
here! whats with you not being online much these days?
Wrote and finished a song today and you're no on to send it to....disappointed sir
so we have scrambled egg, noodles, your supreme pot noodles, tikka masala, french toast, spaghetti bolognese and pizza we are well and truly sortit XD
You sir! Must learn to cook one meal now, any meal. For I now have one under me belt for the flat!
Say hello to spaghetti bolognese every night otherwise
Why thankyou kind sir!
I got bored ya see
Thought you and graham would approve of it
have some super manly love, none of this gay stuff you see kicking about!
Half 10 you say? Little early for you guys isnt it?
Glad you had fun! Poor David