In this audio entry I talk about my Birthday from the previous week. I talk about getting out of the house over the weekend, having Chinese food and getting a new chair. I also talk about many of the things I noticed while I was out over the weekend. I also have a couple of songs and audio clips in this entry. Don’t worry, the longer songs are at the end so you don’t have to listen to them if you don’t want or have to fast forward through them.

I’m hoping the audio quality is better in this one. I increased the external microphone input volume on the iRiver to 60 from 50. I hope it’s not too much. I did decrease the level slightly once I got it into Audacity.

The audio clips at the beginning were taken (legally) from CCMixter. The music in the beginning was “Minor Wa-Wa” by Norelpref”. The two George Bush clips were by PorchCat, “Poor does not equal killer” and “The Haves … and the Have Mores.” The audio at the end of this entry was “A brief history of republican institutions premix aka demoneycracy” and “Living Stereo (2005).”

Keeping Americans Passified (MP3) (61 MB)

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It’s getting that time of year when it’s cooling down outside and you want something warm to keep you warm! My sister gave me her recipe for potato soup. It’s a rich, thick soup. Very tasty. Something that you can eat on for days, too. Depending on how much you make! It’s a very simple recipe. The only hard part will be peeling the potatos. Sit back and let me show you how I made it.

If you’ll click on the image above, it will take you to the Flickr set containing the other photos of the soup that I took. I am going to try and do that from now on. I was going to give you an Apple TV sized video, however it was going to be 140MB. I thought the standard size would be plenty for this type of video.

If you’d like the recipe please send a self addressed, stamped envelope, with a cash donation of $5 to me, Andy Melton. Click here if you would like to view the full recipe.

Homemade Potato Soup (MP4) (93 MB)

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Today I bring you a bit of a longer audio journal entry. I know it’s quite long and some of you may want to skip ahead a little bit. I will completely understand. However I really enjoyed this recording a whole lot better than the one I did yesterday. Hopefully that doesn’t mean you all will hate it!

The topics of conversation I discuss with myself in this audio recording include but are not limited to: Going to a job interview, why are we so nervous?, Being a healthy consumer, remembering to breathe and take your time.

The intro at the very beginning was provided by Christiaan Huygens. It’s actually an older file he made for me when I was broadcasting from Andy’s Audio & Video Journal, maybe if I am fortunate some kind soul will create another for me (hint, hint). The piano track at the beginning after Christiaan was “New Age Piano Movements Number 4″ by Klaus Neumaier. I apologize for not being able to find a direct link for that piece of music. At the very end I play a lovely song called “My Happy Little Bass” by Fireproof Babies.

Just Remember To Breathe (MP3) (55 MB)

I generally don’t do audio posts. I got requests from a few people wanting updates from me and I tried doing a video journal, twice, but it just wasn’t working out. So I instead turned to my iRiver and made an audio recording. It’s rather raw, probably very boring so I apologize from the get-go.

Like I said this is the first audio recording I have done in a while, so if the audio quality is really horrible. I don’t apologize. If you think I should stick to doing video entries, then go to Rebecca Nay that she was right

Patience Is A Virtue (MP3) (26 MB)

Part of this video is a couple of weeks old (the sunny part) and the dark, dreary, rainy part is from this past weekend. If you’re wondering why it seems like it was from two different days, that is why.

The title for this video isn’t completely accurate. It’s not a complete drive home. I just take you to the Presbyterian Church in Lancing. I hope the video quality is bearable. I wish I had a better camera, one with stabilization!

I hope you enjoy the song in this video, I really did. The best part about the song is that the artist licensed it song under a Creative Commons license. The artist is Jamison Young and the song is “Top of the Hill.”

Oh. Also. If you like the Creative Commons image that I added at the end of the video, feel free to take it from here. I’m posting it, too, because I had been looking for one so I finally just made one. I realize now I should have made it bigger since I released the video in a larger format. Oh well, I’ll do it the next time.

The Drive Home (MP4) (40 MB)

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