I promise I haven’t just dropped off the face of the planet.
…but if that’s the case, then what have I been up to for the last couple months?
A bit of photography, a bit of music here and there, making promotional videos for work, signing onto a record label. You know, no big. But why would you believe any of that without proof? Um… good question.
The classic Super Mario Bros. Overworld theme went up in December:
And in January, I kinda sorta half-celebrated the passage of the 5,000 subscriber mark. And stuff.
More stuff coming soon! Particularly, some photography, and more about this whole record label thing, as well as what it means for you, and for my music. In the meantime, feel free to let me know what you think!
I’ve done it. I’ve finally done it. It’s nine and a half months after I promised I would, so this baby’s overdue, but here it is: The first episode of Cam Wilkinson’s How To Play Cello has arrived!
Episode 1 is “The Anatomy of the Cello”, and includes the names, functions, and occasionally brief histories of the cello’s component pieces, delivered with my usual flair. For those of you who aren’t familiar with said flair, let’s just say it involves caffeine. Lots of caffeine.
Also, I’ve uploaded the MP3 (320kbps) of the Overworld theme from the original Legend of Zelda, so go check out the MP3 page to download it!
I’ll do my best to post some more updates in the next few days. Let me put it this way: I was really surprised when I realized an entire month had slipped by until I remembered it had been October.
Sorry everybody, I really do mean to post more often than once a month in here. It’s been a crazy month, including a couple of illnesses, two knee injuries (it hadn’t actually healed the first time, and I didn’t know it), and a neck injury.
Oh, and a new video.
I honestly think it’s my best work yet, but I’ll let you decide.
But I know you didn’t come here to see that, oh no. If you’re here, you’ve probably already seen that video. What you came to find out is that I’m *FINALLY* working on sheet music!
Wait, sheet music? Yeah, sheet music! I’m going back and listening to my old videos to figure out how I played it there (and making changes where needed), and I’m thinking about including more sheets for the original versions as well.
Super deluxe much? You betcha! But that’s how I roll. I’m gonna try to start rollin’ these suckers out as fast as I accurately can, but I won’t be neglecting to put up new videos, because it’s also time for the cello lessons to begin. Yeah, I promised those like nine months ago, but they’re coming. And soon. Maybe next week.
I know what you’re thinking: “Cam, when do think you’re gonna have time for all this?” The answer is simple: I don’t, but I’m enjoying working on all this again, and I hear it’s what you want to see, so I want to keep it all moving.
Leave me some love, and let me know what you think!
Before I mention anything about how my last weekend went, I’d like to bring your attention to something that’s plaguing the Lone Star State. Again. That’s right, I’m talking about fire. Because we apparently didn’t lose enough land in the fires a couple months ago, we have fires blazing out of control near Dallas and Austin. As far as I’ve heard, they’ve consumed tens of thousands of acres, and entire cities have been destroyed. Any firefighters willing to take up the challenge is gratefully invited to help join the battle.
Now that I’ve gotten through that, we can get back to our usual silliness, yes? Yes, I thought so.
Last weekend was AnimeFest 2011 here in Dallas, Texas! Four days of blissful fandom for anime, manga, comic books, and video games. Beautiful! Um, I should also mention that I apologize to anyone I may not have been my normal cheerful self to. I had a mild stomach bug the entire weekend, so I wasn’t always feeling that great. Not that it stopped me from enjoying the sights. Or participating in the skit contest on Sunday night.
Speaking of which, NEW VIDEO! This is the skit I did with my friends at the contest on Sunday night. It’s “All For the Crown” by The Epic Toaster. For the sake of simplicity, I’ve added subtitles so you don’t have to miss anything for the roars of the crowd
And just to round things out, Rob D of explosm.net‘s Cyanide and Happiness was giving away free sketches. My buddy, John Wayne asked for Cyanide and Happiness in space, and what he got was awesome on paper. My friend impressonion went next and asked for Cyanide and Happiness at the zoo. It was… well, honestly a little disturbing, but considering everything else that’s been in the comic, I’m not surprised. As he drew it, he mentioned “By the way, I don’t condone this,” if it’s any hint. Finally, I asked for his take on Star Trek. This is what I got:
Heavy lifting is generally not a good idea in triple-digit heat. Just something to remember.
Good grief. I think today was the 61st day this year that we’ve had temperatures over a hundred degrees here in Dallas. The record of 69 days was set back in 1980, and we may be lookin’ at a winner this year.
So of course, what am I doing during all of this? Heavy lifting in high heat, and chillin’ at night. Lately, I’ve been spending most of my free time playing Borderlands on Xbox Live with my best friend. Awesome game.
For those of you who didn’t know, I put up a new video late Sunday night, and then took it down on Monday morning. For those of you who did know, sorry. I felt that the video wasn’t up to my usual standards, both in the performance of the song, and in the mixing. Considering how much there was to redo, I’ve decided not to repost the video. I will instead focus on a different piece next time.
AnimeFest is coming up next weekend in Dallas! I’m super excited, and will have a couple tweaks to my uniform, and hopefully another costume altogether. For those of you who will be in attendance, I will be on stage in the skit competition (after the costume contest), so come cheer me on!
Finally, I’d like to make a note that you should definitely follow me on Twitter. I post random things on there that don’t end up on my Facebook Page, and aren’t long enough for a blog post. Thought-of-the-day kinda stuff. Things like this:
Aug. 24: Toggling God Mode can screw with your perceptions of reality. Don’t do it.
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