my life, uncharted.

Fighting demons with the power of uke!

Ukes, inspiration, compassion and support.

PSA: If you feel depressed but you're too afraid to seek help, please do seek help. No-one should have to live with the life-destroying demon that is depression, and there are people out there who will understand and support you. *hugs*
Starting the Countdown to Cured

Starting the Countdown to Cured

Closing up shop?

I disappeared for about a month.

I was just starting to feel a little better and I lost my job. I was let go in a really douchey way, and so I just completely broke down. I started on meds, and they’ve been starting to help a little bit.

But now I’m sad, almost broke and almost homeless. Not sure what I want to do next now.

Just before I lost my job I got a fantastic new archtop guitar, and I’ve spent most of the last month living off bread and donated family leftovers.

I’m going to have to go find a job or apply for benefits soon because in another week or two I won’t have anything left. I’m probably going to have to cancel my internet Friday so I don’t know when or if I’ll be back.

Sometimes life just kicks you. And then kicks you a few more times, just to drive the point home.

I don’t believe in love anymore. Even if it does exist, clearly I am not meant to have it.

I’m so tired of trying for everyone and then getting shut out and shut down and  called all manner of horrible things without any explanation. I’m sorry, I’m not clairvoyant.

To my follower friends: I have missed you and thought of you from time to time. I hope you’re okay and you’ve done better than I have.

Maybe pray for me. That I can get better and return to my inspiration. That maybe I meet someone who isn’t going to abuse me and break my heart. Whatever :(

Not sure if you posted before or not but do you have any videos or a way to tune the uke by ear? I've been watching youtube vids and I feel like I'm getting nowhere right now.

If your computer has a mic, this works well http://www.seventhstring.com/tuner/tuner.html :) I usually have my laptop or tablet around so I used to use this a lot before I got my clip-on. A clip on is the best way to go if you can I think.

Jim D’Ville teaches a mean lesson on how to tune just using an A-fork which is so simple it hurts though! Check it out: http://www.ukuleleyes.com/issues/vol8/no1/feature.htm

I was at a uke society meet recently where he came along and taught us all that. I don’t have an A-fork at the moment but I plan on getting one at some point. I forget where on each string for the moment (don’t have a uke in front of me - rare but it happens!) but if I remember I’ll totally add them in later :)


Too busy spending money on guitars (just ordered a second, MUCH more expensive one, whoops lol!) and other gear (pedals, amps, allsorts for all my stringers).

Why is life so hard sometimes?

One of my friends is really depressed, has been having bad panic/anxiety attacks and hasn’t been too flash recently. They’ve confided a lot of stuff in me and I’ve been real worried about them.

They finally made an appointment to see a doctor today which they were worried about and they just got back and feel like they weren’t taken seriously and don’t feel like they got given the right meds or anything. The doc they saw didn’t even make a follow-up appointment.

This just makes me really sad. I don’t know. I wish I could help and that things really weren’t so hard for people in that situation (which I understand from the first time I sought help).

I just wish I could do something.

Heartbroken :’(

doodlesanddaydreams: I love rain.  Amen.

doodlesanddaydreams:

I love rain.

 Amen.

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  • Artist: kt tunstall
  • TrackName: throw me a rope [acoustic]

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throw me a rope [acoustic] // kt tunstall

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 YES.

THIS SONG.


FOREVER.

SORRY GUYS

Geez, apparently Tumblr doesn’t tell me when I get new messages anymore O_o

So I was away for a bit and had no idea I had the whole TONS OF NEW MESSAGES thing going.

I will try to get to them all today #_#

There’s a tiger in the garden. I walk over, stroke its head. It doesn’t seem to mind. I go back inside, and only then find myself siezed by fear as I look from behind the safety of glass at what could have killed me.

Was I wearing armour? Was I a tiger too?

KT Tunstall
My god the uke…. AND THAT HAIR!?!??!?!? FABULOUS.

My god the uke…. AND THAT HAIR!?!??!?!?

FABULOUS.

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humanoid-impersonator: I can hardly wait. I wanna buy an ukulele right now! :< But I have no money, so I have to be patient… :3  Nice chart :O

humanoid-impersonator:

I can hardly wait. I wanna buy an ukulele right now! :<

But I have no money, so I have to be patient… :3

 Nice chart :O

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