I think me making songs and art about God might have pissed off the Devil. Either that or he's mad that I made a song about Hell Freezing Over.

Loosely based on these news posts:

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1235345

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1242057

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1242071

I made a new shirt on Teespring to put my philosophy into play.

As mentioned before, I believe the world is so fucked up because too many people didn't sweat the small stuff, so long as it helped them shortcut their way into their own successes and happy lifestyles. Yet these same people along with the generations that follow, have currently been suffering in every world woe you can think of, because someone or something got overlooked and it bit the rest of us in the ass royally.

So in honour of this philosophy and hopefully a means of making sure that shit never happens again. I created a shirt that sums it up the best:

I present to you:

Front:

Back:

Available here.

@Gimmick "The assumption that they could have kept the entire $1000 in a bank is unrealistic. What are they gonna live off, air? Is oxygen gonna pay the bills?"

First thing's first and I'm saying this to all of you, because I don't want to hear this crap again. Learn the difference between realism and hypothesis before cherry picking and acting smart to me. Also it pains to say read the actual article. Every single word instead of the words you find a problem with.

That said, Gimmick raises a good point, but at the same time it proves how stupid people are regarding it.

Over the years, we've been conditioned to run things a certain way. For example, only owned houses and farms can grow and sell their own edible plants and livestock. At the same time we were also conditioned to believe that the most important aspect of our lives is a presentable house. You know, fancy living room, dining room bedroom etc. Because we have been conditioned to believe that we should care what others think of us and our successes, should we have them. I'm here to say, shut the fuck up. Whether it's a house or a cause you believe in, the biggest problem is caring what others think of you, when the biggest problem should be to survive and live comfortably at the end of your days. However we been given the impression that our lives are meaningless if we don't care what others think. It also contributes to my biggest pet peeve. Mansions. Don't get me wrong, mansions are awesome. If you made enough money for one, then more power to you. However you do not need a big fucking house to show how much money you have or how small your dick is. Ya. I went there.

Now I know what you're thinking "What does this have to do what what Gimmick said?"

Well this brings me to my point. I made a hypothetical scenario that if one were to keep $1000 for 12 months they'd get $12000 a year. Gimmick pointed out how unrealistic that was, which irritates me to my core, because in terms of that, I wasn't going for realism. Mainly to show that you are capable of saving money, but are too conditioned and dependant on a lot of shit, that no matter how much of a cheapskate you are, you'll lose everything if you're not careful.

Also Gimmick, sorry to say, but you're wrong regardless. Because if you actually took the time to read my article instead of pointing out the one thing you happen to have a problem with, you would see that I gave the best advice one could have at the end. So boo on you.

How? Well now that I gotten how to save money out of the way here's how.

Whether you live in a rented place or own a house, forget about the common misconceptions of what should be a presentable home. Not saying the place has to be filthy or dirty, but it's your home. Not theirs, by that right you should have the right to make it look however you want.

What inspired me to write this, was a quote from Gene Krantz "I'm not interested in what it's designed to do, I'm interested in what it can do." Houses, apartments, condos, are all designed for one thing. Shelter. However in terms of practicality they can do this: Have plenty space. Have an extra room you're not using? Turn it into an indoor greenhouse. That way you can grow your own food. Solving at least one problem. Or a studio if you're an artist or a gym if you're a boxer. Point being, your home isn't meant to look good for others, it's supposed to help you survive this world. Now I know what you're thinking. "How do I get the money to make that?" That's easy. Because if you took my advice, chances are you already have it. That being said, you don't have to buy everything at once, just the critical essentials.

Take myself for example. Those three paintings you see:

Beautiful right? Yes. However like all works of art, it started out with Cheap Materials. The only materials I needed was something to draw on and the tools to draw it with. Those canvas you can literally get at any dollar store for a at least $1.75 - $5 depending on size. The paint? $2 The brushes? $1.25

Point being that even if you have a job, there is nothing stopping you from working from home to make extra money. And that extra money goes to the bills, supplies, you name it.

There is literally no limit to what you can or can't do.

As many of you know I did a rant regarding how I figured out why the world was so fucked up:

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1235345

Depsite many people thinking otherwise, this wasn't an angry rant, but rather one meant to inspire. The first step to any problem, especially world problems, is admitting there is a problem. The next step is how to solve said problem. Now when it comes to small things, solving problems is easy. However when you're trying to do the world a solid, it's a lot more trickier than that. To solve every problem on this planet, we got to take it one step at a time. Whether it's our own small part of it or a collaboration that could help speed things along. So every now and then starting with this post I am gonna give my take on how to solve some problems.

Now as much as I loathe our dependency on it, I'll start with the most simplest one. Money. Whether you work for it, get it through various assistance, or just flat out go out on the streets and beg for it, you'll never have enough and I'll tell you why. This is something even rich people can screw up with when they want to become even richer. We are all major victims of consumerism. Conditioned to think that we need the stuff we see in commercials and billboards, that we become spend happy. Some of us do ok, save some money, but eventually everyone will lose everything at one point if they aren't careful. Now there are some people I know who are Frugal. No scratch that, downright cheapskates who try to spend as little as they can, to save money for the near future only to run out of that too. Why? Because they didn't sweat the little stuff.

Many people, myself included think that if we spend less, we save more. This is not true. A wise person once told me "$10 here and there can get you anywhere." I never quite understood what it meant at the time, but I do now.

There are two people. Each one with a salary of $1000 a month. One decides to spend as little as possible, but the other spends almost all of it in the first few days. Which one is more screwed? Trick question. Both are. The second guy is already screwed, because he has to wait a month to get another $1000. You'd think the one spending little as possible would be in the clear too right? Wrong. That person spends at least $10 a day, throughout the week. Doesn't seem so bad, but when the week is gone that's already $70 out of that $1000 leaving $930 left. Then the next week goes buy. The past two weeks: $140 making it $860. The past 4 weeks: $280 making it $720. It may not be so bad, but if that person kept it up at that pace in a year they would have $8640 out of the $12000 They could have had if they kept the entire $1000 in a piggy bank. You'd be surprised how much a simple $10 even in today's economy could be a matter of life and death.

Now this doesn't just apply to money. It applies to anything with a number. What prompted me to talk about this, was that I was looking over my Bandcamp stats, I've only managed this day to get 11 listeners. Sounds discouraging right? Wrong and I'll tell you why. Because that small number accumulates into a bigger number when the month is over.

This is why I say sweat the small stuff, because without it, there is no big picture without it.

Here's what you must do, if you haven't done it already. Get a piggy bank. Make sure it can fit dollar bills as well as coins. Whether your a kid with an allowance or an adult with a job, this is the most critical part. Whatever money you made, at least take $10 out of it and put it away. Whether it's a weekly check, a monthly check or you just happen to spot a quarter in the middle of the street. Put $10 exactly in said piggy bank. Doesn't matter how, when or what format of money used. Exactly $10 each time you put it in your piggy bank. If you are given gift cards like Visa that too. No matter how tempted you are, do not EVER take any money out of it until it is full. You'll thank me later. Because that $10 here and there will get you anywhere.

The average piggy bank can store up to 1000 coins. In terms of pennies, that's exactly $10. Nickels? $50. Dimes? $100 Quarters? $250. Half Dollars? $500. Dollars? Yep $1000. Toonies? $2000 and so on. That little bank alone can easily set you for life if you do exactly this.

In short, do this and I gurrantee you, unless some asshole decides to rob you, you've pretty much moved your life forward with this simple task.

A husband is caught cheating on his wife with another woman. The wife asks him to explain himself. He says. "Baby, I'm sorry. I should have told you before that I fell out of love with you or at the very least wanted better sex. This was my fault and my fault alone." She hears "It's all her fault. If she didn't show up out of the blue I woulda stayed with you. She's the problem. She's the Devil. Kill her. Kill the bitch now before she ruins another couple's life. DO IT!!"

When it comes to me making music, save for food, rest and other stuff, nothing really stops me. Much like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, I just keep making it and making it. This year I realized, that I spent so much time making music for this site alone that I didn't take the time to organize it. So I present to you three playlists of my most recent albums. Eye Of Experience won't be a playlist until it is finished.

First and foremost An Experiment in Tuning:

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/47a420895a90e2a244cc992da9dc9c66

Inspired by @dj-steve-francis. This album is mainly the same track in different tuning frequencies. The first two standard music recording while the rest being the Solfeggio Frequencies. I had too much fun with this one.

Second Throw it In Reverse:

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/37bfad7a5c7aef4717c338e119d476a2

Always been fascinated by backwards sounding music and media, thought I'd do my own spin on it.

Third The CIEIR Christmas Special:

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/1b991f828055b40b1a59acd8db4b6be8

My lovely break from traditional Carolling.

Last but not least, One Hell Of A Winter:

https://www.newgrounds.com/playlists/view/fbe69c5bb7e87bfeb7367f71300f2713

After doing a Christmas special I thought "Why not a Winter one too?"

Hope you all enjoy and stay tuned for more music.

As you know a few months ago, I did a newspost advertising my own idea to make and sell NFTs, as a means of gaining capital to better my projects:

https://cieirmusic.newgrounds.com/news/post/1226363

As you can see with the numerous frowns, shouts and sad emojis, needless to say a lot of other people, including my own fans, thought that was a bad idea.

At the time I didn't know why until one explained it to me and while your views on the matter doesn't hinder my course regarding this as I mentioned in the previous post, I do humbly apologize for shocking and offending all that thought it was a bad idea.

Now at the time I just thought, maybe it was just Newgrounds and that maybe I'd have better luck advertising this thing somewhere else. That is until I watched the second of two South Park Covid Specials. Spoilers at this point. The specials take place after the events of Vaccination Specials. Every kid in South Park has become an adult and leading various lives. Stan is a "Whiskey Consultant", Kyle works at South Park Elementary, Cartman becomes a rabbi and Kenny becomes rich. It wasn't until the next special, that they answered a question that those that watched the first, asked. "What happened to Butters?"

Well, they answered it in the most hilarious way:

By making him a plug for NFTs.

Now that alone is classic South Park, having someone locked up for something that environmental bullshit aside, is relatively harmless. However as the show goes on, there's a perfectly good reason why. Now before I explain, bare in mind. South Park is what's known as an equal opportunity offender. Meaning rather than take one side over the other, they go after all sides, sing their praises and shit on their faults. The NFTs being no exception, they make it perfectly clear you can make money on NFTs, but regarding the faults including the ones that people have told me about, they make them 100 times worse in a hilariously elaborate way. In this case, they poke fun at how expensive NFTs are, by having people sell practically all their assets for one expensive NFT. They poke fun of the environmental impact, by rather than what was explained to me; the increasing carbon footprint caused by servers buying, selling and trading NFTs, they instead, have the craze of the NFTs be the main problem to the point where riots and loots break out not long after Butters teaches them how to buy, sell and trade NFTs. A lot of which was funny as hell, even going as far as using the jargon, jargon which I first heard. But the main punchline of it, is that people are spending thousands of dollars on the more common ones, like pixel arts and gifs.

Part of why I was slow in updating the NFTs was because the two pictures aside, I had no idea how to proceed next. Mainly because I wanted to do something others haven't done. Something eye catching and unique. It wasn't until I saw They Live that I got my ideas. For those that don't know, They Live involves an alien plot in which a drifter discovers a pair of Sunglasses that reveal what the world really looks like. All advertisments, billboards, magazines and even the money in your pocket replaced with subliminal messages like "Obey" or "Consume".

So in the tradition of many antis that came and went, from Anti-Hero to Anti-Humour, I decided to make a series of Anti-NFTs. NFTs, desgined to poke fun at NFTs.

Behold the first of many of what I hope to be the most expensive jokes in the world:

Joke NFT 1

Joke NFT 2

Even those that have a negative view of NFTs, should get a kick out of these. I will make more soon at least when people get the joke. Until then enjoy and send your torches and pitch forks down below in the comment section. I'm pretty sure there's an Emjoi for that.

I painted this a few days ago. Since then it has given me a lot of ideas. How to expand the CIEIR Lore, as well as make stories within stories. Similar to how Watchmen has a story "Tales of The Black Freighter". In this case, S.T. is doing a solo work, with a story to tell. One of the difficulties of writing a superhero persona is trying to find out how they make a civilian living. Which S.T. and Light Harmony does through their music and some odd jobs. Of course since S.T. is based off myself or rather who I wish to be. I added some reality subtext related to my current career status as a musician. He's what would happen if he got financial success in his work. Whereas, so far, while appreciated with all my heart, I got critical success and a couple of collaborations. However I am not hopeless on it. I will become a success financially as I will be critically, because I don't know the meaning of the word "FUCKING QUIT!"

Anywho on with the story.

The Eye of Experience in this context, is an ancient artifact buried somewhere within the Earth. It is rumoured to be God's one of many eyes. Each one with a different function and if rendered useless will be cast into the Earth as a means to help humanity. However as divine as these gifts are they are very dangerous whether they're in the right or wrong hands. The Eye is over a billion years old, yet still intact. Any who look into the eye will feel billions of years worth of experiences good and bad. You could be feeling paradise or the deepest pits of hell or both at the same time. Those who look too long will go irreparably insane.

I have made two songs based off it already:

More will come to make an album. Once again I've used a painting as an album cover.

The music and the theme of the story is often, based on many shows and movies I grew up watching. Mostly a mix of Indiana Jones style treasure hunting and Hellraiser style items. Albeit what if there were just as powerful and dangerous Divine Items as there are hellish. Kinda like the Lost Ark. I hope you all enjoy.

Also with the exception of my first painting, I plan to sell these, but I won't do so until I made a considerable amount of them. The reason I won't put up my first for sale is because I believe it's bad luck to do so.

Box, aluminum, toaster, maple syrup, roller skates, paintball. I take that one back, I'm gonna hold onto that one.

I'm BACK!!

First of all I want to wish you all a Happy and Healthy Holiday as well as a Happy New Year. Holy shit. 202FUCKING2!! I am not gonna lie, even without what was going on I didn't think I or the human race for that matter would make it through this far. We are enduring a Pandemic while slowly piecing together our somewhat normal lives. Finding new ways of having fun and re-connecting with loved ones. Doing every thing we can to celebrate the holidays in our own way.

With me, I enjoyed Christmas with my family. Got gifts and witnessed first hand a sign that whatever happens we as a race will be ok. Naturally as a responsible, law abiding adult, I got wasted and had some fun throughout the whole holidays.

My main focuses right now are the following:

1. Create requested work.
2. Create more music.
3. Expand on my Canvas Art.

The third I'm looking forward to the most. I already have some ideas with it in mind.

I also plan to expand more on Light Harmony's lore.

And so far things have gotten better for me and those around me. The good news that my 30 nightmare will be over in a few months. For those that don't know. I turned 30 last year. I even as a joke did a Logan's Run Fanart of it. Now like most people turning a new decade I was nervous. 30 was considered the Hell Period for men. A period of stress, anxiety and slight paranoia of being half of 60. Old injuries crop up, old grudges come back and new bullshit comes along the way.

However that period is months away from being over. Now I only have to worry about when I'm 40.

But ya, stay tuned for new stuff. Happy New Year!!