First of all a big shout out to @xskoo for gifting me a months worth of a supporter upgrade. Much appreciated. Be sure to check out his page.
Second of all, while I was updating my news regarding the vaccine I received a very funny and heartfelt comment from @rherdalaezian a few hours back. It wrote:
My mum suffered very badly, I hope you don't. Although, knowing you, you'd probably turn your experience into a song!
While I said it before I'll say it now with further elaboration. When the Pandemic first started I made many audios regarding it. So far three official songs I wrote based on it that I wrote more or less as war themed marching songs. I used War as the over all theme of the music because that's exactly what I believe this pandemic is. A war against a deadly foe that wants nothing more than to kill you.
I have only posted them on my bandcamp which you can see below:
I put a disclaimer there because I didn't want people to think at the time that I was trying to profit off this thing. Mainly give them something to boost their morale. However these songs became an inspiration to a major goal in my life. To get more people less scared of this fucking monster, because the fear and the stress of it, along with many of the other known diseases from Cancer to the Common Cold, are more likely to kill you worse than the disease itself. I do plan on making a victory song once this is officially over, but until then, these should help boost the morale of those wanting to continue to fight.
In my journey I've come to believe that this Pandemic is not just a medical war, a political war or even just simply a fight, but also a spiritual war. Now this is not meant to knock those that don't believe in spiritualism, but even you guys must admit you find a certain weight on you regarding this. When the announcements for self-isolation first began I initially thought them to be a good thing. However what changed my mind was that while they listed all the merits of self-isolation, I felt that there was one thing people overlooked. The consequences of self-isolation. Self-Isolation is a good thing, but when one cuts themselves off from the world, even with access to internet and chat sites, one tends to feel lonely without being physically there for their friends, family, lovers or even the occasional stranger that they met a time or two. Even people that hated each other's guts would miss each other when the chips were down. That kind of isolation may be physically healthy, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually is another story. So in an effort to raise awareness I created a 7 series audio drama based on the consequences of Self Isolation. The first of which can be seen right here:
A fictionalized account of a person going insane from self-isolation and paranoia. The Aesop being that the fear of the disease is worse than the disease itself.
While I've felt I've done my job in trying to do so, I felt I didn't do enough. I didn't think I was gonna know what it was like to be at risk. At least until I've taken the shot. Before I was just gonna ride this thing out like I did when the SARs outbreak happened. However after seeing so many people express their fears of what the shot or the disease would do to them, I wanted to show them that everything was gonna be alright. Hence why I was waiting until I was eligible to get it myself. I'm not gonna lie. On top of what I described regarding the bad effects I felt so far, it felt like for a moment, that I was dying. I've faced death many times, lost people I care about and watching it taunt me with what it could do to people, so many times that I've nicknamed myself "Death's Drinking Buddy." However during those effects I felt as though I was staring at the old reaper right in his eyeless sockets. It's a feeling I'll never forget and I hope to god there are those stronger than me that would never EVER experience that feeling.
As a result of this dosage and inspired by the comment, I decided to make a series of songs. The three I posted in my Vaccine Newspost you know:
They depict how I felt during each moment. From going to the pop-up, to experiencing the side effects to the much awaited relief and recovery I felt once they've subsided.
However mostly for kicks I created Synth and Chiptune Versions which can be seen here:
As a result I feel as though I created the mother of all monsters. However unlike this song:
Which gave me great fear upon listening to it's completion. This particular monster is one I have immense pride and love for. Mainly because it's my way of not only coping with a fearsome changing world as a result of this thing, but also a means of giving all of you hope that it will one day be over.
I hope you enjoy listening to these as much as I enjoy making them. They along with you, have given me a new lease on life.
As for the recent songs, I would like to offer a special thanks to @rherdalaezian. Not only did you call it that I was gonna do this and while it was eventual that I would create them, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't inspired by what you said. I hope your mother got well and had a good recovery.
As for the rest of you, stay safe and stay tuned. Who knows what I'll come up with next.