Overnight blogging (Monday-Tuesday) on The Positive Hedgehog
First, I would like to tell you guys what happened on Sunday (June 24th). I slipped and fell down on some mud since there was some light rain showers happening at the time. Scraped my knee pretty good. It was awfully painful, but I am really glad that I did not cry.
Now, going into Monday - I listened to Doggy Radio as planned, and then after Doggy, I turned off the transmitter to Sonic 95. Now, Monday evening is the best since I wanted to go on a CASINO Nuit Blanche. Now, we do have a casino here, but nowhere near as Las Vegas where they are just bustling with them left right and center. They are making improvements to the inside of the casino though. I just wanted to see where the buffet restaurant is situated in the building. The restaurant is called "PAVILLON 67" ( https://casinos.lotoquebec.com/en/montreal/explore/restaurants/pavillon-67). There was a little sign outside the restaurant that displayed what they have inside and let me tell you something - it looks GOOD! I will see about going there on July 5th (right before my dad and I go up north for the Mont-Tremblant Blues Festival the next day). Thursdays are the BEST days to go because you will find out what is served on those days. Anyway, yes enough about the casino although I love talking about the casino since all the casino noises, especially from the slot machines. The bus that you take from the subway station to the casino, you'll never guess what number they have used... 777! Yup, you saw that right... Lucky #7. I love that they used that number because you can get that immediate casino feeling when you see that number on the bus.
Now, I might be blogging later on during the week, but then again I may blog this weekend when it will be in the 90- to 95-degree mark on the thermometer. 100 with the heat...UGH!!! OK that is all for now.
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Overnight blogging yet again (Tuesday into Wednesday) on The Positive Hedgehog
I am getting used to a very good bus that maybe takes an extra 5 or 10 minutes to get to the subway, but who gives a flying fudge if the weather outside is just gorgeous? Before I went to the bus stop, the grocery store is between my house and the bus stop, so that is a very good excuse for me to get 6-packs of Diet Pepsi every time I go for the bus stop. Anyway, I wanted to take my usual buses again, but I did a mistake by taking the wrong bus... that's okay though, I didn't let my own mistake get to me. In the weather department, I am looking forward to that 90% risk of thunderstorms on Thursday, but I dunno what's wrong with Montreal since it seems that there is a bubble of the whole city and the weather passes above and around our city. I'll see if it happens or not, but for now, this is JaSonic signing off for now.
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The Positive Hedgehog - A little extra blogging for Wednesday morning
I pull up the weather app, and what do I see for Sunday's forecasted high? A stifling 97 with a heat index of 117! Never before have I seen those temperatures in my own city in my life! I need to relax that day, perhaps go to the beach and get some relief. Either that or just go to the local mall and get out of the heat, because I know that my ceiling fan will NOT be any match for the heat. During the evening (while I have my furry programming - The Rabbit Hole, Radiolawn, and Doggy Radio), the temperature won't go down below 80, and with the heat index, it'll be 95. You'll have one sweaty hedgehog listening to the show. Anyway, that's all I have to say for now.
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'Butt' on The Positive Hedgehog
Yes sirree! It's overnight blogging for a 3rd time in a row. During the day on Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon into the evening, Boomer was helping me set up some broadcasting stuff so if, by any chance, Romeo takes a week off, DJ Sonic would be able to cover for him. Now, Step 1 was to download the program and Step 2 was to get Stereo Mix for my laptop because I didn't have it before. Both Step 1 and Step 2 was done all on my own, and I am quite content. My music isn't gapping or anything just because I did install Stereo Mix - I mean it shouldn't, right? Anyway, I am happy right now because I can I love the LED VU levels. Great software! Boomer did tell me that he had a boombox that only displayed red as a VU meter, but it's so much better with the green/yellow/red Christmas tree just like at a drag race track. Much better because that can let you know how loud you're broadcasting at. With a red-only VU meter, you only can tell if you're playing too loud when the meter goes off the display, which isn't too good.
I will sign off for now since I would like to be on standby for maybe a test stream.
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'Small 1-watt FM transmitter slowly annoying me' on The Positive Hedgehog
Yup, the USB port that connects the transmitter to another source of power is getting kind of a faulty connection, so I have to make sure that it's pushed all the way in or else the lithium battery drains and shuts the transmitter off automatically. Even while I sleep. Like I just turned my radio on today at 7:25pm to only here static on 95.5 FM whereas SiriusXM should be playing. and that means the USB wire wasn't pushed in properly.
Yes, another rant by JaSonic, but yeah this is frustrating me slowly.
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'Butt is working good with just going to the second yellow without going into red' on The Positive Hedgehog
I didn't want to just write in to Boomer about this. I rethought my thinking process and yeah I rather tell you all about this because it's something that I am really into besides being really into Sonic. I took a trip with my dad to Hawkesbury in Ontario and went to a Dollar Tree over there. I was so eager to go, but before I got there, I was DJing in the car for myself and Butt was a new feature. Holy cow, I put the scroll (-24dB / +24dB) a bit lower than in the middle an guess what... it just hits to the first (+1) and second (3) yellow on both channels with NEVER the red (6), which I don't want. I don't want to distort my music on the stream when I am able to play for you guys. I am very glad that it never touched the red LED on neither of the channels.
Anyway, I am still excited to get this going and play for you all. Stay tuned for more ramblings.
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'Fright night on PBN!' on The Positive Hedgehog
This is my debut on PBN! I did have trouble in the past with my stream while I was on Second Life and using Shoutcast with WinAmp, but yeah I did hear that some other people did have trouble in the past with that. I use VLC Player, actually 2 VLC Players and I play between them, immediately starting the next song in the other player to avoid dead air. I know that Boomer really enjoyed my test stream overnight Thursday into Friday. I will see if that 9550 link can only look at my IP address at my house, if that can be managed, so that no hackers get onto the stream and start broadcasting crap on that link.
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The Positive Hedgehog - A few pictures of me broadcasting...
Well, I gave Boomer a few pictures of me broadcasting Friday and Saturday nights. A freak thunderstorm popped up on radar and what do you know, it was BOUND to happen. I lost power for about 10 to 15 minutes. I just hope all the fuzzies appreciate all the music that I am playing.
Anyway, here is the image for tonight, being Saturday...
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The Positive Hedgehog - Sunday morning DJing on Sonic 95!
Here is my wallpaper for Sunday morning...
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'Battery icon yet again' on The Positive Hedgehog (Sunday rambling)
And, the reason I am on battery this time, and I have a great excuse this time, is because I didn't want to plug my laptop in during the small car ride to my friend's place since they don't live too far from my dad and I. They have a pool out here and we really needed to make a splash in the pool. It's 91 right now and 109 with the heat index... TOO hot!
Well, I think I wrote a lot this week, starting at the beginning of the week and then becoming an online DJ for PBN. Weee! That was fun!!! I didn't DJ once for all you guys, but TWICE... Friday and Saturday! I hope I can be involved in the PBN a lot more sing I adore music! Anyway... fun stuff! And on that note...
This has been The Positive Hedgehog.
Sonic out.
