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High Anxiety: CBD Oil

I'm sure most of you've smoked pot. Weed, marijuana, ganja, dro, dank, potato, potato. Call it what you want, you've either smoked the plant, tried it in some form, or heard of it. No surprises in our post-modern world. Getting high is a debatable topic on itself, but there's another substance extracted from hemp called Cannabidiol or CBD for short. THC alone has many medical benefits in treating conditions like appetite loss, chronic pain, and other serious medical conditions. CBD on the other hand, essentially counteracts the high you receive from smoking or ingesting high amounts of THC. Now you're probably thinking, why would I want to kill my high? Well, for one, there's a possibility of getting uncontrollably high, which CBD can help with, but there are some surprising medical benefits to CBD alone. Although THC does help with anxiety, it effects every individual differently. For more chronic anxieties like anxiety disorders, CBD can help to reduce t...

Seeing in Color

Music is a universal language. We can all relate to the tempo of a song, and feel emotion through melodies, to a simple drum beat. About four years ago, I started to produce music as a hobby using Ableton Live. I'm no master engineer to the craft but there was a time where I was fascinated by production value. I began closely listening to crisp drum sounds and samples trying to figure out how I could sound design these myself. I'd still call myself a beginner and an amateur musician, yet music has always been an outlet for me to express myself. Want to get into music production? Without getting into signal processing here's some tips! Figure out what genre of music floats your boat and grab yourself a DAW, a pair of monitors along with an interface to run those monitors through, and quite possibly a mic. Moreover decide how you'll be recording.   Types of Digital Audio Workstations Ableton Live - great for live recording with a beginner friendly drag an...

Focusrite: Grain of Thought

There's an energy within ourselves we've either never touched or never channeled. I believe we all have hobbies or activities we gravitate to that make us whole. Whether or not you've found a particular hobby, we all have the capacity to imagine and create. Buddha said along the lines of "Life is a collection of thoughts". Now let me ask you this. Have you ever ignored a thought or idea? As ordinary people, we're often confined by things like work and school, but who really enjoys that? A nine to five job might be a necessity, but take your ideas to another level beyond the spectrum of normal life. Why? 'Cause why not! Don't get me wrong, school is cool and it might be a positive outlet for individuals to find their calling in the world, yet I believe it's wrecking a part in us allowing ourselves to think outside the box. The idea of constantly following directions is extremely dull. Anyone can do that.  Start a clothing line. Create mu...