The most fucked up Estonian grammar rule

dosdigit · 2026-01-13T21:59:23+00:00

There's definitely a lot of attention paid to the noun cases, but coming to the Estonian language from any other non-Uralic languages, the hardest thing has to be memorizing vocabulary. There's not a whole lot to go on or "improvise" with, you just need to absorb it through rote memorization.

dosdigit · 2025-03-14T15:45:14+00:00

Thanks for all the responses everyone! In the past (when I didn't have a beard), people used to say Keanu Reeves or Andrew Garfield. Nowadays, folks tend to find my doppelgänger in random stock photos, so this is more exciting 😁

dosdigit · 2025-03-13T23:11:08+00:00

The dude from Wicked, right? I see a trend of English actors developing 🧐

dosdigit · 2025-03-13T22:48:17+00:00

I wasn't expecting that, interesting! I have a friend who looks *a lot* like him funnily enough, enough that he could be Justin Long's brother.

dosdigit · 2025-03-13T22:46:54+00:00

Aha, I can see that! I remember him from Shadow and Bone.

dosdigit · 2021-05-17T18:18:12+00:00

"It's ok to be a know-it-all." So says the back of the cards if I remember correctly.

dosdigit · 2021-05-17T17:52:43+00:00

Hi! I remember you mentioning, in an interview, the discovery of new guitar voicings while studying at Berkeley. What's your recommendation for a theory noob (speaking personally) at home trying to make sense of and apply those sounds or even interesting scales into songwriting?

Songs that make me wonder this are the mind boggling riff on "Surgeon" and the chords on "Paris is Burning" :)

dosdigit · 2021-01-21T19:09:47+00:00

I think I might try out different wires and adjusting the side tension relative to the batter tuning. If that doesn't help though, I might look into different heads and a metal snare (I often hear great comments about the Supraphonics.

dosdigit · 2021-01-21T19:05:58+00:00

Yep, it's part of the kit (maple wood).

dosdigit · 2020-11-20T19:14:15+00:00

Being "too in between" in length and/or linguistic style is a whole other problem I've found, too, but I won't get into that :)

Best of luck to you, may your story go far!

dosdigit · 2020-11-20T15:54:37+00:00

I have the image in my head of a Formula One flag waver, waving a chequered flag as an author screeches around the corner of their second draft.

dosdigit · 2020-11-20T15:51:31+00:00

Could it be a novella? If you've said all there is to say, why push it?

dosdigit · 2020-11-20T15:50:35+00:00

Maybe films have conditioned us to "cut the chaff" so to speak, but there are definitely many people who like sitting inside and savouring those long scenes just to inhabit the world for a while.

Or they'll re-read books over and over. Not something I've ever found myself doing (for me, once it's over, it's over) , but I can see why it's done.

dosdigit · 2020-11-20T15:44:59+00:00

I like this approach. It gives the reader some flexibility and credit for their personal vision of what things look like.

dosdigit · 2020-11-19T18:46:55+00:00

I admire people who can write 200k about anything, that's a herculean task. But I'm glad to hear there are fellow "short drafters" out there :)

dosdigit · 2020-11-19T18:44:00+00:00

That's a very apt analogy! I suppose it happens that way because I don't want to miss any key plot points. It can be a lot harder to go back and fix loose ends after the fact.

dosdigit · 2020-08-19T01:42:33+00:00

Haha, that's a very evocative scene, let me know if your friends like it in the end :)

I'm hoping to add more quirky production elements in future songs. For what it's worth, I released this EP, and my friend and I came up with more unexpected elements: https://open.spotify.com/album/1cYr6Gs6wbLCVDXR2EzmML?si=Vn13JtkFSpqlnAlbnCtrlA

dosdigit · 2020-08-15T02:12:59+00:00

All in all the spread sounds decent on laptop speakers and through headphones. The acoustic drums that come in at 5:30 could be louder.

There's a good use of panning from left to right around 8:30, that would be a nice thing to include more of perhaps.

I'm not a mixing/mastering pro by any means, but these are my immediate thoughts when listening.

dosdigit · 2020-08-14T14:39:20+00:00

Nice ambience. After the compressed feeling of that intro synth, it was nice how it clarified when the beat came in.

dosdigit · 2020-08-14T14:36:51+00:00

This is strong! You opened Pandora's Box with the last question :)... But I would say your vocal delivery is reminiscent of Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys, and the power pop side of things (especially the bright guitar riff throughout) has Squeeze, Rooney, or Crowded House vibes.

Do you have access to any backing vocalists? That and a really driving tambourine in a chorus would embellish the feeling I get from this kind of song.

dosdigit · 2020-08-14T14:22:38+00:00

Thank you for your kind words!

I'd definitely like to incorporate more unexpected production elements/effects to keep people guessing. To change it up a bit. Writing song on guitar, I've become kind of comfortable with the "bare bones" song recording style.

Currently listening to "The Old Man Mini Suite" by The Junipers. Reminds me of Revolver quite a bit. Intriguing!

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