{"id":175075,"date":"2021-08-26T20:11:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=175075"},"modified":"2021-08-26T20:11:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T19:11:08","slug":"keeping-up-the-good-work-and-all-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/08\/26\/keeping-up-the-good-work-and-all-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Up the Good Work and All That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1111807645&amp;color=%234c5c84&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\">\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7<\/p>\n<p class=\"mod-reset\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Trying To Touch The Beyond\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/trying-to-touch-the-beyond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trying To Touch The Beyond<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Or not keeping up, that is the question.&nbsp; I am keeping busy. Actually&nbsp; on reflection much busier than I actually thought I was it turns out. over the past 25 years I have recorded about 500 plus songs and instrumentals it turns out.&nbsp; It keeps me off the streets as they say.&nbsp; And I shall carry on with as long as I can. These days I don&#8217;t do too much else.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe tune above is a bit of proggy cosmic noodling style stuff with violin and synth and what have you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">I write this blog&nbsp; and moan and winge and about the&nbsp; fates a bit of course too.&nbsp; I wonder how it looks to an outsider reading it?&nbsp; &nbsp;Boring and tedious perhaps or a deep insight into the nature of human existence.&nbsp; You the jury decide&nbsp;&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;I have definitely done myself some mischief somehow and I am having&nbsp; lot of problems with my right arm and shoulder. It feels like some sort of sprain. I did start working in the studio but taking it very easy. Its a real nuisance. Maybe I need to take a little time out . I feel also a bit stuck and at the point where I might start repeating myself. Effectively 18 months of navel gazing is a becoming an issue creatively. Also lack of external input of course.&nbsp; It feels rather like being becalmed on a ship perhaps or maybe&nbsp; &nbsp;a hotel with all the comforts of home or more but you can&#8217;t leave although you can see people going about their normal business at a distance. You cannot directly interact with them though of course<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At the time of writing this I have had to cancel a rehearsal for making a performance video and move it to Saturday when I hope I shall be in better fettle.&nbsp; I am&nbsp; doing regular covid tests at present.&nbsp; As of today I don&#8217;t have it. I would like to get an anti bodie test though as they are available now so I have applied to be part of the research program.&nbsp; It may be interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More dreadful news from Afghanistan again today.&nbsp; It&#8217;s quite difficult to process as recent history is poised to repeat itself again. No doubt with much suffering and loss of life. Will there ever be a solution? Its seems unlikely.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"175079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/08\/26\/keeping-up-the-good-work-and-all-that\/iconic1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iconic1.jpg?fit=500%2C968&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,968\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Iconic1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iconic1.jpg?fit=500%2C968&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iconic1.jpg?resize=500%2C968\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iconic1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Iconic1.jpg?resize=155%2C300&amp;ssl=1 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Trying To Touch The Beyond Or not keeping up, that is the question.&nbsp; I am keeping busy. Actually&nbsp; on reflection much busier than I actually thought I was it turns out. over the past 25 years I have recorded about 500 plus songs and instrumentals it turns out.&nbsp; It keeps me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/08\/26\/keeping-up-the-good-work-and-all-that\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Keeping Up the Good Work and All That<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,33,60,7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diana_stones_songs","category-disabilty-and-health-news","category-glass-cage","category-history","category-whatever"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-JxN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1115,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2011\/09\/01\/dream-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":0},"title":"Dream 2","author":"diana Stone","date":"September 1, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Dream 2 An instrumental track from the first Glass Cage CD from 1998, when I got my first Korg work station keyboard. Its still sounding very good \u00a010 years later I think :-)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diana Stones Songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diana Stones Songs","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/diana_stones_songs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":175179,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/12\/01\/a-new-varient\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":1},"title":"A New Varient.","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been cold. At the rehearsal rooms it was a bit chilly too so that was not the most comfortable session. But it went OK and was productive.\u00a0 It was good to play with a rock band line\u00a0 with actual people up however rusty we are at present. \u00a0 This\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diana Stones Songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diana Stones Songs","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/diana_stones_songs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":178472,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2024\/12\/29\/popular-music\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":2},"title":"Popular Music","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 The good Stuff This is a selection of recent recordings that seem to have been well received :)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diana Stones Songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diana Stones Songs","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/diana_stones_songs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cafe2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cafe2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cafe2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cafe2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cafe2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1129,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2011\/10\/05\/diana-stone-on-cd-baby\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":3},"title":"Diana Stone on Soundcloud","author":"diana Stone","date":"October 5, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 Tunes I want you to hear","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diana Stones Songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diana Stones Songs","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/diana_stones_songs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":175366,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2022\/06\/09\/june-musings-or-thereabouts\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":4},"title":"June Musings or Thereabouts","author":"diana Stone","date":"June 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Paying it forward. I was thinking about this today. Does it ever work? It mighty be worthy, it might even\u00a0 make you feel better about yourself but I cant say that as far as I am aware personally anything ever comes back in my direction. Maybe I have had my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bi-polar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bi-polar","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/bipolar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":175289,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2022\/03\/19\/space-cadets-are-go\/","url_meta":{"origin":175075,"position":5},"title":"Space cadets are go","author":"diana Stone","date":"March 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"So any excuse for a picture and any excuse for a tune too. that being said here is a trancy Violin and Synth moody tune for you. Lets hope that the the war is over soon too. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 That Which Is Not Known","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Diana Stones Songs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Diana Stones Songs","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/diana_stones_songs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Diana Stone in space","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Space-Cadet-2-565x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Space-Cadet-2-565x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Space-Cadet-2-565x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175080,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175075\/revisions\/175080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}