Adam Tod Leverton

Great Google Translate Experiment: 18 Basque

2012-03-01T10:21:00.003+01:00

18

18 izan dut
Masterizatu nuen pentsatu nuen,
ALDASORO, plod urte
bezala ihes laiko-slopping
aurretik me
eta orain nire
ile jaitsierak edo gris
menderatzen ez dago
plodding urte baino gehiago
BRIDA ez, arnesa ez
ez horiek tame.

Adam Tod Leverton

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

Great Google Translate Experiment: Azerbaijani

2012-02-29T15:35:00.003+01:00

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

18

18 idi
Mən hakim idi düşündüm
il çalışmak da darıxdırıcı
onlar üz Lay-slopping
yalnız irəli mənə
və kimi
saç şəlalə və ya Grays
heç bir sənətkarlıq var
Bu ağır il
heç bir cilov, heç bir qoşqu
onlara öyrətmək üçün bir yol.

Adam başına Leverton

Great Google Translation Experiment: 18 Armenian

2012-02-22T15:54:00.004+01:00

18

երբ ես 18
Մտածեցի ես տիրապետում
որ ձանձրալի տքնել տարի
քանի որ դրանք դնում, slopping հեռու
ինչ առաջ ինձ
եւ այժմ որպես իմ
մազերը Falls կամ grays
չկա վարպետություն
ավելի տոկուն տարիների
ոչ զսպել, ոչ զենք ու զրահ
ոչ մի կերպ է մեղմացնել դրանք:

Adam աղվես Leverton

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

Google Translate Experiment: 18 in Arabic

2012-02-20T22:57:00.002+01:00

عندما كان عمري 18 سنة
اعتقدت أنني قد أتقنوا
واصل طريقه ممل سنوات
لأنها تقع بعيدا-السكب
قبيل لي
والآن باسم بلادي
الشعر يقع أو رمادية
ليس هناك إتقان
على مدى السنوات التثاقل
لا لجام، لا تسخير
أي وسيلة لترويض لهم.

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

Google Translate Experiement: 18 in Albanian

2012-02-19T12:22:00.001+01:00

Here's my poem 18 in Albanian as translated by Google Translate. If you know Albanian, let me know how good the translation is:

kur isha 18
Unë mendova se kishte zotëruar
shurdhër mundohem të viteve
si ata të mbeturit slopping larg
vetëm para meje
dhe tani si im
flokët bie ose gri
nuk ka asnjë zotërim
gjatë viteve të ngadalshëm
pa fre, pa parzmore
asnjë mënyrë për të zbutur ato.

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

Google Translate Experiment 18 in Afrikaans

2012-02-19T00:28:00.000+01:00

In an attempt to see how soon it will be before technology replaces me, I thought it would be neat to do a little experiment. I'm going to translate all of my poems using google translate. When I get finished I'll go through the cycle again to see if the translation has improved. If you know any of these languages, let me know how good the automatic translation is. I'll start with my poem 18, here's the English:

18

when I was 18
I thought I had mastered
the dull plod of years
as they lay-slopping away
just ahead of me
and now as my
hair falls or grays
there is no mastery
over the plodding years
no bridle, no harness
no way to tame them.

Adam Tod Leverton

And in Afrikaans it apparently like this:

18

toe ek 18 was
Ek het gedink ek bemeester het
die dowwe gezwoeg van die jaar
terwyl hulle Hellend Vlak weg
net voor my
en nou as my
hare val of gryse
daar is geen bemeestering
oor die jare gezwoeg
geen toom, geen harnas
geen manier om hulle in toom te hou.

Big Kahuna Clicks Payment

2012-02-19T00:05:00.001+01:00

These boys paid me as well, but they are probably going out of business.

Cashstream Payment

2012-02-19T00:04:00.002+01:00

And these gentlemen have paid me as well, about .09 cents.

Easy Hits4U Payment

2012-02-19T00:00:00.003+01:00

I know I was trying to go for a more clean look to the blog, but if I am using the ptc earnings for promotion, so I guess it's connected. If I post these updates, then at least I'll be visiting the blog more often, and that's good, right? They paid me $3.10.

I hope you haven't forgotten about me world....

2012-02-18T23:55:00.003+01:00

Hello world, I know I haven't been very active in the blogosphere for the past couple of months. There are are few reasons for this. The first is that I have been working like a dog. Generally I work six days a week. The next reason is that Ola is in her last days of pregnancy and we are expecting a little boy at any moment. I don't really have much to do with that other than be supportive. I'm also recording an English language podcast for one of the schools I work for. It's fun, but very tiring because we have to write and record about 104 podcasts in a month. We've already done about 40 or so. I'm responsible for writing 35 and I have to record about 70. It's a lot of work, and I'll be glad when it's finished. I'm going to try not to forget about my blog and give it the love it deserves.

New Places to Buy My Music

2011-11-17T12:16:00.001+01:00

Places where you can now buy my music:

Apple iTunes	11/10/2011
Emusic	11/10/2011
GreatIndieMusic	11/10/2011
Last.fm	11/10/2011
MySpace Music	11/10/2011
MediaNet	11/12/2011
Amazon MP3	11/12/2011
Tradebit	11/13/2011
Zune	11/13/2011
24-7	11/13/2011

First Single Up for Sale

2011-11-11T17:27:00.001+01:00

Hello, I'm pretty excited because my first single, 'F*K You', is now available for purchase on iTunes, and other fine music stores. I thought that it would take a long time, I read it could take up to two months, but I sent it a few days ago and already it's up for sale. I'm not very happy with the art work, it's looks good on the distribution site, but not on itunes. I plan on releasing a lot of singles, so that's something to work on in the future. I gave people on my mailing list a little present today, which is all the more reason you should join my mailing list. Like right now!

Just a Quick Update

2011-11-02T15:05:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone, my first single should be released on itunes and other sites in about a month or so, which is exciting. It's called 'Fuck You', and if you are really eager to get it, you can buy it directly from me to the right, or share it with your friends. It was a strategic choice. I figure it might be one of those tracks which go viral. You know, what with the naught title and everything. If you buy it, I will send you a free track as a token of my appreciation. And if you sign up to my mailing list, I'll give it to you for free! I've also set up my own trust fund, which you can contribute to. If you make a donation, you will recieve all of my artistic output, for the rest of my life, free. That's a pretty good deal, ne c'est pas? Just so you don't think that's a lame way of me trying to get money, I'm also contributing regularly to the fund. I've noticed a spike in traffic lately, why, why, Adam you may be asking? Because I took the plunge and purchased my own domain. Stay tuned to the blog for more exciting updates.

Guerilla Marketing for Musicians

2011-09-28T13:59:00.002+02:00

I've just finished reading the classic book, 'Guerilla Marketing for Musicians', and I realized that I have been doing a lot of stuff wrong in my marketing. I was aiming to reach a lot of people, and not at developing real fans, and real relationships with those fans. The book is packed with many great ideas, and I'm going to be implimenting some immediately, and some gradually. The first thing that I've changed is the name of the blog (this is about the third or fourth name change). This blog is about me, and about korpo. This is why the motto has also changed. Korpo: Where words matter. That tells you more or less all you need to know about Korpo. I've also changed the design a little bit and shut off the autoplay music. That's great to inflate the stats, but I want real listeners and fans. A couple of things that are coming up: my own domain name, and my own newsletter, and online Korpo Radio station, plus something I call Korpofest. I'll be announcing things as they come up, so stay tuned to the blog.

My Descent into Madness Released on Kindle

2011-09-14T14:25:00.002+02:00

Here's the link. It's pretty cheap and you'll feel great about yourself afterwards. When you read the book, you will be shaken and disturbed. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MGFKHK

New album-My Descent into Madness Released

2011-09-12T19:44:00.001+02:00

I'm very pleased to announce the release of my 3rd album/poetry collection entitled, 'My Descent into Madness'. It's a delightful romp through insanity, poetic form and expression. You can purchase the album above, and later on, I'll be posting the links for buying the book in paper or e-book format.

Waiting For Class

2011-09-12T19:34:00.002+02:00

Waiting for Class

September Update

2011-09-04T17:33:00.001+02:00

So it's been a busy summer. We went on two trips. One to the lake district of Poland, and the other to a place near Bialorus. The first trip we went some friends of ours, and the second we went with the inlaws. Both were nice and Lena's actually started to talk to other kids and play with them, which is nice. I'm also staring my own business teaching English in October, and I am going to have a lot more classes this month, so that's nice. I started my own revenue sharing site, called The Leverton Group. You can sign up, earn by clicking on ads or promote your products and services by buying advertising.

September Stats

2011-09-04T17:22:00.000+02:00

One million plays/reads: 210, 689 18/21 Benchmarks.

One million reads of one poem And Now: 90, 977 17/21 Benchmarks.

One million fans: 28, 963 15/21 Benchmarks.

One thousand gigs/readings: 1 1/21 Benchmarks.

One million positive comments: 100 7/21 Benchmarks.

Make one million dollars writing poetry $81.93 7/21 Benchmarks

The Quest for a Millon: August Stats

2011-08-02T16:38:00.000+02:00

Here are my stats for the past month, I've come up with a new system for collecting the data, one which is a little less labour intensive. Instead of meticulously counting every thing, I'm going to collect a general amount of data, and use the following benchmark system to track my progress.

Benchmark 1:    1
Benchmark 2:    2
Benchmark 3:    4
Benchmark 4:    8
Benchmark 5:    16
Benchmark 6:    32
Benchmark 7:    64
Benchmark 8:    128
Benchmark 9:    256
Benchmark 10: 512
Benchmark 11: 1024
Benchmark 12: 2048
Benchmark 13: 4096
Benchmark 14: 8112
Benchmark 15: 16 224
Benchmark 16: 32 448
Benchmark 17: 64 896
Benchmark 18: 129 102
Benchmark 19: 250 204
Benchmark 20: 500 408
Benchmark 21: 1 000 516

One million plays/reads: 258, 238 19/21 Benchmarks.

One million reads of one poem And Now: 90, 977 17/21 Benchmarks.

One million fans: 28, 963 15/21 Benchmarks.

One thousand gigs/readings: 1 1/21 Benchmarks.

One million positive comments: 100 7/21 Benchmarks.

Make one million dollars writing poetry $81.93 7/21 Benchmarks

When I reach my goals, I'll post visual proof, such as screen shots and make the data publically available.

2011-07-01T21:51:00.001+02:00

July news, stats and a new poem: http://ping.fm/Pbn1E

To a Friend Trapped on a Movie Set

2011-07-01T21:44:00.000+02:00

To a Friend Trapped on a Movie Set

Money, Must be the Music and Beck

2011-07-01T21:20:00.000+02:00

I have to say that I haven't had such an artistically successful month in a long time. I've made (assuming I get paid) around eighty dollars this month just connected to my work. The idea to start accepting advertising was mocked by some, but it has turned out to be lucrative. As I reach my goals, it will become even more lucrative. The second amazing thing that happened, was that I went to audition for a talent show, called 'Must be the Music: Tyko Muzyka', which is kind of like American Idol, except for all kinds of muscians, not just singers. It was an interesting experience, being interviewed for television, and talking to other people auditioning. I think it went well, but they might not call me back for the regular casting. They said they would call me back before July 10th if they were going to. It's funny how some of the more pathetic auditioners thought this meant a definite yes, although everyone was told the same thing. Keep your fingers crossed. Another nice thing that happened this month is that I was offered to work on a collorabation with someone who told me they liked my voice. Pretty nice, I won't go into more details, because I'm not sure the collorabation will come to fruition and I don't want to spoil it for that artist. That makes it sound like Beck called me. He didn't. I'm still waiting Beck, damn you.

The Quest for a Million: July

2011-07-01T21:06:00.002+02:00

July 2011

1. One million reads: 242, 694
2. One million reads of one poem 'And Now': 82, 888

3. One million fans: 29, 026

4. One thousand gigs/readings:                                                    1
5.   One million positive comments on the wall of fame:                 100
6.    Make one million dollars writing poetry.                                $81.76

A Guest Post from Chen

2011-06-13T20:13:00.000+02:00

Kid Koala Third Album

The article features basic biographical facts, bright creative events of Kid Koala, as well as draws more focus on Kid Koala third album.

Kid Koala (born Eric San, Vancouver, 1974) is a famous Canadian DJ, turntablist, illustrator – and still it is not all about areas of Kid’s creative interests. He studied in Vancouver, BC, and Maryland, US. He is an extraordinary person of the present-day show business and pop culture. Many experts and fans claim Kid has a versatile musical talent. As an active and creative person Kid regularly visits different continents where he performs his musical mixes astounding the public – be it Europe, Asia, America (both North and South), Australia, or Russia. Kid can easily be seen touring or on stage with other famous musicians, and bands of different nations, styles, and genres. Still Kid always reserves his own style be it approach, interpretation or presentation of his creative works. And although he works in many various genres and with old well known compositions - he interprets the music familiar to our ear in his own unique manner.

To mention few names Kid has cooperated with so far are: Lovage, Peeping Tom, The Slew (of Deltron), and of course Gorillaz, and a band of other famous DJs, namely Jester the Filipino Fist, P-Love, and others. This Canadian DJ leads an active cultural social life. He is a member of different hip hop groups, jam bands, such as Deltron 3030, Bullfrog, etc. Being in close professional cooperation with Ninja Tune – an independent record label based in London, UK he has released a number of albums. Besides, Kid himself makes illustrations for the albums. He draws in his own specific manner. By the way, Kid Koala’s first album named Carpal Tunnel Syndrome includes a book of his illustrations. Also he is an author of a soundtrack and illustrations of a novel - Nufonia Must Fall. These facts prove how many-sided his talents are.

As concerns Kid Koala third full length album (labeled Ninja Tune), namely Your Mom's Favorite DJ – it came into the world in September 2006. Kid himself is a producer. The album mainly consists of music of turntable and hip hop genres, but also has bits of blues, jazz, and funk mixed in. Here and there you hear guitar or piano tunes. The album CD includes two brief track mixes and one brief sound effect. If it is a vinyl release album you will find the one mix of tracks per side. The musical content unwinds in stories of autobiographical character.

The album includes over fifteen tracks, namely: Start Heeeeears Koala, Stoppin' Traffic, Tracks etc., Slew Test 1, Lunch with Pavlov, Robo-cookie Factory, Things'll Be Good Again, Dinner at 1:00 a.m., Party at Eric's!, Slew Test 2, Gimme a K!, Mosquito vs. Waterbuffalo, Slew Test 3, Paper Route Days, Nufonia Noise Consultation Committee, The Denouement, and short Bonus Cricket. The CD takes 33 minutes and 32 seconds, the left side (14:15), and the right - (19:17).

More details you can always find on Kid Koala’s official website.