ashley
@ashmeecomposer.bsky.social
The Most Famous Composer of All Time
DMA U of T
work and comms at ashsewardmusic.com
DMA U of T
work and comms at ashsewardmusic.com
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Centrist protest chant:
What do we want?
MINOR REFORMS
When do we want them?
AS SOON AS WE CAN ACHIEVE BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS
What do we want?
MINOR REFORMS
When do we want them?
AS SOON AS WE CAN ACHIEVE BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Centrist protest chant:
What do we want?
MINOR REFORMS
When do we want them?
AS SOON AS WE CAN ACHIEVE BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS
What do we want?
MINOR REFORMS
When do we want them?
AS SOON AS WE CAN ACHIEVE BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS
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1000xRESIST is a monumental achievement. I've got so much to work on and do but I want to just sit here and marinate in that story. It's been years since a story left me so consistently breathless and wide-eyed. It's deep, heavy and sprawling, despite its short runtime, and it is astounding.
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 AM
1000xRESIST is a monumental achievement. I've got so much to work on and do but I want to just sit here and marinate in that story. It's been years since a story left me so consistently breathless and wide-eyed. It's deep, heavy and sprawling, despite its short runtime, and it is astounding.
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running around a loud chuck e. cheese yelling "PLEASE STOP! MY IQ!!!"
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
running around a loud chuck e. cheese yelling "PLEASE STOP! MY IQ!!!"
everyone pour one out for my good friend who had to endure a 75 minute impromptu lecture about classical music because I, dear reader, am autistic
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 AM
everyone pour one out for my good friend who had to endure a 75 minute impromptu lecture about classical music because I, dear reader, am autistic
Tonight's evil plan: get high at a concert then get a chicken shawarma platter afterwards
January 23, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Tonight's evil plan: get high at a concert then get a chicken shawarma platter afterwards
sex is great but has your composition prof ever clapped after you showed him a sketch
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
sex is great but has your composition prof ever clapped after you showed him a sketch
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i hope performing arts organizations still insisting on marketing on X are at least thinking twice before using performance photography of women on there
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
i hope performing arts organizations still insisting on marketing on X are at least thinking twice before using performance photography of women on there
"somehow, the metric modulation has returned"
-me writing literally any music at all
-me writing literally any music at all
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"somehow, the metric modulation has returned"
-me writing literally any music at all
-me writing literally any music at all
*stepping out on stage to introduce a new piece of music* please be nice to me
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
*stepping out on stage to introduce a new piece of music* please be nice to me
hanging out in a music building lobby full of undergrads makes me feel like an old wounded zebra that's about to get eaten by lions
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
hanging out in a music building lobby full of undergrads makes me feel like an old wounded zebra that's about to get eaten by lions
It's taking every ounce of strength in my body to stop myself from running into Lake Ontario before this premiere
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It's taking every ounce of strength in my body to stop myself from running into Lake Ontario before this premiere
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The US would not be able to handle a Canadian insurgency, especially since they are culturally, linguistically, and ethnically almost identical to the US. Not only that, many Americans would assist them and they have an insane number of civilian guns to give them.
"Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack. So the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare…"
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The US would not be able to handle a Canadian insurgency, especially since they are culturally, linguistically, and ethnically almost identical to the US. Not only that, many Americans would assist them and they have an insane number of civilian guns to give them.
so if the empire is collapsing does that mean I get to claim a small plot of land that I stalk like some wretched horror
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
so if the empire is collapsing does that mean I get to claim a small plot of land that I stalk like some wretched horror
Oh you like sports? Name 5 baseballs
January 18, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Oh you like sports? Name 5 baseballs
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Not to be an "I always hated BEFORE we knew they were an asshole" girl but Zimmer's music is basically always:
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Hans Zimmer is doing the score to HBO's Harry Potter show. Another one bites the dust
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Not to be an "I always hated BEFORE we knew they were an asshole" girl but Zimmer's music is basically always:
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
Derivative
Exoticist or stereotypical or both
And is so strikingly simplistic in many cases it straight up robs scenes of nuance
And not even usually written by him!
He's pure showboat.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam is an ancient ritual designed to make a single person feel as stressed as possible
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
the Doctoral Comprehensive Exam is an ancient ritual designed to make a single person feel as stressed as possible
out of all the possible composer names, none go quite as hard as Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
out of all the possible composer names, none go quite as hard as Camargo Mozart Guarnieri
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🕯️My cousin Brian passed away last night. After a courageous 3 wk stint with ICE. He slipped on a fellow agent’s frozen peepee puddle & somersaulted many times in the air, yelling “yabbada yabbada yabbada” & tragically aspirating (a different) agent’s pee he’d been gargling. He hated women🇺🇸💔
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
🕯️My cousin Brian passed away last night. After a courageous 3 wk stint with ICE. He slipped on a fellow agent’s frozen peepee puddle & somersaulted many times in the air, yelling “yabbada yabbada yabbada” & tragically aspirating (a different) agent’s pee he’d been gargling. He hated women🇺🇸💔
scholarship applications are going well
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
scholarship applications are going well
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These motherfuckers are all going to be the death of us, but they're going to make sure to drain every possible cent out of us before they let us die.
This is a system that must be dismantled, because it cannot be reformed.
This is a system that must be dismantled, because it cannot be reformed.
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
These motherfuckers are all going to be the death of us, but they're going to make sure to drain every possible cent out of us before they let us die.
This is a system that must be dismantled, because it cannot be reformed.
This is a system that must be dismantled, because it cannot be reformed.
a Cover Letter is a magic artifact with the ability to harm the mind of anyone who reads it
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
a Cover Letter is a magic artifact with the ability to harm the mind of anyone who reads it
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Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Also, Denise Gough made Dedra Meero into one of my favourite sci-fi villains, she's the sopping wet cat of star wars and I adore her
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Also, Denise Gough made Dedra Meero into one of my favourite sci-fi villains, she's the sopping wet cat of star wars and I adore her