February 2007

Feb 27, 2007
We didn't have a Surf's Up rehearsal last night. This promoter keeps moving the date of his event around. Fine by me I guess. That means this Saturday I get to take a stab at organizing my share of this apartment...which hasn't been stellar so far.
Also got a chance to move more stuff out of the old place...well, clean there. I think I finally grabbed the last of the important stuff. (a Jimi Hendrix litho, and my Ms. Pac Man thing.) It's the cleaning of the place now...getting rid of the junk. slow going. I still have to figure out how to dismantle the old computer desk. And if my first attempt is any indication of how that'll go...it's not going to be pretty.
I'm also supposed to paint it a neutral colour....well, at least put primer on it. I'm not seeing that happening with the time factor involved. When I moved in there, nothing was done at all...the walls had a thick greasy yellow film on them from nicotine and cooking, the place was a mess....so part of me wants to drop off the keys and just move on. I really want to get recording some new stuff...How can I set up microphones and cables when the star wars figures aren't in the right spots yet?
Feb 20, 2007
We had a Surf's Up rehearsal last night.....always fun. (95% of the time I'd say fun..yes) It's funny...I kind of forgot a lot of the staple songs, and nailed the harder ones that I usually kank through. Or is Kank with a C? I'm not sure if that's even a word...or if I'm using it right. To Kank is to mess up....and mess up badly.
Umm....I just looked it up. I don't think I should use that word anymore....and I really don't want to be spelling it with a C.
err...right...ok.....so rehearsal last night. We decided to grab a beer or two afterwards, but the little pub near the rehearsal place was closed...so we all got in cars and decided to hit Queen street...see if we could find anything. A wrong turn by the lead car, (Jeff and Me....probably more me) got us on the DVP going north.....and apparently when you get on that thing going north....you better be committed to going north.
So...up at Broadview and Danforth.....we end up in a nice little place. It's funny in a way....Guy thought we actually meant to go there. Nope...wrong turn. The place was empty...nice...talked about cd sales, 8 track cassettes, iTunes, and music in general.
Where am I going with this.....I should get breakfast. Still fighting a cold as well.....but lemme tell you....Dayquil. wow.
I'm not sure if it's legal...but I like it.
Hmm...Dayquil comes up in spellcheck.
Feb 18, 2007
I have a cold that is kicking my ass a little bit. I hate being sick.
But then...not too many people enjoy it, that I know of anyway.
things are coming along in this new place...coffee table here, rug there, books over there....
Bell still giving me problems. If a technician...a level 1 ever tells you to "uncheck all those boxes.....now press ok"........don't.
It fixed the problem with the internet....oh yes indeed it deed......until I rebooted my computer and not only could I not get online, but I had no access to half my programs.
A quick reboot later.....and when I say quick....yah, actually went ok. Apparently HP came up with a way to format part of your computer, so you don't lose files.....some programs got reverted back...(anti virus, works...), but that was a pain in the ass more than a real inconvenience.
what was I talking about?
It's this cold. mucks up the head.
I'm waiting for Andrew to get here.....going to bring the final dregs of my crap from the old apartment. Most I think will get thrown out..but I want the plants. One load..then there better be beer and shopping for computer junk we don't really need.
Feb 14, 2007
well, happy valentine's day......you rascals.
An open letter to Bell, both internet and phone;
"Dear Bell.....you suck"
I call......again to try to get my computer hooked up with no wires to the internet...because they want to charge me close to $100 to look at the phone jack in the room with the computer. for lack of a better word..let's call it, the studio.
So I thought...ok..modem can go in the other room with the phone jack, and I'll just go wireless. So I called to get the little code I have to put in. I did this once before for a laptop, and it took maybe 5 minutes.
Now they outsource to India and it's like talking to a robot. That's not to say anything bad about people in India. It's just they have to follow such a strict script that it's like talking to a robot. And I don't mind robots if they can fix my problem. But these seemingly....can't.
"So Mr. Shawn....did you have an excellent day"
"So Mr. Shawn......what is the climate now in Canada"
oh...I had a #*$%! fantastic day....keeps getting better...and should I give you the weather west to east, or east to west?"
Then, nearing the end of our 30 minute call....I'm informed that Belltron 2007 can't actually take me to the next level..(and to be frank, the first level had not impressed me all that much.)
"Mr. Shawn....I'm going to have to put you through to a 2nd level technician...."
(I'm put on hold for 3-5 minutes.)
"Mr. Shawn....there are no level 2 technicians available right now....I can get one to call you within two hours."
"Mr. Shawn...how would you rate my service this evening......?"
If the goal was to raise my blood pressure, and not fix my problem...I'd say you did a bang up freaking job my man...just bang freaking up. I think I actually thanked him for his time.
Feb 13, 2007
There are some more pictures on my flickr site by the way. Craig at work mentioned in a not so subtle way that I don't exactly put a lot of pictures up. I reckon he has a point...so there are more pictures....stuff around the apartment mostly...new plates, chairs being put together, cake...that kind of thing.
so there you go.
Feb 12, 2007
son of a bitch that took a long time. I am less than impressed with Bell.
so...what's shaking?
what did I miss?
no....I have not been working on the new album.
I've been moving. And it sucks.
I did a gig at Mitzi's a little while back. It was fun. Kirsten Jones was the star of the night man...she's great. Andrew was a close 2nd. It was my first time meeting Kirsten...charming, funny...great songs, great voice....man.
there are no wires hooked up to my gear yet....my guitars are all in the closet...what a mess in here. yet...very comforting. Haven't said goodbye to the old apartment yet...still has a tonne of crap in it. sifting...shifting.....some heavy lifting. But soon.
oh..and I lied......my apartment building is not called the winchester. It's the Westchester. Still pretty cool....but not as cool as Winchester. One thing I know....Anxiety closet studio is closed.
ok...I'm whipped. going to read....sit on the couch...watch the city rumble by outside my window.
Feb 1, 2007
Well....that form didn't work at all.
Moving some stuff to the apartment today. It's also "My phone and internet get cut off at my current place and shifted over to the new place day".
....we'll see. Bell hasn't overly impressed me with service as of yet.
I'll just be glad when it's over and done and I'll be settled. There is still some painting to do...plus getting movers...maybe that's easier than I'm making for myself.
Step 1: Call movers
Step 2: Watch people move stuff.
There are some little details on getting the elevators booked...but I think that's about it. Why does it seem so stressful?
I haven't played guitar in ages it feels like...no guitars here, and with nothing in the new apartment....it's called the Winchester by the way....how cool is that? I love that my building has a name to it. There is only one that I would have liked...it's in mimico, and called Surf.
But...it's in Mimico. So I'm more than happy to have my building be called the Winchester. I may get a cowboy outfit. Anyway....with nothing in the apartment it's all echo-y, and sounds like crap. That'll be an excuse whenever I suck at a gig...."there's an echo in here...must be"