March 2007

March 28, 2007
I don't know what it is...but crazy crazy dreams as of late.
I've been spending my time between work, practicing for this gig, (and hopefully the many more after), just playing guitar in general and working on this animation program.
As far as the animation thing...I'm having the hardest time just making a guy walk. I can make a guy move across the screen and flay his arms and legs around..sure.....easy enough - but to actually make the thing look like it's walking....no go as of yet.
I hate to say it, but I appreciate Jar Jar Binks a little more as of late.
"As of Late"...that must be my new phrase. I'm smelling an album title.
I think the thing with this computer animation stuff....it's very cool, when you're into it...but I think other people don't care. They just want a good story. So I could spend 2 hours to make a guy walk around on the screen....sure, but he's not really doing anything. I guess the same could go for music....."hey, we doubled the cello and recorded the piano in true stereo and did you check out my sweet guitar tone and blah blah...."
yah, but it's a crap song so who cares?
not sure where I was going with that. hmm....well, I think my underlying thought is....why spend a tonne of bread to make a new cd...getting it mastered here, pressed there....all this stuff, when if it's something someone wants to listen to...they'd be happy with a CD-R and a hand drawn cd cover. (maybe that's a bit extreme.) It's not like my stuff is all over the radio and needs the pristine 48 track super mastered by Bob Ludwig.....
wow...I'm heading into super babbling mode.
March 27, 2007
Monday. here we go. The last thing I dreamt about before I woke up was a huge truck trying to put down a carnival ride or something, and there were cats right where the driver wanted to put the wheel. I keep trying to move them before they got squished. I saw some squirrel who got hit yesterday on the road...must have been that. Then something about a water park...and I was telling someone how you get up on your shoulders and heels and that makes you go faster....Someone butted in and said, no, that only worked in the States now....and that all the water parks in Canada have special coating on the slides so people wouldn't try that.
yah..not sure what all that means.
I keep forgetting I have to do my taxes. I'd be done by now if it was just the job thing and done. With the music stuff...it's count this receipt here, write or that off...can I write this or that off. Then take it in to someone....I can't even manage to get a proper haircut.
March 23, 2007
crap...fire alarm is going off.
I was thinking this morning whoever said money does not buy happiness either was rich and just unhappy or poor with no imagination.
Mar 19, 2007
hello? Anybody there?
Finally....finally have internet. It was set up yesterday, but I also got cable, and to be honest - I'm slightly addicted to TV. Seinfeld and the Simpsons are constantly running on one channel or another, I got to see 3 episodes of surreal life back to back, and 2.5 or so of Gene Simmon's show. what else? Oh, I can turn on channel 59 and look at my front lobby....
Jeff and I have been hard at work rehearsing for the April 5th gig at Free Times. (you all should come....really.)
semi settled in at the new place. a couple of things on the wall..surround sound....surrounding. No work on the new album. none at all. no interest right now..but I should get my crap together.....maybe....shortly.
New site hopefully soon. Although, finding the time to work on things seems hard. not sure why...I'm not really doing anything differently......maybe it's living with someone. either way, I just don't seem to have the time to goof around as much.