We are on vacation. It’s glorious. Last night we let the kids stay up a little late. When bed time came I told them alarm clocks were forbidden. The punishment for setting an alarm this weekend is being grounded until you are 90.
I went to bed at 11ish with the plan to sleep until at least 9:00am. What time did I wake up?
4:48am.
Crud.
I finished the last lead guitar part from April. Now all that’s left for the month is to mix the last two songs.
March still has three that aren’t finished. Two have lyrics written but only have a guide track. The third has nuttin.
I broke one of my rules tonight. Twice. I have a rule that states when I record bad rock songs the lead guitars cannot be recorded until after all the vocals are complete. That is the law. I broke the law. I recorded leads for the two songs that only have guide vocals. That means March now has two vocals to record, one to write and record, and one lead guitar to record. Then those three songs need mixin’. That’s all that’s left.
One other note. I am having a really tough time playing the Stratocaster. I’m just having a tough time getting the feel of it. The neck is so different from the Gibsons. I knew it would take a while, but I’m getting frustrated. A little. Not much. Just a little.
I also need to put lighter strings on it, and soon. Ouch.
VACATION!!!!
I am 8.5 business hours away from a week long vacation. I am so close I can smell it, yet it still seems so very, very far away.
Today is going to be one of the longest Fridays in recorded history. Just please keep the escalated issues at bay today and all of next week. They can start up again on June 2nd if they want. Just go easy on me today and go easy on my staff next week. That’s all I ask.
(he asked, knowing there was no way in hell his wish would come true.)
I had to go to a training today. It ran for two hours, from 10:00 until noon. I sat in the back of the room to spare anyone having to sit behind me. When the meeting was over I packed up my stuff and headed to the exit (the training did not take place in the same building as my desk).
I got all the way to the exit before I realized I had forgotten my glasses.
What
The
Hell?
Every once in a while one of the kids will have a change to the morning routine. This requires both the other kid and me to also make changes to the morning routine. Over the last couple of weeks, that has meant that we have to get up earlier so that one of the kids can go straight to school instead of going to their Dad’s and taking the bus from there.
On Friday, we drove to school without any problem. As we were heading to Dad’s house I realized my phone and my glasses and my work badge were not to be seen. Damn. That meant I would have to stop at the house on the way to work. It would be okay, getting up early meant I had time. It was just a pain in the behind. Just before I got home I heard the beep my phone makes when I get an email. Uh… Oh yeah! I usually put my phone on the passenger seat, but on that day I put it in the console so my step daughter wouldn’t be sitting on it. Problem solved!
Today was another early day for us. This time as I was driving between the school and Dad’s house I realized I forgot my glasses and my work badge. Urgh! Idiot! This time I really did forget them. What is wrong with me? I’ve only been managing to NOT forget these things for about 10 years. That’s all.
Nitwit.
This is sort of what I am needing right now.
A scenic view from the top of a mountain…
Crystal clear water…
Life hidden away in the woods…
And the love of my life.
That sort of sums up what I’m needing right now.
Just take me away from it all. Just for a little while.
Only two business days left. Thursday and Friday. After that?
Vacation.
I can’t recall ever quite needing some time off as much as I do right now. There isn’t even a big trip involved this time (that comes over the summer). It’s just time off from the grind, and I need it. I need it bad.
Just like yesterday, I only had enough time for baby steps today. I wrote another song’s worth of lyrics and melody but I didn’t have time to record a proper take.
There are only five songs left needing work but I am doubtful I will get it all finished by June 1st.
One song is ready to mix.
One song still needs lead guitar.
Two songs have lyrics and melody but still need vocals and lead guitar.
One song still needs lyrics, melody, vocals, and lead guitar.
Considering that I will be on vacation next week and not in any sort of a recording mood, those five unfinished songs are starting to look like a mountain.
I’m not quite sure what I want to do in June. 50/90 starts in July but I don’t want to take the month off. I want to keep in the musical frame of mind, but I don’t want to run out of gas either. Maybe I’ll stick to songs that are already written. Maybe I’ll work on new songs but set the goal at five instead of 10. Maybe I’ll keep the goal at 10, but only work on one at a time instead of work on all 10 in bits and pieces.
I don’t know. We’ll see.
I didn’t have time to record a vocal this morning. I did manage to write a lyric and a melody though. I used my Apple Ear Pods. I listened through the headphones while recording a guide track with the built in mic.
It wasn’t much of a nerd moment, but it sufficed for the day.
