NaSoAlMo Day Three

So the music project’s third day is coming to an end. How am I doing?

Simply put, I’m closer than I’ve ever been in any prior November. Granted, that isn’t saying much.

I’ve got two songs underway on my MacBook. One is ready for rhythm guitars and lyrics, the other is almost as far. There is a third song underway on the iPad that’s in my hands at this very second, but there isn’t much to it yet. There is a fourth idea on my iPhone that is just a short chord progression. Idea #5 has not been started anywhere outside of my head, but it’s there.

Not a bad start for three days in, eh? Let’s see if I can keep it up.

On a side note, my 10 year old step son is working on a NaSoAlMo of his own. How supremely awesome is that?

Bucket

Market Basket was totally mobbed.

New 12-String

I got a new toy today at Guitar Center in Danvers.

Leaves

The leaf pile on the edge of the woods is huge. The pics don’t tell the whole story. There is about a four foot cliff. The base of the tree is at the bottom of the drop and the leaves pile up this high.

Thanksgiving Fail

Thanksgiving doesn’t stand a chance anymore.

Red Sox Victory Parade

The Red Sox Rolling Rally is currently creeping along Boylston street. I hope everyone is having a blast. I wanted to go, but now that I look at it… damn… it would have been stressful keeping the kids in sight. I don’t know if I would have been able to enjoy it.

Two thoughts, unrelated to baseball.

First, I hope all of the people lining the streets take millions of pictures, and then open new Flickr accounts and upload everything there.

Second, the folks at Google should have provided all of the players with Google Glass. Think of how cool the videos would have been, and think of how everyone would be drooling with jealousy and envy.

Thanks, Red Sox!

New Hipstapacks

Messing with some new hipstamatic lenses and films while sitting in the MRI waiting room. Just a follow up appointment, nothing to worry about.

National Solo Album Month

If you don’t like music, specifically bad music, then I owe you an apology in advance… Because if I can keep motivated, we’re looking at a months worth of bad music on this little page. November is National Solo Album Month, or NaSoAlMo for the cool kids. I’ve tried this many times, but never saw my interest last beyond the first few days. I’m hoping this year will be different. The plan is to do all the same stuff I do for RPM In February, but focus more on acoustic guitar (for rhythm parts at least) and to try and use different drum and bass sounds in GarageBand. I started piecing together an idea tonight. Just like Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, it’s just a primary rhythm thing… And that is the last time you’ll ever hear me speak of my music in the same breathe as Jimi’s.

Let’s hope I stay motivated. I want to have some kind of creative (noisy) output to offset my slowly losing my mind at work.

Rock on, brothers and sisters.