I took a half day off work today. We were supposed to go to a wake in Vermont, but an illness kept us home.  My step kids’ step mother’s mother passed away.  I feel bad for the kids who lost their grandma.  

I’m really tired today and I don’t know why.  I took advantage of this week being school vacation in Massachusetts and, anticipating lighter than normal traffic, slept a little late.  It didn’t seem to help.  Tomorrow I have to be up early so I can’t pull that trick again.

I’m feeling a little frustrated.  I have a lot of drive to make music right now, but every time I get a few minutes where I can play, I don’t.  My motivation appears fleeting… The jerk.

Eight years ago today my girlfriend (who later became my wife) and I officially moved in together.  I’d been basically living in her apartment in Salem, NH for a couple of months, but on this day in 2008 we moved into a duplex in Methuen, MA. Today is our Duplexiversary!  

Happy Duplexiversary!

Windham, NH to Waltham, MA to Westwood, MA to Foxborough, MA back to Waltham, MA to Methuen, MA.  Lots o’ driving today.

  
It was not helped by this. 

 

Every year I tell myself that I am going to go to the Patriots Day re-enactments of the battle of Lexington and Concord, and every year I sleep right through the damn thing.

I wanted to stay away, but we all knew I’d cave sooner rather than later, right.  Freakin’ fanboy. 

 

We had our first band practice in three weeks tonight. Three weeks or four weeks? Three weeks, I think. It went okay. We completely forgot how to play that David Bowie song, so that’s our homework for next time. I was sloppy and couldn’t get out of my own way for the first hour and a half. I was pretty good during the last 30 minutes though. Well, I didn’t suck. Put it that way.

Post practice was our first Walking Dead discussion since season 6 ended. Despite the venomous internet backlash over the cliff hanger, we all agreed that the finale was awesome. I think I have to start reading the comics again. I’m only about 2/3 of the way through them, and the second half of season six is passed where I stopped reading. I wanted to be a TV only fan again, but I don’t think I can stay away any longer.

On the home recording front, this weekend I started rhythm section tracks for three more songs from the list of songs to re-record. I will have some more guitar recording to do this week! I have six songs with rhythm guitars finished but only one with an actual real bass guitar. I really suck as a bass player. I might want to re-think the idea of not using midi bass. I’m not sure yet.

Back to work tomorrow. I have to say that I would much prefer to say that I was going on vacation this week, but no dice there.

Almost time for bed. See you (and the new episode of Fear the Walking Dead) tomorrow. ‘Night.

After a few weeks worth of cancellations, I’m leaving for band practice! WOOHOO! I forget all of our music (again)! WOOHOO!

I can’t believe it.  Rick Porcello is pitching for the Red Sox in the seventh inning.  You heard me, the seventh!

Sox up 5-3.  Porcello goes 6.1 innings giving up only two hits.  Granted they wee both home runs but, woah!

He almost looks like someone who might be a legit #5 starter!

The love of my life is on her way home from her business trip.  I sent her a pic of the cat to show her what she’s coming home too.  😊

  
I miss her so much and I can’t wait to see her.

Recording music is fun, especially when the equipment you are using sounds as sweet together as these two.