iPhone 14 Users

My phone is an iPhone 14 Pro Max. I didn’t upgrade to a 15 last year. I used to always skip a generation, then there were a few years where I did not, now I am trying to get back into the every-other-iteration way of thinking. When the next iPhone is released I will probably upgrade. Not because I necessarily want to (though I absolutely do) but because my trusty ol’ two-year-old is starting to get weird on me.

Are there any other 14 users still out there? Are they experiencing weirdness too? That’s a rhetorical question. I’m not expecting a discussion here, I’m just an old man yelling at clouds, so to speak.

It’s not so much weirdness as slowness. Everything, both native and 3rd party applications, just seem to need a little more time to do what they gotta do. Launch? Crunch some data? Open a photo? Play an audio or video file? It just seems to take a little longer than it used to. In some cases it takes a few full seconds more than it used to.

I wonder… is this some planned obsolescence program kicking in? Is Apple trying to convince me to upgrade this cycle by hamstringing my system over here? It’s possible. I don’t think it’s likely- (I mean it’s a 14 not a 4, right?) but it could be.

Not that I need any arm twisting or anything. I do want a new phone and it will probably just be a few months until the 16’s hit the market. I just wonder.

Anyway, I took today’s photo a day challenge pic before I left the cellar this morning. Yeah, it’s another guitar pic. What are you gonna do about it?

327/365
327/365

2024 50/90 Challenge Day 19/90

Day 19 had a good start and then it fizzled out. I put lead guitars onto three songs before work in the morning. That’s it. I never had a chance for anything more. I wanted to work on things but was not able to make the time.

Day 20 is already looking like it’s going to be a no-progress day. I’m working in the office today and I have things going on after work. We’ll see if I can sneak something in.

Get Out of It

The last couple of days I’ve had this pain in my eye. I feel like I got punched in my right eye. It hurts and it feels a little swollen and it’s itchy and sometimes it’s watery.

My question is…. Can I use this eye thing to get out of working in the office tomorrow and the day after?

Can I? Huh?

Yeah, I didn’t think so. Oh well.

One Tiny Political Thought

I just felt the need to jot down this one little thought on the 2024 Presidential election so that someday in the future I might find it here and remember what I was feeling at this particular moment in history.

Eight years ago I was definitely ready for the United States to have a woman President.

Today, I am even more ready for the United States to have a woman President.

Like I said, just writing that down and sending it off to the universe just so that it’s around for future reference.

Thanks for indulging me.

Good Morning

It’s always a good morning when you play the guitar before work.

Three more 50/90 challenge songs have lead guitars down and are now ready to be mixed and put into the finished songs bucket. Good morning, indeed.

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326/365

2024 50/90 Challenge Day 18/90

Day 18 was a pretty good day.

I had three “songs” that were just a collection of 3-4 little bass riffs. I started the day by turning each of those little collections into a full song form. Once that was done I had four songs forms that were ready for rhythm guitar tracks. I put the rhythm guitar tracks onto all four songs. After that I was feeling like I was in a bit of a guitar playing groove. I didn’t have any rhythm tracks left to do so I started recording leads. I added them to two songs before my finger tips were done for a while. I had other things to do as well so it was a good time to take a break. Instead I ended up mixing two songs. After that I went on to other non-musical stuff.

Like I said, it was a pretty good day. It would have been better if I could have written a new lyric or two, but I am not complaining at all.

Unity and Stuff

So… Biden is dropping out of the presidential race. He endorsed Vice President Harris. I don’t know how that is going to work as far as the convention and the nomination process will work over the next few weeks but…

I was really pissed off and feeling like the universe was kicking me while I was down…

But then…

Depression turned to anger which then turned to passionate determination.

Kamala Harris is going to kick the shit out of that nazi fuck. She’s going to be a human fire hose who pressure washes the filth out of our country. Hell yes.

I may or may not have just donated a few bucks to the Harris for President campaign.

Maybe in some weird, unexpected way, all of this ridiculousness is going to unite us against the fascist scumbag. A boy can hope at least, right?

Make That Four Songs Down and 46 to Go

Another new song has been mixed and unleashed on the unsuspecting public.

It’s meh.

I don’t plan on posting every song I come up with for this year’s 50 songs in 90 days thing, but having said that… I might.