2023 50/90 Challenge Day 16/90

Not much to report today. I wrote lyrics and melody for two songs. They were song ideas number 7 and 20, to be precise.

I wanted to get more done but for the second night in a row I am having stomach issues from dinner. Last night was just a little uneasiness. It took a long, long time for it to pass but it wasn’t painful and I wasn’t nauseous. I was just… wrong. Tonight? Pain, nausea, the works. Damn it.

I hope to maybe get some guitar playing in tomorrow before work. I also think it might be time to start mixing a few of these things. I have three songs that are completely tracked right now and if things go well in the morning I might have one or two more. I should really start finishing these puppies off. The definition of a completed song is a decently mixed demo. I don’t have anything complete yet. Maybe tomorrow.

Office View

I worked in this building for a few years starting back in 2004. The view is pretty nice. Today was the first time I had been there since pre-Covid. I wouldn’t mind working in this building again except that we have two buildings that are a bit closer to home. This one is pretty far away.

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Stressing

I am stressing out in a major way today. I’m in the office again (like every Wednesday) and I have meetings on top of meetings on top of meetings and even have to building hop for a couple of them. I’m sitting in the cafe trying to sneak in some lunch before the next meeting and I think I tried to eat too fast. My stomach is protesting a little. Hopefully I stopped in time or else I am going to have a really bad afternoon.

Wish me luck!

Time

Daily writing prompt
Which activities make you lose track of time?
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There are a ton of things that I can get lost in and completely lose track of time.

  • Spending time with Jen. We used to call them flake days. We just plop down in the living room or something in the morning and just hang out and next thing you know it’s evening. I love that sort of thing.
  • Music. Playing music. Listening to music. Music for me is pretty much the ultimate time distorter. Hours can feel like minutes.
  • Television. Getting lost in a good TV show can cause me to lose track of time. That goes for movies too, but the real danger is binge watching a full series. I sit down thinking I’ll watch an episode or two and next thing you know I’ve watched an episode or five or six and half the day is gone.
  • Driving. This is a big one for me. I love to drive. I love to drive long distances. I love to just get lost on the highway, both figuratively and literally. Just point myself in a direction and see where I end up and when I end up there. Fortunately Jen feels the same way. There have been many a time where we have been hours away from home and still decide to take the longest route imaginable. If the longest route isn’t long enough then we take an extra circuitous route and make it longer.

There are probably a hundred or so more things I could say that are just as important and just as valid, but these are the ones that immediately spring to mind. What can I say, I enjoy losing track of time and I am pretty good at it.

2023 50/90 Challenge Day 15/90

As we start week three of the 50/90 challenge, let’s sum up day 15.

I had hoped for more, but I cannot complain. I put vocals on three songs this morning. Later, at lunch time, I came up with song idea number 20 and worked out the song form. It is embarrassingly simple, but it will be okay. No melody yet, just bass and drums with a midi guitar track to act as a place holder until I can put a real guitar or two down.

I updated the works in progress playlist but you’ll have to scroll down to find the last time I posted it. I don’t want to repost it every time, just once in a while.

Not sure if I will have any time to work on anything tomorrow. We’ll see. Fingers crossed and all that.

More Indictments Coming?

Trump went on his nazi social network today to tell us that he may be getting another indictment soon. This time for his actions on January 6, 2021.

Good.

Also, finally.

That’s what you get when you try to overthrow my country’s legally elected democratic government. I hope they throw him in jail for the rest of his life.

Granted, as much fun as all of these indictments are (this would make it three, and Georgia may soon make it four), I think the fun is wearing off. I think now what we need is some convictions. Especially convictions that are paired with long prison sentences.

Nazi filth like trump belong rotting in jail.

More Car Music Fun

I snuck out for some more singing in the car this morning. I only had three songs ready to go and I finished all of them. That’s two days in a row. Can you believe it? Now I have to start writing lyrics again. Ugh.

The view from the “studio” today:

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Obligatory clock pic from the drive home:

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Finally, when I got home I saw this. The fire hydrant in our front yard is in a bag. There is writing on the bag that you can’t see here that says leak detection test, or something like that. Interesting? Maybe. Maybe not.

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What Bothers Me

Daily writing prompt
What bothers you and why?
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I would like to give a sarcastic answer to this question. What bothers me? Yankees fans. Why? Because they are Yankees fans. I can’t though. I have to give a serious answer.

What bothers me? The rise of fascism in the United States. My great uncle fought in the second world war. My grandfater fought too, but he walked out on my father’s family in 1950 so I don’t put a lot of stock in him as a human. My uncle though, he was good people. He fought against the fascists for years. He sacrificed so much, but not nearly as much as those who went to war and didn’t come home. Our entire nation stood together against fascism and won.

Now? Half of the population is willing to support clear nazi policies and tactics with smiles on their faces. I’ve said this many times before but all the nazis had to do was be patient. All they had to do was wait and eventually the US and many of the allied nations would just naturally come around to their way of thinking. It’s disgusting. It makes me want to vomit. I go outside and there are safe odds that one out of every two people I see are at best nazi sympathisers. The Constitution of the United States? It only applies to them, not to everyone. Fascists. Evil.

That’s what bothers me.

2023 50/90 Challenge Day 14/90

I made some decent progress for a Monday, I think. I put vocals on three songs. I also added song #19 with a complete song form worked out, and lyrics and melody.

That’s all for today. Fingers crossed for some car music tomorrow. I have four songs ready for vocals. Can I get them all?