Weekend rewind (hot hot heat)
I'm not going to be so pedantic as to sit here and ruminate about how hot it is; it's unbearable, oppressive and difficult to contend with, especially so early in the morning. Brain melt? You'd better believe it.
A quiet Friday night, directly home to two cold pints of ale; just like the days of Atlantic after a long and sometimes trying work week. Feet propped up to watch the Mets lose and my mind with the switch set to "off", except while having a heart-to-heart with Liz. Watched "The Woodsman" with Kevin Bacon; an excellent character study. Good way to cap the evening off.
A good night's sleep led to a busy Saturday--the usual Starbucks and groceries, though we must have gotten lucky with the heat being as bad as it is--the grocery store was pretty quiet, yet well stocked. Took care of my dad and ourselves in no time. Put in his air conditioner and then headed off to New Jersey for lunch and shopping. The need for newer summer clothes was met; can you say "sale"? A word I like. A few pairs of shorts for weekends; camo pants for those days when the gym beckons after work; polo shirts that make me look like the older "preppie" (ha ha ha) that I am (was?). Also managed to save quite a nice bit of $ on a beard trimmer, since Liz tries to avoid too much contact (boo hoo). Best of all was the need for a pair of black leather slides, which seem to be at points out of stock, but I found a fabulous pair on sale at Macy's. Nothing that I would consider to be purchases that "break the bank"; if anything, a steal, really. Once home, we stayed in and watched the gogglebox and turned in early.
Got to the gym yesterday before 8:30; hit the elliptical and treadmill hard; did my routines in the weight room and felt fantastic afterward. A quick stop for iced coffee led us to make a visit to the zoo, which Liz had wanted to see for a while and had suggested on Friday. It was still early, quiet and not dreadfully hot--yet. The red pandas were the highlight, along with the meerkats and the petting zoo. I sometimes find zoos to be depressing and unfair (not to get on some animal-rights soapbox), but at the same time, these animals that are endangered have a safe haven. Afterwards, took a long drive and headed into Jersey (again) for a meal at Jose Tejas. A good way to end the weekend, as I had no energy to do laundry once we were in. Spoke to Brian at great length for the first time in a few weeks and watched t.v. in the cool, quiet haven that is our home (not counting the one moment when Moonie threw up a hairball, the poor baby).
So that leads to the here and now, where it's been busy enough that I have no less than 6 items already completed from today's agenda. Got to do laundry and yoga tonight; still need to sit down and take detailed notes about the band's web site. It's becomes more discouraging every time I look at it since nothing on it has changed in God only knows how long. It's evident that I need to write at least some bullshit concerning the completion of recording and the beginning of the mixing. There are certainly enough hits to the site that I need to make sure people remain interested and we've got to give them something to take notice of. The homepage is my main concern--to let visitors know things are happening and that they should read on. I know I've said it before, but the links page needs tweaking, as there are things that have absolutely nothing to do with us on there--at least not anymore. It's time for a makeover, pure and simple.
The site aside, we also need to get back to being active as a band--continue with mixing (not in a state of aggravated "let's get on with it"; let's focus) and refreshing our chops as a live unit. There are times when you can't help but sit back and observe your own situation and say "this is a good band, but we need to be a band". The proverbial cut the shit of extraneous nonsense that has nothing to do with the band or the music. Just get to fucking work. Once all the b.s. is pushed aside, whenever we're in a rehearsal studio, the music flows and that's all it should ever be about.
A quiet Friday night, directly home to two cold pints of ale; just like the days of Atlantic after a long and sometimes trying work week. Feet propped up to watch the Mets lose and my mind with the switch set to "off", except while having a heart-to-heart with Liz. Watched "The Woodsman" with Kevin Bacon; an excellent character study. Good way to cap the evening off.
A good night's sleep led to a busy Saturday--the usual Starbucks and groceries, though we must have gotten lucky with the heat being as bad as it is--the grocery store was pretty quiet, yet well stocked. Took care of my dad and ourselves in no time. Put in his air conditioner and then headed off to New Jersey for lunch and shopping. The need for newer summer clothes was met; can you say "sale"? A word I like. A few pairs of shorts for weekends; camo pants for those days when the gym beckons after work; polo shirts that make me look like the older "preppie" (ha ha ha) that I am (was?). Also managed to save quite a nice bit of $ on a beard trimmer, since Liz tries to avoid too much contact (boo hoo). Best of all was the need for a pair of black leather slides, which seem to be at points out of stock, but I found a fabulous pair on sale at Macy's. Nothing that I would consider to be purchases that "break the bank"; if anything, a steal, really. Once home, we stayed in and watched the gogglebox and turned in early.
Got to the gym yesterday before 8:30; hit the elliptical and treadmill hard; did my routines in the weight room and felt fantastic afterward. A quick stop for iced coffee led us to make a visit to the zoo, which Liz had wanted to see for a while and had suggested on Friday. It was still early, quiet and not dreadfully hot--yet. The red pandas were the highlight, along with the meerkats and the petting zoo. I sometimes find zoos to be depressing and unfair (not to get on some animal-rights soapbox), but at the same time, these animals that are endangered have a safe haven. Afterwards, took a long drive and headed into Jersey (again) for a meal at Jose Tejas. A good way to end the weekend, as I had no energy to do laundry once we were in. Spoke to Brian at great length for the first time in a few weeks and watched t.v. in the cool, quiet haven that is our home (not counting the one moment when Moonie threw up a hairball, the poor baby).
So that leads to the here and now, where it's been busy enough that I have no less than 6 items already completed from today's agenda. Got to do laundry and yoga tonight; still need to sit down and take detailed notes about the band's web site. It's becomes more discouraging every time I look at it since nothing on it has changed in God only knows how long. It's evident that I need to write at least some bullshit concerning the completion of recording and the beginning of the mixing. There are certainly enough hits to the site that I need to make sure people remain interested and we've got to give them something to take notice of. The homepage is my main concern--to let visitors know things are happening and that they should read on. I know I've said it before, but the links page needs tweaking, as there are things that have absolutely nothing to do with us on there--at least not anymore. It's time for a makeover, pure and simple.
The site aside, we also need to get back to being active as a band--continue with mixing (not in a state of aggravated "let's get on with it"; let's focus) and refreshing our chops as a live unit. There are times when you can't help but sit back and observe your own situation and say "this is a good band, but we need to be a band". The proverbial cut the shit of extraneous nonsense that has nothing to do with the band or the music. Just get to fucking work. Once all the b.s. is pushed aside, whenever we're in a rehearsal studio, the music flows and that's all it should ever be about.
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