Ugh

Still sick. Sore Throat. New Year's Eve is not looking like a party - and yet I am still determined to go : ) what a tropper huh? I'm currently listening to Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes" which is a delight as I bought it in 1991 when I was a freshman in highschool but it's still brilliant.

Sick

I'm fighting off a nasty cold. Blahk. I hate it when my throat is sore. Things are falling into place for CD #4 and my website is going through some changes. I'm car shopping and it makes my eyes cross but it's still kind of fun. Tonight I plan on slamming some B&B and going straight to bed (after a bubble bath of course)

*sigh* How awfully girly huh?

Books

Due to the generosity of family and friends I have replenished my book list of 'to read's. Currently I'm smack dab in the middle of "Holy Blood Holy Grail" by Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln. Marvelous read. Full of intrigue surrounding the Cathars, Clement V and the Knights Templar. Love it. I've already highlighted some 30 passages because I'd like to review them later on or at least pick up some of hte reference material. Fascinating stuff. I recorded some initial tracks at Third Ear on Sunday and am quite excited about doing the CD this month, well, January anyway.

Now I'm tired, it's nap time...

Birthday

It's Mr. Manager's birthday today. I'm recording some initial songs tomorrow at Third Ear, so I can pass it off to the band for when we rehearse. Fun. Tons of driving this holiday season but all my gifts were a huge success - it truly is more fun to give. But I did make out with some cool presents from family and friends. I even got a monogramed scarf - I love it. First time for everything. Off to breakfast.

P.S. I'm thrilled to be back in Minneapolis.

P.S.S Smaller show than anticipated but we still filled two rooms last Tuesday for the hosue concert. Good times.

In Green Bay

Gig tonight at the parent's house. Good be 20 people could be 200. Should be interesting. At least the pets are happy with the tree : )

Music

For quite some time, I've had callouses on my left hand fingertips...compliments of the Taylor guitar. But this week has created callouses on my callouses and now I've split my fingers open. Possibly a combination of cold and dry and snow and song, but a strange part of me feels like Jimi Hendrix. Rock star...woo hoo!

I've written 6 or 7 complete new songs and fragements of a dozen others. This poses an interesting question - do I record them in January or not? I usually like to settle into a song by playing it at least 500 times and most of those times live by the way. However, new songs bring an excitement so unique that it's hard to stay away from them. Hence, the bloody broken fingertips. Subsonsciously I believe I'm trying to play the new songs 500 times all in one week to make them fair game for CD number four. I'm weird...I know.

I might have fuond a drummer and Mr. Possible Bass Player is stopping by the afternoon for an audition. Fun.

Snow and stuff

Last night was an interesting x-mas party with free CD take-aways. Strange, but good. I think. Then it snowed, but everything was light, fluffy and pretty. I'm in the middle of a so-so book and looking forward to something I can really enjoy. Suggestions? Maybe this is a good thing with all the music writing and guitar splurging.

I've decided I want to learn how to play the drums, but haven't told my dog about it yet.

The holidays tire me out, but I do love presents. Buying them is most often the best part for me, but today I received a Christopher Radko kitten ornament that is absolutely to die for. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Sweet huh?