Changes In The Last Five Months
So again, it's been a while.
I just spent all of yesterday (and I mean over 8 hours) with the band I play with (we are currently changing our name from "Bilagaana Bluegrass" to something else, but I'm not sure what else -- we think maybe "Chainsaw Bears". Anything but "Swanee And The Schoolmarms"). We made a demo CD of four songs yesterday. It was really cool to work with professional (ish) recording equipment. Today one of our band members is mixing it up and fixing the shizzle, and whatever else one does to produce a CD. Then we'll send it to the Tucson Folk Festival, which will hopefully get us a slot to play down there. We also had a professional photographer take our band photo (here). Note the chainsaw bear playing the mandolin! In retrospect, we probably should have made Eric wear shoes.
Meanwhile, I was able to lounge around at home today, because school was closed. We had a mud day. That's right, mao4269! Due to recent rains, the dirt roads are too muddy to drive. I hear tell from some fairly reliable sources that we will also be off of school tomorrow. This may mean we have a significantly shortened spring break, but I don't care!
As for what's new in my life, I have successfully started grad school at U. of Arizona, pursuing a masters in Library Science. I'm going to take it VERY slow. One class at a time. I'm on my second class now.
Meanwhile, I am planning to road trip out to the east coast at the end of May. I will be in Bryn Mawr for my 5 year reunion around May 30 to June 2ish, then drop by Delaware to see some people, then down to Alexandria, VA for about two weeks -- because I have to be in Michigan in mid-June, and it just doesn't make sense to take two separate trips. So if anyone will be in any of these places, I would love to meet up with you (to recap: PA, DE, VA, and any state between VA and MI).
There is a lot going on in my life, but I just usually don't feel like posting on LJ. I figured it was time....
I just spent all of yesterday (and I mean over 8 hours) with the band I play with (we are currently changing our name from "Bilagaana Bluegrass" to something else, but I'm not sure what else -- we think maybe "Chainsaw Bears". Anything but "Swanee And The Schoolmarms"). We made a demo CD of four songs yesterday. It was really cool to work with professional (ish) recording equipment. Today one of our band members is mixing it up and fixing the shizzle, and whatever else one does to produce a CD. Then we'll send it to the Tucson Folk Festival, which will hopefully get us a slot to play down there. We also had a professional photographer take our band photo (here). Note the chainsaw bear playing the mandolin! In retrospect, we probably should have made Eric wear shoes.
Meanwhile, I was able to lounge around at home today, because school was closed. We had a mud day. That's right, mao4269! Due to recent rains, the dirt roads are too muddy to drive. I hear tell from some fairly reliable sources that we will also be off of school tomorrow. This may mean we have a significantly shortened spring break, but I don't care!
As for what's new in my life, I have successfully started grad school at U. of Arizona, pursuing a masters in Library Science. I'm going to take it VERY slow. One class at a time. I'm on my second class now.
Meanwhile, I am planning to road trip out to the east coast at the end of May. I will be in Bryn Mawr for my 5 year reunion around May 30 to June 2ish, then drop by Delaware to see some people, then down to Alexandria, VA for about two weeks -- because I have to be in Michigan in mid-June, and it just doesn't make sense to take two separate trips. So if anyone will be in any of these places, I would love to meet up with you (to recap: PA, DE, VA, and any state between VA and MI).
There is a lot going on in my life, but I just usually don't feel like posting on LJ. I figured it was time....