white cluster.
there's been lots of band-related stuff going on. i'm upgrading my speakers soon, and bryan should follow suit; nigel stopped into work today and upgraded his bass drum pedal. we've now got four options as far as bass players go, and the release date for our full-length album Abandonment as well as a show might be announced as early as next friday. we're all psyched, to say the least: first of all, the album's been in the works for three years and none of us can wait to start the next chapter in our lives, both personally and musically. second of all, we all sorely miss the experience of performing in front of a live audience. this experience, to put it bluntly (as well as in cliché terms) is nothing short of magical. i've got show connections at work and it's a hell of a lot easier than it was before to get our name out there.
as far as work goes, it seems as if i'm enjoying the new job more and more. i'm selling products based on my knowledge of them, and i am no longer a mere automaton running through products i don't know anything and couldn't care less about and simply scanning them. i'm making more money, seeing more familiar faces and making new friends.
i should get my tax return back within the week, which is going to be spent on the aforementioned guitar speaker upgrade, as mine are worn out from several years of use -- not just my own, but whoever owned it before i bought it used. my old speakers are being sold at a fair and reasonable price, and selling them will allow me to not live in poverty because of my tendencies to spend large amounts of money on things that make large amounts of noise.
on the other side of the spectrum, i've fallen in love with the acoustic guitar once again and i've been itching to write, record and self-release a collection of introspective, melodic, yet still, in a sense, "heavy" tracks focusing on but not limited to the acoustic guitar, and perhaps recruit a drummer and a bass player for accompaniment, performing small, intimate venues such as small clubs or coffee shops.
despite my success, my inspiration, my determination, my -- everything, i'm still feeling somewhat empty. i've told myself that i've earned enough karma points in the past few months to allow for something absolutely amazing to occur in the near future and fill this hole. i'm going to be passive and allow this something to find me, no matter what it may be.
...i should be sleeping instead of mindlessly rambling.
i forge myself into your dreams,
and here i am, your life.
as far as work goes, it seems as if i'm enjoying the new job more and more. i'm selling products based on my knowledge of them, and i am no longer a mere automaton running through products i don't know anything and couldn't care less about and simply scanning them. i'm making more money, seeing more familiar faces and making new friends.
i should get my tax return back within the week, which is going to be spent on the aforementioned guitar speaker upgrade, as mine are worn out from several years of use -- not just my own, but whoever owned it before i bought it used. my old speakers are being sold at a fair and reasonable price, and selling them will allow me to not live in poverty because of my tendencies to spend large amounts of money on things that make large amounts of noise.
on the other side of the spectrum, i've fallen in love with the acoustic guitar once again and i've been itching to write, record and self-release a collection of introspective, melodic, yet still, in a sense, "heavy" tracks focusing on but not limited to the acoustic guitar, and perhaps recruit a drummer and a bass player for accompaniment, performing small, intimate venues such as small clubs or coffee shops.
despite my success, my inspiration, my determination, my -- everything, i'm still feeling somewhat empty. i've told myself that i've earned enough karma points in the past few months to allow for something absolutely amazing to occur in the near future and fill this hole. i'm going to be passive and allow this something to find me, no matter what it may be.
...i should be sleeping instead of mindlessly rambling.
i forge myself into your dreams,
and here i am, your life.