I guess it doesn't matter that they put the tire on backwards since it has a hole in it anyways...just sayin'

My sleep schedule is apparently a little out of whack. I didn't feel tired until 2:30 last night, which is late for me, and then I didn't wake up until 11 this morning (well except for 7 when Lucy woke me up to go out). I definitely need to get back to the usual, or I will start to feel lazy.

My first goal for today was to get Kristi's tire situation worked out. As you may remember, she went off the road and hit a huge pothole, completely destroying her rim. I found one on ebay for $35 dollars and thought that the tire on her old rim seemed alright. Today I took her car to Wal-Mart to get the tire put on the new rim. The lady there informed me that they are not allowed to switch used tires because of company policy...so I decided to drive down Main Street looking for a small tire shop. I figured I knew of one in Mauldin if I couldn't find one before then. Lo and behold, there are many tire shops on Main Street in Simpsonville; however, most of them close at 12 on Saturdays. No joke, I probably stopped at 3 or 4 before finding one that was open. They weren't busy and got right to working on the car, but sadly informed me that there was a hole in the sidewall. So much for that. I went home feeling a little discouraged that I had pretty much wasted my morning. I helped Kristi clean some, and then we left for a really late lunch so that I could go straight to work afterwards.

On the way I stopped at Sam's, where I got Kristi's tires. I wasn't sure that the road hazard warranty that comes with the tire was still going to work because Kristi actually had a bubble in the sidewall of the tire from the same spot on her car a month or two ago, so I had already used the road hazrd warranty once. The lady told me it was no big deal, and they ordered a new tire for me. Kristi and I had a talk about not hitting potholes, but at least BF Goodrich has good road hazard warranties.

After Sam's we went to Oriental House, my new favorite restaurant. I think Kristi liked her food OK, and my house fried rice was as delicious as last time. They are very nice there also, another plus to add to the list. We got done eating around 3:30 and I headed to work to get things ready for the last night of Jingle Jazz.

Tonight was a really good night. I'd say that while it probably wasn't the best night for the musicians, it was my favorite night overall. The sound was really good, the videos and live video were good, and the crowd was really responsive. The mess ups musically weren't that big of deal, so all in all it was a really fun night. The guest saxophone player came up and asked what EQ I used to make his saxophone sound so good, which is kind of funny because I really didn't EQ it at all. I did a normal hi-pass filter and then cut a little at 4.5 kHz, but in that room I cut almost everything at 4.5 kHz. Just goes to show if the source sounds good, you really don't have to do much. Just pick a good mic for the situation and put it in the right place. Props to Joe for the clip idea.

After the show I cleaned up as much as I knew how and then came home. Kristi was at a friends house, but got home a little later and we talked for a little bit before going to bed. I feel like I haven't been home in a week or two, so I am looking forward to having an easy week next week. After that it is time for Christmas...unbelievable...I guess time really does fly when you get older...