Joe gave me the day off again today, so I slept in with Kristi until the third service. It was nice to sleep in, but I'll admit I was a little bummed I didn't get to run sound this morning. I was excited about using the Shure LDC on the kick in a service...but really it's no big deal, 'cause I'll just do it this week if I have the channels. I've also been thinking it would be fun to record a service with the ADAT and mix it myself. I don't really ever get to studio mix large scale stuff, so I would enjoy it. Well, I'm not really sure how many tracks and effects my 80$ computer will be able to handle, but it will be a good time until I run out of resources.Maybe I can bounce some tracks with effects if I get them just right...know what I'm saying?
It was nice to sit with Kristi again in church today. I don't usually get to just sing, so that was nice too. I said hi to some tech guys afterwards and then we went to lunch at Moe's. I actually hadn't been to Moe's in a little while, and I'm thinking I may be going there less in the future because I will probably go to Oriental House anytime someone will go with me. After lunch Kristi and I did some quick grocery shopping and then came home.
I got some deodorant at Wal-Mart, which is important because I ran out earlier this week. Today I wore some of Kristi's Dove deodorant, and while it worked wonderfully, it did feel funny smelling like flowers all day.
Once we got home I spent some time playing the drums and guitar, and then I took Lucy on a long walk. Something spooked her on the walk today, so the second half was a pain because she kept pulling on the leash. I have spent alot of time teaching Lucy to walk decently on a leash, which I find pretty impressive considering her high energy level and difficult personality.
When I got home I played guitar some more and then helped Kristi wrap some Christmas presents. We are going to go to Hilton Head for a few days before Christmas, so we need to have all that junk taken care of before we leave. I am excited about having a vacation. Hilton Head is fun in the winter because it's just old people and all there is to do is watch movies and eat at restaurants. I'm not a huge movie person, but throw some good food into the mix and I'm in. Plus it doesn't hurt that we stay in my parents' condo for free.
A little later in the evening my parents called to see if we wanted to eat, so around 7:30 we headed to the Simpsonville Zaxby's. My wings were hot and not drowned today, so apparently they've been reading my blog posts. Mom said her food was way too salty though, so hop on it Zaxby's employees.
After dinner we came home and I finished wrapping a few presents while I watched football. I also took some pictures of the Christmas tree, but I'll post those maybe tomorrow.
I spent the rest of the evening reading about different audio/music stuff. One of the small studio guys on one of my favorite forums who I hadn't heard anything from in a while posted some demo songs he recorded for a guy named David Ramirez. The songs are awesome, way better than his myspace stuff. I don't really know if I'm supposed to post them around the internet though, so I'll just leave you with the myspace.
I also tried to find more info about Blackheart amps. My only hope for getting to play one is a place in Spartanburg, or driving to the SamAsh in Charlotte. Apparently Guitar Center sells them, but not in the stores, only online. Explain how that works to me, 'cause I don't get it. Tomorrow I'm going to call the Spartanburg place to see if they have some so that I can hopefully go try them out. I'm hoping they sound bad, because it will make my decision easier. I definitely am still leaning towards the Blues Junior Tweed. It's a Fender, which I am a fan of, it's got a nice Celestion speaker, it's got all the controls I want, and it looks sweet. The thing that really pulls me with the Blackhearts is the lower wattage idea. They have less tubes though, I don't know if that affects anything. I also get the sense from reading around the web that they are cool practice amps but it doesn't seem like there's alot of good guitarists singing their praises. On the other hand I am easily able to find very positive reviews of the Fender by good guitarists. Alot to think about, but the other reality is there is no way I would buy one without being able to play it.
I have been a little discouraged about my musical ability in general lately, and am thinking about taking some lessons for a little while to see how it goes. I feel like I'm fairly solid at everything I play, but not great at anything, and I would really like to be great at one of them. I'm not really sure if that is drums or guitar though...hard decision.
Tomorrow should be fun. I don't really have any required things I have to do, so I think I'm going to run a bunch of errands. I may go sell books, go try out some amps, and other various things. One of the few pluses of being in school is definitely the holiday breaks. Lets be honest though, I would much rather just not be in school. Pick your major wisely the first time, kids.
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