I awoke this morning to Lucy's head on my shoulder and Oliver licking Lucy's ears to death. You can't help but love the little guy, he's just so friendly and personality filled. Lucy used to get upset when he tried to sleep near her, but lately she's been letting him get close. The other night he slept with his head on Lucy's side.
I got out of bed and got ready because I had a few things to do before I left the house for the day. First I took Lucy on her walk. She has had to deal with kids on rollerblades or skateboards during her walk for the past two days, but has done remarkably well for her. Maybe she is mellowing out some...we can only hope.
I wanted to finish painting the walls when we got back. Unfortunately Lucy licked all the spackle off of the one spot last night, so I had to respackle that this morning. I sanded the other two spots down, painted them, and then waited for the other to dry. It didn't dry enough before I had to leave, so I put a bag over the roller and paint and left.
I made my way to Oriental House via 385 like usual. After you turn left, you pass the exit from the southbound lanes. It is always a very busy exit, and every now and then someone makes the mistake of getting stuck in the middle and blocking a whole green light for those on Woodruff Rd. Today there was a guy blocking just the right lane, which I was in. There were fingers and obscenities flying everywhere, and I had a good laugh watching all of it happen. It's hard for me to get too frustrated by things like that, because I am pretty absent minded and make mistakes like that fairly often.
I knew I was meeting Nate for lunch to talk about youth group sound stuff, but was pleasantly surprised when I saw that Joe, James, and Tommy had also come along. Nate wanted some advice on how to get a cleaner mix where everything was distinct, so we mainly talked about the frequency spectrum and what space everything occupies, how to utilize EQ to create space, and how to utilize the stereo field (since they run in stereo). I also gave him some advice on how to mic things, and some effects that they should invest in. When we were done we went back to the church and I showed him some routing things on the board, as well as some of the other controls. Their board is the same as the one we had in Columbia, so I was very familiar with it. As a side note, I think the greatest thing about digital boards is having 4 EQ points, and being able to control the q and frequency for all of them. Actually, it may be a toss up with having a compressor on every single channel.
After I helped Nate, I went downstairs and started on my work, most of which consisted of cleaning up things and rearranging the stage. Joe had already done alot of it, which was nice. He had dinner plans, so he left around 6 I think, and I did a few more things like changing gels and collecting trash before I came home. It was nice to get home a little early, because I was able to watch Clemson play USCjr. in basketball. Beating them in other sports is never as fun as football...but I still enjoy it. Our team is looking better than I thought they would this year...all I'm hoping for is another trip to the big dance.
I sanded and painted the other spot during the game. Oliver decided to be annoying and paw at the roller while I painted. He's fascinating by anything that moves back and forth. By the time I was done he had paint all over his paws. I waited until the game was over and then went around the house painting any spots that needed touching up. The paint shade was pretty much exact, so I figured while I had it out I might as well make the most of it. After that I played guitar and drums for a while until Kristi came home from visiting a friend.
Once Kristi got home we talked about our days, looked for more spots to paint, and then got into bed. I enjoy having Kristi off from school because she stays up later with me. Normally she has to get up so early that she goes to bed pretty early also. Some days that means that I don't even really see her, because she's in bed by the time I get home from work. Too bad she starts back next week.
Tomorrow is New Years Eve, in case you weren't aware. I am going to work in the morning so that we can leave for party in Columbia later on in the day. Also I have to get my ducks in a row as far as food for the party on Thursday. I'm excited to see what Dabo can do!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Apparently this is the week that everyone decides to move furniture...
Today was quite a busy day. I slept until about 9:30, which is later than I would have liked, but next week I am going to start running, so I guess I should enjoy it while I can. Kristi had given me a few things I needed to do around the house today, but first I finished some design stuff. Here's one of the series slides I made...I think it looks pretty decent.
Next on my list was cleaning my music room. We are having a Gator Bowl party on Thursday, so Kristi wanted it a little neater than usual. Typically I have musical equipment strewn about. I got sidetracked playing the drums for a while, my new-old snare is just too much fun. As you might remember, I spent some time the other day cleaning it up and then put new heads and a new strainer on it. They were out of Remo Ambassador Hazy snare sides, so I had to get an Evans Hazy 300. I typically use Remo because I have had better luck tuning them for whatever reason. The Evans is fine though, and I haven't really noticed much difference. The snare is pretty dry, and has a different tone to it since it is aluminum. I really enjoy playing it, and it will be fun to figure out which styles it fits well in. Here are some before and after (mostly after) pictures of the cleaning process:
After I played drums for a while it was time for lunch, so I made an egg sandwich for me, and a grilled cheese for Kristi. We needed to go to Wal-Mart today, and she had a doctors appointment later on, so we decided to go right after lunch.
We left for Wal-Mart, but stopped at the Duron paint store on the way. We have some spots on our wall that need touching up, and I found the card which lists what all was used in our house (it was built only in 2006). Our interior walls are Duron Antique White, so we picked a can up. I'm hoping the shade is pretty close, but who knows after 2 years. Also, good paint is more expensive than I thought.
On our way to Wal-Mart from the paint store, some kid was standing in front of Perkins holding a sign saying that he stole from Wal-Mart. He looked really embarrassed, and his mom was standing nearby. I wasn't sure what I thought of the discipline method, and I was wondering whether it was his parents' doing or if a judge gave him options. Either way, definitely a unique thing to see while running errands. Wal-Mart took a long time because there was much that we needed to buy, and so we had to rush home so Kristi could leave for her appointment.
Once I unloaded I commenced spackling some holes in the wall and cleaning my music room. I have never actually spackled before, but I got some advice from my dad and Chad, and I think I did a pretty good job. My music room also looks pretty sweet all organized...I wonder how many days it will take before I screw it up again. I also cleaned the bathrooms and took everything out of our old entertainment center.
Chad and Jaime came over right after Kristi got home to help me get the huge centerpiece inside...well mostly Chad I guess, Jaime was here for moral support though. After we got it in place we all left for Kristi's parents' house. They needed some help moving some furniture in their upstairs game room, so we ate dinner there and then helped them. I had to eat my dinner after everyone else though because we forgot to blow a candle out and I had to run home to do so. The house burning scares me not because of our stuff, but because our pets wouldn't be able to get out, and that would be really hard to deal with. Kristi's aunt made Fettuccine Alfredo, and it was awesome, even if I did have to eat it by myself.
We also had a chance to do a side-by-side comparison of my blues jr. and Charlie's. His is a blue tolex version, which just has a different speaker and different covering (mine is tweed). I thought they sounded very similar, maybe with mine sounding just a little warmer. Either one makes for a great little tube amp. After that we moved furniture and disassembled their ping-pong table. They wanted to get it out of the game room, so we brought it to our house! I am extremely excited as ping-pong is one of my favorite pastimes. My dad and I used to play on a regular basis, and he usually beat me. At one time we were both pretty awesome, but now I am a little rusty.
After we moved everything, Chad and I loaded the ping-pong table pieces into the van and everyone followed us home to help unload. After that Kristi and I spent a few hours staining the nicks in the entertainment center and then oiling it. I used lemon oil which I use for my guitar necks, and after all the work the thing looks like a new piece of furniture. We are both very excited about how nice it looks and how cheap it was. We need to get some decorations for the shelves, but it looks amazing already:
So that was our day. I feel pretty tired after all the activity, but I don't have to be up early to up early tomorrow, so that is good! I also am eating lunch at my favorite place with Nate to give him some sound advice, so that is even better. Maybe I'll order something different than house fried rice...and if you fell for that, then you have alot to learn...
Next on my list was cleaning my music room. We are having a Gator Bowl party on Thursday, so Kristi wanted it a little neater than usual. Typically I have musical equipment strewn about. I got sidetracked playing the drums for a while, my new-old snare is just too much fun. As you might remember, I spent some time the other day cleaning it up and then put new heads and a new strainer on it. They were out of Remo Ambassador Hazy snare sides, so I had to get an Evans Hazy 300. I typically use Remo because I have had better luck tuning them for whatever reason. The Evans is fine though, and I haven't really noticed much difference. The snare is pretty dry, and has a different tone to it since it is aluminum. I really enjoy playing it, and it will be fun to figure out which styles it fits well in. Here are some before and after (mostly after) pictures of the cleaning process:After I played drums for a while it was time for lunch, so I made an egg sandwich for me, and a grilled cheese for Kristi. We needed to go to Wal-Mart today, and she had a doctors appointment later on, so we decided to go right after lunch.We left for Wal-Mart, but stopped at the Duron paint store on the way. We have some spots on our wall that need touching up, and I found the card which lists what all was used in our house (it was built only in 2006). Our interior walls are Duron Antique White, so we picked a can up. I'm hoping the shade is pretty close, but who knows after 2 years. Also, good paint is more expensive than I thought.
On our way to Wal-Mart from the paint store, some kid was standing in front of Perkins holding a sign saying that he stole from Wal-Mart. He looked really embarrassed, and his mom was standing nearby. I wasn't sure what I thought of the discipline method, and I was wondering whether it was his parents' doing or if a judge gave him options. Either way, definitely a unique thing to see while running errands. Wal-Mart took a long time because there was much that we needed to buy, and so we had to rush home so Kristi could leave for her appointment.
Once I unloaded I commenced spackling some holes in the wall and cleaning my music room. I have never actually spackled before, but I got some advice from my dad and Chad, and I think I did a pretty good job. My music room also looks pretty sweet all organized...I wonder how many days it will take before I screw it up again. I also cleaned the bathrooms and took everything out of our old entertainment center.
Chad and Jaime came over right after Kristi got home to help me get the huge centerpiece inside...well mostly Chad I guess, Jaime was here for moral support though. After we got it in place we all left for Kristi's parents' house. They needed some help moving some furniture in their upstairs game room, so we ate dinner there and then helped them. I had to eat my dinner after everyone else though because we forgot to blow a candle out and I had to run home to do so. The house burning scares me not because of our stuff, but because our pets wouldn't be able to get out, and that would be really hard to deal with. Kristi's aunt made Fettuccine Alfredo, and it was awesome, even if I did have to eat it by myself.
We also had a chance to do a side-by-side comparison of my blues jr. and Charlie's. His is a blue tolex version, which just has a different speaker and different covering (mine is tweed). I thought they sounded very similar, maybe with mine sounding just a little warmer. Either one makes for a great little tube amp. After that we moved furniture and disassembled their ping-pong table. They wanted to get it out of the game room, so we brought it to our house! I am extremely excited as ping-pong is one of my favorite pastimes. My dad and I used to play on a regular basis, and he usually beat me. At one time we were both pretty awesome, but now I am a little rusty.
After we moved everything, Chad and I loaded the ping-pong table pieces into the van and everyone followed us home to help unload. After that Kristi and I spent a few hours staining the nicks in the entertainment center and then oiling it. I used lemon oil which I use for my guitar necks, and after all the work the thing looks like a new piece of furniture. We are both very excited about how nice it looks and how cheap it was. We need to get some decorations for the shelves, but it looks amazing already:
So that was our day. I feel pretty tired after all the activity, but I don't have to be up early to up early tomorrow, so that is good! I also am eating lunch at my favorite place with Nate to give him some sound advice, so that is even better. Maybe I'll order something different than house fried rice...and if you fell for that, then you have alot to learn...
Sunday, December 28, 2008
I was kind of hoping with all the connections they would just decide to give us the thing for free...
This morning was an early morning because of running sound, which I think was good because I slept in way too much last week. I got to church a little before 7:15, moved a few things around on stage and then rehearsal started. Things went pretty well today...the only frustration was that the bass guitar stopped working in the third service. There's nothing like playing air guitar behind the mixer and then having the bottom drop out on you. The solo I was doing was crazy too, you should've seen it. I wasn't really getting any signal at all, which made the music sound empty without a foundation. The drums also sounded way out in front without anything to ride on. I don't think many people noticed though, and after talking to Jesse afterwards I think his battery just died for his active pickups. Not a big deal overall.
After church we went to the Corleys for lunch. There was a large group there, and it was a good time. Kristi and I left around 3 and came home.
I regularly keep track of listings on http://www.craigslist.org/. Kristi and I have rooms in need of furniture, but unfortunately we haven't won the lottery yet so funds remain few. Maybe we should actually start buying tickets. 95% of the stuff on craigslist is terrible, but every now and then something really nice pops up for a good value. For instance, our vacuum is pretty solid and I think I paid $10 for it. Anyways, last night I saw a very nice Cherry entertainment center for a low price in Spartanburg. Kristi and I have wanted a very large entertainment center because we have a huge wall that our TV is on that needs something wide and tall. Most things that look nice that are that large are completely out of our price range, but this particular one was very large, very nice, and very cheap. It consists of a large center pieces and two shelve pieces on either end.
I had the woman measure the largest piece and determined that it would not fit in my dad's Explorer. Instead we measured the back of the Boyd's van, and sure enough it was big enough. They removed the seats for us and we borrowed it to go look at the piece, which was in Spartanburg.
The couple was very nice, and we found out that we had a few connections. They knew of Kristi's dad and the husband even listens to him through Southside's podcast. Several of Southside's people have worked for the guy, including Dave Rushing, Justin Degarmo, and John Johnson just to name a few. They also have taken all three of their kids to my dad as their pediatrician. When I asked my dad about them later, he easily remembered who they were. It only took us a few minutes to determine we wanted the piece of furniture, as it was nicer in person than in the picture. The center piece was extremely heavy, but we got it in the van only to find out that we couldn't fit the other two pieces in at the same time. Kristi and I ended up having to drive home and unload, and then go back for the two shelves. Getting the big piece out of the van by ourselves was rough, but we got laying down in the garage where it will stay until Chad comes over to help move it tomorrow. He's been working out, so I expect he'll just throw it on his shoulder and I'll tell him where to put it. Don't let me down Chad.
Going back and forth wasn't too bad as it only too a little more than 30 minutes. After getting back the second time we took the van back to the Boyds and then went to my parents' house. My dad needed help moving their leather chair back into the house. The Christmas tree replaces it during the holiday season, but today they took the decorations down. It's always nice to visit my parents and Lucy loves playing with Molly, so we stayed and talked for a little bit. I also showed them my new amp since they hadn't heard much about it.
We came home a little around 10, and have been watching a TLC special about Dede, who has a virus which causes some weird warts so bad that his hands and feet look like tree roots. It is one of the most fascinating things I have ever seen on TV, and he is in a group of people with unbelievable diseases/disorders which does a freak show to make money. It seems like they could do a TV special on any one of the people in the group. It is kind of sad, but truly fascinating.
Tomorrow I think Kristi and I are going to work on some stuff in the house and run some errands. I have some great pictures to post, but I think I will wait until tomorrow night when we have our new piece of furniture set up. Stay tuned!
After church we went to the Corleys for lunch. There was a large group there, and it was a good time. Kristi and I left around 3 and came home.
I regularly keep track of listings on http://www.craigslist.org/. Kristi and I have rooms in need of furniture, but unfortunately we haven't won the lottery yet so funds remain few. Maybe we should actually start buying tickets. 95% of the stuff on craigslist is terrible, but every now and then something really nice pops up for a good value. For instance, our vacuum is pretty solid and I think I paid $10 for it. Anyways, last night I saw a very nice Cherry entertainment center for a low price in Spartanburg. Kristi and I have wanted a very large entertainment center because we have a huge wall that our TV is on that needs something wide and tall. Most things that look nice that are that large are completely out of our price range, but this particular one was very large, very nice, and very cheap. It consists of a large center pieces and two shelve pieces on either end.
I had the woman measure the largest piece and determined that it would not fit in my dad's Explorer. Instead we measured the back of the Boyd's van, and sure enough it was big enough. They removed the seats for us and we borrowed it to go look at the piece, which was in Spartanburg.
The couple was very nice, and we found out that we had a few connections. They knew of Kristi's dad and the husband even listens to him through Southside's podcast. Several of Southside's people have worked for the guy, including Dave Rushing, Justin Degarmo, and John Johnson just to name a few. They also have taken all three of their kids to my dad as their pediatrician. When I asked my dad about them later, he easily remembered who they were. It only took us a few minutes to determine we wanted the piece of furniture, as it was nicer in person than in the picture. The center piece was extremely heavy, but we got it in the van only to find out that we couldn't fit the other two pieces in at the same time. Kristi and I ended up having to drive home and unload, and then go back for the two shelves. Getting the big piece out of the van by ourselves was rough, but we got laying down in the garage where it will stay until Chad comes over to help move it tomorrow. He's been working out, so I expect he'll just throw it on his shoulder and I'll tell him where to put it. Don't let me down Chad.
Going back and forth wasn't too bad as it only too a little more than 30 minutes. After getting back the second time we took the van back to the Boyds and then went to my parents' house. My dad needed help moving their leather chair back into the house. The Christmas tree replaces it during the holiday season, but today they took the decorations down. It's always nice to visit my parents and Lucy loves playing with Molly, so we stayed and talked for a little bit. I also showed them my new amp since they hadn't heard much about it.
We came home a little around 10, and have been watching a TLC special about Dede, who has a virus which causes some weird warts so bad that his hands and feet look like tree roots. It is one of the most fascinating things I have ever seen on TV, and he is in a group of people with unbelievable diseases/disorders which does a freak show to make money. It seems like they could do a TV special on any one of the people in the group. It is kind of sad, but truly fascinating.
Tomorrow I think Kristi and I are going to work on some stuff in the house and run some errands. I have some great pictures to post, but I think I will wait until tomorrow night when we have our new piece of furniture set up. Stay tuned!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Two movies I've enjoyed within a week...that must be some kind of record!
Christmas was a fun day. It was a little sad since it was my first Christmas morning not spent with my family, but I spending it with the Boyds was fun. They open their presents all at the same time, which differs greatly from my family's method of taking turns. It does go faster, that's for sure, but I felt like I didn't get to see what other people got.
After presents and breakfast we spent some time with Kristi's grandmother and then left to spend time with my family. My sister was only able to be in Greenville for a little bit due to work, so it was nice that we got to see her. We also saw a few family friends that stopped by. Christmas lunch or dinner or whichever it was was delicious, and I especially enjoyed the seasoning my mom used on the asparagus.
That evening we went to see Marley & Me as a big group, including my family, the Boyds, and some others. As could be expected I really enjoyed the movie. I went in expecting an enjoyable cheesy movie about a pet, but it was better than I expected. For one thing, it was much more about Marley's family than I thought it would be, and there were also quite a few witty parts which made me laugh. I thought that what Owen Wilson tells Marley at the end of the movie supported the statement I made the other day about why people enjoy their pets so much. I also enjoyed the interaction between Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as husband and wife. Kristi and I got home from the movie pretty late, and after putting all our new things away went straight to sleep.
Today was a good day, although a little frustrating at times. We didn't really need any Christmas paraphernalia, so neither Kristi or I got up early to go shopping. Last year I got up early, but I have to admit it was a little weird being one of the only males in Target at 7 AM. The pets spent most of the morning playing and tearing up the Christmas tree, so after sleeping in Kristi started removing ornaments while I got ready and left for Guitar Center. I was excited to buy the Fender amp, which I decided to go with, and I also needed some drum heads and a strainer for my Ludwig snare. After all of my 8 gift cards and an American Express gift card, I only had to pay $4, which was pretty sweet.
After Guitar Center I met Kristi and mom at Oriental House for lunch. My fried rice was delicious as usual, and it's always fun to eat lunch with my mom. She had been shopping all morning, so she was almost done. From lunch I stopped at Lowes to get some metal cleaner to clean my Ludwig snare, and then headed to the mall to keep Kristi company while she ran some errands. Traffic was so crazy that Kristi was done by the time I got there, so I ended up just coming home.
When I got home I was excited about trying my new amp. I plugged it in and let it warm up, and then began to play it. It seemed like every time I played the B string, I would get a high pitched rattle or feedback tone. This worried me because I have read several places online that state that Blues Jr.'s sometimes have the bias too high on some of their tubes which cause them to go microphonic. I actually talked to the guy that fixes Fender amps in Greenville last week to ask him about that. He said that if it seemed like there was a problem you could lightly tap on each tube. If one made a loud high pitched sound when tapped on, it was microphonic, which could be a bias issue. So, I tapped on the tubes, and sure enough one of them was very loud, much more so than the others. I read a little more about the subject online, and then went back the amp, and there was definitely something wrong with it. I called Guitar Center and they said to bring it back it. I had to take Lucy to the vet at 4:10, but I hurried and left so I could be back in time.
I don't really want to get into the story in excruciating detail, but the experience at Guitar Center was not good. The assistant manager that helped me was not very kind, and didn't think there was a problem with the amp. I don't do well with conflict, and I was just kind of standing there while he told me why there was nothing wrong with it. At first I showed him what I was talking about, but he didn't really seem to be interested. Not really wanting to get into some discussion where I was trying to prove I was right, I just told him that I had bought it this morning, and I wasn't even trying to get my money back, I just wanted to exchange it. It's not like I had had it a few months and wanted my money back or something. After calling some other people over, who heard what I was talking about, he begrudgingly exchanged the amp and I was on my way. I drove home feeling kind of sick to stomach and remembering why I prefer to do my shopping online. You can always get what you want, and usually if there is a problem the customer service people are just friendly.
I got home and tested the new amp quickly, which sounded great and did not have the same issue. I then left to take Lucy to the vet. I needed to get her heartworm medicine, but they said that according to what my old vet gave me I had missed a month, so I needed to have her tested for heartworms first. I didn't think I missed a month, but it wasn't a big deal. Lucy is actually really good at the vet because she is scared to death, so she just sits between my legs and shakes. She doesn't even growl at the vet assistants when they pick her up...she just shakes. Everything was fine with her, so I bought the medicine and we came back home.
Tonight we ate with Chad and Jamie, and then went over to their place so I could try out his Line 6 M13 and he could try my new amp. His new M13 is pretty sweet. It is a bunch of boxes rolled into one unit where you can program different settings in different banks, but then everything can be turned on and off like pedals. It's like a multi-effects processor except it sounds good and its way cooler. You can read more about it here.
Hanging out with Chad and Jamie was fun, but all good things must come to an end, so we came home around 10. I spent some time finishing up cleaning my Ludwig snare and then we got into bed. Leno was a rerun tonight, and it had that performance I posted again, so that was kind of exciting. Tomorrow Kristi and I don't have much to do, except I think we are going to her cousin's house tomorrow night for dinner. Sorry that this post is so factual...I'm just not feeling too inspired tonight. Until next time...
After presents and breakfast we spent some time with Kristi's grandmother and then left to spend time with my family. My sister was only able to be in Greenville for a little bit due to work, so it was nice that we got to see her. We also saw a few family friends that stopped by. Christmas lunch or dinner or whichever it was was delicious, and I especially enjoyed the seasoning my mom used on the asparagus.
That evening we went to see Marley & Me as a big group, including my family, the Boyds, and some others. As could be expected I really enjoyed the movie. I went in expecting an enjoyable cheesy movie about a pet, but it was better than I expected. For one thing, it was much more about Marley's family than I thought it would be, and there were also quite a few witty parts which made me laugh. I thought that what Owen Wilson tells Marley at the end of the movie supported the statement I made the other day about why people enjoy their pets so much. I also enjoyed the interaction between Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as husband and wife. Kristi and I got home from the movie pretty late, and after putting all our new things away went straight to sleep.
Today was a good day, although a little frustrating at times. We didn't really need any Christmas paraphernalia, so neither Kristi or I got up early to go shopping. Last year I got up early, but I have to admit it was a little weird being one of the only males in Target at 7 AM. The pets spent most of the morning playing and tearing up the Christmas tree, so after sleeping in Kristi started removing ornaments while I got ready and left for Guitar Center. I was excited to buy the Fender amp, which I decided to go with, and I also needed some drum heads and a strainer for my Ludwig snare. After all of my 8 gift cards and an American Express gift card, I only had to pay $4, which was pretty sweet.
After Guitar Center I met Kristi and mom at Oriental House for lunch. My fried rice was delicious as usual, and it's always fun to eat lunch with my mom. She had been shopping all morning, so she was almost done. From lunch I stopped at Lowes to get some metal cleaner to clean my Ludwig snare, and then headed to the mall to keep Kristi company while she ran some errands. Traffic was so crazy that Kristi was done by the time I got there, so I ended up just coming home.
When I got home I was excited about trying my new amp. I plugged it in and let it warm up, and then began to play it. It seemed like every time I played the B string, I would get a high pitched rattle or feedback tone. This worried me because I have read several places online that state that Blues Jr.'s sometimes have the bias too high on some of their tubes which cause them to go microphonic. I actually talked to the guy that fixes Fender amps in Greenville last week to ask him about that. He said that if it seemed like there was a problem you could lightly tap on each tube. If one made a loud high pitched sound when tapped on, it was microphonic, which could be a bias issue. So, I tapped on the tubes, and sure enough one of them was very loud, much more so than the others. I read a little more about the subject online, and then went back the amp, and there was definitely something wrong with it. I called Guitar Center and they said to bring it back it. I had to take Lucy to the vet at 4:10, but I hurried and left so I could be back in time.
I don't really want to get into the story in excruciating detail, but the experience at Guitar Center was not good. The assistant manager that helped me was not very kind, and didn't think there was a problem with the amp. I don't do well with conflict, and I was just kind of standing there while he told me why there was nothing wrong with it. At first I showed him what I was talking about, but he didn't really seem to be interested. Not really wanting to get into some discussion where I was trying to prove I was right, I just told him that I had bought it this morning, and I wasn't even trying to get my money back, I just wanted to exchange it. It's not like I had had it a few months and wanted my money back or something. After calling some other people over, who heard what I was talking about, he begrudgingly exchanged the amp and I was on my way. I drove home feeling kind of sick to stomach and remembering why I prefer to do my shopping online. You can always get what you want, and usually if there is a problem the customer service people are just friendly.
I got home and tested the new amp quickly, which sounded great and did not have the same issue. I then left to take Lucy to the vet. I needed to get her heartworm medicine, but they said that according to what my old vet gave me I had missed a month, so I needed to have her tested for heartworms first. I didn't think I missed a month, but it wasn't a big deal. Lucy is actually really good at the vet because she is scared to death, so she just sits between my legs and shakes. She doesn't even growl at the vet assistants when they pick her up...she just shakes. Everything was fine with her, so I bought the medicine and we came back home.
Tonight we ate with Chad and Jamie, and then went over to their place so I could try out his Line 6 M13 and he could try my new amp. His new M13 is pretty sweet. It is a bunch of boxes rolled into one unit where you can program different settings in different banks, but then everything can be turned on and off like pedals. It's like a multi-effects processor except it sounds good and its way cooler. You can read more about it here.
Hanging out with Chad and Jamie was fun, but all good things must come to an end, so we came home around 10. I spent some time finishing up cleaning my Ludwig snare and then we got into bed. Leno was a rerun tonight, and it had that performance I posted again, so that was kind of exciting. Tomorrow Kristi and I don't have much to do, except I think we are going to her cousin's house tomorrow night for dinner. Sorry that this post is so factual...I'm just not feeling too inspired tonight. Until next time...
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