A true update

So life as of September 27, 2009.

Moving On
So Sarah and I didn't work out, and that's okay. It was a very amazing human experience, and with all relationships that dont work out; I'm healing, moving on, and tipping my hat to you Sarah. As well all seek happiness I wish you it 100%

I am seeing a girl named Sara. You can laugh all you want, it's purely a coincidence :) She's pretty fantastic, and things are great--and honestly that's all you need to know at this point! That, and this blog is really not about the above two topics.

I have decided to place my goal, resolve, and will into making a record. I am looking around at different studios and see a few that seem cool, and I obviously have to save up what I am thinking (for my amateur purposes) about 3k. 2 ish for the time and mixing etc (mastering) and I'm rounding up another because I am probably undershooting that estimate. I want to go in there with every track ready, down the very vision and exactly what parts I want on each. Paying that much for it makes me want to be fully prepared. I will get a few friends on the pedigree instruments I don't feel comfortable enough playing (I.E drums and bass) and am really thinking of a few ideas to get a couple other things on there like organ, harmonica, maybe some slide playing that I am not that adepth at either.

I'm going for a bluesy, r&b like record with a lot of my old self musically (my old self being the acoustic pretty music I was known for when I was younger) and trying to fit that all into a 12 track record. I've got 2 tracks really all down to a science, as I wrote them ages ago and they are ready and well realized.

This is a long process that will take a lot out of me but it is something I have been needing to do and as far as my goal and what I've been wanting to try and do in Nashville--it makes the most sense. It'll give me something concrete to have, to push, to show, to be able to say "I did" in 10 years if nothing comes of my talent.

This year I won't be at home in CA for christmas or my birthday, so I imagine I'll have a lot of time not wanting to think about that--to focus on work and making this record. Here's hoping.

Also...here's to surviving 2009. Here's to taking all the curveballs that have been aimed at my head and turning them into base hits. I don't give up on things easily, almost to a flaw, but of all the things I want out of life my own happiness is what it most important at my age and current juncture. Here's to you, life.