writing and writing and writing...

here's an updated songlist with some title changes and new additions:

heavy
wound
my new life
act i: holding on, act ii: letting go
what i wish i could say
blue + green
the brightness
you will glow once again!
tomorrow
open your eyelids and look for the first time!

i'm also trying to do some things musically that i've never done. for one, i'm spending a TON of time on lyrics. i've never really been a lyrics writer per se, but i guess i'll try this time around :-) i am also trying to spend much more time on the percussive elements of these new songs. one more major change: NO ACOUSTIC GUITARS. that's right. this is a major challenge for me, but i think i can pull it off. stay tuned.

that's right, friends. we're up to 10 songs! my goal is to have 13 written within 2 weeks and then to begin working with everything in protools. if i can be recording guitar and vocals by Christmas, i will be a happy music man.

if you're one of my friends looking for a good music rec, check out the new frightened rabbit single "swim until you can't see land." the b-side, "fun stuff," is also phenomenal, maybe even better than the single. frightened rabbit are way way WAY too good, imho.

and if you want a movie rec, check out "fantastic mr. fox." wes anderson does not disappoint with this one.

bye.

blog change

i've decided to dedicate this blog more to music stuff, due to a few reasons, the biggest being the increase of searchability and google-friendliness of blogspot. so yeah, more music, less personal. but it'll still be personal :-)

next cd so far

i've been writing a bunch of music. some good, some not so. but i have some solid songs for the next album. here's the playlist so far:

heavy
wound
my new life
moving on
what i wish i could say
blue + green
the brightness
you will glow once again

update

dr appointments went well this week. they're figuring some things out, so hopefully healthwise things will be turning around. that'd be really nice.

the end at fuller...

so i met with my advisor today and we mapped out my remaining time at fuller, with a rough outline. if all goes according to plan - and i dont see why it wont - next fall will be my last quarter here. woohoo!

uninspired

so i feel really uninspired lately. like, numb. i noticed it last week when i was trying to write lyrics. i felt like i had nothing to say in those lyrics. and its sort of frustrating. most of my lyrics are usually melancholy because thats kind of my general mood. however lately things have been looking more upward and, with the loss of the melancholy, i have been stuck with a major lyrical inspiration void. its weird. so...

if you're selling something, i'm looking to buy. it'd be awesome to believe something intensely right now.