Weird...

It's a little weird to be going to bed at this hour. I was able to get some things done today though. Petey got a checkup (i.e. state inspection) and is good to go for another year. I also updated the iPod with the new Finding Reason logo (pretty cool to see the logo...almost like a real band logo.)

I also found some time to do some work in the studio...wow...i'm outta practice. Hopefully i'll have some additional time to spend in there...after all, i do have comfortable seating in there now.

I paid some bills...never a fun thing to do. The next few days i have a few other errands to run, and with my work hours, that shouldn't be a problem.

The Sunday Buy

I bought my first accessory for the iPod today. I needed to find a way to play the iPod through the home stereo system. So, a quick trip to best buy and i picked up this guy: DLO Home Dock Deluxe. There are less expensive ways to do this, but i had a gift card to best buy. I also bought a 12GB flash drive, which is an easy way to transfer Finding Reason files from one studio to another. I was able to transfer 5GB of Finding Reason material from the laptop to the studio desktop. But i was too lazy to hook the studio equipment back up to make sure the files worked. Perhaps that will be a task for later this week?

Horelica House of Music Edition # 17

Ok, i know you've been wondering where the latest installment of Horelica House of Music was...and here it is...

This first band is somewhat obscure. This album was given to me by my brother back at Christmas. As i was trudging through my studies today at work, one of their songs rolled through the iPod. So, i listened to the whole album. Not too shabby. Here they are, Grey Haven.



While i don't have the entire album from this next band, the song that is on my iPod also played while i was trying to study. It immediately brought back memories to Friday, march 16th. This song was on Nel's birthday CD. That was such a good night!

Game Nite!

Tonight was a very nice and relaxing way to end the otherwise exciting weekend! It was game night at Erin, Justin, and Branelle's place. Game nite is a great way to have a good time without spending any money!

Earlier in the day i got in some rockstar practice. For some reason, i've been a little lazy on that front. But all was good as i could remember how to play the two songs in our catalog. I have been working on some new music and unfortunately it sounds too much like another band...oh, well, i'll keep working on it. And Finding Reason my be going on a "retreat" in the near future. Greg suggested we just lock ourselves in the studio for a weekend and work on music, music, music. No TV, no women, no distractions. Hopefully we can come up with some music to expand our catalog!

I started out the day by going grocery shopping (a chore i most hate...and hate even more doing it alone...you'd think i'd be used to it after 8 months) Anyway, the iPod made it a little more tolerable. But i'm stocked up on lots of food and such.

And on the NCAA front, Texas A&M has advanced to the Sweet 16. They play Memphis (#2 seed in the South). I'm not sure how that will turn out, but it should be a good game. I have a feeling A&M might pull it off. Guess we'll see...

Hopefully this week, work will be less painful than last week. I, unfortunately, have a lot to get done in one week. April 20th is not going to come soon enough. What is significant about April 20th, you ask? Well, it's the day that my Increment ends...with the crew (LA and Misha) safetly back on the Earth. I can then concentrate on 13A.1 planning.

Well, i think that is enough randomness for one night...Enjoy your week!

iPod Delivers

Today, my iPod dished out some of the best music that i own. As i did my work today, i played the iPod on shuffle. I never knew what was next, but today, nearly every song was killer! Of the 117 songs i listened to today, i only had to skip 6 or 7. I was thoroughly pleased today at iPod's selection.

I got to thinking (yeah, i know, that's dangerous in itself). I should name my iPod. Let the name calling begin...name my iPod!

The Best (and Worst) Invention EVER!

It's called iTunes. It's the best cause you have nearly every song or movie you could ever imagine at your disposal. All it takes is just a few button clicks and it's yours. You know you hear a song and think to yourself...i don't have that song...but i need that song...punch up iTunes. You can buy an entire album or just a single song...and in most cases it's cheaper than buying the album in stores...and it should be, since you don't have to pay for packaging. It's the greatest thing ever!

Now...the worst part of it. Because it is so easy and no "real" money exchanges hands at the time of the transaction, it's very easy to get carried away. It's like the new e-drug. Some can't get enough! I fear i may be an e-druggie...While i haven't purchased any movies, i'm sure they are just as great as the music. It's the worst thing ever!

iFell for iPod

Well, i never thought that i'd own an iPod. I'm very anti-apple. Never really liked them since we started using the Apple II-C back in grade school. Just didn't like the user interface. Now, apple is very reliable and has a lot of power...but just couldn't bring myself to use 'em.

Until now...i sprung for the 30GB iPod video. I have a vast collection of music and some of it i can't listen to in the car. Well, iPod is the best product on the market for the price. It's no wonder the world has been taken by storm of iPod users. Kudos to Apple on this product. The software is great...it grabbed all 5000+ songs that i have on my laptop without me pushing a button...and it'll sync to my laptop every time...grabbing any additional music that i put on the laptop. Great little tool. I'm still working through all the features, but this is a very user friendly mp3 player. And the other thing that makes this a wonderful product is all the accessories that are available for it.

Well, i'm off to listen to a few tunes before work...