Seaboard Grand

  I don't often see new instruments created these days. I was shown this a bit earlier; really interesting tech that resulted in an equally interesting device. I love the sounds coming from this thing. It seems like something you'd see at a Sigur Rós show.

New Year, New Motivations

  My progress with last year's New Year's Resolutions was such a success that I'm hoping to continue that trend on into this new year, but to take it even further. I want to push harder on with the music and continue to try new things. And I still need to work on being more social and a bit less of a recluse...that's one aspect of my resolutions I didn't quite conquer to the extent I wanted.

  My optimism for the new year is exceptionally high. I continue to progress and fall more and more in love with the piano, I've knocked a bit of rust off the ole guitar skills, I have a Cajon lesson coming up soon (with the original Counting Crows drummer, which is pretty cool), the vocal instructor I'm going to see is back Feb 17th so if I keep my courage up, I'll be meeting up with her to determine if I can work on this voice of mine so I can sing along with my guitar playing without sounding like a tortured rooster. I've another trip in mind for this year, though my destination isn't decided yet. As much as I want to go back to France, I need to go somewhere I've never been before. And tomorrow I have a 90 minute session in one of those sensory deprivation chambers, which sounds like a very interesting experience. Maybe that will get my creative juices flowing.

  This is going to be a fantastic year, I can feel it. I'm not even going to let the flu that knocked me out for 3 weeks make me believe otherwise.