June 27th, 2007

Hi again. I haven't updated in about a week. I tried my boot camp and I've been doing pretty well. Today I even picked up my trumpet and blasted away on it. Well here's what been happening.

Work is work. I was at work most of last week but I have decided that I'm going to buy a grip master from Manny's in the city (or Sam Ash on the island which ever I get to first). I want to be able to get my fingers back up to speed (Shush you people about to make a lesbian crack...) I'll be able to practicing my fingering even at work...(again...please refrain from hurting yourselves from reading that line).

It's a hot day today. My weather.com display is reading that it is now 88 degrees F outside right. I have my fans blowing away at a low speed (to conserve energy) and have yet to put in my AC (again to conserve energy). I recently haven't been able to use my house phone because I have been talking too much to Kate on it. No matter what I do I always get in trouble with the water bill, electricity bill, or phone bill. So I'm suffering through this summer. Well it's not that bad.

Anyway it's hot and I feel loose. I decideded to jam on my guitar and damn I sounded awesome. I saw the Blues travelers last night at work (btw they kinda sucked but the guitar player did have some good moments) and I was just jamming away. I'm not so much into soloing on the guitar because I'm just a novice but I think I did my girlfriend justice. I then looked at my baby, Diana on her stand and decided what the hell...let's play some exercises. Well I couldn't wrap my brain around the metronome. I hate those days where you just can't seem to stay on target. I decided to screw the fingering exercise and play some jazz tunes. Well while playing I realize I was NOT MISSING A NOTE! Everything sound on pitch and I said to myself..."well if I'm hitting notes in the range I used to hit, I should tackle the Haydn again."

The Haydn and I have a love/hate relationship. I don't know why I obsess over getting this piece perfect. So I started playing and I was hitting my high C's again. When I stoppped playing, I was on the verge of a high D. I can't tell you awesome it felt to hit a high C again. But the con to this pro...my cheek and jaw are swollen. So I'm drinking some water and icing my face.

Off of music topics...there was a naked woman in the bathroom at my workplace the other night. My girlfriend and I stumbled in to see this woman cleaning herself...it was quite hilarious and sickening. It was of course a highlight of the night....and they were fake boobs if anyone was asking themselves. she was highly UNATTRACTIVE but Kate and I just had those church girl giggles...more like howling on the floor in VIP.