So this morning I did something really weird (for me): Ah woke up early fer yoga! Yes, ah forced myself outta bed at 7:30 am so ah could gae git hawt n sweaty.
This means of kerse, that ahm on pretty good track ta hit my goal - altho in ordah ta git credit at tha studio, ah need ta dae 30 classes in 28 days. This mornin was #15 - halfway thar. Ah don't know if its gawna git easier er hardah from here on out, altho my schedule is gittin busier n busier. BUT, ahm also committed ta daein this cuz ah said ah would - doesn't sound like me at all does it?
Ta recap:
1st class = awesome!
Next 3 classes = sucktastic!
Next 5 classes = awesome!
Next 4 classes = less then awesome!
Yesterday = pretty good
Today = damn ahm sore!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Updates abound
Don't know what it is, but February has me writin a lawt of blog entries thus far. Don't git used ta it necessarily...
Yoga - Day 5 was AWESOME. Strongest class probably evah - felt like a champ pretty much tha whole time through, breathin was steady n intentional, n went pretty fawkin deep on some poses (rawked triangle too, hell yeah!). Ah think part of this had ta dae w. more then 24 hours between classes in addition ta otha circumstances (this time ah went ta tha noon n then tha 4:30). Howevah, ahm concerned once ah throw my 8 hours of werk back on top (as well as tha bike ride ta n from werk) tomorrow n tha rest of tha week will come back n hurt.
Pillow Fight - Laughing Squid (a blog I read pretty regularly about fun stuff, specially in SF) compiled pretty much anythang werth lookin at regardin tha pillow fight on Sunday -> It's all right here. Also, San Francisco is so weird.
Finally, ahve recently listened ta both this and this via myspace recently n have enjoyed both artist a lawt - hip hop typed stuff w. guest stars. Altho ah realize tha first one has a lame deal gaein on w. Target.
Yoga - Day 5 was AWESOME. Strongest class probably evah - felt like a champ pretty much tha whole time through, breathin was steady n intentional, n went pretty fawkin deep on some poses (rawked triangle too, hell yeah!). Ah think part of this had ta dae w. more then 24 hours between classes in addition ta otha circumstances (this time ah went ta tha noon n then tha 4:30). Howevah, ahm concerned once ah throw my 8 hours of werk back on top (as well as tha bike ride ta n from werk) tomorrow n tha rest of tha week will come back n hurt.
Pillow Fight - Laughing Squid (a blog I read pretty regularly about fun stuff, specially in SF) compiled pretty much anythang werth lookin at regardin tha pillow fight on Sunday -> It's all right here. Also, San Francisco is so weird.
Finally, ahve recently listened ta both this and this via myspace recently n have enjoyed both artist a lawt - hip hop typed stuff w. guest stars. Altho ah realize tha first one has a lame deal gaein on w. Target.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Yoga Update - 4 out of 28....
Ah don't know if thars a point in time when thangs are supposed ta even out, but my last 3 classes have really kicked my ass. Friday tha heat was higher then its been in weeks - ah actually really love tha hawt classes, but ahve been gittin used ta 102-104 degree temperatures, and Friday was more like 105 - 109 (my favorite spot is up near tha instructor podium, whar tha heat indicator is). Saturday was even hawter - gawt up ta 111 fer tha second half but tha humidifier wasn't on (n fancy this - ah didn't remind tha teacha ta turn it on this time!). Also, Friday ah took 6:30 and then Saturday ah took tha noon - ahve only done two classes in less then 24 hours once before. Today was tha opposite of my usual problem - usually my flesh is willin but tha mind is weak, but today ah was daein really well w. maintainin my composure but damn every pose hurt n ah even left a few of them early (Ah hate when ah dae that). But, ahm still determined - altho ah hafta admit thar were moments today when ah started wonderin if ah actually hated bikram yoga, n had just convinced myself ah enjoy it. I also biked about 17 miles yestahday w. errands n shit, did a class n went to tha pillow fight, which was freakin AWESOME, but surprisingly tiring on my arms.
Here's a pretty blurry pic of my own (my camera is low on batteries so the night setting is kind of whack), I'll try to link to some better ones as they become available on the web:
I was pretty exhausted by the end of the day, but it still beat the livin crap out of last year's V-Day.
In other news, I've been listening to a lot of Murder By Death recently and am very much looking forward to their show next Saturday. Check em out - Americana/indie rock w. cello - that doesn't suck (most americana/indie ah could take er leave, but these folks dae it rite).
Here's a pretty blurry pic of my own (my camera is low on batteries so the night setting is kind of whack), I'll try to link to some better ones as they become available on the web:
I was pretty exhausted by the end of the day, but it still beat the livin crap out of last year's V-Day.
In other news, I've been listening to a lot of Murder By Death recently and am very much looking forward to their show next Saturday. Check em out - Americana/indie rock w. cello - that doesn't suck (most americana/indie ah could take er leave, but these folks dae it rite).
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Yoga OverDose
Think ah mentioned this a few posts back, but ahve decided ta see what gaein ta yoga EVERY DAY fer 4 weeks feels like. My studio is daein a 30 day challenge startin tha 15th but ahve started early as ahll be out of town fer a few days in tha middle of March fer Crazy Paul's weddin. Also, ah miscalculated, so startin today will give me at most 28 days. While daein more then one class a day is allowed, ahll prolly be makin up at least one day a week once WTB starts practicin again, so it's doubtful ahll be able ta pick up tha slack. Ah also will nawt beat myself up if ah dont dae all 28 - if ah hit 20 ahll be pretty fricken happy!
Fer tha record, it's suggested that you gae at least 3 x a week in ordah ta really heal yer body, but ahll admit aftah my first couple months ah sorta petered out ta twice, MAYBE three times each week. Howevah, tha wintah break gave me free time so ah tried ta step it up - n ahll be damned, ah felt much healthier when ah started gaein 3-4 as opposed ta 2-3. So we'll give this a shot.
Wish me luck everyone - today was day numbah 1 n my class was pretty awesome actually!
In addition to this, ahve also decided ta completely cut out any weeknite drinkin until tha weddin as well - this is sorta a health thang - but really a money deal.
Fer tha record, it's suggested that you gae at least 3 x a week in ordah ta really heal yer body, but ahll admit aftah my first couple months ah sorta petered out ta twice, MAYBE three times each week. Howevah, tha wintah break gave me free time so ah tried ta step it up - n ahll be damned, ah felt much healthier when ah started gaein 3-4 as opposed ta 2-3. So we'll give this a shot.
Wish me luck everyone - today was day numbah 1 n my class was pretty awesome actually!
In addition to this, ahve also decided ta completely cut out any weeknite drinkin until tha weddin as well - this is sorta a health thang - but really a money deal.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Flakes from CL nevah cease
So perhaps you remembah These Guys from back in August. If you are lazy n don't feel like clicking, in this blog ah chronicled a very long (as in 3 and a half weeks) correspondence whar some dude from craigslist who needed a bass player pretty much flaked all ovah tha place. Specifically, he didn't call me three times on tha days we were supposed toa meet until a couple hours aftah our intended meet time, n then told me ah was too busy ta play in his band. Ah thought ah ended up dodgin a bullet actually n 3 days latah joined Wee the Band, who dae have thar shit togetha as indicated by my previous post.
Anyway, last nite ah gawt an email from this guy sayin he had some gigs comin up n was hopin ah could fill in. Obviously, that answer is a big fat "no", altho ah kinda feel like completely ignorin tha email since this guy is such a flake. Howevah, ah did check out tha myspace he linked me to ta see how his band ended up and well....
Ah'll let you hear fer yerself, but won't post tha name of tha group as ah dont want this blog ta show up on any google searches. Check em out here.
Ok, ahll toss in my two cents - they suck. Hard. As in, ah can't even listen to a whole song of theirs. Tha guitarist/"singer" is tha guy who gawt in touch w. me, n well, you ken listen ta how his vocals are (in his words) "not too bad." Ahd hate ta hear a singer he thinks is no good....
Anyway, last nite ah gawt an email from this guy sayin he had some gigs comin up n was hopin ah could fill in. Obviously, that answer is a big fat "no", altho ah kinda feel like completely ignorin tha email since this guy is such a flake. Howevah, ah did check out tha myspace he linked me to ta see how his band ended up and well....
Ah'll let you hear fer yerself, but won't post tha name of tha group as ah dont want this blog ta show up on any google searches. Check em out here.
Ok, ahll toss in my two cents - they suck. Hard. As in, ah can't even listen to a whole song of theirs. Tha guitarist/"singer" is tha guy who gawt in touch w. me, n well, you ken listen ta how his vocals are (in his words) "not too bad." Ahd hate ta hear a singer he thinks is no good....
Monday, February 09, 2009
A weekend at tha Recordin Studio....
Considering tha last recordin session that ah took part in (otha then some solo stuffs in my bedroom) was tha Mysterious Odors - Dead Homies Don't Drink Sparks session in April of 2005, I can safely say that it has been a DAMN long time since ah recorded anything. This isn't necessarily a bad thang, b.c ah pretty much hate recording, but ah think it speaks to how hard it is ta git shit done/play in a band/etc. when you are moving around all tha time (especially if yer stop-ovah includes livin in NoVA).
Howevah, Wee the Band had been planning on recording as soon as possible (meaning, once they replaced their old shitty bass playah n gawt tha new one up ta speed), n that time has come. We spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Studio 401 in Bernal Heights laying down rhythm tracks fer tha upcomin album. Tha location was great, as it was literally half a mile up tha street from my house, n tha settin was pretty relaxed. All in all, tha session went about as good as ah could've expected - altho we only gawt through 6 songs (n ah was really hopin fer 7).
Severe in tha studio!
Like ah said, it went about as good as ah could've hoped fer - tha stuff sounds good, tha musick is in time, ah love about 95% of my bass lines, n ah feel comfortable that aftah its all mixed n done, we are gaein ta have a solid first album. N it really feels like a first album - tha tunes we did are tha least ambitious, tha easiest ta listen ta, n tha most borin (in a mostly-good way). It also gave us an opportunity ta see how we werk togetha in tha studio, which again, was pretty good fer tha most part.
Andy(engineer), Sean, and Jamie (left to right)
It also means ah don't hafta play those gawdamn fawkin songs anymore fer at least a couple weeks which is awesome. Time fer tha singahs ta dae some werk fer once!
Also, this picture doesn't capture it very well, but Dan (drums) on tha left reminds me of Dave Smooth (they have similar mannerisms as well sometimes).
Glass of Wine
Then ah gawt back ta werk on Monday n everythang was crazy, n skipped yoga tonite cuz ah don't like tha teacher. But - ah might be gaein fer 30 classes in 30 days startin on Thursday (altho ah doubt ahll actually be able ta accomplish that, but 20 in 30 would still be pretty awesome!)
Howevah, Wee the Band had been planning on recording as soon as possible (meaning, once they replaced their old shitty bass playah n gawt tha new one up ta speed), n that time has come. We spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Studio 401 in Bernal Heights laying down rhythm tracks fer tha upcomin album. Tha location was great, as it was literally half a mile up tha street from my house, n tha settin was pretty relaxed. All in all, tha session went about as good as ah could've expected - altho we only gawt through 6 songs (n ah was really hopin fer 7).
Severe in tha studio!
Like ah said, it went about as good as ah could've hoped fer - tha stuff sounds good, tha musick is in time, ah love about 95% of my bass lines, n ah feel comfortable that aftah its all mixed n done, we are gaein ta have a solid first album. N it really feels like a first album - tha tunes we did are tha least ambitious, tha easiest ta listen ta, n tha most borin (in a mostly-good way). It also gave us an opportunity ta see how we werk togetha in tha studio, which again, was pretty good fer tha most part.
Andy(engineer), Sean, and Jamie (left to right)
It also means ah don't hafta play those gawdamn fawkin songs anymore fer at least a couple weeks which is awesome. Time fer tha singahs ta dae some werk fer once!
Also, this picture doesn't capture it very well, but Dan (drums) on tha left reminds me of Dave Smooth (they have similar mannerisms as well sometimes).
Glass of Wine
Then ah gawt back ta werk on Monday n everythang was crazy, n skipped yoga tonite cuz ah don't like tha teacher. But - ah might be gaein fer 30 classes in 30 days startin on Thursday (altho ah doubt ahll actually be able ta accomplish that, but 20 in 30 would still be pretty awesome!)
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