i'm sorry i haven't written in a while. my sister and i took a week out from this *hectic* schedule of ours and went to the catskills to some kind of resort. i would like to/should be diplomatic about the experience but it was hideous piss. when the highlight of your week is watching veronica mars and a half-baked ANTM marathon you know you're at an alltime low. the resort was definitely in seasonal limbo (which means next to no people) and the room smelled kinda. i am happy to be back at no. 31.

right now i am sitting at john's computer taking some time out from guitar practise. i am practising playing with a metronome because i am mediocre at it and if i can nail the scratches in one or two takes instead of ten it would be easier for all concerned.

in some regards this recording adventure has turned into an endurance test - just short of a nightmare. i am still not sure it will all get done. chris feels invaded by my presence and seems to have lost all zest for the project; nate is sick having just had his tonsils out; dana only has a week's gap in which to record the drums (not impossible but still anxiety provoking) and john... well john has nervousness regarding his ability to write a decent bass part but is otherwise keen (i think).

what makes all of it worse is that this is a favour to me and it was supposed to take 3 weeks max - chris' feeling invaded is not unwarranted AND to top it off i FEEL like an invader. i am torn between the desire to ease tensions, have a good time get along etc AND a monetary situation that all but demands i do both these EPs with these guys now. i also have a long standing history of being a slacker which means i have something to prove to myself.

it is entirely possible to get done what we need to get done in the time we have (we have three weeks and the original goal was three weeks) but i am worried i do not have the energy to motivate the entire project.

until next time.

- Luc xoxox  ¶ 10:35 AM 0 comments