i have a new baby! A Washburn semi-hollow body... mmmmm. had an affair with it all weekend and am using on the recording in full force. Yes, that's right, I'm trading in my "acoustic folk singer" vibe in favor of the "guitar slinging rock star"... just you wait and see!

I took a whack of pictures of the guitar too...! but they came out horribly so i guess it's back to the drawing board with my art photography. Hope to have something better soon and maybe i'll post it to the site so you can see my new addition to the family!

Played bass on another song on the record but i think that's where I draw the line. I'm practicing it more tho... gonna learn all of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy on it... then i'll feel accomplished *wink*

blah blah what else is going on? too much... sold my desktop computer the other day in favor of a laptop... more mobility... i'm also moving at the end of June, trading in my more "settled" existence for the more transient. as it is, i'm never home anymore and i'm rocking and revelling in love and music. what could be better?

there's nothing better than making a record with someone you love.

has a week gone by since i blogged last? eeks. time is flying. A couple lead vocals to go and a bunch of other instruments (e gtrs, etc) to add in, but things are starting to really take shape. Drum tracks coming in from Vancouver...

i'm playing bass more and more! what fun - that and tin whistle. i can play the theme from Titanic AND joni mitchells version of "At Last". btw, loving that record... pick it up and have a really good listen [Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now]. Funny cuz I am only becoming a joni fan now, in my 20's, whereas apparently as a "female singer-songwriter", stereotypically I would have been worshipping joni since i was 13 and perhaps Joan Biaz too.... [meanwhile i have never sat down and listened to Joan Biaz... or Kate Bush for that matter]. What does that make me then?

Still working on talking to people for EM... had some inquiries about the President-ial role and now just getting more information flying back and forth. i'll keep ya posted.

so btw, only had one feedback post on my messageboard... u guys falling asleep over there? should i write about more interesting things? something like "..and i said to the guy "no, not that tattoo, THAT one"...or tell you about the movie i rented last night from B------- that turned out to be some B-movie soft porn?? I also rented ROCKSTAR and it was ok but Jennifer Aniston was really inappropriate at the end - imagine Rachael from Friends being quirky and veclempt through a heavy reunion-style love scene.

ok gotta run!

ah stress. made some majorly exciting progress in the studio this weekend, but having some difficulties with technology today... computer is in the shop!... biting our nails are we. yes. time to get an external cd writer for better backup, i do say. these are the little "extras" that i was talking about in the latest pre-order update (in the newsletter)... the last minute expenses that come up just when things are all planned out. damn. damn damn.

also stressed because i've made a rather hefty decision to really take matters into (and subsequently out of) my hands with EM. (estrogen music). (www.estrogenmusic.com). (does everyone know about EM?) ... (if not check it out, i'm not going to explain the history here). the story now is that i started it 2 years ago but i'm really no longer able to devote time, the type of time it deserves and NEEDS, because let's face it, i want to focus on **my music** and **THIS ALBUM** and all associated things/work. i hope you guys don't mind! *grin* But... in making a decision like that, it's super stressful because EM is like a baby to me... and any time you see a project not reach its full potential, it's heartbreaking. However the only way that EM can continue is if i find someone who wants to take over as president and really run it. Really grow it. has to be the right person. *sigh*

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or that i had eggs benedict for the first time this month???

where have i been living???

would you believe that up until this week i didn't know what a caper tasted like?

In the middle of a full weekend, spent yesterday on bass tracking. I PLAYED BASS ON A TUNE! I had so much fun with that... never played bass in my life (keyboard bass doesn't count!!). Things are coming together, have a few more of my own tracks to do and then we finish drums in Vancouver, bass in Toronto.

happy mother's day.... it's rainy and misty here, can't see the tower cuz of the fog. i'm home for a bit right now to feed da cats n' stuff but maybe i'll sneak back into the studio early and throw down some of those new songs from the other day. We're getting into a case of too much material, not enough time, but it's nice to have plenty of choices.

life is good. :)

hey by the way, if you're reading this, let me know what you think by commenting on my messageboard, k? (link at bottom of page)

xo

shit ok just found out that blogger (the site that runs this journal) seems to hate Macs. Or something like that. wrote a little blog for the day and tried to scroll down to read further and wham! all my typing disappeared. will have to remember that... don't normally use Macs but that's all we have here at the studio.

wrote two songs this morning... one while gazing at the misty towers of downtown and the other in a torrential downpour while driving through downtown. inspired by something i read in Effortless Mastery... good book by Kenny Werner. tried to read some last night without my contact lenses in... bad idea!

gonna post this before i type too much and try scrolling again.... damn macs!!

OK here goes, i'm starting this online book of obscure thoughts as a little way of keeping in touch... the last month in the studio has left me feeling absolutely wonderful but a little isolated... so i've decided to test out this method of online journaling that i tripped over on the web a few months ago (yes i'm a geek. i know that. *grin*). But now, the disclaimers: while i can't promise that i'll update every day, i will do my best to keep things going at least once or twice a week during the next few months of recording this album. If all goes well, perhaps this will be my "notes from the road" forum also. Perhaps it will get poetic. Perhaps i'll say some really dumb embarrassing stuff that you can tease me about the next time i'm in your town. But that's what it's here for i guess! I'd love your comments, that's what the message board is there for... so let me know what you think of this or anything i have to say!

Alright, time to see if this thing works... pressing "publish" NOW!