great show last night with the band. as I type this, i'm listening to the stuff we recorded... so many magical moments! i'm really liking how some of the new songs are coming along.... it's nice to be able to get other musicians playing on the songs when they're still young. grows them in slightly different ways that wouldn't happen if i was just demoing at home all the time.

i'm working on a new website design. sick of the old kk.com! it's done us well but it's time to move on. i have new photos and i'm really really happy with them... taken by my friend Karen Baer. she did an awesome job. no matter how great the photographer, i think i always end up looking goinky in photos, totally of my own doing (like... what kind of smile was that??? ) , but she was patient and made me feel pretty damn comfortable, i didn't look goinky even once!

sometimes i like doing design work almost as much as i like writing songs. it definitely feels like another creative output.. and damn, it's instant gratification to be able to see a tangible result. i'm all about tangible results, regardless of the profession i've chosen. maybe that's why i get burnt out sometimes...

speaking of which. i've got to go home. i need some quiet time to be with family and hell, just walk the dog and think. i've booked my flight and will be there in a couple weeks. i think that's the most spontaneous vacation i've ever planned. it also coincides fairly nicely with my birthday... sort of.... i'll fly in a week AFTER my 25th birthday. I think that's still PLENTY of grace period for there still to be a nice big birthday party with lots of beer. *grin*

get ready winnipeg!