well i'm sitting here with my glass of red wine, hoping to make *some people* stop pestering me about neglecting my journal... (actually i don't mind that they're pestering).. i think it's cool that people nag me about it because at least it means i'm not doing it for nothing.

i've actually been neglecting both my online AND my offline journal these days, and now that i've realized it, damn it, i'm going to get back on it in both realms! i think it's cuz i have been swept up in a bunch of things. the new songs (uploaded and available on the site right now!!!), the new website, the creation and structuring of the streetteam, and more. we may be getting a new computer for the studio and i'm almost literally salivating at the thought. the power! i'm such a geek.

but i digress... i guess it's true that when you're in the middle of working on an album, it's kinda hard to feel like writing anything else sometimes. i mean, for me, it's usually that kind of scenario... or else the extreme opposite, where i'm writing too much during the album work and end up changing the scope of the entire album because i want to add new songs.

speaking of which, i'm really feeling good about the new songs. they're a sneak preview into where we're going with things... but there's more that we haven't really hinted at yet. let's just say that i'm learning new things all the time... and i think that's better than staying in the same place.

listen to me sounding all positive!!! makes me sound like i'm some contemplative feel-good hippy... but most of the time i'm feeling like things are moving too slow. i need to chill out. take some time out each day and sit with my glass of red wine.... and my on/offline journals.