tired!!!!! a whirlwind trip to NYC, we drove in just as the 4th of july fireworks were exploding over the city... what a view of manhattan. tried out the new fast ferry between Toronto and Rochester... someone has gotta learn how to use the air conditioning *properly* on that thing (instead of almost giving us all pneumonia).

got a couple new things to listen to: modest mouse, jonny greenwood bodysong soundtrack (found this hard to get item in times square), neko case (i've been in love with the blacklisted cover art for a long time but never got a chance to check it out), fiest (really neat). also, loving roy hargrove RH factor... but i've had that for awhile.

exploring my older songs for this weekend's show... getting some email requests for it... (loving that!)... being reminded of a hell of a lot of history.

everyone keeps asking when the record will be done. it's hard to explain. feels like a final draft now... but it doesn't feel "done". i can't help but feel a little crazy that it's taking so long... i feel like a broken record when anyone asks about it. but my horoscope today (i get it everyday through email) says: "Finesse and refinement are subtle sciences. A small handful of people recognize how good you are at what you do. Your moment will come, slowly but surely. Amuse yourself quietly until then."

so that's what i'll do.