today was a milestone day of sorts. i went for a meeting with the mastering engineer! he and i listened through some of the pretty final mixes and he gave the A-OK for volume levels and such, so now i'm just deciding the order of the record and listening through for any last minute tinkering. this is it!

dad emailed me this morning to say that after reading my journal yesterday, it sounded to him like i'm being too much of a perfectionist, and i should stop. well i agree, on some level, but when it comes down to it, i just want to make something i'm really proud of and happy to listen to. And let's face it, there have been phases during these last 2 years when i really wasn't happy with it... so why would i put that out to you fine people? why would i want to put out a record that i would be embarrassed of in a short while? i think for me, the wait has been worth it - i feel i've grown as a musician, producer, engineer, and songwriter. i think i'll be able to enjoy listening to this, and i hope everyone else will too.

karen