JuneJun 29 Sunday 08
note to self - no more Helicores...
A week or so ago I broke down and finally started the process of getting new strings for my upright. Last time I bought new strings was probably 5 years ago. And that time I got Helicore Hybrids and...
MayMay 8 Thursday 08
Yes, Judy, it’s One Of THOSE Days(TM)
Woke up this morning at - according to my cell phone - about 9:30 am. For some reason I was convinced my phone was wrong. (Yes, it's one of those that updates itself against the carrier.) Stumbled ...
MayMay 2 Friday 08
A sobering thought...
I realized something tonight. I used to have a $43k/year job. That means I made about $1600 every two weeks. That's more than I make in a _month_ now. I wonder if anyone else in the store is in th...
AprilApr 13 Sunday 08
Gay Glasses Galore!
I would have posted these earlier in the week but I've been fighting computer problems since Monday. Dear god Windows is such a piece of shit...Anywho, I got my new glasses in! YAY! ...
AprilApr 11 Friday 08
MySpace Bullshit - a post for Tom
Yes. THAT Tom.See I have a bunch of gripes about MySpace. It's really no secret. But then I wouldn't blame you for not knowing. First off I highly doubt you randomly peruse all of the billions of ...
AprilApr 6 Sunday 08
and here we go swinging on the pendulum...
You know... it’s not that I want life to be a sail in the park. I just want to feel like I’m drowning in a little less of the steaming diarrhea. I mean seriously. Life ju...
AprilApr 5 Saturday 08
The Daniel Cartier Show
I was actually in a good mood for a change. Perhaps it was because I got 8+ hours of practicing in - bass, guitar, even flute - for a change. But... then i had to go and try and get on the internet....
MarchMar 30 Sunday 08
Intriguing instruments
A young lady came into the store today and inquired about bass and contrabass flutes. I’ve seen an alto flute and *maybe* a bass flute. (The bass flute was years ago - my freshman ye...
I...
should be writing right now. And I know it. X(
MarchMar 28 Friday 08
Argh.
I hate finally feeling all ready to get to work on some songs only to realize that several key items are still out at my old apartment. X( Maybe some day soon I’ll feel ’togeth...
getting back on...
Finally sat down with my new keyboard controller in an attempt to get my writing going again. Eeeeeegads. I’m terrified of that blank page. All of the random ideas I have whils...
MarchMar 26 Wednesday 08
BS++ = New Job Needed
So I was all being Mr. Ranty McRanterson and ... well of course my computer had to go eat my post. X(Needless to say my bullshit-o-meter hit into the "I am leaving this job SOON" almost as soon ...
MarchMar 20 Thursday 08
takin’ a ride...
Went out to my favorite open mic at the Intermezzo Cafe. As has happened in the past I was the only one there. Of course I forgot lyrics left and right. *sighs* I do better on ...
MarchMar 9 Sunday 08
Silence and... Progress?
I just e-filed my 2007 tax return. Somehow - according to TurboTax at least - even though I only *paid* $150 in federal taxes I'm getting *back* $310. Clearly bistromathics have been superceeded by ...
FebruaryFeb 14 Thursday 08
MySpace Earns Another FAIL
Okay. So WTGDF? Are the programmers at MySpace trying to find out just HOW SHITTY of a product they can develop? I mean if it were any more of a useless wreck you could mistake it for the Democrati...
FebruaryFeb 8 Friday 08
I did mah hairz.
Life is much better. My general frame-of-mind is *significantly* more upbeat since I moved here. Tons o' things I should mention but am too tired at the moment. Just wanted to post a...
JanuaryJan 31 Thursday 08
Delayed reactions
Today was my one-day-a-week job up in Germantown teaching bass. This necessitates me lugging my upright across state lines and into northern Philly. Afterwards I opted to take my Big Baby to dir...
JanuaryJan 29 Tuesday 08
Transitions...
I feel like I should feel more excited but... I'm not. In fact I'm rather anxious and scared. Which of course makes me think less of myself. Which of course feeds back into the whole cycle of self-...
JanuaryJan 26 Saturday 08
Review.
Put a bunch of my stuff on my new iPod mp3 player and I've been going over all the stuff that I've worked on to date. I think I'm convincing myself that I *can* go forward regarding writing in g...
JanuaryJan 25 Friday 08
Where has it gone?
Today towards the end of work I did something I've done surprisingly little of - I started playing around on the (nicer) clarinets.*sighs* People who know me from college know I went on a pretty seri...