CDs, Fans and Music Galore

Inspired by my friend Sonora (landlord's daughter, not my cousin's daughter for those confused family members reading this post), I decided to create a Facebook fan page for my music. I had already put a "tab" on my personal profile page with some of my music and pictures, info, etc. but this will allow people who aren't my friends on Facebook to check out my music and become a fan.

I also recently created a CD containing several of my songs which I recorded using a sweet little digital recorder I received for Christmas a couple years ago. It is the most handy little gadget! I entitled it, "Acoustic Demo Album", though it contains some 14 songs. I suppose demos typically have less, but due to the recording quality I wanted it to be clear it was a demo and not full production.

After getting my new Macbook Pro set up, I was determined to make some better recordings. However, this process was hindered when my mic interface was discovered to only work via cardbus... The unit itself connects to the cardbus adapter via firewire cable, and my Macbook has a firewire cable... But the company specifically instructed me that the unit will in no way work (and may even be damaged) if connected only via firewire cable.

So I am left without a way to connect my mic to my computer... Still. It works with my old PC laptop, which is slower than a dead snail trapped in a box, but for obvious reasons I don't want to go that route. Plus my recording program on my PC was going haywire last time I used it. Using the internal mic on my laptop is no good either - My piano sounds dreadful (partly because it needs to be tuned).

Back to the drawing board on recording... So for now it is acoustic demo made on digital recorder and the occasional recording done at church. I know it will all work out in God's timing and I'm not in a hurry. I am happy that I have been faithful with what He has given me so far, and know that in His time He will give me more. :)

Until next time... Signing off!

Ponderings for the Day

So my new favorite workout activity is to take my landlord's dog for a walk. It's more about going for a walk/jog than the dog, but she keeps me company and I feel like I have a ferocious beast to protect me should anyone get any strange ideas. (Scary, isn't she? Okay, so she's not... But still...)

I've been excited about the last new song I wrote. It's a jazz style (I don't know what kind of jazz, probably "cheesy jazz" if that's a style since I don't know how to write different genres!).

But it's awesome because I had some crazy song writer's block, and was getting frustrated because I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound like every other song I've written. And amazingly enough, I took it to prayer and the Lord answered my prayer! :D

The Lord is good. When I was in a place of frustration and doubting His love for me, He was faithful to show me my error and remind me of His amazing love. He is great. That's a very small summary of how He has recently blessed me, and doesn't really do it justice, but I'm so blessed I'm just speechless! What can I say? :)

Until next time... Peace out.

Long Time No Blog

So, it's been a while since I've posted a blog. It's set to my home page - It's not as if I have forgotten about it... I just haven't really had much to write about.

Life has been good lately - Though even when it is not we can trust it is all working for good (Romans 8:28). But it's really been good in every sense of the idea. God is stirring up His people at my church, and we are finding ourselves with a new desire to invite others and to pray. The hearts of the people are changing in a good way (including myself!) and I am excited to be a part of it!

I recently got a new Macbook Pro! I have been wanting a Macbook for some time, and was finally able to get one. I chose to go refurbished and saved $300. The only difference between mine and a brand new model was 0.26 GB RAM. Not a problem for me, especially considering my old PC laptop had about 0.00005 GB RAM total. Utterly sloooooow...

Aside from these things, life is still trudging on in its non-routine, routine way. I'm still traveling about the country for work (see the new pictures I posted!) and working from home when not doing that. The allergy/diet thing is still a thorn in the flesh, but it's a relatively minor one compared to some, so I won't complain.

I am totally happy to be spending more time with my dad and step-mom, and look forward to going on vacation with them next month. At last! A summer that means summer! All the kids are always talking about how great summer is (because they're out of school). Where's my summer break? I want 3 months off!

I've also taken up working out with my land lady and a couple other friends when I can. If I can get out of bed and ready for work by 7:30am, I can join in (so you see what I mean by "if I can"!). We are doing various Beach Body workout videos, including the famous P90X. When I "can't" make it for workout I have decided that taking their dog for a walk is a lovely alternative. And much less strenuous!

Well, peace out for now. Perhaps I shall update my blog again before 2011. We'll see. Enjoy the new pictures though! :)