I checked the chat room first. Nobody there. Then I thought I'd read up on some threads to see how everyone else was doing. Spent 20 min. on the songs thread and knew I'd be here all night if I didn't stop now. But I wanted to say hello and give a quick update.
3 weeks in Long Beach now. I need to completely reorganize the kitchen and the bathroom in order to unpack my last boxes and I keep avoiding the job. Nipith came down from LA to help move me in. I think he's still in Thailand right now. My new roommate's great. Long Beach itself is lovely although my room gets unbearably hot in the late afternoon. That's okay. I'll probably only be here for another 5 months because...
Nick and I are doing tremendously well. His first visit was supposed to be for his birthday the second weekend in September. Nope. He was here 10 days after the move. Then ten days after that visit we had an amazing phone conversation, during which we talked through a lot of things that had been coming up for him in regards to "us." We hung up feeling completely, ecstatically, powerfully in love and very much a couple. When I put the phone down I looked at the clock (it was midnight) and I thought "If I threw some stuff in a bag, got in the car, and set the cruise control at 80, I could be there when he wakes up." So I did. When I drove back home we had 17 days until his birthday visit and, ironically, it will be the longest time we've been apart. We've made it a goal to be living together by Feb. 1st. Neither of us has any idea how that's going to happen, we're just going to keep the space open for that to occur.
I've met with my producer (Jay) and the guy who's been working on 3 of my songs (Justin) once and talked with Jay another time since then. They played me the tracks they'd been working on and we're in the process of refining the sound we're going for. The acoustic alternative thing didn't work out. They tried some acoustic arragements but the songs were coming out souding like John Denver, so they tell me. So they went back to the edgy rock that we had previously decided against and it was a bit too heavy for me. We'll find what we're looking for. My goal is to have the cd done by Nov. 30th. I'll let you know.
In addition I've been picking up a few personal projects. I've been hitting the gym on a regular basis and loving the results. I've started to learn Spanish. Third time I've started. This time I'll really try to get through the book and not stop at lesson 10 or whatever when it gets challenging.
Jay "made a few calls" for me to help out with possible work opportunities. Still, I think I'll start looking on my own next week. The savings won't last long and it would be nice to have something left in that account.
So I'm getting along, learning a lot about myself and how I resist progress and getting through that resistance. It's a powerful time and I need to stay focused, hence my decision not to stay and read threads. But I would love to hear from you.
Miss you guys.
