I did a great deal of musical things today.
And a bunch of other stuff too.
I woke up at 6:15 to go for a run with The Jules. We made it down to Harvard and back up Oxford St. a bit - short, but better than nothing. I was just happy to be out and about, early.
After that, I made it to work by a little before 9:00 AM. Perfect timing. Work was leisurely, as it can sometimes be after a project kinda wraps itself up. It was made even more leisurely by the fact that I had to leave around 3:00 PM for a guitar lesson in Brookline. The lesson started at 4:00 PM - we wrote last week off as a non-entity, and just kinda sat around playing the melody of West Coast Blues, talking about computer programs to manage schedules, and how whale song sounds like of like a Gregorian chant.
After that, at around 4:18 PM, I got back on the T inbound to Hynes, then walked down to Symphony for class. I could barely stay awake in Jazz Theory - not because of anything Joel did, but because I was just soooo tired. Sorry about that, Joel. Didn't get a lot of sleep last night. The second half of class was decidedly better. Ear Training was fun as well, as usual.
... Then I went home, stopped at the Gourmet Express for some supplies, had a quick dinner, a beer, and now I'm going to bed.
Short, but I need to be asleep in 10 minutes, lest tomorrow be similarly sleepy.
Monday, March 8, 2010
A morning compressed into 20 minutes.
I need to wake up at 6:15 AM, so I'll make this quick.
Today, rather than 6:15, I woke up at 11:40 AM to a text message from Jason, inviting me to lunch (breakfast?) at The Diner. (The Deluxe Town Diner, for those who aren't in the know). Waking up at 11:40 was surprising, as it meant I got approximiately 9 hours and 40 minutes of sleep. I responded to the text with something akin to "YES!" and proceeded to get myself to said diner in about half an hour, including shower.
The Diner is important.
After breakfast, I hightailed it back home so I could get down to Boston Common. Jessi and I were planning on seeing Alice In Wonderland, since we didn't get a chance to see it last night. I bought tickets for the 2:40 showing. Unfortunately, I didn't get there until about 2:50 PM.
This was a mistake, as the theater was completely packed. We ended up sitting in the far front, left corner, which made watching a 3D movie rather difficult. Regardless, I really enjoyed it.
After that, we wandered over to DSW (I think that was it?), which I recognized the sign of once I saw it, but which I didn't realize was a massive, pretty cool shoe store. We wandered through, I considered what purchases I might make were I to come back, and then wandered back out to the Common. We said our goodbyes, waiting for the light to turn so I could get back to the T. After that, I went home (stopping for some trail mix/banana/juice on the way), planned out some stuff for Ars, and then headed out to Sudbury.
I feel like tonight's session went pretty well. We actually finished summer, which we've been working on for three sessions, I think. Not bad. Hopefully the guys are enjoying themselves.
And that's it! Sleep for me!
Today, rather than 6:15, I woke up at 11:40 AM to a text message from Jason, inviting me to lunch (breakfast?) at The Diner. (The Deluxe Town Diner, for those who aren't in the know). Waking up at 11:40 was surprising, as it meant I got approximiately 9 hours and 40 minutes of sleep. I responded to the text with something akin to "YES!" and proceeded to get myself to said diner in about half an hour, including shower.
The Diner is important.
After breakfast, I hightailed it back home so I could get down to Boston Common. Jessi and I were planning on seeing Alice In Wonderland, since we didn't get a chance to see it last night. I bought tickets for the 2:40 showing. Unfortunately, I didn't get there until about 2:50 PM.
This was a mistake, as the theater was completely packed. We ended up sitting in the far front, left corner, which made watching a 3D movie rather difficult. Regardless, I really enjoyed it.
After that, we wandered over to DSW (I think that was it?), which I recognized the sign of once I saw it, but which I didn't realize was a massive, pretty cool shoe store. We wandered through, I considered what purchases I might make were I to come back, and then wandered back out to the Common. We said our goodbyes, waiting for the light to turn so I could get back to the T. After that, I went home (stopping for some trail mix/banana/juice on the way), planned out some stuff for Ars, and then headed out to Sudbury.
I feel like tonight's session went pretty well. We actually finished summer, which we've been working on for three sessions, I think. Not bad. Hopefully the guys are enjoying themselves.
And that's it! Sleep for me!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Epicocity
Wow. What an epic day.
I woke up at 9:00 AM.
I had breakfast, and bummed around for a chapter or two of The Gathering Storm. Following that, at around 11:00 AM, I pumped up my bicycle's tires, gathered up my laptop and rode down to Harvard Square to visit The Dado. The Dado was packed, but I found a seat. Karin was there, but we didn't get a chance to even talk until around 3:00 PM. I spent some time writing, and also a bit getting a PHP app together and installing XAMPP again. I set up a da5idjoy.dev virtual host. Good times.
After I left Dado around 3:00-ish, I rode through JFK park and then headed home via the back way up Concord/Garden/Raymond and all that. Once I got home, I sat and read more of The Gathering Storm. I think I've decided Egwene is my favorite character. She's just so incredibly cool. Like a thousand cucumbers.
Around 7:00 PM, I got ready to head out. I was supposed to meet Eric, Jessi, and Eric's friend Emily at Mare (Richmond St) in the North End for dinner. Jessi and I met at Park St. and walked over to the restaurant, getting there a few minutes early, and before Eric and Emily arrived. We took the table, and Eric and Emily showed up a few minutes later.
Delicious meal. I had some truffle/mushroom spaghetti which was delightful. That, and a glass of Pinot Noir. There were two plates of gnocchi between the women, and Eric had some tuna. It looked like jelly to me. Apparently not highly cooked, tuna looks like that? News to me.
After we left Mare, we walked up the street to a gelato place. I had three kinds - vanilla, espresso, and tiramisu. All delicious in their own, lovely little ways. Jessi had the same thing. I think there was also some tiramisu between Emily and Eric as well.
Once we finished with our ice cream-ish stuff, we walked back to the T at Haymarket (which was disgustingly dirty on our way into the North End), and took the train down to the Mass Ave. stop. A short walk saw us at Wally's Cafe. We were there from approximately 10:30 or so until 1:15 AM (fifteen minutes after closing). Excellent, excellent music. I recognized the trumpeter from NEC - he was playing at Rani's "Brownie Speaks" event a few months back. You're awesome, dude, if under some strange circumstances you happen to read this. Spectacular. The rest of the band was just as good. Wonderful.
Whilst there, Jessi and I had drinks bought for us by a gentleman named Jamal, from New York. He was in Boston picking up his car, as he'd bought a car, driven it to New York, taken the train back to Boston, and still needed to drive his original car back as well. I ended up buying him a Sam. Eric, Jessi and I all had a HopDevil from Victory - along with a few Fritos - it was delicious.
Around 1:00 AM, Wally's closed, but we stuck around for a few minutes chatting. Eventually, we walked out, and found a few cabs - Jessi in one towards her place, Eric, Emily and I in the other back towards Porter.
And then I walked home.
And now, seriously, I should crash, cause I think Jessi and I are planning on hitting up a matinee of Alice In Wonderland tomorrow.
I woke up at 9:00 AM.
I had breakfast, and bummed around for a chapter or two of The Gathering Storm. Following that, at around 11:00 AM, I pumped up my bicycle's tires, gathered up my laptop and rode down to Harvard Square to visit The Dado. The Dado was packed, but I found a seat. Karin was there, but we didn't get a chance to even talk until around 3:00 PM. I spent some time writing, and also a bit getting a PHP app together and installing XAMPP again. I set up a da5idjoy.dev virtual host. Good times.
After I left Dado around 3:00-ish, I rode through JFK park and then headed home via the back way up Concord/Garden/Raymond and all that. Once I got home, I sat and read more of The Gathering Storm. I think I've decided Egwene is my favorite character. She's just so incredibly cool. Like a thousand cucumbers.
Around 7:00 PM, I got ready to head out. I was supposed to meet Eric, Jessi, and Eric's friend Emily at Mare (Richmond St) in the North End for dinner. Jessi and I met at Park St. and walked over to the restaurant, getting there a few minutes early, and before Eric and Emily arrived. We took the table, and Eric and Emily showed up a few minutes later.
Delicious meal. I had some truffle/mushroom spaghetti which was delightful. That, and a glass of Pinot Noir. There were two plates of gnocchi between the women, and Eric had some tuna. It looked like jelly to me. Apparently not highly cooked, tuna looks like that? News to me.
After we left Mare, we walked up the street to a gelato place. I had three kinds - vanilla, espresso, and tiramisu. All delicious in their own, lovely little ways. Jessi had the same thing. I think there was also some tiramisu between Emily and Eric as well.
Once we finished with our ice cream-ish stuff, we walked back to the T at Haymarket (which was disgustingly dirty on our way into the North End), and took the train down to the Mass Ave. stop. A short walk saw us at Wally's Cafe. We were there from approximately 10:30 or so until 1:15 AM (fifteen minutes after closing). Excellent, excellent music. I recognized the trumpeter from NEC - he was playing at Rani's "Brownie Speaks" event a few months back. You're awesome, dude, if under some strange circumstances you happen to read this. Spectacular. The rest of the band was just as good. Wonderful.
Whilst there, Jessi and I had drinks bought for us by a gentleman named Jamal, from New York. He was in Boston picking up his car, as he'd bought a car, driven it to New York, taken the train back to Boston, and still needed to drive his original car back as well. I ended up buying him a Sam. Eric, Jessi and I all had a HopDevil from Victory - along with a few Fritos - it was delicious.
Around 1:00 AM, Wally's closed, but we stuck around for a few minutes chatting. Eventually, we walked out, and found a few cabs - Jessi in one towards her place, Eric, Emily and I in the other back towards Porter.
And then I walked home.
And now, seriously, I should crash, cause I think Jessi and I are planning on hitting up a matinee of Alice In Wonderland tomorrow.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
An increasingly gooder day
I woke up today promptly at 7:05 AM.
Yay me.
I got to work at approximately 8:15, I think, and set about preparing for a branding training session at 1:00 PM. There was a lot to do, but it turned out alright in the end. I was a bit... stressed... for a while, though. It was a frustrating morning.
After the meeting, Marty and I had a long talk about brands and what we need to do to feel more comfortable handing kits out. A good start, I think.
Around 3:15 PM, Jason came into the office to talk to George. Cool - sounds like it was a good meeting, from what both told me. Around 4:30 or so, Jason and I wandered outside and took a quick walk around East Cambridge, from the office up 2nd Street to Cambridge, and back down 3rd Street. Following that, I decided to take advantage of the free ride home, and we got outta there.
At home, I bummed around for a little while waiting for Mike to get back, and then the two of us (Mike and I) drove out to Dave FR's place in Sudbury for a night of Magic.
Oh yeah.
We did some sealed deck with a box of Worldwake. Jason and I both had nearly perfect records (I think I was like 6-1, and he was about the same). I made this lovely little green/red deck with a lot of instant speed buffs, Tims, and nasty little creatures. It worked well!
After all that, I came home. Now I'm sitting here reading. Go me!
Yay me.
I got to work at approximately 8:15, I think, and set about preparing for a branding training session at 1:00 PM. There was a lot to do, but it turned out alright in the end. I was a bit... stressed... for a while, though. It was a frustrating morning.
After the meeting, Marty and I had a long talk about brands and what we need to do to feel more comfortable handing kits out. A good start, I think.
Around 3:15 PM, Jason came into the office to talk to George. Cool - sounds like it was a good meeting, from what both told me. Around 4:30 or so, Jason and I wandered outside and took a quick walk around East Cambridge, from the office up 2nd Street to Cambridge, and back down 3rd Street. Following that, I decided to take advantage of the free ride home, and we got outta there.
At home, I bummed around for a little while waiting for Mike to get back, and then the two of us (Mike and I) drove out to Dave FR's place in Sudbury for a night of Magic.
Oh yeah.
We did some sealed deck with a box of Worldwake. Jason and I both had nearly perfect records (I think I was like 6-1, and he was about the same). I made this lovely little green/red deck with a lot of instant speed buffs, Tims, and nasty little creatures. It worked well!
After all that, I came home. Now I'm sitting here reading. Go me!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Business - the state of being busy
Today was... busy.
I didn't have enough time to get everything done that I wanted to get done. At 3:00 PM, I started on the tasks that I was hoping to spend the whole day on. Frustrating.
I went to Dado this morning, learned the name of the Nepalese girl who works there. At least, I think she is.
After work, I went home, fretted for a bit, and then decided to call up Dave and cancel my lesson today. I just... couldn't figure out how to take out the time to go do it, and still be able to get some work done. Instead, I sat and worked for two hours. Julia had told me, as I was leaving work, that she and Paul were going to go to The Cellar for dinner/a drink, so I decided that my fun for the day would be a little relaxation right at the end. So I went there and met them - getting there a bit later than they. They'd already, mostly, eaten. I ordered some tomato soup and a grilled cheese. It took forever to show up. I had some Guinness. It was Guinnessy.
After that, Julia and I walked home.
Once here, I read a chapter of The Gathering Storm. So far so good.
Now, I'm sleeping.
I didn't have enough time to get everything done that I wanted to get done. At 3:00 PM, I started on the tasks that I was hoping to spend the whole day on. Frustrating.
I went to Dado this morning, learned the name of the Nepalese girl who works there. At least, I think she is.
After work, I went home, fretted for a bit, and then decided to call up Dave and cancel my lesson today. I just... couldn't figure out how to take out the time to go do it, and still be able to get some work done. Instead, I sat and worked for two hours. Julia had told me, as I was leaving work, that she and Paul were going to go to The Cellar for dinner/a drink, so I decided that my fun for the day would be a little relaxation right at the end. So I went there and met them - getting there a bit later than they. They'd already, mostly, eaten. I ordered some tomato soup and a grilled cheese. It took forever to show up. I had some Guinness. It was Guinnessy.
After that, Julia and I walked home.
Once here, I read a chapter of The Gathering Storm. So far so good.
Now, I'm sleeping.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Junky days gone right, eventually
We're going to try a new thing tonight, boys and girls.
It's called "getting to sleep before midnight!" Exciting, isn't it!
Originally, we were going to try something a bit more difficult called "getting in bed at 10:00 PM and being asleep by 11:00 PM," but that proved to be a bit beyond our current capabilities. Its difficulty was compounded by the discovery that I could create the coolest, most dreamy textures ever by setting Garage Band to "Dream Pop" and then using a slide to play the first string on a guitar about a centimeter from the bridge. Stuff like that. Glorious. I think it needs to become part of a song.
The difficulty of the original plan was also exacerbated by the delicious, straight rye whiskey Eric brought me around 10:00 PM. I couldn't very well not drink it, nor could I not finish the beer I had already started.
Don't judge me.
But, here I am, 11:20 or so, and I've made it to bed. All that remains is to tell you fine people about my day.
I woke up very grumpy.
I hated the weather, I disliked my clothing choices for the day (and, indeed, ended up looking like a bum), and wasn't thrilled with my prospects for the day at work. Not a good start.
It didn't get much better throughout the day, though everyone else's cheery attitude certainly helped a bit. I did manage to get a lot of bugs fixed, which is good. Otherwise, Hillary and I camped out in Trinidad all day (the conference room, not the island). Marty figured we were hiding. I kinda was. Don't know about H. Just really wasn't feeling particularly social. Sometimes, there are emotional days, it seems. I do my best to get through them.
Eventually, Hillary and I left work around 7:00 PM. The place was empty except for Vita.
Upon returning home, I had a little something to eat (can you guess what it was?), then headed over to Jason's place for an hour or so. We talked about what Allurent does, mostly. Was cool. We also, briefly, played a Tetris game (on the Internets) where the whole screen rotates instead of the piece. Awesome spin (hah!) on the game.
After an hour or so there, I came home, got out my geetar, and practiced some West Coast Blues. Then, well, the Dream Pop stuff started, etc., and you've already heard about that.
Yeah. So, well, the day ended better than it started. And now, I should sleep! It's still before midnight!
It's called "getting to sleep before midnight!" Exciting, isn't it!
Originally, we were going to try something a bit more difficult called "getting in bed at 10:00 PM and being asleep by 11:00 PM," but that proved to be a bit beyond our current capabilities. Its difficulty was compounded by the discovery that I could create the coolest, most dreamy textures ever by setting Garage Band to "Dream Pop" and then using a slide to play the first string on a guitar about a centimeter from the bridge. Stuff like that. Glorious. I think it needs to become part of a song.
The difficulty of the original plan was also exacerbated by the delicious, straight rye whiskey Eric brought me around 10:00 PM. I couldn't very well not drink it, nor could I not finish the beer I had already started.
Don't judge me.
But, here I am, 11:20 or so, and I've made it to bed. All that remains is to tell you fine people about my day.
I woke up very grumpy.
I hated the weather, I disliked my clothing choices for the day (and, indeed, ended up looking like a bum), and wasn't thrilled with my prospects for the day at work. Not a good start.
It didn't get much better throughout the day, though everyone else's cheery attitude certainly helped a bit. I did manage to get a lot of bugs fixed, which is good. Otherwise, Hillary and I camped out in Trinidad all day (the conference room, not the island). Marty figured we were hiding. I kinda was. Don't know about H. Just really wasn't feeling particularly social. Sometimes, there are emotional days, it seems. I do my best to get through them.
Eventually, Hillary and I left work around 7:00 PM. The place was empty except for Vita.
Upon returning home, I had a little something to eat (can you guess what it was?), then headed over to Jason's place for an hour or so. We talked about what Allurent does, mostly. Was cool. We also, briefly, played a Tetris game (on the Internets) where the whole screen rotates instead of the piece. Awesome spin (hah!) on the game.
After an hour or so there, I came home, got out my geetar, and practiced some West Coast Blues. Then, well, the Dream Pop stuff started, etc., and you've already heard about that.
Yeah. So, well, the day ended better than it started. And now, I should sleep! It's still before midnight!
Not at all what I originally planned.
Things were going well today until I decided I needed to do a merge.
Well, kinda well.
I started out this morning kinda down. I don't know why, exactly, it was the sort of down where it just felt like how I wanted to feel. I felt like being slow, and methodical, and un-lively. I was thinking about people I used to know, and how weird it'd be if they showed up in my life again.
But, well, the day went better after that. That is, until I decided to do that merge.
What a mess.
I've never seen such a completely conflicted merge. I hardly know where to start. I think I need a full compliment of faculties just to get through it. Daniel was kind enough to sit with me and try to work through it, but we both eventually just kinda gave up in disgust. I'm not entirely sure how we got the branch into this situation, but it's not pretty. We'll get it all squared away tomorrow, certainly, but it's a bummer. I was hoping it'd be straightforward.
After work, which ended at 7:00 PM or so, I T-ed it over to Harvard Square with Hillary, and met Jessi at Dado. We had originally planned to have coffee/tea or something, but after deciding we were both hungry, we opted for Japanese instead. She had some sushi (avocado and tuna, I believe), I had some bi bim bap in a stone pot, which was awesome. We also had a huge scallion pancake. Awesome.
I had originally planned to head over to Justin and Ali's tonight to watch LOST. It being, though, that by the time we were finished with dinner it was 9:00 PM, I decided I was pretty unlikely to get there at a useful time. Unfortunately, I was supposed to give Mike a ride home. Argh! Sorry about that, Mike.
All of this being the case, Jessi and I wandered over to John Harvard's for a drink. Delightful conversation ensued for a few hours. I had a stout of some sort, and a frostbite ale, or something like that. Both pretty good, though I could have done with something a bit more hoppy and a bit less flavorful. Was feeling the hoppitude tonight.
Around 11:somethin we went in opposite directions on the T at Harvard, and maybe midnight or so saw me back home, chilling on the couch with Eric, watching Letterman.
And now, I need to crash.
Well, kinda well.
I started out this morning kinda down. I don't know why, exactly, it was the sort of down where it just felt like how I wanted to feel. I felt like being slow, and methodical, and un-lively. I was thinking about people I used to know, and how weird it'd be if they showed up in my life again.
But, well, the day went better after that. That is, until I decided to do that merge.
What a mess.
I've never seen such a completely conflicted merge. I hardly know where to start. I think I need a full compliment of faculties just to get through it. Daniel was kind enough to sit with me and try to work through it, but we both eventually just kinda gave up in disgust. I'm not entirely sure how we got the branch into this situation, but it's not pretty. We'll get it all squared away tomorrow, certainly, but it's a bummer. I was hoping it'd be straightforward.
After work, which ended at 7:00 PM or so, I T-ed it over to Harvard Square with Hillary, and met Jessi at Dado. We had originally planned to have coffee/tea or something, but after deciding we were both hungry, we opted for Japanese instead. She had some sushi (avocado and tuna, I believe), I had some bi bim bap in a stone pot, which was awesome. We also had a huge scallion pancake. Awesome.
I had originally planned to head over to Justin and Ali's tonight to watch LOST. It being, though, that by the time we were finished with dinner it was 9:00 PM, I decided I was pretty unlikely to get there at a useful time. Unfortunately, I was supposed to give Mike a ride home. Argh! Sorry about that, Mike.
All of this being the case, Jessi and I wandered over to John Harvard's for a drink. Delightful conversation ensued for a few hours. I had a stout of some sort, and a frostbite ale, or something like that. Both pretty good, though I could have done with something a bit more hoppy and a bit less flavorful. Was feeling the hoppitude tonight.
Around 11:somethin we went in opposite directions on the T at Harvard, and maybe midnight or so saw me back home, chilling on the couch with Eric, watching Letterman.
And now, I need to crash.
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