Catching Up

Wow, where does the time go?

Ready to paint-- let's roll!

Letmeseehere... we ended up buying the house-- issues and all. We paid a local moving company to haul the big stuff like the washer & dryer, furniture, kitchen items, etc, but the little stuff we moved ourselves. I painted several rooms and all the closets before we had new carpet & flooring installed throughout the house... which, aside from money cost a lot of time. Now we are in, most of the boxes are gone and we are almost settled.

Musically, I took a month or so off from playing with our band so I could manage the move. A few weeks ago I returned with them and had a blast! I used my G&L LB-100 P-bass all weekend and enjoyed every minute of it. Even with all the stress associated with moving, making music with theses guys was reinvigorating. Gear wise, as much as I love my bass, it is HEAVY! Thankfully I found the "Comfort Strap" which is made of neoprene & nylon. The construction allows the strap to absorb the weight without the distracting bouncing found in other similar straps. Even with my bad back the weight of the bass was never an issue. The best $35 I've ever spent!

Grad school began at the beginning of the month, and we hit the ground running. The amount of assigned reading can be overwhelming alone-- then add the research and essay writing could put the average person under quickly! Thankfully during this summer blog project I had worked the kinks out of scheduling and study habits. I intentionally set limits on the amount of studying so it won't consume my life. That leaves time to spend with my family and time to practice with my bass.

Stay tuned for a general overview of the blog project, lessons & skills learned over the summer. I had a good time all-in-all, and will keep the blog up and running-- maybe something here will inspire others to play regardless of their age, skill level, or amount of free-time. If I can do it, so can you!

Stay tuned & in tune!~

The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA