//mood//smmmmashing
//song//cavanaugh park (live acoustic version) : something corporate

//more.workplace
eh...i don't really want to talk about it, for the sake that i'm probably beating a dead horse to the ground. i just don't like the way things are going down at indy...and they are going down, as in downhill. it's not just the social climate...it's a lot of things leading up the fact that it is getting harder and harder to trust anyone. eh...at least i know who my friends are...i know that i'm friends with everyone, regardless if the friendship is returned...but, i know where i can find solid ground too.

//demo.news
i'm trying to do a lot of things for the firstkiss prophecy project. the days seem to be narrowing down to the actual recording, and there still remains to be a few things to be done, as in

[one] gotta narrow down my song selection to three or four
[two] finish up another song that i want to put on the demo, a potential opener
[three] find a song with a good first fifteen seconds to open the demo
[four] practice practice practice
[five*] keep my voice healthy

so far, the playlist looks like this, potentially:
1. get it together (still working on this song, it's 60% done)
2. drowning
3. eulogy
4. shake me

once i get it all done, cisco will be running production...it looks like it'll be a two day process. one day will be spent at my house recording the piano tracks. the other day will be spent recording vocals at cisco's house. it looks like there's a balance in the track selection, since drowning and eulogy are darker tracks, and get it together and shake me are the more lighthearted tracks which serve as good bookends as well as opener/closers. and i think shake me will leave the listener wanting to hear more...so, i've got my fingers crossed.

i think that the simple piano/vocal format would be great for a demo...because it is enough to establish my talent and what i can do with a simple set up, but it also leaves a lot open for a producer to suggest adjustments to the work. i'm looking forward to working with cisco, i'll see if he can provide insight into my work, since i haven't really played it for anyone yet. i might want to go to my old high school sometime and have my old audience preview the tracks...that's how i did it back then, i might want to do it again.

//cut.down
if i'm gonna be doing maintenance on my voice, i'm gonna be doing a lot to make it healthier. for starters, i'm going to be cutting down on the cigarettes, which will probably all lead into me quitting this habit. right now, i've vowed to keep it down to two a day. eventually, i'll cut to one a day. maybe even go down to none. i need to do this for myself...i don't even know why i smoke anymore...i have no real reasons to do so. it's not just a social thing anymore, because i spend a lot of my alone time smoking (breaks, getting out of the car after dealing with freeway traffic, walking to my car). so...i think this is a habit i can cut before it gets worse.

also, i think i'll be doing a lot more yoga-type exercises and voice exercises...the kind that i do for acting. it'll be good for me.

a little bit more of the general exercising (running and whatnot) wouldn't hurt either.