hmm, haven't updated much recently. a lot the stuff is big news.

-getting a job was REALLY, REALLY, nice. on part because it was so long looking for a job, and i didn't even need to go into an interview to get this one. the experience will definitely help out in future job searches. but the excitement kinda ground out really quickly. work is really tiring, and i feel like i'm operating 3 steps slower than everybody else, that i can't learn quickly enough. i bet i've worked more overtime than anybody else at church. schedule:

mon-fri: 7:00 am - 5:30/6:30 pm (have to get at 6:00 am, have to go to sleep by 11:00 pm)
sat: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm (yes that's right, i have to get up even earlier on saturday)

-i sound materialistic, but it really is true that one of the things that's keeping me going at work(most of work my mind's on autopilot until i run into a problem, then i fret) is thinking of what i'm going to do with the money i get. a digitech jamman pedal would be GREAT; loops galore. and then i would love to get something like a mbox 2 from digidesign or audio buddy from m-audio so i can start writing and recording songs again on my cpu. it's not like i'm gonna splurge and buy everything immediately after getting my paycheck and basically burn all the money at once, but i think you get the idea; it's like i'm already formulating when i'm gonna get what. oh yeah; not too quite keen on getting an electronic drumset yet; i'm gonna wait a few and let the money build up for that one; get back to me on that one in about a year. but those two; a good sound card to record, and the looper pedal are huge. after that, i think i'll sit back and let the money accumulate before i think of what else i should get. (some more efx pedals would be good, or an arcade joystick)

-i got the alterbridge: blackbird cd. i've been listening to the album nonstop. it's that good, and that much better than their 1st cd. the 1st cd, myles kennedy was kinda just brought on board at the last moment, and so he wasn't allowed to put his stamp on the music; it was just mark tremonti's songwriting and everybody backing him up. but this 2nd cd. wow. it's real good. i love 70%+ of the songs. what's even better is that you can get it for 9.99 at best buy, even though it's a new cd.

-last note, but really kewl; phil's gonna be tearing it up at turkey bowl this year. that's right, you read right; he'll be back on wednesday. i get to finally see michael and allison.