Slow Progress on CD

Working on minor editing to the songs I recorded in September. Just cutting out some silence at the start and end and making the volume fade a bit at the end. Doesn't take that much time, but I keep putting it off and doing one here and there. I'm about halfway through. Annie is going to help with the liner notes, once I get her some text. I'd like to do a CD release gig when everything is put together. I need to look into the place I want to do it (Skylight Exchange). I have a place that can duplicate them for a good price. I should probably start getting pre-orders. Email me if you want to be on the list.

As for a title of the album, I was thinking of making it self-titled. I still have a bit of a complex about it not being perfect, like it's still not quite a "real" CD, but maybe I should just get over that.

pass along thing

BlondebutBright passed this on to me. I filled it out earlier today in the department lab, but ran out of time to write this first bit (though I changed the favorite book). I'm passing it on to Keith and Jessie.

You can only type one word. No explanations.

1. Yourself:
me

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend:
adoration

3. Your hair:
there

4. Your mother:
church

5. Your father:
garden

6. Your favorite item:
guitar

7. Your dream last night:
forgotten

8. Your favorite drink:
water

9. Your dream car:
green

10. The room you are in:
lab

11. Your ex:
bluedevil

12. Your fear:
mediocrity

13. What you want to be in 10 years:
teaching

14. Who you hung out with last night?
Katie

15. What you're not?
perfect

16. Muffins:
LVC

17: One of your wish list items:
travel

18: Time:
flies

19. The last thing you did:
teach

20. What you Are wearing:
blue

21. Your favorite weather:
temperate

22. Your favorite book:
unread

23. The last thing you ate:
sandwitch

24. Your life:
there

25. Your Mood:
content

26. Your best friend:
Katie

27. What are you thinking about right now?
food

28. Your car:
Civic

29. What are you doing at the moment?
typing

30. Your summer:
Alaska

31. Your relationship status:
taken

32. What is on your tv?
Mario

33. What is the weather like?
cold

34. When is the last time you laughed?
recently

Saw Cornel West speak

Was lucky enough to get to see Cornel West speak at UNC (for Free) on Wednesday. Keith sums it up quite well here, though he needn't call himself a moocher. The speech made me feel good and that I need to be more engaged in justice work.

Best Western!

So, we figured we'd have no trouble finding a place a little past Mobile, Alabama (and thus passed up the first set of motels right out of town because they were more expensive chains). Bad assumption. We were on Interstate 65 and I (the driver) was fading quickly. Each of the blue signs with lodging for the next exit were empty. I was starting to think of the song The Next Best Western by Richard Shindell (by the way, I heard he'll be paying in Carrboro this spring). And then we came to Monroeville which had a Best Western right of the exit with an inexpensive, clean room (with internet even!). Life is good.

New Orleans and the conference were good. I'll have pictures up eventually.