I’m sick, apparently, or at least that’s what my body seems to think. My brain wants to go outside and play in the snow, but without my body, it would probably be a bad idea. And yes, I said snow!
Prosody and God’s Will
Something about that Martina McBride song “God’s Will” (written by Tom Douglas and Barry Dean) gives me chills, but it’s not the lyrics, interestingly enough. I find the lyrical story a bit of a turnoff, actually, since I’m not a
The year in review
Borrowed from and many others; edited for stuff I care about answering. I linked to a lot of stuff throughout; my apologies if any links lead to where you, dear reader, cannot follow. Review of 2004 What did you do
CMA Awards show and writing instead
I missed the CMA Awards show last night. We were going to go work out and watch the show on the cardio theater TVs, but my knees started hurting and I didn’t feel up to it. Now that I’m reading
NaSoWriMo update
I’ve been a total slacker on songwriting this weekend, but I forgot to mention that on my way home from work on Friday, I came up with an idea for how to finish a song I started months ago. True
Absurdity du jour: / NaSoWriMo rationalization du jour
(Side note: Happy birthday, and !) Absurdity du jour: I ninja you ninja how does the rest of the world ninja? NaSoWriMo rationalization du jour: I did finish a song last night. However, it was called “Stupid Song” and was
Wish I’d written that…
I was flipping radio stations while driving home this evening and came across “Live Like You Were Dying” so I stopped and listened for a while. Man! Not only does that song pack a particularly powerful punch in my life
Vacation, day #3
Yesterday was another peaceful morning of organizing MP3s and writing songs. Finished a draft in the morning — that felt good. Organized my office and closet somewhat. Then it was off to a god-awful lunch at U.S. Border Cantina, a
Sometimes I really doubt my ability to do anything
I’ve been skimming through “Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal: The Art of Transforming a Life into Stories” (what kind of book, I ask you, has two subtitles?). I think I don’t use this forum enough to be honest
Lessons in great songwriting
“Everybody always laughs at love but what they want is to be proven wrong” – Allen/Hall/Oates, “Did It in a Minute” It isn’t just that this is a great lyric (though I certainly think it is). It’s the way they