2:40AM on a school night. Good thing tomorrow (today) is a Friday. I don't think I'd be able to make it on no sleep otherwise. Especially with this crazy heat. Didn't get back from practice tonight until 12:30. I took a shower then laid in bed for an hour or so. But, my mind couldn't stop racing: work, peace fair, band, peace fair, work, band, work, peace fair, band, work, work, work. I'm not sure what makes tonight any different than any other night over the past two months since starting the new job. It's not like my responsibilities have increased any. I don't usually have trouble falling asleep. It only happens a couple times a month, and it's usually because I do something stupid like have a cup of coffee in the evening. But, I didn't have any coffee this evening. Just some chocolate chip cookies. And chocolate chip cookies usually put me right to sleep.
A good thing happened at work today. There's an event we're planning for the fall. It was supposed to be this intimate gathering and thank you party. Then it turned into this celebration of a company milestone. But, then we weren't sure whether it should be just a thank you thing, or also a fundraiser. I hinted that we should make it a fundraiser. My boss came around to it and said, "OK, we should raise $500K". I said, "$500K? How about if we raise $5M?" At first, she laughed, but then I explained that I was way way serious and Why, and then she was like, Word...totally. And I felt really good. Not sure what the hell I set us up for, but I couldn't believe that she actually listened and took me seriously. It was pretty amazing. I think I've found my mentor.
We setup a tentative recording schedule for the Fall tonight. It looks pretty demanding and I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to make it easier on all of us. Less weekends and more weeknights, or vice versa. Right now it's spread all over, and I can't wrap my head around it. I wish I could take time off work to crank it out instead of spreading it out, but that doesn't seem likely. The good news, is that it's going to be a lot less expensive than we originally thought. If you were us, would you ask friends & fans to pre-pay for the album to help pay for the recording? Is that as sketchy and skeezy as I think it might be? Even though it's less expensive, we're still paying a pretty penny. And now that I'm actually making money, I'd like to try saving money. What do you think? Can we ask people in a way that isn't offensive or doesn't put us in a negative light? Is there a way to do this so that we can effectively change the model of how this works? Can avid music fans go from being relatively passive consumers to active investors in the process?
Does anyone else read the "Recent Deaths" section on Wikipedia as part of their daily routine? Does this say something about me?
14 days until Fairfax. 1 month and 2 days until Italy. Every planned minute spent outside of this city deserves a countdown.
I wish J was awake right now so we could dance like complete fools together. It's become one of my favorite things in the world to do.
last night david, jen, & i went to see metropolis at the film forum. a new restored 35mm print. was brilliant. amazing what a bit of eyeliner and mascara will do for a person.
