March Update
Apr. 1st, 2023 08:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
between_time_and_42February was a short month. March was a long'un. I feel like a lot was crammed into this month, and yet, I feel like I didn't do enough.
-I just started my full-time job last week. So far, I'm finding good and not so good aspects about it. Surprisingly, the limited free time isn't an issue to me. It's helped me narrow down what I want to do in my spare time, and instead of coming home and fucking around on the computer like I would normally do, I'm spending my time at home practicing songs for my band, writing songs for my band, or writing SF: ALS. I've also gotten back into reading at night, so that's great. However, I'm still warming up to the actual job, since I had to move to a new location which is further away from where I live and I have to get used to working with new people. I'm telling myself it's just growing pains and I'll warm up to the changes eventually. Change is a part of life, eh? Such an annoyingly true cliché.
-One of the best things about my new job is that there's a coffee shop nearby that has an open mic every Thursday night. So I've decided to go every Thursday night that I'm free. It wasn't a big crowd the one time I went, but I heard some very great music and met some kind people, so that's always a plus. I also went to another open mic last weekend and I think I'm going to make that one a habit as well. It's only once a month, so I think that's more do-able.
-Still no gigs yet for the band, but I have two solo gigs coming up in April, and one confirmed and one potential in May. Mostly we've been enjoying learning our new repertoire. One of my bandmates is an incredible songwriter and I feel so blessed to be shaping his songs with him.
-On that note, I sang on the aforementioned guitarist's album this month. And on THAT note... My EP is done being mixed! AND we shot the first scenes for the music video today! I find that now that I have a full-time job, I'm a lot less "young, scrappy, and hungry" when it comes to making music, because that's not my primary source of income. I just want to get back to actually ENJOYING making music, and to not have my identity as a musician be my defining trait. So I'm not too worried about when it's going to be released- just knowing that it's ready to be released is good enough for me.
-I'm still plugging away at SF: ALS. I've reached a part of the story that's a particular slog, and part of me wants to skip ahead, but I know that's a bad decision (based on how that choice has gone for me in the past). At any rate, I'm hoping to have Part 3 finished and posted by the end of April, although I wouldn't hold my breath. Still three more parts to go after that... whew.
-This month, I struggled a lot with feelings of loneliness, so I'm finally going to try and do something about that, and actually try to reach out to people more. I feel like I say this a lot and it never happens, but this time I'm serious, I just want to make new friends who share my interests and DON'T live many miles away.
-Albums listened to this month:
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers by Jonathan Richman
I Used To Be by Gail Ann Dorsey
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Climate of Hunter by Scott Walker
My Life In the Bush of Ghosts by David Byrne and Brian Eno
-Books read this month:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
Finished The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Continued reading Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
Started The Dream of Dr. Bantham by Jeanne Thornton
-I just started my full-time job last week. So far, I'm finding good and not so good aspects about it. Surprisingly, the limited free time isn't an issue to me. It's helped me narrow down what I want to do in my spare time, and instead of coming home and fucking around on the computer like I would normally do, I'm spending my time at home practicing songs for my band, writing songs for my band, or writing SF: ALS. I've also gotten back into reading at night, so that's great. However, I'm still warming up to the actual job, since I had to move to a new location which is further away from where I live and I have to get used to working with new people. I'm telling myself it's just growing pains and I'll warm up to the changes eventually. Change is a part of life, eh? Such an annoyingly true cliché.
-One of the best things about my new job is that there's a coffee shop nearby that has an open mic every Thursday night. So I've decided to go every Thursday night that I'm free. It wasn't a big crowd the one time I went, but I heard some very great music and met some kind people, so that's always a plus. I also went to another open mic last weekend and I think I'm going to make that one a habit as well. It's only once a month, so I think that's more do-able.
-Still no gigs yet for the band, but I have two solo gigs coming up in April, and one confirmed and one potential in May. Mostly we've been enjoying learning our new repertoire. One of my bandmates is an incredible songwriter and I feel so blessed to be shaping his songs with him.
-On that note, I sang on the aforementioned guitarist's album this month. And on THAT note... My EP is done being mixed! AND we shot the first scenes for the music video today! I find that now that I have a full-time job, I'm a lot less "young, scrappy, and hungry" when it comes to making music, because that's not my primary source of income. I just want to get back to actually ENJOYING making music, and to not have my identity as a musician be my defining trait. So I'm not too worried about when it's going to be released- just knowing that it's ready to be released is good enough for me.
-I'm still plugging away at SF: ALS. I've reached a part of the story that's a particular slog, and part of me wants to skip ahead, but I know that's a bad decision (based on how that choice has gone for me in the past). At any rate, I'm hoping to have Part 3 finished and posted by the end of April, although I wouldn't hold my breath. Still three more parts to go after that... whew.
-This month, I struggled a lot with feelings of loneliness, so I'm finally going to try and do something about that, and actually try to reach out to people more. I feel like I say this a lot and it never happens, but this time I'm serious, I just want to make new friends who share my interests and DON'T live many miles away.
-Albums listened to this month:
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers by Jonathan Richman
I Used To Be by Gail Ann Dorsey
The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Climate of Hunter by Scott Walker
My Life In the Bush of Ghosts by David Byrne and Brian Eno
-Books read this month:
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy
Finished The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Continued reading Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
Started The Dream of Dr. Bantham by Jeanne Thornton
