Songs I play the most on the Guitar
- Like a Stone – Audioslave
- All the Way Down – Glen Hansard
- Privateer – Andrew Bird
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Cheers Darlin – Damien Rice
- Volcano Damien Rice
- Funnyman – KT Tunstall
- Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard
- Sober – Pink
- I Will – Beatles
My buddy Dan has my “Once” video. Need to scoop it back. I like the whole sound track. This song is cool because it stretches my brain (and I like it) with the timing. It sounds simple but when I tried to strum it at first it confounded me.
Eventually I ignore really good advice on the mechanics of 5/4 time and just went with gut. Now I can play it but can’t sing AND play. It will come.
Good movie IMHO. So far everyone who has watched it, likes it. Unusual given that we all have different tastes in both music and film.
So this is a a lazy day. Truly. I’ve managed to vacuum upstairs, clean the upstairs bathroom, make breakfast and vacuum the stairs. I’ve also managed to cruise Facebook to see how my MAP friends did at the tournement and learn to play a U2 song.
Quasi productive.
Here’s a couple of pics of our refugee guitar collection. My favourite is the old Hagstrom. Probably the best of the bunch but beat up. It has a deep bass that is very warm.
The living room is sort of the defacto music room. Also a pic of Liam pretending that seventeen is way too old to be blowing out candles.
Winter blahs have hit. Motivation is at an all time low. Seriously this is bad.
Had a massage today (Annette got me 2 for Christmas because my back has been bothering me). My right hip took a serious turn for the worse yesterday after BJJ. I went to Active Health here in Kingston. Kurtis worked on both hips at the back. Apparently they are pretty seized up. The pain is in the right but the left seemed way tighter when he was working on it. I really have to focus on my breathing when he goes deep. It freakin’ hurts.
Then I went home and grilled Aidan before his oral French exam. He left and I did a quick Crossfit workout because I am brain dead and deep down don’t want relief from my back pain. As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
- 5 pullups,
- 10 pushups
- 15 squats
I managed 19 sets without puking. That ties my personal best so next time I’ll shoot for 20. And really if I am not retching at the end have I done my best?
Aidan came back soon after. The exam went really well. HA!
Stole Annette away from the hospital long enough for a quick Thai lunch. Her sunny disposition is infectious. We had a very nice time.
Oil change – long overdue, Caulking for the downstairs shower, picked a copy of Inglourious Basterds. Hard to know what to say about this one. Definitely a Tarantino film. Boys liked it.
Then cooked boys dinner. Rowed some intervals on the Concept II to make sure that the back damage really takes. Had a protein shake and now I’m sitting here feeling like I’ve been run over by a truck, listening to Aidan’s computer playing Breaking Benjamin while we read.
BJJ at Martial Arts Planet tomorrow. Let’s see if I can be a bit more inspired. I’ll ride the foam roller and a tennis ball beforehand to try and loosen up. Maybe a full night of sleep would also be a good idea.
So when Chris teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Chris plays his music on the gym sound system. Last night I was up there twice to see the track titles on his ipod.
He was kind enough to email me the titles. So now I have my earphones in and I am jamming with “Cracker” ,on Youtube, to their song “Been around the world”. I like its vibe. I should be sleeping and instead I’m play guitar. Tomorrow wakeup will be painful.
Yeah…
So I paid www.ezdivorce.ca in Toronto to prepare all my divorce papers. They are pretty quick and professional. They don’t give you any advice but they asked me some questions and I had provide them with some information. Then they sent me the completed forms in the mail.
I took those documents and the marriage license and met my ex-wife at the Superior Court of Justice here in Kingston. We swore an affidavit and paid our money. That was on Oct 5th.
Today I got a letter in the mail from the courts. My divorce will be final as of Dec. 6th.
“I don’t why I’m calling
I don’t know if I should
I know your not a Doctor but
You could do me some good”
Don’t normally listen to stuff like this but this song has ENERGY
Just cleaning up for the weekend and working out (maybe) and playing guitar between tasks.
“I used to be so shady…”
