Weekend Recap

So I guess enough stuff has happened to justify an update. Oh hell, who am I kidding, I update when there's nothing to say. Saturday I got a lot done, although not much worth mentioning, except that I got a haircut for about the first time in two months. That felt great. I had entirely too much hair. OK, enough of that...

I've been working on some old songs, re-writing them and finally composing some music. Updates to come if I ever record/plan on playing a gig or anything.

Today was Father's Day, which began with me waking up at 5:45 to go to work. I only did it for the overtime. I spent about four hours there and got paid for a full day at time and a half rate. Score!

That waking up thing wouldn't have been so bad except that our neighbors two houses down had a little pool party last night. And by little, I mean big. And by pool party, I mean full-blown all night outdoor shindig. Damn people kept me up till 1 in the morning with their loud music and pool-diving. And that's saying something, I lived in a dorm and was able to sleep.

We went to Olive Garden for lunch/dinner (whatever you want to call a 3:00 pm meal). This was awesome, and led to one of the greatest quotes I have ever heard from my brother-in-law, Will (egging me on, trying to get me to finish a huge mousse cake):

Will: "Come on, be a man. Finish it!"
Me: "You didn't even finish yours, and you had Jen helping you! What kind of man do you call yourself?"
Will: "I don't have to be a man, I'm married."

And by Jen helping, that means she had one bite...but I was making a point.

After dinner, we came home and I played my violin for the first time since May of 2003. Damn, it felt good to play again. My fingering needs a bit of work, but my sense of intonation is still spot-on and my vibrato hasn't diminshed noticeably.

Watched a movie with the 'rents, and now I'm headed to bed to rest up for another exciting week of work at the Poop Plant. (Yes, that's what the permanent employees call it.) I'll be the only working stiff in my house, Mom is done for the summer now that school is out, and Dad has the week off. They're planning all these fun day trips and motorcycle rides while I'll be away at work. That sucks. Oh well, saving up for the iBook is keeping me going. To speed up the process, donations are happily accepted ;)