7. Grow my hair out again: The last hair update was on 9/21/07. Since then I've only had it trimmed once, but I have cut the underside a few times to keep it from getting too shaggy.
For comparison, here's a picture from my trip to Seattle in June 2007:
Here's a picture from October:
And finally, here's a picture from New Years' Eve 2007:
25. Listen to every one of my tracks on iTunes: I had a bit of a scare with my computer over the past week. I managed to back up all my music, but I was afraid that I would lose all my listening progress.
I moved everything back over to my computer today, and all my progress transferred over just fine.
29. Record 3 original songs: On New Years' Day, Steve and I cut the bass track along with some vocals and guitar parts. The studio was completely dead, as we had hoped it would be. Some of the other bands did show up, but we were able to get several hours of work in.
The tone of the bass tracks that I had cut previously wasn't great (it sounded like a tuba), so we decided to try a few tricks and re-record the parts.
We added a compressor at the front of the chain, preamped the signal coming out of the signal chain, and used a bass with active EQ, rather than the passive bass I had used on the initial takes. The tone of the re-cut part was much better, and had a lot more sustain.
74. Take a road trip along Route 66: Claudia booked the hotel for her conference dates on 1/2/08, and we booked our travel day vacation dates (Amarillo, Flagstaff, Tucson) on 1/3/08. We still need to book for the days that we'll be in L.A., but most of the work is done at this point.
We've been looking at a hotel that is between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood for the two days that we'll be in L.A. on vacation. It looks pretty nice, and given the location, the price is pretty reasonable.
82. Visit maternal grandparents (COMPLETED): When I planned this item, my intention was to visit my grandmother and grandfather, introduce Claudia, and spend some time with them. Well, best laid plans don't always work out the way we want them too.
I attended the funeral of my grandmother on 1/7/08 in Silver Creek, Mississippi. I did get the chance to speak with my grandfather, but with all the stress of the day, our time together was limited and not in the best of circumstances.
I am going to consider this item completed, but I fully intend on going back to visit in the spring of 2008.
85. Attend 3 plays: Claudia and I have picked the next play that we're going to see. It is David Mamet's "Edmond", and it will be playing at the Addison Theatre Center from late January 2008 through the middle of February 2008.
Next week I'll be traveling to Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Charlottesville. I will complete 3 items during my trip. I'll have much more when I return.
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