Something shiny, something new

I have a new laptop now. A Macbook Pro. It's shiny, with a big screen, and it winks at me sometimes. We're not bffs yet, but I think we will be. I sense there is a spark there; I can feel it. It's been egging me on. Challenging me. And I am at my best when challenged. I was going to get one of the newest Macbooks that just came out, but they don't have firewire (Apple, really? C'mon.) and one of my main reasons for a new computer--besides the fact that a four-year-old desktop is archaic--is to record music, and usb really isn't really up to the task for that sort of thing.

So now that I have this new machine, this new friend, I intend to put it to work. With its help I think I can get a lot of words and music out of me. Extract them. Even more so than now. We'll blog together, and post pictures together, and I'll plug mics into it (whoa) and it will record new songs. And videos. I see the beginning of something special here. But I'll share. I always share. I observe the world around me, analyze it, and then try to find a way to express what I have learned (or learnt, if I were British). Because that's what I do.

Now if only I could make money at it...

Until then, keep your eyes (and ears, and hearts) open. New stuff in the works. Lots of shows. Lots of band happenings. 2009 is a wide-open year. This is THE year. It's scary. But that's okay. Scary is good. Scary means taking risks. Risks means new doors, new opportunities.

You never know until you try, right?

Me and my guitar are going places this year. I can feel it.