What Are We......

[dawiba]

..........all going to do for the rest of the month?

[Bernamica Gray]

ironic that I'm not participating this month, but as I forged a "reputation" on here for being "quick to complete the task", may I just say.......




Welcome to MY world!

[Hont]

As I usually think I'm not going to complete in time, then end up with it all coming together around the 20th, I'm finding it quite liberating not to be working on something that has a deadline.

It can be quite nice to just play once in a while.

[Dragondreams]

My cunning plan is to spend some time actually learning how to play the guitar...

[Grünfeld]

Well I've had a day's annual leave today, just chilling.

I was identifying with something Bill said about feeling untalented, it's been getting to me a lot recently. I'm actually in a better frame of mind this afternoon, more relaxed. But it was like my PC died in January and I ended up getting a bit of a monster to replace it, and I've not felt able to write a crotchet ever since!

So for this month I'll actually be happy if I get something down. Even if I just record a nursery rhyme or something. I need to break my duck with this new PC as it were. I've got more of a perspective this afternoon -- it don't matter what I record on, it will still be me and the whole point is just to gently push myself and to have fun.

What is a huge shame is the lack of time for everything. Since being in a working band the last couple of years I've had much less time for recording. I had no idea how much of an impact being in a band would make to all this. But I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it. Pros and cons. A perfect example is that right now I want to continue the recording idea I had earlier for the vid but I'm looking at the clock and realise I've got to run through "Sex On Fire" and "Rebel Rebel" for tonight's rehearsal .


Oli

[Hont]

Paul, you can clearly play guitar. Annoyingly well for a bass player as well.

Grun, any perceptions of lack of talent do not reflect reality. Your comment about lack of time is very pertinent though. I think it's very easy to confuse lots of hard work with talent. You listen to something on here which is fully formed and honed and you think "that's so much better than what I could do" without knowing how much time and effort was spent getting it to that state*, whilst being fully aware of the hours you spent bashing your own effort into something presentable.

One of the reasons that I contribute most months is that I have lots of time.

*Unless it's BG and then you know it was a couple of hours at most

[Bernamica Gray]

its a good job my eyes are failing.... eh....wot?....who's there? (BG - ageing fast)

Oh, btw....

Lino fitted.
Sofa bed delivered and assembled.
Chest of drawers and TV/DVD in place.
Delivery of 2 x IKEA computer desks - TODAY!

then the wife tells me our daughter and hubby are coming this weekend, so any thoughts of unpacking equipment (I am not allowed to say"gear" anymore due to the nature of my new job...) shall be put on hold & she has also reitterated the "agreement" whereby, unless there is famine, earthquake, tornado or flood, not to mention bushfire or heatwave... BG shall not start making music until the lobby and the other spare bedroom are treated with the same rushing loving care that was hereby completed by the undersigned..