Mizblog

I’m up late. I’m tranquil and focused and productive. It’s a very desirable state. I wish I could cultivate this state of being during normal daylight hours. Those always seem filled with haze and pain and sloth.

Today was a very busy day. We got Sangeeta’s car from the shop where we had the roof and trunk painted. The old paint was degenerating like leprosy, and Sangeeta didn’t want to be seen in such an ugly car. Can’t blame her. Ick. We’ve still got to bring it back next Tuesday for a couple hours so they can color sand the new paint and make it shinier.

We also got a new futon pad today. Then we moved our futon into the living room, threw half our sofa into the trash, and put the other half in my fun room. There’s more space in here now, and more space in the living room too. Less sitting space, of course, but that’s to be expected. We had too much anyway.

Sangeeta’s dad is coming here from Nepal on Tuesday 12/6/05. He’s staying for a month, and he’ll spend time with his two daughters and his god-daughter. And probably with me as well. We’ll watch football. :)

Guitar practice has been going pretty well lately. I’ve begun focusing on technique and accuracy again, since I normally don’t. I started practicing with a metronome, starting slow and then advancing two clicks and then backing off one, advancing two, backing off one, until I get tired or can’t play that fast. Some of the single string, single finger exercises I can do 16th notes at 175bpm, but anything that involves more complex fingering drags the speed WAY down. I’m working on pressing more lightly on the strings, since in the past I’ve tended to really clamp down as the speed increased, and I ended up with bruised fingertips. Same story with my typing, I’m afraid.