Well, it has been almost four months here at the ol' blogspot. I thought it was time to change things up a bit. I was getting bored of the brown/orange/blue thing so I thought I would go with the sheik gray thing.
There is a new movie coming out this week that I am really excited to see. It is called "Into the Wild" and is written and directed by Sean Penn. The movie tells the story of Chris McCandless (aka Alexander Supertramp) who came from a privliged family, gave up all of his money and ultimately dies in the the Alaskan wilderness. Some of you may have read the book by John Krakauer. At first I was skeptical about this film, but now that I have read a bit more it sounds like a very well produced project. Some are saying it is a window into a part of Sean Penn.
In other news...We have both been busy lately. Our week has been consumed with going to and from work, putzing on the house and making sure that our Wook (the cat) is receiving enough pets. I have also been playing quite a bit of trumpet.
August was somewhat of an off month on that front. I did not have a lot of shows booked so I decided to take some time off the horn. Now, "time off" for me does not mean I don't play at all. It means that I practice about 3 days a week for 30-45 minutes rather than 6 days a week for 90 plus minutes. This is probably the biggest vacation I have taken from my horn since I was in High School in 1997!
It feels pretty good to be back. One thing that I have noticed is that I have kicked a couple of bad habits. For the past two weeks my practice has been a lot more purpose driven. I am really paying attention to what is happening physically and mentally when I do certain things. I think this helps make these actions repeatable. I have always struggled with consistency, this seems to be getting much better.
Not much else is new...it is a beautiful weekend in the city. Get out and enjoy the day!
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