My Journal and Diary
2015
November
Monday, November 16th, 2015
Psalm 93, Band Saws, Separations
Yesterday I recorded Psalm 93, and made the video--crashing waves on a weir or pier or something. I think it turned out really good.
Thanks God, for giving me the time to focus on the things that matter to me. I spend so little time actually working to make money. 80% of my time is doing music, making videos, building pipes, sitting with my wife, watching documentaries, talking with my children! Could my life be any more perfect?
I bought a new band-saw on the weekend--found one in Kingston on Kijiji, and it's better than the one I have. I haven't been able to keep blades on my band-saw, which has been so frustrating! I have two blades now which I'm not sure what to do with-- maybe I can return them? They are ripped out of the packaging, so I doubt it. They were about $15 each, I think. My pipes haven't been turning out very well lately, mainly because I'm having such a challenge with getting the stem drilled properly. I've got to get a better system for doing this, but I'm not sure what it is. Using a lathe works pretty well, but then I've got to go over to Tyler's, to borrow his, which is a tad awkward.
Today I'm trying to publish my Psalm Volume 1 to CD Baby-- I don't know whether I should just add all the songs I've done so far, and save myself some money on getting them on iTunes, or whether I should stay consistent with Jamendo's album, which has 20 songs. :-/ I'll give it some thought today.
In any case, I've spent the morning (it's 11:15 now) putting all that data in to CDBaby for the 20 songs, and am just now remixing five or six Psalms that are kind of poorly mixed, or have out-of-tune vocals. It's sure a lot of work, I guess-- I should really be trying to do things that make money, but if not now, when will I get the songs on CDBaby? Potentially I could make money on the Psalms.
I just got a text from someone I know. He said that his wife is separating from him. It's sad, you know-- I'm sure a lot of it has to do with their communication skills, but I think she might also be going through some sort of "new life" crises after getting her stomach stapled or whatever. Lord, please be with them and save their marriage. Help them to learn to communicate, and to love like you love us!! PLEASE, amen.
Well, enough for now.