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mdlbearOn the whole it's been a pretty good week, modulo problems with the kitchen plumbing, and my internal plumbing. But music! With m leaving next week for the US until the end of October, we had to get as many of their tracks on the new Kaleidofolk album as possible recorded. For this we needed scratch tracks, and as of this afternoon we have them. We have studio time booked for Wednesday and Thursday.
We visited StudiOjo Friday evening. It's only 450m away -- an easy walk even for us. I'll be saying more about the album soon, presumably; all that's needed is time to write it. For now, I'll just mention the title, Winds of Time, which comes from a line near the end of the next-to-last track, "Millennium's Dawn".
In the process of searching for an instrument cable I came across my MXL large-diaphragm condenser mic, so the purple RØDE NT1 I've been coveting will have to wait until this project is done. Hazard pay.
Notes & links:
0907Su * sift litter boxen
& awake ?
* up 6am
* drugs: am1 6:50; 400mg ibuprofen 7am; am2 07:29; 2*coffee; pm 20:30 w\ 800mg ibuprofen
* 10ish new housekeeper
* SL: kibble, litter
* 10-13 kf am sessiom me and m working on Things...
! we have the bones of the chord structure. Lots of suspended/transitional chords,
and there's both E and Em. G6 sometimes works for D, B is in Asus2
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~ 16-19 kf pm session - N says I'm supposed to be on break
" (me, 20:30ish) I have just gootten back from shuttling eight or ten (I lost count) bags
of garbage from the front patio to the garbage bins at the end of the block. Some
were in the recycling bins. I put two that appeared to be mostly cardboard back in
the house, where they will stay dry until somebody FOLDS UP the cardboard and gets it
ready for recycling. Meanwhile, I'd like somebody WHO IS NOT ME to bring down the
broom and dustpan which I think are inn front of my bedroom, so that they can collect
the cat litter that dribbled out of the bag that was put in upside down. There is a
small black wastebasket next to the door on the other side from the bins, and tjey can
use that to put the litter in.
Next week somebody WHO IS NOT ME will have to explain to the cleaning lady what is
supposed to be done with garbage, recyclable plastic, and recyclable cardboard and
which containers they belong in. "
~ Total lunar eclipse 7 Sept 2025 20:13 - 22:35 The moon will be rising in totality,
very low in the East. Not visible here, of course.
0908Mo * sift litter boxen
& awake 3ish?
* up 7:30; ; Dutch
* drugs: am1 7:30ish; am2 08:33; 2*coffee; 12:26 400mg ibuprofen; pm
* walk: around block, with garbage. considering how long I've gone without, that's
probably as much as is advisable.
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x 10-13 kf am session N and m are wiped out. I'm partly so.
* 16-19 kf pm session
-> listened to scratch tracks. Ones recorded without guitar are unsuitable due to
pitch instability. N and M want 4-channel scratch tracks so they can balance them
as needed. Audacity will happily export 4-channel WAV files.deal
* Cubico CNC originally due to arrive in late August. arrived todday
* $3k check to E * written * addressed *- notify Jerad as well * stamp * mail (G)
* make bloodwork appointment at Haga for appointment
0909Tu * sift, top up litter boxen
& awake 5ish, maybe earlier as well
* up 8am(alarm); ; Dutch
* drugs: am1 08:11.; am2 09:11; coffee; 10:47 400mg ibuprofen; pm 21:00
* 10-13 kf am session - Millennium's Dawn, Life Cycle of Flowers
* 16-19 kf pm session didn't get far on Toolmakers -- will need metronome
* isolate good clips in millenniums dawn and life cycle of flowers
* chord out toolmakers
* load drugs
0910We * sift litter boxen
& awake 5ish
* up 07:30(alarm); W=91.7; Dutch, ... bath
* drugs: am1 07:44; am2 10:38; pm 8:45ish, 400mg ibuprofen
* ordered, B12 -500-_1000_mcg but I actually had quite a lot of 500mg tabs. am1.
* 10-13 kf am session
* N proofread chords for Toolmakers
* chord out rocket-riders-prayer
& To market in Wateringen w\ N and G. Ice cream,
~ 16-19 kf pm session
-> spent too much time struggling with setup; totally fell apart when I missed a cue
on Toolmakers (WTF?); one mic cable is suspect -- hissing. For a while I was
afraid I might have to replace one of the NT5s, which would have been expensive.
-> N told me to call my GP and get a psych referral. Was able to tell her that my
next appointment was already scheduled, for this coming Monday. Score!
-> N suggested a hot bath. 9ish. helped maybe, and so did the ibuprofen I took first
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0911Th o sift litter boxen
& awake 3ish?, 5ish
* up 7am; ;
* drugs: am1 07:43; am2; coffee; pm 20:40
* 10-13 kf am session
* Toolmakers, Lord of the buffalo, riverheart
* 1:15 summon uber for 2pm Haga labs - take passport and appointment sheet -- in sling
* 16-19 kf pm session
* harmony for RRP; work on Things We Did Not Choose
* 7:15 expect call with Jerad
*- amount to send R
*- Carleton gift -> research needed
*- international banking -> research needed
-> new client portal
-> consult with accountants
0912Fr * sift litter boxen
& awake 2:30ish
* up 6:30; ;
* drugs: am1 ~07:10; am2 8ish?; 2*coffee; pm 8:30ish
% L. knee seems a bit dicey
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" When it comes to engaging with and remembering complex material though, listening
really can’t replace cracking an old-fashioned book. "
* 11-14 (was 10-13) kf am session
* Fox (but taken off the album)
* October Country
~ work w\ m on Things...
~ 16-19 kf pm session
* collect scratch tracks
* 18:15 meet in LR: prepare to leave for... 19:00 studio visit
-> seem to be good people. We'll do it.
0913Sa * sift litter boxen, top up
& awake 2ish
* up 6:30; ;
* drugs: am1 06:40;; am2; pm
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* 10am (housekeeper)Dewi - late due to road closure/traffic
* 10-114ish kf am session: Things We Did Not Choose, Wheelin'. No recording
(We've lengthened the morning session and dropped the evening because we were getting
more done in the morning.)
~ decided to re-string Plink (in large part because that's how you replace the battery)
-> getting the new 9V battery into the clip was a struggle. Which the clip won.
-> one of the wires going to the stupid snap-on connector broke loose. So my dream of
an external battery box will come true sooner than expected.
+ on the gripping hand, I found the MXL large-diaphragm mic in the process of looking
for the instrument cables. Which were in the couch.
: which goes to show that every silver lining has a cloud around it.
+ And in the process learned that Donald Knuth is The Patron Saint of Yak Shaving Because TeX. And Metafont.
See TeX - The ultimate Yakshave - Speaker Deck
* 19:30 online memorial for AceLightning. someone called her a "Resourceress"
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Date: 2025-09-15 07:28 am (UTC)Likewise. I've missed quite a few zoom gatherings lately; I'm very glad I made it to this one.