Buzz

Big show tonight. The Lodge will debut at Gus' Pub. I played there last night with Al Tuck. It was fun. They have a new stage that's higher up, so you can see it from more of the bar, and it has a background of seventies wallpaper that looks like an autumnal forest scene. I can't wait to get up there again and blow some minds with this heavy riffage.

I've been getting an average of five hours' sleep a night for about a week and it is taking a serious toll on me. Yesterday my head felt crazy all day and I was acting like a bit of a weirdo at work. It was such a relief to get to bed last night at around 3:30. I'll probably go back to sleep this morning pretty soon, but right now I'm waiting for Radiohead tickets to go on sale, in twenty-two minutes. They're playing in August in Montreal and Toronto, and we need to buy tickets to both shows as it's undetermined so far which one we'll be going to. But we're definitely going to see them, one way or another, and make a week-long vacation out of it with some friends. Pretty exciting.

Work is somewhat hellish, but art and life at the homestead more than make up for it. Plus, spring has poked its head out of the clouds and seems to like what it sees. I've been riding my bike to work and taking long walks at lunch. Next weekend will be the first time out throwing a baseball around. Tim, the founder of our softball team, has moved back to town, so I'm quite looking forward to the season. Alison's full of cool ideas for new photo serieses, and I've got some songs trying to burst out of me. All in all, life is good.

Twelve minutes left now. Gotta go warm up my mouse-clicking finger. Talk again soon.

- Andrew