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Day Two Hundred Eighteen (Year Four)

I did something awesome today... I finished off the scratch guitar parts for the record-in-a-month project!  And I got them done a day ahead of schedule!

So many reactions to this whole thing...

1) At this point in my life, I thought that finishing a record was always going to be firmly stashed away in the "dream" category, as opposed to the "reality" category.  Okay, so at this point it's still a partial reality, but that is still closer than I've ever been in the past.

2) There's still so much to be done.  I have such great admiration for the people who do this every year, and manage to come out with a finished, polished project.  I know this was my first time really going for this, and I'm really happy with what I got accomplished.  I'm also happy knowing that I've got a list of things to focus on regarding this whole project.

- Having the rough guitar parts in place, I can now better evaluate the song structures, and see if certain sections need to be longer or shorter, need a bit more of a transition, etc.

- I also know what needs to happen regarding final guitar parts, and I can work on nailing those down at a (somewhat) more relaxed pace.

- LYRICS!

3) Here's what's interesting: I haven't even wrapped up this project in a releasable form, and I'm already excited to go through the whole month of insanity again next year.  Just knowing that people spend years on records these days, and I was able to rough one out in a month is really cool.  I'm certain that, if muisc were my profession, I could do even more amazing things with 28 days.

4) The other thing I can't wait for is to see what shape the songs take next year, with another year of practicing, playing, and improving my skills and my voice under my belt. 
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