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Day One Hundred Ten (Year Five)

So, I may have picked up a little bit more music today than I was expecting... in addition to the new Damien Rice and the new Foo Fighters, I also came home with:

Stranger's Almanac - Whiskeytown
The Endless River - Pink Floyd
Don't Kill The Magic - Magic!
Blood Oranges In The Snow - Over The Rhine

Tomorrow looks like it will be a day filled with listening as well as playing.

I did a little scale work tonight, took a quick look at a bit of the Clapton, and brought back something I haven't made mention of in a while: the Brief History of Rock & Roll in 100 Riffs.  I had set out to learn them all earlier in the year, and didn't make it all the way through.  That's something that I need to go back to every so often, because it was informative, challenging, and fun.

I need to work on the record tomorrow, too.

The cool thing is that I got all of my running out of the way today, just to ensure that I don't have to leave the house tomorrow.  That should afford me plenty of time to get to everything I want to get to.  As always, I just have to be smart with my time. 
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