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Day One Hundred Fourteen (Year Six)

I wish I could say that today has been a better day, but I'm just not there right now.

The time I did spend in the studio tonight may not have been insanely productive, but it was far and away the most peaceful and calm part of my day.

I started off with the acoustic in my hands tonight, but it just wasn't clicking, so I swapped it out for the Stratocaster, and then things started to flow a bit easier.  The electric really is my security blanket, I think.  It's something I can hide behind when nothing else seems to be working out for me.

What I should have done tonight was try and focus in on the EP, but that didn't happen.  Instead, after a bit of a workout with the electric, I put down the guitar and made a bit more progress in the Jerry Lee Lewis bio I've been reading.

Not the greatest of days.  I really need tomorrow to be a good one.  I've got to get into the studio earlier than I did today, and I've got to make good progress at something while I'm in there.
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