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Day One Hundred Eighty One (Year Six)

Today was a quieter day than I was expecting, but still a good day.  I didn't get a whole lot done in the overall scheme of things, but I was happy with the things I was able to accomplish.

Finally sat down and watched The Ties That Bind, the documentary that came with the Springsteen box set I got for Christmas.  It was the shortest of all the documentaries he's done for his deluxe reissues, and while I enjoyed it, I could have used a bit more detail, a bit more depth.  Still, watching that tonight has me excited to sit down with the music this weekend: the original album, the outtakes, and all the rest of it.  I'll probably even carve out time to watch the concert film they included.

When I finally got into the studio for a few minutes tonight, I ended up getting back (at least a little bit) to the Guitar Techniques lesson I had been looking at a day or two ago.  And, in running a few things up and down the fretboard, I was happy to find that the ideas put forth in the lesson are working.  It was smoother and easier than it had been at the beginning of the week.  More work remains, but I'm really looking forward to the weekend, and seeing what it will bring. 
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