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Day Ninety Two (Year Two)

Spent fifteen bucks today on a couple of music magazines.  One is a blues-related mag with a DVD included, and the second is the latest issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine, which came with a bunch of free lessons.

I've got the next two days off, and I'm really excited to have some serious time to focus on my music.  Here's what needs to get done in the next 48 or so hours:

1) Recording.  I've got to nail down the electric part on this song we're working on.  I know I've got the intro right, now all I need to do is get the rest of the song recorded.  It shouldn't be something that takes me that long.  Once the playing part is done, it needs to be sent off to the Dropbox.

2) Practicing.  I'd like to not only hit the magazines I picked up today from a practice perspective, I'd also like to get back to some things I had started in on a while back: Vai's guitar workout, and a few other things that have been sitting on a pile in my living room for far too long.

3) Listening.  I'd like to take the time to finish listening to the Ben Folds that I picked up last week-ish, and I need to import a few things that have been given to me of late, including some live Derek & The Dominos.

4) Reading.  Whether it's on Hendrix, Pearl Jam, music and creativity, or simply magazine articles, there is a lot of material sitting around my apartment that needs to be delved into.

There's a lot to be done, both musical and otherwise, but if I stay focused, I hope I can get to it all.  Wish me luck!

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