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Day One Hundred Seventy Two (Year Two)

I got pretty down in regards to the state of the band after I finished posting last night.  I know I had touched on it in the last little blurb I wrote before posting, but it got more frustrating after that.  What gets me the most is why it takes me (seemingly) having to nag at people in order to find out what's going on with the studio stuff.  Haven't heard from J. since the beginning of December.  The 3rd in fact.  He said then that he'd be back up and running by about the 17th, and refreshed and ready to get to work after Christmas.  Well, Christmas was 3 weeks ago, and I haven't heard a word from him.

I'm not sure why, if he's the one with the studio issues, that I have to be the one to reach out to him and see what the deal is every single time.

This whole project is starting to feel more like a millstone around my neck than it was in the 5 years we weren't really working on it at all.  It's stifling my creativity to the point where other people are starting to notice.

That being said, I've made some executive decisions.

1) I'll reach out to J. one more time.  If it falters after that, then I'm done with it.
2) It's got to be an EP instead of a full record.  We haven't made enough progress on the album to have it still be an option.

3) It's got to be finished this year, otherwise I'm moving forward, if only because I need to.

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