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Day Two Hundred Thirty Two (Year Two)

I cracked open the Gaelic Storm record tonight on the way home from work.  It's a really cool sounding album.  Not quite as much energy as their live show, but that doesn't come as all that much of a surprise.

Tonight got away from me a bit after I got home, though, so all I really had a chance to do musically was sit and do some listening.  I've got a lot of importing to do tomorrow during the course of my day off, and I'm excited to crank up the My Morning Jacket record that R. dropped off for me the other day.  Can't wait to hear that album on a decent set of speakers.  I figure that if I liked it on the rotten overhead speakers at work, it's got to be incredible to hear through a decent set of headphones.

Also on tomorrow's docket is a lot of playing.  Today was sort of a wasted day in that regard.  What I really need to get done tomorrow in order to feel like it was productive is this:

1) Work on solo songs
2) Get in touch with B.
3) Do some practicing, whether it be on learning songs, improving technique, or both.
4) Listening/Importing

That seems like a pretty substantial list.  If I make it through all of that, I'll be thrilled with what I get done.

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