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Day Thirty Seven (Year Three)

So, um, I don't know how to say this, but somehow it feels important... the internet isn't working at the house again.  Yep, that's right, they cut off the wrong account yesterday when we called in to cancel the second one they were charging us for.  Grrrrrr.  Having it fixed tomorrow between 9:30 and 1:30, though, so that's good news.

Okay, now that the requisite internet update is out of the way (and good lord, am I getting tired of those), on to the business of the day.

This morning, when the internet was still functioning, SL & I found a full Counting Crows concert on DayTrotter.com.  Now, in order to get access to both the full audio and video of the show, you had to sign up to be a member of their website for a year.  Between the Crows show and the Brandi Carlile session I listened to later on, it's already well worth the $24 the membership cost me.

I didn't even come close to messing about with the turntable today, but I did get the good acoustic out of its case (finally) and set up on a stand.  The recording studio side of the living room is really starting to round into shape.  It's not quite right yet, but it is definitely closer than it was at the start of the day.  By the end of tomorrow it'll be right.  I've also got ideas on how to organize the tab books and vinyl and other musical ephemera that currently occupy the living room.  Haven't started on that part yet, but that too will hopefully get done tomorrow.

The other cool thing that happened today?  I got all of the boxes that don't have CDs in them unpacked.  In the process, I found a bunch more folders and empty notebooks for potential students.  That part was cool, don't get me wrong, but here's the truly awesome part: tomorrow, while I'm waiting for the internet tech to show up, I can start sorting and putting away CDs!  It'll be both good for my soul, and it'll really finish off my part of the move into the house.

 I can't wait to just be able to pick a CD off of the racks and toss it into the player again.

 Also, some how, some way, I want to get the turntable up and running tomorrow.  

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