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Day Two Hundred Fifty (Year Three)

Well, I found my spare few moments of time today... and I almost got a chorus I was happy with.

I stole a bit of time to play before heading off to sunrise service today.  Got a chord progression I was happy with at the time, jotted it down, and headed off to church.  It wasn't until I got back from church, and had a few moments to settle in, however, that I decided that something (probably just something as essential as a single chord in the progression) just wasn't quite right.  After that, we left for Sioux City, and I spent the rest of the day twisting in the wind, wondering exactly what the answer was in regards to my March progression.  As a result, I didn't get it finished completely, but I got close enough to be annoyed that it isn't right.

Was hoping to stop by B&N to peruse new releases, etc. today, too, but they closed at 5, and we just missed getting there with enough time to look around.  It bummed me out today, but it happens on holidays sometimes.

I'm so torn between starting in on a new song idea tomorrow, and keeping on with the one from this month until I get it right.  I'll play it by ear and see what happens.  I'd love it if April were the month that everything worked out so far this year actually got recorded, too.  We shall see.

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