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Day Two Hundred Eighty Four (Year Four)

Well, I didn't get my two hour time slot today, but I made good use of the time I had.

I got some playing in, worked on some theory, and got things cleaned up a little bit.

I'm feeling really confident heading into the week that all of the theory studying will continue to gel, and continue to pay big dividends.  I didn't spend as much time with it today as I had hoped I'd be able to, but the connections that I talked about yesterday got at least a little bit stronger today as well.

Things are starting to condense a little bit, too.  The farther into studying I get, the more it becomes obvious what needs to be utilized in the current moment, and what topics and ideas can be put off for at least a little bit.  Every time I step into the studio, I refine my sense of where I'm at currently, and where I need to be headed.

I meant to sit down and figure a few songs out this weekend, too, but ran out of time for that.  It's definitely something I can pick up at some point this week, though.  That's the other thing I've noticed.  Between figuring stuff out from records and working on theory, my ears are sharper, even in the last week, than they have been in some time.

I'm definitely headed in the direction I want to be headed in.  Some days I feel like I'm going to get there faster, but I know I'm going to get there.
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