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Day Three Hundred Eleven (Year Five)

So, I know I said that I really wanted to find a big chunk of time to spend in the studio today, more focused on the playing side of things.  That didn't exactly happen today.  What I did manage to focus in on was this list of songs that I've spent a bit of time with in the last week.

Today was the biggest block of time I've had to put toward the song list, and I managed to make it all the way into "F."  Somehow that feels like a decent accomplishment for this sort of thing, where staring at it for too long is liable to drive one round the bend somewhat.  At any rate, the list is up into the 200's in terms of total songs.  I'm hoping, with a little luck, to be able to make it all the way through the iTunes by the end of this next week.  I bit off more than I could chew when I made that proclamation last week, but this week, I'm thinking I can pull it off.

That said, I really need to get back to the playing side of things tomorrow.  The Mrs. works 4-11, though, so if I'm smart with my time, I should be able to get in a good bit of work.
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