back in kamloops recording. i've been pretty ill the last few days, but hearing the album start to come together has distracted me from it a bit. it's sounding really good. we're recording all the electric guitar parts today, and a few acoustic guitar parts.
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here are a few random things that i've been thinking about the last day or so:

kamloops is my second favorite place in the world.

the third pirates of the caribbean movie is one that no one should see.

fast food can do nasty things to your stomach.

i want a kayak.

i want it to be the weekend.

when its 84 outside i start looking for water.

when its 87 i pretty much melt.



later>

sam walked downstairs this morning, turning on all lights and then paused in front of me. "joe, your hair is black..... where did you get new hair?"

Steve and I climbed that rock on saturday. My legs are still sore. I was just looking at a website that said that the hike is supposed to be "a brisk 45 minutes to the top" but i'm not sure what kind of caffeinated beverage they were on at the time. it took steve and i about 1.5 hours i think. that is the longest it has ever taken me. i think it has something to do with fast-food and a desk job. it was a good time. pretty much everything that could've gone wrong with my plans did go wrong, but the setbacks eventually caused us to reach the top at sunset which made the view pretty much overwhelmingly beautiful. I was reminded of the psalms where the psalmists talk about creation reflecting the glory of God. Being up there and seeing that instantly caused me to want to worship.

Apart from that escapade, not much has been going on. Mom, Als, and the two buggers are still away, and the house is annoyingly quiet without them all. Guitars are all over the house, there are amps and effects pedals in the living room, the stove hasn't been used in days, the laundry room has lost all purpose apart from being the doorway into the garage, and over all, i'm not too big on the atmosphere, so i hope they'll hurry up and come home.

I was just sitting here trying to write and it isn't working. I've decided that trying to force lyrics out of my head just doesn't work, so I decided to post instead. This afternoon Sean and I went and rode bikes (complete with mostly flat tires and uncomfortable seats) around a lake that is about an hour away from my house. There were no cougers, the fish weren't biting (or at least they weren't for the one unfortunate fellow that I asked), and the great path had been covered up with gravel to make it more city-dweller friendly, but it felt good to get out and breathe the mountain air.

((note: the picture isn't from tonight, but it is from another nice spot about 40 minutes away.))

If I could have a pet>

And his name would be Glen. Just because thats at funny name for an alpaca.

Lots of writing, guitar playing, singing, and so on. It's been a pretty sweet time. A great group of guys, and a great bunch of songs. We're recording a bunch of them tomorrow (just ghetto recording) and then patrick and i are hopping back on a plane and coming back west. I have to say, Maryland is much nicer in the summer than the winter. nice warm weather. it actually feels like summer.